OT, sorry: Email to SMS

[Robert Jewell]

This isn't Linux related, but a lot of you geeks will want to use
Linux to take advantage of this..

I ran into http://www.weblinkwireless.com/customerservice/how2send/#2way2e-mail
today.  it's a chart of email addresses for various cell carriers. 
They are basically SMS gateways.  You send an email to
phonenumber at tmomail.net and a few seconds later, your t-mobile
cellphone buzzes with a New SMS.    The only costs are your normal SMS
receiving fees, if you have any.

Lots of potential uses..

Server warning messages and alerts, etc.  I'm adding a form to my
webpage that sends a mail from my server to my cell (a "send a message
to my cellphone" link).

Somewhat related:  If you have USBank, they recently added an "alerts"
feature.  (Send me a notification if xyz happens, xyz being anything
like "withdraw from account over a certain amount").  These alerts can
be sent to an email address, or optionally can be specially formatted
for SMS, and sent to an SMS gateway email address. 
(phonenumber at tmomail.net, etc)

Also somewhat related:  This works in GAIM, and most current AOL
instant messenger clients.  if you send an IM to +1phonenumber, aim
sends it as an SMS, which can be replied to (the reply gets sent as an
AIM message to the appropriate screenname).

-- 
bob