Texting is a common way to communicate with others. It’s easy, and you can do it from any phone, even on a budget device. However, what if you don’t have your phone with you or don’t have service? There are ways to connect your phone to your computer, but your phone needs to be around with service. If you have an email account, you can email a phone number from anywhere. Many carriers allow this feature, so let’s dive into how to email a Cricket phone number.
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Why would I email someone a text?
While it sounds odd, emailing someone a text is a reasonable thing to do. You may be in a situation where you don’t have service or you left your phone somewhere and need to send a text. If you’re a business, it may be easier to send a mass text to employees on your computer using an email. These situations make having this option a net positive. Sending texts this way is free, so you can save money.
Even though this is a neat feature, it has drawbacks. If you send too many email texts in a short amount of time, your domain may be limited or blocked by the texting server. If you use the feature too often, carriers may limit you or charge you for using this texting loophole. Additionally, there is a character limit depending on the format you use to email someone a text. Your message may be partly sent or sent in confusing pieces. Your ID for the person receiving the text may also look odd.
In addition to your ID looking odd, your message may look odd. The format for sending an email is different from the format for sending a text. The content in your email may not show up as you intended in a text. The timeliness of your text is also a concern. Since you aren’t texting someone else directly, your message may get held up or error out while sending. Even with these downsides, this is still a great methodology when in a pinch.
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How to send an email to a Cricket phone number
Sending an email to a Cricket phone number is simple. All you need is an email account and the phone number of the person you’re emailing a text to.
When you’re ready to send an email, open your email account and compose a new email. Before entering the email address, decide whether to send an SMS or MMS.
- To send an SMS, the email is the person’s phone number (without dashes or spaces) followed by @sms.cricketwireless.net.
- To send an MMS, the email is the person’s phone number (without dashes or spaces) followed by @mms.cricketwireless.net.
After adding the email address, finish composing your email and then select Send. It’s as simple as that. The difficult part is making sure you have the correct email address.
Email or text? Why not both?
As strange as it sounds, you can email someone a text. Even with the downsides, this is a great feature to have in a pinch. If you get too many email texts, change your Cricket Wireless phone number.
