您是否注意到，当您尝试使用其中一些免费的SMS 在线(SMS online) 服务时，有一半的时间它们不起作用(t work)？好吧，当我试图做的只是从家里的电脑向我的Verizon(Verizon cell)手机发送一条短信时，它们中的大多数从未对我有用！不仅如此，他们中的一些人还开始通过短信广告向电话号码发送垃圾邮件。(phone number)
所以在这篇文章中，我将最后提到免费的短信(SMS texting)网站，因为除非你别无选择，否则你真的应该避免使用它们。幸运的是，有一些合法的方法可以从您的计算机发送短信，而不必使用可能会出售您的数据并向您发送垃圾邮件的可疑网站。
通过运营商网站发送短信
许多无线运营商允许您直接从他们的网站发送短信。这种方法的最大警告是，您通常只能通过他们的网站向使用同一运营商的其他人发送短信。例如，如果您是 AT&T 客户，您将只能通过网站向其他 AT&T 客户发送短信。
以下是一些链接，可引导您完成通过运营商网站发送短信的过程：
https://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=57834&cv=820#fbid=90Ch0SHOfqd
http://www.verizonwireless.com/news/article/2013/06/computer-to-phone-text-messaging.html
如果您不知道在运营商网站上(carrier website)发送短信的位置，只需通过运营商名称网站谷歌(Google) 发送短信(send SMS via carriername website)，您就会找到答案。如果您需要向不在同一网络上的人发送短信，请继续阅读。(SMS)
向电话号码发送电子邮件
大多数运营商的另一个很多人不知道的功能是与您的电话号码相关联的(phone number)电子邮件地址(email address)。您可以向这个特殊的电子邮件地址(email address)发送电子邮件，该电话号码(phone number)将收到一条短信。
格式基本上是九位数字@运营商选择的任何域。以下是我在网上可以找到的所有内容：
AT&T – @txt.att.net (短信(SMS)), @mms.att.net (彩信(MMS))
威瑞森——@vtext.com（短信(SMS)），@vzwpix.com（彩信(MMS)）
T-mobile – @tmomail.net
冲刺——@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Alltel：@message.alltel.com
Boost Mobile – @myboostmobile.com
板球——@sms.mycricket.com、@mms.mycricket.com
Metro PCS – @mymetropcs.com
Nextel：@messaging.nextel.com
SunCom：@tms.suncom.com
美国手机 - @email.uscc.net
语音流：@voicestream.net
通过 Google Hangouts 的 Google Voice
我用于从计算机发送SMS消息的另一项服务是Google Voice 和 Google Hangouts(Google Voice and Google Hangouts)。一旦你注册了一个号码，谷歌语音(Google Voice)将让你直接从谷歌语音服务发送短信，但你也可以将(Google Voice service)谷歌语音(Google Voice)集成到谷歌环聊(Google Hangouts)中，这样你就可以在你使用谷歌环聊的地方发送(Google Hangouts)短信(SMS)，例如Gmail，iPhone应用程序(iPhone app)， 等等。
要进行设置，您首先必须确保您拥有Google Voice帐户。确保您使用与您的Gmail 帐户相同的(Gmail account)电子邮件地址(email address)进行注册。设置好号码后，转到Gmail并在(Gmail)左侧(hand side)的聊天窗口中单击您的姓名。如果您禁用了聊天，则需要转到设置(Settings)-聊天(Chat)并重新打开聊天。
选中该框后，您的所有SMS消息都将通过Google Hangouts而不是通过Google Voice发送。由于谷歌(Google)现在似乎将所有内容都转移到环聊(Hangouts)中，我建议你以这种方式进行设置。现在继续并重新启动Chrome并重新登录到您的Gmail 帐户(Gmail account)。通过单击聊天部分(chat section)中您姓名旁边的小放大镜图标(glass icon)来搜索联系人，并确保该号码是美国电话(US phone)号码。截至目前，您只能向美国号码发送SMS消息。(SMS)
当聊天窗口(chat window)打开时，您会在顶部看到一个带有SMS字母的新图标。(SMS)单击(Click)它，它将在左侧打开一个新窗口，文本框(text box)显示发送 SMS 消息(Send an SMS message)。您可以向任何电话号码(phone number)发送短信，只要它是美国或加拿大的(US or Canada)电话号码(phone number)。
适用于 Android 的 MightyText
如果您有一部Android 手机(Android phone)，那么您还有另一个选项可用于从您的计算机发送短信。它的工作方式是在您的Android 手机(Android phone)上安装MightyText应用程序，然后它将您的电话号码(phone number)链接到您的Google 帐户(Google account)。然后，您在计算机上登录MightyText 网站(MightyText website)，它将同步您手机中的所有短信。
