SMS through E-Mail: Cingular, Nextel, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Virgin Mobile

Contributor Icon Contributed by MickeyMouse Date Icon July 4, 2005  
Tag Icon Tagged: Instant messaging

Sending SMS through email is very, very easy. If you can be reminded through email, you can now be reminded through SMS.


I have email reminders sent to me for everything. If you know the correct email address, you can also send these messages to your cellular phone. Here are the email addresses for the 6 most popular cellular phone carriers:

T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net
Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com
Cingular: phonenumber@cingularme.com
Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com
Nextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com

where phonenumber = your 10 digit phone number

SMS through email for US Cellular, SunCom, Powertel, AT&T, Metro PCS and Alltel are available here.

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  • Anonymous
    MetroPCS: phonenumber@mymetropcs.com
  • anonymous
    does it have to be a ten digit number for metro?
  • No. The MetroPCS system is smarter than you. It can read your mind and send your email to the correct phone. Out of all the area codes, it knows the right one.
  • anonymous
    lol, thats funny!!! its a smart phone for a reason!!!
  • Napoleon Schock
    ha ha ha ,these people are the reason they put directions on the back of shampoo bottles. wet hair , apply soap, lather , rinse and repeat.
  • Cindy
    LMAOOOO!!! I nearly choked on my breakfast reading this!!
  • 123
    Yes its the normal phone number@mymetropcs.com...for example: 3219903098@mymetropcs.com
  • Anonymous
    T-Mobile Sidekick I & II

    phonenumber@tmail.com
  • Anonymous
    You don't know offhand how to set the MWI (message waiting) indicator through email-sms gateways do you? I would like to send an email SMS that lights up the MWI and leaves a callback #, not just lights up the "SMS waiting" indicator. I am fairly confident this can be done, since the various per-msg SMS services claim to be able to do it.

    I'm sure it's just some kind of header but that's a pretty broad answer. :-)
  • brat16
    lol thats so true anyways i have been trying to text a friends cell phone but can't find any site that will let me do you know what i can do ??
  • Anonymous
    Yahoo messenger will let you do it.
  • Anonymous
    Former AT&T Wireless customers (now Cingular): phonenumber@mmode.com

    AT&T's online services were called m-mode

    --marc
  • Anonymous
    Anybody know why this is, I know all phones email address's and only have problem sending things to cingular, they get text, but no pics, Wassup??
  • me
    how do u send pictures from emial to cell phones?
  • I'm not sure about the other networks, but US Cellular is phonenumber@mms.uscc.net.
  • Anonymous
    Got another Cingular e-mail address format:

    10digitphonenumber@mobile.mycingular.com

    /*Raj*/
  • Anonymous
    Found this on t-mobile.de allowing sms to be sent from email:

    <Full Number including @t-mobile-sms.de">prefix>@t-mobile-sms.de

    Example: 0176563684@t-mobile-sms.de will send an SMS to 0-176-563684.

    Obviously only works for German T-Mobile (D1) handys!

    ......
    ......
    ......

    :evil: Can't get it to work on my prepaid phone :evil:

    Anyhow, the directions tell you how to activate it, but it's in German.

    Figured out you need to get to the activation by going thru these menu options:

    Special / Mail&Fax / E-Mail mit SMS / Empfang / freigeben / <type the date and hit OK> / <type the month and hit OK> / Abbrechen

    Should be activated, but it displayed a new error I've never seen on my phone before ("BARRED"), then the sim card tells me "Netzwerkproblem!" Maybe it's because I have no minutes on it :idea:

    Note I have a phone I originally purchased with a T-Mobile USA contract (Samsung X105) and have used all over the world without issues... Well, roaming on Cell One in Montana sucked... but everywhere in Kuwait had great service!

    Oh, and here's a bunch more sms via email addresses!
  • Anonymous
  • roxi
    email me back(reply)
  • Anonymous
    i figured out how to send pix & songs and whatever else media.from email to phone.but i only know the one to cingular phones.the address is 10digitnumber@mms.mycingular.com enjoy.
  • Anonymous
    Please see below ;)
  • Anonymous
    Hi! I was wondering if you could give me some advice on the following question:

    Most smtp to sms follows a format like phonenumber@carrierwebsite.com

    (1234567890@tmomail.net)



    Ufone in Pakistan has the following smtp gateway:



    Ufone: 0333@Ufone.com



    Where do I insert a destination phone number if I want to send a text message to a Ufone customer via email? I am confused since “0333″ seems to replace the destination phone number.



    Thanks for your help.



