Complete Guide: Sending Text Messages Through Email
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. Terms like LOL, ATM, GTG, and TMI are now common in our daily communications.
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 my computer with a full keyboard vs. a tiny, virtual keyboard on my mobile phone. Now I know what you’re thinking. If I’m sitting at a computer, why not just use email? Put simply; email gets buried, whereas a text is likely almost seen instantly. Plus, not everyone has access to email from their phone.
How to send a text message using email
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 some carriers may limit the number of characters to 160 characters or less for Text Messages. A character is a letter, number, space, or line break.
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Animis
November 17, 2008 at 9:49 am
I do this all the time, it’s pretty “groovy,” Anyhow I don’t think you mentioned it but you can also send people e-mails from your phone in the form of text. I know this works with g-mail, not sure about other carriers. Just address the text message from your phone like you would an e-mail address. Like for instance I have a friend named John, his email is johnny81@gmail.com. I can text message him e-mails all the time just by addressing johnny81@gmail.com as my txt recipient instead of a phone number.
Crew
November 17, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Aha I just figured out the best use for this ever!
My phone was missing and I couldnt find it, and I do not have another phone here at the house to locate it with. So I texted my cell phone from my e-mail account and…beep beep beep. FOUND!!!!
Mrgroove, you should write another article titled “How to find your cell phone using your computer”
Awesome.
Jay Scott
November 18, 2008 at 6:30 am
I had no idea. This is perfect! Just sent a text to everyone in the office :0
conginial
November 21, 2008 at 12:17 pm
hey can i send sms to nepal telecom using the above method?
if yes how
Crew
November 21, 2008 at 10:14 pm
For Nepal Telecom
may or may not work, but
Try:
http://websms.ntc.net.np/
or the actual address
000-000-0000@websms.ntc.net.np
Animis
December 7, 2008 at 1:41 am
You can also use this to send texts to people’s emails.
Instead of sending your text to a phone #, address it to an email
Example: (Typing from a phone)
To: email@email.com
“Hi, omg did you see teh show last night? It was pretty funny, I would write more to you but I am almost to my 160 character limit byez!”
End Example:
just replace the phone number recipient with an email recipient, most phones can do this.
code7007
January 13, 2009 at 5:37 am
HOW TO SEND MESSAGES FOR VODAFONE..?
Steve Krause
December 3, 2023 at 11:12 pm
Vodafone UK xxxxxxxxx@vodafone.net
Emma
January 14, 2009 at 6:26 pm
I don’t know how to send one to someone that has cricket wireless. would you have any idea at all?
Nico
February 1, 2009 at 7:58 am
I’m from Malaysia. I want to send message to this number 60134443492@mmsc2.celcom.net.my but its can’t. How do I do it?
Sir Darick
February 11, 2009 at 8:10 am
I have friends in the Philippines and they use globe telecom I seen in a earlier g&a that you could send text from a pc to mobile. Anybody here knows the what I would place after the number there for globe 639083092080@_ G_ L_ _O _ B_ _ E_ _ _ _ _ _?
yahoo worked till I reached text # 3 then i could not send till they responded to a previous text from my messenger grrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Bill
February 16, 2009 at 10:08 am
Do you know what I would use for a Cellular South customer?
Fips
February 16, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Here ya go!
