How to Send a Photo From a Computer to a Mobile

Send photos to a friend's cell phone.

You have two options when sending a photo from your computer to a mobile device. The recipient must have Multimedia Message Service, or MMS, capabilities on her cell phone to receive your pictures. The first way is to send via your email program. The second method involves using a free website like PixDrop. Whatever you preference, you can send a photo to a friend's mobile phone in a few simple steps.

Instructions

Email Method

1. Open your email program or Web browser.

2. Compose a message. For the email address, type the person's mobile number along with their provider's domain name suffix. Common providers include:

   AT&T: @txt.att.net

   Sprint: @messaging.sprintpcs.com

   T-Mobile: @tmomail.net

   Verizon: @vtext.com

   Virgin Mobile: @vmobl.com

3. Leave the subject line blank, but type a message in the email body if you want.

4. Attach a file to the message and select the photo from your computer's hard drive.

5. Click the "Send" button to email the photo to a mobile phone. The recipient should normally receive the picture within a few minutes, but may take longer due to server and network delays.

PixDrop Method

1. Visit the PixDrop website at pixdrop.com.

2. Select the mobile carrier. As of April 2011, PixDrop supports Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile.

3. Enter the mobile number, with or without hyphens.

4. Upload the picture by clicking the "Choose File" button. Locate the photo on your computer and click "Open."

5. Click the "Send Your Picture Message" button on the PixDrop site. The picture message takes a few minutes to deliver.

Tips & Warnings

• PixDrop delivers picture messages to iPhone users on the AT&T Wireless network for free.

References

• PixDrop: Free Picture Messaging
• Disabled World: Send Picture From Computer To Cell Phone