Actually free text messaging app - not replacement

[Brettdacosta]

I'm NOT looking for just a stock messaging replacement app. I'm looking for an app that allows texting without a texting plan (pretty sure it MUST require a new number). I have a Google Voice account, but I can only send 5 messages at a time. I'd like to be able to send more than that. That's pretty much the only thing wrong with Google Voice. So in summary, things I require (the last is just a super strong prefer).

- Be able to send messages to multiple (25-ish people),
- FREE (thinking that must require a new number - and must be done via data - not phone's normal messaging)
- Have them in a group and be able to just add the group (instead of individually typing them in) - not too much of a problem to get around - would be willing to just copy a list of numbers separated by a comma and paste in the "to:" area.

Feel free to let me know if any of these out if you KNOW that they do not do the things above that I desire.

- Nimbuzz
- Handcent
- Go SMS Pro
- textPlus
- Pinger (textfree)
- Google Voice
- Chomp SMS
- WhatsApp
- HeyWire

Thanks for any help you guys could think of.

 

[alhull]

I use WhatsApp on my Fascinate to regularly text my co-workers over in Spain (I'm in Michigan). It's free - lets you set up groups of users to send 1 msg to many, etc. We love it.

 

[whippingboy]

BUT everyone needs to have what's app installed. I don't like the app itself, but haywire works like a SMS app giving you a new number but uses data.
If there's a better one, I'd use it too.