How to Send an SMS Message to a Sprint Cell Phone

Sprint offers several choices for sending SMS messages to Sprint phones.

Sending an SMS message to a Sprint cell phone is an easy way to get in touch with a friend or business contact when they are unavailable by phone and your message doesn't require the formality or length of a voice mail. If you don't want to send a text message directly from your phone, Sprint offers two choices, regardless of your own wireless provider.

Instructions

Via Email

1. Launch your email client. Load the email software or Web-based email site you regularly use. Log in using your user name and password.

2. Address the email to [e-mail]. For example, if sending a message to [phone], address the email to [e-mail].

3. Compose the message.

4. Click the "Send" button in your email client to have the SMS message sent to a Sprint cell phone.

Via the Internet

1. Visit the Sprint SMS website, which offers a Web-to-SMS tool that lets you send messages (see Resources section).

2. Click the "Sign On" button to enter your user name and password, or create a new one. Authentication is required to dissuade users from sending unwanted, anonymous text messages.

3. Enter the body of your text message into the text box onscreen.

4. Press the "Send" button to have your SMS message forwarded to the Sprint cell phone.

Tips & Warnings

• Cell phone SMS messages are limited to 160 characters per message. If your SMS is longer than 160 characters, it will be split into multiple messages when sent.

References

• Tech-Recipes: SMS through E-Mail - Cingular, Nextel, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Virgin Mobile

Resources

• SprintPCS: 2Way SMS