Ever wanted to send a cool picture you’ve snapped with your iPhone as a text message? Well, too bad, MMS is currently not supported with the iPhone. Hold on though–there is a workaround. It involves emailing the picture with your iPhone to your target’s phone number. Here’s how.
Believe it or not, every cell phone number has an email address. To get that address, check the list of email addresses below for various wireless companies. Or, have a friend send you an MMS to your email address. Access the email message on your iPhone and check out the “From:” field. That is your friend’s cell phone’s email address. Emailing a picture to that address will show up as an MMS on their phone. You can add that address to your contacts. Voila, you can now send MMS messages to your friend’s phone.
Just make sure your friend’s phone can receive MMS messages (ie, you can’t email the MMS to an iPhone).
*Update* There have been a mix of successes and failures using this method. Please ad your details to the comments below so we know which addresses work and don’t work.
These addresses are for US-based carriers. The Xs are the 10 digit phone number:
Alltel = xxxxxxxxxx@message.alltel.com
Amp’d Mobile = xxxxxxxxxx@vtext.com
AT&T = xxxxxxxxxx@mms.att.net
Boost Mobile = xxxxxxxxxx@myboostmobile.com
Cingular (AT&T) = xxxxxxxxxx@mms.mycingular.com
Einstein PCS = xxxxxxxxxx@einsteinmms.com
Nextel = xxxxxxxxxx@messaging.nextel.com
Sprint = xxxxxxxxxx@messaging.sprintpcs.com or xxxxxxxxxx@pm.sprint.com
T-Mobile = xxxxxxxxxx@tmomail.net
US Cellular = xxxxxxxxxx@mms.uscc.net
Verizon Wireless = xxxxxxxxxx@vzwpix.com
Virgin Mobile = xxxxxxxxxx@vmobl.com
*Update* Here are some more addresses.
3 River Wireless = xxxxxxxxxx@sms.3rivers.net
Advantage Communications = xxxxxxxxxx@advantagepaging.com
Airtouch Pagers = xxxxxxxxxx@myairmail.com
Airtouch Pagers = xxxxxxxxxxr@alphapage.airtouch.com
Airtouch Pagers = xxxxxxxxxxr@airtouch.net
Airtouch Pagers = xxxxxxxxxxr@airtouchpaging.com
AlphNow pin@alphanow.net
Alltel = xxxxxxxxxx@alltelmessage.com
Alltel PCS = xxxxxxxxxx@message.alltel.com
Ameritech Paging = xxxxxxxxxx@paging.acswireless.com
Ameritech Paging = xxxxxxxxxx@pageapi.com
Ameritech Clearpath = xxxxxxxxxx@clearpath.acswireless.com
Amp’d Mobile = xxxxxxxxxx@vtext.com Arch Pagers (PageNet) = xxxxxxxxxx@archwireless.net
Arch Pagers (PageNet) = xxxxxxxxxx@epage.arch.com
Arch Pagers (PageNet) = xxxxxxxxxx@archwireless.net
AT&T PCS = xxxxxxxxxx@mobile.att.net
AT&T Pocketnet PCS = xxxxxxxxxx@dpcs.mobile.att.net
Beepwear = xxxxxxxxxx@beepwear.net
Bell Atlantic = xxxxxxxxxx@message.bam.com
Bell South (Blackberry) = number@bellsouthtips.com
Bell South = xxxxxxxxxx@sms.bellsouth.com
Bell South = xxxxxxxxxx@wireless.bellsouth.com
Bell South = xxxxxxxxxx@blsdcs.net
Carolina Mobile Communications = xxxxxxxxxx@cmcpaging.com
Cellular One East Coast = xxxxxxxxxx@phone.cellone.net
Cellular One South West = xxxxxxxxxx@swmsg.com
Cellular One PCS = xxxxxxxxxx@paging.cellone-sf.com
Cellular One = xxxxxxxxxx@mobile.celloneusa.com
Cellular One = xxxxxxxxxx@cellularone.txtmsg.com
Cellular One = xxxxxxxxxx@cellularone.textmsg.com
Cellular One = xxxxxxxxxx@cell1.textmsg.com
Cellular One = xxxxxxxxxx@message.cellone-sf.com
Cellular One = xxxxxxxxxx@sbcemail.com
Cellular South = xxxxxxxxxx@csouth1.com
Central Vermont Communications = xxxxxxxxxx@cvcpaging.com
Cingular Wirelss = xxxxxxxxxx@mycingular.textmsg.com
Cingular Wirelss = xxxxxxxxxx@mobile.mycingular.com
