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Send free SMS in Canada to Bell, Fido, Rogers, Virgin, Solo, and TELUS cell phones through the Internet Share on Facebook

I used to go to canadiancontent.net for this information, but that site never gets updated anymore and seems to have turned into a Google AdSense cash grab. So here’s a list of links where you can send free SMSs to cell phones from the different Canadian wireless providers:

(Note: the recipient might get charged, of course, depending on their specific plan)

E-mail to text

There are some e-mail to text services, but the recipient usually has to have signed up and paid for this service, unlike the web forms above that are free:

[10digitnumber]@txt.bell.ca (Bell and Solo)
[10digitnumber]@pcs.rogers.com
[10digitnumber]@fido.ca
[10digitnumber]@msg.telus.com
[10digitnumber]@vmobile.ca (Virgin Mobile)
[10digitnumber]@mobiletxt.ca (PC Mobile)
[10digitnumber]@msg.koodomobile.com
[10digitnumber]@sms.sasktel.com and [10digitnumber]@pcs.sasktelmobility.com
[10digitnumber]@text.mts.net (MTS Allstream Inc./ Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.)

Note that, as reported in the comments, some providers (such as Fido) are forcing the recipient to pay an extra monthly fee in order to receive e-mail to text messages.

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Know of any other providers’ text message links? Leave a comment to let me know!

There is no official form to send text messages through the Internet to other providers such as 7-Eleven Speak Out Wireless or Petro Canada.

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94 Responses to “Send free SMS in Canada to Bell, Fido, Rogers, Virgin, Solo, and TELUS cell phones through the Internet”



  1. Julia says:

    Thanks! This is very useful!!



  2. Kent says:

    According to customer service at PC Mobile, the e-mail to use is [insert10digitnumber]@mobiletxt.ca



  3. Peter says:

    Thanks for the tip, Kent. Hopefully someone else can confirm this?



  4. Kim says:

    Hi, it may just be a typing error but the correct address for Bell Mobility is @txt.bellmobility.ca not the one you have here….
    Cheers



  5. Peter says:

    Oops, thanks for pointing that out! I’ve fixed it now :D



  6. Frank says:

    I cannot get the Rogers one to work as it always bounces back and I have tried multiple numbers.



  7. Alex says:

    The recipient has to actually sign up for such a service (email to text), and that costs a few dollars per month. So, many numbers will simply not work.
    The web gateways are free. I am working on posting a form like on this page:
    http://www.rogers.com/web/content/wireless-text/send_sms



  8. AndaleMono says:

    If all your friends have facebook sms activated. you can just do it from there to any provider



  9. Gacho says:

    Try using http://www.flingit.net, I use all the time, works well with Telus and all other Canadian providers although Fido is abit slow. There are some google ads but they are not obtrusive. It’s free and easy to use.



  10. Chris says:

    You can also send an email to [insert10digitnumber]@teleflip.com. This will deliver the SMS to the phone regardless of mobile provider. Works for most networks in North America. I did however just switch from Bell Mobility to Virgin Mobile Canada, and messages sent to my phone number @teleflip.com are no longer being delivered… even though Teleflip's website claims to support Virgin Canada. Still, I've used Teleflip a lot in the past, and it works pretty well.



  11. jsmith says:

    the bell e-mail domain has changed to [10digitnum]@txt.bell.ca
    They changed it halfway through 2007, although I think you can still send texts to the old one as well



  12. Peter says:

    Thanks, I have updated the Bell info now :D



  13. Alphonse says:

    Anybody know for the Solo and/or Koodo?



  14. Puraz says:

    The Rogers link is a outdated.. it keeps redirecting to their main splash page.



  15. ttrop says:

    @Puraz: it still works, just select your province and it will forward you to the correct page.



  16. Zing says:

    When I recieved an e-mail (I'm on rogers) it said I needed to subscribe. Is that gunna cost me anything?



  17. Peter says:

    @Zing: Yes, the e-mail service will probably cost you.



  18. Dlight says:

    Is there a way to find out which service provider holds which number?
    That way I will know which email address to use to contact friends.

    Thanks!



  19. Peter says:

    Hi Dlight, unfortunately, with wireless number portability I don't think it's possible to know which number is attached to which provider anymore (although I also don't know how you would have known before).



  20. Zoe says:

    To know a cell phone provider:
    http://411ca.whitepages.com/reverse_searches/



  21. Zoe says:

    Virgin Mobile seems to show up as Bell for some reason when you use the 411 reverse look up… Virgin is so not text msg friendly. are they the only provider that doesn't have their own web-phone text form??? haha.

