alert on phone

[mqrc]

I only get a motion detection alert as an e-mail. how do I get them on my phone as a sms?

[TomMac · Accepted solution]

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mqrc wrote:

I only get a motion detection alert as an e-mail. how do I get them on my phone as a sms?

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You can get an SMS mesg as an alert by using your phone number as an email adress. Some systems work better than other and clip out extra HTML, some don't.... but its still an easy quick method for me to get an alert. ( BTW, no spaces/dashes, just all ten digits )

Like in the following formats;

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

[Hula_Rock]

For ATT:

1234567890@txt.att.net stopped working.  you have to use this format:

1234567890@mms.att.net.

[TomMac]

good to know... mms use to be for pics.

do u know if it does pass or clip the extra html?

[Hula_Rock]

@TomMac

its "suppose" to since it is routed via @mms.att.net but I have only seen it work once correctly since I bought this system.  Looks like the HTML format has an error in the line code throwing it off.  I have tested it and sent a picture to my phone with HTML text and it works fine.  Maybe something on the Netgear end.

Not fluent in HTML, hahah, UNIX on the other hand.......

[mqrc]

thank you, now it works!!

[angstwad]

Also, there's a service that does this already and sends image alerts via text/SMS: https://textmeplz.com/

[mqrc]

great, many thanks