Instant Message

• 1). Open and log in to your instant messaging program.
  
  
• 2). Start a new instant message.
  
  
• 3). Type the person's phone number in the "To" box. For AIM, you must include a "+1." All programs need the area code with the phone number.
  
  
• 4). Type a brief messge.
  
  
• 5). Click "Send."
  
  

EMail

• 1). Open your web Email or Email program.
  
  
• 2). Start a new, blank Email.
  
  
• 3). Type the recipient's phone number with the area code in the "To" section.
  
  
• 4). Type the "@" sign after the phone number.
  
  
• 5). Type the recipient's wireless carrier's special suffix after the "@" sign.
  
  Major carrier suffixes:
  Sprint - @messaging.sprintpcs.com
  T-Mobile - @tmomail.net
  Virgin - @vmobl.com
  Verizon - @vtext.com
  AT&T - @txt.att.net
  
  
• 6). Give the message a subject.
  
  
• 7). Type a brief message in the body of the mail.
  
  
• 8). Click "Send" to send the message to the recipient's cell phone.