    I like that on Rogers you can make an account and store all the Rogers/Fido numbers (yea fido works with the rogers form).

    Telus is good cause you can hit BACK and the number and message you just sent are still there, its quick to send another msg. unfortunately they got rid of the 'sent from' number so ppl dont know who the msg is from anymore…

    Bell is anal with their anti-spam picture codes :@ those drive me crazy. if you type it in wrong you have to start the msg over… COPY/PASTE so you don't have to type the whole thing over if you fail! haha

    I'm pretty sure [10digits]@vmobile.ca works for virgin and the recipient doesn't have to pay to receive it. it shoes up as from 'someone@something.com' but theres a limit on characters so dont go nuts with the email lol.



  22. Kelly says:

    Very handy links. I have used the Rogers link and I have tried the Virgin Mobile phone#@vmobile.ca. Both work like a charm. This is really useful.



  23. Tammy says:

    I am having the worst time trying to send pics to a Rogers cell number… I keep getting a notice from the post master that it didn't go thru….. what am I doing wrong??? Help please!!



  24. Ken says:

    Thanks so much for the links!



  25. Jeremfg says:

    Bell website doewn't works!!! I can't acces it… Even by following links from their website!



  26. Peter says:

    It might just have been a temporary problem. The Bell site works for me…



  27. Anna says:

    Anyone know how to send free SMS to an o2 phone in Ireland, FROM canada?



  28. Marybeth says:

    Hi! Couple things – Rogers has implemented a….spam filter that's supposed to be beneficial to clients but is more annoying than anything. When you type in (phone number)@pcs.rogers.com, the person will first get a message that says they must have mail and must subscribe to the service. They can do that from their phone and are not charged anything (Yet!). So then they will get another message saying that they have mail from whatever email address it came from and that in order to read it they have to reply to the current message with the word "Read". Once you have replied to that message, you will get another message that will be the actual message that was sent. After you have done that initial subcribing, you won't have to do that part again but you will still have to do the whole reply thing. The only way to bypass it would be to pay $5 to Rogers to get the Email-to-Text feature which converts the message into text and bypasses the filter – so you will just get your messages without having to replay at all…. At least that's how its going on in my city!

    Secondly – Fido has teamed up with Rogers and put up a spam filter (so customer service tells me). So, if I email a fido phone from my email – or at my work we use a software messaging program, (roger phone)@fido.ca they won't get it because of the filter. So the only way to message a fido phone is from any cell phone or the rogers & fido website…? Does anyone know any other way? I have a customer of mine (we answer her business line & text her messages to her via software program via her#@fido.ca) so its pretty important I figure something out! Thanks : )



  29. Arcangel says:

    10digitphonenumber@msg.koodomobile.com

    According to the Koodo website, this is how to send email as text to one of their cell phones



  30. Peter says:

    Thanks, Arcangel, I have added this to the list.



  31. U ROCK says:

    thank you very much
    U ROCK!!!



  32. Liam says:

    I use two other sites that can send free SMS messages to pretty much any cellphone that has the feature enabled:
    1. http://www.freesms.net/freesms.aspx
    2. http://www.gizmosms.com/
    I find the first takes a while for the message to get through (tested on my own Virgin Mobile cell), and the second takes only a few minutes, but both are free to use.



  33. Mark says:

    Is any idea how to send free sms to Cuba to Cubacell? any sugestions?



  34. Mike says:

    Some Sasktel info for you
    (although they are technically included under the Bell umbrella)
    Website is http://www.sms.sasktel.com/
    OR
    from email program [10digitnumber]@sms.sasktel.com



  35. Bob says:

    Anyone know how to get a txt msg to mexico? Phone provider there is TelCel. The email to txt msg link would be great



  36. Enana says:

    just to make sure, if i text someone from one of these will i get charged at all ? or is it completely free if i send a msg from here ?

    Reply from Peter: you won’t get charged, although the recipient might.



  37. christine says:

    Is there a way to get free directory assistance thru sms? anyone?



  38. Peter says:

    You should also check out 1-800-GOOG-411 — not fully a text message service, but it’s a free call.

    http://www.google.com/goog411/



  39. Leia says:

    Oh man, thank you SO much for this! I just spent the past hour trying to figure out how to get important, time-sensitive E-mails to forward to my phone as an SMS. I use Fido, but I am not signed up for any kind of internet or extra services aside from service and caller-id, and entering my number@fido.ca in tandem with a filtering/forwarding system through gmail totally worked. As far as I can tell, it's free, too!

    I love you for this. Really.



