Nextel SMS

If your phone is from Nextel (the business side of Sprint Nextel), here's what you need to know about using SMS text messaging with your mobile.

  • Maximum message length: 500 characters (including letters, punctuation and system-generated characters).
  • What happens to longer messages: Unknown
  • Cost per message: 10 cents per message; 25 cents per image/audio message (bulk plans available)
  • For more information: Nextel Text Messaging FAQs
  • Sending email to a Nextel phone: Use the address format [10-digit telephone number]@messaging.nextel.com
    Example: 7035551234@messaging.nextel.com


Nextel's predictive text-entry mode (aka "T9" mode) is called WORD mode. Cycle through the modes in the lower right of the screen (NUM, ALPHA, WORD) to find WORD mode. Then you can enter text by press one button per letter. More on T9 text entry.

Last updated 7/2/2008

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# posted by Dylan @ 7/19/2006
Comments:
This is not SMS. Using the @messaging.nextel.com sends a regular email or text message. SMS is something different and doesn't require the phone to go through the java net applications to read. If you want to learn more about this just ask. pyredude@alltel.net
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 6:07 PM, January 22, 2007
 
With nextel do you get charged a fee to send AND recieve a text message? Or only one or the other?
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 3:06 AM, March 22, 2007
 
You are 100% correct. There IS a difference between SMS and MMS. You used to be able to type your # @page.nextel.com - now it does not work....
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 1:12 PM, January 02, 2008
 
i keep getting text messages on my cell phone, how can i find out who is sending them?
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 1:45 PM, September 14, 2008
 
how can i find out who is sending me text messages to my cell phone.
# posted by Blogger butterfly : 1:52 PM, September 14, 2008
 
I have nextel. I just tried my number@page.nextel.com and it worked. I received a Text message directly to my phone, no downloading, no Java.
# posted by Anonymous TheWorm : 3:35 AM, May 26, 2009
 

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