Wondering out loud if any other avid users of Pushbullet are shaking their head after the app put up a frustrating paywall on December 1st. I have been an avid user of Pushbullet since day one for two reasons -- responding to text messages on my Macbook and pushing content back and forth between my phone and Mac.
Normally, I am not one to complain about paid or pro versions of services. I understand that everything in life is not free, and I do believe that some services are worth paying for, but Pushbullet's pro version is shockingly expensive. $4.99 a month for this tool? AirDroid, arguably Pushbullet's biggest competitor, charges just $1.99 a month for their pro version--and their free version is just as full-featured.
Has anyone else made the switch to something else (or do you have any suggestions for sending SMS messages on my Mac)? Sadly, I'm stuck in a contract with Sprint--otherwise, I would've switched to Project Fi by now (trust me, the only thing keeping me from getting out from this contract is a cheap grandfathered unlimited plan) since I understand you can use the Hangouts-Google Voice client as a way to send SMS/MMS online.
Either way, I definitely think Google needs to invest in the infrastructure (or acquire a company like Pushbullet) and bring this much needed software to Android. And, fingers-crossed, in the form of a native client or Chrome app like iMessages that finally lets Android users send SMS, MMS, files, and photos across the same service.
Normally, I am not one to complain about paid or pro versions of services. I understand that everything in life is not free, and I do believe that some services are worth paying for, but Pushbullet's pro version is shockingly expensive. $4.99 a month for this tool? AirDroid, arguably Pushbullet's biggest competitor, charges just $1.99 a month for their pro version--and their free version is just as full-featured.
Has anyone else made the switch to something else (or do you have any suggestions for sending SMS messages on my Mac)? Sadly, I'm stuck in a contract with Sprint--otherwise, I would've switched to Project Fi by now (trust me, the only thing keeping me from getting out from this contract is a cheap grandfathered unlimited plan) since I understand you can use the Hangouts-Google Voice client as a way to send SMS/MMS online.
Either way, I definitely think Google needs to invest in the infrastructure (or acquire a company like Pushbullet) and bring this much needed software to Android. And, fingers-crossed, in the form of a native client or Chrome app like iMessages that finally lets Android users send SMS, MMS, files, and photos across the same service.
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