If you are like me: there is no cell phone signal at work and Instant messages are not allowed. How can you send text messages to a cell phone.

As a matter of fact, you can send free messages to a cell phone from your e-mails although the message receiver has to pay the regular fee for the text message. You can just e-mail the cell phone using the following as the address for different cell phone carriers.  Please note: some carriers don’t support MMS.  Some cell phones only support text messages (SMS) not support MMS.

• Alltel: phone number@message.alltel.com
• AT&T for SMS phonenumber@txt.att.net, for MMS phonenumber@mms.att.net
• Nextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.comT-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net
• Verizon: for SMS: phonenumber@vtext.com,   for MMS: phonenumber@vzwpix.com
• Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com
• Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com
• US Cellular: phone number@email.uscc.net (SMS)  phone number@mms.uscc.net (MMS)

You can also send pictures to cell phones too, just keep in mind the file size has to be small.

To send pictures or mp3 songs, simple attaching the picture or mp3 in the e-mail and send to the cell phone using the address above according to the cell phone carrier.

In addition, you can send messages from pc to cellphone through the IM, such as MSN IM Yahoo IM etc.

For the exclusive list (please not many of them are only as a reference since I did not test them)

7-11 Speakout (USA GSM) number@cingularme.com

3 River Wireless =phonenumber@sms.3rivers.net

Advantage Communications = phonenumber@advantagepaging.com

Airtel (Karnataka, India) =phonenumber@airtelkk.com

Airtouch Pagers = phonenumber@myairmail.com

Airtouch Pagers = phonenumberr@alphapage.airtouch.com

Airtouch Pagers = phonenumberr@airtouch.net

Airtouch Pagers = phonenumberr@airtouchpaging.com

AlphNow pin@alphanow.net

Alltel = phonenumber@alltelmessage.com

Alltel PCS = phonenumber@message.alltel.com

Ameritech Paging = phonenumber@paging.acswireless.com

Ameritech Paging = phonenumber@pageapi.com

Ameritech Clearpath = phonenumber@clearpath.acswireless.com

Aql =phonenumber@text.aql.com

Arch Pagers (PageNet) = phonenumber@epage.arch.com

Arch Pagers (PageNet) = phonenumber@archwireless.net

Aruba setar = phonenumber@mas.aw

AT&T = phonenumber@mms.att.net

AT&T PCS = phonenumber@mobile.att.net

AT&T Pocketnet PCS = phonenumber@dpcs.mobile.att.net

Beepwear = phonenumber@beepwear.net

Bell Atlantic = phonenumber@message.bam.com

Bell Canada: = phonenumber@1x.bell.ca

Bell Mobility & Solo Mobile (Canada) = phonenumber@txt.bell.ca

Bell South (Blackberry) = phonenumber@bellsouthtips.com

Bell South = phonenumber@sms.bellsouth.com

Bell South = phonenumber@wireless.bellsouth.com

Bell South = phonenumber@blsdcs.net

BigRedGiant Mobile Solutions = phonenumber@tachyonsms.co.uk

Boost Mobile = phonenumber@myboostmobile.com

BPL Mobile (Mumbai, India) = phonenumber@bplmobile.com

Carolina Mobile Communications = phonenumber@cmcpaging.com

Cellcom = phonenumber@cellcom.quiktxt.com

Cellular One East Coast = phonenumber@phone.cellone.net

Cellular One South West = phonenumber@swmsg.com

Cellular One PCS = phonenumber@paging.cellone-sf.com

Cellular One = phonenumber@mobile.celloneusa.com

Cellular One = phonenumber@cellularone.txtmsg.com

Cellular One = phonenumber@cellularone.textmsg.com

Cellular One = phonenumber@cell1.textmsg.com

Cellular One = phonenumber@message.cellone-sf.com

Cellular One = phonenumber@sbcemail.com

Cellular South = phonenumber@csouth1.com

Centennial Wireless = phonenumber@myblue.com

Central Vermont Communications = phonenumber@cvcpaging.com

Cingular Wirelss = phonenumber@mycingular.textmsg.com

Cingular Wirelss = phonenumber@mobile.mycingular.com

Cingular Wirelss = phonenumber@mobile.mycingular.net

Claro (Nicaragua) = phonenumber@ideasclaro-ca.com

Clearnet = phonenumber@msg.clearnet.com

Comcast = phonenumber@comcastpcs.textmsg.com

Comcel = phonenumber@comcel.com.co

Communication Specialists = phonenumber@pageme.comspeco.net

Communication Specialist Companies pin@pager.comspeco.com

Cook Paging = phonenumber@cookmail.com

Cricket =   phonenumber@sms.mycricket.com (SMS)

