How to Send Free Text Messages to a Cell or Landline

1. Sign up with a text-to-landline service. Both Verizon and Sprint provide this service for home phones. You will need to check with your phone company to see if it is available for you. Once it installed it will translate text messages into voice messages and send them to you. This will require a special phone.
2. Go to a site that will allow you to send free text messages. Three that you can choose from are CBFSMS, TextMeFree and SMSCity. These are all free to use as of 2010, although some of them may require you to register. They will send messages to both cell phones as well as landlines.
3. Register with the site if required. You will need to create a user name, a password and enter an email address.
4. Enter the phone number of the recipient. Choose the country and cell phone service provider.
5. Enter your email, or cell phone number if you want to get a reply. Note this is optional and not all services allow this.
6. Type in your message. You can use up to 140 characters. Enter the captcha code if required (this is the letters or numbers at the bottom of the page). Click 'Send,' and your message will be sent to the recipient whether they are using a cell phone or landline.

How to Get Free Straight Talk Minutes Immediately

1. Go to Straight Talk's website.
2. Go to the refill/enroll tab. In the drop-down menu, choose 'refill on demand.'
3. Log in to your Straight Talk wireless account with your email address and password.
4. Choose the type of plan you would like to put on your phone. The most basic plan available is $30 for 1,000 minutes, 1,000 text messages and 30 megabytes of data. The most extensive plan is unlimited minutes, text messages and data for $540 for one year.
5. Enter in your credit card information and click on 'Submit.'

How to Send Gmail to a Mobile

1. Log in to your Gmail account.
2. Click 'Compose Mail' to start a new email message.
3. Enter the mobile recipient's email address in the 'To' field. The address consists of his 10-digit phone number and the SMS gateway. An example email address is 8881234567@messaging.sprintpcs.com.
4. Type your email message in the body. Depending on the recipient's mobile service provider and the length of your message, it may be sent as multiple text messages.
5. Click 'Send' to deliver the message from your Gmail account to the recipient's mobile.

How to Send a SMS Image Via Email

1. Open your e-mail account on your computer or cell phone depending upon where the image is located and whether you have the e-mail application on your cell phone.
2. Select 'Compose Message' once you have logged in to your e-mail account.
3. Type the person's cell phone's e-mail address into the 'Recipient' box. For example, if the person has AT&T you would enter the 10-digit phone number followed by @mms.att.net. (1234567890@mms.att.net)
4. Enter the message in the body of the e-mail not to exceed 160 characters.
5. Click on the symbol of a paperclip or camera to browse for the image you wish to share, and select the image. It will load in the e-mail as an attachment.
6. Send the e-mail. It will arrive shortly as a text message with the attached image. If the person replies, the message will be sent to your e-mail account.

How to Track Cell Phone Records

1. Register with Web-Investigations.com. This company provides access to cell phone records, people search records and other information that you can access by submitting the cell phone number to trace. You can set up a free account by submitting your name, address, e-mail address, date of birth and gender.
2. Trace calls with the Mobile Phone Spy. Download the Mobile Phone Spy tracker software program from SpyMasterTools.com to enable tracking for any of your cell phones. You will be able to view contacts lists, read text messages, view calls made/received and see photos stored in the phone after enabling the service.
3. Use the Cell Spy Pro suite to keep track of the cell phone. This program allows you to read all text messages, view calls made and calls received, and monitor contacts lists stored in the phone. Installation takes about 1-2 minutes and works on all devices that are Bluetooth enabled.
4. Use the Best Online Detective service to locate cell phone records and perform cell phone search queries. This online tool provides access to over 3 billion records; you can find out the cell phone owner's name, address, line carrier and phone records with the paid service.

How to Browse Free Internet from the Cell Phone Via Bluetooth

1. Click on the Bluetooth phone and turn on the software that goes along with the Bluetooth device.
2. Change your phone to 'Discoverable,' by turning it on and making it able to be discovered via Wi-Fi. Use your instruction book for your phone and Bluetooth device to figure out how to do this if you don't already know.
3. Click on 'My Bluetooth Place' in your Windows XP.
4. Select 'Devices,' and if your phone is currently discoverable, you should see your phone listed as the device to choose.
5. Right-click on the icon or link for your particular phone, keeping in mind that there might be other services currently available, depending on where you are, and select 'Discover Available Services'.
6. Right click on 'Dial Up Networking' as it appears and select 'Connect' from the list.
7. Choose 'Add to Paired' from the list of choices that appears.
8. Enter your PIN number for your Bluetooth connection into the cell phone when you are prompted.
9. Enter your name, password and ISP phone number into the box on your computer, when prompted to do so.
10. Click 'Dial' in order to finish the connection.

How to Get Free Caller ID

1. Choose a VoIP plan that best fits your needs and budget. You may find some services provided by your high-speed Internet or your local cable company. You may also use a small business such as Vonage, Magic Jack and Phone Power.
2. Order the necessary equipment for your VoIP service. Most companies use software and a router that plugs directly into your telephone. Magic Jack, on the other hand, uses a USB device that plugs into your computer. The cost of the equipment is added onto your first year of service.
3. Install the equipment. Read and follow the directions that came with it. Plug your phone line into the device and then into your telephone.
4. Ask your service provider to activate your service. Look at the caller ID screen to find out who is calling when you receive an incoming call. You will see the person's name and telephone number on the display.