UTStarcom PPC-6700 / XV-6700 / HTC Apache

I've been using this phone for about 6 mo. & I've been pretty happy with it for all the reasons mentioned previously. I upgraded to this phone from the VX9800. Since I don't have a data plan, one thing I really missed from my old phone was the ability to send text messages to email addresses. After some research & trial and error, I found a way to get around it. 1) Type "6245" (without the quotes)in the "To:" field. This seems to be Verizon's gateway. 2) As the first line of your text, type the email address followed by a space (space is important). 3) Begin your text message after the space. I hope some of you find this useful.