How to Set Up Hotmail to Alert the Arrival of New Email

1. Sign in to your Hotmail account and click 'Hotmail' to access your email.
2. Click 'Options,' and then click 'more options.' Select 'mobile alerts for new messages' under the category 'Customize your mail.'
3. Add your phone number by clicking 'sign up for Windows Live Mobile.' Enter your phone number in the provided box, click that you agree to the service conditions and then click 'Next.' Hotmail will send a verification code in a text to your cell phone.
4. Enter the verification code into the provided box, and click 'Next.'
5. Select the box next to 'Hotmail and Alerts,' and click 'Save.' Hotmail will now send you a text when you receive new email.

Tricks With SMS

Update Status on Multiple Social Networks
Use the services provided by Posterous, Ping and Hellotxt to update your social network status by text. To update plain text without other media, text 'Post + your message' to Posterous at 41411. For media-based updates, send a media message (MMS) with your photos, videos and other media to post@posterous.com, which will update all your default networks. You can send an email by SMS by adding @ in the 'To:' textbox. With Ping.fm, post directly to a single network by using a message prefix as a trigger. For example, @fl accesses Flickr and @ma lets you update Mashable. Hellotxt is similar to Ping except that it uses hashcodes for service-specific posts.
Get Updates from Networks
Take advantage of Twitter to keep up with updates via SMS. Twitter gives you the option to follow updates by SMS, in addition to selecting which updates you will receive by text. You can choose which of the people you follow to receive updates from. If you only want to receive news updates on your phone from your preferred news sources on Twitter, choose to have their updates sent as texts. Another money-saving trick is to direct message friends from other countries through Twitter, which will save you long-distance SMS charges. In the case of Facebook, getting status updates from friends by SMS involves a one-click 'Subscribe via SMS' function.
Add Appointments to Google Calendar
Register your cell phone with Google Calendar to check your schedule by SMS. Go to the Settings page and Mobile Setup tab to link the calendar to your phone. Once you have set up the phone you can receive notifications of your calendar information by texting GVENT one of the following words: 'next,' for the next event, 'day,' for all events planned for the present day, 'nday' for events scheduled for the following day. To add events, text a message to GVENT with the details of the event you'd like to schedule. Google Calendar will decipher what you are talking about and update your calendar.
Track Expenses
Manage expenses through SMS with Buxter, where you can send short text messages to report transactions and check balances. Your command might read: 'Bill payment 812.14 acct:boa, amex', which might get the response: 'Transfer: You transferred $812.14 to pay your credit card bill.' You can send multiple reports and transactions by separating them by a semicolon or pressing 'Enter.'

How to Get Free Minutes on a Tracphone

1. Visit the official TracFone website at tracfone.com and click the 'Activate Phone, Add or Buy Airtime' link.
2. Choose from the current promotions. For example, 'Double Minutes for the life of your TracFone' will give you 800 minutes when you pay for 400, and is valid for future purchases as well. You can also receive 20 to 50 free bonus minutes when you add time online.
3. Select the number of minutes that you would like to add to your TracFone and enter the 'Quantity' in the box provided. Enter the promotional code of the 'Offer' you chose in the box provided.
4. Enter your TracFone cell phone number or you cell phone's serial number in the box provided and click 'Continue' to add your purchased time along with any free, bonus minutes.
5. Wait three to five minutes before your new airtime is available on your cell phone.

How to Send Free SMS to a TV Channel

1. Open your computer's Web browser and visit the website of a free text messaging (SMS) service. Examples are in the Resources section.
2. Enter the number to the television station, and select the carrier supporting the station's service.
3. Enter your email address in the appropriate box.
4. Enter your text under 'Enter Message.' Most of the websites allow you between 100 to 140 characters. If the television station is requesting a specific message for contest purposes, enter that exact message. Click 'Send.'

