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If you have a busy business, you need to be in communication with your employees and customers around the clock. But, if you’re away from your computer, it can be hard to keep up, and it’s not always possible or appropriate to send a text message when an email is the best way to get your message to a recipient. Or maybe you keep a to-do list in evernote and like to email content to evernote.
so what do you do if you don’t have a data plan on your phone or you’re in an area where you only get cellular service and no data or lte? Fortunately, cell phones allow users some unexpected resources in the palm of their hands: You can send emails through text messages. What if you have the opposite problem, and you find yourself without cell service? it’s easy: you can also receive text messages from email accounts. here’s how.
how to send an email by text message (sms or mms)
to send an email via text message on your phone:
- Open your text messaging app on your phone.
- In the recipient field, enter an email address where you would normally type a phone number.
- type your message normally and send it. your cell phone provider will convert your message into an email.
Note: When you send an email via text message, it will appear as a regular email with text in the body of the email and a .txt file attached. if you sent photos, videos or audio files, they will also appear as attachments.
in the “from” field will be the mobile number with a domain attached. the domain that appears depends on your cell phone service provider. here are some examples of how your “from” email will appear, if you’re using one of the more common operators:
- at&t: phonenumber@txt.att.net
- t-mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net
- sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com
- verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com or phonenumber@vzwpix.com
- virgin mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com
how to send a text message (sms or mms) by email
Just as you can send an email with a text message, you can also send a text via email. This is useful when you only have data and no cell service, which sometimes happens in cell phone dead zones or on airplanes. Here’s how to send a text message via email:
- Open your email app on your phone, tablet, or computer.
- In the “to” field, enter the 10-digit phone number you want to text and add the corresponding email domain to the end of it (mentioned above). For example, if you are sending to a T-Mobile number, you would type the phone number plus @tmomail.net (for example, 1234567890@tmomail.net). do not include hyphens.
- fill in the subject line and compose your message.
- once you click send, the recipient will receive a text message. replies to the text will arrive in your email, with the same subject you used.
Note: Text messages from a number beginning with “10101” were sent from an email address.
which method should I use?
When you use the “text to email” method, you cannot change the subject line, so it will be sent with “(no subject)”. this is fine in some cases, but when you’re trying to keep track of an ongoing list, it’s not ideal. you want to be able to find your texts in a single subject line. To avoid this, use the second method, “email to text”.
Try it out: Send yourself a text message from your email with your desired subject, like “mobile to-do list,” and then reply to that text each time you have a new task . -make item to add to your list. all text messages will appear in the same email thread for easy tracking.
how to use text to email to communicate with smith.ai receptionists
sometimes you’re out of the office and find yourself without access to cell phone data or lte, but you need smith.ai’s receptionists to make a call on your behalf. simply submit that request by sending a text message to support@smith.ai. you can ask us to call a client back, schedule an appointment, follow up with a new lead, and more.
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