Cingular Wirelss = xxxxxxxxxx@mobile.mycingular.net
Clearnet = xxxxxxxxxx@msg.clearnet.com
Comcast = xxxxxxxxxx@comcastpcs.textmsg.com
Communication Specialists = xxxxxxxxxx@pageme.comspeco.net
Communication Specialist Companies pin@pager.comspeco.com
Cook Paging = xxxxxxxxxx@cookmail.com
Digi-Page / Page Kansas = xxxxxxxxxx@page.hit.net
GrayLink / Porta-Phone = xxxxxxxxxx@epage.porta-phone.com
GTE = xxxxxxxxxx@airmessage.net
GTE = xxxxxxxxxx@gte.pagegate.net
GTE = xxxxxxxxxx@messagealert.com
Houston Cellular = xxxxxxxxxx@text.houstoncellular.net
Infopage Systems pinnumber@page.infopagesystems.com
The Indiana Paging Co last4digits@pager.tdspager.com
JSM Tele-Page pinnumber@jsmtel.com
Lauttamus Communication = xxxxxxxxxx@e-page.net
MCI Phone = xxxxxxxxxx@mci.com
MCI = xxxxxxxxxx@pagemci.com
Metrocall = xxxxxxxxxx@page.metrocall.com
Metrocall 2-way = xxxxxxxxxx@my2way.com
Mobilecomm = xxxxxxxxxx@mobilecomm.net
Morris Wireless = xxxxxxxxxx@beepone.net
Motient = xxxxxxxxxx@isp.com
Nextel = xxxxxxxxxx@messaging.nextel.com
Nextel = xxxxxxxxxx@page.nextel.com
Nextel = xxxxxxxxxx@nextel.com.br
Ntelos = xxxxxxxxxx@pcs.ntelos.com
Omnipoint = xxxxxxxxxx@omnipoint.com
Omnipoint = xxxxxxxxxx@omnipointpcs.com
OnlineBeep = xxxxxxxxxx@onlinebeep.net
Pacific Bell = xxxxxxxxxx@pacbellpcs.net
PageMart = xxxxxxxxxx@pagemart.net
PageMart Advanced /2way = xxxxxxxxxx@airmessage.net
PageMart Canada = xxxxxxxxxx@pmcl.net
PageNet Canada = xxxxxxxxxx@pagegate.pagenet.ca
PageOne NorthWest = xxxxxxxxxx@page1nw.com
Primco = xxxxxxxxxx@primeco@textmsg.com
ProPage = xxxxxxxxxx@page.propage.net
Qwest = xxxxxxxxxx@qwestmp.com
RAM Page = xxxxxxxxxx@ram-page.com
Rogers Canada = xxxxxxxxxx@pcs.rogers.com
Satellink = xxxxxxxxxx.pageme@satellink.net
SBC Ameritech Paging = xxxxxxxxxx@paging.acswireless.com
Skytel Pagers = 7digitpinnumber@skytel.com
Skytel Pagers = xxxxxxxxxx@email.skytel.com
Southern LINC = xxxxxxxxxx@page.southernlinc.com
Southwestern Bell = xxxxxxxxxx@email.swbw.com
Sprint = xxxxxxxxxx@sprintpaging.com or phonenumber@pm.sprint.com
Sprint PCS = xxxxxxxxxx@messaging.sprintpcs.com or phonenumber@pm.sprint.com
ST Paging pin@page.stpaging.com
SunCom = xxxxxxxxxx@tms.suncom.com
SunCom = xxxxxxxxxx@suncom1.com
T-Mobile = xxxxxxxxxx@tmomail.net
T-Mobile = xxxxxxxxxx@voicestream.net
Teletouch = xxxxxxxxxx@pageme.teletouch.com
TSR Wireless = xxxxxxxxxx@alphame.com
TSR Wireless = xxxxxxxxxx@beep.com
US Cellular = xxxxxxxxxx@email.uscc.net
US West = xxxxxxxxxx@uswestdatamail.com
Verizon Pagers = xxxxxxxxxx@myairmail.com
Verizon PCS = xxxxxxxxxx@vtext.com
Verizon PCS = xxxxxxxxxx@myvzw.com
VoiceStream / T-Mobile = xxxxxxxxxx@voicestream.net
WebLink Wiereless = xxxxxxxxxx@airmessage.net
WebLink Wiereless = xxxxxxxxxx@pagemart.net
Wyndtell = xxxxxxxxxx@wyndtell.com
And some non-US carriers:
Aruba setar = xxxxxxxxxx@mas.aw
Bell Canada: xxxxxxxxxx@1x.bell.ca
Cellcom = xxxxxxxxxx@cellcom.quiktxt.com
Digicel Aruba = xxxxxxxxxx@digitextaw.com
Digicel Curacao= xxxxxxxxxx@digitextcu.com
Digicel Barbados= xxxxxxxxxx@digitextbb.com
Digicel Bonaire= xxxxxxxxxx@digitextbo.com
Digicel Cayman= xxxxxxxxxx@digitextky.com
Digicel Grenada= xxxxxxxxxx@digitextgd.com
Digicel St. Lucia= xxxxxxxxxx@digitextlc.com
Digicel St. Vincent= xxxxxxxxxx@digitextvc.com
Fido = xxxxxxxxxx@fido.ca
Rogers Wireless (Canada) = xxxxxxxxxx@pcs.rogers.com
Suncom = xxxxxxxxxx@tms.suncom.com
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40 Comments
Sweet. Nice find!