How to Change the Text Message Box Colors on a Motorola Photon

chompSMS
1. Press 'Home,' and then tap 'Applications.' Tap the 'Play Store' icon, and then tap the 'Search' icon. Enter 'chompSMS' into the search box, and then tap 'Search.'
2. Tap 'chompSMS' in the search results screen, and then tap 'Accept & Download.' Wait a few seconds for the chomp SMS app to download and install on your Motorola Photon phone automatically.
3. Press 'Home' again, and then tap 'Applications.' Tap 'All Apps,' and then scroll to and tap 'chompSMS.'
4. Press the 'Menu' button, and then tap 'Settings.' Tap 'Customize Look,' and then select 'Conversation.'
5. Tap the 'Application' tab at the bottom of the Conversation screen, and slide it upward to display the customization menu.
6. Tap the 'Outgoing Bubble Color' option, and then use the Red, Blue and Green slider controls to adjust the background color of the text bubble for messages you send to others. Tap the down-arrow on the Application tab after you select the color you want to use for your outgoing message bubbles.
7. Tap 'Incoming Bubble Color,' and then use the slider controls to adjust the color of message bubbles for texts that others send to you. After you change the color settings, all of the conversations in your messaging app will use the selected colors for incoming and outgoing text messages.
GO SMS Pro
8. Open Google Play, search for 'GO SMS Pro,' and then install the free app on your Motorola Photon.
9. Press the 'Home' button, and then tap the 'GO SMS' icon. Choose the message box style you want to use for your SMS messages. The choices are 'Bubble Style' or 'List Style.' Once you have selected the style, tap 'Enter GO SMS.'
10. Tap the 'Menu' icon at the top of the GO SMS message list window, and then select 'Settings.' Tap the 'Advanced' tab.
11. Tap 'Appearance Settings,' and then select 'Conversation Customization.' Tap 'Incoming Background Color,' and then select 'Color.' Use the slider controls to adjust the background color of text messages that you receive, and then tap the down-arrow on the Application bar.
12. Select 'Outgoing Background Color,' tap 'Color,' and then use the sliders to adjust the color of the bubbles or boxes of incoming SMS messages.
13. Press 'Home' to return to the Home screen. Tap 'GO SMS,' and send or view messages as you normally would.
Handcent SMS
14. Press 'Home,' and tap 'Google Play.' Download and install 'Handcent SMS' to your Photon phone.
15. Press the 'Home' button, and then tap 'Handcent SMS.' Tap the 'Menu' icon, and then tap 'Settings.'
16. Tap 'Conversation Settings' under the Custom Style header on the Settings menu.
17. Tap 'Bubble Settings,' and then select 'Incoming Messages.' Use the slider controls to set the color you want to use for incoming text messages, and then click the drop-down arrow on the Application bar.
18. Tap 'Outgoing Messages,' and then adjust the background color for messages you send.
19. Press 'Home,' and then tap 'Handcent SMS' to send text messages as you normally would.

How to Send Receive SMS on Kyivstar

1. Go to the Kyivstar 'Send SMS' site.
2. Use the 'Phone Number' drop-down menu to select the first three characters of the recipient's cell-phone number. Enter the remaining numbers in the box.
3. Select whether to use Roman (English) or Cyrillic (Ukranian) characters in your message.
4. Enter your message in the 'Message' box, up to a maximum of 120 characters.
5. Click 'Send' to send your message.
6. Replies will be directed to the 'Send SMS' page based on your IP address. Messages will automatically appear at the top of the page. Refresh your browser to check for replies.

How to Make a Hands

1. Plug the AC charger into the charging port on the headset, and plug the AC charger into the wall.
2. Ensure the charging light on the headset turns on, and allow the device to charge for at least two hours.
3. Unplug the headset from the charger.
4. Press and hold the 'Talk' button on the headset for several seconds, until the indicator light begins blinking rapidly.
5. Turn on device detection on your mobile phone by using the directional keys on the headset to scroll to 'Settings' and 'Bluetooth.' Follow the prompts on your phone to turn the discovery feature on.
6. Enter the PIN code for your headset on your mobile phone after the phone detects your headset. The PIN code is listed inside the manual for the device. Alternatively, you can enter '0000.' Press 'OK' to finish pairing the headset to your mobile phone.
7. Press and hold the 'On' button on the headset to turn the device on.
8. Place the headset over your ear, using the provided ear loop.
9. Place a test call with your mobile phone. Use the number pad on your mobile phone to dial a phone number, and press the 'Send' button.
10. Press the 'End' button on your cellphone or the 'End' button on the headset device to end the call.