  40. katy says:

    hi dear i need your help i would like to know if you know any way to send free text messages to cell phones in cuba



  41. Peter says:

    Sorry katy, I don't have any experience with free text services outside of Canada.



  42. hatt says:

    Thanks a bunch, bro.



  43. ken says:

    we need your service please give a number to make a request

    Reply from Peter: Sorry, I don’t actually provide the service from here. I’m just linking to the other services.



  44. Yume says:

    I need to figure out how to send txt to Virgin mobile cells in Canada. I tried Number@vmoblile.ca but it doesn't work for my friends. I need an email gateway that works for virgin mobile in Canada! Plzz help!



  45. Anders says:

    Hi Peter,
    A different type of SMS (Voice SMS) can be sent for free to both fixed and mobile phones (Canada only) from this site: http://www.freevoicesms.com

    Cheers!



  46. Ray says:

    Can we send pics to a solo mobile from the internet?

    Reply from Peter: I don’t think so.



  47. Chris - Msg PHD says:

    Hi Katy,

    I am not familar with Cuban carriers but as a lead tech for a message notification software company, here is something I use to help my clients.

    ** Send a message to your personal email address or any of the free emails you can signup for from your phone. ex: To: bob@yahoo.com. **
    Note: This normally charges a message to your plan unless you are on an unlimited plan.

    When it arrives in your email inbox you have your cell's unqiue address. Now this does not always work if your carrier does not support email to phones or reversed.

    Hope this helps



  48. SMSwiki says:

    An excellent resource for worldwide SMS gateways is available on Wikipedia (sortable too).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_gateway



  49. Manpreet says:

    thamks, this is very use full.



  50. mike t. says:

    Will I be able to sms back to my Canadian contacts and receive their reply on my Blackberry while traveling in Argentina? If so, can I do this without charge if I'm at a WiFi location? FYI I'm using gmail.



  51. dLight says:

    Anyone know of a way to send a message to Videotron cell phones in Quebec?

    Thanks

    Oh, if you have gmail, you can tell it to send a message to someone as if it was coming from your cell phone email address. So when they reply, it will show up on your cell. Except that it will not work with Bell because the verification email sent by gmail is cut off by Bell and the code is missing.



  52. neoSonix says:

    After chipping away at trying to get the Roger's email to work, ( I sent my friend and email to the rogers link and it asked him to get a subscription ) I attempted, on a lark, to try his roger's number at (hisnumber)@fido.ca. It worked like a charm, no subscription, no anything. As far as some of the earlier posts, I actually find Virgin Canada to be the easiest to deal with for web to sms features. You can get any email, forward it to 250XXXXXX@vmobile.ca, and it will come out on that phone as a free text message…including those friends with pay as you go and no time left. The best grouping of features I have found, is using Gmail to forward to a txt email number with filters…in my Gmail, I use the filters so that if the subject is Message Cell, Gmail forwards the message to (mynumber)@vmobile.ca..so all friends need to know is my normal email with a specific subject line to get ahold of me on the go. Cheers all, and I hope this little blurb equals the help I have gotten from your blog so far.



  53. chris says:

    Thanks for this resource,

    Does anyone know if there is a domain for Solo or if the Bell mobility one works for Solo??

    Also it looks like teleflip is no longer working.

    Reply from Peter: According to this page, the Bell address(es) should work for Solo as well.



  54. CandieBrown says:

    Ive had solo mobile for about a year now and its the worst customer service ever .I want to try bell or rogers…can i keep my solo phone and just change it over ??

    Reply from Peter: Unfortunately a Solo phone is only good on a Solo plan. Therefore, you will have to buy a new phone from either Bell or Rogers. I prefer GSM phones and thus Rogers because it separates the swappable “brain” of your plan (the SIM card) from the phone. Check this SIM card guide for more information on that.



  55. adam f says:

    btw, the telus doesnt work anymore. i love sending the text a song on Rogers!

    Reply from Peter: Thanks for pointing that out. I’ve now updated the Telus link.



  56. Rosalie Heddy Savard says:

    so, how to send a free text in the mobile

    Reply from Peter: I don’t think that’s possible without a plan from your phone provider (and then that’s not free anymore).



  57. Barb says:

    I have clicked on the 'Solo Mobile' site
    http://www.txt.mysolo.ca/
    and it does not always come through….I usually get and 'IE CANNOT DISPLAY THIS PAGE' message.

    I have tried lowering the Security and even put the addy in the Trusted Sites, but the site is not reliable.

    I have also tried the links presented here by other people. The sites work but The problem is that the person is not receiving the messages. I live in Canada
    Thanks for all your help!

