How to Send Messages to Other Countries

1. Use SMS. SMS stands for Short Message Service, which is used to communication by text through a cellular phone or website. Websites like FreeSMS and Text4Free allow you to 'text message' various countries provided you know the phone number you are trying to reach. These services allow you to choose from various countries and cities.
2. Write a letter. Handwrite, or print out a typed letter and mail the country by envelope. Find international addresses online at the Bit Boost and the United States Postal Service websites. Accessing the countries official website may also lead you to a contact address.
3. Use your e-mail. If you know the person you are trying to contact's e-mail address, such as a government official or friend, send them an e-mail. If you are trying to contact a country, city or town for tourism brochures or information about citizenship, find the official website of the town or country you are trying to contact. Find the Contact Us page and either use the email to contact them, or fill out an information form if available. Official government websites will have information regarding citizenship, along with the appropriate contact information.
4. Type the language. If you are trying to reach a professional in another country but do not know the language, use the expertise of a friend who speaks the language, or a translation website. Engines such as Babel Fish or Google Translate will allow you to translate English to the language of your choice, depending on who you are trying to contact. It is important that when, for example, you translate English to Spanish, you reverse the translation order, copying the Spanish text to English to see if it translated your message correctly. Whether you are sending an e-mail, SMS or hand written letter, also attach the English written text in case whoever you are contacting also knows English.

How to Program Unlock Virgin Mobile Phones

Here's How to Unlock Virgin Mobile Phones
1. Gather the information you will need to unlock your Virgin Mobile phone. You will need to know your mobile phone number, the manufacturer and model number for your phone, the network and country your phone is locked to and your phone's IMEI number. The IMEI number is a 15-digit number you can find by entering '*#06#' on your phone's keypad.
2. Call Virgin Mobile and let them know you want to switch to another cell service provider. You may be required to give a one-month notice or pay a fee in exchange for the Virgin Mobile unlock code for your phone.
3. Use an online unlocking service like Unique Phones to obtain the Virgin Mobile unlock code for your phone (see link in Resources). Unique Phones offers unlock codes for many different phone models for less than $5.
How to Program Virgin Mobile Phones
4. Turn on your Virgin Mobile cell phone by pressing and holding the 'Power' button. Use the keypad to enter the code '##VIRGIN#' or '#-#-8-4-7-4-4-6-#.' This code takes you to the Programming menu of your cell phone. Note that some models of Virgin Mobile phones will require a different code such as '##VIRGIN' or '#-#-8-4-7-4-4-6.'
5. Scroll down to 'Activate Phone' and select 'OK.' A message will appear asking, 'Do you want to activate your phone now?' Choose 'Yes.' Press 'Start,' followed by 'OK' when you see the message, 'Hi. Press Start to continue the activation process.'
6. Wait for your phone to display the message 'We're getting your phone number for you.' Write down your 10-digit Virgin Mobile number. Click Finished > OK to complete the programming process. Your Virgin Mobile cell phone will turn off and on all by itself.

How to Clone a Cell Phone Without a SIM Card

1. Find the security menu on your cell phone. Every brand of cell phone has a different method for accessing the security menu, and it can be hard to find. This information is unlikely to be in your user manual, so you will most likely need to look up the directions for locating your phone's security menu online. Websites that offer free information for cellphone hacks are a good place to start the search for the method to access your security menu.
2. Find your phone's electronic serial number (ESN). Every phone has this number, and it is usually the same number as its standard serial number. You can find the serial number by removing the back of your phone, taking out your battery, and finding where it's printed behind the battery.
3. Get the phone you'd like to clone the information to and access its security menu.
4. Change the cloned phone's ESN to match the original phone's ESN using the cloned phone's security menu.
5. Find the code that allows you to change your phone number. All brands of cell phone have a specific code for use in the security menu that allows you to change your cell's phone number. As this code will definitely not be available with any of your phone's documentation, you will need to find your phone's specific code online, which you can probably do at one of the sites mentioned earlier.
6. Change the phone number of your cloned phone to match the number of the original using the security menu and the code referenced in the last step.
7. Make a test call to ensure the cloned phone functions.

How to Get Free Directory Assistance on a Cell Phone

1. First, program this number into your cell phone, 1-800-goog411. You can also set it in your home phone speed dial.
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The service is free and sure comes in handy when you're traveling or just anywhere that you don't have a phone book or your rolodex handy. You no longer have to waste your money on information calls and don't waste your time manually dialing the number.
3. If you're in a car and need to call the golf course but don't know the number. Hit the speed dial for the Google 411 that you programmed. (Actually I don't recommend messing with a cell phone while driving. Have the passenger do this or pull into a parking lot.)
4. The voice at the other end says, 'City and State.' Just say, 'Kissimmee, Florida' He says, 'Business, Name or Type of Service.' Just say, Falcon's Fire Golf Course.'He says, 'Connecting' and the golf course answers the phone. Wow, what service. It is nationwide for business numbers (not personal numbers) and it is absolutely free.
5. To see a demonstration, just click on the link below and watch the short clip.

How to Send a Photo Through Yahoo SMS

On Your Mobile Phone
1. Log onto Yahoo Messenger on your phone.
2. Choose the recipient of the photo.
3. Click the 'Actions' button and choose 'Send file or photo.'
On Your Computer
4. Log in to your Yahoo Messenger account. Select a recipient for your photo.
5. Drag your photo from your desktop to the conversation window and drop the photo into the window. Even if the recipient is not online he will still receive the photo when he logs in.
6. Wait for the recipient to either save the file or decline the file.

How to Send a Free Text Through Your PC

1. Choose a website to use. There are many websites that offer the same service. Three such sites are Text 'Em, Text 4 Free and SMS Everywhere.
2. Enter the phone number of the person you want to text and his mobile carrier, such as AT&T or Verizon. You will need to know the carrier. Some sites allow you to text more than one person at a time, with the same message.
3. Type the message you want to text. Include enough information for the person you are texting to know who the message is from and get back to you, if you want him to. For example, you might want to write at the end of your text, 'I'm at Jimmy's house. Call me there' and then your name. Some sites will ask for your email address, although this is generally optional. If this is the case, the text you send will display your email address so the person knows who the sender is.
4. Attach a photo, if you want to do this and there is an option to do so. There is no guarantee, however, that your recipient will get it unless she has a phone that allows picture messages.
5. Agree to the terms of use. Such agreements may state that there is no guarantee that the message will be received and that it is possible that if your recipient responds to the message, she will be charged, depending on the text plan she has.
6. Send the message. It should send right away and show up, just like any other text message would, on your recipient's phone. Depending on what site you use, how the text formats will vary. It might say something like 'FRM: anonymous@textem.net MSG: I'm at Jimmy's house. Call me there--John.'

How to Check Text Messages Online With Virgin Mobile

1. Sign up for an account with a third party online text messaging service provider. An example of such providers include Fish Text, Text For Free, Text Em and 411 SMS.
2. Create and send a new text message to any mobile phone number of your choice. If you like, make it a notification text alerting your friends and family that you are checking your messages online. Advise the text message recipient that she must respond to the original text that you send her.
3. Wait for the text message recipient to respond to your text message. When the recipient responds, the text message is routed to the online text messaging service provider. Simply log back into your online account to check and read your messages.