Best SMS selection for the new year. Please comment on your selections based on the following criteria.

1. Text message to/from any phone numbers? Internation phone number? "+" for country code in dialer; not in contact list
2. Text message to/from any email address? not in contact list?
3. Text in English only? any international language not available? double byte language?
4. always on? drain battery?
5. Selection of WiFi or Celluar Network? Fee charge?
6. Message length limitation? corrupt message?
7. Ringtone option? Allow external loading your own ringtone? notification on / off option?
8. ability to insert : URL link? audio clip? mp3? photo? graphic? video clip? attachment?
9. Group messaging?
10. contact info editing
11. privacy concern? collect phone ID without notify users?

Since the poll limitation is 20, the following may be included if more users are using any these for the daily SMS:
Hi IM
eBuddy
Mundo
Gmail
Talkatone