How to Send a Text SMS

1. Click the 'Messaging' icon on your phone's home screen.
2. Click the 'Menu' button.
3. Click 'Compose SMS Text' or 'Send Text Message.'
4. Enter the phone number or email address of the recipient in the 'To' field.
5. Type the message.
6. Click the action button on the keypad located under the 'Send' option.

How to Send Text Messages to a Powertel Cell

Send a Text Message to a Powertel Cell Phone from Your Cell Phone
1. Access the message application on your cell phone.
2. Type the person's name if it is saved in your cell phone contact list or the 10-digit Powertel cell phone number into the 'Recipient' box.
3. Type the message into the 'Text Message' box. Tap 'Send' when complete. The text message will appear shortly on the recipient's Powertel cell phone.
Send a Text Message to a Powertel Cell Phone from Your E-mail
4. Open your e-mail account. Click on 'Compose New E-mail.' Place the cursor in the 'Recipient' box.
5. Type the person's 10-digit Powertel cell phone number along Powertel's e-mail address formatted correctly. cellphonenumber@ptel.net
6. Enter the body of the e-mail in the appropriate space. Send the e-mail. The email will show as a text message on the person's Powertel cell phone shortly.

How to Enable Free WAP on the Samsung Intensity

1. Open the main menu on the Intensity by pressing the 'Menu' soft key.
2. Press the 9 key to enter the Settings & Tools menu.
3. Press 9 again to enter the hidden Service menu. The phone will prompt you for a code. Enter 000000 to access the menu.
4. Select 'Port Map (2)' and press the * button. The phone will prompt for another access code. Enter 0103219211 to access the Param Editor screen.
5. Select 'USERPREFS Editor' and change the HIDDEN_MENUS: option to 1 and press 'OK.' This will enable the hidden menus that will allow you to access the WAP proxy.
6. Press the 'End' key to return to the main screen.
7. Open the main menu and select 'Media Center.'
8. Press the # key and the phone will prompt you for your lock code. This is the code you use to unlock your phone when you turn it on. The default code is the last four digits of your phone number.
9. Change the settings to the free WAP proxy of your choice.

How to Get Ring Tones for SafeLink Wireless Cell Phones

1. Visit Myxer.com, Phonezoo.com or Zedge.net from your computer.
2. Select the tab 'Ringtones' and search the categories until you find a tone that you want to download.
3. Click the option 'Send to Phone' and enter your SafeLink mobile phone number.
4. Wait for the ring tone download to arrive by text message. Open the text message on your phone. Select the option 'Download.'
5. Wait until the download is complete. Depending upon the model of your phone, the ring tone may start to play.
6. Press the 'Menu' key on your phone and select 'Save.' Select the option to save as a ring tone or alert on your phone.

Alternatives to Google SMS

Ipipi.com
Ipipi.com is a service that offers global SMS as a subscription. At the time of publication, ipipi.com provides global text messaging for 10 cents per text, or plans with unlimited incoming and 1,000 outgoing texts for $85 per month. The key element is that ipipi.com is global, which separates it from other services that only provide national coverage.
TextSendr
TextSendr is an online messaging service that allows for SMS messaging through your browser without an account. All you have to do is type in the recipient's phone number, and the message is sent. By entering your email address, replies to the text messages are automatically sent to your email inbox, where you can continue the conversation through email. The only drawback with TextSendr is that it requires the recipient to have picture messaging enabled. Otherwise, SMS messages never arrive.
Text'em
Text'em (textem.net) is a simple text messaging portal that allows for messaging online. Like TextSendr, picture messaging has to be enabled on the recipient's phone. Unlike TextSendr, you can create a free account where you send and receive text messages through a chat-like interface.
MySMS
MySMS is an app that installs to your Android SMART phone or device. Once installed, you can send and receive texts through the app or by logging into your account on your computer. There is no way to use the application unless it is already downloaded and installed to your Android device.
Yahoo!
Yahoo's email service provides SMS text messaging in much the same way as Google. All you have to do is add the phone number to the contact information in your 'Contacts' and click on the number once it is saved. A chat window will open and you can enter a text message just as if you were chatting with the recipient online.

How to Send Multiple Text Messages From My Computer

1. Navigate your browser to the TestEm.net site (see Resources below).
2. Enter the number of the recipient's phone in the boxes provided.
3. Select the phone's carrier from the drop-down list.
4. Input your message in the text box.
5. Enter the displayed security code into the available box.
6. Press the 'Send Message' button.
7. Repeat the above Steps to send multiple text messages.

How to Text Message A Sprint Phone For Free Using Gmail

1. Log in to your Gmail account by going to mail.google.com.
2. Compose a new email as usual, but limit the message text to 160 characters.
3. Instead of entering a regular email address, type in the phone number of the SprintPCS customer followed by '@messaging.sprintpcs.com.' If the number is 543-543-5432, for example, the text address would look like this: '5435435432@messaging.sprintpcs.com.'
4. Click 'Send.'