So if you wanted to go to his text messaging app, we have to know which carrier he uses, so that we can give you the correct address. It will be a list of numbers and then at att.net or something along the like. So it all depends on which carrier he uses.
> On Sep 28, 2024, at 2:30 PM, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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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