How to Send Free Text Messages (SMS) via Email
This tip is not limited to Windows computers only: It is useful for any device that you use to send Email: iPhone, MacBook, Blackberry, etc.
If until now you have been thinking that the only way to send a text message (SMS) is via your cell phone (and be charged for it!), here is the scoop: You can use any device that can send email (laptop, iPhone, Blackberry, a PC in an Internet cafe, etc.) to send an SMS -- for FREE!
Here is how:
- Using your favorite email client (e.g. Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Eudora, Gmail, etc.) create the message you want to send.
- In the 'To:' field, enter the person's phone number as 10-digits with no dashes (e.g. 4083853229 instead of 408-385-3229), followed by @ and the domain name of the person's wireless carrier. To send an SMS to a Verizon subscriber, for example, enter: 408385322@vtext.com
- Send your message
The following is a list of SMS domain names for major wireless carriers in the United States:
| Carrier | Domain | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Alltel | message.alltel.com | 408385322 |
| AT&T | txt.att.net | 408385322 |
| Nextel | messaging.nextel.com | 408385322 |
| Sprint | messaging.sprintpcs.com | 408385322 |
| T-Mobile | tmomail.net | 408385322 |
| Verizon | vtext.com | 408385322 |
| Virgin Mobile | vmobl.com | 408385322 |
Note: The person receiving the message will still pay for it. It will be free for you only.