Thanks for this, Alan. I can make individual email messages plain-text with a keyboard command on the computer, since the default for my email client is set to send html messages. I'm wondering if there's a quick way to set plain text for iOS, but I suspect not. I'm not sure that I want to change the default on my iPod to plain text.
Thanks again, Teresa On the other hand, there are different fingers. On Mar 23, 2014, at 12:03 PM, Alan Lemly <wale...@gmail.com> wrote: > Teresa, the email address to use to send your husband a plain text or sms > message is a function of his mobile service provider. If you use the correct > address, you should be able to send him plain text messages from either your > computer or iPod 5. Below my signature is a summary I wrote distinguishing > sms versus mms messages and how to send both using email. I summarize the > addresses for the four main US mobile providers at the end. > > Alan Lemly > messages can be plain text messages also known as SMS which stands for Short > Message Service. SMS messages are usually limited to 160 characters when sent > using a mobile device but might be limited to 140 characters when sent via a > computer's email client. This also might depend on the recipient's service > provider but I have not fully researched the limitation. > > Messages with pictures or without limitation on length can also be sent via a > computer's email client. These messages are called iMessages in the iOS world > or mms messages in general. MMS stands for Multimedia Message Service. > Wikipedia has a good article explaining MMS at this link: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_Messaging_Service > > This page has a good discussion of MMS and SMS with a table that succinctly > compares them: > > http://www.diffen.com/difference/MMS_vs_SMS > > The format of the sent to address governs which type of message is sent and > varies for each provider. The format begins with the 10-digit mobile phone > number of the recipient followed by the @ sign for all providers. What > follows the @ sign varies depending on the message format and the provider. > Those are provided below for the four major US mobile service providers. > > AT&T > > SMS email address: 10-digitmobilenum...@txt.att.net > MMS email address: 10-digitmobilenum...@mms.att.net > > Verizon > > SMS email address: 10-digitmobilenum...@vtext.com > MMS email address: 10-digitmobilenum...@vzwpix.com > > Sprint > > SMS email address: 10-digitmobilenum...@messaging.sprintpcs.com > MMS email address: 10-digitmobilenum...@pm.sprint.com > > T-Mobile > > SMS email address: 10-digitmobilenum...@tmomail.net > MMS email address: 10-digitmobilenum...@tmomail.net > > T-Mobile is the only provider of those listed above that uses the same > address for SMS and MMS messages. Apparently, its servers analyze the message > and format it accordingly on receipt. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Teresa Cochran > Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 11:54 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Sending Plain Text emails? > > I don't have an accessible cell phone for sending texts, and I frequently > text my husband's cell phone with my computer email client or iPod using > phonenumber@provider.something . If I send an html message, he gets a > multimedia message that is often delayed and costs him more money. How can I > send a plain-text email on my iPod 5? > > thanks, > teresa > > Slow down; you'll get there faster. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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