How to Send & Receive Free Text Messages Using Email

Did you run up $30 in extra text messaging charges last month? Not enough service to send text messages at the office? Well, never fear — you can use any email account to send and and receive text messages between friends and family on most any major wireless provider.

Make sure you know what wireless carrier the person you are trying to reach uses, and replace ‘number’ with the 10-digit number of the person you are texting. Voila.

AT&T: number@txt.att.net
Verizon: number@vtext.com
Sprint: number@messaging.sprintpcs.com
T-Mobile: number@tmomail.net
Qwest: number@qwestmp.com
Nextel: number@messaging.nextel.com
Virgin Mobile: number@vmobl.com
Alltel: number@message.alltel.com
U.S. Cellular: number@email.uscc.net
MetroPCS: number@mymetropcs.com
Powertel: number@ptel.com
Suncom: number@tms.suncom.com
Boost Mobile: number@myboostmobile.com
Cricket: number@mms.cricketwireless.net
Ptel: number@ptel.com
Republic Wireless: number@text.republicwireless.com
Project Fi: number@msg.fi.google.com
Ting: number@message.ting.com
U.S. Cellular: number@email.uscc.net
Consumer Cellular: number@cingularme.com
C-Spire: number@cspire1.com
Page Plus: number@vtext.com
Virgin Mobile: number@vmobl.com
Tracfone: number@mmst5.tracfone.com

Here’s a tip: If you’re a real ‘texting Tammy,’ save yourself some time and add the address to your phone book for quick and easy one click texts.

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