topic Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications in Buying Options & Tips

Using text messg instead of email for notifications

TomMac — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 04:28:25 GMT

A request was posted in Ideas that they would rather receive TEXT messgs instead of emails ( as it's easier to view at times ).

I just wanted to repost the answer as user tip;

If you want to get text messgs instead of emails, use the format to convert an email to sms ( text ). I also use this on a ~~dumb~~ non-smart phone when needed ( yes there still are some out there 🙂 ).

for exp; in verizon if you use phone#@vtext.com for your email, the messg will show up in your phone as an sms messg.

check with your phone service for the proper format to do this

formats as follow;

AT&T: cellnumber@txt.att.net

Cingular: cellnumber@cingularme.com

Metro PCS: cellnumber@MyMetroPcs.com

Nextel: cellnumber@messaging.nextel.com

Powertel: cellnumber@ptel.net

Sprint: cellnumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com
SunCom: cellnumber@tms.suncom.com

T-Mobile: cellnumber@tmomail.net

US Cellular: cellnumber@email.uscc.net

Verizon: cellnumber@vtext.com

Virgin Mobile: cellnumber@vmobl.com

Alltel: cellnumber@message.alltel.com

AT&T: cellnumber@txt.att.net

Cingular: cellnumber@cingularme.com

Metro PCS: cellnumber@MyMetroPcs.com

Nextel: cellnumber@messaging.nextel.com

Powertel: cellnumber@ptel.net

Sprint: cellnumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com|
SunCom: cellnumber@tms.suncom.com

T-Mobile: cellnumber@tmomail.net

US Cellular: cellnumber@email.uscc.net

Verizon: cellnumber@vtext.com

Virgin Mobile: cellnumber@vmobl.com

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

Sigdriver — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 07:35:54 GMT

Thanks for the info and it works great. Just one comment as to the setup and that is to not use - or spaces between the numbers of your phone number. Once I straightened that out everything worked great. It's nice to get a text rather than the e-mail.

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

Don_U — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 23:58:07 GMT

Wow Tom,

You really went the extra mile with all the formats for so many carriers.

Just so folks know, you can get the text alert(s) AND email alerts.

One other note - at least with Verison - the text alert will not have a link to your video like the emails will.

Nevertheless, for people like me who turn off their smartphone 'data' during working hours, texts will still come in and then I can make an informed decision on checking in on the web portal or otherwise.

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

TomMac — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:55:54 GMT

Tks Don...

I would like to say it was hard, but can't... I just copied/pasted off a file I had ( got info from web a while back ).

I been using them for the wife's dumb phone so in effect , she had incoming email..... for me on my Android, SMS messgs are faster for me to look at quickly.

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

Vegas415 — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 16:05:28 GMT

Can some one please help me?I been trying to add the text on my wife's phone instead of email and can't get it to work. I added her on my friends list , she created a account and when we went to settings , personal info and changed the email to phone number@vtext.com (verizon user) , I also went on my settings to add her number and still no text. Thanks

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

TomMac — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:43:27 GMT

Assuming the camera is sending out motion emails to the primary account;

You can add multiple email addresses in the SETTINGS / RULES , pick the camera , EDIT (pencil) / SEND EMAIL ALERT 'to this list' hit ">"

Add second or third email address to list. Make sure it shows green check and HIT SAVE as you back out.

add your wife's verizon phone number ( NO SPACES/DASHES, just ten digits ) in format XXXXXXXXXX@vtext.com

make sure check mark is green and hit SAVE before exit.

Test motion again.. . it will/should send to the wifes phone.

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

Vegas415 — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 20:17:45 GMT

Got it work! Thank you very much for your help!

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

jlogan — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 00:31:29 GMT

I tried this method (texting the email gateway) with att, the text is garbled with HTML tags and overflows the message. But since the idea is just to get an alert, it is fine. A native sms integration with the phone may be better (and may not suffer latency of email gateways and clients).

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

TomMac — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 03:12:11 GMT

jlogan wrote:
I tried this method (texting the email gateway) with att, the text is garbled with HTML tags and overflows the message. But since the idea is just to get an alert, it is fine. A native sms integration with the phone may be better (and may not suffer latency of email gateways and clients).

Sorry, didn't know, as I use verizon, that strips out the html

you could try it as a pic messg using format; 10digitmobilenumber@mms.att.net

that may eliminate the html

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

jlogan — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 03:22:26 GMT

Tom,

The mms address didnt help either (got more html).

I will ping att and work it out.

Thanks,

-jlogan

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

Shortsguy15 — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 03:27:07 GMT

Anyone know for Telus ?

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

TomMac — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 12:00:22 GMT

try **********@msg.telus.com

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

Hula_Rock — Mon, 04 May 2015 18:05:08 GMT

Anyone find a fix for the ATT HTML problem....

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

TomMac — Mon, 04 May 2015 19:13:24 GMT

Maybe you can check with ATT .. the only ones I see are below. and some html gets thru

To send a text, picture, or video message1 to an AT&T wireless device from your email:

Text message: Address your email to the recipient's 10-digit wireless phone number, followed by @txt.att.net, for example, 5551234567@txt.att.net.
Picture or video message: Address your email to the recipient's 10-digit wireless phone number, followed by @mms.att.net, for example, 5551234567@mms.att.net.
Don't include dashes or spaces in between the numbers.

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

Hula_Rock — Tue, 05 May 2015 13:18:03 GMT

thanks for the reply... I acutally work in the Mobility Relm with AT&T and I will be looking into this further.

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

angstwad — Tue, 19 May 2015 19:14:40 GMT

Hi guys,

I also disliked the email and push notifications and wrote my own little app that takes in email alerts and sends out text alerts. It's written in Python, runs on the web, uses Flask, Restful, Redis, Mailgun, and Twilio.

I wrote a blog post about it and have posted the code on GitHub.

I was considering making a 3rd party service that does this for you -- let me know if anyone's interested.

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

Hula_Rock — Tue, 19 May 2015 19:35:37 GMT

angstwad wrote:
Hi guys,

I also disliked the email and push notifications and wrote my own little app that takes in email alerts and sends out text alerts. It's written in Python, runs on the web, uses Flask, Restful, Redis, Mailgun, and Twilio.

I wrote a blog post about it and have posted the code on GitHub.

I was considering making a 3rd party service that does this for you -- let me know if anyone's interested.

BRILLIANT !!!!!!!! Rackspace here is dood ole San Antonio?

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

angstwad — Tue, 19 May 2015 20:00:16 GMT

Hula_Rock wrote:
BRILLIANT !!!!!!!! Rackspace here is dood ole San Antonio?

It is, indeed.

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

Shortsguy15 — Tue, 19 May 2015 20:04:05 GMT

Any ideas for telus in Canada ?

Re: Using text messg instead of email for notifications

Shortsguy15 — Tue, 19 May 2015 20:04:33 GMT

Ya not it

Thx though