    - Danny
  • WillyDavidK
    0333 probably is the destination phone number. think about those game shows you see when they ask you to vote they'll say "send a text with your vote to 5574" or something. It's just short number specifically for texting. Try just replacing it with a standard 10-digit and see what you get :)
  • Anonymous
    Although very few free email to SMS gateways exist in europe, and certainly none in the UK, you can try using free SMS websites instead, I've found a list of them here http://www.gotoeuro.net
  • Anonymous
    Cricket: phonenumber@mms.mycricket.com

    Anyone figure out how to send text from Cricket phone to email?
  • bhavini
  • TR1NO
    YES I DO
  • Anonymous
    You can finally send a pic message to an AT&T phone via email. What I do is keep the photo small, a good utility is the microsoft image resizer power toy, i do it at Windows CD size 320x240 or smaller depending on the phone. I'm not sure if it still trounces messages too long. Hope this helps

    For SMS its phonenumber@txt.att.net

    For MMS its phonenumber@mms.att.net
  • Adam
    I've tried sending pix through e-mail (as attachments, not embedded HTML code though) using those addresses without any luck.

    My friend said he couldn't see any pic, unless he just didn't know how to "open" it....? Not too sure :P
  • Anonymous
    Correction Windows CE I meant. Love this V3xx thping on pc and syncing everything with Opera 4 beta 3 and some other cool downloads :P
  • Anonymous
    now for formally cingular to the new att its
    for text
    yourphonenumber@txt.att.net
    for MMS
    yourphonenumber@mms.att.net
  • kenzie
    I thought verizon was phonenumber@vzwpix.com
  • Adam
    That "pix" within the address, to me, makes it as if that's the "multimedia" address to be used, if one is sending images/media embedded e-mails :)
  • nitty
  • Could u plz suggest me any website through which i can send international sms to my friend abroad. I am from India.
    I think you guys could help me. Waiting for your reply !
  • anon - so he doesn't spam me
    So that you can start another spam ring from over there? Heck no.
  • EatMyCock
    THANK YOU SO MUCH! YOU ARE A LIFESAVER!!!!!!!
  • Daniel
    Anybody know the one for qwest?
  • SydLexia
  • Carla
    What about 5 Star? anyone know?
  • SydLexia
    5 Star what? 5star comics? fivestar.huh? 5starDOTwtf? pibe_star?
  • Well I dont understand neither
  • Alan
    @email.uscc.net this is for USCellular phones
  • kevin
    CINGULAR is now AT&T and its phonenumber@txt.att.net
  • DR
    how do i send a picture 2 my freind's cell phone through my email. she has sprint
  • anomous
    this is sick, thanks
  • dean
    can anu one tell me how to find email for t-mobile for macedonia.please
  • Kady
    Anyone know how to email pictures to your VIRGIN MOBILE phone? thanks
  • Quiana
  • Vanilla
    For pictures it's [yourtendigitnumber]@vmpix.com
    It took me a while to find this out too, so I hope that helps!
  • Hey if you know how to send picture messages to your phone (US Cellular is phonenumber@mms.uscc.net) and your phone is portrait (like 240x320) then all you have to do is google image search for iPhone wallpapers and you can send them straight to your phone. They will fill the whole screen and look wonderful on it!

    P.S. The LG Rumor (UX 260 on US Cellular) is a portrait mode phone, just google image search the LG Rumor and look for a picture with the keyboard closed. The correct screen shape for the pictures listed above is the shape of that screen. If you have a screen that is wider than tall, it is most likely 320x240. look for computer wallpapers for that kind.
  • Help
    I can't send a picture to a sprint palm centro anyone know the address
  • User
    Are there any drawbacks to using this method as opposed to a SMS Gateway provider? I would write a script that mailed many users pulled from a database, but want to be sure I would not run into complications. Thanks in advance!
  • Quiana
    Boost Mobile 10digitnumber@myboostmobile.com

    Sending pics to a sprint picture phone from a computer/email: 10digitnumber@pm.sprint.com

