How do I text message multiple people at once?

Actually, I mentioned a couple of days ago that it worked, but in fact it didn't work for me. My sister told me she received a message, but she didn't realize that it wasn't the one I was trying to send.

So no, the group SMS messages don't work as far as I can tell.

I do have a workaround for you to text multiple people. I need to do this also, and currently the SMS feature only allows one at a time, so you need to find out what the person you are trying to text uses for their cell provider, then a little research to find the carriers email. Example, AT&T still works with the old Cingular email, so if your friends mobile number is 111-222-3333 you would want to add an email address into their address card with the following...

1112223333@mms.mycingular.com

Sending an email to that address will send it as a text message. Since you CAN email multiple people from the phone, this is how I am currently doing it. Also, doing it this way, you can attach photos to the email, and send it to them via text as well.

Hope this helps a little!

Here's a couple of popular email addresses...

T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net
Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com
Cingular: phonenumber@mms.mycingular.com
Cingular: phonenumber@cingularme.com
Sprint: phonenumber@pm.sprint.com
Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com
Nextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com
US Celluar: phonenumber@uscc.textmsg.com

where phonenumber = your 10 digit phone number

Here's also a helpful link to more addresses:
http://www.notepage.net/smtp.htm

Thanks Paul, that's a great workaround.. I'm in no way trying to belittle your comment, but for some reason I keep picturing this conversation when asking my friends what carrier they are on:

Them: - Why do you need my carrier?
Me: - So I can message you and our group from my new iPhone.
Them: - You're telling me your shiny, $600 iPhone can't send a simple little text message to more than one person?
Me: - (pause) (looks at the floor) ...so

PowerBook G4 12", iPhone Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Just an added benefit. If you do it via an email, it won't count against your 200 SMS (or however many you signed up for in the plan).

Just my way of "saving".

🙂

simple workaround

make email this will convert to text message. (their number)@teleflip.com

pain in the arse but should work till apple solves this issue.

http://www.teleflip.com/

Well ****. Some work around. I really cant honestly believe iPhone went live without group SMS.

Anyway, So, let me get this straight -- $600 and I have to write down 10 of my friends phone numbers (cause I cant copy and paste the address on iphone either), convert it to some email address and type out 10 numbers plus a domain just to send out a group message.

Argh, ill just call. lol

There is actually a better work around. Isn't that weird that we're sharing tips on how to work around our phone. Shouldn't our phone be working around us? LoL.

Anyway, I have a VBall team that I like to send mass messages to as well. So I created an account at http://www.zemble.com/ and then I created a group called VBall with the phone numbers for the people in that group. Now I just message vball@zemble.com from my phone and it messages all my group members.

Hope that helps and hopefully I won't have to do this anymore after Apple's next update.