United States
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
3 River Wireless xxxxxxxxx@sms.3rivers.net
Advantage Communications xxxxxxxxx@advantagepaging.com
AirVoice xxxxxxxxx@mmode.com
Airtouch Pagers xxxxxxxxx@airtouch.net
Airtouch Pagers xxxxxxxxx@airtouchpaging.com
Airtouch Pagers xxxxxxxxx@alphapage.airtouch.com
Airtouch Pagers xxxxxxxxx@myairmail.com
AllTel xxxxxxxxx@message.alltel.com
Alltel PCS xxxxxxxxx@message.alltel.com
Alltel xxxxxxxxx@alltelmessage.com
Ameritech Paging xxxxxxxxx@pageapi.com
Arch Pagers (PageNet) xxxxxxxxx@archwireless.net
Arch Pagers (PageNet) xxxxxxxxx@epage.arch.com
Bell South (Blackberry) xxxxxxxxx@bellsouthtips.com
Bell South Mobility xxxxxxxxx@blsdcs.net
Bell South xxxxxxxxx@blsdcs.net
Bell South xxxxxxxxx@sms.bellsouth.com
Bell South xxxxxxxxx@wireless.bellsouth.com
Bluegrass Cellular xxxxxxxxx@sms.bluecell.com
Boost Mobile xxxxxxxxx@myboostmobile.com
Boost xxxxxxxxx@myboostmobile.com
CallPlus xxxxxxxxx@mmode.com
Carolina Mobile Communications xxxxxxxxx@cmcpaging.com
Cellular One East Coast xxxxxxxxx@phone.cellone.net
Cellular One PCS xxxxxxxxx@paging.cellone-sf.com
Cellular One South West xxxxxxxxx@swmsg.com
Cellular One West xxxxxxxxx@mycellone.com
Cellular One xxxxxxxxx@message.cellone-sf.com
Cellular One xxxxxxxxx@mobile.celloneusa.com
Cellular One xxxxxxxxx@sbcemail.com
Cellular South xxxxxxxxx@csouth1.com
Central Vermont Communications xxxxxxxxx@cvcpaging.com
CenturyTel xxxxxxxxx@messaging.centurytel.net
Cingular (GSM) xxxxxxxxx@cingularme.com
Cingular (TDMA) xxxxxxxxx@mmode.com
Cingular Wireless xxxxxxxxx@mobile.mycingular.net
Cingular xxxxxxxxx@cingularme.com
Communication Specialists xxxxxxx@pageme.comspeco.net
Cook Paging xxxxxxxxx@cookmail.com
Corr Wireless Communications xxxxxxxxx@corrwireless.net
Dobson Communications Corporation xxxxxxxxx@mobile.dobson.net
Dobson-Alex Wireless / Dobson-Cellular One xxxxxxxxx@mobile.cellularone.com
Edge Wireless xxxxxxxxx@sms.edgewireless.com
GCS Paging xxxxxxxxx@webpager.us
GTE xxxxxxxxx@gte.pagegate.net
GTE xxxxxxxxx@messagealert.com
Galaxy Corporation xxxxxxxxx@sendabeep.net
GrayLink / Porta-Phone xxxxxxxxx@epage.porta-phone.com
Houston Cellular xxxxxxxxx@text.houstoncellular.net
Inland Cellular Telephone xxxxxxxxx@inlandlink.com
JSM Tele-Page xxxxxxxxx@jsmtel.com
Lauttamus Communication xxxxxxxxx@e-page.net
MCI Phone xxxxxxxxx@mci.com
MCI xxxxxxxxx@pagemci.com
Metro PCS xxxxxxxxx@metropcs.sms.us
Metro PCS xxxxxxxxx@mymetropcs.com
MetroPCS xxxxxxxxx@mymetropcs.com
Metrocall 2-way xxxxxxxxx@my2way.com
Metrocall xxxxxxxxx@page.metrocall.com
Midwest Wireless xxxxxxxxx@clearlydigital.com
Mobilecom PA xxxxxxxxx@page.mobilcom.net
Mobilfone xxxxxxxxx@page.mobilfone.com
Morris Wireless xxxxxxxxx@beepone.net
NPI Wireless xxxxxxxxx@npiwireless.com
Nextel xxxxxxxxx@messaging.nextel.com
Nextel xxxxxxxxx@page.nextel.com
Ntelos xxxxxxxxx@pcs.ntelos.com
Omnipoint xxxxxxxxx@omnipoint.com
Omnipoint xxxxxxxxx@omnipointpcs.com
OnlineBeep xxxxxxxxx@onlinebeep.net
PCS One xxxxxxxxx@pcsone.net
Pacific Bell xxxxxxxxx@pacbellpcs.net
PageMart xxxxxxxxx@pagemart.net
PageOne NorthWest xxxxxxxxx@page1nw.com
Pioneer / Enid Cellular xxxxxxxxx@msg.pioneerenidcellular.com
Price Communications xxxxxxxxx@mobilecell1se.com
ProPage xxxxxxxxx@page.propage.net
Public Service Cellular xxxxxxxxx@sms.pscel.com
Qualcomm name@pager.qualcomm.com
Qwest xxxxxxxxx@qwestmp.com
RAM Page xxxxxxxxx@ram-page.com
ST Paging pin@page.stpaging.com
Safaricom xxxxxxxxx@safaricomsms.com
