HOWTO: Send free text messages through email
[ 4 September 2006 ]
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NOTE: Messages still incur the cost to the receiver who will always have to pay for an incoming message. This method makes sending free.
If you ever need to text someone on their phone and you’re at a computer you can actually send one through your email account. Just send an email to their address below based on their phone service:
Verizon: 10digitphonenumber@vtext.com
AT&T: 10digitphonenumber@txt.att.net
Sprint: 10digitphonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com
T-Mobile: 10digitphonenumber@tmomail.net
Nextel: 10digitphonenumber@messaging.nextel.com
Cingular: 10digitphonenumber@cingularme.com
Virgin Mobile: 10digitphonenumber@vmobl.com
Alltel: 10digitphonenumber@message.alltel.com
CellularOne: 10digitphonenumber@mobile.celloneusa.com
Omnipoint: 10digitphonenumber@omnipointpcs.com
Qwest: 10digitphonenumber@qwestmp.com
Or, if you don’t know the person’s phone service, you can send a message to their 10digitphonenumber@teleflip.com
Remember, they will receive this message as a txt, so keep it short and basic.
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35 Comment’s on “HOWTO: Send free text messages through email”
Nick,
How are you going to be charged by said method? It involves sending an email. Last time I checked….sending an email is free.
Mark,
had you actually READ the previous post you would have noticed the word ‘RECIPIENT’. This is an important word here, and clearly indicates (to most) that it is the person who receives the message that pays. Sending it is free.
Jimbo,
Understood. However, when you send a txt message from your phone, the RECIPIENT is charged for an incoming txt. You, the sender, are also charged for an outgoing txt. The above method makes sending free. It still costs money for the RECIPIENT to receive the message though on their handset.
The title of my post is “HOWTO: Send free text messages …” which means the act of sending is free.
10digitphonenumber@vtext.com 10digitphonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com
were not working, how do i solve this issue?
I found an even cooler site called http://www.enotifyme.com it allows me to convert my email to voice (email to phone) and listen to it on any landline or mobile phone and I can reply by voice back to the originating sender 
They also allow ‘cascading’ so I can selectively have emails reach me at home, then on my cell as a text message, then at the office and so on - kind of the ICQ version of what teleflip’s 1 trick pony approach is about.
Hi Mark,
I think the point Jimbo is trying to make is that the cost to the recipient is exorbitant (£5.00 in the case of one of the “free” sites I’ve just tried), so caveat emptor
This is only displayed in small print at the bottom of the web page, but I’m in the UK, so don’t know if things are cheaper in the US?
Most mobile phone providers (in the UK, probably worldwide) offer this service via their own websites.
Cheers, Richie
Hey,
I found this sweet site that looks really promising too. Kind of like the above: http://www.textjive.com
hiya, is there a site from where I can send free text messages to an UK mobile and for the recipient to reply so it would go to my email? Thanks in advance
Why not just get a plan with your carrier that includes free text messaging?
For those that live in the cricket market…
Just FYI, AT&T is no longer 10digitnumber@mmode.com, it’s now 10digitnumber@txt.att.net
Is there any possibility to send a sms text to all users of a mobile company for example monaco-kosova
you can send free texts from aim and clones (gaim, pidgin, adium, ichat etc).
to field = phone number in international format (works oly for us phones). if phone = 234 - 567-8901 send message to +12345678901 and type the message.
dont need to know the provider.
Why not try Zemble.com? They’ve been around for quite awhile and make it super easy to send free text messages through e-mail; far simpler and more intuitive than the above listings.
I’m a big fan of the site.
Josh
Thanks for the information will try to contact my relative
it will be great thanks again =)
Or you guys can just use AIM. Put their mobile phone on your buddy list, and BAM. Instant free text messaging (for you). I’ve been doing it for years, and I never knew people actually went through services on the internet.
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I use this all the time to text cingular and alltel and it works like a charm for me! No word on the cost to reciever, but no one has mentioned an abnormal text bill… And with a family of accountants, that would definately come up.
There is a great tutorial that shows you how to add text messaging for free to your website. It basically sends a custom text message when the user puts in their phone number. Exactly what I was looking for
http://www.easykiss123.com/tutorials/sms_simple/index.html
Pretty slick. And easy to follow
Peace
You guys have to pay to receive sms?! Incredible! Here in Europe only the sender has to pay for it and usually it’s possible to send 100% free messages through the carrier website…
yahoo.com has a text messager that you can use. It works, its free, for both you and the sender.
Okay, i sent free text’s all day long to my old girlfriend through the celloneusa.com site. They were just bought out by at&t and dobson, anyone have an idea how to get a text through now? I cannot find it on the new site.
I have uscc and everything incoming is free, i even opt for the incoming calls. All new customers get free incoming txt, pic, and video messages. Then for $10 for the account you can add free incoming calls.
BTW TJ that is a messenger not a txt messenger. if you are sending any kind of a txt message to someone that doesn’t have free incoming then its not free for the reciever. No matter where you send the txt message from it is not free for them.
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I think that http://mrtextmessage.com is using this type of sending online free text messages. Not sure, but anyway, it worked for me great, so hope this service will stay as long as I´ll need it…
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Maybe you should mention that the recipient will be charged by using the above method. But then those who do use this method, should expect to be crossed of a few christmas lists.
There are services out there that provide free sms, the one I prefer to use Peekamo, but what you use it not the point, as long as you use one that really is free.