Quickly Send Text Messages for Free Using E-Mail

It’s amazing to me how popular “texting” or Text Messaging has become over the last few years.   Additionally, what’s even more amazing to me is the fact that a new language and possibly even a new culture appears to have spawned from this new technology!  OMG, IMO it’s crzy LOL!  😉

As fantastic as this all may be, I’ve found that if I want to send someone a text (especially a long one) while I’m working on my computer, it’s much easier to use Outlook rather than pull out my phone.  Granted, I’m not a black belt texting ninja but, I can type 100+ words a minute. So why not take advantage of the big boy keyboard 🙂 not to mention I can send an email (thus the text message) quickly to more than one person AND, (best of all) it’s Free (for me, the sender that is).

 
Now I know what your thinking.  If I’m sitting at a computer, why not just use email??  Put simply; email gets buried.  Plus, not everyone has access to email from their phone.  That’s the whole point of Text Messaging.

How do I do it?

1.   Open up your e-mail program and Compose a new email/text message.

2.   Address the email using a combination of the recipient’s mobile number & the carrier address below:

Verizon:
000-000-0000@vtext.com
AT&T:
000-000-0000@txt.att.net
Sprint:
000-000-0000@messaging.sprintpcs.com
T-Mobile:
000-000-0000@tmomail.net
T-Mobile (Britain):
000-000-0000@t-mobile.uk.net
Nextel:
000-000-0000@messaging.nextel.com
Virgin Mobile:
000-000-0000@vmobl.com
Alltel:
000-000-0000@message.alltel.com
CellularOne:
000-000-0000@mobile.celloneusa.com
Omnipoint:
000-000-0000@omnipointpcs.com
Qwest:
000-000-0000@qwestmp.com
Boost Mobile:
000-000-0000@myboostmobile.com
Unicel:
000-000-0000@utext.com

Example:
My friend John Doe’s phone number is 949-644-8090, and he’s a Verizon Wireless customer.  To send him a TXT message using my GMAIL account I would just Compose a new email, and send it to 9496448090@vtext.com.

Note:   When you write your email, don’t forget that most carriers only allow 160 characters or less for Text Messages.  A character is a letter, number, space, or line break.

GROOVY eh?   Have a groovy time sending texts to everyone you know from your e-mail client!

Tags: txt+messaging, mobile, phone, cellular, email, how-to