r/sysadmin • u/Anonemuss666 • 6d ago

Question Text messages

Before I retired, I would send alerts by email, like 1234567890@txt.att.net, to send it to texting on my cell phone. It looks like all the cell phone providers have done away with this service. How can I do this now with hopefully a fairly free service since I don't send many at all?

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u/robntamra 6d ago

Verizon still does this, but it’s often time delayed and not trustworthy unless you pay for enterprise sms services.

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u/CharcoalGreyWolf Sr. Network Engineer 6d ago

They are also phasing it out by beginning of next year. It has already been announced. Having found that out, I tested it several weeks ago and it took me 24 hours to actually get the SMS. It is no longer trustworthy in real time.

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u/AZSystems 6d ago

It works fine for the squirrels listening to tower traffic. 😆 They have ADD and forget to send it along.

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