Send a text from your computer to a cell phone

How to initiate a text conversation

First you will need to know the persons cell phone number and carrier. 

For the example below, we used my phone number and carrier, 5415149857/ T-Mobile.

All HIV Alliance Staff cell phones are Verizon - 10digitphonenumber@vtext.com

1. Open outlook and start a new message. 
2. In the To… box type in the 10 digit phone number and the carriers info 

(SEE LIST BELOW FOR OTHER CARRIERS) this example is 5415149857@tmomail.net

1. You should limit your messages to less than 160 characters. If the limit is exceeded the text can be sent through a different gateway and may cause delivery problems.
2. Be sure to remove your signature and any additional text below your message.
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3. Now hit send button and the recipient will receive a text (SMS) message on their phone.
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4. All the recipient has to do at this point is respond as if it is a normal text conversation.

How to send a text to an email address

1. The sender would need to open a new SMS message on there phone and type in your allianceor.org email address.

2. Then type in the message and hit send

3. Within 10min. you should receive a message in outlook.

Note: If you do not receive an expected text message, please check your spam filter and make sure that they can get through.

This is a list of cellular carriers in the area that I thought might be used.

There are many more so if you can’t find the one you need please ask me.

List Below:

Alltel - 10digitphonenumber@message.alltel.com

AT&T - 10digitphonenumber@txt.att.net

Bell Mobility - 10digitphonenumber@txt.bellmobility.ca

Boost Mobile - 10digitphonenumber@myboostmobile.com

Cellular One - 10digitphonenumber@mobile.celloneusa.com

Centennial Wireless - 10digitphonenumber@cwemail.com

CenturyTel - 10digitphonenumber@messaging.centurytel.net

Cingular (Now AT&T) - 10digitphonenumber@txt.att.net

Clearnet - 10digitphonenumber@msg.clearnet.com

Comcast - 10digitphonenumber@comcastpcs.textmsg.com

Corr Wireless Communications - 10digitphonenumber@corrwireless.net

Cricket Wireless - 10digitphonenumber@sms.mycricket.com

Edge Wireless - 10digitphonenumber@sms.edgewireless.com

Nextel - 10digitphonenumber@messaging.nextel.com

PCS One - 10digitphonenumber@pcsone.net

Qwest - 10digitphonenumber@qwestmp.com

Tracfone - 10digitphonenumber@txt.att.net

Sprint - 10digitphonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com

T-Mobile - 10digitphonenumber@tmomail.net

Unicel - 10digitphonenumber@utext.com

US Cellular - 10digitphonenumber@email.uscc.net

US West - 10digitphonenumber@uswestdatamail.com

Verizon - 10digitphonenumber@vtext.com

Virgin Mobile - 10digitphonenumber@vmobl.com