How to Text Message With Verizon

Text messaging is a quick and easy way to convey a message or comment about something to another person using a cell phone. With Verizon, anyone who signs up and gets an account with Verizon also receives the ability to send text messages to anyone with a cell phone account at any other provider. These directions tell you how to send a message from a cell phone but there are two other ways to do it without a phone: see Tips below.

Things You'll Need

• Cell phone on Verizon's network
• Verizon wireless cell phone plan

Instructions

1. Open up the messaging section of your phone. Select the option for composing a new text message.

2. Enter the full 10-digit number of the cell phone you want to text. For instance, if the cell phone you wanted to send the text message to was [phone], then you would enter 1234567890 using your phone's keypad.

3. Enter your message in the space below the number. Note that you are limited to 150 characters.

4. Press the button to submit the text message. The phone will usually indicate the button to be pressed.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don't have a phone, it is also possible to send text messages directly from the Verizon website to a Verizon customer. Click on the link below under Resources to access the page on the Verizon site that enables you to do is.

• You can also send a text message from your email account by sending to "[e-mail]." The number is just the person's 10-digit phone number.

• Verizon charges a fee per text message sent as well as per message received. You may want to purchase a text messaging plan that allows you to send a specific amount of messages for free each month.

References

• Verizon: How to text message
• Verizon: Send a Text Message