I tried this and it doesn’t work
I thought of this way “around” the MMS pic drama, and none of my friends received the pic texts. Massive fail.
I tried Verizon, got a couple error messages sent back over email after a couple hours.
this only seems to work for people who have att, otherwise no dice…
What is the address for Telus?
YAY! Thank you, it worked. I have ATT and sent it to an ATT phone, just so ya’ll will know.
worked. sent picture to Cricket mobile user with:
phonenumber@mms.mycricket.com
Does not work sending to a Verizon wireless phone, any other ideas? Alot of money not to have this feature avalible
I have AT&T and was able to email a pic to a Verizon customer.
Anyone know what it is for telus????
I sent to another AT&T and it worked…only problem…reply comes back as email. Why won’t Apple just fix this mess! I have told many people about this “downfall” of the iPhone and they are deciding to go with other devices as a result.
My question is, why the heck do we have to do this? It’s BS
I sent a pic from my iPhone to a Verizon phone - Worked great!!
thanks
any idea on how to pic text/email european cell phones?
Well I just tried this sending to a Verizon phone and the recipient saw this on his phone:
{attachment}
(photo.jpg removed) sent from iPhone
Any suggestions?
it worked for me sent it to another att phone they got it no problems
From iPhone to verizon using vtext.com does not work. I got the same results as Lainey (above). From iPhone to verizon using vzwpix.com DOES work.
iPhones stink. I wish I had done my homework before I bought one. Great gaming phone but very poor in texting (if u can even call it that) and email support.
What is the address for MetroPCS in north califorina?
Does any one know how to send to Saudi Arabia Aljawal and Mobily?
Please let me know
Thank you
u dont hafe to do that all u have to due i
telus is xxxxxxxxxx@msg.telus.com
Cricket Communications- xxxxxxxxxx@mms.mycricket.com
Cricket-xxxxxxxxxx@sms.mycricket.com
I have ATT and sent pic to Sprint Blackberry phone using @pm.sprint.com and it worked. Yay…will test on more.
wow. we pay so much for a phone that has EVERYTHING but doesnt have MMS text
Right off AT&T website…
xxxxxxxxxx@txt.att.net
I confirmed this works to an iPhone on AT&T
How do u send to att, if you’re sending iPhone to iPhone?? I tried the 3 listed and none of them worked. Help appreciated!
-0so
I sent a pix from my iphone to a ntelos customr..and it didnt work! Sheesh. Apple needs to fix this
it worked!!!!! thankyou but what a pain in the arse!!!!!
Mine was retuned because “552 size limit was exceeded”. How the heck do I fix that? Is there a way to resize pics taken from an iPhone?
Does anyone know how to send pics to a tracfone ? I guess the address is what I’m in need of…
I’ve sent pics to cricket phones, so this does work, take advantage of it until the new software comes out in June… Then the I-phone will have pic messaging !!!
I tried all three links to att and was unable to send pic to att phone. State the ‘email address’ was rejected.
Was able to send pic message from iphone to verizon customer who has a moto Q9. Recipient had to attempt dowload of pic 3 times before it opened, but was successful.
It does work with Verizon. Some carriers, Verizon being one of them, will not allow the user to receive pics over 100mb. I have had to send pics to my pc, reduce the size then send them along to a Verizon phone. Hope this helps.
Nice website. I worked for hours trying to figure out how to send a picture from my iphone!! Thanks for the help. Kathy
No luck…I’m disappointed, we need an app or a fix!
How to Send an MMS to a digicelm phone in guyana&Barbados
I tried to both T-Mobile addresses above from my iPhone and neither worked. I also tried texting another iPhone user using the xxxxxxxxxx@txt.att.net and everything except the picture came out. This sucks!
I sent an MMS from my iPhone to another AT&T phone and it worked great.
Verizon email works - Just tried it with the new iPhone g3s. I sent a pic to a verizon customer using these instructions and it worked perfectly.
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