How to Send a Text to a Fido Phone
Established in 2004, Fido is a Canadian telecommunications company and a subsidiary of Rogers Wireless Inc. that offers cellular phones, data transfers and other wireless services across Canada. When calling directly is too time consuming or when you need to send a quick message, Fido also provides a text messaging service that allows individuals to send and receive text messages by means of a cell phone, Internet web-text sites or a personal email address.
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Instructions
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Text to Fido Phones
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Navigate to the official Text Canada website. Type in the recipient's phone number in the box under "Number," and type in your message in the "Message" box. Select "Fido" from the provided list of characters, then click on the gray icon located at the bottom of the page. You will be directed to another page that confirms that your message has been sent.
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Open your cell and navigate to your text messaging menu. Create a new message, then type in your recipient's number as you would with any other text message. If you are sending a text message to an international customer, you must type in the "+" symbol, country code and the 10-digit cell phone number. Press "Send" to deliver the text message.
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Navigate to the official Fido Web-Text website. Enter your email address or phone number, then enter your password. Press "Login" to proceed. If you do not have an account, you will need to register for free using a Fido cell phone number or your email address. You do not have to be a Fido customer in order to send text messages from this site, but you need to register to send text messages to Fido customers.
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Proceed to the next page once you have signed in on the Fido Web-Text website. Enter the cell phone number that you wish to text in the "Number" box, then type in your message in the "Message" box. Click "Submit" to send your message.
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Navigate to your email and create a new message. Type in your recipient's Fido number, followed by "@fido.ca." Type your text message into the body of the email, then press "Send."
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