当您从网络界面(web interface)发送消息时，它会被发送回您的手机，然后应用程序会像发送普通短信一样发送消息。当您收到回复时，应用程序会将其转发到Web 界面(web interface)。从评论来看，它似乎运行良好，所以如果您是Android 用户(Android user)，这是一个不错的选择。
使用短信网站
正如我上面提到的，短信(SMS)网站是最后的手段。我已经尝试了一堆，并试图只列出那些实际上对我有用的。
1. txt2day.com –使用起来非常简单(Easy)，只需输入您的 10 位数号码、电子邮件（可选）、您的提供商和短信。这项服务是我最喜欢的服务之一的原因有两个：首先，如果您正在向某人发送消息并且您不知道他们的无线提供商，您可以根据电话号码(phone number)查找提供商，其次，如果有人开始使用该服务向您发送垃圾邮件，您可以阻止您的号码，这样您就不会收到来自该号码的任何消息。
3. SMS Everywhere (http://smseverywhere.com/)这是迄今为止所有短信发送(message sending)服务中最简单的。您只需填写号码和留言即可！与其他两项相比，这项服务的优势在于，您根本不必了解提供商，它会为您解决问题！这在我的书中非常棒！只需(Simply)输入号码，输入您的信息，您就完成了！
4. Text’em (http://www.textem.net/) - 该服务与其他服务相比没有明显优势，实际上需要更多步骤，即提供者、电子邮件地址(email address)、安全码(security code)等，但至少它可以工作！
所有这些服务仅适用于美国(United) ，这意味着您只能向美国(States)手机(US cell)发送短信。当然，您只能免费发送，接收他们的人将根据他们的计划收取传入短信的费用。
因此，如果您正在寻找一种从 PC 向手机发送免费SMS 文本(SMS text)消息的快速简便的方法，希望本文对您有所帮助。如果您有任何问题，请随时发表评论。享受！
Send Free Text Messages to Cell Phones from Your PC
Hаve you noticed that when you try to use ѕome of those free SMS online servіces, half the time they don’t work? Well, most of them never worked for me when all I triеd to do was ѕend a text message from my computer at home to my Verizon cell phone! Not only that, but some оf them start to spam the phone number wіth text message ads.
So in this article, I will mention the free SMS texting sites last, as you really should avoid using them unless you have no other option. Luckily, there are some legitimate ways to send a text message from your computer without having to use shady websites who might sell your data and spam you.
Send SMS via Carrier Websites
A lot of the wireless carriers let you send text messages directly from their websites. The big caveat to this method is that you can normally only send text message via their website to other people using the same carrier. For example, if you are an AT&T customer, you will only be able to send text messages to other AT&T customers via the website.
Here are a couple of links that walk you through the process of sending a text message via the carrier’s website:
https://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=57834&cv=820#fbid=90Ch0SHOfqd
http://www.verizonwireless.com/news/article/2013/06/computer-to-phone-text-messaging.html
If you can’t figure out where to send a text message on your carrier website, just Google send SMS via carriername website and you’ll find the answer. If you need to send an SMS to someone not on the same network, then continue reading.
