Well, if your like me and hate paying for services that you can have for free here is a great tip. So you have your new iPhone and setup Gmail or other pop/imap email service, but was still wondering if 200 sms(text messages) was enough, have no fear I have the ultimate answer. So most of the people you sms or text u know what service they have. (Verizon, Cingularat&t, Sprint, etc). Well today while talking to some Apple employees and at&t customers asking about their sms and email service. Well if you don’t know you can send an email to a friend that shows up as a sms or text message.
Here is how you do it dependent on the service. You send an email from your iPhone to your friends number [10 digit number]@ their mobile service dot com. So if you have a friend at verizon you would send an email to xxxxxxxxxx@vtext.com and they would get an sms and could reply and give you an email. I borrowed the quick listing of all the domains used for texting for most carriers in the US.
Alltel
Example: 2125552555@message.alltel.co
AT&T Wireless (now part of Cingular)
Example: 2125552555@mmode.com
Boost Mobile
Example: 2125552555@myboostmobile.com
Cingular
Example: 4152555555@cingularme.com
Nextel (now part of Sprint Nextel)
Example: 7035552555@messaging.nextel.com
Sprint PCS (now Sprint Nextel)
Example: 2125552555@messaging.sprintpcs.com
T-Mobile
Example: 4252555555@tmomail.net
Verizon
Example: 555255555@vtext.com
Virgin Mobile USA
[10-digit phone number]@vmobl.com
Enjoy!
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AT&T Wireless’s official email-to-SMS address format is:
2125551212@txt.att.net