Satelindo GSM xxxxxxxxx@satelindogsm.com
Satellink xxxxxxxxx.pageme@satellink.net
Simple Freedom xxxxxxxxx@text.simplefreedom.net
Skytel Pagers xxxxxxxxx@email.skytel.com
Skytel Pagers xxxxxxxxx@skytel.com
Smart Telecom xxxxxxxxx@mysmart.mymobile.ph
Southern LINC xxxxxxxxx@page.southernlinc.com
Southwestern Bell xxxxxxxxx@email.swbw.com
Sprint PCS xxxxxxxxx@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Sprint xxxxxxxxx@sprintpaging.com
SunCom xxxxxxxxx@tms.suncom.com
Surewest Communications xxxxxxxxx@mobile.surewest.com
T-Mobile xxxxxxxxx@tmomail.net
TIM xxxxxxxxx@timnet.com
TSR Wireless xxxxxxxxx@alphame.com
TSR Wireless xxxxxxxxx@beep.com
Teletouch xxxxxxxxx@pageme.teletouch.com
Telus xxxxxxxxx@msg.telus.com
The Indiana Paging Co xxxx@pager.tdspager.com
Triton xxxxxxxxx@tms.suncom.com
US Cellular xxxxxxxxx@email.uscc.net
USA Mobility xxxxxxxxx@mobilecomm.net
Unicel xxxxxxxxx@utext.com
Verizon PCS xxxxxxxxx@myvzw.com
Verizon Pagers xxxxxxxxx@myairmail.com
Verizon xxxxxxxxx@vtext.com
Virgin Mobile xxxxxxxxx@vmobl.com
Virgin Mobile xxxxxxxxx@vxtras.com
WebLink Wireless xxxxxxxxx@pagemart.net
West Central Wireless xxxxxxxxx@sms.wcc.net
Western Wireless xxxxxxxxx@cellularonewest.com
Wyndtell xxxxxxxxx@wyndtell.com
Austria
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
MaxMobil xxxxxxxxxx@max.mail.at
One Connect xxxxxxxxx@onemail.at
T-Mobile xxxxxxxxx@sms.t-mobile.at
Australia
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Blue Sky Frog xxxxxxxxx@blueskyfrog.com
Optus Mobile xxxxxxxxx@optusmobile.com.au
Belgium
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Mobistar xxxxxxxxx@mobistar.be
Bermuda
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Mobility xxxxxxxxx@ml.bm
Brazil
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Nextel xxxxxxxxx@nextel.com.br
Canada
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Bell Mobility xxxxxxxxx@txt.bell.ca
Bell Mobility xxxxxxxxx@txt.bellmobility.ca
Fido xxxxxxxxx@fido.ca
Microcell xxxxxxxxx@fido.ca
Manitoba Telecom Systems xxxxxxxxx@text.mtsmobility.com
NBTel xxxxxxxxx@wirefree.informe.ca
PageMart xxxxxxxxx@pmcl.net
PageNet xxxxxxxxx@pagegate.pagenet.ca
Rogers xxxxxxxxx@pcs.rogers.com
Telus xxxxxxxxx@msg.telus.com
Chile
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Bell South xxxxxxxxx@bellsouth.cl
Czech Republic
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Eurotel +ccaaxxxxxxx@sms.eurotel.cz
Oskar xxxxxxxxx@mujoskar.cz
Denmark
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Sonofon xxxxxxxx@note.sonofon.dk
Tele Danmark Mobil xxxxxxxx@sms.tdk.dk
Telia Denmark xxxxxxxxx@gsm1800.telia.dk
Estonia
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
EMT xxxxxxxxx@sms.emt.ee
France
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
SFR xxxxxxxxx@sfr.fr
Germany
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
T-Mobile +49xxxxxxx@t-d1-sms.de
Mannesmann Mobilefunk xxxxxxx@d2-message.de
E-Plus 0177xxxxxxx.sms@eplus.de
Hungary
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
PGSM 3620xxxxxxx@sms.pgsm.hu
India
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
BPL mobile xxxxxxxxx@bplmobile.com
Chennai RPG Cellular xxxxxxxxx@rpgmail.net
Chennai Skycell / Airtel xxxxxxxxx@airtelchennai.com
Delhi Aritel xxxxxxxxx@airtelmail.com
Delhi Hutch xxxxxxxxx@delhi.hutch.co.in
Idea Cellular xxxxxxxxx@ideacellular.net
Orange xxxxxxxxx@orangemail.co.in
Ireland
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Meteor xxxxxxxxx@sms.mymeteor.ie
Italy
