Most of mobile carriers offer free Email-to-SMS gateways which can be used to forward simple text emails to a mobile phones. And the good news, majority of those gateways are free and available to the general public.
You just need to know the number and the carrier of the recipient to start emailing them to mobile phone. Below we put together a table listing free email to SMS gateways for different carriers. You can use as quick reference both for US and international mobile numbers.
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Carrier |
Email to SMS Gateway |
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Alltel |
[10-digit phone number]@message.alltel.com |
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AT&T (formerly Cingular) |
[10-digit phone number]@txt.att.net |
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Boost |
[10-digit phone number]@myboostmobile.com |
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Nextel (now Sprint Nextel) |
[10-digit telephone number]@messaging.nextel.com |
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Sprint PCS (now Sprint Nextel) |
[10-digit phone number]@messaging.sprintpcs.com |
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T-Mobile |
[10-digit phone number]@tmomail.net |
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US Cellular |
[10-digit phone number]email.uscc.net (SMS) |
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Verizon |
[10-digit phone number]@vtext.com |
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Virgin Mobile |
[10-digit phone number]@vmobl.com |
These are all I could find from Wikipedia and other
sources. If you’re aware of any other ones please share them in comments
and I’ll add them to the list.
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Carrier |
Email to SMS Gateway |
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7-11 Speakout ( |
number@cingularme.com |
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Airtel ( |
number@airtelkk.com |
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Airtel Wireless ( |
number@sms.airtelmontana.com |
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number@msg.acsalaska.com |
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Aql |
number@text.aql.com |
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AT&T Enterprise Paging |
number@page.att.net |
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BigRedGiant Mobile Solutions |
number@tachyonsms.co.uk |
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number@txt.bell.ca |
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BPL Mobile ( |
number@bplmobile.com |
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Cellular One (Dobson) |
number@mobile.celloneusa.com |
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Cingular (Postpaid) |
number@cingularme.com |
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Centennial Wireless |
number@cwemail.com |
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Cingular (GoPhone prepaid) |
number@cingularme.com (SMS) |
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Claro (Brasil) |
number@clarotorpedo.com.br |
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Claro ( |
number@ideasclaro-ca.com |
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Comcel |
number@comcel.com.co |
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Cricket |
number@sms.mycricket.com (SMS) |
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CTI |
number@sms.ctimovil.com.ar |
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Emtel ( |
number@emtelworld.net |
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Fido ( |
number@fido.ca |
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General Communications Inc. |
number@msg.gci.net |
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Globalstar (satellite) |
number@msg.globalstarusa.com |
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Helio |
number@messaging.sprintpcs.com |
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number@ivctext.com |
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Iridium (satellite) |
number@msg.iridium.com |
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Iusacell |
number@rek2.com.mx |
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i wireless |
number.iws@iwspcs.net |
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Koodo Mobile ( |
number@msg.koodomobile.com |
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LMT ( |
number@sms.lmt.lv |
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Meteor ( |
number@sms.mymeteor.ie |
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Mero Mobile ( |
977number@sms.spicenepal.com |
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MetroPCS |
number@mymetropcs.com |
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Movicom ( |
number@sms.movistar.net.ar |
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Mobitel ( |
number@sms.mobitel.lk |
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Movistar ( |
number@movistar.com.co |
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MTN ( |
number@sms.co.za |
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MTS ( |
number@text.mtsmobility.com |
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Nextel ( |
number@messaging.nextel.com |
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Nextel ( |
TwoWay.11number@nextel.net.ar |
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Orange Polska ( |
9digit@orange.pl |
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Personal ( |
number@alertas.personal.com.ar |
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Plus GSM ( |
+48number@text.plusgsm.pl |
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President’s Choice ( |
number@txt.bell.ca |
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Qwest |
number@qwestmp.com |
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number@pcs.rogers.com |
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SL Interactive ( |
number@slinteractive.com.au |
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Sasktel ( |
number@sms.sasktel.com |
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Setar Mobile email ( |
297+number@mas.aw |
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Suncom |
number@tms.suncom.com |
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T-Mobile ( |
number@sms.t-mobile.at |
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T-Mobile ( |
number@t-mobile.uk.net |
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Telus Mobility ( |
number@msg.telus.com |
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Thumb Cellular |
number@sms.thumbcellular.com |
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Tigo (Formerly Ola) |
number@sms.tigo.com.co |
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Tracfone (prepaid) |
number@mmst5.tracfone.com |
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Unicel |
number@utext.com |
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Virgin |
number@vmobile.ca |
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Vodacom ( |
number@voda.co.za |
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Vodafone ( |
number@sms.vodafone.it |
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YCC |
number@sms.ycc.ru |
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MobiPCS ( |
number@mobipcs.net |