CTI = phonenumber@sms.ctimovil.com.ar

Digicel Aruba = phonenumber@digitextaw.com

Digicel Curacao= phonenumber@digitextcu.com

Digicel Barbados= phonenumber@digitextbb.com

Digicel Bonaire= phonenumber@digitextbo.com

Digicel Cayman= phonenumber@digitextky.com

Digicel Grenada= phonenumber@digitextgd.com

Digicel St. Lucia= phonenumber@digitextlc.com

Digicel St. Vincent= phonenumber@digitextvc.com

Digi-Page / Page Kansas = phonenumber@page.hit.net

Einstein PCS = phonenumber@einsteinmms.com

Fido = phonenumber@fido.ca

General Communications Inc. = phonenumber@msg.gci.net

Globalstar (satellite) = phonenumber@msg.globalstarusa.co

GrayLink / Porta-Phone = phonenumber@epage.porta-phone.com

GTE = phonenumber@airmessage.net

GTE = phonenumber@gte.pagegate.net

GTE = phonenumber@messagealert.com

Helio = phonenumber@myhelio.com

Houston Cellular = phonenumber@text.houstoncellular.net

Illinois Valley Cellular = phonenumber@ivctext.com

Infopage Systems pinnumber@page.infopagesystems.com

The Indiana Paging Co last4digits@pager.tdspager.com

Iridium (satellite) = phonenumber@msg.iridium.com

i wireless = phonenumber.iws@iwspcs.net

JSM Tele-Page pinnumber@jsmtel.com

Koodo Mobile (Canada) = phonenumber@msg.koodomobile.com

Lauttamus Communication = phonenumber@e-page.net

MCI Phone = phonenumber@mci.com

MCI = phonenumber@pagemci.com

Mero Mobile (Nepal) 977number@sms.spicenepal.com

Meteor (Ireland) = phonenumber@sms.mymeteor.ie

Metrocall = phonenumber@page.metrocall.com

Metrocall 2-way = phonenumber@my2way.com

MetroPCS = phonenumber@mymetropcs.com

Mobile = phonenumber@vtext.com Arch Pagers (PageNet) = phonenumber@archwireless.net

Mobilecomm = phonenumber@mobilecomm.net

Mobitel (Sri Lanka) = phonenumber@sms.mobitel.lk

Morris Wireless = phonenumber@beepone.net

Motient = phonenumber@isp.com

Movicom = phonenumber@movimensaje.com.ar

Movistar (Colombia) = phonenumber@movistar.com.co

MTN (South Africa) = phonenumber@sms.co.za

MTS (Canada) = phonenumber@text.mtsmobility.com

Nextel = phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com

Nextel = phonenumber@page.nextel.com

Nextel (Argentina) TwoWay.11number@nextel.net.ar

Nextel = phonenumber@nextel.com.br

Ntelos = phonenumber@pcs.ntelos.com

Omnipoint = phonenumber@omnipoint.com

Omnipoint = phonenumber@omnipointpcs.com

OnlineBeep = phonenumber@onlinebeep.net

Orange Polska (Poland) 9digit@orange.pl

Pacific Bell = phonenumber@pacbellpcs.net

PageMart = phonenumber@pagemart.net

PageMart Advanced /2way = phonenumber@airmessage.net

PageMart Canada = phonenumber@pmcl.net

PageNet Canada = phonenumber@pagegate.pagenet.ca

PageOne NorthWest = phonenumber@page1nw.com

Personal (Argentina) = phonenumber@alertas.personal.com.ar

Plus GSM (Poland) +48number@text.plusgsm.pl

Primco = phonenumber@primeco@textmsg.com

President’s Choice (Canada) = phonenumber@txt.bell.ca

ProPage = phonenumber@page.propage.net

Qwest = phonenumber@qwestmp.com

RAM Page = phonenumber@ram-page.com

Rogers Wireless (Canada) = phonenumber@pcs.rogers.com

Sasktel (Canada) = phonenumber@sms.sasktel.com

Satellink = phonenumber.pageme@satellink.net

SBC Ameritech Paging = phonenumber@paging.acswireless.com

Setar Mobile email (Aruba) 297+number@mas.aw

Skytel Pagers = 7digitpinnumber@skytel.com

Skytel Pagers = phonenumber@email.skytel.com

SL Interactive (Australia) = phonenumber@slinteractive.com.au

Southern LINC = phonenumber@page.southernlinc.com

Southwestern Bell = phonenumber@email.swbw.com

Sprint = phonenumber@sprintpaging.com or phonenumber@pm.sprint.com

Sprint PCS = phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com or phonenumber@pm.sprint.com

ST Paging pin@page.stpaging.com

SunCom = phonenumber@tms.suncom.com

SunCom = phonenumber@suncom1.com

T-Mobile = phonenumber@tmomail.net

T-Mobile = phonenumber@voicestream.net

T-Mobile (Austria) = phonenumber@sms.t-mobile.at

T-Mobile (UK) = phonenumber@t-mobile.uk.net

Telus Mobility (Canada) = phonenumber@msg.telus.com

Teletouch = phonenumber@pageme.teletouch.com

Thumb Cellular = phonenumber@sms.thumbcellular.com

Tigo (Formerly Ola) = phonenumber@sms.tigo.com.co

Tracfone (prepaid) = phonenumber@mmst5.tracfone.com

TSR Wireless = phonenumber@alphame.com

TSR Wireless = phonenumber@beep.com

Unicel = phonenumber@utext.com

US Cellular = phonenumber@email.uscc.net

US West = phonenumber@uswestdatamail.com

Virgin Mobile (Canada) = phonenumber@vmobile.ca

Verizon Pagers = phonenumber@myairmail.com

Verizon PCS = phonenumber@vtext.com

Verizon PCS = phonenumber@myvzw.com

Vodacom (South Africa) = phonenumber@voda.co.za

VoiceStream / T-Mobile = phonenumber@voicestream.net

WebLink Wiereless = phonenumber@airmessage.net

WebLink Wiereless = phonenumber@pagemart.net

Wyndtell = phonenumber@wyndtell.com

YCC = phonenumber@sms.ycc.ru

MobiPCS (Hawaii only) = phonenumber@mobipcs.ne

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How to back up / transfer your cell phone address book