Many mobile telephone companies provide allow sending of SMS messages to handsets by email, although most do not publicise this capability. Any email sent to these specially formatted email addresses are forwarded directly to your mobile device. In effect this service gives you free SMS messaging from PC to mobile phone.

This can be useful for monitoring long running processes to notify a mobile device on completion.

It can take time to get this information direct from your mobile provider, so we’ve compiled a database of all known SMS Email addresses used by the major international networks below.

Method

Find your provider in the list below (or the more comprehensive Wikipedia listings). Replace the n with your own mobile number. If a leading zero is shown use your national number, otherwise use the international formatted version.

Australia

• T-Mobile/Optus Zoo: 0n@optusmobile.com.au

Austria

• T-Mobile: 43676n@sms.t-mobile.at

Bulgaria

• MteL: n@sms.mtel.net
• Globul: n@sms.globul.bg

Canada

• Aliant: n@wirefree.informe.ca
• Bell Mobility: n@txt.bellmobility.ca
• Fido: n@fido.ca
• MTS Mobility: n@text.mtsmobility.com
• Rogers Wireless: n@pcs.rogers.com
• Saskell Mobility: n@pcs.sasktelmobility.com
• Telus: n@msg.telus.com
• Virgin Mobile: n@vmobile.ca
• President’s Choice: n@mobiletxt.ca

Germany

• T-Mobile: 0n@t-d1-sms.de
• Vodafone: 0n@vodafone-sms.de
• O2: 0n@o2online.de
• E-Plus: 0n@smsmail.eplus.de

Iceland

• OgVodafone: n@sms.is
• Siminn: n@box.is

India

• Andhra Pradesh AirTel: 91n@airtelap.com
• Andhra Pradesh Idea Cellular: 9848n@ideacellular.net
• Chennai Skycell / Airtel: 919840n@airtelchennai.com
• Chennai RPG Cellular: 9841n@rpgmail.net
• Delhi Airtel: 919810n@airtelmail.com
• Delhi Hutch: 9811n@delhi.hutch.co.in
• Gujarat Idea Cellular: 9824n@ideacellular.net
• Gujarat Airtel: 919898n@airtelmail.com
• Gujarat Celforce / Fascel: 9825n@celforce.com
• Goa Airtel: 919890n@airtelmail.com
• Goa BPL Mobile: 9823n@bplmobile.com
• Goa Idea Cellular: 9822n@ideacellular.net
• Haryana Airtel: 919896n@airtelmail.com
• Haryana Escotel: 9812n@escotelmobile.com
• Himachal Pradesh Airtel: 919816n@airtelmail.com
• Karnataka Airtel: 919845n@airtelkk.com
• Kerala Airtel: 919895n@airtelkerala.com
• Kerala Escotel: 9847n@escotelmobile.com
• Kerala BPL Mobile: 9846n@bplmobile.com
• Kolkata Airtel: 919831n@airtelkol.com
• Madhya Pradesh Airtel: 919893n@airtelmail.com
• Maharashtra Airtel: 919890n@airtelmail.com
• Maharashtra BPL Mobile: 9823n@bplmobile.com
• Maharashtra Idea Cellular: 9822n@ideacellular.net
• Mumbai Airtel: 919892n@airtelmail.com
• Mumbai BPL Mobile: 9821n@bplmobile.com
• Punjab Airtel: 919815n@airtelmail.com
• Pondicherry BPL Mobile: 9843n@bplmobile.com
• Tamil Nadu Airtel: 919894n@airtelmail.com
• Tamil Nadu BPL Mobile: 919843n@bplmobile.com
• Tamil Nadu Aircel: 9842n@airsms.com
• Uttar Pradesh West Escotel: 9837n@escotelmobile.com

Ireland

• Meteor: n@sms.mymeteor.ie
• Meteor MMS: n@mms.mymeteor.ie

Italy

• TIM: 0n@timnet.com
• Vodafone: 3**n@sms.vodafone.it

Japan

• AU by KDDI: n@ezweb.ne.jp
• NTT DoCoMo: n@docomo.ne.jp
• Vodafone Chuugoku/Western: n@n.vodafone.ne.jp
• Vodafone Hokkaido: n@d.vodafone.ne.jp
• Vodafone Hokuriko/Central North: n@r.vodafone.ne.jp
• Vodafone Kansai/West, including Osaka: n@k.vodafone.ne.jp
• Vodafone Kanto/Koushin/East, including Tokyo: n@t.vodafone.ne.jp
• Vodafone Kyuushu/Okinawa: n@q.vodafone.ne.jp
• Vodafone Shikoku: n@s.vodafone.ne.jp
• Vodafone Touhoku/Niigata/North: n@h.vodafone.ne.jp
• Vodafone Toukai/Central: n@c.vodafone.ne.jp
• Willcom: n@pdx.ne.jp
• Willcom di: n@di.pdx.ne.jp
• Willcom dj: n@dj.pdx.ne.jp
• Willcom dk: n@dk.pdx.ne.jp

Netherlands

• T-Mobile: 31n@gin.nl
• Orange: 0n@sms.orange.nl

Singapore

• M1: n@m1.com.sg

South Africa

• Vodacom: n@voda.co.za

Spain

• Telefonica Movistar: 0n@movistar.net
• Vodafone: 0n@vodafone.es

Sweden

• Tele2: 0n@sms.tele2.se

United States

• Teleflip: n@teleflip.com
• Alltel: n@message.alltel.com
• Ameritech: n@paging.acswireless.com
• ATT Wireless: n@txt.att.net
• Bellsouth: n@bellsouth.cl
• Boost: n@myboostmobile.com
• CellularOne: n@mobile.celloneusa.com
• CellularOne MMS: n@mms.uscc.net
• Cingular: 1n@mobile.mycingular.com
• Edge Wireless: n@sms.edgewireless.com
• Sprint PCS: n@messaging.sprintpcs.com
• T-Mobile: n@tmomail.net
• Metro PCS: n@mymetropcs.com
• Nextel: n@messaging.nextel.com
• O2: n@mobile.celloneusa.com
• Orange: n@mobile.celloneusa.com
• Qwest: n@qwestmp.com
• Rogers Wireless: n@pcs.rogers.com
• Telus Mobility: n@msg.telus.com
• US Cellular: n@email.uscc.net
• Verizon: n@vtext.com
• Virgin Mobile: n@vmobl.com

United Kingdom

• O2 #1: 44n@mobile.celloneusa.com
• O2 #2: 44n@mmail.co.uk
• Orange: 0n@orange.net
• T-Mobile: 0n@t-mobile.uk.net
• Virgin Mobile: 0n@vxtras.com
• Vodafone: 0n@vodafone.net

This list is referenced by Wikipedia which hosts a more complete and updated list.

Send a test message to the email address. You should either receive the email as an SMS or a delivery failure report from the mobile provider.

Make the message short and avoid adding signatures etc. to the outgoing email or you will receive multiple useless messages.

Some providers require activation before allowing this service to avoid spam.

Standard customer service operators often have no knowledge of the service so you may need to ask to speak to the helpdesk/tech staff - however perserverance and you will usually get the information you need, or at least a confirmed “No.”

If you receive a failure report try various combinations of the phone number formatting (ommitting zeros, international format, etc.) to see if any work.

If it is not working, try contacting your provider to see if there are any additional activation steps required and for help on appropriate formatting for the number/email address.

If you receive updated information from the provider please drop a note in the comments below and we’ll update our listing.