Does vtext.com still work in 2026?

Barely, and not for long. Verizon is winding down its @vtext.com and @vzwpix.com gateways — many messages are already dropped by spam filtering, and Verizon has published a full shutdown date of March 31, 2027. Don’t build anything new on it.

Does txt.att.net still work?

No. AT&T permanently shut down its email-to-text (@txt.att.net) and MMS (@mms.att.net) gateways on June 17, 2025, along with the AT&T-owned Cricket and FirstNet gateways. Messages now fail silently.

Does tmomail.net still work?

No. T-Mobile’s @tmomail.net gateway stopped resolving and delivering around December 2024 — it was the first of the big three to go dark, and T-Mobile never issued a formal shutdown notice.

Why did my email-to-text stop with no error or bounce?

That’s the most common complaint. AT&T and Verizon largely let these messages fail silently — no bounce, no error — so automated alerts (like security-camera motion alerts) simply stop arriving even though nothing changed on your end.

Which carriers’ email-to-text still works?

As of mid-2026, Google Fi (@msg.fi.google.com) is the most reliable holdout and is still officially documented. US Cellular (@email.uscc.net) and Boost Mobile (@sms.myboostmobile.com) are reported working, but US Cellular’s future is uncertain after T-Mobile’s 2025 acquisition. Treat all of them as temporary.

Why did carriers shut down email-to-text?

Three main reasons: it was an unauthenticated spam and smishing (SMS phishing) magnet; it cannot comply with the A2P 10DLC rules that have governed US business texting since 2023; and it generated no revenue while costing money to filter and maintain.

What should I use instead of email-to-text?

For business or automated texting, use a 10DLC-registered SMS provider or API. For NVR and security-camera motion alerts specifically, NVRtxt receives your recorder’s alert emails and forwards them as compliant SMS to any phone.

June 30, 2026 · 8 min read

Why email-to-text stopped working: the carrier email-to-SMS shutdown, explained

If emails you used to send to a phone number — like 5551234567@vtext.com or @txt.att.net — suddenly stopped arriving, you are not imagining it. Between late 2024 and 2025, the major US carriers shut down their free email-to-text (email-to-SMS) gateways. Here is the full backstory, a carrier-by-carrier status list, and what still works as of mid-2026.

Short answer: is email-to-text still working?

T-Mobile (tmomail.net) — gone since about December 2024.
AT&T (txt.att.net) — shut down June 17, 2025 (includes Cricket and FirstNet).
Verizon (vtext.com) — winding down now, with a hard cutoff of March 31, 2027.
A few smaller carriers — Google Fi, US Cellular, Boost — still work for now, but the free-gateway era is ending.

Carrier email-to-text status (2026)

The status of every major US email-to-SMS gateway, most-affected first. Most carriers fail silently — no bounce, no error — so a “working” gateway can still drop your message to spam filtering at any time.

Carrier / network	Gateway	Status	When
T-Mobile	number@tmomail.net	Discontinued	Stopped ~Dec 2024
Metro by T-Mobile	via tmomail.net	Discontinued	Stopped ~Dec 2024
Sprint (now T-Mobile)	messaging.sprintpcs.com	Discontinued	Retired with Sprint network (2022)
AT&T	number@txt.att.net · @mms.att.net	Discontinued	Shut down Jun 17, 2025
Cricket Wireless (AT&T)	sms/mms.cricketwireless.net	Discontinued	Shut down Jun 17, 2025
FirstNet (AT&T)	via AT&T gateway	Discontinued	Shut down Jun 17, 2025
Verizon	number@vtext.com · @vzwpix.com	Winding down	Full shutdown Mar 31, 2027
Verizon MVNOs (Visible, Xfinity Mobile, Spectrum Mobile, Straight Talk)	via vtext.com	Winding down	Verizon timeline; often already filtered
US Cellular	number@email.uscc.net · @mms.uscc.net	At risk	Working but uncertain (T-Mobile acq. Aug 2025)
Google Fi	number@msg.fi.google.com	Working (for now)	Still documented (2026)
Boost Mobile	number@sms.myboostmobile.com	Working (for now)	Reported working (2026)

Statuses change frequently and even “working” gateways are increasingly filtered. Last reviewed June 30, 2026.

Why did the carriers shut down email-to-text?

Email-to-SMS gateways were a relic of a friendlier, lower-volume messaging era. Four forces finally made them impossible for carriers to justify:

1. It became a spam and “smishing” magnet

Anyone could email any phone number for free, from any address, with no verification of who the sender really was. That made the gateways a perfect vehicle for SMS spam and smishing (SMS phishing) — fake delivery notices, bank scams, and two-factor-code theft delivered straight to people’s text inboxes. There was no practical way to authenticate senders on a system designed in the 2000s.

2. It can’t comply with A2P 10DLC

Since 2023, every application-to-person (A2P) business text in the US must run over a registered 10DLC (10-digit long code) sender, vetted through The Campaign Registry with a known brand, a declared use case, and opt-in records. Carrier email-to-SMS gateways pre-date this framework entirely and cannot be retrofitted to comply — there is no brand, no campaign, and no consent trail. Carriers can be fined for passing non-compliant traffic, so switching the gateways off was cheaper than trying to fix them.

3. Regulatory pressure on unwanted texts

The FCC has steadily tightened the rules on robotexts and illegal messaging. With complaints climbing, carriers were pushed to clamp down on the channels that generated the most unwanted traffic — and an anonymous, free email gateway sat right at the top of that list.

4. No revenue, real cost

The gateways were free, generated no revenue, and cost money to filter and maintain on aging infrastructure. Shutting them down also nudges legitimate senders toward the paid, compliant channels carriers actually want them on. T-Mobile, which frames its network as consumer-first, had particularly little reason to keep a free back door open for bulk senders.

Timeline of the shutdown

Late 2024 — Verizon announces it will phase out vtext.com/vzwpix.com; messages are increasingly filtered.
Nov–Dec 2024 — T-Mobile’s tmomail.net stops resolving and delivering. It’s the first of the big three to go dark, with no formal announcement.
June 17, 2025 — AT&T officially ends email-to-text and text-to-email (txt.att.net, mms.att.net, plus Cricket and FirstNet).
August 2025 — T-Mobile completes its acquisition of US Cellular, putting the email.uscc.net gateway’s future in doubt.
March 31, 2027 — Verizon’s stated date for the complete shutdown of vtext.com and vzwpix.com.

How to tell if your email-to-text stopped working

The frustrating part is that it almost never announces itself. Watch for:

Silent failure. The email is “sent” successfully but no text ever arrives — and you get no bounce or error back.
Alerts that quietly went dark. Security-camera or NVR motion alerts, server-monitoring pings, or appointment reminders that used to text you simply stopped, even though you didn’t change any settings.
Intermittent delivery. Some messages land, most don’t — a sign the gateway is being throttled or spam-filtered on its way out.

What to use instead

The fix depends on what you were using email-to-text for. For general business or automated messaging, move to a 10DLC-registered SMS provider or API(Twilio, Telnyx, and similar) so your texts are compliant and actually deliver.

Getting security-camera alerts back

If it was your NVR or security camera that lost its texts, that’s exactly what NVRtxt fixes. Your recorder emails a unique NVRtxt address, and we forward a clean SMS to any phone over compliant, registered 10DLC — the modern replacement for the gateways that disappeared.

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Frequently asked questions

Does vtext.com still work in 2026?: Barely, and not for long. Verizon is winding down its @vtext.com and @vzwpix.com gateways — many messages are already dropped by spam filtering, and Verizon has published a full shutdown date of March 31, 2027. Don’t build anything new on it.
Does txt.att.net still work?: No. AT&T permanently shut down its email-to-text (@txt.att.net) and MMS (@mms.att.net) gateways on June 17, 2025, along with the AT&T-owned Cricket and FirstNet gateways. Messages now fail silently.
Does tmomail.net still work?: No. T-Mobile’s @tmomail.net gateway stopped resolving and delivering around December 2024 — it was the first of the big three to go dark, and T-Mobile never issued a formal shutdown notice.
Why did my email-to-text stop with no error or bounce?: That’s the most common complaint. AT&T and Verizon largely let these messages fail silently — no bounce, no error — so automated alerts (like security-camera motion alerts) simply stop arriving even though nothing changed on your end.
Which carriers’ email-to-text still works?: As of mid-2026, Google Fi (@msg.fi.google.com) is the most reliable holdout and is still officially documented. US Cellular (@email.uscc.net) and Boost Mobile (@sms.myboostmobile.com) are reported working, but US Cellular’s future is uncertain after T-Mobile’s 2025 acquisition. Treat all of them as temporary.
Why did carriers shut down email-to-text?: Three main reasons: it was an unauthenticated spam and smishing (SMS phishing) magnet; it cannot comply with the A2P 10DLC rules that have governed US business texting since 2023; and it generated no revenue while costing money to filter and maintain.
What should I use instead of email-to-text?: For business or automated texting, use a 10DLC-registered SMS provider or API. For NVR and security-camera motion alerts specifically, NVRtxt receives your recorder’s alert emails and forwards them as compliant SMS to any phone.