Sending Free Text Messages from you computer to a cell phone is easy. After this, you will be sending all of your friend free Text Messages.

The major US cellular carriers use the 10_digit_number@cell.carrier_domain.com format for SMS to text capable cell phones, with a limit of 160 characters in the subject and message body (total).

To use, compose a short email message using less than 160 total characters in Outlook (or any email client) and address it to the cellular number at the carrier's email domain. Remember to remove your signature from the message before sending.

The phones only support plain text messages but the carriers strip multipart HTML, so you don't need to remember to switch to plain text format. You can send attachments, but make sure they are not to large in file size.

Verizon users can register an alias at vtext.com to give out instead of their phone number. Both alias@vtext.com and phone_number@vtext.com will be valid addresses for the phone.

If you don't know the carrier, enter the number in 123-456-7890 format at http://www.phonenumber.com/reverse-phone.


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