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Email to text gateway addresses for US carriers, and which still work

Last checked . Every dated fact links to its source.

An email to text gateway is an address at a mobile carrier, such as 5551234567@vtext.com, that turns an email into a text message on that phone. Alarm panels, cameras, servers and printers that can only send email have used them for years to text people.

Several large carriers have closed or are closing these gateways. The table shows each carrier's address and its status today, with a link to the source for every date.

Every US carrier's address

Email-to-text addresses of US carriers and whether they work
CarrierText (SMS) addressMMS addressStatus today
Verizon5551234567@vtext.com5551234567@vzwpix.comShutting down

Being shut down now. Verizon expects to finish by 31 March 2027 and says some senders may lose access sooner.[1]

AT&T5551234567@txt.att.net5551234567@mms.att.netShut down

Shut down on 17 June 2025, for all customers.[1][2]

T-Mobile5551234567@tmomail.net5551234567@tmomail.netUnclear

No shutdown announced, and T-Mobile's help pages still describe it. Users report outages and a changed number format; reports vary.[1][4]

Google Fi5551234567@msg.fi.google.com5551234567@msg.fi.google.comNo shutdown announced

Documented by Google, no shutdown announced. Works only when the phone uses Google Messages; attachments up to 8 MB.[1]

Cricket WirelessOwned by AT&T5551234567@txt.cricket.netFrom third-party lists, not the carrier5551234567@mms.cricket.netFrom third-party lists, not the carrierShut down

Closed with AT&T's addresses on 17 June 2025, per trade press. The domains no longer exist. Cricket published no notice we could find.[1][2]

Metro by T-MobileOwned by T-Mobile5551234567@mymetropcs.comFrom third-party lists, not the carrierNot publishedUnclear

Metro publishes no address. Lists give mymetropcs.com, which uses the same mail servers as T-Mobile's tmomail.net. Not confirmed.[1]

Mint MobileOwned by T-Mobile5551234567@tmomail.netFrom third-party lists, not the carrierNot publishedUnclear

Mint publishes no address. Lists give tmomail.net; one user says Mint support told them email-to-text is not supported. Reports vary.[1]

UScellularWireless business now part of T-Mobile5551234567@email.uscc.netFrom third-party lists, not the carrier5551234567@mms.uscc.netFrom third-party lists, not the carrierUnclear

No notice found. The mail servers still answer, but T-Mobile took over UScellular's wireless business on 1 August 2025, and what happens to these addresses is not confirmed.[1][2]

Boost Mobile5551234567@sms.myboostmobile.comFrom third-party lists, not the carrier5551234567@myboostmobile.comFrom third-party lists, not the carrierShut down

The old addresses no longer resolve, so mail to them cannot be delivered. Boost has published no shutdown date.[1]

Xfinity MobileVerizon networkNot publishedNot publishedUnclear

Xfinity says email-to-text exists (text Off, On or Status to 4040) but publishes no address. Whether Verizon's shutdown covers Xfinity lines is not confirmed.[1][2]

VisibleOwned by VerizonNot publishedNot publishedUnclear

Visible publishes no email-to-text address, and community answers conflict. Verizon's own vtext.com and vzwpix.com addresses are being shut down.[1]

Consumer CellularNot publishedNot publishedUnclear

Lists give mailmymobile.net as Consumer Cellular's address. Do not use it: the domain was registered again on 3 June 2025 by an owner hidden behind a privacy service and now points to an unrelated website, so mail sent there may reach a stranger.[1]

5551234567 stands for the 10-digit mobile number. Carrier names link to a page with the full history where people search for it.

What to use instead

The alert is only for you

A push-notification app is often enough, and cheaper. Many alarms, cameras and NAS boxes have their own app, and general push apps such as Pushover give you an email address that turns into a notification on your phone. The catch: everyone who should get the alert has to install the app and keep its notifications on.

You can write code and do paperwork

Send through an SMS API such as Twilio. In the US you first have to register a sender with the carriers (10DLC or toll-free verification), which asks for business details and can be refused. Then you build and look after the email-to-text bridge yourself.

Real texts to people who will not install an app

That is what Email2Text is for. Your device emails its alert to your private Email2Text address, and it arrives as a real text on the phones you have added and activated with a verification code. A partner, a parent or a colleague on a basic phone gets it like any other text. No carrier paperwork for you. From $5 a month.

Switching a device over

  1. Sign up and add the phone number that should get the alerts. It gets a verification text with a code; enter the code in your account to activate it.
  2. In the device's alert email settings, replace the carrier address with your private Email2Text address.
  3. Send a test alert from the device.

Texts go only to numbers activated on your account, never to lists of people. Read exactly what we send.

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Questions

What is an email to text gateway?

An email address run by a mobile carrier that delivers the email to one phone number as a text message. You write the 10-digit number, then @, then the carrier's gateway domain. The sender has to know which carrier the phone is on.

