How to send free text or SMS messages online or from a computer

Updated: 02/07/2022 by Computer Hope

Several online services that lets you send free SMS or text messages to a cell phone using your computer. Below is a short list of services we suggest. Each of these services do not require you to register or download any software. Realize that while sending a text message with these services is free, receiving them may not be free.

Free services for all carriers

Note

These free services are for sending a text message to another person. You cannot receive a text message from another person with these services.

Specific cell phone carriers

The following is a listing of all the major cell phone carriers e-mail addresses, which can be utilized to send SMS messages over e-mail. For example, if you had a friend with the cell phone number 555-123-4567 and AT&T as their carrier, you could text them by sending an e-mail to 5551234567@txt.att.net.

Tip

You can attach a picture to an SMS message, the same way you would attach a picture to a regular e-mail message.

3 River Wireless - 5551234567@sms.3rivers.net
Alltel - 5551234567@message.alltel.com
AT&T - 5551234567@txt.att.net
ACS Wireless - 5551234567@paging.acswireless.com
Bell Canada - 5551234567@txt.bellmobility.ca
Bell Mobility (Canada) - 5551234567@txt.bell.ca
Bell Mobility - 5551234567@txt.bellmobility.ca
Blue Sky Frog - 5551234567@blueskyfrog.com
Bluegrass Cellular - 5551234567@sms.bluecell.com
Boost Mobile - 5551234567@myboostmobile.com
BPL Mobile - 5551234567@bplmobile.com
Carolina West Wireless - 10digit10digitnumber@cwwsms.com
Cellular One - 5551234567@mobile.celloneusa.com
Cellular South - 5551234567@csouth1.com
Centennial Wireless - 5551234567@cwemail.com
CenturyTel - 5551234567@messaging.centurytel.net
Cingular - 5551234567@txt.att.net
Clearnet - 5551234567@msg.clearnet.com
Comcast - 5551234567@comcastpcs.textmsg.com
Corr Wireless Communications - 5551234567@corrwireless.net
Dobson - 5551234567@mobile.dobson.net
Edge Wireless - 5551234567@sms.edgewireless.com
Fido - 5551234567@fido.ca
Golden Telecom - 5551234567@sms.goldentele.com
Helio - 5551234567@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Houston Cellular - 5551234567@text.houstoncellular.net
Illinois Valley Cellular - 5551234567@ivctext.com
Inland Cellular Telephone - 5551234567@inlandlink.com
Idea Cellular - 5551234567@ideacellular.net
MCI - 5551234567@pagemci.com
Metrocall - 5551234567@page.metrocall.com
Metrocall 2-way - 5551234567@my2way.com
Metro PCS - 5551234567@mymetropcs.com
Microcell - 5551234567@fido.ca
Midwest Wireless - 5551234567@clearlydigital.com
Mobilcomm - 5551234567@mobilecomm.net
MTS - 5551234567@text.mtsmobility.com
Nextel - 5551234567@messaging.nextel.com
OnlineBeep - 5551234567@onlinebeep.net
President's Choice - 5551234567@txt.bell.ca
Public Service Cellular - 5551234567@sms.pscel.com
PCS One - 5551234567@pcsone.net
Qwest - 5551234567@qwestmp.com
Rogers Canada - 5551234567@pcs.rogers.com
Rogers AT&T Wireless - 5551234567@pcs.rogers.com
Satellink - 5551234567.pageme@satellink.net
Southwestern Bell - 5551234567@email.swbw.com
Sprint - 5551234567@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Sumcom - 5551234567@tms.suncom.com
Surewest Communicaitons - 5551234567@mobile.surewest.com
Sumcom - 5551234567@tms.suncom.com
Sprint - 5551234567@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Solo Mobile - 5551234567@txt.bell.ca
Surewest Communicaitons - 5551234567@mobile.surewest.com
T-Mobile - 5551234567@tmomail.net
Tracfone - 5551234567@txt.att.net
Telus - 5551234567@msg.telus.com
Triton - 5551234567@tms.suncom.com
Unicel - 5551234567@utext.com
US Cellular - 5551234567@email.uscc.net
US West - 5551234567@uswestdatamail.com
Virgin Mobile - 5551234567@vmobl.com
Virgin Mobile Canada - 5551234567@vmobile.ca
Verizon - 5551234567@vtext.com
Western Wireless - 5551234567@cellularonewest.com
West Central Wireless - 5551234567@sms.wcc.net

These are some free services available on the Internet. If you cannot get any of the previous ones to work or are looking for more, open a search for additional services.