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Send a Text Message

If you have my mobile phone number, then you already have access to my "personal mobile mailbox." In fact, you can reach me with a near-instant SMS one-way text message. What's the procedure? You create and send a very brief (160 character maximum, including subject) plain text message from your current e-mail account on any personal computer -- it's really that simple!

Fact: Short Message Service (SMS) is often enabled on even the most basic cell phone service plans (check with your mobile service provider). Here's the address format to send an SMS message via e-mail, if your recipient uses a major U.S. wireless carrier. Note, include a callback phone number, if you need a reply.

Carrier
AT&T TenDigitNumber@mobile.att.net
Cingular TenDigitNumber@mobile.mycingular.com
Nextel TenDigitNumber@page.nextel.com
Sprint TenDigitNumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com
T-Mobile TenDigitNumber@tmomail.net
Verizon TenDigitNumber@vtext.com











Application Tips: You can send one-way text messages to multiple SMS recipients by creating an "e-mail distribution list" of mobile phone e-mail addresses from within MS Outlook. Therefore, you can quickly send your own broadcast "mobile group alert" messages. If you prefer, you may also send SMS text messages from your Instant Messaging client software (like AIM). Just imagine the potential for creative business-related applications!

Visit the Mobile Data Association's text.it campaign site for details on UK market adoption results, multimedia messaging and mobile Internet applications.

You can also choose to receive personalized and timely event-driven information that's regularly delivered to your mobile phone as an SMS text message. It's easy to configure and control, and each of the following free online services offers useful content for both consumer and business related applications -- such as, news, sports, travel, local weather and traffic reports, stocks and auction data, plus you may also set-up custom e-mail filter alerts for your incoming messages, or reminders of upcoming events in your own personal calendar.

AOL Mobile | MSN Mobile | Yahoo Mobile | Google Mobile

Important Note: You typically don't need to use a mobile phone's web micro browser to view SMS text messages, and you don't need to subscribe to your provider's WAP-based web access. Also, never include mobile phone numbers on your web site, since this may result in unsolicited SMS spam e-mail messages.