Many small businesses use email as well as text messaging to communicate. ... A more convenient method is to forward the email straight from your computer to the recipient's cell phone as a text message. Most mobile carriers make this process as easy as forwarding any other email.
How do you get your email to text you?
- 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 (listed above). ...
- Fill in the subject line, and compose your message.
Here's how to send a text 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 (listed above). ... Once you click send, the recipient will receive a text message.
Your SMS address is the email address associated with your cell phone and is determined using your mobile phone number and mobile service provider. For example, if your mobile phone number is 555-123-4567 and your mobile service provider is AT&T, your SMS address would be 5551234567@txt.att.net.