You cannot send an SMS using Hangouts. However when you send message to people via hangouts it appears as notifications. It is similar to an SMS service.
To send SMS through Google’s free SMS channels, you can use Google Voice, which allows you to send text messages from your computer or mobile device. Simply sign up for a Google Voice account, choose a phone number, and you can send SMS messages for free to U.S. numbers via the Google Voice interface or app. Additionally, you can integrate Google services like Gmail to send SMS through email by formatting the recipient's phone number correctly. Keep in mind that international messaging may incur charges.
One can download software to send a SMS to email when one goes to the website of Google Play. There one can find and download software to send a SMS to email.
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You cannot send an SMS using Gmail. Gmail is for sending mails and chats. You can however send a mail to the person in their mailbox.
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Try using Free SMS services such as www.sendafreesms.co.uk
i think there is a web site on the internet that you can use to sent free sms. just go to google and type in free sms Edited: use this website straightaway: ifun.pk/sms/send-free-sms.aspx
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Hard Coding to send sms is tedious So try with some webservices like www.webservicex.net
You can send free sms to mobile phones using online websites. Below mentioned website allows free international SMS
On the web many API's for sending sms using lots of different languages such as the txtlocal.com API, which can easily be used with ASP.net.
Most likely that means that Google does not have the necessary arrangements to send an SMS to a Zimbabwean mobile phone.