Monday, January 14, 2013

How to Send an ISD SMS for Free


1. Find a Web provider that enables you to transmit text messages to other countries at no charge, such as Send SMS Now, TXT Drop or Free SMS (see Resources).
2. Type the code of the nation where the person whom you want to send the message lives, as well as the digits of their phone number and the actual words of your text.
3. Push the 'Send' function. This enables you to transmit your text at once and complete the entire process.

How to Make Your Own Free Mobile Themes


1. Sign up with Zedge. They will ask for very basic information, like your website address, birthday, what type and model of phone you have, and they will have you create a username.
2. Select the 'theme maker' tool, once you are signed in. You will find this tab on the right-hand side of the top maroon menu. You will be immediately taken to the page where you can create the wallpaper for your theme.
3. Browse the files on your computer to find the picture or image that you want to display as your wallpaper. You can search the Internet for images that you like or create your own.
4. Click the 'upload' button to get your image into the theme maker, and then select the 'crop' button if there are parts of the picture outside of the screen box.
5. Find the 'screensaver' and 'background' tabs next to the 'wallpaper' tab. You will need to browse for and upload an image into these screens, as well.
6. Pick a color to complete your theme by clicking on the 'color' tab, next to the 'background' tab. Available colors are gray, black, brown, red, orange, pink, blue and green.
7. Choose a ringtone that matches your theme. You can upload .mid, .mp3 and .acc files that are less than 1MB in size.
8. Create your theme by clicking on the 'download' tab and selecting a name for your new theme. Make sure to look at the live preview on the side to ensure that your theme looks the way you want it to. Click the 'create theme' button.

How to Send Worldwide Text Messages Online


1. Log on to your computer's e-mail application. It is entirely acceptable to use either a dedicated desktop e-mail application or a web-based e-mail application.
2. Find the country code of the phone number you want to text. For instance, if you wanted to text someone in England from the United States, you would first enter 011 (international code), then 44 (country code) and finish with the city code and the phone number. In other words: 011-44-city code-phone number.You can access websites that provide a complete list of country codes and/or city codes.
3. In the 'TO' e-mail address field, type the full phone number. Start with the international code, then the country code, city code and finally, the phone number. Follow this with the carrier-specific text messaging e-mail address.For example, if you wanted to text from the United States to a person in London with the phone number 207-1234-5678 on the Vodafone network, you would enter 0114420712345678@vodafone.net in the address field.
4. Compose your message. It is of note that most text messages are sent in packets of no more than 160 characters. Keep this in mind when sending, because you do not want to have the end of your text message cut off.
5. Press 'Send,' and your text message will be sent to the phone number you entered. When the receiver replies, you will receive the response as an e-mail in your inbox. You can continue to communicate back and forth through text-messaging by replying to the received e-mail.

How to Download Free Whole


1. Go to a website that provides free songs for download (see Resources).
2. Use the search box to find the song you want as a ringtone.
3. Select the song you wish to download, and click 'Download.'
4. Save the song on your computer's desktop.
5. Connect your cell phone to the computer with its USB data cable, then go to 'My Computer' and open the phone's folder.
6. Open the 'Ringtones' folder inside the phone folder.
7. Drag and drop the ringtone from your desktop into the 'Ringtones' folder. Disconnect the USB cable.
8. Assign the new ringtone to the phone. The method is different for each handset, but generally you go to 'Menu > File Manager/Gallery > Music > Ringtones.' Find the ringtone you want, go to its options and select 'Use as Ringtone.'

How to Send a Text Message With PHP Script


1. Open your PHP script.
2. Type:
Replace '1111111111' with the recipient's phone number to send a text message to. Replace 'carrier.com' with the carrier's email domain address. Replace 'Test message' with the message you want to send.
3. Save and close your script.

How to Send a Free SMS Picture Message


Using PixDrop
1. Select the recipient's mobile carrier.
2. Enter the recipient's mobile number.
3. Click 'Browse' to select and upload your picture.
4. Click 'Send your picture message' to deliver your picture.
Using Text4Free
5. Enter the recipient's mobile number and click the drop-down list to select their mobile carrier.
6. Enter a text message if desired. Messages have a 140-character limit, including spacing and punctuation.
7. Select the number of times you would like the message sent to the recipient using the drop-down menu. Click 'Browse' to select the picture you would like to send.
8. Enter the verification code and click 'Send Message(s)' in the 'You're almost done' section.
Using Sea SMS
9. Click 'Browse' in the 'Free MMS' section to select the picture you would like to send.
10. Click the recipient's country in the 'Destination country' section.
11. Enter the recipient's wireless number in the 'To' field.
12. Select the recipient's mobile provider from the drop-down list.
13. Enter your mobile number in the 'Your name' section.
14. Enter a text message if desired.
15. Click 'Send' to deliver your message.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

iPhone SMS Basics


Accessing your SMS
The text message application is one of the iPhones standard apps. It's called 'Messages' and you can access it by touching it on your iPhone's app screen. When you touch it, either a list of your text conversations will appear or the dialog from your latest conversation will, depending on what you were viewing when the application was last used. If you have never used the app, your conversation screen will be empty until you send or receive a message.
Viewing your Conversations
Once you have activated the 'Messages' app you can scroll through a list of your SMS conversations sorted in chronological order with the most recent first and listed with the name of the contact or a phone number if there is no other contact information associated with the number. Touch the name or number in the listing to view the conversation. SMS messages sent by you will be displayed in a green bubble and messages sent by the other person will be displayed in a gray one. Drag your thumb downward over the screen to see earlier SMS messages in the conversation and tap the 'Load Earlier Messages' button to view earlier SMS messages once you have scrolled up to that point. Delete individual SMS messages by tapping the 'Edit' button while viewing a conversation, tapping the circle to the left of the message and tapping the 'Delete' button. Remove entire conversations from your list by swiping across the conversation and tapping the 'Delete' key that appears.
Sending Messages
Send a new message to a new recipient by touching the icon at the upper right-hand corner of the screen after the 'Messages' app has been opened. From here you can direct your message to someone in your contacts list by touching the plus sign icon in the 'To' field, by typing in the name of the contact using the keyboard at the bottom of the screen, or by typing in their number using the keyboard. To continue a previously started SMS conversation, tap the conversation on the initial screen and type your message using the keyboard at the bottom of the screen. Touch 'Send' after you have finished composing your SMS message. You can send a single SMS to multiple recipients by adding them in the 'To' field using the plus sign icon, typing the names or typing the numbers.
Using Contacts to Activate Messages
You can also activate the 'Messages' app from your contacts book and have the 'To' field filled out for you by tapping the 'Text Message' button while viewing an entry in the 'Contacts' app.
Keyboard Options
You can tilt your iPhone sideways to activate a wider, landscape-oriented keyboard. Display a numbers and punctuation keyboard by tapping the '.?123' key, and display a symbols keyboard by tapping the '#+=' key shown while the numbers keyboard is displayed.