Thursday, April 4, 2013

How to Cancel Via SMS Accounts for Facebook


Canceling Facebook SMS
1. Compose a new text message to Facebook on your mobile phone. The phone number for Facebook is specific to your phone and was given to you when you signed up for SMS notifications. This is the same number you are able to text to update your Facebook status.
2. Send a text saying only the word 'Off' (without quotation marks) to Facebook.
3. You will receive a final text message from Facebook letting you know SMS notifications have been canceled.

How to Send Me a Free Boost with a Mobile Cell Phone


1. Press the 'MENU' button. Navigate to 'Mobile Web.' Launch the application.
2. Enter www.textforfree.net/boost using your keypad. Press the 'GO' button.
3. Create a username and password. Enter your email address. Place a check next to 'I agree to Terms.'
4. Press the 'Submit' button. It will take you to your account.
5. Test out the service by entering your mobile number. Enter a message in the text box. Click 'Submit' when satisfied. Wait for notification on your phone that you received a text message.

How to Send Free Tones to Cricket Phones


1. Navigate to a website that offers free ringtone downloads. (See References.) Browse through the offered music genre categories until you find the ringtone that you want to send to your Cricket phone. You can also search for a specific artist, album or song with the provided search bar.
2. Click on the ringtone you want to send to your Cricket phone, and then input your 10-digit cell phone number into the text box and click 'Send.' The ringtone is sent to your Cricket phone in a text message.
3. Click 'View' on your Cricket phone to view the text message. Then press the right soft key to access 'Options' and select 'Save as Ringtone' to save it to your Cricket phone.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

How to Send Music to a Friend for Free


Sending Music to a Phone
1. Launch your email program on your computer and select 'Compose' to send an email.
2. Click 'Add Attachment' and select a music file from your computer and click 'Open.' This will attach the music file to your email.
3. Enter the email address for your friend's cell phone number and carrier (see 'References' below). You will have to use your friend's 10-digit number and the domain name for their cell phone provider.
4. Click 'Send' to send the file to their phone for free, which they will receive through text message.
Sending Music to a Computer
5. Navigate to a file uploading site on your Internet browser. Such sites include Rapidshare, MegaUpload, SpeedyShare, DepositFiles, HotFile, MediaFire, ZShare and Sharebee.
6. Select the 'Upload' tab on the file uploading site and select a file from your computer to upload, and click 'Open.' Allow a few minutes for the song to upload to the site, and you will be presented with a URL for the download link.
7. Copy down the URL and give it to your friend. You can text it to the friend, email it or simply give it to them, and they will be able to navigate to this URL and click 'Download' to open and save the song.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

How to Send a Contact With Handcent SMS


1. Tap on the Handcent icon from the menu of your phone. This will open the application.
2. Click on your 'Menu' key on your phone, once inside the application to bring up a menu with more options.
3. Choose 'New Message.'
4. Press the '+' button to add a recipient to the SMS message. This is the person you want to send the contact to.
5. Press the 'Menu' key on your phone again. Choose 'Attach.'
6. Choose 'Contact' from the menu that pops open. Then choose 'SMS (Plain text).' This will open your address book.
7. Choose the contact that you wish to send to the recipient. Tap on the contact, and it will be added to your SMS message.
8. Click on 'Send.'

How to SMS Text Yourself From Gmail


Enabling SMS
1. Open your browser and log in to Gmail.
2. Click the gear icon at the top-right of the Gmail window and select 'Mail settings.'
3. Click the 'Labs' tab.
4. Click 'Enable' next to the 'SMS (text messaging) in Chat' feature.
5. Click 'Save Changes' to enable SMS.
Sending SMS
6. Type your mobile number into the 'Chat' search box.
7. Click 'Send SMS' in the pop-out menu, which appears as you type the number.
8. Enter the contact details into the pop-up window. Click 'Save' to save your number and open the chat window.
9. Type your short text message. You are limited to 140 characters before the message is automatically split into multiple messages. The number of characters remaining is displayed on the bottom of the chat window, whenever you get close the maximum.

How to Get Free Ringtones Without Internet on Your Cellphone


1. Navigate to a website that offers free ringtones, such as PhoneZoo (phonezoo.com), Zedge (zedge.net) or Mob11.com. Create an account at the website to register your phone so you can easily send ringtones (and wallpapers) to your phone with one click.
2. Select the delivery method of receiving the ringtone via a text message. In PhoneZoo, go to 'My Zoo' and 'Delivery Settings.' Change the 'Delivery Method' to 'Multimedia Message With an Attachment.'
3. Find a ringtone that you want to have on your phone. You can either upload your own music and clip it to your liking or use the Search feature to find a premade ringtone. There are plenty to choose from to fit your needs. You can even use the top ringtones downloaded as an idea for tunes you may want for yourself. Press the 'Play' button to audition the track before sending it to your phone.
4. After finding the ringtone you like, click on it. Then click on 'Send to phone.' Your ringtone will then be sent to you as a text message.
5. On your cellphone, open the text and select 'Save Attachment.' Then select 'Apply as ringtone.'