Use Email to Text

Note: Sending an email is always free, but the person that receives the message will probably be charged for a text message according to their text messaging plan. Keep that in mind when using this.

Do you sometimes want to send out a quick text message but you are at your computer and can't use your phone? Maybe you are at work or in a location with a weak cell phone signal.  These instructions show you how to use your email account and get that message out using the SMS Gateway addresses shown below.  SMS, short for Short Message Service, similar to paging, SMS is a service for sending short text messages to mobile phones.
To get started enter the SMS Gateway address in the same way that you would with an email address, compose your message, and then click send.

In a short time your family, friends, or coworkers will have the new SMS show up as a text message on their mobile phone.


To use the SMS Gateway addresses shown here, substitute where it says "mobile-number" below with the 10 digit mobile phone number for the person you are sending a message to in front of the appropriate address (i.e. 2015551212@carrier.com).  Use the address where it says MMS to send a picture via text message.
Note: SMS Gateways shown here are for U.S. carriers only 

Alltel Wireless	mobile-number@message.Alltel.com (SMS & MMS) mobile-number@text.wireless.alltel.com (SMS) mobile-number@mms.alltel.net (MMS)
AT&T Wireless	mobile-number@txt.att.net (SMS) mobile-number@mms.att.net (MMS)
AT&T Mobility (formerly Cingular)	mobile-number@cingularme.com mobile-number@mobile.mycingular.com
Boost Mobile	mobile-number@myboostmobile.com
Cricket	mobile-number@sms.mycricket.com (SMS) mobile-number@mms.mycricket.com (MMS)
Metro PCS	mobile-number@mymetropcs.com
Sprint (PCS)	mobile-number@messaging.sprintpcs.com SMS) mobile-number@pm.sprint.com (MMS)
Sprint (Nextel)	mobile-number@page.nextel.com (SMS) mobile-number@messaging.nextel.com (Rich Messaging)
Straight Talk	mobile-number@VTEXT.COM (SMS) mobile-number@mypixmessages.com (MMS)
T-Mobile	mobile-number@tmomail.net (MMS)
U.S. Cellular	mobile-number@email.uscc.net (SMS) mobile-number@mms.uscc.net (MMS)
Verizon	mobile-number@vtext.com (SMS) mobile-number@vzwpix.com (MMS)
Virgin Mobile	mobile-number@vmobl.com (SMS) mobile-number@vmpix.com (MMS