wanted app ON COMPUTER to set alert on mobile phone at a specific time

jimbo45 · Oct 31, 2023

Hi folks
Is there any sort of sensible app which you can use n a computer say send via email which will generate a text and an alert on a mobile phone that activates at a specific time.

I don't want to set this on the phone itself or use any calendar type apps on the mobile. All I want for example is while I'm at the computer to send a message / alert to a mobile phone at some determined time in the future. So if it's say today I want to send a message (today) that will be received by the mobile phone for example at 10.00 on say Thursday.

Easy via calendar on the phone ("set alarm") but I don't want that.

Cheers
jimbo

kelper · Oct 31, 2023

Is the target phone your personal phone, a spare phone or somebody else's? Is it Android or Apple?

dacrone · Oct 31, 2023

You mean like email to SMS? Couldn’t you send an email to SMS and just time delay the email?

Carrier	SMS Gateway Domain	MMS Gateway Domain
AT&T	[email protected]	[email protected]
Boost Mobile	[email protected]	[email protected]
Cricket Wireless	[email protected]	[email protected]
Google Project Fi	[email protected]	[email protected]
Republic Wireless	[email protected]	None
Sprint	[email protected]	[email protected]
Straight Talk	[email protected]	[email protected]
T-Mobile	[email protected]	[email protected]
Ting	[email protected]	None
Tracfone	Depends on underlying carrier	[email protected]
U.S. Cellular	[email protected]	[email protected]
Verizon	[email protected]	[email protected]
Virgin Mobile	[email protected]	[email protected]
Bell Mobility	[email protected]
Rogers	[email protected]
Fido	[email protected]
Telus	[email protected]
Koodo	[email protected]
Virgin Mobile	[email protected]

kelper · Oct 31, 2023

Email to SMS only works in USA and Canada. Jimbo is in Iceland.

Rollback_Jockey · Oct 31, 2023

I'm intrigued, why try to re-invent the wheel, just set an alarm, that way if the internet fails you'l still get your alert?

kelper · Oct 31, 2023

Rollback_Jockey said:
I'm intrigued, why try to re-invent the wheel, just set an alarm, that way if the internet fails you'l still get your alert?

Please read the OP again, he is asking something quite specific. He does not want to set it on the phone, but remotely.

jimbo45 · Oct 31, 2023

kelper said:
Please read the OP again, he is asking something quite specific. He does not want to set it on the phone, but remotely.

Thanks -- you've understood the problem. I know there are other ways to do this of course but sometimes --especially as you get older and are working on a computer you don't want to mess around with mobile phone apps -- once I'm done with computers etc for the day --then I'm done !!, No Phones, Ipads etc. -- Off to pub, take dogs for walks, repair kids motorbikes etc or whatever !! Lovely seeing 20 year old kids with all the technology in the world at their disposal looking at my knarled hands re-starting a motorcycle they thought would never work again !!.

Cheers
jimbo

kelper · Oct 31, 2023

Jimbo, can you answer post #2, please.

Rollback_Jockey · Oct 31, 2023

kelper said:
Please read the OP again, he is asking something quite specific. He does not want to set it on the phone, but remotely.

I did read it, perhaps you could explain how he'd get this alert if he's out of cell range or if not near a computer how he would set an alert? I just pick up my android phone and set the exact time with the exact date with a text reminder personally, that doesn't rely on cell service.

Now if he wants to do it 'just because' then that's fine but impractical plus his thought process might give a more exact solution.

dacrone · Oct 31, 2023

just download and use Microsoft to-do. it'll sync your reminders between pc and mobile

kelper · Oct 31, 2023

Rollback_Jockey said:
I did read it, perhaps you could explain how he'd get this alert if he's out of cell range or if not near a computer how he would set an alert? I just pick up my android phone and set the exact time with the exact date with a text reminder personally, that doesn't rely on cell service.

Now if he wants to do it 'just because' then that's fine but impractical plus his thought process might give a more exact solution.

He said he did not want to use the phone to set the alert....He wants to send the alert to trigger later. In theory, it should be possible to send a remote alert from PC to mobile for a future time and date.

dacrone · Oct 31, 2023

kelper said:
He said he did not want to use the phone to set the alert....He wants to send the alert to trigger later. In theory, it should be possible to set a remote from PC to mobile for a future time and date.

sure is... via an app... like To-Do lol

wanted app ON COMPUTER to set alert on mobile phone at a specific time

Well-known member

My Computer

Well-known member

My Computers

Well-known member

My Computer

Well-known member

My Computers

Well-known member

My Computers

Well-known member

My Computers

Well-known member

My Computer

Well-known member

My Computers

Well-known member

My Computers

Well-known member

My Computer

Well-known member

My Computers

Well-known member

My Computer