how To Send Email To Any Cell Phone (for Free)


Want to send a short email to a friend and get it delivered to his/her cell phone as SMS? If you know your friends' phone numbers and the carrier they are on then you can easily send emails to their cell phones directly from your email program.
Here is how it works:
Most of mobile carriers offer free Email To SMS gateways which can be used to forward simple text emails to a mobile phones. And the good news, majority of those gateways are free and available to the general public.
You just need to know the number and the carrier of the recipient to start emailing them to mobile phone. Below we put together a table listing free email to SMS gateways for different carriers. You can use as quick reference both for US and international mobile numbers.
Free Email To SMS Gateways (Major US Carriers)


Carrier
Email to SMS Gateway
Alltel
[10-digit phone number]@message.alltel. comExample: http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=1234567890@message.alltel.com
AT&T (formerly Cingular)
[10-digit phone number]@txt.att.net[10-digit phone number]@mms.att.net (MMS)[10-digit phone number]@cingularme.comExample: http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=1234567890@txt.att.net
Boost Mobile
[10-digit phone number]@myboostmobile. comExample: http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=1234567890@myboostmobile.com
Nextel (now Sprint Nextel)
[10-digit telephone number]@messaging.nextel. comExample: http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=1234567890@messaging.nextel.com
Sprint PCS (now Sprint Nextel)
[10-digit phone number]@messaging.sprintpcs .com[10-digit phone number]@pm.sprint.com (MMS)Example: http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=1234567890@messaging.sprintpcs.com
T-Mobile
[10-digit phone number]@tmomail.netExample: http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=1234567890@tmomail.net
US Cellular
[10-digit phone number]email.uscc.net (SMS)[10-digit phone number]@mms.uscc.net (MMS)Example: http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=1234567890@email.uscc.net
Verizon
[10-digit phone number]@vtext.com[10-digit phone number]@vzwpix.com (MMS)Example: http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=1234567890@vtext.com
Virgin Mobile USA
[10-digit phone number]@vmobl.comExample: http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=1234567890@vmobl.com
Free Email To SMS Gateways (International + Smaller US)
These are all I could find from Wikipedia and other sources. If you're aware of any other ones please share them in comments and I'll add them to the list.


Carrier
Email to SMS Gateway
7-11 Speakout (USA GSM)
number@cingularme.com
Airtel (Karnataka, India)
number@airtelkk.com
Airtel Wireless (Montana, USA)
number@sms.airtelmontana. com
Alaska Communications Systems
number@msg.acsalaska. com
Aql
number@text.aql.com
AT&T Enterprise Paging
number@page.att.net
BigRedGiant Mobile Solutions
number@tachyonsms.co. uk
Bell Mobility & Solo Mobile (Canada)
number@txt.bell.ca
BPL Mobile (Mumbai, India)
number@bplmobile.com
Cellular One (Dobson)
number@mobile.celloneusa. com
Cingular (Postpaid)
number@cingularme.com
Centennial Wireless
number@cwemail.com
Cingular (GoPhone prepaid)
http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=number@cingularme.com (SMS)
Claro (Brasil)
number@clarotorpedo. com.br
Claro (Nicaragua)
number@ideasclaro-ca. com
Comcel
number@comcel.com.co
Cricket
number@sms.mycricket. com (SMS)
CTI
number@sms.ctimovil. com.ar
Emtel (Mauritius)
number@emtelworld.net
Fido (Canada)
number@fido.ca
General Communications Inc.
number@msg.gci.net
Globalstar (satellite)
number@msg.globalstarusa. com
Helio
number@messaging.sprintpcs .com
Illinois Valley Cellular
number@ivctext.com
Iridium (satellite)
number@msg.iridium. com
Iusacell
number@rek2.com.mx
i wireless
number.http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=iws@iwspcs.net
Koodo Mobile (Canada)
number@msg.koodomobile. com
LMT (Latvia)
number@sms.lmt.lv
Meteor (Ireland)
number@sms.mymeteor. ie
Mero Mobile (Nepal)
977number@sms.spicenepal. com
MetroPCS
number@mymetropcs.com
Movicom (Argentina)
number@sms.movistar. net.ar
Mobitel (Sri Lanka)
number@sms.mobitel. lk
Movistar (Colombia)
number@movistar.com. co
MTN (South Africa)
number@sms.co.za
MTS (Canada)
number@text.mtsmobility. com
Nextel (United States)
number@messaging.nextel. com
Nextel (Argentina)
TwoWay.11number@nextel.net.ar
Orange Polska (Poland)
9digit@orange.pl
Personal (Argentina)
number@alertas.personal. com.ar
Plus GSM (Poland)
+48number@text.plusgsm. pl
President's Choice (Canada)
number@txt.bell.ca
Qwest
number@qwestmp.com
Rogers (Canada)
number@pcs.rogers.com
SL Interactive (Australia)
number@slinteractive. com.au
Sasktel (Canada)
number@sms.sasktel. com
Setar Mobile email (Aruba)
297+number@mas.aw
Suncom
number@tms.suncom.com
T-Mobile (Austria)
number@sms.t-mobile. at
T-Mobile (UK)
number@t-mobile.uk. net
Telus Mobility (Canada)
number@msg.telus.com
Thumb Cellular
number@sms.thumbcellular. com
Tigo (Formerly Ola)
number@sms.tigo.com. co
Tracfone (prepaid)
number@mmst5.tracfone. com
Unicel
number@utext.com
Virgin Mobile (Canada)
number@vmobile.ca
Vodacom (South Africa)
number@voda.co.za
Vodafone (Italy)
number@sms.vodafone. it
YCC
number@sms.ycc.ru
MobiPCS (Hawaii only)
number@mobipcs.net
UPDATES:
If you can't find a gatewayd for your current provider here, check out following links:
http://www.tech-faq.com/send-text-messages-free.shtml
http://www.mutube.com/projects/open-email-to-sms/gateway-list/
http://www.notepage.net/smtp.htm
If you are aware of any other free sms to email gateways please add it in comments. Also let us know whether you tried any of the above and your experience with it.


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