If you prefer typing over texting, here is a quick key to send an SMS message through the Internet vs. your phone.
3 Easy Steps:
- Find out which carrier the recipient uses.
- Compose an e-mail with your intended text message in the body.
- Send the e-mail to the e-mail-to-SMS gateway for their carrier listed below.
| Alltel | [10-digit phone number]@message.alltel.com |
| AT&T | [10-digit phone number]@txt.att.net or [10-digit phone number]@mms.att.net (MMS) or [10-digit phone number]@cingularme.com |
| AT&T Enterprise Paging | [10-digit phone number]@page.att.net |
| Boost Mobile | [10-digit phone number]@myboostmobile.com |
| Cingular (Postpaid) | [10-digit phone number]@cingularme.com |
| Cellular One (Dobson) | [10-digit phone number]@mobile.celloneusa.com |
| Cricket | [10-digit phone number]@sms.mycricket.com (SMS) |
| Nextel (US) | [10-digit phone number]@messaging.nextel.com |
| Qwest | [10-digit phone number]@qwestmp.com |
| Sprint / Nextel | [10-digit phone number]@messaging.sprintpcs.com ([10-digit phone number]@pm.sprint.com for MMS) |
| Sprint PCS | [10-digit phone number]@messaging.sprintpcs.com or [10-digit phone number]@pm.sprint.com (MMS) |
| T-Mobile | [10-digit phone number]@tmomail.net (SMS and MMS) |
| US Cellular | [10-digit phone number]email.uscc.net (SMS) or [10-digit phone number]@mms.uscc.net (MMS) |
| Verizon | [10-digit phone number]@vtext.com ([10-digit phone number]@vzwpix.com for MMS) (limit TXT messages to 150 characters) |
| Virgin Mobile USA | [10-digit phone number]@vmobl.com |
Source: wikihow.com
