How to Send Free Text Messages to a Metro PCS Mobile Phone

Sending via Cell Phone
1. On your cell phone, use the soft keys to select and open the 'Messages' folder. If you have a smart phone, launch the separate text messaging program.
2. Address the text message by entering the full phone number of the MetroPCS number you want to text in the 'To' field.
3. Compose the message using your cell phone keypad. Remember that text messages are limited to 160 characters, otherwise the text will be split into multiple messages.
4. Send the message by clicking the 'Send' button on your cell phone.
Sending via Email
5. Launch your email client. Log into your email account. If you prefer a web-based email service, go to your email service's website and log in using your user name and password.
6. Start a new email message by clicking on the 'Compose' or 'New' button.
7. Address the email. In the 'To' field on your new message, enter the phone number you want to dial in the following format: phonenumber@mymetropcs.com. For example, if you wanted to email a text to a MetroPCS phone with the phone number (313) 555-1212, send the email to 3135551212@mymetropcs.com.
8. Compose the message. Remember that your text message is limited to 160 characters.
9. Click the 'Send' button on the email to have the message sent to the MetroPCS cell phone.
Sending via AOL Instant Messenger
10. Launch AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). Log in using your AIM user name and password.
11. Start a new message by clicking the 'People' menu on the top of your Buddy List and choosing 'Send Instant Message.'
12. Address the instant message. In the 'To' field, type the MetroPCS phone number you want to text for free, including the country code, which is '+1' for the United States. For example, to text (313) 555-1212, enter +13135551212 in the 'To' field.
13. Type your text message in the composition field you normally use in AIM. Remember that AIM text formatting will not carry over to a sent text message.
14. Click the 'Send' button on the instant message windows. AIM will rout your free text message directly to the MetroPCS user.

How to Send a Free SMS with Airtel

1. Locate your text message's settings in your phone's main menu.
2. Locate a free message center number for Airtel, such as '+919810051905' to gain access. Enter this number into your phone. Save the number in packet data as the 'Preferred Connection Type.'
3. Click 'Save.' Go to 'Settings, Phone Settings, Connection, Packet Data.' Under this, click 'When Available' for Airtel. Click 'Save.'
4. Send an SMS message. Since the Airtel service resides overseas, you need to enter a 0 preceding the number you wish to text. For example, 248-583-1234 would be 0-248-583-1234.

How to Send a SMS to Another Country on the Internet

1. Find a site that allows you to send international SMS such as, Ipipi, VZW, and AT&T(see Resource links below). You will need to register for these sites and some of them may charge a per-text fee. Follow the steps below to send a message from each of these sites.
2. Go to VZW and select the mobile provider of your recipient. You will be able to send to 200 countries. You will be charged 25 cents for every text message you send. Enter your payment details. You can use PayPal or a major credit card. Type up your text message and click the 'Send' button
3. Go to AT&T's international text-messaging service. You can only use this service if you are an AT&T customer and you need to verify this, by entering your phone number or customer number to register. Once completed, you can log in and go to the messaging screen. You will be notified on your mobile phone whenever you send messages through the online message-sending feature.
4. Go to IPIPI. Register for an account. You have an option of paying a per-text fee of 10 cents or a monthly fee of $14.95 as of 2010. However, it comes with a 30-day free trial. You will be able to send your SMS to up to 200 countries and you will be able to receive texts free of charge.

How to Negotiate for a Free Cell Phone

New Customers
1. Browse the websites of all cellular-service providers in your region to check their plans and what phones they have available. Make a decision on which provider you would prefer to use. Deciding factors may be the monthly cost, monthly usage limits or available phones.
2. Look up phone specifications, and note the names of at least three phones you like the best. Write down their costs with a new contract. Do not include a phone on the list that is already available free of charge if you sign a new contract.
3. Call the service provider and ask for a free cell phone if you sign a lengthy contract, perhaps one of three years. They will probably offer you a phone from their pre-determined list of free phones. Ask for the most expensive phone on the list your made earlier. They will likely decline. Continue down the list while asking about the phones one by one. Insist in a nice tone with friendly manners that you would like to have one of those phones with your contract. If the person is not willing to give you any of those phones, ask her or him to let you talk to the supervisor or manager. If you still do not succeed, end the call and try again. With some persistence, you may be able to get the phone you like at no charge on an extended contract.
Existing Customers
4. Browse the website of your service provider and find the phone you would like to have for free. Note that you can't get a free phone until you have been with that provider for an extended period of time, which is generally at least one year.
5. Most service providers have a link on your billing page with the offers you have available in your account. Look up that section to see what you have available, and compare those offers with the phone you would like to have.
6. Call the service provider and let them know for how long you have been with them. Remind them you are a good customer that pays on time, and you would like to continue using their service for one or two more years if you could get that particular phone for free. Explain your existing phone is older and does not have the functionality you now require. With some insistence and persistence, you may be able to get a new phone with the existing contract, on in worst case, with a new contract. Remember that at any point during the call, you can ask the representative to let you speak with the supervisor or manager. They have more power to cut you a deal quickly.

