How to send text messages from email to cell?

[Slickone]

Does anyone know the email address format to do this for either Nextel, Cingular, or T-Mobile?

 

[whalen]

With cingular i think you sign up for a "cingularme" account and then send a regular email to XXXX@cingularme.com. (its free).

EDIT: You might be able to just send it to XXX-XXX-XXXX@cingualrme.com too.

 

[FelixDeCat]

What is your email doing receiving text messages? Unless they are text based emails of IM conversations.

With tmobile you just send the email to yourself and it will let you know you have mail. Download the email to your cell and viola!

And...you can also use activesync if you have a windows based pda phone like mine. 🙂

 

[jemcam]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
What is your email doing receiving text messages? Unless they are text based emails of IM conversations.

With tmobile you just send the email to yourself and it will let you know you have mail. Download the email to your cell and viola!

And...you can also use activesync if you have a windows based pda phone like mine. 🙂

viola?

viola!

 

[Slickone]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
What is your email doing receiving text messages? Unless they are text based emails of IM conversations.

With tmobile you just send the email to yourself and it will let you know you have mail. Download the email to your cell and viola!

And...you can also use activesync if you have a windows based pda phone like mine. 🙂

I'm not sure what you're asking. My email isn't receiving text messages.
I just want to use email to send text messages to cell phones. Isn't that a straight forward question?

 

[loup garou]

This is handy as well:
http://www.google.com/sendtophone

 

[FelixDeCat]

Originally posted by: Slickone

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
What is your email doing receiving text messages? Unless they are text based emails of IM conversations.

With tmobile you just send the email to yourself and it will let you know you have mail. Download the email to your cell and viola!

And...you can also use activesync if you have a windows based pda phone like mine. 🙂

I'm not sure what you're asking. My email isn't receiving text messages.
I just want to use email to send text messages to cell phones. Isn't that a straight forward question?

The straightforward answer is it depends on the type of phone and service. My pda phone can send sms, mms, IMs and regular email. I can log into tmobile and sent email from there too, but the recipient will get an email, not a text type message (IM).

 

[Slickone]

OK. I want to send a text message from a PC to a cell phone, for each of the services I listed in the OP. I dont mind if its IM or email, they're both text, as long as they can read it on any phone. The people I will be sending to do have text messaging service, some can also send/receive pictures too (some not).

 

[Slickone]

Originally posted by: whalen
With cingular i think you sign up for a "cingularme" account and then send a regular email to XXXX@cingularme.com. (its free).

EDIT: You might be able to just send it to XXX-XXX-XXXX@cingualrme.com too.

Thanks. The later didn't work (and yes I did correct the spelling). I'll try the former.

 

[Slickone]

Originally posted by: loup garou
This is handy as well:
http://www.google.com/sendtophone

Google
Error

Not Found
The requested URL /sendtophone was not found on this server.

 

[Bryophyte]

This question was asked and answered on here recently: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1837272&enterthread=y

 

[Runes911]

Originally posted by: Bryophyte
This question was asked and answered on here recently: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1837272&enterthread=y

From that thread:

Alltel - number@message.alltel.com
Boost - number@myboostmobile.com
Cingular - number@mobile.mycingular.com
Nextel - number@@messaging.nextel.com
SprintPCS - number@@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Tmob - number@tmomail.net
Tmob SK - number@tmail.com
Verizon - number@vtext.com
Virgin Mobile US - number@vmobl.com

 

[gigapet]

phonenumber@teleflip.com is the easiest way to reach any cell number if you dont know the provider

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: gigapet
phonenumber@teleflip.com is the easiest way to reach any cell number if you dont know the provider

word

 

[Slickone]

Originally posted by: Runes911

Originally posted by: Bryophyte
This question was asked and answered on here recently: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1837272&enterthread=y

From that thread:

Alltel - number@message.alltel.com
Boost - number@myboostmobile.com
Cingular - number@mobile.mycingular.com
Nextel - number@@messaging.nextel.com
SprintPCS - number@@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Tmob - number@tmomail.net
Tmob SK - number@tmail.com
Verizon - number@vtext.com
Virgin Mobile US - number@vmobl.com

So those aren't typos?

 

[Schfifty Five]

Just use AIM, type in their mobile number as the screen name and send away.

I think you need to do like 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx

 

[Dead3ye]

Cingular Blue (former AT&T Wireless) is cellnumber@mmode.com

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Slickone

Originally posted by: loup garou
This is handy as well:
http://www.google.com/sendtophone

Google
Error

Not Found
The requested URL /sendtophone was not found on this server.

Weird. Try this
http://toolbar.google.com/send/sms/index.php

 

[tarheelmm]

xxxxxxxxxx@cingularme.com

works. Not sure about the other formats
no dashes