How to Send a Text Message From Any Computer to Any Provider

1. Log in to your email account.
2. Enter the recipient's text messaging inbox address in the 'To' field of your message. The text message inbox address is the mobile phone number followed by the gateway extension. For example, the SMS gateway address for Sprint phones is mobilephonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com. The 10-digit phone number should be listed in place of 'mobilephonenumber.'
3. Enter the message you would like to deliver in the body of the email and click 'Send.' Your message will be delivered to the recipient's phone as a text message.

How to Make FREE International Calls with the MagicJack

1. The MagicJack is truly an incredible device. At just $39.95, you get a small USB device that connects to your computer and gives you unlimited calling privileges to anyone in the US. Once you register, the MagicJack gives you a US number.
2. To make free international calls, you can take your MagicJack outside the US and make a call to anywhere in the US for free. You will need to hook up the MagicJack to a computer connected to the internet.
3. You can also register a MagicJack in the US and send it to a friend outside the US. That person will now have a US telephone number. So, all you have to do is dial that number and you can talk to that person for free. You don't have to worry about dialing any international codes. It's just like as if you are making a call to someone in your neighborhood. It's fantastic.

How to Use Gmail to Send SMS Messages (Text)

1. Go to Gmail and sign in if necessary.
2. Click 'Compose Mail,' located on the left section of the screen. This takes you to a new, blank email.
3. Write your desired text message into the body of the email. Remember to keep it relatively short so it shows up to your friend's phone in one piece.
4. Type your friend's phone number without dashes, followed by his provider-dependent suffix, into the address field of the email. For example, if your friend's provider is Cingular and his number is 415-678-9012, address the email to 4156789012@cingularme.com.
5. Click the 'Send' button to send the email. It appears as a text message on your friend's phone.

How to Send a SMS Using SMSLib

1. Install the latest version of SMSLib on your PC by downloading the program from the SMSLib website. See References.
2. Ensure your PC is equipped with these software components that enable SMSLib to function properly. You need SUN JDK 1.6 or newer, Java Communications Library, Apache ANT for building sources, Apache log4j, Apache Jakarta Commons-NET and JSMPP Library.
3. Connect your cell phone to the PC with a serial cable or via Bluetooth.
4. Run the SMSLib program on your PC and choose the gateway -- the device or wireless service -- through which you will send text messages. SMSLib has five predefined gateways and each has different initialization parameters. The gateways are: Serial Modem; IP Modem; Clickatell; BulkSMS; and SMPP. Other gateways can be added.
5. Prepapre to compile your text message on the computer by typing the following syntax:(Service).startService()
6. Create your message in the SMSLib program window on your PC and input the cell phone number of the recipient. Send the message and wait to receive the delivery status notification.

How to Send Songs Through SMS

1. Open your email account and create a new email message.
2. Type the phone number of the recipient (or your cell phone number) in the 'To' field, starting with area code. Follow the number with '@' and the domain associated with the cell phone provider. For example:Sprint@messaging.sprintpcs.comVerizon@vtext.comT-Mobile@tmomail.netAT&T@txt.att.net
3. Choose 'Attach' from the tool bar. Pick the song file from the drop-down menu.
4. Click 'Send' and the song will be sent to the phone.
5. Follow the link in the text to download the song to your phone.

How to Change the Text Messaging Background on an iPhone

Jailbreaking Your iPhone
1. Launch your Internet browser on your iPhone and go to Jailbreakme.com.
2. Slide the 'Jailbreak' button at the bottom of the website. It will be labeled 'Slide to jailbreak.' Cydia will be installed during the jailbreak process.
3. Tap 'OK' after the installation of Cydia and the jailbreak process is complete.
Changing Your SMS Background
4. Tap 'Cydia' on your iPhone.
5. Tap 'Search,' then type 'SMS/Desktop Background.' Tap 'Install.' Tap 'Confirm' to allow the app to install.
6. Tap 'Settings,' then 'Wallpaper.'
7. Select the wallpaper you want to use.
8. Tap the 'i' icon found on the upper left side of the photo you've selected. This will change your SMS background to the wallpaper you've selected.

How to Send Free Text Messages on Boost

Text Messaging Using Kik Chat
1. Access BlackBerry App world and download the Kik Chat free application.
2. Launch the application and enter your name and phone number to register the program to your phone. The application will send you one text message during the registration process.
3. Select 'Send a Text' after the registration process and enter phone number you wish to send a text message to.
Text Messaging From Mobile Web
4. Open the web browser of any Boost Mobile phone equipped with mobile web capabilities.
5. Access one of the free text-messaging websites available online (see Resources).
6. Register your phone to open an account with the online texting service you choose.
7. Follow the directions of the specific service you chose to begin sending free text messages.
Text Messaging Using BlackBerry Messenger
8. Access BlackBerry App world and download the free BlackBerry Messenger Application.
9. Click on the BlackBerry Messenger icon located in the menu of your BlackBerry device after installation.
10. Sign up for a BlackBerry Messenger account following the onscreen directions. You will be asked to create a screen name and password for your new account.
11. Add contacts to your BlackBerry Messenger contact list to begin text messaging for free.