How to Set Up Email to Trigger a Text Message

1. Setup an email account with a free service like Hotmail, GMail or Yahoo! Mail. You will need to create a user name, password, and enter your full name.

2. Log in to your email account. Click on 'Create a Filter.' Enter the emails that you want text message alerts for by entering the addresses. If you want to be notified for all e-mails, you can skip this step and immediately proceed by clicking the 'Next' button. 

3. Use the 'All e-mails' filter and fill-out the 'Forward It To' field with your mobile phone's SMS E-mail details. Usually, it is yournumber@yourprovider.com.

4. Click on 'Create Filter' and you're done. You may want to make a test e-mail and send it to yourself to find out if it actually works.