Reply
Gold Contributor
pb1234
Posts: 73
Registered: 08-06-2008

Carrier access address to send texts via email

In the states the major carriers allow you to send texts via email - you send an email to destinationnumber@whatevertheaccessserveris.com, and I know that some of the carriers in other countries do this too.

Does O2 provide this service?
Please use plain text.
O2_Daryll
Posts: 29,933
Topics: 572
Kudos: 6,286
Solutions: 805
Registered: 23-04-2008

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

I remember something like this before but I am not sure if we do it anymore. Let me do a little bit of investigating and come back to you.
New to the forum? Click here
Tagging your posts and others with relevant key words is another way to help,
it also counts towards forum rank.
Please use plain text.
O2_Daryll
Posts: 29,933
Topics: 572
Kudos: 6,286
Solutions: 805
Registered: 23-04-2008

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

Email Via SMS

Some handsets do not have any Email Messaging function built-in or customers may not want to register on MyMail to send an e-mail message.
An alternative option is to send a mesasage to an email address via SMS.

This service is provided and supported by Go2Mobile.

It is sent via SMS and so does not require anything to be added to the account.

It would appear in the user's mailbox as being sent from admin@gO2mobile.com or 086xxxxxxx@go2mobile.com.
The subject of the mail is "A Go2mobile.com message has arrived from +35386xxxxxxx"

How to send an SMS Email -

Send SMS To : 086 6055506.
If the option to send "Email via SMS" is built-in to the phone menu you may be prompted for the Email Server Number. Enter 0866055506.
You don't need to have a built-in menu option - just follow instructions below and send the message to 0866055506.

Sending : The first part of the SMS must contain the receiving email address followed by a space and then the message - eg: user@o2.ie Rest of message here...

Charge : It is charged at the cost of a normal SMS

Limitations:
You are limited to a maximum of 160 characters including the email address.
The E-Mail sent cannot be replied to, as the address is ficticious
New to the forum? Click here
Tagging your posts and others with relevant key words is another way to help,
it also counts towards forum rank.
Please use plain text.
Gold Contributor
pb1234
Posts: 73
Registered: 08-06-2008

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

Thanks Daryll, that's useful info.

What I'm looking for is the same sort of thing but in reverse - eg you send an email and it gets delivered as a text message.
Please use plain text.
O2_Daryll
Posts: 29,933
Topics: 572
Kudos: 6,286
Solutions: 805
Registered: 23-04-2008

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

Ya, the second part shows you how to do that
New to the forum? Click here
Tagging your posts and others with relevant key words is another way to help,
it also counts towards forum rank.
Please use plain text.
Gold Contributor
pb1234
Posts: 73
Registered: 08-06-2008

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

Ya, the second part shows you how to do that

No it doesn't. You have told me how to send an email by SMS.

I want to send an SMS by email:

eg. If I want to send a text to someone who's email address is 0861234567 I can send an email to 0861234567@o2emailtosmsgateway.ie note that this is just an illustrative example and doesn't work! (actually one of the UK ones used to be @mmail.co.uk iirc)

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/email-to-sms/
Please use plain text.
O2_Daryll
Posts: 29,933
Topics: 572
Kudos: 6,286
Solutions: 805
Registered: 23-04-2008

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

Oh right, my bad.

SMS > Email, Email > SMS. Its easy to be confused
New to the forum? Click here
Tagging your posts and others with relevant key words is another way to help,
it also counts towards forum rank.
Please use plain text.
Gold Contributor
pb1234
Posts: 73
Registered: 08-06-2008

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

No worries.

Do you think it would be possible to find out if it exists?
Please use plain text.
Community Manager
O2_Mary
Posts: 977
Registered: 28-04-2008

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

I'm not sure this can be done but will look into it further for you
New to the forum? Click here
Tagging your posts and others with relevant key words is another way to help,
it also counts towards forum rank.
Please use plain text.
Bronze Advisor
joejoe
Posts: 2,480
Registered: 01-05-2008

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

O2 have said numerous times they don't support it. Meteor are the only ones that do and even then it's MMS (meteornumber@mms.mymeteor.ie).

Please O2 come out and tell us about a gem you've been hiding :smileyhappy:
ding dong ding
Please use plain text.
Platinum Expert
cookie
Posts: 9,666
Registered: 17-08-2008

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

No worries.

Do you think it would be possible to find out if it exists?

http://www.esendex.ie/Services/Email-SMS/

Pay to use system seemingly. Never tried it myself
"My mother is a fish."
Got a BlackBerry? Join the O2 forum BlackBerry group run by customers. PM me @ BBM PIN: 21cc0a28 and I'll send you a link.
Please use plain text.
Gold Contributor
pb1234
Posts: 73
Registered: 08-06-2008

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

I'm not sure this can be done but will look into it further for you

Hi Mary, anything further on this?
Please use plain text.
Gold Contributor
pb1234
Posts: 73
Registered: 08-06-2008

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

Any update on this?
Please use plain text.
Platinum Expert
O2_Paddy
Posts: 9,231
Registered: 23-07-2008

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

I'll check for you now.
Please use plain text.
Gold Contributor
pb1234
Posts: 73
Registered: 08-06-2008

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

Hi Paddy, anything further on this?
Please use plain text.
O2_Daryll
Posts: 29,933
Topics: 572
Kudos: 6,286
Solutions: 805
Registered: 23-04-2008

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

Sorry bud just to follow up on this we are not supporting this at all right now.
New to the forum? Click here
Tagging your posts and others with relevant key words is another way to help,
it also counts towards forum rank.
Please use plain text.
Gold Contributor
pb1234
Posts: 73
Registered: 08-06-2008

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

That's a shame.

Thanks for the reply.
Please use plain text.
Bronze Newbie
flobo
Posts: 2
Registered: 01-02-2012

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

Do you know if O2 have any plans to provide this service in the near future? It is a service that is currently provided by meteor Ireland - as someone already pointed out in this thread. And it is a service provided extensively throughout other countries. It's even provided by O2 within the UK.

 

This is a service that I have seen used extensively throughout varying organisations, for paging people for on-call type work. Given that, I have also seen it caused some challenges for technology organisations investing in Ireland - a problem they don't encounter in other countries.

 

Is there a strong reason for O2 Ireland not providing this service?

 

Thanks...

Please use plain text.
O2_Lisa
Posts: 11,214
Topics: 23
Kudos: 3,810
Solutions: 476
Registered: 20-10-2010

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

Hi flobo,

I can confirm that we have no plans to provide this service.
New to the forum? Click here
Tagging your posts and others with relevant key words is another way to help,
it also counts towards forum rank.
Please use plain text.
Bronze Newbie
flobo
Posts: 2
Registered: 01-02-2012

Re: Carrier access address to send texts via email

That's unfortunate O2_Lisa. Because its a service provided by the main service providers in other countries, it creates a challenge for Irish firms in providing equivalent opportunities for call center type jobs and IT Support positions.
Posted from Apple iPhone
Please use plain text.
About Us
Follow Us
A Telefonica Company
O2 - Together is Better