SMS through E-Mail: US Cellular, SunCom, Powertel, ATT, Metro PCS and Alltel

Contributor Icon Contributed by davak Date Icon March 12, 2008  
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If you know the correct email address, sending SMS through email is simple. Here is an update to our previous popular post on emailing via SMS.


We have previously described how to SMS through email with cingular, nextel, sprint, tmobile, verizon, and virgin mobile.

Since that original post, many people have emailed us with updates to our email to SMS list.

where phonenumber = your 10 digit phone number

US Cellular: phonenumber@email.uscc.net

SunCom: phonenumber@tms.suncom.com

Powertel: phonenumber@ptel.net

AT&T: phonenumber@txt.att.net

Alltel: phonenumber@message.alltel.com

Metro PCS: phonenumber@MyMetroPcs.com
(thanks, Glen!)

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  • Andrea
    I'm a Sprint customer and I have the HTC Mogul and the "@messaging.sprintpcs.com" doesn't work for my phone. I have to us"@pm.sprint.com." So you may want to add this as well. I found this info. very helpful
  • Cool. Thanks for the update!
  • mukaram
    i agree with there views
  • thanks alot, i have been searching for the metro pcs sms email for a while!
  • i wasnt able to get it to work with my phone...
  • Genna
  • Nitemare
    Rogers in Canada is Phonenumber@pcs.rogers.com
  • omar
    on the alltel the person that i want to send a pic. can't get it. what shoud i do
  • Karli
    We are using the SMS system as an all call system for an emergency response group we have at work. Does anyone know Cincinnati Bells SMS or if you have a Trac-Fone? Thanks for your help in advance!!
  • Also for US Cellular, if you want to send audio files in .mp3 format, picture files in .jpg format, and video files in .3gp format (From what I know it automatically converts videos to that format, I have only tried using .mpeg though. I will report back with more results soon if you want), send the message to phonenumber@mms.uscc.net. Hope this helps!
  • babygirl
    hey in Hawaii, they have this carrier called Mobi.
    y0u guysz sh0uld add it, because plenty pe0ple
    have it d0wn here.
    itsz - @mobipcs.net
    [:
  • cherry424
    helpful thanks!!
  • Sofia
    What about for a sprint fone?
  • Jason
    does this cost money?
  • Name
    standard charges apply
  • SHY
    WHAT ABOUT BOOST MOBILE
  • Name
  • kalei
    What about Mobi Pcs ...?? i have searched everywhere!!
  • zach
    @mobipcs.net
  • zach
    verizon pictures and music files send to

    @vzwpix.com
    `
  • Wyatt
    can you post one for motorola??
  • Name
    No
  • fb
    f b mannnn
  • thanks for the metropcs tip
    great post
  • jason
    i have 2 charges on my cell phone bill i did not make. 1 is to funmobile and the other to top logo ringtone
  • Cheryl
    This is a great site. It's about time someone posted this info for people. Cell phone co's don't tell you this, I know I used to work for one and they didn't even tell us, lol. prob because they loose out on the updates they charge for. I have Centennial Wireless and their number is xxxxxxxxxx@cwemail.com

    So those of us that have a carrier that is local usually luck out when the dropdown lists at sites want you to click on your carrier. I use yahoo alerts by setting my cell phone email as a pager.
    you can also send pics (mms) (see Gavin's post below)from online to your cell @myblue.com for Centennial.
    I have unlimited sms so there is no charge for any of the email stuff but my carrier does charge for MMS so you will want to know that before you go crazy downloading screensavers :)
  • kacey
    i have used alot of there stuff and it has worked really well i love it for my blackberry.love kc lee gillispie
  • jon
    what about cricket????????
  • Yak
  • Blaine
    Hey can someone please help me find the sms for Movilnet?
  • Rickco
    anybody know cellular south email
  • tMobile does not work...been with tobile for over 7 years...stopped working about 2 years ago...used to be awesome to be able to send server monitor alerts to phone...but no more
  • Name
    t mobile does work just sumtimes its hard to reply bt rarely does tht happen
  • Ibex
    What about sending pix from email to a cingular user's phone?
  • pzzl
    well it's really nice to send sms through email, how about mms?
  • koala1
    How reliable is this service? Does the message *always* get through? Dropped often? Does it depend on the carrier?

    I'd LOVE to see a study done on the reliability, speed, and other variables for each carrier.

    THANKS!
  • cmbrookz
    does anyone know the sms for cricket phones
  • Name
    thers also tmomail.net for t-mobile
    nd myboostmobile.com for boostmobile
  • MysticRains
    Compiled from this tread.........

    where phonenumber = your 10 digit phone number

    1. Alltel: phonenumber@message.alltel.com
    2. AT&T: phonenumber@txt.att.net
    3. Boost Mobile: phonenumber@myboostmobile.com
    4. Centennial Wireless: phonenumber @cwemail.com
    5. Centennial Wireless (Picture): phonenumber@myblue.com
    6. Cingular: phonenumber@cingularme.com
    7. Cricket: phonenumber@sms.mycricket.com
    8. Metro PCS: phonenumber@MyMetroPcs.com
    9. Mobi: Itsz (Hawaii): phonenumber@mobipcs.net
    10. Mobi Itsz (Picture): phonenumber@mobipcs.net
    11. Nextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com
    12. Powertel: phonenumber@ptel.net
    13. Rogers (Canada): phonenumber@pcs.rogers.com
    14. Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com
    15. Sprint (HTC Mogul): phonenumber@pm.sprint.com
    16. SunCom: phonenumber@tms.suncom.com
    17. T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net
    18. 1 T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net
    19. US Cellular: phonenumber@email.uscc.net
    20. US Cellular (Audio, mp3, picture jpg, and video 3gp): phonenumber@mms.uscc.net
    21. Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com
    22. Verizon (Pictures and Music): phonenumber@vzwpix.com
    23. Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com
  • greggfazekas
    does att have one for sending pictures?
  • meheehee
  • Tenna
    Southern Linc = @page.southernlinc.com
  • Tenna
    Pardon me, but I failed to include the obvious. So in case anyone couldn't figure it out: Southern Linc = phonenumber@page.southernlinc.com
  • Sean Shields
    Love the feature. Does anyone know if it is possible to edit the 'from' number as it appears to the recipient so it reflects the sender rather than a generic phone number?
  • gigi663045
    Yall need boost mobile!
  • Highland1
    This is great information. Does anyone know the addressing scheme for a phone provided by Tracfone?
  • Joshua
    Thanks!!
  • ajsmurf
    does the AT&T one work with the new iPhone 3GS?
  • Should, yes of course.
  • The easiest way to figure out the email of a phone, is to have someone who has a phone on that carrier text your email address =p

    It's both ways, of course.
  • parthiban
    Is there any service available for redirect sms to email-id.
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