Compose on PC & send as text message

7 years ago

I wanted to send a longer than usual text, but dislike using the small phone keyboard or voice assist. My typing skills on a standard PC keyboard are fairly decent, however. This caused me to wonder if I could meld the two – type the message on a PC but send via text. It can be done!

No need for me to explain. The helpful fellow in the attached youtube clearly explains the procedure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGtt20khk78

My research showed there are other ways to accomplish the same end but this worked well for me. Perhaps someone reading this will find it useful too.

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Elmer J Fudd
7 years ago
I think most phone message apps have an emailable address. For Verizon phones, it's the 10 digit phone number @vtext.com
Richard (Vero Beach, Florida)
7 years ago
Thanks. I'll remember that.

I'm not a proficient phone user but another method that I stumbled on that works, at least for me on my Android, is to use: Messages for web.
There may be something similar for the iPhone. I don't know.
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juneroses Z9a Cntrl Fl
Original Author
7 years ago
My research indicated that for an emailable address one needs to know the carrier for the person to whom the message is being sent. This can be found at a web site such as freecarrierlookup.com.

I did send a message using an emailable address. But the message was saved in my email client and not in the message app; this breaks up the back and forth flow of responses between individuals. One has to remember that some responses/replies on a particular topic are in the email file and not showing in the phone Message app.
Richard (Vero Beach, Florida)
7 years ago
The Google web app "Messages for web" works like that in my case. Likely because my phone message app is also a Google app.

For instance, I copied some text from above and sent it to my phone from my computer:

It immediately appeared on my phone:

I can read, send, reply and delete my phone messages from my computer.
Elmer J Fudd
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
"But the message was saved in my email client and not in the message app; this breaks up the back and forth flow of responses between individuals."

Of course that's how it came back. A reply to an outgoing email is an email. A reply to an outgoing message is a message.

It doesn't break up any flow at all, you get back what you sent if you originated the message. If someone else did, then yes of course, they've decided what the format is, you have no choice.

An alternative is to type your response on a PC and send it to yourself as an email, read it on your phone, cut and paste the text into a message, respond to the message.

Text messages aren't really intended to be long. Best is short and sweet. People who make long messages or long replies do miss the point.
acraftylady
7 years ago
On Verizon if you want to add a photo it's vzpic.com. Have done this for years. Most carriers have this feature. You can Google to find all the extensions for the various carriers. You can also do it the other way around from text to email. Mary

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