SMS isn’t just for sending text messages from one phone to another — it’s also a great way to get email messages on your phone.
Yes, you can get email on your phone! All you need to know is your cell phone’s email address.
Most carriers have “SMS gateways” which take email messages from the Internet and deliver them to their customers’ cell phones as SMS text messages. The trick is that you need to know what carrier the recipient’s phone is on — it’s not enough to know their phone number. That’s because the carrier determines what the email address of the receiving phone is going to be. For example, Cingular phones’ address are all “something@cingularme.com” while Verizon phones are “something@vtext.com.”
Sound complicated? It’s not. All you really need to do is find your carrier in the list below, and then use the pattern shown there to figure out your email address. If you want to send email to a friend’s phone, just ask them which carrier they use, and off you go!
(Note: For the major carriers, I’ve included a link to a page with more detailed information on how SMS works with that carrier, how much it costs, and where you can find more information. In the list below, just click any carrier’s highlighted name to find out more.)
Alltel
[10-digit phone number]@message.alltel.com
Example: 2125551212@message.alltel.com
AT&T (formerly Cingular)
[10-digit phone number]@txt.att.net
Example: 2125551212@txt.att.net
For multimedia messages, use [10-digit-number]@mms.att.net
Example: 2125551212@mms.att.net
Boost Mobile
[10-digit phone number]@myboostmobile.com
Example: 2125551212@myboostmobile.com
Cricket Wireless
[10-digit phone number]@sms.mycricket.com
Example: 1234567890@sms.mycricket.com
For multimedia messages: [10-digit phone number]@mms.mycricket.com
Example: 1234567890@mms.mycricket.com
Nextel (now part of Sprint Nextel)
[10-digit telephone number]@messaging.nextel.com
Example: 7035551234@messaging.nextel.com
Sprint (now Sprint Nextel)
[10-digit phone number]@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Example: 2125551234@messaging.sprintpcs.com
T-Mobile
[10-digit phone number]@tmomail.net
Example: 4251234567@tmomail.net
Verizon
[10-digit phone number]@vtext.com
Example: 5552223333@vtext.com
Virgin Mobile USA
[10-digit phone number]@vmobl.com
Example: 5551234567@vmobl.com
Other U.S. and Canadian carriers:
Bell Canada: [10-digit-phone-number]@txt.bellmobility.ca
Centennial Wireless: [10-digit-phone-number]@cwemail.com
Cellular South: [10-digit-phone-number]@csouth1.com
Cincinnati Bell: [10-digit-phone-number]@gocbw.com
Metro PCS: [10-digit-phone-number]@mymetropcs.com or [10-digit-phone-number]@metropcs.sms.us
Qwest: [10-digit-phone-number]@qwestmp.com
Rogers: [10-digit-phone-number]@pcs.rogers.com
Suncom: [10-digit-phone-number]@tms.suncom.com
Telus: [10-digit-phone-number]@msg.telus.com
U.S. Cellular: [10-digit-phone-number]@email.uscc.net
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This page last updated March 9, 2010
great source and this step by step to send mms en sms on iphone 3g
http://www.messiphone.com/mobile-secret/mms-for-iphone3G.html
does anyone know how to send email to sms internationally?
When I send a pic email I receive the text stating that the attachment has been removed!?
How can i send a picture or two from my email to a telus phone?????
PLEASE HELPPP!
pls help me i want to send a msg using my website or my email to a phone here in lebanon to philippine.
believe it or not you can use 0123756789@txt.att.net to send messages from your email to Net10 customers
Net10 and TracFone use att.net in most markets. AT&T mobile does not offer cell phone service in South Dakota where I live. Here they use Verizon. That's why they ask for your zip code when you try to buy a phone from Net10 or TracFone on line. Visit either site and enter my zip 57101 and your choices will be limited to just two or three phone models.
Users of these prepaid phones can send a text to an email address and the cell phone's mobile address will be in the 'from' line.
It's actually an easy way to find out the mobile phone text address no matter what the carrier.
does anyonee know the SMS forr straight talk mobile (what they offer at walmart) ?
StraightTalk uses the Verizon network so use those addresses.
the easiest way to find out is to sent a message to you email address. the number is was sent from will pop up in your email
thanks 4 the info!!!
to send pics or sound to straight talk use this format 2345675555@mypixmessages.com —- to send text only use 2345675555@vtext.com.. hope this help.. andy S.
so what is the address for straight talk
I am trying to find a way of sending an email to my mobiel im with vodafone ireland
Teleflip didn't work for me last evening.
Yes, unfortunately Teleflip is out of business. I've updated this page to reflect that.
how about fro straight talk phones by tracfones
Great resource but i am trying to send an international text from a Tracfone to a Vodafone and i keep getting an SMS Restriction 45 code. Does anyone know a way around this? I tried sending it by e-mail but that also does not work
Brittany,
Read your terms of use, Trac Phone does not allow international text messages. It says in their tos that they can even terminate your phone without notice for trying to send texts. Here is the url for net10 which they are the same I just don’t have the url for track phone http://www.no-evil.net/terms-of-use.html I have read both and they are the same as they are both the same company. Sorry but you will have to try another pre pay for text messages even tho they do have .15 per min international calls
Billy
THIS WAS A HUGE HELP
Too bad teleflip got shut down. It was one of the most innovative ideas when it launched. Unfortunately spammers ruined it for everyone.
