Message Alerts for Your Cell Phone
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A Message Alert, when received by a cell phone, is also known as a text message or short message service (SMS).
Your phone may also have the capability to receive pictures--these are known as multimedia message service (MMS).
There are billions of messages sent to cell phones just like yours every month.
It's like e-mail for your phone but you have the added benefit of being able to easily carry it with you.
You may have text or picture messaging and not know it. Please test it here.
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You may also want to contact your cell phone carrier to inquire about
text messaging and your service plan. Note that you may be charged a fee to receive text messages and it may need to be activated. For your convenience we included a partial list of carriers and their published contact phone numbers for
customer service.
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| Carrier | Customer Service
Phone Number |
Name of Text
Messaging Plan |
| Alltel | (800)255-8351 | Enhanced Digital Advisor Plan |
| AT&T Wireless | (800)888-7600 | Text Messaging Service |
| Cingular/CellularOne | (866)246-4852 | Interactive Messaging Service |
| Nextel | (800)639-6111 | Text Messaging Service |
| PrimeCo | (800)868-2700 | Text Messaging Service |
| Qwest Wireless | (800)879-0611 | MessagePak Service |
| Sprint PCS | (800)480-4727 | Wireless Web Messaging |
| T-Mobile | (800)937-8997 | Mobile Messenger Service |
| US Cellular | (888)944-9400 | Messaging Suite |
| Verizon Wireless | (800)256-4646 | Mobile Messenger Plan |
| VoiceStream | (888)787-3267 | Mobile Messenger Service |
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