How to Send a Text Message to a Cell Phone From a PC

Sending Texts via Email
1. Launch your email account. If you use an email client like Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird, open your email client. If you prefer a web-based email service like Gmail or Yahoo, log in to your email account in a web browser.
2. Create a new message. Select the option to create a new message. Although you can create a message of any length you wish, it will be broken up into 160-character segments when emailed to a cell phone.
3. Address the message. Ask your contact what their cell phone's email address is. It is usually in the format of phonenumber@carrier.com. However, if they do not know the address, below are the text-via-email address formats for some major carriers:AT&T: number@txt.att.net
Nextel: number@messaging.nextel.com
Sprint: number@messaging.sprintpcs.com
T-Mobile: number@tmomail.net
Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com
Virgin Mobile: number@vmobl.com
4. Compose the message. Write a message as long as you like, but remember that any content over 160 characters will be split into multiple messages.
5. Send the message. Once you click Send, the message will be delivered via text message to the phone you specified.
Sending Texts via AOL Instant Messenger
6. Launch and log in. Open AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) and log in using your username and password.
7. Start a new instant message. Open the People menu on the top of the screen and select Send Instant Message.
8. Enter the phone number. You must include the country code when entering the destination cell phone number in AIM. For example, if you to text message (555) 555-5555, a number in the United States, you must use the country code, which is +1. In the To field on AIM, you would enter '+5555555555'.
9. Compose your message. As you type, remember that text messages are limited to 160 characters.
10. Send the message. Once you type the message you want to send via text message, simply click Send. The message will be delivered directly to the phone number you entered.

How to Register for Free SMS Traffic Alerts

1. Go to Traffic.com and sign up for an account. Program in your standard route in their 'Add a Drive' section.
2. Click on the 'Account Settings' tab on the right hand side of the screen. Click on 'Change Account Information' to enter the Account Information settings.
3. Type your cell phone number in the 'Primary Phone Number' text box. Click on the 'Save' button.
4. Click on the 'Alerts' tab on the right hand side of the screen. Click on the 'Add an Alert' button. Select the route you want to be alerted to from the pull down menu. Type the name of the alert in the box provided. Click on the radio box next to 'Repeating' and click the check box next to 'Daily.' Set the time you wish to be alerted in the available box.
5. Click on the 'Please Verify Phone number' link under 'Text Message' at the bottom of the window. Type the confirmation code in the text into the box provided on the website. Click 'Save.' Click on 'Add Alert' once the radio button next to 'Text Message' is selected. Click on the 'Done' button when completed.

How to Make a Relay Call for Free

1. Go to a free relay-call website like RelayCall.com sponsored by AT&T. Type the number of the person you are calling in the phone number space in the upper right-hand corner of your screen.
2. Click on the 'Special Instructions' box if you have special instructions for the operator about your condition or just general information the person should know before you start talking. Once you press the 'Special Instructions' button, a new window appears that allows you to type in the information you want the operator to know.
3. Click the 'Connect' button when you are ready to dial the call for free. Your call is then connected to the person you are dialing. If you need to dial 911, click the 911 button and you will be connected instantly to emergency help.
4. Type in what you want to tell the person you are dialing. When the party you are calling answers, the operator will type in what the other party says. You can read what the other person says on the gray screen of the website. When you click the 'Send' button, the operator then reads what you typed to the other party. The party responds, and the operator types the response back to you.
5. Hang up the free relay call by clicking the 'Hang Up' button. You are now disconnected and have completed a free relay call.

How Do I Make Free Calls to UK Phone Numbers Using Web Call Back?

