How to Set up a Linux GSM SMS Gateway

1. Send your text messages using Alamin. Alamin is an SMS gateway software that you can install on your Linux server, which allows you to send text messages to a GSM phone, and allows that phone to send them back to you. It is a free software package available in Linux repositories. Alamin is designed for a Gnome environment, but with the dependencies installed, you can use it on a KDE machine as well.
2. Use Ozeki NG SMS Gateway for sending text messages to GSM cell phones. The NG SMS Gateway is not an open-source software, but it can transmit SMS messages on Linux computers from a variety of databases as well as using HTTP, e-mail, a command line tool or TXT files. It can send and receive and it can handle up to 500 text messages per second.
3. Manage your SMS messages using smstools. The smstools package is available for free in the Linux repositories. It uses a simple interface that can allow you to send up to 20,000 text messages to GSM cell phones per month. It can send and receive messages and the software automatically detects messages that failed to send and tries to send them again after an hour. The smstools package is Gnome-based, though it will run on machines that have a KDE environment with the proper libraries installed.
4. Transmit your messages with Kannel. Kannel is a message gateway for SMS messages as well as for Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) messages. It is an open-source SMS gateway native to the KDE Linux environment. It runs on Gnome-based machines with the proper dependencies installed on them.

How to Send a Free Text Message to Sprint Cell Phones

1. Open the Gmail website and click 'Create an Account.' Follow the Gmail instructions for opening a new account. Supply a mobile phone number to verify the account information. When the Gmail code appears on the mobile phone, type it into the Gmail webpage and log into the new Gmail account.
2. Click on the box under 'Send SMS' on the left sidebar of the Gmail webpage. Insert the Sprint cell phone number to which the user wishes to send a text message. Press 'enter' on the keyboard.
3. Insert the contact name of the Sprint cell phone owner to whom the user wishes to send a text message. Press 'enter' on the keyboard.
4. Type in the message in the window that pops up in the lower right-hand corner of the webpage. Press 'enter' on the keyboard. The user has now sent a free text message to the Sprint cell phone.

How to Unlock the Samsung A127 Phone for Free

1. Slide the back cover off your Samsung A127 phone and pull out the battery. A 15-digit IMEI code will be located here. Write it down.
2. Call an AT&T customer service representative and ask for the A127's unlock code. Write down the eight-digit code provided.
3. Turn on your phone without your old SIM card.
4. Enter '#0111*(eight-digit unlock code)#. Hit 'Send' and the phone should say 'Personalization canceled.' Turn off the phone by pressing the 'Call end' button.
5. Insert a new carrier's SIM card into the A127 and power it on. The phone should now be ready to operate on the new network.

How to Send a Text to a 5

Sending a message to a 5-digit number online
1. Navigate your internet browser to http://voice.google.com.
2. If you do not already have a Google or Google Voice account, select 'Create an Account' and follow the prompts to create one.
3. Log in to Google Voice either with your existing account or the one that you just created.
4. Select 'Text' in the top left corner of the Google Voice screen.
5. Enter the five-digit code you wish to text in the 'To' text box and type the message you wish to send in the 'Message' text box.
6. Click the 'Send' button.

How to Send SMS to SingTel

1. Find a website that will allow you to send texts to Singtel phones. A few that you can use are SMSNow, SendSMSNow and SMSFree4all. These are all free to use as of 2010 and none of them requires registration.
2. Select Singapore as the country, and Singtel as the mobile service provider. Then type in the phone number that you are interested in sending your message to.
3. Type in your name in the 'From' section so the recipient will know who sent the SMS.
4. Type out your message. These sites allow from 120 to 140 characters. Enter the verification code if required and click the 'Send' button.

How to Get a Cell Phone Online with No Credit Card

1. Log onto the website carrying your future wireless phone, select the product, and continue to the payment process.
2. Check off the method of payment (debit card or credit card).
3. Type out the full name on the account (or card). Enter in the routing number and bank number listed on the bottom of the check. If using a debit card type in the 16 digit number listed on the front of the card, the expiration date and the three digit security code located on the back of the card.
4. Select 'Submit' and the payment information is sent. As soon as the company processes your purchase information the cell phone is sent to your home address.

How to Install Free LG Ringtones

Email Method
1. Save the free ringtone onto your computer desktop, or in a folder that you can find later.
2. Open your email and compose a new message to your cell phone. Your cell phone email is usually the phone number, followed by '@' and then the name of the cell phone provider. For example, an LG phone with a Verizon plan would look like: 1234567890@vzwpix.com.
3. Attach the ringtone to your email and hit 'Send' to send it to your phone.
4. Look on your LG phone for a new message. Open the message and download the ringtone.
5. Choose 'Options,' 'Set As' and 'Ringtone' to set it as your default ringtone.
USB Method
6. Hook up one end of a USB cable to your LG cell phone and the other end to your computer's USB port.
7. Click on 'Open Folder' and a new window will open.
8. Drag your ringtone from the computer desktop to your cell phone folder.
9. Go to your LG phone and look under 'My Ringtones' to find your new ringtone. Choose 'Options,' 'Set As' and 'Ringtone' to set it as your default ringtone.