Alltel SMS
If your cellular service provider is Alltel, here's what you need to know about using SMS text messaging with your cell phone. Alltel calls it "Axcess Text Messaging."
Note: The correct spelling is "Alltel," not "Alltell."
Updated 7/2/2008
- Maximum message length: 200 characters [according to commenter Edward, below].
- What happens to longer messages: Split into a maximum of two 100-character messages.
- Cost per message: 15 cents per message sent or received; 25 cents per picture message. (Messaging packs reduce the cost if you send hundreds of SMS messages per month.)
- For more information: Axcess Text Messaging
- Sending email to your phone: Use the address format: [10-digit phone number]@message.alltel.com
Example: 2125551212@message.alltel.com
Note: The correct spelling is "Alltel," not "Alltell."
Updated 7/2/2008
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# posted by Dylan @ 7/28/2006
# posted by Dylan @ 7/28/2006
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I did a little test by sending a message to myself @message.alltel.com. I sent a message of 350 characters. I received the first 200 characters split into two messages of 100 characters each. The rest was lost.
ARE YOU ABLE TO SEND PICTURES USING YOUR METHOD? I HAVE AN IPHONE WITH AT&T AND MY BUDDY HAS ALLTEL. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO SEND HIM A PHOTO USING YOUR METHOD. HE GETS THE TEXT BUT NO PHOTO. LET ME KNOW. THANKS.
YOU CAN ANSWER ME AT LEEDOWNEY@YADTEL.NET
THANKS
YOU CAN ANSWER ME AT LEEDOWNEY@YADTEL.NET
THANKS
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: 5:41 PM, August 01, 2007
: 5:41 PM, August 01, 2007
MMS to at&t don't work from alltel for whatever reason. tried that with a friend too. not even cingular store could help us.
# posted by : 6:45 PM, September 08, 2007
: 6:45 PM, September 08, 2007
I see your advise here for all different carriers, but nothing for centennial. Where do you find the code for that carrier?
# posted by : 8:11 AM, July 15, 2008
: 8:11 AM, July 15, 2008
Centennial's address for sending sms (10 digit number)@cwemail.com
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# posted by : 1:04 PM, July 23, 2008
: 1:04 PM, July 23, 2008
Alltel doesn't use real mms, or even ems for whatever reason. I don't know, maybe these are 3G features?? What I do know is your only choice is for your friend to have Axcess Web (WAP) or better on his handset, and for you to upload the image file to the web, or host it however. I know there are lots of sites to help with this. I know photo.walgreens.com lets you send mms to save@mywalgreens.com, but google around for something better. Then you can sms the url's to him and his browser should load it. As for Alltel lacking mms, heh, I'm typing this on my macbook pro tethered to my phone. True ip networking over sweet sweet EV-DO. A lot of jitter but blazing speed, just slightly faster than satellite. So go alltel and go cdma in general!
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