It is a bummer about Teleflip — I liked that service!
Thanks so much, this is great considering I'm stuck in an airport, during a snow storm and I forgot my cell at home. I can still keep family and my husband informed, quicker than email!
How would I send a text & pic attachment from my email to my Tracphone? You can send me a email if you like:doggirl3@webtv.net
Pam
How can one send SMS to a phone provided by Level 3 Communications from e-mail?
Please help!!! sms code for WIND mobile. its a new company from 2007.
please email me cabomb@hotmail.com
thanx
Hi I am tying to send a email from hotmail in the usa to a vodafone cell phone anyone know the format I tried
01144 077xxxxxxxxxx@vodafone.net
this is not working any help thanks
Remove the 0.
I just learned that if I want to receive photo's/images from my email to my phone, I have to use a different address for my phone and send the image as an attachment, which will probably be the address I will use for all messages sent from email to my phone, with or without images.
exmp…
Just a text message…
your.number@message.alltel.com With a photo/image….
your.number@mms.alltel.net
Anybody knows the email address for cricket phones service users?
Rosaela, you asked a good question — lots of other people have been asking me the same thing. So I found the answer for you. Check it out: http://sms411.net/2010/03/cricket-wireless/
Hope this helps!
When you reply to an SMS message that originated from an email, does the reply come back to the original sender via email? It seems to work with ATT, but is this the norm?
Tom– Good question. If everything is working normally, yes, thecommunication should work both directions!
T-Mobile is making money again by allowing these Text Messages / Calls:tmomail@tmomail.net//
Urgent:Your.Credit.UnionAccount.Is.Frozen.Contact us at:888-811-8461
From: 3728
tmomail@tmomail.net // Resource One F.C.U.Card Frozen. Call 7183049797!
From: 3833
T-Mobile
http://www.t-mobile.com
Actually to send one through verizon its 1234567890@vzwpix.com
that allows you to also add pics and stuff dumb ass
i m zeeshan from pakistan and have u-fone service so how can i use it
What about iwireless
Please help! I need the address for T-Mobile Hungary!
what about a revol cellphone?
Does this work in several countries or just in the US?
OMG Thank u so much i been trying 4 weeks trying 2 figure out how 2 send a pic from my computer 2 my cell phone i went 2 many cites n none of them help me except 4 this one l luv this cite ur awsome:)
thanks!
omg thank u!!!!!
i was wondering is there anyway that you can have your text sent to another phone and just recieve call on ur cell phone?as in forwarding text only to another cell phone you have.i have at&t and both cell phones are mine?
First of all I need to make clear that I am not a techy-but I am not unknowledgable either. I am trying to research
–which cell phone carriers allow sending a text to an email (versus ending an email to a cell phone) and if there is an extra charge if it is considered data
–which cell phone carriers allow sending a picture message to an email and if there is an extra charge if it is considered data
I know you can send from email (PC) to text (cell phone) but I am looking for the submission the other way. The support folks for the various carriers have been less than supportive.
Any help?
yeah that is the easiest way, just type the email address in the phone number bar, i have an LG VU and my carrier is AT&T no extra charge
When you are sending a new message, go into the To: feild and type in the e-mail you wish to send the text to, and then send the text message.
Just do it the other way
when u type in someones cell # type their email and it should work
what is the sms email address for claro in jamaica
i need optimus portugal
att lets you send sms to an email. just put the email in place of the phone number
im trying to send a picture from my email address that i have stored in my computer to my cel phone, whats the email address to send pic messages from at&t?
@mms.att.net
i needed the address for Denmark?? plz help
How do I send an email to my phone? The carrier is Page Plus.
The new Google Voice allows you to send SMS for free to a phone number on any mobile service without all the need to do addressing.
http://www.google.com/voice
But you have to have a Google voice account. Which some may not have or want. most everyone has an email address though.
That's a great tip — if you're using Google Voice, it handles SMS beautifully. I'm planning an article on Google Voice soon, so stay tuned!
how do i send a picture from an email to a phone? email me at runner345a@aol.com
US Celler??…..whats the SMS 4 that??
Ashley, I looked up the format for U.S. Cellular and it's: [10-digit-phone-number]@email.uscc.net
I just added it to the list above. Thanks for asking!
Is there a way to send picture messages to telus? like there is txt messages? (403number@msg.telus.com? cause i can't send picture messges using that one.?
what do you do for teacfones?
For koodo its 10digitphonenumber@msg.koodomobile.com (example 1234567890@msg.koodomobile.com)
For those who want to know how to email to Koodo its 10digitphonenumber@msg.koodomobile.com (for example Ill just use 5′s and 2′s 5552552555@msg.koodomobile.com)
what about straight talk???
I have straight talk, as well. You can send a regular text email using the 10 digit number@vtext.com but if you want to send mms/picture messages then you have to use the 10 digit number@mypixmessages.com
Straight talk works on the Verizon Network so it uses Verizon's email addresses!
Hope this helps!
Have your friend send a text message from his straight talk phone to your windows live address. The address of the phone should be in the "from" line.
What the one for net 10
us celler?? what is the SMS 4 that?
The easy way to find out what your wireless carriers SMS is to send a text msg from your phone to your email address. When you get the email it will show you the address it came from.
Need the format for revol phones