    Hope this helps!
  • Jimmy
    How will the "from" field diplay on the phone? Is there a way to change that?
  • Allie
    cingular changed to at&t what is their new email text, is it sms.att.net for text and mms.att.net for multimedia?
  • Dan
    I looked but didn't find anyone that has endured the sync problem with their Palm Centro and their Vista 64 bit. any help here besides buying a bluetooth to facilitate?
    Thanks
  • Nice one! :D
    it helps :)
  • Kira
    What kind of website can you go to to log onto this email?
    I can't find it =P
  • anonymous caller
    Anyone know what's up with the new Hotmail, I can't send a reply txt email to her T-mobile in Germany from the USA anymore like I've done for years, when she sends me an email with a v/m. I could do it no probs before Hotmail changed, now it doesn't recognize the addy alla sudden. Don't ya love it when ppl try to make things better & just screw everything up?
    Hey ppl, Old Chinese proverb says: "if it works, don't fix it"! This really sux! anyone else having this prob, or know what's up? thanks.
  • Alltel is @message.alltel.com
  • Andrea
    I Cant get it to my cell phn i want to send pics because my ex broke my camra in a fight
  • Some of this is like way outdated... sorry i understand this was a while back but... there are some updates... also thanks to the comments for filling in on how that stuff work.
  • ABINAYA
    how to send sms from pc to a mobilephone in bahrain
  • Tim
    Cingular is now AT&T (has been for some time). AT&T is phonenumber@txt.att.net
  • Omar
    Hi I tryed to send a pic message to an alltel number but they only get the text not the pic. So is there another way other then phonenumber@message.alltel.com
  • Diana
    However, when you reply to the email via SMS text doees it cost money?
  • catcatt
    yes it costs per message when you reply; unless you already have the unlimited text or 200 text plan, then it's included, depending on your plan. so since i have unlim text, i can reply to the emails without worry.
  • zaq
    how do u send an sms to cellcom
  • ha
    at&t has changed no (number)@text.att.com
  • nitty
    im having a problem sending my friend text messages and she has at&t. i have two other friends that have at&t too and it works fine for them but they have a 414 area code number. and my friend that isnt getting my text messages has a 262 area code number. i tried the @txt.att.net and @mms.att.net but she still isnt recieving them i juss get them sent bak to me..someone help me plz
  • savoirefaire
    To do email to AT&T customers now it is: phonenumber@txt.att.net.
  • Tried the Verizon one and it works! :P thanks
  • When using OUTLOOK, select SEND AS PLAIN TEXT as INTERNET FORMAT. Otherwise, message will not send correctly.
  • annomyous
    I use Outlook and mine is set up as HTML. Two people received my text from email today on AT&T. Maybe it depends on the cellular network? Or how the cell phone is set up?
  • soo this should work for an iphone 3G? right?
    it sucks i got unlimited texting, u'd think this phone has everything but it doesnt have SMS picture mail
    Help!
  • Peter
    what is the email thing for tellus
    or koodo
  • paul
    nice. this is helpful
  • Ashley
    I love you whoever did thid[;
    Thanksss:]]
  • someone
    how do you send pics from email to sprint phone
  • whoaa<3
    when i tried to send a pic from the computer to my fone (verizon) it didn't work.
    i used yourphonenumber@vtext.com so ya.
    help anyone?
  • whoaa<3
    hey uh i tried sending a pic thru yourphonenumber@vtext.com and it didn't work so waddup??
  • andrew
    for verizon...

    phone@vzwpix.com
  • stev-o
    i just want to to send a txt to a verizin phone..whats the little code joint
  • J-Marc
    Is there one for Viaero Wireless?
  • Ayer
    This post is awesome. Shouldn't I be getting this info from t-Mobile?

    Thanks!
  • mickey1928
    And ruin all the fun?
  • Kymberlee
    new cingular wireless?

    how do i send email?
  • caty
    Does anyone know the format for us cellular?
  • Mikala
    Is That Right?
    [Above]
  • CeCe
    This post was so helpful. I didnt think you could send emails to virgin Mobile phones. Thanks
  • bytethis
    I got pic messages sent with this xxxxxxxxxx@vmpix.com
  • lol
  • Daddio
    Heres a couple more to add to your list
    AT&T: phonenumber@txt.att.net
    Boost Mobile: phonenumber@myboostmobile.com
  • maria
    thanx it was extremely helpful.
    superr kewl.
    c=
  • Vaan
    what about Helio??
  • Mary
    Okay, so does it have to be the ten digits??
  • miranda
    tell me if you get this
  • Sonia
  • James
    10 digit phone number@txt.att.net
  • We
    I could not text at the website with an ipod so I used email as a work around.it's been 10 minutes I wonder if it worked.
  • max
  • Na.Kumba Creer
    Can we get a 2009 update on all services???
  • anthony
    complete email2sms 2009 list available here www.text-media.net
  • Etoile
  • Cingular needs to change to:

