IT Alert Text Messaging

Your Server's Down. Did

Your Team Get the Alert?

Your Server's Down. Did

Your Team Get the Alert?

Your Server's Down. Did Your Team Get the Alert?

When critical infrastructure fails at 3 AM, email notifications are useless. Your on-call engineer's inbox has 500 unread messages. IT departments lose an average of $14,056 per minute during downtime.TextBolt's email to text service delivers monitoring alerts directly to SMS - just change @txt.att.net to @sendemailtotext.com.

AT&T Email-to-Text Shuts Down June 17, 2025 - Your server alerts will stop working

AT&T Email-to-Text Shuts Down June 17, 2025 - Your server alerts will stop working

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99.9%

Delivery Rate

15 min

Migration Time

24/7

Monitoring

500+

IT Teams Trust Us

The Real Cost of Missing Critical Alerts

When your monitoring systems can't reach your team, every minute of downtime compounds into massive business losses. Here's what IT departments face when their

alert systems fail

$14,056

Per Minute of Downtime

Average cost of IT infrastructure downtime according to Gartner research. A 30-minute outage costs over $420,000.

23 min

Average Alert Discovery

Time for on-call engineers to discover critical alerts when SMS notifications fail. Email gets buried in spam folders.

73%

Miss Critical Alerts

Of IT teams miss critical alerts when they rely solely on email notifications during off-hours incidents.

89%

Check Phones First

Of on-call engineers check their phone for alerts before checking email, making SMS the most reliable notification method.

The 3 AM Database Crash: A True Story

3:00 AM - Crisis Begins

Primary database server crashes at major e-commerce company. Monitoring system sends alerts to @txt.att.net addresses that stopped working months ago.

3:47 AM - Discovery

Customer complaints on social media alert the marketing team. They call the on-call engineer who had no idea the system was down for 47 minutes.

5:12 AM - Resolution

Customer complaints on social media alert the marketing team. They call the on-call engineer who had no idea the system was down for 47 minutes.

And Now AT&T is Making This Worse

On June 17, 2025, AT&T shuts down @txt.att.net email-to-text service permanently.Thousands of IT departments will discover their alerts stopped working during the nextcritical outage.

Learn more about solutions for specific industries:

Healthcare IT Systems

Small Business IT

Education IT

Enterprise Solutions

Critical IT Alerts That Can't Wait for Email

Every second counts when infrastructure fails. TextBolt's email-to-text service ensures your team receives instant SMS notifications for all critical monitoring systems.

Server Monitoring

CPU, memory, disk space alerts from Nagios, Zabbix, PRTG

Server down notifications

High CPU/memory usage alerts

Disk space warnings

Service failure notifications

Database Alerts

Critical database performance and availability

monitoring

Database connection failures

Query performance degradation

Backup failure notifications

Replication lag warnings

Network Infrastructure

Network device and connectivity monitoring alerts

Switch/router failures

Bandwidth utilization spikes

VPN connection issues

Firewall rule violations

Security Incidents

Critical security breach and intrusion notifications

Failed login attempts

Malware detection alerts

Unauthorized access attempts

Certificate expiration warnings

Application Monitoring

Critical database performance and availability

monitoring

Application crash notifications

API response time alerts

Error rate threshold breaches

User session anomalies

Infrastructure Events

Power, cooling, and environmental monitoring

UPS battery alerts

Temperature warnings

Power consumption spikes

Rack space utilization

Real-World Alert Examples

Before TextBolt (Email Only)

Email Alert - Often Missed

Subject: CRITICAL - DB01 Down

To: oncall@company.com

Status: Delivered to spam folder

Discovered: 47 minutes later

Email Alert - Delayed Response

Subject: High CPU Alert - WEB03

To: alerts@company.com

Status: Buried in 200+ emails

Discovered: Next morning

After TextBolt (Instant SMS)

SMS Alert - Immediate Response

🚨 CRITICAL: DB01 Down

To: (555) 123-4567

Status: ✓ Delivered instantly

Response: 2 minutes

SMS Alert - Quick Action

️ High CPU: WEB03 95%

To: (555) 123-4567

Status: ✓ Delivered instantly

Response: 30 seconds

Average Response Time Improvement: From 23 minutes to 2 minutes

Compatible with all monitoring platforms including those used in 

healthcare environments

educationalinstitutions

, and  

small businesses

.

TextBolt: The Professional IT Alert Solution

Purpose-built for IT departments requiring instant, reliable notifications. Our email-to-SMS service delivers critical alerts with enterprise-grade reliability.

