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How to Send Text Messages (SMS) Via Email for Free
This may not be news for a lot of people, but I just discovered that you can send text messages via email to most major cellular providers. This tip is stellar in that it is part stupid frugal trick (save money on texting from your cell phone), part productivity (you can probably type faster from a normal QWERTY than a phone), and part geek. You get the three-fer on this one. Here’s how to do it.
How to Send a Text Message (SMS) Via Email:
To send a text message via email, just substitute a 10-digit cell number for ‘number’ for each carrier below:
- AT&T: number@txt.att.net
- Qwest: number@qwestmp.com
- T-Mobile: number@tmomail.net
- Verizon: number@vtext.com
- Sprint: number@messaging.sprintpcs.com or number@pm.sprint.com
- Virgin Mobile: number@vmobl.com
- Nextel: number@messaging.nextel.com
- Alltel: number@message.alltel.com
- Metro PCS: number@mymetropcs.com
- Powertel: number@ptel.com
- Boost Mobile: number@myboostmobile.com
- Suncom: number@tms.suncom.com
- Tracfone: number@mmst5.tracfone.com
- U.S. Cellular: number@email.uscc.net
Making the Most of Texting from Email:
To take this to the next level from a productivity standpoint, I’d recommend creating ‘contacts’ within your email account so that you aren’t constantly looking up all of those cell numbers that you don’t have memorized each time you send an email.
How to Add Cell Numbers for Text Messaging in Gmail Contacts:
In the following example, I’m going to add my mom’s cell to my gmail contacts. Let’s say that her phone provider is Verizon and her number is (555)123-4567. A should be able to set up contacts through most email programs (if you can’t, switch to gmail).
1. Click on ‘contacts’:
2. Now, add a new contact:
3. Put in ‘name’ and the word ‘cell’ to clarify between email and cell contacts:
4. When composing a new text message, simply type in your contact’s name:
Texting through Email Topics
- What text message productivity tips have you found to be useful?
- Have you figured out any other ways to save on text messages?
- Are there any providers I’ve missed?
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I want to send a text message via me using email. So if i send that person a text from my email, he will get it? Will it COST him to reply? Or will it COST me to send it? Thanks!
Data24-7 provides a service which will look-up the carriers for your phone numbers and provide you with the proper SMS and MMS email addresses. It’s number portability aware, so if someone changes carriers, the change will be reflected in the service within an hour. They have an API, or you can upload files of phone numbers to be processed. The website is http://www.data24-7.com.
Thanks MARK for your help.
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Hello, I am looking for a way to send email to text for QTel in Qatar, does anyone know how to do this. Also, 02 in the UK would be helpful. I use this all the time for att and verizon in the USA. I find that with ATT sometimes there was a delay but verizon is always instant and my friends can use text to email straight back to me
To send text only to AT&T as noted you use ##########@txt.att.net.
To send pictures or videos to AT&T you use ##########@mms.att.net.
The pictures, videos, etc. must be added as attachments (not embedded in the document). Also the total message size cannot exceed 600KB. Resize your images or compress your video before sending it, or the message will be rejected.
Other carriers may have different size limits, I use AT&T so that’s all I know.
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Omg i want to send a picture off my ipod to my phone but cant use the internet so how do i send picture through texts on my ipod?!?!?!?! PLZZZZZ HELP!!!!
you can download a texting app, from the app store on your ipod and iphone then txt the pic from ipod to ur iphone
does ATT charge for that? like to recieve and/or reply?
Another to add.
Ntelos Wireless – Number@pcs.ntelos.net
I have Verizon,I also have unlimited txting but no data plan.
What would i put as the recipient if i want to send myself a mp3 i have? And would this cost me money?
Thanks
Hi Mike, did you ever figure out how to do this? (texting to/from email with Verizon phone with unlimited texting)
Just looked up this information on google— found this page.
Wondering– do you have to know the provider of the person you are sending the email/text too? If so how do you know??
it just doesnt work for me, at all. why?
How do you send emails to an ipod with Text Free?
Why don’t you just send the person an email if they have an iPod touch? LOL Are you blonde? Just wondering…
this was really useful since i dont get to talk to my sister often
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It works.. Thanks. I just sent a text via Gmail to my wife’s, ATT iPhone. I use a prepaid phone (a cheepo) and have not bothered to set up texting with it, but I am on/or near my iMac 10-12hrs a day. Cheers.
Jim
i was wondering if the person i send the txt to can send one back?
Yes, if they just hit reply, they can text back to your email address.
Any way to send texts via e-mail to those contests that tell you to text “XYZ” to 12345, etc???
Great Help! Thanks!!!
But remeber not to place the “1″ before your area code.
It should be xxx(area code) and then your destination #.
i.e. xxx-X0X-X0X0
If you text someone a email and they reply does it cost you extra to recieve it? I have unlimited texting, could I talk to them like that without getting charged extra?
how do you sent pics to verizon #s??
I was looking for site for sending sms in my and other countries with low prices.I find websendsms.com , but can you suggest more sites?
hello ,
What are the email addresses for indian carriers?
Does this work with cspire
TxtDrop is a free service and you don’t have to know who the carrier is. http://www.txtdrop.com/