Send Emails to Phone Numbers
Another feature that most carriers have that a lot of people don’t know about is an email address that is associated to your phone number. You can send an email to this special email address and that phone number will receive a text message.
The format is basically the nine digit number @ whatever domain the carrier has chosen. Here are all the ones I could find online:
AT&T – @txt.att.net (SMS), @mms.att.net (MMS)
Verizon – @vtext.com (SMS), @vzwpix.com (MMS)
T-mobile – @tmomail.net
Sprint – @messaging.sprintpcs.com
Alltel: @message.alltel.com
Boost Mobile – @myboostmobile.com
Cricket – @sms.mycricket.com, @mms.mycricket.com
Metro PCS – @mymetropcs.com
Nextel: @messaging.nextel.com
SunCom: @tms.suncom.com
US Cellular – @email.uscc.net
VoiceStream: @voicestream.net
Google Voice via Google Hangouts
The other service I use for sending SMS messages from my computer is Google Voice and Google Hangouts. Google Voice will let you send text messages directly from the Google Voice service once you sign up for a number, but you can also integrate Google Voice into Google Hangouts so that you can send SMS messages where you use Google Hangouts, i.e. Gmail, iPhone app, etc.
To set it up, you first have to make sure you have a Google Voice account. Make sure you sign up using the same email address you use for your Gmail account. Once you have it setup with a number, go to Gmail and click on your name in the chat window that on the left hand side. If you have chat disabled, you need to go to Settings – Chat and turn the chat back on.
Once you check that box, all your SMS messages will go through Google Hangouts rather than thru Google Voice. Since Google seems to be moving everything over to Hangouts now, I would suggest you set it up this way. Now go ahead and restart Chrome and log back into your Gmail account. Search for a contact by clicking on the little magnifying glass icon next to your name in the chat section and make sure the number is a US phone number. As of now, you can only send SMS messages to US numbers.
You’ll notice a new icon with the letters SMS written on it at the top when the chat window opens. Click on that and it will open a new windows to the left and the text box says Send an SMS message. You can send text messages to any phone number as long as it’s a phone number in the US or Canada.
MightyText for Android
If you have an Android phone, then you have another option available to your for sending text messages from your computer. The way it works is that you install the MightyText app on your Android phone, which will then link your phone number to your Google account. You then log into the MightyText website on your computer and it will sync all the text messages from your phone.
When you send a message from the web interface, it gets sent back down to your phone and then app will send out the message like a normal text message. When you get a reply, the app will forward it to the web interface. From the reviews, it seems to work very well, so if you’re an Android user, it’s a great option.
Use a SMS Website
As I mentioned above, SMS sites are the last resort. I have tried a bunch and have tried to only list the ones that actually worked for me.
1. txt2day.com – Easy as heck to use, simply enter you 10 digit number, email (optional), your provider, and the text message. The reason this service is one of my favorite is for two reasons: first, if you’re sending a message to someone and you don’t know their wireless provider, you can lookup the provider based on the phone number and secondly, if someone starts to spam you using the service, you can have your number blocked so you don’t get any messages from that number.
3. SMS Everywhere (http://smseverywhere.com/) – This is by far the simplest of all the text message sending services. All you have to fill out is the number and a message! The cool thing about this service, which is an advantage over the other two, is that you don’t have to know the provider at all, it figures it out for you! That’s pretty great in my book! Simply put in the number, type your message and you’re done!
4. Text’em (http://www.textem.net/) – This service has no clear advantage over the other services and actually requires more steps, i.e. provider, email address, security code, etc, but at least it works!
All of these services are for the United States only, meaning you can only send text messages to US cell phones. Of course, you can only SEND for free, the person who receives them will be charged for incoming text messages depending on their plan.
So if you’re looking for a quick and easy way to send free SMS text messages from your PC to cell phones, hopefully this article helped. If you have any questions, feel free to post a comment. Enjoy!
