Email to SMS Gateways
This is achieved by sending a short email to an Email SMS (Short Message Service) gateway. To send an email to someone's phone as a text message, compose an email, but rather than entering an email address in the recipient input field, insert the 10-digit phone number of the recipient with the appropriate @gateway address behind it.
We have a compiled a quick reference below, of the most common providers and their corresponding gateway addresses. There are two type of text messages on a phone, SMS (Short Message Service) and MMS (Multimedia Message Service). SMS Gateways send simple text messages and MMS gateways can send text, pictures and videos. Both are provided, where a service is available.
Note: SMS gateways break messages into a set of consecutive 160-character, or shorter. This may happen in the middle of words so its best to limit messages to 160 characters or less.
US Service Providers
US service require the full 10-digit telephone number (area + number)Provider | Email to SMS gateway | MMS gateway |
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AT&T | insert 10-digit number @txt.att.net | @mms.att.net |
Cricket Wireless | insert 10-digit number @sms.mycricket.com | @mms.cricketwireless.net |
Sprint | insert 10-digit number @messaging.sprintpcs.com | @pm.sprint.com |
T-Mobile | insert 10-digit number @tmomail.net | @tmomail.net |
Verizon | insert 10-digit number @vtext.com | @vzwpix.com |
Virgin Mobile | insert 10-digit number @vmobl.com | @vmpix.com |
Other Countries Service Providers
Provider | Email to SMS gateway | Country |
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Optus | number @optusmobile.com.au | Australia |
elstra | 0number @online.telstra.com.au | Australia |
Claro | insert 10-digit number @clarotorpedo.com.br | Brazil |
Vivo | insert 10-digit number @torpedoemail.com.br | Brazil |
Bell Mobility | number @txt.bell.ca | Canada |
Rogers | number @sms.rogers.com | Canada |
Telus Mobility | number @msg.telus.com | Canada |
China Mobile | number @139.com | China |
Claro | number @iclaro.com.co | Columbia |
Claro | number @iclaro.net.do | Dominica |
Claro | number @iclaro.net.do | Dominica |
Omnitel | 0number @mail.omnitel.it | Italy |
Vodaphone | number @sms.vodafone.it | Italy |
Aircel | number @aircel.co.in | Inida |
Aircel Tamil Nadu | number @airsms.com | India |
AirTel | 91number @airtelmail.com | India |
AirTel Andhra Pradesh | 91number @airtelap.com | India |
AirTel Kerala | 91number @airtelkerala.com | India |
AirTel Kolkata | 91number @airtelkol.com | India |
AirTel Tamil Nadu | 91number @airtelmobile.com | India |
BPL mobile | number @bplmobile.com | India |
Celforce / Fascel | number @celforce.com | India |
Chennai Skycell / Airtel | 91number @airtelchennai.com | India |
Escotel | number @escotelmobile.com | India |
Idea Cellular | number @ideacellular.net | India |
Orange | number @orangemail.co.in | India |
Digicel | 876number @digitextjm.com | Jamaica |
Lime | 876number @txt2lime.com | Jamaica |
NTT Docomo | number @docomo.ne.jp | Japan |
Nextel | number @msgnextel.com.mx | Mexico |
Iusacell | number @rek2.com.mx | Mexico |
Telcel (America Movil) | number @itelcel.com | Mexico |
O2 | 44number @mmail.co.uk | UK |
Orange | 44number @orange.net | UK |
T-Mobile | 44number @t-mobile.uk.net | UK |
Vigin Mobile | 44number @vmoble.com | UK |
Vodaphone | 44number @vodafone.net | UK |
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