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Telecom Italia Mobile 33xxxxxxxx@posta.tim.it
Vodafone Omnitel 34xxxxxxxx@vizzavi.it
Vodafone xxxxxxxxx@sms.vodafone.it
Japan
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Vodafone Japan xxxxxxxxx@c.vodafone.ne.jp
Vodafone Japan xxxxxxxxx@h.vodafone.ne.jp
Vodafone Japan xxxxxxxxx@t.vodafone.ne.jp
Latvia
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Kyivstar xxxxxxxxx@smsmail.lmt.lv
LMT 9xxxxxx@smsmail.lmt.lv
Tele2 xxxxxxxxx@sms.tele2.lv
Lebanon
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Cellis / LibanCell 9613xxxxxx@ens.jinny.com.lb
Luxembourg
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
P&T Luxembourg xxxxxxxxx@sms.luxgsm.lu
Malaysia
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Celcom 019xxxxxxx@sms.celcom.com.my
The Netherlands
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Dutchtone / Orange-NL xxxxxxxxx@sms.orange.nl
Norway
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Netcom xxxxxxxxx@sms.netcom.no
Telenor xxxxxxxxx@mobilpost.no
Panama
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Cable and Wireless xxxxxxxxx@cwmovil.com
Poland
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Plus GSM +4860xxxxxxx@text.plusgsm.pl
Portugal
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Telcel 91xxxxxxx@sms.telecel.pt
Optimus 93xxxxxxx@sms.optimus.pt
TMN 96xxxxxxx@mail.tmn.pt
Russia
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
BeeLine GSM xxxxxxxxx@sms.beemail.ru
MTS 7xxxxxxxxxx@sms.mts.ru
Personal Communication sms@pcom.ru (number in subject line)
Primtel xxxxxxxxx@sms.primtel.ru
SCS-900 xxxxxxxxx@scs-900.ru
Uraltel xxxxxxxxx@sms.uraltel.ru
Vessotel xxxxxxxxx@pager.irkutsk.ru
Serbia and Montenegro (Yugoslavia)
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Mobtel Srbija xxxxxxxxx@mobtel.co.yu
Singapore
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
MiWorld xxxxxxxxx@m1.com.sg
Mobileone xxxxxxxxx@m1.com.sg
Slovenia
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Mobitel xxxxxx@linux.mobitel.si
Si Mobil xxxxxx@simobil.net
Spain
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Movistar xxxxxxxxx@correo.movistar.net
Vodafone xxxxxxxxx@vodafone.es
Sweden
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Comviq GSM 467xxxxxxxx@sms.comviq.se
Europolitan 4670xxxxxxx@europolitan.se
Switzerland
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Sunrise Mobile xxxxxxxxx@freesurf.ch
Sunrise Mobile xxxxxxxxx@mysunrise.ch
Swisscom xxxxxxxxx@bluewin.ch
Tanzania
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Mobitel xxxxxxxxx@sms.co.tz
Ukraine
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Golden Telecom xxxxxxxxx@sms.goldentele.com
Kyivstar xxxxxxxxxx@2sms.kyivstar.net
UMC xxxxxxxxx@sms.umc.com.ua
United Kingdom
Provider E-mail to SMS address format
Orange 0973xxxxxx@omail.net
Orange xxxxxxxxx@orange.net
O2 name@o2.co.uk
O2 (M-mail) xxxxxxxxx@mmail.co.uk
T-Mobile UK xxxxxxxxx@t-mobile.uk.net
Vodafone UK xxxxxxxxx@vodafone.net
MrGroove
February 16, 2009 at 9:45 pm
@Bill – I think shoudl work – xxxxxxxxx@csouth1.com
So, just send the email to the phone number@csouth1.com
MrGroove
February 16, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Please direct all future questions and comments to the following Discussion Topic created for this Article:
https://www.groovypost.com/forum/general/send-text-messages-using-e-mail-t95599.html
This way the entire Groovy Community can assist you!
Thank you!