Did you know that you can email a text message from you computer?

Did you know what SMS means? SMS stands for short message service. SMS is also often referred to as texting, sending text messages or text messaging.

The service allows for short text messages to be sent from one cell phone to another cell phone or from the Web to another cell phone. 

Did you know how to send a text message from your computer?

1.  First you need to find out who the cell phone carrier.  Go to this site http://www.fonefinder.net/ enter the 10 digit number and it will give you the carrier.
2. Simply follow the direction for these carriers and you can send your text message. 
   
   Alltel
   [10-digit phone number]@message.alltel.com
   Example: 2125551212@message.alltel.com
   
   AT&T (formerly Cingular)
   [10-digit phone number]@txt.att.net
   Example: 2125551212@txt.att.net
   For multimedia messages, use [10-digit-number]@mms.att.net
   Example: 2125551212@mms.att.net
   
   Boost Mobile
   [10-digit phone number]@myboostmobile.com
   Example: 2125551212@myboostmobile.com
   
   Cricket Wireless
   [10-digit phone number]@sms.mycricket.com
   Example: 1234567890@sms.mycricket.com
   For multimedia messages: [10-digit phone number]@mms.mycricket.com
   Example: 1234567890@mms.mycricket.com
   
   Nextel (now part of Sprint Nextel)
   [10-digit telephone number]@messaging.nextel.com
   Example: 7035551234@messaging.nextel.com
   
   Sprint (now Sprint Nextel)
   [10-digit phone number]@messaging.sprintpcs.com
   Example: 2125551234@messaging.sprintpcs.com
   
   T-Mobile
   [10-digit phone number]@tmomail.net
   Example: 4251234567@tmomail.net
   
   Verizon
   [10-digit phone number]@vtext.com
   Example: 5552223333@vtext.com
   
   Virgin Mobile USA
   [10-digit phone number]@vmobl.com
   Example: 5551234567@vmobl.com

Did you know these are Other U.S. and Canadian carriers:?

Bell Canada: [10-digit-phone-number]@txt.bellmobility.ca
Centennial Wireless: [10-digit-phone-number]@cwemail.com
Cellular South: [10-digit-phone-number]@csouth1.com
Cincinnati Bell: [10-digit-phone-number]@gocbw.com
Metro PCS: [10-digit-phone-number]@mymetropcs.com or [10-digit-phone-number]@metropcs.sms.us
Qwest: [10-digit-phone-number]@qwestmp.com
Rogers: [10-digit-phone-number]@pcs.rogers.com
Suncom: [10-digit-phone-number]@tms.suncom.com
Telus: [10-digit-phone-number]@msg.telus.com
U.S. Cellular: [10-digit-phone-number]@email.uscc.net

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