Email to SMS/text messaging - No longer available as of December 31, 2025

[DHHJH]

How do I send an email as a SMS/text message? I used to use <number>@text.bell.ca or <number>@text.bellmobility.ca

Is the gateway still available? Has the address changed? Thx.

[WelshTerrier · Accepted solution]

UPDATE: Text via email will no longer be available as of December 31, 2025.

Email via text

Send an email using text messaging on your Bell mobile phone.

1. Type 6245 in the To line.
2. In the body of the text message, type the email address followed by a space and then type your message.
3. When you are done, press Send.

Text via email

Send a text message from your email account to any Bell mobile phone.

All Bell mobile phones have a unique email address: (10-digit mobile phone number)@txt.bell.ca. For example, 4165555555@txt.bell.ca.

Enter this address in the To field and enter your message in the email body.

[Pastjungle1]

Hello @DHHJH, @WelshTerrier ,

Did this resolve your issue by curiosity ? This method worked once in a while a month ago for us and completly stopped working recently, starting an email from gmail to 12345678xx@txt.bell.ca  either doesn't do anything or returns a failure to deliver on the gmail, depending on the account trying. 

Regards,

[sire]

i tryd to get one of my emails to sms/text as the emails bounced back saying that that email i used is blacklisted by bell 

"It appears your recipient is using a Cloudmark CSI-Global blacklist for their incoming mail/sms server"

how can I get it unblocked and add it to be safe

i have used the 10 digit phone number @txt.bell.ca i  have tryd calling support but they said they can't do anything 

[Joseph L]

This feature no longer works if you're sending links in the body of the text. I tried using direct IP Address for the link or full link with http:// and text with these links is not delivered and no error message. I would appreciate a solution to be able to send only the link in the text via email. Any help greatly appreciated

[GhostSpectora01]

I have a few python applications on my servers at home that do various things. I need a way of being able to get alerts and send commands to these programs, and the SMS gateway is how I've been doing that for a while now. (I have different Gmail accounts for each program, so I can sperate alerts for each program individually).

For some reason over the last year, I've noticed that the performance of the SMS Gateway has dropped significantly. I will send a text to my phone and receive it hours later, and sometimes not at all.

Is there anything that can be done to fix this?

[JSL]

Hi,

I switched to Bell for the Email-to-SMS functionality. It recently stopped working and my work software sends alerts in a timely manner to my number directly for work. 

it stopped working on Tuesday, and I am wondering if 

• is the feature not available?
• do I need to add the sender email address to safe sender list from Bell? We were told maybe this is being blocked or delayed. I need to receive alerts from noreply@tc2000alerts.com, please add this to the safe sender list from Bell Network

Timely response would be appreciated. Thank you. 

[WelshTerrier]

Good Day.

This a community forum. As such, we cannot "add this to the safe sender list from Bell Network."

I can only assume that prior to last Tuesday, you were receiving emails by way of SMS text? Is that assumption, correct? Have you tried sending an email message to your Bell mobile number? If this is working, then have a further look at the following:

1. Have you checked your device Blocked list?
2. The Email-to-SMS functionality is working. I tested & confirmed it was working this morning. Have you made any changes to your Bell webmail options?
3. Check your junk mail folder?
4. Verify your blocked addresses & if necessary, you can add this address to your safe senders list. You can do this by logging in to your Bell webmail account. Go to Settings > Mail.
5. Have you confirmed that the sender emails are being sent correctly to your mobile number?

I have included these instructions for your review. Please refer to the subsection: Other ways to text

Text messaging and how do I use it?

Take care.

[BellDRock · Accepted solution]

UPDATE:

Text via email will no longer be available as of December 31, 2025.

For more information see Other ways to text.

[RodMacPherson]

This is a service that has been included in every cellphone plan since the 90's why is it going away? 
I got a message from Bell that email to SMS is being retired on Dec 31 2025.
I checked the website and it says you already retired web to SMS on March 21, 2024... so what is the new internet to SMS gateway to replace these services? Is there an API or something that I can use instead?

Surely Bell is not completely removing this service that ALL of the competition offers and not replacing it with something 

[dks · Accepted solution]

That is correct. Bell is removing email to SMS on December 31 2025. You can find more details here.  

[RodMacPherson]

yes, I saw that. that is were I got the info that there already isn't a web to SMS gateway anymore.  That doesn't answer my question: What are they replacing it with? 

[WelshTerrier · Accepted solution]

Good Day & Welcome to the Bell Community Forum.

It is not being replaced. Bell, like other Canadian carriers, is also eliminating this service. This service will no longer be available as of December 31, 2025.

Text via email is being discontinued globally. U.S. Canada, etc.

The email-to-text feature has become a popular method for spammers to send unwanted messages. It is difficult to trace and often bypasses traditional spam filters. There are further security issues & privacy concerns associated with routing SMS traffic through email systems, especially for businesses that handle sensitive data.

All Canadian carriers are working to reduce the number of unwanted messages and malicious content sent through their networks, and email-to-SMS gateways have been identified as a major source of this issue. 

Take care

[dks]

@WelshTerrier offers the most comprehensive response absent anything official from Bell. It suggests it is another way Bell is reducing nuisance spamming for customers. 

[RodMacPherson]

So rather than adding spam filters or better yet for both Bell and the customers, alowing us to set a whitelist of email addresses that can send to our number, they are just trashing rhe service altogether.  Thanks for taking rhe lazy route, as usual, Bell.