What is the difference between the SMS and the MMS address?

The SMS address delivers a plain text message, and carriers usually cut it to about 160 characters. The MMS address delivers a multimedia message, which allows longer text and attachments. Not every carrier has both.

How do I find out which carrier a phone number is on?

Ask the owner of the phone. Numbers can move between carriers, and many smaller brands run on a larger carrier's network but use their own gateway, or none.

Is there a free replacement for the carrier gateways?

For alerts to yourself, a push-notification app is often free or cheap. Real text messages cost money to send, because a sender has to be registered with the carriers and pays for each text. Email2Text holds that registration and sends real texts to the numbers you activate.

Sources

Verizon

  1. Notice to Customers: Shutdown of email to Vtext and VZWPix — Verizon. Carrier. Read 12 November 2026.
  2. Multimedia messaging FAQs — Verizon. Carrier. Read 12 November 2026.
  3. Verizon shutdown notice, copy of 3 February 2026 — Internet Archive. Archived copy. Read 12 November 2026.
  4. From Verizon to Apple, a hidden texting flaw has finally been patched — UC San Diego Today. Press. Read 12 November 2026.
  5. heads up - Verizon is sunsetting email-to-SMS — r/sysadmin. User reports. Read 12 November 2026.
  6. Got the official email that vtext is shutting down. Replacement? — r/sysadmin. User reports. Read 12 November 2026.
  7. Does anyone know how to get off Verizon's vtext blacklist? — r/sysadmin. User reports. Read 12 November 2026.
  8. What do you guys use for email to SMS now that vtext is unreliable? — r/sysadmin. User reports. Read 12 November 2026.

AT&T

  1. Say goodbye to email-to-text and text-to-email — AT&T. Carrier. Read 12 November 2026.
  2. Email Messaging Gateway Discontinuance (AT&T Business), copy of 5 July 2025 — Internet Archive. Archived copy. Read 12 November 2026.
  3. AT&T pulls the plug on an old-school texting feature you probably didn't even know you had — Android Authority. Press. Read 12 November 2026.
  4. Mail servers for txt.att.net (none listed) — Google Public DNS. Public lookup. Read 12 November 2026.
  5. tmomail.net email-to-text-mesage service shut down today. — r/tmobile. User reports. Read 12 November 2026.
  6. AT&T Text Messaging Notification Support Sunset — Surety support forum. User reports. Read 12 November 2026.
  7. Email to text no longer working on ATT — Universal Devices forum. User reports. Read 12 November 2026.

T-Mobile

  1. Help with scams, spam and fraud (T-Mobile), copy of 21 October 2026 — Internet Archive. Archived copy. Read 12 November 2026.
  2. Messaging and email troubleshooting (T-Mobile), copy of 3 February 2026 — Internet Archive. Archived copy. Read 12 November 2026.
  3. Mail servers for tmomail.net — Google Public DNS. Public lookup. Read 12 November 2026.
  4. tmomail.net email-to-text-mesage service shut down today. — r/tmobile. User reports. Read 12 November 2026.
  5. Did Tmobile turn off their Email-SMS services? — r/tmobile. User reports. Read 12 November 2026.

Google Fi

  1. Send and receive texts by email (Google Fi Help) — Google. Carrier. Read 12 November 2026.

Cricket Wireless

  1. AT&T pulls the plug on an old-school texting feature you probably didn't even know you had — Android Authority. Press. Read 12 November 2026.
  2. Mail servers for txt.cricket.net — Google Public DNS. Public lookup. Read 12 November 2026.

Metro by T-Mobile

  1. Mail servers for mymetropcs.com — Google Public DNS. Public lookup. Read 12 November 2026.

Mint Mobile

  1. Mintsim email to SMS gateway — HowardForums. User reports. Read 12 November 2026.

UScellular

  1. Mail servers for email.uscc.net — Google Public DNS. Public lookup. Read 12 November 2026.
  2. T-Mobile Completes Acquisition of UScellular's Wireless Operations and Select Spectrum Assets — Cleary Gottlieb. Press. Read 12 November 2026.

Boost Mobile

  1. Mail servers for myboostmobile.com — Google Public DNS. Public lookup. Read 12 November 2026.
  2. NANOG mailing list post on Boost Mobile's SMS email gateway — NANOG via SecLists.org. User reports. Read 12 November 2026.

Xfinity Mobile

  1. Block email text messages — Xfinity. Carrier. Read 12 November 2026.
  2. Notice to Customers: Shutdown of email to Vtext and VZWPix — Verizon. Carrier. Read 12 November 2026.

Visible

  1. Notice to Customers: Shutdown of email to Vtext and VZWPix — Verizon. Carrier. Read 12 November 2026.

Consumer Cellular

  1. WHOIS record for mailmymobile.net — whois.com. Public lookup. Read 12 November 2026.