How to Text Message A Sprint Phone For Free Using Gmail

Sending a text message through email means no charge on your account.

If your cellphone plan doesn't include free text messages -- or it doesn't include enough of them -- save some cash by sending text messages through a free email account such as Gmail. You'll still pay to receive text messages, but sending them won't cost you a penny. To send a text message by Gmail, you need to know the service provider of your recipient's cellphone; then you can use a special email address format to send messages.

Instructions

1. Log in to your Gmail account by going to mail.google.com.

2. Compose a new email as usual, but limit the message text to 160 characters.

3. Instead of entering a regular email address, type in the phone number of the SprintPCS customer followed by "@messaging.sprintpcs.com." If the number is 543-543-5432, for example, the text address would look like this: "[e-mail]."

4. Click "Send."

References

• SMS 411: How to Send Email to a Phone