How to Deactivate Optus Mobile SMS

1. Go to the 'Optus Zoo' option on your mobile's menu screen and select the 'SocialView' icon. To access your SocialView account, you can also SMS 'SocialView' (without quotations) to '966' and proceed to click on the link displayed on the reply message.
2. Select the 'Settings' option on your SocialView home page.
3. Select the 'Manage Alerts' option and uncheck the the alert boxes. Press 'OK' to exit the 'Manage Alerts' menu and your Optus SMS alerts will deactivate. You can also deactivate the Optus SMS alerts by replying 'STOP' (without quotations) to '19970022.'

How to Get Free Apps on a Cricket Wireless

1. Press the 'Menu' button on your Cricket Wireless phone.
2. Highlight and select 'Games and Apps.'
3. Select an application that is listed as 'Free.' then press the 'Download' button. Allow for the download to complete to receive your free application.

How to Use a Modem to Send an SMS

1. Download and install an instant messaging utility. These are programs like AIM or Windows Messenger (see References below) that many people have installed on their computers already. Any IM client will do. These programs send messages from computer to computer, but are also capable of sending messages from computer to phone.
2. Open your instant messaging utility.
3. Start a new message. This involves clicking a 'New Message' button or selecting 'New Message' from the 'File' menu in most programs of this type.
4. Type the telephone number (including the area code) you want to send an SMS message to, proceeded by a +1, in the 'Recipient' box. In the end, your phone number should look something like this:+11234567890
5. Type your message into the 'Message' box and hit 'Send.' This will send your text-based message to the cell phone attached to the phone number you entered.

How to Create an ID in Chikka

1. Navigate to the Chikka website to sign up (see Resources).
2. Click the 'Country' drop-down menu and choose your country. Check 'No Mobile Phone' if you do not have a mobile phone registered in the Philippines.
3. Type your full name and email address.
4. Type the code as shown the box above it. Click 'Sign Up.'
5. Log in to the email account that you provided while signing up for Chikka.
6. Find the email sent by Chikka. Double click to open the message. Find the 'Chikka ID' provided in the message.

How to Send SMS Through a Web Service

1. Use an online texting service. Input the text of a message and the phone number into a form on the site, and the text message will be sent to the subscriber you are trying to reach. Some companies also offer international text messaging through their online services.
2. Read the terms of service carefully. Be aware that some will ask you to register, pay a fee, or may use your or the recipient's phone number for advertising purposes. You may also be charged fees for items or services you did not knowingly request, so be sure to read the Web service's terms of service before you send the text message.
3. Use an online messenger such as Yahoo Messenger or AOL Instant Messenger to send a text message. Yahoo Messenger allows you to send free text messages to people around the world in countries such as the Philippines and Vietnam. Only certain wireless carriers are supported by this service, however.
4. Email your text message. Make a list of your most contacted people's cell phone carrier. Each cell phone carrier has email addresses that connect to text message inboxes. Type the phone number of the person you want to contact, followed by the email extension of the person's cell phone carrier. Find a few providers' email addresses in a list on Popular Mechanic's 'How to Email Text Messages to Any Phone' article.

How to View SMS Messages History on an Orange Mobile

1. Power on the cell phone and press the 'Menu' button (this will vary slightly from phone to phone).
2. Press the directional arrows on the phone until you reach 'Text Messages.' Select this by either pressing 'OK' or 'Send.'
3. Select 'History,' and you will be shown the multiple contacts the phone has sent or received messages from.
4. Select the individual contact to read the conversation. Press 'Back' to go back to the previous SMS history page.

How to Set Up Sync in a Ford

Setting Up Your Phone
1. Put your vehicle in 'Park' but leave the engine running. (Sync will not set up while the vehicle is in motion).
2. Turn on your phone's Bluetooth feature.
3. Press the 'Phone' button on your radio. Press the 'Seek' or 'Track' button until 'Add Bluetooth Device' appears on the display. Press 'Ok.'
4. Wait for the voice prompt from the Sync system, and then begin searching for the Sync connection on your mobile phone. Choose 'Find' or 'Search for Connection.' Refer to your phone user guide if you have difficulty.
5. Enter the PIN displayed on the Sync display screen. Wait for the Sync screen to display 'Device Connected.'
6. Press the 'Voice' icon on your steering wheel to use hands-free calling. Speak 'Dial' at the voice prompt, and then speak the number (slowly) when the prompt says 'Number Please.'Press the 'Phone' icon on your steering wheel to disconnect a call.
Setting Up Your MP3 or Media Player
7. Connect your device to the USB port, located either on the radio faceplate or in the center console. Turn your device on.
8. Wait for the display 'Indexing' (on the Sync display screen) to change to 'Complete.' This process indexes your audio files to use with the Sync system.
9. Press the 'Voice' button on your steering wheel to use the voice commands for your device. You can also manually select tracks using the 'Track' or 'Seek' buttons on your radio.
10. Speak one of the following prompts to use the voice-command feature:'Play track
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'Play artist
'
'Play genre
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'Play all.'
11. Speak 'Yes' when the voice prompt repeats your selection.