Stay on Schedule with SMS notification from Google Calendar

I have been using the Google Calendar for some time now; mainly for organizing my time table. I have never noticed the SMS notification until I really had a good look into the settings during my winter holiday a few weeks ago. The SMS notification is great…but not too sure how much they are charging for this service. Last week I heard Brendan (my Head of Department) saying that he uses the SMS notification as well, and it seems to be free! To make things clear, I emailed Vodafone but I haven’t got any reply from them yet Anyway, here is how to set up the SMS notification in Google Calendar:

Step 0. Get an Gmail account if you don’t already have one, and sign up for Google Calendar: www.google.com/calendar

Step 1. Once you got your calendar, open it up and click on Settings on the upper right corner of your browser:

Step 2. In the settings page, click on Mobile Setup:

Step 3. Now select your country. In New Zealand, only Vodafone is supported:

Step 4. Enter your phone number in the text box:

Step 5. After about 10 seconds, you should get a SMS sent by Google with your verification code. Just enter the code that you got in here:

Remember to click on Finish setup when you have finished entering the code.

Step 6. Now click on the Save button to save the settings you have changed:

Step 7. Lets create a new event and try out the SMS notification. Click on Create Event just under the Google Calendar icon:

Step 8. I have got No reminders set by default, but you might have email reminder for your default:

Step 9. Click on Add a reminder and you should get this:

Step 10. Now click on the “black arrow” and the drop down menu will appear. Select the SMS reminder from the list:

Step 11. Select the time that you want to receive the SMS notification:

Step 12. Fill out the other areas and click on Save to save the settings. Now you should expect to receive an SMS notification when your event happens