RANT: Sprint Email Messages

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In article <FZfQd.79002$bu.21356@fed1read06>,
"Mij Adyaw" <mijadyaw@nospamforme.com> wrote:

> I am a former Verizon user and am disappointed that sprint does not offer a
> simple email address for text messages to cell phones. Verizon uses
> YourPhoneNumber@vtext.com.
>
> Sprint uses YourPhoneNumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com. This address is too
> long for people to remember and type correctly. Sprint should use an email
> address like: YourPhoneNumber@pcstext.com.
>
> That would certainly be a lot easier for people that send emails to your
> cell phone. I hope that someone from Sprint reads these emails so that they
> could possibly implement this suggestion.

try YourPhoneNumber@teleflip.com

...works.

/tommy

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teleflip is very cool. I can send a message to any phone using the
PhoneNumber@teleflip.com email address.

"Central" <spam2@central.2y.net> wrote in message
newsan.2005.02.15.06.18.13.130386@central.2y.net...
> On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:43:01 -0800, Mij Adyaw wrote:
>
>> I am a former Verizon user and am disappointed that sprint does not offer
>> a
>> simple email address for text messages to cell phones. Verizon uses
>> YourPhoneNumber@vtext.com.
>>
>> Sprint uses YourPhoneNumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com. This address is too
>> long for people to remember and type correctly. Sprint should use an
>> email
>> address like: YourPhoneNumber@pcstext.com.
>>
>> That would certainly be a lot easier for people that send emails to your
>> cell phone. I hope that someone from Sprint reads these emails so that
>> they
>> could possibly implement this suggestion.
>>
>> -mij
>
> Yeah because when you are "MESSAGING" a "SPRINTPCS" phone
> it is so hard to remember the phone-number@"MESSAGING"."SPRINTPCS".com. It
> is not hard to remember and isn't hard to type out since you normally
> would be using the email-address form from a computer anyway.
>
> Believe it or not Sprintpcs' version is easier then some other carriers.
> Such as: @mobile.att.net
> @page.metrocall.com
> @message.alltel.com
>
> Nextel uses "@messaging.nextel.com", like Sprintpcs does. While T-Mobile
> uses "@tmomail.net" which like Verizon doesn't necessarily show that it is
> for a cellphone.
>
> The current address is fine and at least they provide it. If you are
> having trouble remembering the word "messaging" then might I suggest a
> sticky note?
>

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In article <pynQd.1252$9J5.1133@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
usirsclt_No_Spam_@earthlink.net says...
> Can't those people save that SMS address to their phone books? I ask as I
> don't know, as I don't use SMS.
>
> Bob
>

On their phones, the address is unnecessary, since they simply send it
to the phone number. No need for the "@messaging.sprintpcs.com" tail.

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Mij Adyaw wrote:
> I am a former Verizon user and am disappointed that sprint does not offer a
> simple email address for text messages to cell phones. Verizon uses
> YourPhoneNumber@vtext.com.

You can always go back to verizon.

> Sprint uses YourPhoneNumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com. This address is too
> long for people to remember and type correctly.

I do it every single day. Can you not type messaging?





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my family have their own domain and I created a email address
mynamecell@mydomain.fam
and that forwards to my real email address......


"Mij Adyaw" <mijadyaw@nospamforme.com> wrote in message
news:FZfQd.79002$bu.21356@fed1read06...
>I am a former Verizon user and am disappointed that sprint does not offer a
>simple email address for text messages to cell phones. Verizon uses
>YourPhoneNumber@vtext.com.
>
> Sprint uses YourPhoneNumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com. This address is too
> long for people to remember and type correctly. Sprint should use an email
> address like: YourPhoneNumber@pcstext.com.
>
> That would certainly be a lot easier for people that send emails to your
> cell phone. I hope that someone from Sprint reads these emails so that
> they could possibly implement this suggestion.
>
> -mij
>
>

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Mij Adyaw wrote:
> teleflip is very cool. I can send a message to any phone using the
> PhoneNumber@teleflip.com email address.

It sounds cool, but keep in mind that...

vi) Teleflip does not monitor, review or control the content of the
messages transmitted via the Service and has no obligation to do so, but
reserves the right to do so at any time with or *without notice to you*.

(vii) Teleflip may edit, remove altogether or refuse to send or deliver
all or part of any message, which at Teleflip’s sole discretion, is or
could be in violation of these TOS or any applicable law.

(viii) Additionally, Teleflip reserves the right, at its sole
discretion, to add promotional messages and/or notices about the
Service, the Site or related matters in all or some of the messages
transmitted via the Service.

....and you are giving out your recipient's cell phone number to a third
party. There's no way to know what that third party will do with that
number. You have to trust that they will respect their privacy policy.

I think I'll just keep a shortcut for messaging.sprintpcs.com on my
Treo, thanks...

> "Central" <spam2@central.2y.net> wrote in message
> newsan.2005.02.15.06.18.13.130386@central.2y.net...
>
>>On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:43:01 -0800, Mij Adyaw wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I am a former Verizon user and am disappointed that sprint does not offer
>>>a
>>>simple email address for text messages to cell phones. Verizon uses
>>>YourPhoneNumber@vtext.com.
>>>
>>>Sprint uses YourPhoneNumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com. This address is too
>>>long for people to remember and type correctly. Sprint should use an
>>>email
>>>address like: YourPhoneNumber@pcstext.com.
>>>
>>>That would certainly be a lot easier for people that send emails to your
>>>cell phone. I hope that someone from Sprint reads these emails so that
>>>they
>>>could possibly implement this suggestion.
>>>
>>>-mij
>>
>>Yeah because when you are "MESSAGING" a "SPRINTPCS" phone
>>it is so hard to remember the phone-number@"MESSAGING"."SPRINTPCS".com. It
>>is not hard to remember and isn't hard to type out since you normally
>>would be using the email-address form from a computer anyway.
>>
>>Believe it or not Sprintpcs' version is easier then some other carriers.
>>Such as: @mobile.att.net
>>@page.metrocall.com
>>@message.alltel.com
>>
>>Nextel uses "@messaging.nextel.com", like Sprintpcs does. While T-Mobile
>>uses "@tmomail.net" which like Verizon doesn't necessarily show that it is
>>for a cellphone.
>>
>>The current address is fine and at least they provide it. If you are
>>having trouble remembering the word "messaging" then might I suggest a
>>sticky note?
>>
>
>

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I just punch in the 10 digit phone number and they get the text message

> This is how I do it. It works fine for me. Matter of fact, I have 4
> phones on my plan and each has its owne-mail ID
> "visionid01"@sprintpcs.com
> "visionid02"@sprintpcs.com
> etc etc......
>
>
>
> "Jerome Zelinske" <jeromez1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:VcJQd.1625$kU3.811@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>> Then send an e-mail instead of a text message. Send it to
>> <visionid>@sprintpcs.com.
>
>
>

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I was replying to the 160 character limit on messages send your way
that JH was complaining about.

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"Joseph Huber" <huber.joseph@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:43:01 -0800, "Mij Adyaw"
> I don't have a gripe with the length of the address. My gripe is with
> the character limitation of the messages that can be sent.

SMS is something of a hack in that it uses unused space in the 'ping'
packets between the towers and the phone (so that the network can keep track
of where you are properly); the fact that it became so incredibly popular
was never foreseen.

You can always e-mail someone from your phone and then text them to check
their e-mail...