Instant SMS Delivery

99.9% delivery rate with direct carrier connections

Average delivery time under 3 seconds

10DLC compliance for business messaging

Bypass spam filters and email delays

Enterprise Security

No API keys to manage or rotate

Messages pass-through - no data storage

Existing email security still applies

TLS encryption for all transmissions

15-Minute Migration

Simple domain change from @txt.att.net

Works with ALL email providers

No configuration changes required

Test in parallel before switching

TextBolt vs. Traditional Solutions

Feature

TextBolt

Email Only

API Solutions

Carrier Gateways

Setup Time

15 minutes

Already done

2-4 weeks

Discontinued

Reliability

99.9%

70-80%

95%+

Variable

Maintenance

None

None

Ongoing

N/A

Response Time

2 minutes

23 minutes

3-5 minutes

Variable

Security Risk

Minimal

Low

Medium

Low

TextBolt vs. Traditional Solutions

Feature

TextBolt

Email Only

API Solutions

Carrier Gateways

Setup Time

15 minutes

Already done

2-4 weeks

Discontinued

Reliability

99.9%

70-80%

95%+

Variable

Maintenance

None

None

Ongoing

N/A

Response Time

2 minutes

23 minutes

3-5 minutes

Variable

Security Risk

Minimal

Low

Medium

Low

Ready to Protect Your Infrastructure?

Join 500+ IT teams who trust TextBolt for critical alert delivery. Get started with a 7-day free trial including 10 test credits.

Join 500+ IT teams who trust TextBolt for critical alert delivery. Get started with a 7-day free trial including 10 test credits.

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15-minute setup

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Why We Ask for Your Credit Card

Prevents spam accounts and ensures serious business owners

Enables instant service activation after trial

Protects our platform from abuse

You won't be charged until after your 7-day trial ends

Also serving:

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Education IT

Small Business

Enterprise Solutions

Integration Examples: Real Commands, Real Simple

Just update your contact definitions - one line change for most monitoring tools

Nagios

Update contact definitions in your configuration files

Zabbix

Change user media settings in the web interface

PRTG

Update notification contacts in device settings

Custom Scripts

Works with PowerShell, Python, Bash - any email library

PowerShell Scripts

# Before

Send-MailMessage -To "5555551234@txt.att.net" `

  -Subject "Server Alert" -Body $alertMessage

# After

Send-MailMessage -To "5555551234@sendemailtotext.com" `

  -Subject "Server Alert" -Body $alertMessage

Python Scripts

# Before

to_address = "5555551234@txt.att.net"

# After

to_address = "5555551234@sendemailtotext.com"

Bash Scripts

# Before

echo "Disk full on $HOSTNAME" | mail -s "Disk Alert"

5555551234@txt.att.net

# After

echo "Disk full on $HOSTNAME" | mail -s "Disk Alert"

5555551234@sendemailtotext.com

Nagios Configuration

# Before (AT&T)

define contact {

  contact_name    oncall-engineer

  pager          5555551234@txt.att.net

}

# After (TextBolt)

define contact {

  contact_name    oncall-engineer

  pager          5555551234@sendemailtotext.com

}

Advanced: Gmail Forwarding (Optional)

If you want to route through Gmail for additional filtering, useful for teams already using Gmail for alert aggregation:

Step 1

Set up filter in Gmail for specific alerts

Step 2

Auto-forward to phonenumber@sendemailtotext.com

Step 3

Configure alert routing and filtering rules

Why TextBolt is Built for IT Departments

Designed specifically for the unique needs of IT teams and infrastructure monitoring

✅ True Drop-In Replacement

No code changes beyond email domain

Works with existing SMTP configuration

No authentication changes required

👥 Team Features That Matter

Multi-user access with shared credit pool

Google Contacts integration for on-call rotations

Distribution list support

🚀 Reliable Delivery When It Matters

10DLC business verification for carrier priority

Direct carrier connections bypass spam filters

99.9% delivery rate for critical alerts

🔒 Security Through Simplicity

No API keys to manage or rotate

Messages pass through - no storage

Existing email security still applies

🔒 Security Through Simplicity

No complex integration means fewer vulnerabilities:

No API keys to rotate or leak

No webhooks to secure

No data storage - messages pass through only

Existing email security applies

💰 Predictable IT Budgeting

No surprise bills during incidents:

Fixed monthly plans - not per-alert pricing

No overage penalties - just purchase more credits

Team pricing included - not per-user fees

Annual discount available - 20% savings

The Onboarding Process: 15 Minutes to Protection

Get your entire monitoring infrastructure protected in under 15 minutes with our professional email to text service

1

Sign Up

(2 minutes)

Create account, select plan, start free trial

with 10 credits included

2

Register Your Sender

Addresses

(5 minutes)

Add all monitoring email addresses

(monitoring@, alerts@, nagios@, etc.) and complete business verification

3

Update Your Systems

(5-10 minutes)

Find/replace @txt.att.net with

@sendemailtotext.com in monitoring tools.

