You need to know what carrier his phone is using. The character limits in the article below may not still be true, the only way to know is to try it. Alan Lemly has researched this and so I copied below what he had sent:
Sending Text Messages from an Email client It is possible to send text messages using your email client on your computer. The messages can be plain text messages also known as SMS which stands for Short Message Service. SMS messages are usually limited to 160 characters when sent using a mobile device but might be limited to 140 characters when sent via a computer's email client. This also might depend on the recipient's service provider but I have not fully researched the limitation. Messages with pictures or without limitation on length can also be sent via a computer's email client. These messages are called iMessages in the iOS world or mms messages in general. MMS stands for Multimedia Message Service. Wikipedia has a good article explaining MMS at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_Messaging_Service This page has a good discussion of MMS and SMS with a table that succinctly compares them: http://www.diffen.com/difference/MMS_vs_SMS The format of the sent to address governs which type of message is sent and varies for each provider. The format begins with the 10-digit mobile phone number of the recipient followed by the @ sign for all providers. What follows the @ sign varies depending on the message format and the provider. Those are provided below for the four major US mobile service providers. AT&T SMS email address: [email protected] MMS email address: [email protected] Consumer Cellular uses the same codes as AT&T. Verizon SMS email address: [email protected] MMS email address: [email protected] Sprint SMS email address: [email protected] MMS email address: [email protected] T-Mobile SMS email address: [email protected] MMS email address: [email protected] T-Mobile is the only provider of those listed above that uses the same address for SMS and MMS messages. Apparently, its servers analyze the message and format it accordingly on receipt. Richard, USA "INTROVERTS UNITE ... SEPARATELY IN YOUR OWN HOMES" -- as seen on a T-shirt with a power fist raised My web site: https://www.turner42.com -----Original Message----- From: 'Curtis Delzer' via VIPhone <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2024 12:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: send to phone from PC I wish it to go to his text "messaging" app, thanks. On 9/28/2024 11:25 AM, Marty Hutchings wrote: > If you have your son's email address, you can use your PC to send a > message to his phone if he has set up an email account on his phone. > > Marty Hutchings > > On 9/28/2024 1:04 PM, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone wrote: >> I've read your message several times, and have no idea what you are >> trying to do. >> You have your son's iPhone, is that right? >> You are wanting to use his iPhone to send an email to him? >> Am I reading that correctly? >> >> Have you ever used an iPhone? >> >> >> >> Richard, USA >> "INTROVERTS UNITE ... >> SEPARATELY IN YOUR OWN HOMES" >> -- as seen on a T-shirt with a power fist raised >> >> My web site: https://www.turner42.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: 'Curtis Delzer' via VIPhone <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2024 10:31 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: send to phone from PC >> >> I wish to send email to my son with his iPhone, so how do I do that >> from my PC? >> >> Please help! >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V >> iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list >> itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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