# Text message alerts **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests and Ideas\ **Created:** [August 19, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/text-message-alerts/8163 "2009-08-19T22:43:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jonmurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jonmurl](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/jonmurl)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/text-message-alerts/8163/1 "2009-08-19T22:43:59Z")
There should be a text message option to use for flight alerts. This would allow many more users to be able to use the service. I do not have a mobile email address, but I do receive text messages as do a majority of phones. This would be a great tool. ---
**Author:** ![dbaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/dbaker/32/97166_2.png) [@dbaker](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/dbaker)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/text-message-alerts/8163/2 "2009-08-19T23:18:42Z")
Are you sure your phone doesn’t have an email address? Almost every one does. For example, 212-512-5555 on AT&T is [2125125555@txt.att.net](mailto:2125125555@txt.att.net) Click “What’s my cell phone’s email address?” next to the Mobile E-Mail Address field in [your profile](http://flightaware.com/account/manage) to see what your email address is. ---
**Author:** ![jonmurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jonmurl](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/jonmurl)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/text-message-alerts/8163/3 "2009-08-20T01:41:56Z")
Thank you dbaker! …you learn something new every day!