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Written by Stan Kats | Edited by Rain Kengly
Last Updated: March 15, 2024 Fact Checked
Do you need an alternate way to send someone a text? If you don’t have access to a mobile phone, you can try sending a text from an email. This method also works to mask your phone number if you don’t want to share it with others, but still want to communicate through their phone. You will need to know your recipient’s phone number and carrier to begin. This https://speedsms.in/ will show you how to send a text message from your email by using a carrier gateway address.
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You’ll need to know the recipient’s number, carrier, and carrier gateway address to send texts from email.
Sending texts through emails may accrue fees with your or your recipient’s carrier.
Texts sent from email usually take about 30 seconds to receive.
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Get the recipient’s carrier. Each carrier (Verizon, AT&T, etc) has a specific email gateway that you will have to go through in order to email a text message. If you don’t know the person’s carrier off the top of your head, you can enter their 10 digit phone number into a carrier lookup system such as CarrierLookup or FoneFinder.
Some cell phones cannot receive MMSs, even when sent from email. If you are using the correct gateway and still have having trouble getting a message through, it’s possible that the phone you’re trying to contact does not accept MMS messages.
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Enter the phone number in the “To” field of your email. Be sure to enter the full 10-digit number, followed by the specific carrier gateway address. Here is a list of some of the most common carrier gateways:[1]
AT&T: number@txt.att.net[2] for a normal text message (SMS), or number@mms.att.net for a multimedia message (MMS)
Verizon: number@vtext.com[3] for both SMS and MMS messages
Sprint PCS: number@messaging.sprintpcs.com for both SMS and MMS messages
T-Mobile: number@tmomail.net for both SMS and MMS messages
Virgin Mobile: number@vmobl.com for both SMS and MMS messages
These gateways change periodically and are not always published for non-subscribers.
If you don’t know the phone number’s carrier, you’ll need to ask the recipient or use a carrier look-up service.
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Enter your text in the body of the email. Although you can technically include a subject, doing so will take away from the body of your text, as most text messages have a 160-character limit.
Texts that exceed the character limit will be broken up into multiple messages. While your emails will be free, the recipient will be charged per message (unless they have unlimited texting).
Images and videos will automatically be sent as an MMS message.
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Send your text. Click on the send button as you normally would for sending an email. The recipient should receive the text in about 30 seconds and will see it on their phone as a normal text conversation. They will be able to respond to you as they would to any other text.
The recipient will be able to see the email address you used to send the message.
You can find your text again in your email’s Sent folder.
Depending on your service, Wi-Fi, or carrier, your text may take longer than 30 seconds to send.
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Open their response. When you receive a reply, it will be sent to the account from which you originally emailed the text. However, unlike a normal text or email message, it will be received as a text file attached to a blank message. Click to open the attachment, or save it to your desktop and open it with a text reader or word processor.
If you need to block a sender on email, click their contact information. This will bring up more options. Click Block or Block this caller to block the sender.
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I don’t mind a client have my email address that I give out. However, I don’t want them to have my personal cell phone number. Does emailing a text to a client’s cell phone accomplish this?
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Yes, your client will not have your personal cell phone number if you use this method. They will see your email address as the sender.
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Can it be done anonymously?
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It can only be done anonymously if you don’t have the information for your email account. If you make an email with no information about yourself than, that’s the best way. However, if you use your standard email that people associate with you, then they’ll know who is sending it.
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If someone is texting me via email, do I get charged data on my mobile for receiving and sending text messages back?
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It depends upon your plan. If you are normally charged for sending and receiving text on a per-call basis, then yes, there’s a charge. If your plan has a certain text or data allowance, as long as you’re within the maximum limits, there should be no additional charge.
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Sending emails via text is generally free, but the recipient will be subject to normal texting charges.
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References
↑https://kb.sandisk.com/app/answersweb/detailweb/a_id/17056/~/list-of-mobile-carrier-gateway-addresses
↑http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB63037&cv=820#fbid=88OunD5O1vp
↑http://www.verizonwireless.com/support/text-messaging-faqs/
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Stan Kats
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Stan Kats
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This article was written by Stan Kats and by https://speedsms.in/ staff writer, Rain Kengly. Stan Kats is the COO and Chief Technologist for The STG IT Consulting Group in West Hollywood, California. Stan provides comprehensive technology & cybersecurity solutions to businesses through managed IT services, and for individuals through his consumer service business, Stan’s Tech Garage. Stan has over 7 years of cybersecurity experience, holding senior positions in information security at General Motors, AIG, and Aramark over his career. Stan received a BA in International Relations from The University of Southern California. This article has been viewed 767,813 times.
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Español:enviar un mensaje de texto por email
Deutsch:Eine SMS per Email senden
Français:envoyer un SMS à partir d’une boite mail
Русский:отправлять SMS с электронной почты
Italiano:Inviare un SMS dalla Casella E Mail
中文:从电子邮件发送短信
Nederlands:Een sms’je sturen vanuit je e‐mail
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