Quote Originally Posted by A_flyer View Post
Use Chikka, it's free to send text message to Philippines mobiles (sending from a Philippines mobile within the Philippines to Chikka is P2.5).
I did try using Chika, but had problems ... I can't remember, now, whether it limited the number of messages I could send, or the replies went back to Chika instead of my phone. Perhaps it was just that the charge for replying from Phils is significantly higher than an ordinary SMS.

With Skype, you can set it up so that a reply to your message goes directly to your phone and, therefore, only costs one peso..