How to Send Free Minutes to My Phone

1. Purchase a phone card with bonus minutes. This tactic is used to promote the cell phone service and attract consumers. Phone card purchases can range from $3 to $110. You can purchase a phone card an unlimited number of times.
2. Call your service provider and report any problems you have with your phone. For your inconvenience, the service provider will often offer you free minutes.
3. Register for offers. Cell phone service providers have offers listed on their websites or in advertisements. Offers require you to fill out information, take surveys or write reviews. Requirements and usage for these offers vary.
4. Get a promotional code from your service provider. A promotional code is given to consumers to access free minutes and other offers. Promotional codes are sent to consumers by email, regular mail or in a text message.

How to Receive Text Messages Online

1. Create an account with Yahoo! Mail or Gmail. This is free and should only take a few minutes to set up. Gmail users who sign up for Google Voice (see Resources) are assigned a phone number, which they can distribute to friends and associates who can call or text this number. Meanwhile, Yahoo users can send and receive text messages via Yahoo! Messenger (see Resources).
2. Login to your Google Voice account periodically to see if you have any new text messages. Click 'Text' on left side of your screen to pull up all of your messages. If 'Text' appears in bold then you have unread messages, with the number appearing in parentheses.
3. Open your Google Voice account and proceed to 'Settings' in the top right corner of the screen. Select 'Voice settings' and click the 'Voicemail & Text' tab. Check the box next to 'Forward text messages to my email' to have the text messages sent to your default Gmail email account. Standard messaging rates will likely apply. Finally, click 'Save Changes.'

How to Enable Text Messaging in Gmail Chat

1. Sign into your Gmail account.
2. Click on 'Settings' in the upper right corner of the page then click on 'Labs.'
3. Scroll down the page until you find 'Text Messaging (SMS) in Chat.' Select 'Enable.'
4. Click on 'Inbox' at the top of the page to go back to your Gmail page.
5. Type the phone number of the person you want to text in the blank under 'Chat.' To the right of the phone number, select 'Send SMS.' Type your text message into the window that pops up in the bottom right corner. Click 'Enter' to send the text. The person you texted can text you back and you will see their response in the same window.

How to Extract Phone Numbers from a Website

1. Download, install and run ZoloPages.
2. In the software, click on the 'Surf and Collect' tab.
3. Go to the toolbar running along the top of the software window and click 'File' then 'Open a Zolo page.'
4. Click on the website you would like to extract data from. A search bar will appear within the window.
5. In the search bar, enter the same information you would enter into an online phone directory to find the phone numbers you want to extract from the website and click 'Search.'
6. Scroll through the search results using the arrow keys. Each time you see any data you want to extract, click 'Capture' in the left-hand window. When you have captured all of the relevant data, click the 'Select and Save' tab at the top of the window next to the 'Surf and Collect' tab.
7. Click the tick box next to the phone numbers you wish to extract. If you want to extract all of the phone numbers you captured, click on the 'Select' drop-down box and click 'Select all.'
8. Click on the 'Save' drop-down box and select a type of file (for example, for an Excel spreadsheet choose .XLS). Name your file if necessary and click 'Save.'

How to Unlock a T

1. Input *#06# on the T-Mobile Samsung phone to make the IMEI number appear on the display.
2. Contact T-Mobile customer support. Ask for your phone's unique SIM unlock code. Provide your IMEI number and email address.
3. Turn off the Samsung phone when you get your SIM unlock code in your email. Remove the back cover and battery. Take out the T-Mobile SIM card and replace it with another company's SIM card. Replace the battery and back cover on the phone.
4. Turn the Samsung phone back on. Press the Enter or OK key when it displays a SIM card error. Use the keypad to enter the SIM unlock code. Press the Enter or OK key again.

How to Use FreeCall With Mobile Phones

1. Open your computer's Internet browser. Click 'Start,' 'All Programs,' and click on Internet Explorer, or the browser installed on your computer.
2. Browse to the FreeCall website. (See Resources.)
3. Click on the banner titled 'MobileVoip from your iPhone.'
4. Sign up for a free account by clicking on the link titled, 'Click here to sign up for free.'
5. Enter your mobile phone number to receive a text message of the FreeCall download link. Wait for the text message to arrive on your mobile device.
6. Open the text message and click on the link to install the FreeCall application.
7. Open the application by clicking on the icon on your mobile device. Select a username and password to use with FreeCall. The name must be at least six characters in length.
8. Make a call to a regular phone by entering the number in the text box and clicking 'Dial.' Dial '00' + country code + area code + number.' Include '00' even if you are calling a local number.

How to Send an SMS to Many

1. Go to your messaging application. This will normally be in the main menu under 'messages' or 'text messages.'
2. Select 'send new message,' or 'send SMS.'
3. Write the message you intend to send.
4. Go to the options menu, where there will be the option to 'edit recipients,' or 'send to many.'
5. Add as many cell numbers as you need.
6. Click 'send' to send your message
7. Check your sent messages folder to check the message has been sent.