How to Text from Gmail

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get the information you need.

   In order to email a text, you'll need two pieces of information: the recipient's full phone number (10 digits for the US) and their phone carrier (AT&T, Verizon, TMobile, etc.)., Log on to your Gmail account. , Click "Compose Mail" to start a new message. , Write out the full 10 digit phone number in the address bar. , Follow the phone number with the SMS gateway listing (the "domain name" for the carrier which reroutes the message).
   
   It should come out looking something like "[email protected]" or "[email protected]".
   
   The most common SMS gateway listings are:
   Verizon: @vtext.com TMobile: @tmomail.net AT&T: @txt.att.net Pinger: @mobile.pinger.com Sprint: @page.nextel.com (Credo worked via sprint using @messaging.sprintpcs.com ) Cricket: @sms.cricketwireless.net , Enter your message as normal and click send when you're done.
   
   Your SMS will be sent to the phone number you entered.
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   Step 2: Log in and open your email.

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   Step 3: Start a new email.

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   Step 4: Enter their phone number.

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   Step 5: Fill out the carrier info.

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   Step 6: Write your message.

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