How to Send a Message to a Cell Phone Using Outlook

An SMS message sent to a cellphone usually is limited to 160 characters.

An SMS message is a short message, usually limited to 160 characters, and commonly sent from one cellphone to another. If you do not have a cellphone or you've lost your phone, you can send an SMS message to a cellphone using Microsoft Outlook. A message sent from Outlook will be delivered in the same manner as a standard text message sent from a cellphone.

Instructions

1. Double-click the "Microsoft Outlook" icon on your computer's desktop. If an Outlook icon does not appear on your desktop, click the Windows "Start" button and then choose "Microsoft Outlook" from the menu options.

2. Click "New E-Mail" in the top menu to create a new message.

3. Enter the recipient's mobile email address in the "To" field. The mobile email address is comprised of the recipient's 10-digit cell phone number followed by the SMS gateway. The SMS gateway is the equivalent of a domain in an email address and varies from one cellphone service provider to another. For example, a Sprint customer's mobile email address would look something like [e-mail]

4. Enter a subject in the designated field and then type your message. On most cellular networks, you'll need to limit your message to 160 characters or less. Longer messages may be truncated or sent as several messages.

5. Click the "Send" button and your message will be delivered to the recipient's cellphone within a few seconds.

Tips & Warnings

• You can locate your recipient's SMS gateway using the list provided on the Email-Unlimited.com website.

• If you do not know your recipient's cellphone service provider, you may be able to obtain this information using an online reverse phone number search tool such as the ones provided on FoneFinder.net and WhitePages.com.

References

• Email-Unlimited.com: How to Send Email to Cell Phone

Resources

• FoneFinder: Search Tool
• White Pages: Free Reverse Phone Number Lookup