    Reply from Peter: That’s the supposed official site for Solo, but I have also had problems loading it sometimes. Have you tried the Bell site, since Solo is simply a subsidiary of Bell?



  58. Xayoz says:

    [10digitnumber]@sms.sasktel.com

    Reply from Peter: Posted. Thanks!



  59. Alex says:

    Please can anyone help me with free sms sites to all networks in USA



  60. joe says:

    how can i send free text messages to friends gsm networks in africa



  61. Jim says:

    I just tried this August 2009 and it worked with pc mobile (President's Choice)

    [10 digit phone]@mobiletxt.ca



  62. Pong says:

    Fido [10digitnumber]@fido.ca does not work anymore they make you pay for it now. It's 5$ if this service used to work for you please call in and make a complaint to the manager. Tell them this is bullshit!

    Reply from Peter: Thanks for pointing that out. I have added that info to the post to make others aware of this.



  63. Tulipman says:

    Make no mistake about it Peter … your crap is very useful, thx.



  64. LUIS says:

    Hi guys,to send SMS to CUBA: go here: http://sms2cuba.com register and then buy :

    Good luck guys….

    5 USD – 022 SMS
    0 10 USD – 050 SMS
    0 20 USD – 105 SMS
    0 45 USD – 250 SMS
    and soon / y pronto:

    160 USD – 1,000 SMS
    280 USD – 2,000 SMS
    500 USD – 5,000 SMS
    810 USD – 9,000 SMS

    or go here as well: http://smsfree4all.com/free-sms-cuba.php

    see ya! enjoy!!! :-)



  65. LUIS says:

    guys and for MEXICO or any other country in the world check this out:

    http://gizmosms.com

    Saludos/see ya later

    KUBANGUY./US :-)



  66. LUIS says:

    and for Verizon users:

    your # xxxxxxxxxx@vtext.com or @vzwpix.com just like it regular e-mail and done!…

    :-)
    Kuban.
    any other help e-mail me



  67. LUIS says:

    check this out:

    Gizmo5 now supports 2-way text messaging. Send SMS messages directly from
    your Gizmo5 account. Your friends can reply directly to your messages and you'll
    receive their reply right in Gizmo5.

    Sending SMS messages from Gizmo5 mobile is easy, follow these steps:

    Step1: Select a contact and click Call/SMS.

    Step2: In the Select Number screen choose the option to 'Send SMS'

    Step3: Start typing in your message and hit send.

    You can also enter in any mobile number by going to the main Menu and selecting 'SMS'.

    http://gizmo5.com/pc/products/features/two-way-sms

    Kuban/US :-)



  68. Luc says:

    For Videotron Cellular, they use the same address as Rogers , so "Videotron cell number"@pcs.rogers.com

    Reply from Peter: Thanks! I’ve now added a note about this in the post.



  69. Cynthia says:

    How can I communicate with a cuban, I have a koodo mobile, I know that I cannot send SMS by ma phone. Which site is the more secure to send SMS free by Internet and how can my friend reply to me?



  70. Marybeth says:

    Rogers and Fido are torturous. Rogers you can send a message to number@pcs.rogers.com The person has to subscribe once but no fee is paid. The $5/monthly fee comes later if you choose to add the spam filter.

    Fido is evil and doesn't accept anything it seems. The #@fido.ca doesn't work, I don't think it works even with the $5/monthly fee. Everytime I send a message to it, it comes back as failed. Any helpful pointers!!!???!!! Please!



  71. kai shi says:

    is there any for virgin?



  72. djDeathx says:

    For Virgin mobile use number@vmobile.ca

    cheers!



  73. Max says:

    A couple of people have recommended gizmosms.com.

    I sent a test message to myself 2 hours ago via http://www.gizmosms.com/ (now owned by Google, but most of the Gizmo services are on hiatus). It didn't give an error message, nor has it come through, so I would not recommend it.

    My phone gets messages at (mynumber)@vmobile.ca and it works great; too bad the other phone companies aren't so simple.



  74. Nacia14 says:

    I use Sasktel, and the email works fine (from PC to my cell), but whenever i try to attach a sound file or picture (even if it is modified for a cellphone screen) It only comes up as a blank text message. any tips?



  75. justine says:

    the guy at the top of this comment page is wrong about Bell. You have it right here, xxxxxxxxxx@txt.bell.ca is correct!!



  76. Cubes says:

    Thanks Peter! This is very useful CRAP!!



  77. dragos says:

    DUDE THIS IS INTENSE THANKSS!



  78. Greg says:

    MTS (MTS Allstream Inc./ Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.) uses the following format:

    10DigitNumber@text.mts.net

    Reply from Peter: Added, thanks!



