How to Activate a Phone on a Factory BMW X3

1. Turn on your Bluetooth mobile phone inside of your BMW.
2. Select 'iPhone,' 'Settings' and 'Bluetooth' on your display.
3. Check to make certain the check box has a mark under Bluetooth Communication Active on the display. Press the controller down to activate Bluetooth Communication if inactive, or if it does not have a check mark. The message on the Communication Menu displays, 'Bluetooth is now enabled.'
4. Select 'Phone' under Bluetooth, then select 'Pair New Phone.'
5. Select 'Start Pairing.' A message appears on the display verifying you activated the pairing mode.
6. Choose 'Bluetooth' from your iPhone Connection Menu. Click 'Enable Bluetooth' on your phone. Your iPhone will now search for new devices until it finds and displays, 'BMW XXXXX,' where 'X' represents the last five digits of your BMW's Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
7. Select 'Yes' when your iPhone prompts you to pair the iPhone with your BMW. Enter a passkey or PIN on your iPhone from one to 16 digits of your choice when prompted. Choose a number you can always remember.
8. Confirm your passkey when your BMW prompts you. You have 20 seconds to confirm and reenter your passkey into the display box. You will have to start over with entering a passkey if you wait too long. Depending on your Bluetooth iPhone, you may be required to enter the passkey into your BMW first, and then your iPhone.
9. Access your phone book directory through the iDrive system once it has finished uploading. The BMW iDrive system, located by the gear shift at hand level, allows you to access all of your communication, entertainment and navigation controls with one toggle and seven keys. The uploading time can take several minutes depending on the number of contacts you have in your phone book. Select the contact to place your call from your BWM X3 phone.
10. Activate up to four iPhones for your BMW. Only one phone can be active at a time.

How to Send a Free Web Text

1. Open your email client. You can use either a dedicated desktop email client (such as Outlook) or a web-based service.
2. Compose a new email. In the 'To:' address bar, type the 10-digit phone number you wish to send a text to, followed by the appropriate carrier email text code. For instance, if you want to text a person on the Verizon network with the phone number 555-123-4567, enter '5551234567@vtext.net' into the 'To:' field. See Resources for a full list of carrier email text codes.
3. Enter text in the body of the email. Text messages are compact communications, usually limited to 160 characters. Stay under the 160-character limit to prevent your message from getting cut off.
4. Send the email. Your communication will be sent as a text message to the phone number entered. If they reply, you will receive a email in your inbox. To continue texting back and forth, simply reply to the received email.

How to Send an SMS to an Airtel Phone

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1. Access your phone's messaging menu. On most phones, it is usually titled 'New Message' or 'Create New Message' and can usually be found on the phone's main menu. In some cases, you can also access these options from your 'Contacts' list.
2. Enter the phone number (1+ the area code) of the Airtel phone you to which you want to send the SMS. Or select a contact from your Contacts list.
3. Use your phone's numeric pad or QWERTY keyboard to enter the message you want to send. You can also add a file to the SMS by selecting 'Attachment' or 'MMS' (Multimedia Messaging Service).
4. Select 'Send/Send Message.'
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5. Open your Web browser and go to a site that allows you to send free SMS from your computer. Some commonly used sites are text4free.net, mobile-sender.com and onlinetextmessage.com. Some websites such as text4free.net don't require you sign up. However, signing up for a free membership enables additional features such as the ability to keep track of previously sent SMS. If the website requires you to sign up, enter the requested information (such as your username, password and email address).
6. Scroll down to the 'Send SMS' section (or click the button with the same name). Enter the area code and number (no dashes) of the cell phone you want to send the SMS to. Select 'Airtel' as the carrier. Enter the content of the text message into the message box and make note of the character limit--some websites limit text to 140 characters. Some websites also allow you to attach a file to the SMS.
7. Accept the user agreement or terms of use (if any). Enter the text from the verification image and click the 'Submit/Send Message' button.

