Can you send a broadcast text msg to several people at one time

How do you send a broadcast text message to several people at one time?

As already provided, this is not supported with the iPhone's SMS client at the present time but as a workaround, you can do the same via email - SMS is just very limited email sending/receiving anyway.
This requires knowing the recipient's cell phone provider and the provider's email domain and entering this as an email address for a contact.
Here are some common domains.
Alltel = [email protected]
AT&T = [email protected]
Boost Mobile = [email protected]
Cingular (AT&T) = [email protected]
Einstein PCS = [email protected]
Sprint = [email protected]
T-Mobile = [email protected]
US Cellular = [email protected]
Verizon Wireless = [email protected]
Virgin Mobile = [email protected]
With the x's representing the recipient's cell phone number beginning with the area code. You can also use the same for MMS - sending a photo via the iPhone's email client which is received by the recipient as an MMS on their iPhone.

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