Did you know it is possible to email text messages to any phone? Mobile phone carriers use gateways to bridge the Internet to their mobile networks. Take advantage of this gateway to save on text messaging fees. Email messages transmitted using a gateway are subject to the same 160 character restrictions as a text message. Longer messages are cut off after 160 characters. If you have a smart phone with unlimited emailing, use this trick to cut down on the SMS part of your phone bill.
Instructions
1. Open your email client or Web browser for online email interfaces. Create a new email message.
2. Enter the phone number of the person you are sending the message to in the "To:" field. Do not include any spaces or dashes. Enter the appropriate domain ending after the number for the wireless carrier of the person you are messaging:
Sprint: @messaging.sprintpcs.com
Verizon: @vtext.com
T-Mobile: @tmomail.net
AT&T: @txt.att.net
MetroPCS: @mymetropcs.com
Cingular: @cingularme.com
Virgin Mobile USA: @vmobl.com
Boost Mobile: @myboostmobile.com
For example, for a mobile number of (000) 000-0000 on Verizon, enter "0000000000@vtext.com" in the "To" field.
3. Type a message of less than 160 characters in the message body field of your email client. Click "Send."
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