wasbit <wasbit@nowhere.com> wrote

> How much does an account with Pulse cost?
>
> "Pick your plan to set up an account. The subscription option will
> provide you with a free 7-day trial, through the Play Store."

Good question... I never pay for anything... nor do I create an account.
But most people do both... so it's a perfectly valid question to ask.

Last I had written up a tutorial on Android messengers, it was $20/year.
<https://i.postimg.cc/Qd21dwVw/pulsesms01.jpg> PulseSMS was the best
<https://i.postimg.cc/3RdsFtgX/pulsesms02.jpg> Klinker sold to MapleMedia
<https://i.postimg.cc/1tjcm7KJ/pulsesms03.jpg> 5.4.6.2816 last known good version
<https://i.postimg.cc/nL8052Vj/pulsesms04.jpg> PulseSMS Max Image Size
<https://i.postimg.cc/ZR4jYqdJ/pulsesms05.jpg> PulseSMS last good version

In addition to testing _every_ Android:Windows sharing solution ever
mentioned on these newsgroups over the years, I also tested messaging apps.

I tested _every_ free ad-free SMS/MMS messenger on Android years ago, and
after writing up my results for review on Usenet, I chose PulseSMS as the
best (although there was a close second at the time I ran those tests).

Subsequently PulseSMS has gone over to the dark side, but rest assured I
still use the last known good version of "Klinker" PulseSMS (before they
sold out to Maple Media) which is version 5.4.6.2816 (as far as I know).

The reason I bring up the account on the server is that all the "good
stuff" that the OP "probably" wants with "Link to Windows" _also_ requires
that Microsoft Account (as proven by Andy Burns in his last post above).

It turns out you don't get "all that good stuff" of using any device to
text without connecting to the Internet (which is how Apple does it).

Me?

I use the FOSS screen copy tools which put Android onto Windows for me.
<https://i.postimg.cc/mrz6gJpC/scrcpy23.jpg> Android SMS/MMS on Windows
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