How to Send a Text Message from Email

In today's technologically enhanced and short messaging service utilizing environment, more and more people are learning how to send a text message from email. There are many advantages to this, the least among them being the cost factor. Instead of getting an amount added to your phone bill, you are sending a text message from email, which is free.

Almost everyone has an email account nowadays and these accounts are widely used for a variety of purposes. So why not use them to send text messages to cell phones as well. A single text message can contain a lot of information today, and this is certainly a very convenient way of communicating. From the receiver's point of view this is convenient as well, as they receive the information as a simple text on their phone and do not have to check their email inbox.

Procedure to Text Using Email
This is a very simple task and anyone can do it easily. All you have to do is make a change in the 'send to' box, and you can send your text message from your email account itself. Each cell phone service provider has a domain name that you can send the text message to, via email. Once you have received the email domain of the receiver's cell phone service provider, you can easily send a text message from email to cell phone. All you have to do is that type that person's phone number in the 'send to' box and then follow it with '@ name of the cell phone service provider's email domain'. It's as simple as that.

The different email domains for various cell phone service providers are as follows.

• Verizon - @vtext.com
• AT&T - @txt.att.net
• Virgin - @vmobl.com
• US Cellular - @email.uscc.net
• T-Mobile - @tmomail.net
• Nextel - @messaging.nextel.com
• Sprint - @messaging.sprintpcs.com
• Alltel - @message.alltel.com
• Suncom - @tms.suncom.com
• Cingular - @cingularme.com

By simply typing the number before these domains, you can text a message using your email to a cell phone. For example, if you wish to send a text message from email to cell phone of someone who uses Verizon service provider, and their number is 243-567-8978; in the 'send to' box you will write '2435678978@vtext.com'. This is the address you will send the text message to.

Filling in the subject line is optional, but it is advisable to just leave it blank. Displaying a subject line in a text message is quite meaningless. Ensure that your text message does not exceed 160 characters though, because if it does the entire message may not be displayed on the receiver's phone. If you have to send a longer text message, send 2 separate messages. Also remember to remove your email signature before you send the message. As you can see sending a text message from email to a cell phone is as simple as it gets.

As most of these email domains are absolutely free, it is very beneficial from a sender's point of view. You can send the same message to multiple people at no added cost. And instead of whipping out your cell phone to send a text message every single time, you can directly send it straight from your email inbox.