Cellular carriers provide a service that many people are unaware of;
— The ability to send E-mail to a cell phone!!..
In other words, this is how to send a Text Message from e-mail.
Carriers assign an e-mail address to each phone number utilizing a format that is specific to each carrier.
Using this format you can compose e-mail or text messages with Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo Mail, AOL, Gmail or other e-mail programs and easily send your e-mail message to the cell phone of a person or a group of people.
Send E-mail to Cell Phone – Benefits:
E-mail to text functionality may appeal to someone who does not have a full QWERTY keyboard on their phone but is frequently in front of a computer.
Typing on a standard keyboard and sending a message from an e-mail program can have some efficiency pluses over many mobile phones.
Using e-mail to reach mobile phones is also great for people who need to send text messages to a group of people.