Re: texst to a landline

On 1/5/25 12:32 PM, Newyana2 wrote:

On 1/5/2025 3:25 PM, The Real Bev wrote:

I've never been able to receive text messages on my Ooma VOIP number, but I thought it might be interesting to try to send one.  My question: How does one do that?  Email to the phone number?  Nope.  "Messages" tried but failed.
 Anything?

Sorry, I wasn't clear.  I wanted to try sending a text message from my cell TO my Ooma VOIP number.  I'll try emailing ###@ooma.com and see what happens.

You can. These should be up to date:

Thanks, this is useful information.

AT&T: number@txt.att.net
Qwest: number@qwestmp.com
T-Mobile: number@tmomail.net
Verizon: number@vtext.com
Sprint: number@messaging.sprintpcs.com or number@pm.sprint.com
Virgin Mobile: number@vmobl.com
Nextel: number@messaging.nextel.com
Alltel: number@message.alltel.com
Metro PCS: number@mymetropcs.com
Powertel: number@ptel.com
Boost Mobile: number@myboostmobile.com
Suncom: number@tms.suncom.com
Tracfone: number@mmst5.tracfone.com
U.S. Cellular: number@email.uscc.net
     You just send an email to their phone number. The trick is
that you need to know their provider. The other catch is that
they'll have to send an email to respond to you. Confusing.
Probably most people wouldn't know how to handle it.
    So it's like 1234567890@vtext.com Hopefully the recipient
knows it's a joke and knows that you can't receive a text
in return. I don't know how they see the sender identified.

I've emailed to my grandspawn ###@att.net with my computer. It shows 'sent from' my email address, and she's replied to me.
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Cheers, Bev
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