Can You Email a Text Message?
Emails can indeed be sent as text messages. However, you have to know the recipient's cell phone service provider in order to use the correct email configuration.
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Method
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To send a text message via email, type the 10-digit phone number, the "@" symbol and the service provider's address affix. For example, the address 5556461234@tmomail.net sends a text to phone number 555-646-1234, which is serviced by T-Mobile.
Service Providers
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The affixes for popular service providers are: Verizon: @vtext.com (for text-only messages) and @vzwpix.com (for other content); T-mobile: @tmomail.net; Sprint: @messaging.sprintpcs.com; Nextel: @messaging.nextel.com; AT&T: @mms.att.net; and Alltel: @message.alltel.com.
Speed
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Sending an important email over the weekend as a text will improve the chances of it being read since most people use their phone more than email.
Benefits
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It's a lot easier to write a message on a computer keyboard than it is to use a cell phone, and you can monitor replies on your computer instead of individual phone calls or texts.
Charges
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People who are responding to a text that was sent by email by texting back will be charged their regular text-messaging fee, unless they have an unlimited texting plan.
Considerations
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Save texting emails for short messages. The service provider might limit the characters in an email message, and attachments likely won't go through.
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