    AT&T:
    phonenumber@sms.att.com
  • lila
    ahhh...what if your with Rogers? lol help plz
  • 123
  • 123
    Im trying to send an email to a friend'z fone but idk their carrier...can someone help?
  • annomyous
    try 411.com and do a reverse phone number look up. Ir it is a cell, it probably will not tell you who it is, but it should show their carrier. If they have changed carriers and taken their number with them, there is a possiblity the carrier has changed. GL!
  • Lolo
    Buenoos dias amooooooor!!!!! Te extraño como no tienes ideaaa no sabes còmo me haces falta...yaaa kiero vertee!!! Te amooooo asiii irreal! Eres el amor d mi vidaaa hermosoo
  • Prometheus
  • hennig
    ich komme in einrichtung wohnzentrum wuhletal nicht mit einigen betreuern klar,
    bitte um hilfe, psychologen wollen mir helfen aber harben keine zeit fur mich.
    ch. hennig
    chsimyo@mybrief.de oder @web.de
    martien-rizenburger-str. 28a
  • Hooyoda
    can you also send pics this way
  • David
    yep, i do it all the time! you can also send pics to your email from your phone via picture message. thats how i found out that my phone had an "email address"
  • David
    i wish i found this website alot sooner. i would've saved alot of ppl some trouble! lol
  • Anonymous
    how to send an email 2 a cricket phone
  • theresa
  • Naked Shaver
    Cingular is now AT&T so what is that format
  • Naked Shaver
    sms.att.com doesn't work
  • spooyu562
    How do I TURN A REGULAR E-MAIL INTO SMS? Thanks!!!
    Brian
  • theresa
    AT&T ppl. is
    your 10 digit phone number@txt.att.net
  • jen123
    I treid to send a txt for t-mobile, but it did not work :( what should i do?
  • Mark
    Great help with the links for each cell phone provider! I am with Verizon. I have a friend with sprint and was trying to text him from my email. I needed the @messaging.sprintpcs.com so I could hit him up. Right there quick and easy. Glad google crawled this site!
  • Anonymous
    what about the phone email for att?
  • Bohdan Tsios
    Lublu tebe x
  • x
    Hi !
    Do u have solution for UAE?

    thanks!
  • annomyous
    2009 AT&T and old Cingular customers use:
    xxxxxxxxx@txt.att.net
    BUT, if you do use the cingularme.com above it made it over today. Not sure how long they will continue the forward.
  • Etienne
    where are u.u promested
  • carl
    att is
    @txt.att.net

    to do things like sending pictures there is @vzpix.com for verizon
  • brat16
    does anyone know how to send text messages to cell phones from the computer
  • An805Guy
    Are you serious? That's what the original article and all these comments have been about. Did you read any of it before posting your question?
  • Jill
    how can i email a pic from the computer to my sprint phone
  • Uknown
    XDD
  • hasan
    hello dear
  • Carlos
    Team, I have a T-mobile account and I have to lead my 10-digit phone number with a '1'.
  • amira
    how do i do it with a german adressi.e t-mobile europe?
  • THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!! These are awesome! i dont have a cell....so now i can txt my friends all the tym! Check Out My Videos!!!!

    www.youtube.com/shellbee14
  • An805Guy
    Why doesn't anyone read the previous posts before asking the same questions that have been asked and answered over, and over, and over.....
  • bree
    hello??????
  • scott
    but in most cases you don't know what carrier they have... then whatt?
  • Jay
    Not as easy as you think, most of them require that internet is not blocked. I block the internet so my kids can't give me an unexpected bill. Though, I would love this option and it is free with the unlimited text plan (still requires data is not blocked).
  • nikkipikki
    ok im prob the most stupid person, but i cant figure out how to send a text from my email to a phone? I tried the phone number with the cell phone company thing at the end? what am i doing wrong?
  • Is this service available worldwide? Can any person from any part of the world use this service?
  • debbiekrn
    so for the mymetropcs do you just put in the 10 digit number or a 7 digit and let it find the area code
  • Gary
    I would LOVE it if ANYONE could tell me how you send messages from e-mail to i-wireless phones.... NO ONE seems to know but if someone does please tell me. thanks
  • Ron Young
    I have a question. Can text messages be sent to all cell phones inclunding the trac phone?
    Tank you.
  • bree
    yo let me know if u get this, its bree
  • Cat
    for cricket phones it is phonenumber@mms.mycricket.com
  • Mom
    Hi Jacob...testing....
  • Ivan
    You missed VirginMobile
  • ???
    all ways making joke out of everything
  • Here's another addition for the SMS through E-mail List
    Cricket: phonenumber@mms.mycricket.com
  • Is this service available worldwide? Can any person from any part of the world use this service?
  • guyb
    is it free
  • Sam
    How do u send MMS with email to virgin mobile
  • mario
    mariana marcam al radi de mauricio poravor
  • Me
  • saeed
    very good nice
  • What do you need that for?
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