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what about sms gateway to Revol wireless?

Posted by: Ricky at September 15, 2009 12:07 PM

Try Free texts from UKTXT.co.uk works great for me. Definitely recommend it.

Posted by: Swyft at September 24, 2009 9:41 AM

How to send email to a phone
SMS isn't just for sending text messages from one phone to another -- it's also a great way to get email messages on your phone.

Yes, you can get email on your phone! All you need to know is your cell phone's email address.

Most carriers have "SMS gateways" which take email messages from the Internet and deliver them to their customers' cell phones as SMS text messages. The trick is that you need to know what carrier the recipient's phone is on -- it's not enough to know their phone number. That's because the carrier determines what the email address of the receiving phone is going to be. For example, Cingular phones' address are all "something@cingularme.com" while Verizon phones are "something@vtext.com."

Sound complicated? It's not. All you really need to do is find your carrier in the list below, and then use the pattern shown there to figure out your email address. If you want to send email to a friend's phone, just ask them which carrier they use, and off you go!

(Note: For each carrier, I'll include a link to a page with more detailed information on how SMS works with that carrier, how much it costs, and where you can find more information. In the list below, just click any carrier's highlighted name to find out more.)


Alltel
[10-digit phone number]@message.alltel.com
Example: 2125551212@message.alltel.com

AT&T (formerly Cingular)
[10-digit phone number]@txt.att.net
Example: 2125551212@txt.att.net

Boost Mobile
[10-digit phone number]@myboostmobile.com
Example: 2125551212@myboostmobile.com

Nextel (now part of Sprint Nextel)
[10-digit telephone number]@messaging.nextel.com
Example: 7035551234@messaging.nextel.com

Sprint PCS (now Sprint Nextel)
[10-digit phone number]@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Example: 2125551234@messaging.sprintpcs.com

T-Mobile
[10-digit phone number]@tmomail.net
Example: 4251234567@tmomail.net

Verizon
[10-digit phone number]@vtext.com
Example: 5552223333@vtext.com

Virgin Mobile USA
[10-digit phone number]@vmobl.com
Example: 5551234567@vmobl.com

Note: If all this seems complicated, there's an easier way to send email to any phone, no matter what its carrier. Just address it to [10-digit phone number]@teleflip.com
Example: 2125551212@teleflip.com
More information on Teleflip

Posted by: Max Powers at September 27, 2009 4:43 PM

here is a good vid on it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMG1a0j9p2o

Posted by: Pete at October 11, 2009 3:03 PM

I've been able to type my to-do lists (grocery lists, reminders, etc) on my PC and then have it sent to my cell phone as a SMS internet link. Selecting that link will open it up in the cell phone's internet browser.

The beauty of it is that you're not limited to SMS' short character limit. Yes, you must have internet capability on your cell phone, but it is a convenient free product - http://lists2go.mobi

I use it whenever I'm going shopping and don't want to forget my list. After all, I always have my cell phone with me.

Posted by: Tami at November 13, 2009 2:48 PM
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