WebCall Direct
1. Go to the WebCall Direct website. Enter your own landline telephone number and the number you want to call in the UK in the spaces provided. Click on the 'Call' button.
2. Pick up your phone when it starts ringing. You will then hear the recipient's phone ringing. The computer will display messages to say that your phone is ringing and that the correspondent's phone is ringing. It will also tell you if the other line is picked up or busy and when the call ends.
3. Start talking when your correspondent picks up his phone. This call is free and there is no need to sign up. Free calls made this way can only last a few minutes but are long enough for most purposes. You can make several calls each week.
4. Click on the 'New User' button on the right, if you want to make longer calls. Follow the instructions to set up an account. When you buy the minimum amount of credit, about $15, as of August 2010, you can make completely free calls to landlines in the UK, as well as the United States and other destinations for 60 days. Your credit is only used if you make calls to chargeable services, like UK cell phones (8 cents a minute). You do not lose your credit at the end of the 60 days; you can use it to make calls for 2 cents a minute or to make calls to UK cell phones, which are still 8 cents a minute. When you buy more credit, you get another 60 free days.
CallBack Today
5. Go to the CallBack Today website. You must sign up for a new account and buy some credit before you can start using this service, but you don't have to be near your computer to use it. Calls from the United States to the UK cost 2.2 cents a minute, as of August 2010.
6. Dial the number CallBack Today has given to you. Let it ring once and hang up. Alternatively, sign in to the CallBack Today website and click on the 'Call Now' button. The CallBack Today call center will then dial your number. Answer it and dial the number you want to call.
7. To call from a different location, sign in to the CallBack Today website and change the designated phone number that the call center calls. Wherever you call from, the call center always calls your designated number.

How to Send Untraceable Text Messages

1. Open the messaging application on your cellular phone.
2. Type the message you wish to send in the message box.
3. Type in the recipient's full 10-digit phone number followed by the recipient's cellular phone provider's text messaging email address in the bar where the recipient's phone number would usually go.
4. Press the 'Send' button on your phone's keypad.

How to Unlock the Sony Ericsson for Free

1. Turn your phone on, and type the following number combination on your keypad:*#06#This will bring up your IMEI number. Record this number.
2. Use your computer to find a code unlocking website, such as the one located in the Resources section.
3. Input your IMEI number into the website to receive an unlocking code for your phone. Record this number.
4. Insert your new SIM card by removing the battery door on the back of the phone and removing your old SIM card from its card slot. Insert the new card into the card slot and close the battery door. Your phone will now prompt you to enter the unlocking code.
5. Enter the unlocking code, which you received in Step 3, into your phone to unlock it and begin using your new SIM card.

Free DSL SMS Programs

Kylix SMS ActiveX
Kylix SMS ActiveX is an SMS application that allows your computer to communicate with mobile phones or GSM modems. Through Kylix, you can send or receive text messages, send WAP (wireless application protocol) files and push SMS to your mobile phones. You can dial or answer voice calls through your computer with this program, and it supports several mobile-phone connections, such as a serial port, infrared and Bluetooth. Kylix SMS ActiveX can be downloaded for free from fileguru.com and used free for a trial period.
SMS Discount
SMSDiscount is a free program that provides discounted phone services through your DSL connection. You can use SMSDiscount to make cheap phone calls or to send SMS messages to other mobile phones. The software runs on Windows XP, Vista and 7, and requires a sound card and a headset for phone calls. To make phone calls, you need to buy credits from the SMSDiscount website, although calls to landlines to certain destinations are free. You can download the program for free on their website, smsdiscount.com .
Atelier Web SMS Pro 1.0
Atelier Web SMS Pro uses your DSL connection to send SMS messages, without having to connect to your mobile phone. An SMSC (Short Message Service Center) receives the messages and sends it through to the destination mobile phone. Atelier Web SMS Pro is free to try out and can be downloaded from softwaregeek.com .
Bulk SMS From PC Starter Edition 1.0.0.0
Bulk SMS From PC Starter Edition sends SMS messages from your PC to mobile phones. This program allows you to type and send SMS text messages to individual or groups of mobile-phone numbers through your DSL Internet connection. You can download PC Starter Edition for free from softwaregeek.com, and try it for an evaluation period.