How to Get a New Replacement Sprint Cell Phone

1. Contact Sprint's customer service team at 888-211-4727. The call should be placed from a land line or other mobile phone.
2. Enter your 10-digit Sprint mobile number when prompted. Confirm your selection by pressing the '1' key. If you need to re-enter the number, press '2.' Press the option to speak to a customer service representative.
3. Provide the customer service representative with your account password or the answer to the account's secret question. If you are unable to remember the password or secret question, provide the representative with the last four digits of the account holder's Social Security number.
4. Inform the customer service representative that you need a new replacement mobile phone. You will need to explain the reason for the replacement. The representative may attempt to troubleshoot the phone.
5. Write down the confirmation number for your replacement phone. The phone will be mailed to you in 24 to 48 hours.
6. Wait for the replacement phone to arrive. Remove the battery from your old phone.
7. Place the old phone in the return envelope. Place the battery from the old phone in the new phone.
8. Affix the return shipping label on the envelope. The label is included with the packaging for the new phone.
9. Mail the old phone in the return envelope to Sprint. You do not need to add any postage to the envelope.

How to Send a Recharge Card to an Airtel Mobile for Free

1. Launch the Airtel 'Recharge Prepaid' tool by clicking the link in Resources. 'Recharge Prepaid' is a free service that lets you purchase a recharge card online using your credit card. Additionally, it lets you deliver the credit from your purchase to any Airtel number for free.
2. Enter your Airtel prepaid phone number in the 'Enter Your Mobile Number' field.
3. Select the amount you wish to transfer from the dropdown list.
4. Enter the phone number that you would like to recharge in the 'Enter Mobile Number to Be Recharged' field.
5. Enter the security image as given on the page and click 'Proceed' to go to payments page.
6. Enter your credit card details on the next page to make the payment for your purchase. When the payment is made, Airtel will recharge the credit on your phone.

How to Send Picture Messages to a Cell

From Your Cell Phone
1. Go into the Messaging menu on your phone and select 'New Message.' Under this menu, select 'Picture Message.'
2. Add recipients from your contact list you want to send the picture to. Scroll down and enter the text you want to accompany the picture when they receive the message.
3. Scroll down and add a picture from the pictures saved on your cell phone. Select the picture you want to send and press 'OK.' Press 'Send' and wait for the message to finish sending before you do anything else with your cell phone.
From The Internet
4. Select a free picture-sending service that gives you the option of attaching a picture with the message. Keep in mind that not all online SMS-sending services provide the option of sending a picture.
5. Enter the cell phone number of the recipient or recipients and select their cell phone service provider.
6. Upload the photo you wish to send to them from your computer. Enter the captcha code, a series of letters and numbers necessary to validate that you are a person sending a legitimate message and not a machine sending out spam text messages. You will see the captcha code directly above the button you click to send the message. Based on what you see in the captcha box, enter the text into the verification box beneath it. Click on 'Send Message' or other similar button to send the picture message.

How to Block an Incoming SMS on Android

Blacklist
1. Tap the 'Blacklist' tab on the main page of the Blacklist app.
2. Press the 'Menu' button and select 'Add New List.'
3. Enter a name for the category of messages you wish to block, such as telemarketer or ex-spouse.
4. Tap the newly created category.
5. Press the menu button and select 'Add.' Select to add a number from recent calls, messages or contacts. You may also add a new number.
6. Select or enter the number you wish to block.
7. Tap 'Block message,' then 'OK.'
8. Touch the back button to return to the main page of the app. Tap the button labeled 'Off' next to the blacklist category to turn blocking on.
Handcent SMS
9. Disable notifications from Android Messaging by tapping 'Messaging,' clicking the menu button, then selecting 'Settings' and unchecking the 'Notifications' box. Without turning this off, you will still see text messages in the normal Messaging app even if they are blocked.
10. Select a person to block in Handcent SMS by tapping and holding your finger over their name. This will bring up a new menu.
11. Tap 'Blacklist,' then 'OK' to confirm the block. You will no longer see messages from this number as the app will make them invisible.
Cell Phone Carrier
12. Block text messages on Verizon Wireless by signing in to your account on Verizonwireless.com. Click 'My Services,' then select 'Spam Controls.' Add the number or numbers you want to block and click 'Submit.' Blocked numbers must be renewed every 90 days or they will expire.
13. Block text messaging through AT&T by signing up for 'Smart Limits' for $4.99 per month service. You can do this by selecting 'Smart Limits' from the 'Wireless' drop-down menu. After signing up, click 'Block Numbers' and enter the numbers you wish to block.
14. Block messages on Sprint by sending a text to '9999' with a message containing 'block' followed by a space then the number.

How to Retrieve a Deleted SMS From a Mobile

1. Get SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) data-recovery software. A few that you can use include Sanmaxi, DRPU, and Pro Data Doctor (see Resources).  As of 2010, the average price for these programs is around $69.00, but DRPU comes with a free trial. This kit includes a hardware device for connecting yourmobile phone's SIM card to your computer as well as an application for reading the text messages.
2. Install software by inserting the CD-ROM into your PC and clicking 'Next.' Wait for the program to install and click 'OK' when it has completed.
3. Turn your mobile phone off, detach its battery and carefully pull the SIM card out.  Insert it to your SIM-card reader. Connect the SIM-card reader into your computer's USB port. Your computer will install the new drive and notify you that your device is ready to use.
4. Start the application up by going to the 'Start Menu' and clicking on the program.
5. Click on 'File' in the upper left corner of the program and click 'Download Texts.'  Your application's window will be filled with text messages. The highlighted ones are the deleted messages. Recover them by clicking on them and selecting 'Undelete.'

How to Send a Song Via SMS

1. Open the 'Messaging' menu and select 'New Message' or 'New.' The messaging menu is found either in the main menu or the homescreen of the phone.
2. Select 'Options' from the lower menu when the new message window is open.
3. Go to 'Send File' or 'Add Attachment' and select 'Song' or 'Music.' A new menu with all the available songs on the device opens up.
4. Click on the song you want to send. The song is now added to the message.
5. Type any desired text and add the recipient. Click 'Send.' The message has been sent and the other user can open the file and listen to the song on their phone.

How to Change Verizon Phones for Free

1. First, you must log in to www.VerizonWireless.com and type in your user ID and password. After you do, your personal profile page will pop up.
2. On your personal profile page, notice the section to the right labeled 'Quick Links.' Click on the 'Activate New Phone' tab.
3. You will now be on the 'Activate Phone' page. Now remove the back and battery from your new phone to find the ESN/MEID number listed inside. Enter the number where designated and click the 'Continue' button.
4. You will be navigated to a processing page and must wait until Verizon Wireless confirms that your new cell phone has been programmed. Put the battery back in and place the back on the phone. Turn it on and start talking!