How to Send Emails to Net10 Cell Phones

1. Locate the Net10 provider network for the email recipient. The second half of the email address to any cell phone is the provider network address. Therefore, you must locate which provider the Net10 customer is using. Free services such as FoneFinder.net and TelcoData.us (see Resources) allow you to insert a cell phone area code and the phone number prefix to determine which network services the Net10 customer.
2. Format the SMS address. After you find out which network the Net10 recipient is using, format the address into the SMS-compatible format. SMS stands for Short Message Service, and each network has its own format. For example, the SMS format for a phone on the AT&T network is @txt.att.net. Similarly, the SMS for the Verizon network is @vtext.com. For a complete listing of the SMS format for each cell phone carrier, visit the About Prepaid Cell Phones website (see Resources).
3. Insert the recipient phone number. Now that you have the SMS format, insert the recipient's Net10 area code and phone number before the network SMS address in the 'To' field in your email software. For example, sending an email to a Net10 customer using the Verizon network would look something like this: 2121234567@vtext.com.
4. Limit the email to 160 characters. Similar to text messages, the Net10 recipient can only receive messages with a maximum of 160 characters. Remember SMS means Short Message Service, and short is defined as 160 characters or less.