How to send an SMS to a mobile number through Gmail

In order too send a text from Gmail, you'll need two pieces of information:

• The recipient's full phone number (10 digits for the US)
• The recipient phone carrier (AT&T, Verizon, TMobile, etc.).

Follow the steps below to send text:

1. Sign in to Gmail account at gmail.com
2. Click Compose on the left side of your screen to create a new message
3. Enter the phone number in the to: field (full 10 digit number for US) followed by the SMS gateway listing (the “domain name” for the carrier). For example [email protected].
4. Write your message
5. Click Send and your SMS will be sent to the phone number you entered

Common SMS gateway listings are:

• Verizon: @http://vtext.com
• TMobile: @http://tmomail.net
• AT&T: @http://txt.att.net
• Pinger: @http://mobile.pinger.com
• Sprint: @http://page.nextel.com (Credo worked via sprint using @http://messaging.sprintpcs.com )
• Cricket: @Cell Phones, Plans & Service: Prepaid, No Annual Contract

This link will give you a list of common Mail-to-SMS Gateway listings.