How to send an email to text

Sending an email as a text message is mostly like sending a normal email. Here’s how it works:

1. Write your email as usual in your preferred email client.
2. In the “To” field, enter the ten-digit phone number of the intended recipient, followed by “@” and the gateway domain of the recipient’s mobile provider. That is “1234567890@gatewaydomain.com.” You can find a list of common gateway domains below.
3. Hit Send. The rest of the process is automatic.

The gateway domain is what you’ll put after the phone number and “@” in the “To” field. There are two types of gateway domains. SMS gateways let you send emails as plain text messages, while MMS gateways let you include images and other forms of media.

In the table below, you’ll find a list of major US mobile providers and their respective gateway domains. If you don’t know the gateway domain of a mobile provider, you can look it up on a service like freecarrierlookup.com. Simply enter the phone number you wish to send an email as a text message to, and you’ll get the gateway domain.

Note that if you’re trying to send emails as text messages to a virtual provider like Boost, Cricket Wireless, Republic Wireless, Straight Talk, Ting, or Tracfone number, you might have to use the gateway domain of whichever major carrier they rely on to provide service. You can see them in the table below.

It’s even easier to send a text to an email address. Here’s how:

1. Compose your text message as usual.
2. In the “To” field, enter the email address of your intended recipient.
3. Hit Send. The rest of the process is automatic.

Note that depending on your provider, it may automatically insert a graphic in the signature field or indicate that the message was sent via text.

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