Sometimes we need to text someone, but we don’t want them to know our phone number. Luckily, there is a way to protect your privacy by only showing a specific email address.
How to Send An Anonymous SMS to ANY Number!
The easiest way to text anonymously is to use SMS gateways, which only require an email address. All major carriers offer a service where your phone number doubles as an email address, and any emails sent to that address are sent to your phone as SMS.
For example, if your friend's number is 555-867-5309 and they're on Sprint, you can send them an email from your email address to [email protected]. Even better, they can reply to you via text message and you'll get the response in your email, essentially using your email account as a texting machine of sorts. This is especially handy if you've been emailing someone you don't know well, or if you've forgotten their email address.
There are two drawbacks, however:
