Hi,

My brother has a Windows 10 laptop. I have a Windows 7 laptop.
Note: My Windows 10 laptop has issues.

He asked me if there is an app for Win10 he can use so he
can send a Text message to someone's Cell Phone. Note: My brother
has a land line (NO cell phone).

I did a google search and at microsoft's web site for Windows 10,
the information I saw had to do with using a Phone App, then select
Message, etc.

My brother lives far from me. I would like to send him an email
with the information.

Did Windows 10 come with a Phone app with the ability to Text?

Thank You in advance, John
,

<jaugustine@verizon.net> wrote

> Hi,
>
> My brother has a Windows 10 laptop. I have a Windows 7 laptop.
> Note: My Windows 10 laptop has issues.
>
> He asked me if there is an app for Win10 he can use so he
> can send a Text message to someone's Cell Phone. Note: My brother
> has a land line (NO cell phone).
>
> I did a google search and at microsoft's web site for Windows 10,
> the information I saw had to do with using a Phone App, then select
> Message, etc.
>
> My brother lives far from me. I would like to send him an email
> with the information.
>
> Did Windows 10 come with a Phone app with the ability to Text?
>
> Thank You in advance, John
> ,

There are email-to-sms/mms gateways with specific addresses for each
carrier, but I use Google Voice which is free for unlimited calls and text
(as far as I know) in the USA.

There's also a ton of "link to Windows" Android apps, so look up what
Samsung and Microsoft have done in their link-to-windows endeavors.

jaugustine@verizon.net wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My brother has a Windows 10 laptop. I have a Windows 7 laptop.
> Note: My Windows 10 laptop has issues.
>
> He asked me if there is an app for Win10 he can use so he
> can send a Text message to someone's Cell Phone. Note: My brother
> has a land line (NO cell phone).
>
> I did a google search and at microsoft's web site for Windows 10,
> the information I saw had to do with using a Phone App, then select
> Message, etc.
>
> My brother lives far from me. I would like to send him an email
> with the information.
>
> Did Windows 10 come with a Phone app with the ability to Text?
>
> Thank You in advance, John
> ,
>
Windows 10 and 11 phone app is included in the o/s and called Phone Link.
In Windows 10 only Android is supported, in Windows 11 both Android and
iPhone.

Phone Link requires use of a Microsoft Account(MSA)
- i.e. A Microsoft account is required to link the phone to a MSFT
account and use in Windows 10/11/.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sync-across-your-devices

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....winston <winstonmvp@gmail.com> wrote:
> jaugustine@verizon.net wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > My brother has a Windows 10 laptop. I have a Windows 7 laptop.
> > Note: My Windows 10 laptop has issues.
> >
> > He asked me if there is an app for Win10 he can use so he
> > can send a Text message to someone's Cell Phone. Note: My brother
> > has a land line (NO cell phone).
> >
> > I did a google search and at microsoft's web site for Windows 10,
> > the information I saw had to do with using a Phone App, then select
> > Message, etc.
> >
> > My brother lives far from me. I would like to send him an email
> > with the information.
> >
> > Did Windows 10 come with a Phone app with the ability to Text?
> >
> > Thank You in advance, John
> > ,
> >
> Windows 10 and 11 phone app is included in the o/s and called Phone Link.
> In Windows 10 only Android is supported, in Windows 11 both Android and
> iPhone.

> Phone Link requires use of a Microsoft Account(MSA)
> - i.e. A Microsoft account is required to link the phone to a MSFT
> account and use in Windows 10/11/.

> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sync-across-your-devices

Will MS be adding iPhone support into its old W10 in the future?
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Ant wrote:
> ...winston <winstonmvp@gmail.com> wrote:
>> jaugustine@verizon.net wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> My brother has a Windows 10 laptop. I have a Windows 7 laptop.
>>> Note: My Windows 10 laptop has issues.
>>>
>>> He asked me if there is an app for Win10 he can use so he
>>> can send a Text message to someone's Cell Phone. Note: My brother
>>> has a land line (NO cell phone).
>>>
>>> I did a google search and at microsoft's web site for Windows 10,
>>> the information I saw had to do with using a Phone App, then select
>>> Message, etc.
>>>
>>> My brother lives far from me. I would like to send him an email
>>> with the information.
>>>
>>> Did Windows 10 come with a Phone app with the ability to Text?
>>>
>>> Thank You in advance, John
>>> ,
>>>
>> Windows 10 and 11 phone app is included in the o/s and called Phone Link.
>> In Windows 10 only Android is supported, in Windows 11 both Android and
>> iPhone.
>
>> Phone Link requires use of a Microsoft Account(MSA)
>> - i.e. A Microsoft account is required to link the phone to a MSFT
>> account and use in Windows 10/11/.
>
>> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sync-across-your-devices
>
> Will MS be adding iPhone support into its old W10 in the future?
>
No. Win10 is/was too far along in the product lifecycle.
Windows 11 was the only o/s considered for iOS.

Phone Link should be seen, going forward, for both Android and iOS as
companion tool to Windows. For iOS, since recently new(May 2023) it's
still a work in progress.

Bluetooth connection/pairing is also required. Messaging feature is
limited by iOS, Image/video sharing and group messages not supported,
and Messages are session based(available when the phone is connected to PC.

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On 10/09/2023 3:00 PM, ...winston wrote:
> Ant wrote:
>> ...winston <winstonmvp@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> jaugustine@verizon.net wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>>        My brother has a Windows 10 laptop.  I have a Windows 7 laptop.
>>>> Note: My Windows 10 laptop has issues.
>>>>
>>>>        He asked me if there is an app for Win10 he can use so he
>>>> can send a Text message to someone's Cell Phone.  Note: My brother
>>>> has a land line (NO cell phone).
>>>>
>>>>        I did a google search and at microsoft's web site for Windows
>>>> 10,
>>>> the information I saw had to do with using a Phone App,  then select
>>>> Message, etc.
>>>>
>>>>        My brother lives far from me.  I would like to send him an email
>>>> with the information.
>>>>
>>>>        Did Windows 10 come with a Phone app with the ability to Text?
>>>>
>>>>            Thank You in advance,  John
>>>> ,
>>>>
>>> Windows 10 and 11 phone app is included in the o/s and called Phone
>>> Link.
>>> In Windows 10 only Android is supported, in Windows 11 both Android and
>>> iPhone.
>>
>>> Phone Link requires use of a Microsoft Account(MSA)
>>>   - i.e. A Microsoft account is required to link the phone to a MSFT
>>> account and use in Windows 10/11/.
>>
>>> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sync-across-your-devices
>>
>> Will MS be adding iPhone support into its old W10 in the future?
>>
> No. Win10 is/was too far along in the product lifecycle.
> Windows 11 was the only o/s considered for iOS.
>
> Phone Link should be seen, going forward, for both Android and iOS as
> companion tool to Windows. For iOS, since recently new(May 2023) it's
> still a work in progress.
>
> Bluetooth connection/pairing is also required. Messaging feature is
> limited by iOS, Image/video sharing and group messages not supported,
> and Messages are session based(available when the phone is connected to PC.
>
I have successfully use the information in this link to sucessfully send
text messages from my computer (Thunderbrid) to cell phones.
https://avtech.com/articles/138/list-of-email-to-sms-addresses/

....winston wrote:
> Ant wrote:
>>
>> Will MS be adding iPhone support into its old W10 in the future?
>>
> No. Win10 is/was too far along in the product lifecycle.
> Windows 11 was the only o/s considered for iOS.
>
> Phone Link should be seen, going forward, for both Android and iOS as
> companion tool to Windows. For iOS, since recently new(May 2023) it's
> still a work in progress.
>
> Bluetooth connection/pairing is also required. Messaging feature is
> limited by iOS, Image/video sharing and group messages not supported,
> and Messages are session based(available when the phone is connected to PC.
>

p.s. Forgot to mention. Phone link for iOS is not photo related(often
expected or misinterpreted)

Photos on an iPhone is not a Phone Link feature, it's a optional
feature available in the Windows 11 Photos app that integrates with the
Windows iCloud app.

To view iPhone's photos in Windows 11, they need to be on the phone's
Apple ID iCloud, iCloud for Windows app installed in Windows 11, then
once signed on with an MSA in Photos, sync your photos....the iCloud
photos will then appear in the Photo's app.

Note: It's best to use the same email address as a Microsoft
account(MSA) for your Windows logon *and* the same email address for
your Apple ID account(iCloud, iTunes, iCloud app, Windows Photos, Phone
link).
i.e. email address should be common, password for the MSA and the
Apple ID should be different for security reasons.

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Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote

> Will MS be adding iPhone support into its old W10 in the future?

I'm going to point out something (quite obvious) that almost NOBODY knows.

With respect to Ant's question...
1. Windows users don't understand where the power of Apple comes from.
2. Apple users don't understand where the power of Apple comes from.
3. Almost nobody realizes the simple truth of where it really comes from.

Sure... we "say" it's the walled garden - which is true - but what is the
single most important "thing" that enables that garden to _be_ a garden?

HINT: Apple users are logged into the mothership tracking servers every
second of every day of every week of every year of their lives.

This is important to realize - not only because of the privacy issues.
But because without that logging in - nothing works on iOS.

Ask me how I know this because if you log out, everything STOPs working.

HINT: I refused to log in and Apple locked me out of my own devices!
<https://i.postimg.cc/LXzB3Lc0/appleid01.jpg> Apple _forces_ a log in!
<https://i.postimg.cc/8k3GQyj4/appleid09.jpg> Apple tracks your activity
<https://i.postimg.cc/hhFNJ5mq/appleid010.jpg> Apps become non functional
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<jaugustine@verizon.net> wrote:

> He asked me if there is an app for Win10 he can use so he can send a
> Text message to someone's Cell Phone. Note: My brother has a land
> line (NO cell phone).

Have you tried sending an e-mail to the recipient's phone number?

Make sure the Subject and Body of the e-mail are blank. Make sure your
e-mail client doesn't add a signature. In the To field, enter the cell
phone number (all digits, no separators) of the recipient. Follow with
@carrier, where you specify the e-mail address for the recipient's cell
carrier.

5551234567@vtext.com

vtext.com is Verizon's cell phone e-mail address. tmomail.net for
T-Mobile. txt.att.net for AT&T. In the Body, enter a short message.
More than 160 characters (70 for Unicode) would involve using MMS which
may not work with the recipient.

https://support.keepandshare.com/support/solutions/articles/3000004076-how-do-i-add-a-mobile-email-address-to-my-communication-settings-

has a list of the e-mail-to-text addresses for some common cellular
carriers. You might need to check with your recipient what is the
e-mail domain for their e-mail-to-text service. Some more are listed
at:

https://avtech.com/articles/138/list-of-email-to-sms-addresses/
(same article as knuttle mentioned)

For MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operator), like Tracfone, where you
pay them for discounted access to an actual carrier, your recipient will
have to know to which cellular carrier they are assigned by their MVNO.
For example, I use Tracfone as the MVNO who assigned me to AT&T
(although Verizon acquired Tracfone, and Tracfone tries to prod me to
switch to Verison). Your recipient could contact whomever is his
cellular provider to ask what e-mail domain to use to have texts sent to
him/her.

"...winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> wrote

> Note: It's best to use the same email address as a Microsoft
> account(MSA) for your Windows logon *and* the same email address for
> your Apple ID account(iCloud, iTunes, iCloud app, Windows Photos, Phone
> link).
> i.e. email address should be common, password for the MSA and the
> Apple ID should be different for security reasons.

Below is extremely important (quite obvious) fundamental information...
(Most people don't know this _because_ it's so very basic!)

*You don't get that power _without_ logging into mothership servers*

While using the same mothership tracking server account does provide the
power which people incorrectly "associate" with Apple's garden...

Another way to accomplish texting on _any_ device is PulseSMS software.
<https://i.postimg.cc/Qd21dwVw/pulsesms01.jpg> Text from/to anywhere

And yes - Pulse does require an account because that's the _only_ way it
works (there's nothing magic about Apple's "just working" because what they
really mean by that phrase is "just logging into a mothership server").
<https://home.pulsesms.app/overview/>

Of course, I text from Android/Windows (physically) w/o _any account.
<https://i.postimg.cc/mrz6gJpC/scrcpy23.jpg> Android SMS/MMS on Windows

If you're not smart, you need an account; but if you're smart, you don't.
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<jaugustine@verizon.net> wrote

| Did Windows 10 come with a Phone app with the ability to Text?
|

I've only used this method a couple of times, but it seems
to work fine. You just compose a regular email and send it to
an address below. But you have to know the recipient's
service company:

Verizon xxxxxxxxxx@vtext.com
T-Mobile xxxxxxxxxx@tmomail.net
AT&T xxxxxxxxxx@txt.att.net
Virgin Mobile xxxxxxxxxx@vmobl.com
Cingular xxxxxxxxxx@cingularme.com
Nextel xxxxxxxxxx@messaging.nextel.com
US Cellular xxxxxxxxxx@email.uscc.net
Boost xxxxxxxxxx@myboostmobile.com
Alltel xxxxxxxxxx@message.alltel.com
Qwest: number@qwestmp.com
Sprint: number@messaging.sprintpcs.com or number@pm.sprint.com
Virgin Mobile: number@vmobl.com
Nextel: number@messaging.nextel.com
Alltel: number@message.alltel.com
Metro PCS: number@mymetropcs.com
Powertel: number@ptel.com
Boost Mobile: number@myboostmobile.com
Suncom: number@tms.suncom.com
Tracfone: number@mmst5.tracfone.com
U.S. Cellular: number@email.uscc.net

On Sun, 08 Oct 2023 15:14:49 -0400, jaugustine@verizon.net wrote:
> Did Windows 10 come with a Phone app with the ability to Text?

There's no need. You can send an email to any phone and it will be
delivered as a text. For example, to send to a Verizon subscriber's
phone use the form 2125556789@vzwpix.com if the message contains
images or emojis, and 2124446789@vtext.com if it's pure text.

Googling "email to text" is how I found this out. You might want to
add the carrier's name (outside the quotes) if it's not one of these:

AT&T: phonenumber@txt.att.net
T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net
Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com or phonenumber@vzwpix.com
Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com

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On Mon, 09 Oct 2023 18:32:55 +0000, Ant wrote:
> Will MS be adding iPhone support into its old W10 in the future?
>

I think the odds are roughly the same as (politician's name)
recanting his lies and handing back all the money.

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Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote

>> Will MS be adding iPhone support into its old W10 in the future?
>>
>
> I think the odds are roughly the same as (politician's name)
> recanting his lies and handing back all the money.

While I don't disagree with Stan, what anyone can do is mirror the iPhone
audio, video, keyboard, clipboard and mouse onto Windows 10 for free.
<https://i.postimg.cc/k5gv0yw8/vysor34.jpg> Apple iOS & Android mirroring

In 999,999,999 out of 1,000,000,000 cases, the user will then be able to
send/receive text from the iPad on Windows - without another account.

In my case (1 out of 1,000,000,000), I can't because I ran a test of NOT
logging into the Apple mothership - & Apple literally killed the device.

Long story, but I tried _two_ iPads, both of which Apple killed off
(simply because I refused to log into the Apple mothership ever again).
<https://i.postimg.cc/LXzB3Lc0/appleid01.jpg> Apple _forces_ a log in!
<https://i.postimg.cc/g008YhxP/appleid02.jpg> Apple _forces_ a lock out!
<https://i.postimg.cc/q75t7MSk/appleid03.jpg> Apple _disables_ your acct!
<https://i.postimg.cc/8zSvshQf/appleid04.jpg> Apple _locks_ you out!
<https://i.postimg.cc/SKGfmgnK/appleid05.jpg> Apple won't let you back in!
<https://i.postimg.cc/ZR5mZ287/appleid07.jpg> Apple fails App Store test
<https://i.postimg.cc/TwN6P0QR/appleid08.jpg> Only Apple requires a login
<https://i.postimg.cc/8k3GQyj4/appleid09.jpg> Apple tracks your activity
<https://i.postimg.cc/hhFNJ5mq/appleid010.jpg> Apps become non functional
<https://i.postimg.cc/nrFHSvby/appleid11.jpg> Apple _forces_ extra logins!
<https://i.postimg.cc/Y9kkj19v/appleid12.jpg> Apple tracking server login

So be it.

The point, which I was making in response to Ant's insinuation, was that
nothing works on the iPad if you refuse to log into the mothership servers.
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On 2023-10-09 16:12, Wally J wrote:
> Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote
>
>>> Will MS be adding iPhone support into its old W10 in the future?
>>>
>>
>> I think the odds are roughly the same as (politician's name)
>> recanting his lies and handing back all the money.
>
> While I don't disagree with Stan, what anyone can do is mirror the iPhone
> audio, video, keyboard, clipboard and mouse onto Windows 10 for free.
> <https://i.postimg.cc/k5gv0yw8/vysor34.jpg> Apple iOS & Android mirroring
>
> In 999,999,999 out of 1,000,000,000 cases, the user will then be able to
> send/receive text from the iPad on Windows - without another account.
>
> In my case (1 out of 1,000,000,000), I can't because I ran a test of NOT
> logging into the Apple mothership - & Apple literally killed the device.

Now you're lying... ...again.

>
> Long story, but I tried _two_ iPads, both of which Apple killed off
> (simply because I refused to log into the Apple mothership ever again).
> <https://i.postimg.cc/LXzB3Lc0/appleid01.jpg> Apple _forces_ a log in!

Nope. See that "Not Now" button?

> <https://i.postimg.cc/g008YhxP/appleid02.jpg> Apple _forces_ a lock out!

Prove that was actually your iPad.

> <https://i.postimg.cc/q75t7MSk/appleid03.jpg> Apple _disables_ your acct!

"To enable your account, reset your password on appleid.apple.com"

Is there some important technical reason that both that and the
preceding image were so lo-res...

....or was it just that you didn't want people to be able to read what
was there?

> <https://i.postimg.cc/8zSvshQf/appleid04.jpg> Apple _locks_ you out!

See the "Unlock Account" button?

> <https://i.postimg.cc/SKGfmgnK/appleid05.jpg> Apple won't let you back in!
> <https://i.postimg.cc/ZR5mZ287/appleid07.jpg> Apple fails App Store test
> <https://i.postimg.cc/TwN6P0QR/appleid08.jpg> Only Apple requires a login
> <https://i.postimg.cc/8k3GQyj4/appleid09.jpg> Apple tracks your activity
> <https://i.postimg.cc/hhFNJ5mq/appleid010.jpg> Apps become non functional
> <https://i.postimg.cc/nrFHSvby/appleid11.jpg> Apple _forces_ extra logins!
> <https://i.postimg.cc/Y9kkj19v/appleid12.jpg> Apple tracking server login
>
> So be it.
>
> The point, which I was making in response to Ant's insinuation, was that
> nothing works on the iPad if you refuse to log into the mothership servers.

And your point is a lie.

On Mon, 9 Oct 2023 16:48:08 -0700, Alan wrote:

> Nope. See that "Not Now" button?
>
>> <https://i.postimg.cc/g008YhxP/appleid02.jpg> Apple _forces_ a lock out!
>
> Prove that was actually your iPad.
>
>> <https://i.postimg.cc/q75t7MSk/appleid03.jpg> Apple _disables_ your acct!
>
> "To enable your account, reset your password on appleid.apple.com"

Why can't the ipad work without being forced to log into an Apple account?

On 09/10/2023 23:54, Stan Brown wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Oct 2023 15:14:49 -0400, jaugustine@verizon.net wrote:
>> Did Windows 10 come with a Phone app with the ability to Text?
>
> There's no need. You can send an email to any phone and it will be
> delivered as a text. For example, to send to a Verizon subscriber's
> phone use the form 2125556789@vzwpix.com if the message contains
> images or emojis, and 2124446789@vtext.com if it's pure text.
>
> Googling "email to text" is how I found this out. You might want to
> add the carrier's name (outside the quotes) if it's not one of these:
>
> AT&T: phonenumber@txt.att.net
> T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net
> Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com or phonenumber@vzwpix.com
> Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com
>

And how do they then send a reply text back to you?

--
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On 10/10/2023 01:43, Brian Gregory wrote:
> On 09/10/2023 23:54, Stan Brown wrote:
>> On Sun, 08 Oct 2023 15:14:49 -0400, jaugustine@verizon.net wrote:
>>> ����� Did Windows 10 come with a Phone app with the ability to Text?
>>
>> There's no need. You can send an email to any phone and it will be
>> delivered as a text. For example, to send to a Verizon subscriber's
>> phone use the form 2125556789@vzwpix.com if the message contains
>> images or emojis, and 2124446789@vtext.com if it's pure text.
>>
>> Googling "email to text" is how I found this out. You might want to
>> add the carrier's name (outside the quotes) if it's not one of these:
>>
>> AT&T: phonenumber@txt.att.net
>> T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net
>> Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com or phonenumber@vzwpix.com
>> Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com
>>
>
> And how do they then send a reply text back to you?
>
Using the same method. "sender'sphonenumber@his/her carrier.com"

Works if you are in the same country. If you are in Thailand then tough luck.

On 2023-10-10, Wolf Greenblatt <wolf@greenblatt.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Oct 2023 16:48:08 -0700, Alan wrote:
>
>> Nope. See that "Not Now" button?
>>
>>> <https://i.postimg.cc/g008YhxP/appleid02.jpg> Apple _forces_ a
>>> lock out!
>>
>> Prove that was actually your iPad.
>>
>>> <https://i.postimg.cc/q75t7MSk/appleid03.jpg> Apple _disables_
>>> your acct!
>>
>> "To enable your account, reset your password on appleid.apple.com"
>
> Why can't the ipad work without being forced to log into an Apple
> account?

It can. You're (assuming you aren't just another Arlen nym) being lied
to, and swallowing that load of bullshit without question. Taste good?

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On 2023-10-10 00:19:33 +0000, Wolf Greenblatt said:
> On Mon, 9 Oct 2023 16:48:08 -0700, Alan wrote:
>>
>> Nope. See that "Not Now" button?
>>
>>> <https://i.postimg.cc/g008YhxP/appleid02.jpg> Apple _forces_ a lock out!
>>
>> Prove that was actually your iPad.
>>
>>> <https://i.postimg.cc/q75t7MSk/appleid03.jpg> Apple _disables_ your acct!
>>
>> "To enable your account, reset your password on appleid.apple.com"
>
> Why can't the ipad work without being forced to log into an Apple account?

Our iPad is not logged into an account and doesn't use any iCloud
"features". The only time I log in is in the App Store when one of the
apps has an updated version to install, and after updating I log out
again.

On 10 Oct 2023 02:01:09 GMT, Jolly Roger wrote:

>> Why can't the ipad work without being forced to log into an Apple
>> account?
>
> It can.

No it can't. You're a liar. Try it. Send me an imessage without it.

On Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:09:05 +1300, Your Name wrote:

>> Why can't the ipad work without being forced to log into an Apple account?
>
> Our iPad is not logged into an account and doesn't use any iCloud
> "features". The only time I log in is in the App Store when one of the
> apps has an updated version to install, and after updating I log out
> again.

You're a liar. Why are you lying?
You had to create the apple account or the ios ipad/iphone won't work.

You can't install apps without using that account.
You can't even send messages without logging into it.

When you stop lying, then we can continue a normal conversation.

"Brian Gregory" <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> wrote

| And how do they then send a reply text back to you?
| That's the best part. They have to use email. :)

On Tue, 10 Oct 2023 01:43:50 +0100, Brian Gregory
wrote:
>
> On 09/10/2023 23:54, Stan Brown wrote:
> > On Sun, 08 Oct 2023 15:14:49 -0400, jaugustine@verizon.net wrote:
> >> Did Windows 10 come with a Phone app with the ability to Text?
> >
> > There's no need. You can send an email to any phone and it will be
> > delivered as a text. For example, to send to a Verizon subscriber's
> > phone use the form 2125556789@vzwpix.com if the message contains
> > images or emojis, and 2124446789@vtext.com if it's pure text.
> >
> > Googling "email to text" is how I found this out. You might want to
> > add the carrier's name (outside the quotes) if it's not one of these:
> >
> > AT&T: phonenumber@txt.att.net
> > T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net
> > Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com or phonenumber@vzwpix.com
> > Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com
> >
>
> And how do they then send a reply text back to you?

As they would reply to any other text. The phone (at
least an Android phone) treats email addresses the same
as phone numbers for purposes of texting. And on my
computer, when I check email, there is a mail from
phonenumber@vzwpix.com or pmonenumber@mms.att.net or
whatever.

On my phone, the text chain is labeled with the email
address of my correspondent, and I reply exactly as if
it were labeled with a phone number or a contact's
name.

--
Stan Brown, Tehachapi, California, USA
https://BrownMath.com/
Shikata ga nai...

On Tue, 10 Oct 2023 02:00:00 +0000, VIP wrote:
> On 10/10/2023 01:43, Brian Gregory wrote:
> > And how do they then send a reply text back to you?
> >
> Using the same method. "sender'sphonenumber@his/her carrier.com"

That would work, but it's not the easiest way. The
easiest way is for the recipient simply to reply to it
as to any other text.

Disclaimer: That's how it works on Android phones, i my
experience (N = 2). I've no idea what iPhones do,
though I'd be surprised if it's much different.

--
Stan Brown, Tehachapi, California, USA
https://BrownMath.com/
Shikata ga nai...