How to Receive Free SMS Messages

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Log in to Google Voice at voice.google.com. If you already have a Google account, type your username and password into the appropriate fields on the right and skip the next step. If you do not have a Google Account, click the 'Create Account' button and create a Google Account before continuing.
2. Search for a number. You can search for numbers by the area code or by a word, phrase or number you'd like in your phone number, then click 'Search.'
3. Click on the round radio button next to the number you want and then click 'Continue.'
4. Choose a 4-digit pin that will protect your voice mail. Enter this number twice, then click the check box agreeing to the Google Voice terms and privacy policy. You may click the blue links to read either of those policies.
5. Add a forwarding phone. To set up your account, you must begin by connecting Google Voice to a phone that you have access to. Type the phone number into the text box and select the type of phone. SMS messages can only be forwarded to cell phones or email addresses.
6. Verify your phone. When you are ready, click 'Call me now.' This will initiate a phone call from your new Google Voice number to your phone. When you pick up the call, you will type the number on your computer screen into the phone.
7. Adjust the settings. In the upper right hand corner, click 'Settings' and choose 'Voice Settings.'
8. Stop SMS messages to your phone. If you chose mobile as your phone type, you will need to turn SMS messaging off, otherwise skip this step. Find your phone number in the list and click 'Edit.' Uncheck the 'Receive Text Messages' in this phone box and click 'Save.'
9. Set up SMS forwarding. Click on the 'Voicemail & Text' tab. Click the check box next to 'Text Forwarding.' Now your text messages will go directly to your email. You can reply to them from there, all for free.

How to Send an SMS With an Analog Modem

1. Log onto the Internet using your analog phone and open up your web browser.
2. Surf to a site that you can use to send online texts. Examples include Text4Free, MobileSender and FreeSMSMobile. All of these are free to use as of 2010. None of these even requires you to register.
3. Enter the phone number of the person receiving the text message. Choose the cell phone service provider that you are sending the SMS to.
4. Enter the SMS message. This can be up to 140 characters long. Type in the security code and click the 'Send' button.

How to Get O2 Unlimited Texts

1. Decide whether you want to pay monthly or pay as you go. O2 has packages that include unlimited texts for monthly and prepaid contracts. Many of the pay-monthly packages require a 12-month commitment, whereas the Pay & Go option has no minimum contract length, you can just add more credit to your phone whenever you need it.
2. Choose from the available Pay & Go packages if you decide to set up your account that way. The steps below outline them.
3. Select the O2 Simplicity package. This includes unlimited text messages and your choice of zero or 300 minutes per month.
4. Select the O2 Unlimited package. If your friends are O2 customers, the O2 Unlimited package may be for you. It gives you unlimited text messages to other O2 phones for every $16 of credit you buy for the phone, and unlimited calls and texts to O2 phones for every $24 of credit you buy for the phone.
5. Select the Text & Web package. If you want some Web browsing capability included in your package, the Text and Web deal may be a good option for you. It gives you unlimited free U.K. texts and 500 megabytes (MB) of Web browsing for every $48 of credit you buy for the phone.
6. Select the Text & Web BlackBerry package. This is suitable only if you own a BlackBerry phone. The package includes unlimited free U.K. texts and BlackBerry email, plus 500 MB of web browsing for every $48 of credit you buy for the phone.
7. Choose a pay-monthly package. If you have decided that you want a pay monthly package, you need to decide which one you will choose from the packages that include unlimited text messages.
8. Choose your minutes and the length of contract. You can narrow down your search for the right unlimited text message package by deciding how many included minutes you need for phone calls and how long the contract should be. You can choose anything between 300 minutes to an unlimited number of free minutes per month, the cost increasing incrementally per month. You can choose to take on contracts that vary in length between 12 months and 24 months; the longer contracts make the monthly cost cheaper, and all contracts include a free cell phone handset within the price. If you already have a cell phone handset, you can choose to get a SIM card only, which makes the monthly cost cheaper.
9. Buy the O2 package of your choice. This can be done online by visiting the O2 Shop or in person by visiting an O2 store.

How to Find out Who Owns a Phone Number

1. Look up the phone number on the most popular search-engine sites, such as Google, MSN and Yahoo. Be sure to include the area code. If this does not yield anything, move on to Step 2.
2. Visit any popular reverse-phone number search site (like the one in Resources). Some are free, while others impose a fee for use. The free variety will give you some information, but probably not everything you want.
3. Call your local directory-information line to see if they will give you information on a phone number. Let them know the owner of the number has been calling and you want to find out who he is. Give them the phone number and see if they will release any information.
4. Find a public phone and call the mysterious number. This way, you can hear who is on the other end of the phone. If you get sent to voice mail, listen carefully to the message to see if you recognize the voice.
5. Block your own phone number before making any investigatory calls. You usually dial * and a series of numbers before dialing the phone number you want to reach without identifying yourself. (Confirm the exact procedure with your phone provider.) You can also ask someone else to talk on the phone and ask who is on the other end, or simply state that you have the wrong phone number to see who it is. Be careful when calling, as you may unwittingly reveal your identity.