How to Send Free Messages to a Mobile Phone

1. Open a new Internet browser window. Navigate to the Yahoo! Messenger 'Download' Web page (or see link in Resources below), if it is not already installed. Download and install the application. Sign in with your user name/email address and password.
2. Click 'Actions' at the top of the Yahoo! Messenger window. Select 'Send an SMS Message.'
3. Click the 'Other Contact' tab in the dialog box. Type in the mobile user's telephone number. Click 'OK.'
4. Type a message in the SMS message dialog box. Click 'Send.'

How to Hook Up a Cell Phone Through the Internet

1. Charge the cell phone for at least eight hours. When it is fully charged, make sure the phone is off, and then take the battery out of the phone. Make sure that the SIM is inserted in the phone if this is a GSM-compatible phone. If you use a CDMA service, the network chip is already installed inside the phone.
2. Register for an online account with your cell phone provider. You need your mobile number and billing password or verification code, which is listed on your paperwork, or by calling the 800 number (or 611 on the handset) for your cell phone service.
3. Choose 'Activate My Phone,' 'Activate a New Line,' or similar option.
4. Choose the cell phone line that corresponds with this new phone, or type it in manually. If you have more than one number on the account, there may be a drop-down box.
5. Enter the electronic serial number (ESN) or mobile equipment identifier (MEID), which is located on the inside of the phone where the battery sits. This number is also listed on your cell phone paperwork. Click 'OK' or similar to save the new phone to that line.
6. Agree to the cell phone provider's service agreement if applicable.
7. Call the cell phone's activation line if required by the service. Otherwise, simply assemble the phone again and turn it on. The network should now recognize the new phone.

Ways to Look at Text Messages Without Your Phone

Text Message Spyware
Spyware software is initially loaded onto the cell phone. Once in place, the software sends the text messages to the software company's server. Then the messages are stored in an online account to be accessed by the account holder. Even if the cell phone user erases the texts from the cell phone, the text messages are recorded and saved on the site.
Online Text Messaging Services
Online text messaging services let users receive and send text messages from their computers. The user needs to be logged into the service's website to create text messages and view reply texts. People who do not have their phones can log onto any computer and still use text messaging to communicate. Many of these services are free.
Cell Phone Service Providers
Some cell phone service providers offer the opportunity for users to send text messages from a computer to a cell phone. The service will indicate when the text has been received but will not retrieve returned texts. Those messages go directly to the cell phone. The sent text messages also will not be saved online. Another option available from some cell phone service providers is the ability to set up an online photo album. This allows users to save photos that are sent by text messages to an online account to be viewed or retrieved later. Photos taken by the user's cell phone can also be saved to this online album.

How to Find an old Friend's Phone Number for Free

Online
1. Begin your search in the online white pages. If you know what city or ZIP code your friend lives in, you can enter their name and see what comes up. You're in real luck if you know an address. You can do a reverse search, just enter the address in the appropriate field and hit enter. The site will provide you with a phone number that corresponds to the given address.
2. Create a profile on one of the popular social networking websites and look for your friend. MySpace and Facebook are two popular choices that help reconnect people everyday. If you find your friend, you can message them and ask for a current phone number.
3. Try reunion websites. These sites are organized by the year one graduated from high school or college. You may not be able to retrieve a phone number from these sites, but you can find enough information to aid in another search.
4. Check email directories. If your friend has a Yahoo or Hotmail account, this search should bring up current contact information or, at least, an email address. Follow up with an email to the friend, and ask for a phone number.

How to Unlock a BlackBerry Phone for Free

1. Dial *#06# on your BlackBerry phone. Write down the IMEI number that appears on the screen. Contact your mobile service provider to request your SIM unlock code. Give them all the information they ask for, including the IMEI number and your e-mail address.
2. Turn off the BlackBerry phone when you receive the SIM unlock code from your mobile provider. Remove the battery, battery panel and the current SIM card from the back of the phone. Insert the SIM card from your new mobile network. Replace the battery and battery panel on the phone.
3. Turn on the BlackBerry phone. Click through the SIM card error message. Enter the SIM unlock code on the next page. Press the 'Enter' key to unlock the phone.

Where to Get Free Ringtones for Metro PCS

Myxer
Myxer.com may be a great place to start if you are looking for not only free Metro PCS ringtones but wallpaper and other content as well. However, if you want to only want the ringtones, select the 'Ringtones' tab on the right of the screen. If there is a particular song you want to search for, you can do this by entering the name of the song or artist into the search bar. Scroll through the list of available songs and click one you may want to download. A new page will load and you will need to click 'Send to Phone.' A small window will now appear. Enter your phone number and carrier (Metro PCS). A message will now be sent to your phone containing a link and code number. Navigate to this link on the browser on your phone and enter the code. The song will now download for free onto your phone.
Phone Zoo
With PhoneZoo, you will not find all the artist ringtones you would have on Myxer.com, but there is a large amount of free sound effect downloads and other ringtones users of PhoneZoo create and post on the website. You can browser through the list of ringtones the site has. When you find something, click the title and a new page will load. Select 'Send to Phone.' At this point you will be prompted to sign up for an account. This consists of creating a username and password. Once this has been done, you will return to your download page. Type in your telephone number, as well as your carrier, and a text will be sent to your phone. In the text will be a link and an access code. Use your Metro PCS's Internet capabilities and go to the link. Type in the code, and the ringtone will download to your phone.
Brinked
If you still have not yet found a particular ringtone, try out Brinked.com. This site, like Myxer, has a range of different ringtones from big-name musicians. You can search these tones either by the name of of the song and artist, or through the most popular songs, most recently added, and what is the most downloaded at the present time. Click the name of the song you want to download as a ringtone and select 'Send to Phone.' In the new window which loads, click your carrier 'Metro PCS,' followed by cell phone number, and just like the other two sites a text will be sent to your phone with a link and an access code. Follow this information to download your new free ringtone.

How Can I Send SMS Messages With Skype?

1. Open Skype and click 'Contacts' > 'Add a Contact.' Enter your contact's cell phone number and name into the appropriate fields, along with her e-mail address and Skype name if you wish. Click the green 'Add' button to add this person as a Skype contact.
2. Click on your contact's name where it appears in Skype's left panel. At the bottom of the main portion of Skype's screen, you should see a text field with the words 'Type a message to (name) here.' Fill in your contact's name.
3. Type your desired SMS message into the field you located at the bottom of Skype's screen. Click the grey 'Send SMS' button to the right of this field when you are ready to send your message to your contact's cell phone.