No Smart Phone? No Problem. Text leads to Cell

[joe.pistell]

Need to know when a lead arrives in your contact management, but you don't have a "Smart Phone" (phone with email)?

Have the email lead copied through the SMS gateway. It will convert it to a text the message & send it to your standard cell phone.

Free Email To SMS Gateways (Major US Carriers)

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Alltel
[10-digit phone number]@message.alltel.com
Example: 1234567890@message.alltel.com

AT&T (formerly Cingular)
[10-digit phone number]@txt.att.net
[10-digit phone number]@mms.att.net (MMS)
[10-digit phone number]@cingularme.com
Example: 1234567890@txt.att.net


Boost Mobile
[10-digit phone number]@myboostmobile.com
Example: 1234567890@myboostmobile.com


Nextel (now Sprint Nextel)
[10-digit telephone number]@messaging.nextel.com
Example: 1234567890@messaging.nextel.com


Sprint PCS (now Sprint Nextel)
[10-digit phone number]@messaging.sprintpcs.com
[10-digit phone number]@pm.sprint.com (MMS)
Example: 1234567890@messaging.sprintpcs.com


T-Mobile
[10-digit phone number]@tmomail.net
Example: 1234567890@tmomail.net


US Cellular
[10-digit phone number]email.uscc.net (SMS)
[10-digit phone number]@mms.uscc.net (MMS)
Example: 1234567890@email.uscc.net


Verizon
[10-digit phone number]@vtext.com
[10-digit phone number]@vzwpix.com (MMS)
Example: 1234567890@vtext.com


Virgin Mobile USA
[10-digit phone number]@vmobl.com
Example: 1234567890@vmobl.com
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[joe.pistell]

Not sure who your cell phone carrier is?

Wireless Phone Number - Carrier Search

 

[Alex Snyder]

Nice Joe :thumbup: Good to have a spot to pull those from.

 

[mattwatson81]

That is a good suggestion. My only caution is the carriers make no guarantee that it will be delivered. Some CRM companies actually send text messages this way and it doesn't always work reliably. If they send too many messages the carriers will block them. I know this first hand because we used to do it that way, but we don't anymore.

 

[joe.pistell]

I vote this thread for one of the Top25 Threads for an ISM's tool box

This list is handy!

DealerRefresh Communities Top25 Threads is the ISM's Swiss Army Knife

 

[DrewAment]

I have been looking for that knife for my camping trips. Not able to find it at my local WalMart - any ideas?? LOL

 

[Gary McClure]

The method given here is referred to as SMTP (mail transfer protocal) and is STRICTLY forbidden. It is flat out spam as the recipient has no easy way to opt out. Most carriers have already disabled this function and those who haven't will do so soon. The fines can be as high as $16,000 per occurrence and are much more strictly enforced the Can Spam.

Legitimate text messaging uses SMPP (peer to peer protocal) and allows a recipient to opt out by texting any one of several replies such as STOP, QUIT, CANCEL or END.

 

[joe.pistell]

Gary,

Re-read the opening post. It's a CRM -to- sales rep tool (not rep to shopper tool).

 

[Gary McClure]

My mistake. was my first time on this forum and only saw that post and not opening lead. My apologies.