Table C-1 is a small collection of email addresses that are reported to send text messages. The intent is not to provide a comprehensive list but to publish a few of the more popular carriers and their formats as of this book’s publication. If you don’t see the carrier you need listed here, don’t fret; instead contact the carrier to ask if it supports an SMS email gateway. The carrier’s customer service department should be able to help if you have questions.
You’ll want to show restraint when sending SMS messages or clarify what your client wishes to receive. SMS clients generally send forward all text messages to their intended recipient. Uninvited or too frequent SMS messages can be beyond annoying to the person receiving them. In addition, special charges (or international fees) may apply to the use of these services. Contact the individual service provider for more information regarding charges.
Table C-1. A Sampling of SMS Email Addresses
Wireless Carrier | Text Message Email Address |
|---|---|
Alltel | |
Bell Mobility (Canada) | |
Boost | |
Cingular (Prepaid) | |
Cingular (GoPhone Prepaid) | |
Cleartalk Wireless | |
Edge Wireless | |
Goa Airtel | |
Goa BPL Mobile | |
Goa Idea Cellular | |
Movistar (Argentina) | |
Movistar (Colombia) | |
Movistar (Spain) | |
Nextel | |
Nextel (Mexico) | |
O2 (Germany) | |
O2 (UK) | |
O2 (USA) | |
Orange (Netherlands) | |
Orange (UK) | |
Qualcomm | |
Sprint PCS | |
SunCom | |
SureWest Communications | |
T-Mobile (USA) | |
T-Mobile (Germany) | |
T-Mobile (UK) | |
Verizon Wireless | |
Virgin Mobile (Canada) | |
Virgin Mobile (USA) | |
Vodafone (South Africa) | |
Vodafone (Germany) | |
Vodafone (Italy) | |
Vodafone (Japan: Chuugoku/Western) | |
Vodafone (Japan: Hokkaido) | |
Vodafone (Japan: Hokuriko/Central North) | |
Vodafone (Japan: Kansai/West, including Osaka) | |
Vodafone (Japan: Kanto/Koushin/East, Tokyo) | |
Vodafone (Japan: Kyuushu/Okinawa) | |
Vodafone (Japan: Skikoku) | |
Vodafone (Japan: Touhoku/Niigata/North) | |
Vodafone (Spain) |