How to Register by Phone for Medicare

1. Determine your eligibility for Medicare. You are eligible for free hospital Medicare insurance (Part A) if you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident over age 65 and eligible to receive Social Security benefits or railroad retirement benefits. You may also be eligible at age 65 if you or your spouse worked in certain government jobs, or you are the dependent parent of a deceased child. (Reference 3)
2. Determine if you are eligible under age 65 due to certain medical conditions. Ask your doctor for help in evaluating your situation. You are eligible for Medicare Part A (hospital) if you have been receiving Social Security disability benefits for two years. You may also be eligible if you have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or permanent kidney failure. (Reference 3)
3. Call the customer service department of Medicare if you need help determining your eligibility. The phone number is 1-800-MEDICARE and offers information in both English and Spanish. (Reference 4)
4. Look for the Initial Enrollment Questionnaire in your mailbox if you are eligible due to age. It should arrive about three months before you turn 65. Fill out the questionnaire as completely as you can. This will help you have all the information you need when you call to enroll. (Reference 1)
5. Call to enroll in Medicare Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. The phone number is 1-800-999-1118. The phone number for hearing-impaired people using TTY is 1-800-318-8782. Listen to the voice prompts that tell you which buttons to push to get through the message. Use the IEQ form to answer the questions. You will automatically be enrolled in Part A and B and your Medicare card will arrive in the mail. (Reference 1)

How to Make Free Phone Calls on High Speed

1. Sign up for a Gmail account. Point your browser to Gmail.com and click 'Create an Account.' Enter the requested information on the following page, including a username and password. Follow the onscreen instructions to login to your Gmail account.
2. Click the link labeled 'Call Phone' on the left side of the page underneath the 'chat' box once you have logged in successfully.
3. Install the Google Voice plugin when prompted on the dial pad that appears onscreen. Click the link labeled 'Install Google Voice Plugin' and follow the onscreen instructions. You will be returned to your Gmail account automatically to place the call.
4. Enter the number you wish to call on the dial pad that appears on the screen. Press 'Call' to complete the call and connect to any U.S. number for free.

How to Call a United States 888 Number From Italy

1. Dial '00' to call outside of Italy.
2. Dial '1,' the country code for the USA.
3. Dial '888' followed by the rest of the phone number.

How to Get a Toll Free Phone Number

1. Decide upon a phone number that you wish to have. This could be a number such as 1-800-YUR-BIZZ. Write down about 5 to 10 numbers that you want.
2. Contact your local phone companies to see if they have any of these toll-free numbers available. Toll-free numbers are given out on a first come, first serve basis.
3. Contact different phone service providers to get prices on toll-free numbers.
4. Choose a phone that will ring when the toll-free number is called. This phone could even be your cell phone.

How to Get Started With SYNC on a Ford Fusion

Placing and Receiving Phone Calls
1. Turn the vehicle ignition and radio on, and place the vehicle in 'Park.' Put your phone in Bluetooth discovery mode.
2. Press the 'Phone' button to access the 'Phone Menu.' The radio display panel will show 'No Phone.' Press 'OK' so that 'Add Devices' appears on the display panel.
3. Press 'OK' to enter the 'Add Devices' menu. Press 'OK' again when 'Find Sync' appears. The radio display panel will show a six digit PIN, which you will enter into your phone when prompted. The display panel will show 'Connected' when complete.
4. Press the 'Voice' button on the steering wheel. You will hear a tone and 'Listening' will appear on the display panel. Say 'Phone' to enter hands-free phone mode.
5. Say 'Call' followed by the name of the phone book entry or telephone number you want to dial. The radio will display the selected information.
6. Say 'Dial' to place the call. Press and hold the 'Phone' button to end the call.
7. Press the 'Phone' button to answer an incoming call, or press and hold the 'Phone' button to reject the call.
8. Press 'Menu' at any time to enter the call menu. Press the 'Seek' buttons to scroll through the menu of various call options to place a call on hold, join two phone calls or access your phone book.
Reading and Sending Text Messages
9. Press the 'Phone' button and scroll so that 'Text Message' appears on the display panel. Press 'OK' and 'Inbox XX' will display.
10. Press 'OK' again or say 'Read Message' and Sync will read your message aloud. Press the 'Seek' buttons to choose 'Reply to Message' and press 'OK.'
11. Scroll through the list of predefined messages and press 'OK' to choose your response. Press 'OK' again to confirm when the display panel shows 'Send Message?'
12. Press the 'Seek' buttons to scroll through the text message menu and access the various text messaging features.
Playing Music via MP3 Player
13. Turn your MP3 player on and plug it into the USB port in your car.
14. Press the 'Voice' button to begin indexing your media files. Say 'USB' to access your MP3 player using voice commands when you hear the tone.
15. Say 'Play All' to begin playing all songs on your MP3 player. Say 'Play Artist
' or 'Play Track
' to play a particular artist or track.
16. Say 'What's Playing' to display the song artist and title currently playing. Say 'Play Next Track' to skip to the next song, or say 'Shuffle' to shuffle the order of the songs playing.
17. Press the 'Seek' buttons to scroll through the media menu and access the various media features.

How to Send Free SMS With Unlimited Words

1. Go to a website that lets you send free, unlimited messages. You can find links to some of these websites in the Resources section below.
2. Enter the recipient's cell phone number in the 'To' field. Also select the recipient's carrier from the drop-down list, for instance, Verizon or AT&T.
3. Type in the message in the 'Message' box on the page, and click 'Send.' If your message requires more than 160 characters, type the rest of the message in a new 'Message' box and send it again. Your SMS will be split into two or more portions, but the entire message will be delivered to the recipient.

How to Send a Free Text to a Mobile Phone

Email to SMS
1. Log in to your email account and open a new blank message.
2. Enter the recipient's text email address in the 'To' field (see Resources). The text email address is the 10-digit mobile number followed by the carriers email extension.
3. Enter you message in the body of the email and press 'Send' to deliver the message.
Free Text Messaging
4. Open the 'Free text messaging' Web page of Free Text Messaging (see Resources).
5. Enter the recipient's mobile number in the 'Mobile number' field.
6. Enter your email address in the 'Your Email address' field.
7. Enter a subject for the message, if desired.
8. Select the recipient's mobile phone provider from the drop-down list.
9. Enter your message in the 'Message' field. Messages should be 100 characters or less, including punctuation and spelling.
TextForFree
10. Open the 'Free Text Messaging' Web page of TextForFree (see Resources).
11. Enter the recipient's mobile number in the 'Step 1' field.
12. Enter the subject in the 'Step 2' field. You can leave the subject blank if you desire.
13. Enter your message in the 'Step 3' section. Your message must be 140 characters or less including spacing and punctuation.
14. Select the recipient's mobile service provider from 'Step 4' and click 'Send free text message' to deliver your message.