Can I text from a PC to iPhone with Visible?

Kupuna
Novice II

Is there some way I can text from my PC to an iPhone using some variation of the recipient's phone number?

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upstate-SC
Superuser
Superuser

Ah interesting question. 

 

I came across this article

https://www.verizon.com/about/news/vzw/2013/06/computer-to-phone-text-messaging

 

Option 2: email to  <visible mobile number>@vtext.com

 

Tried out myself, to my surprise it worked (thanks to visible being on Verizon network).

Email is received as text (SMS).

 

P.S: Please mark the answer as solution if it helped you. Thanks.

Just another visible user, willing to help others.
Please mark my answer as solution if it helped you.

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Moxie
Superuser
Superuser

If you have your Visible sim card in an Android phone you can use Google Messages on a PC to send a text. If you have a Gmail account you can get a free Google voice phone number and also text from a PC. 

 

Best!

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Thanks for your prompt answer.

I don't have an Android phone or a Gmail account. You suggest "text from a PC". I'm using Win11 and Outlook (not Outlook.com). I have used the "V" network with a URL prefix before. Is there something equivalent in Visible?
Thanks!

Moxie, thought you would like to know a solution just posted by Upstate-SC

"email to <visible mobile number>@vtext.com"

That works with my system. I'll report back if any glitches show up.

upstate-SC
Superuser
Superuser

Ah interesting question. 

 

I came across this article

https://www.verizon.com/about/news/vzw/2013/06/computer-to-phone-text-messaging

 

Option 2: email to  <visible mobile number>@vtext.com

 

Tried out myself, to my surprise it worked (thanks to visible being on Verizon network).

Email is received as text (SMS).

 

P.S: Please mark the answer as solution if it helped you. Thanks.

Just another visible user, willing to help others.
Please mark my answer as solution if it helped you.

CarrieOnTheWeb
Novice III

What others have said works. but I think this might help as well.

If their number is on Verizon/Visible then texting (# = 10 number phone number) ##########@vtext.com then emailing from whatever email service (yahoo, gmail, etc.) will work. 

If they do not. You can go to https://voice.google.com and sign up for a free phone number and use their interface to send the person (even a non-iPhone user) a picture message from your computer. 

I am mainly a PC & Android user, but did a little research, if you have an iPhone, you can download an app like this https://apps.apple.com/us/app/iweb-sms/id944770820 and send texts via your computer.