How to Send Text Messages as Emails Using Your Computer

1. Learn the special email address domain that the wireless provider requires, such as typing the cell number of a Verizon Wireless phone number into the 'To:' area of your email and adding the extension '@vtext.com' after the cell number for a text-only message. Other leading providers include:AT&T: phonenumber@txt.att.netSprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.comT-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.netVisit the website of the wireless provider you are emailing to identify the extension. Use sites such as www.FoneFinder.net to learn who the cellphone provider is of someone you are blindly emailing.
2. Compose the text of your email using an email client, such as Outlook Express or Hotmail. Minimize the size of the text message the phone will receive, considering the potential 160-character limit. Determine how many characters you have used by copying and pasting the text into a word processing program, such as Microsoft Word, that will count your letters, characters and spaces for you.
3. Click 'Send.' Verify the email has shown up on the receiving phone and the format it arrived in, such as a complete message, a partial message or a message divided into groups. Use this reference point for future communication to that particular phone.