See our detailed setup guide platforms for specific

4

Test & Deploy

(3 minutes)

Send test alerts, verify SMS delivery,

deploy to production

Migration Checklist

Before Migration:

Inventory all monitoring systems using @txt.att.net

Identify all sender email addresses

Document current alert recipients

Plan testing schedule with minimal business impact

After Migration:

Test all critical alert paths

Verify SMS delivery to all team members

Update documentation and runbooks

Train team on new notification system

Need help with migration? Unlike healthcare setups that require compliance considerations, IT migrations are straightforward. Explore solutions for other industries or get started with our email to SMS service

Customer Success Stories

Real IT Teams, Real Results

See how IT departments across industries use TextBolt's

See how IT departments across industries use TextBolt's

email-to-text service

email-to-text service

to

to

protect critical infrastructure and maintain 24/7 operations.

protect critical infrastructure and maintain 24/7 operations.

SaaS

500+ employees • Kubernetes cluster monitoring

"When AT&T shut down their service, we had 48 hours to find a replacement. TextBolt was operational in 15 minutes. Our incident response time went from 20+ minutes to under 2 minutes."

Key Result:

90% faster incident response

Michael Chen

Senior DevOps Engineer

TechCorp Solutions

Healthcare

2,000+ employees • HIPAA compliance monitoring

"In healthcare IT, every second counts.

TextBolt's reliability has prevented multiple potential HIPAA incidents by ensuring our security team gets breach alerts instantly."

Key Result:

Zero missed security alerts

Sarah Rodriguez

IT Infrastructure Manager

Regional Hospital Network

Retail

150 employees • Peak traffic monitoring

"Last Black Friday, we had a database spike at 2 AM. With TextBolt, I got the alert instantly and resolved it before customers noticed. Saved us an estimated $300K in lost revenue."

Key Result:

$300K revenue protected

David Park

Lead System Administrator

E-commerce Platform

Success Metrics Across Industries

99.7%

Alert Delivery Rate

Across all IT customers

89%

Response Time Improvement

Average across all teams

15 min

Average Setup Time

From AT&T migration

$2.1M

Average Annual Savings

Per enterprise customer

Join 500+ IT Teams Who Made the Switch

500+

IT Teams Migrated

15 min

Average Migration Time

Zero

Failed Migrations

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Common IT Department Questions

Everything you need to know about migrating your monitoring alerts from AT&T to

TextBolt's reliable SMS delivery system. Get answers to technical questions from IT professionals.

Everything you need to know about migrating your monitoring alerts from AT&T to

TextBolt's reliable SMS delivery system. Get answers to technical questions from IT professionals.

Setup

Do we really just change the email domain?

Yes, it's that simple. As long as your sending email address is registered with TextBolt, just change @txt.att.net to @sendemailtotext.com. No other configuration required.

Compatibility

What email providers are supported?

All of them. TextBolt accepts SMTP from any source - Office 365,

Google Workspace, on-premise Exchange, Postfix, SendGrid, or your monitoring tool's built-in SMTP.

Setup

How do we handle multiple sender addresses?

Register all your sending addresses during onboarding (monitoring@, alerts@, nagios@, etc.). There's no limit on sender addresses per account.

Management

What about on-call rotations?

Use Google Contacts groups to manage rotations. Update the group membership, and alerts automatically go to the current on-call engineer.Or use your existing distribution lists.

Technical

Is there an API option?

No, and that's intentional. APIs require maintenance, key rotation, and development work. Email just works with everything you already have.

Security

How secure is this?

TextBolt doesn't store messages - we're a pass-through service. Your existing email security (TLS, authentication) still applies. It's actually more secure than managing API keys.

Technical

What's the character limit?

Standard SMS limit of 160 characters. Your alert subject/body should be concise - perfect for critical notifications like "DB01 CPU 95%" or "Web cluster down".

Testing

Can we test before switching production?

Yes! The free trial includes 10 credits. Test with your actual monitoring

systems before changing production alerts.

Migration

What if AT&T shuts down before we're ready?

Start your migration now. It takes less than an hour. Running both

TextBolt and AT&T in parallel during transition is fine.

Features

Do you support two-way messaging?

Currently one-way (alerts to phones). For acknowledgment workflows, engineers respond through your existing ticketing system.

Still Have Questions?

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Don't Wait for the Outage Alert You'll Never Receive

Your monitoring systems are only as reliable as your notification method. When AT&T shuts down email-to-text on June 17, 2025, thousands of IT departments will discover their alerts no longer work - probably during a critical outage. Switch to our professional email to text service now.

Your monitoring systems are only as reliable as your notification method. When AT&T shuts down email-to-text on June 17, 2025, thousands of IT departments will discover their alerts no longer work - probably during a critical outage. Switch to our professional email to text service now.

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