How does RSS to SMS work?

How does RSS to SMS work?
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here is a link to the Lifehacker article about Pingie, an app that scans RSS feeds and converts them to SMS. Generally, from the internet sending an SMS out is free for the sender- thats how twitter can update to your phone and not break the bank. True, it ups the client’s SMS costs, but that’s usually a non-issue.
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