  79. Marla says:

    Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!

    FYI: the Bell address works for Solo: 10digitnumber@txt.bell.ca I just confirmed it.

    Also, for SaskTel, 10digitnumber@pcs.sasktelmobility.com and 10digitnumber@sms.sasktel.com both work. Or, if one doesn't work, then try the other one.

    Reply from Peter: Thanks, added!



  80. big Z says:

    Thanks very much Peter. You have saved me a lot of work of looking for this type of service. sent an sms to my son who is on his way to Montreal without a driver's licence.



  81. Derek says:

    Wow, was just searching for texting via computer and this is more than I ever expected. Thanks for all the work involved in making and updating the list.



  82. Derek says:

    The Roger (includes Fido) link does not allow text messaging without first signing up with a phone number. I tried to reach someone at Fido so for me the link did not work as I do not want to sign up with Rogers (we all know the a pain once they have your phone and email).



  83. Jayne says:

    Hello,

    Thanks for pioneering this. I found the free4all sms useful, but I will have to find out if it works by confirming it from my husband, who lives in Cuba, later.

    Now, that's one thing to send… and its great becauseI have just sent him a picture… but I don't know how he will get it… however, is there any way he can send me back a msg for free? It costs 1 CUC to send me a msg (for how many letters?!) which is about 1.10 to 1.20 in CDN. (In Cuba, that's like an arm and a leg, 30 pesos!)

    Anyone?

    thanks!



  84. Victoria says:

    I'm in newfoundland, Canada, can I text someone from ontario? ME & him have the same company. Newfoundland & Ontario Are both located in Canada. we both have koodo. I would like an awnser to my question A.S.A.P if possible



  85. dLight says:

    @Jayne
    If your hubby has access to email or internet at home or a cafe, he will be able to confirm using that method, instead of using his cell phone.

    Most larger service providers will have a website to send SMS to their users. For example, http://txt.bell.ca or http://websms.rogers.page.ca/
    So if you know who his provider is, go to their website and see if they have a way to send an SMS to their users.

    Also, if your husband can send an email from his phone and he has a data plan, then that is another way he can send you a confirmation without using international SMS.

    @Victoria
    Check with Koodo's SMS plans. I believe sending an SMS anywhere in Canada is the same price for most service providers. ( I can be wrong! I use Bell and that is true for them.)



  86. corey says:

    i have videotron and I used the number@pcs.rogers.com to send a text to myself. i first had to respond to the text by replying YES and now for each message sent I get asked to send a text with the word Reply.
    Does anyone know if I get charged for these texts sent?



  87. William says:

    Morning: Just found this site from a newspaper article here in Peterborough. I did not see any information about Virgin Mobile. Wonder if anyone knows if it is possible to text to that system…? Cheers.

    Reply from Peter: Unfortunately there’s no known official web form at the moment for Virgin, but there is an e-mail address you can send to (as listed in the post).



  88. teddy says:

    first — thanks very much Peter for all the great info "CRAP" !!!

    second — 10digits@vmobile.ca FOR SURE works here in Canada as I just sent a note from my computer to my virgin mobile cell phone and my wife's virgin mobile cell phone and the both arrived in seconds.



  89. cripps says:

    @teddy
    I tried txting this sweet lil virgin on the virgin network (xxxxx@vmobile.ca) , but so far havent got a response.. my question is .. what number would she respond to if its sent from my email ..or does she simply use my email address ?



  90. cripps says:

    also , i tried txting her number from my ipod touch using "textplus" (which works perfectly with telus) but she said she didnt recieve anything. odd because i txt my cuzin using this app all the time. perhaps its because its a virgin number ?



  91. Bouncy64 says:

    I am wondering if there is a way(explained fully), as to how to go about sending a picture to a Bell or Solo phone from a pc. I am more so concerend with Solo, as that is my present provider, I have the LG Rumour 2, it is capable of taking pictures and sending pictures as well as recieving pictures, however, I am finding it almost impossible to find a way to send a photo to the phone from a PC, if it can be sent to the phone from another phone there must be a way to do it from a PC. thanks for any help in this matter, it is very muchly appriciated.



  92. Billz says:

    hi umm im with fido and i accidently subscribed to the sms service thingy, is that going to cost me (i have unlimited text on my phone though), and if it does how can i get out of that one or cancel it, plzz helpp, thnx!

    Reply from Peter: Fido customer service can probably help you.



  93. Karine says:

    And what about Public Mobile? Do someone know it?



  94. kk says:

    thank u v much…

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