How to Send a Free Anonymous SMS

Send SMS via TextforFree
1. Go to the website Textforfree.
2. Enter the recipient's cell phone number in the first field.
3. Enter the subject of the SMS in the second field.
4. Enter the message in the message box. You can write up to 140 characters.
5. Select the recipient's network carrier from the list. If you're unsure, click the link that says 'Don't Know? - Look it up.' On the lookup page, enter the phone number and submit to find out which carrier the number belongs to.
6. Go back to the Textforfree page and click on 'Send Free Text Message.' Your text message will then be sent to the recipient.
Send SMS via Anontxt
7. Go to the website Anontxt. Enter an alias or a nickname in the first field. This is optional and can be left blank.
8. Enter a subject for the text message in the second field. Enter the phone number in the next field. Type in the message in the fourth box. You are allowed to write up to 145 characters.
9. Click 'Submit.' Your text message will then be sent to the recipient.
Send SMS via ArmSMS
10. Go to the website ArmSMS.
11. Write the recipient's phone number in the 'Send to' field. Enter your message in the message box. You are allowed 160 characters.
12. Check the box next to 'I agree to ArmSMS.com Terms of Use.'
13. Click on 'Send SMS.' Your anonymous message will then be sent to the recipient.

How to Get Wireless Internet Service For Free

1. -STEPS TO GETTING WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE FOR FREE-You can get wireless internet service if you live in the city or you are going to a city and you have a desktop or laptop computer with a wireless adapter built in to your computer. Especially around hospitals and restaurants. Step one is to go to your start button on your computer and click on your wireless internet adapter or wireless internet program.
2. Next, once that you have your wireless internet adapter window open, make sure the wireless section is turned on.
3. Next, click on the 'search for wireless network' button or whatever wireless search button your wireless program offers.
4. Next, your wireless adapter will now search for any wireless networks within a 1 mile radius.
5. Lastly, once your wireless adapter has picked up a wireless signal it will prompt you to connect to it. Connect to the wireless signal and now you can open up your browser and use the internet by using wireless internet service for free.

How to Send Free Text Messages From a Computer to a Mobile

Send SMS Now
1. Direct your Web browser to Send SMS Now (see Resources).
2. Click 'Select country' and pick the country of residence for the person receiving the text. Select the correct country, as the form will be populated with the appropriate international dialing code (the number that replaces the first digit of a mobile number when calling internationally).
3. Insert the mobile phone number. Do not input the international dialing code (i.e. +1 for the U.S.), as the form will add this in for you based on your country selection.
4. Write your message in 130 or fewer characters. Click 'Send SMS.'
Txt 2 Day
5. Direct your Web browser to Txt2day (see Resources).
6. Type in the mobile phone number you want to send the text to.
7. Click 'Select Provider of Receiver,' and select the provider of the mobile you are sending the message to. If you do not know the provider, click 'Don't Know the Provider? Look It Up!' and then enter the mobile number and click 'Look It Up.'
8. Write your message in 140 or fewer characters.
9. Answer the antispam question and click 'Send It!'
Text 4 Free
10. Direct your Web browser to Text 4 Free (see Resources).
11. Insert the mobile phone number.
12. Click 'Scroll Down the List of Providers...' and select the provider of the mobile you are sending the text to. If you are sending a text to more than one recipient, select 'Click to Add Another Recipient,' and continue adding the mobile numbers until you have everyone who will receive the message.
13. Write your message in 140 or fewer characters.
14. Enter the text in the antispam image into the blank text box, and click 'Send Message(s)!'