How to Send an SMS to Verizon Customers

Verizon website
1. Go to the 'Send a Text Message' page on the Verizon website.
2. Click inside the 'Send To' box. Enter the Verizon customer's phone number, without spaces, dash marks or other punctuation, inside the box (For example '9595959595').
3. Type your name inside the 'From' box. Enter your cell or home number inside the 'Callback Number' box. This step is optional.
4. Click either 'Normal' or 'Urgent' underneath the 'Priority' category. Messages that are 'Urgent' will be listed as such on the Verizon customer's phone.
5. Type the SMS message inside the 'Your Message' box. The message can't be greater than 140 total characters.
6. Click 'Send.' The SMS message is sent to the Verizon phone.
Email
7. Sign into the email account. All email clients can send SMS messages to Verizon customers.
8. Type the Verizon number (as described in Step 2 of section 2) inside the 'Send,' 'To' or 'Send To' box (For example '9595959595').
9. Type the address '@vtext.com' right after the phone number (For example '9595959595@vtext.com').
10. Enter the SMS message inside the 'Message' box. Messages longer than 140 characters are sent to the Verizon phone as two or more messages.
11. Click 'Send.' The SMS message is delivered.

How to Get Free Games for Verizon Phones

1. Navigate to a free game website. Most websites only include the word 'free' to attract traffic via search engines. Two of the most reliable, however, are MoBango and MobilRated (see Resources section). These sites have free downloadable games that will work on your Verizon cell phone.
2. Select your carrier. At either site, you must first select the carrier of your cellular phone; in this case you would select 'Verizon.' For MobilRated, select the round 'Set Mobile' button in the upper-left corner. For MoBango, you will need to 'Sign Up' first (upper-left corner) before selecting your mobile device.
3. Search for the application. You can search the applications by 'browsing' categories or typing in a specific name for the application you want. For example, in MobilRated, you can select the 'browse' button at the top of the screen or select from the list of application names on the left side of the screen.
4. Download the app to your computer. Both sites require you to download to your computer before you are allowed to download to your cell phone.
5. Connect your mobile device to your computer via Bluetooth connectivity (if your cell phone is Bluetooth enabled) or by using the USB cable provided with your cell phone.
6. Play your new game. After download has completed (you will receive a dialogue box indicating it is finished in most cases), you can then access the new game on your cell phone and play at your leisure. For example, on the LG Voyager, open the flip and touch 'Ok' on the Menu option. Then Select 'Get It Now' to view all games available. Touch 'Ok' again to select Games [3]. Other phones will vary and you should consult your phone's user manual.

How to Setup a Toll Free Phone Number in HostGator

1. Log in to HostGator's cPanel.
2. Find the link 'Account Addons' in the box titled 'HostGator Links.' (This link displays only for business plan account holders.) Click on it to see the list of addons that come with your plan.
3. Click on the 'Free Toll-Free Number' link. The next page has information about the toll-free number, minutes included free per month and the cost for extra minutes.
4. Press the button labeled 'Sign up now.'
5. Choose from VOIPo's available toll-free numbers. (VOIPo is the service HostGator uses to provide toll-free numbers.) A drop-down box allows you to choose between 866, 877 and 888 numbers.
6. Fill out the form. By entering your personal information, you set up your VOIPo account for billing in case you exceed your allotted free minutes. You will also enter the phone number to which you wish to have calls sent.
7. Log in to the VOIPo vPanel and enable Canadian calls, if you wish. By default, calls from the United States will automatically come through the toll-free number. Calls originating from Canada cost a few cents more.

How to Get Free 411 Service

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Google created a free 411 service that is paid for by business advertisers instead of phone company customers like you and me. In order to use the free 411 service, you simply need to dial 1-800-GOOG-411 from your cell phone. Click on the link below to see a video that Google made to introduce their new toll free directory assistance service.
2. Google's free 411 service asks you for the city and state, and the name of the listing that you are looking for. The directory assistance service is an automated system that is remarkably good at voice recognition. You simply speak the answers to the questions, and Google's computers figure out what you said.
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Finally, Google's free 411 service will tell you the number that you are looking for. If you are calling from a cell phone, you will also have the option to say 'text message' or 'map it,' which will prompt Google to send you a text message with the number or a map to the location.

How to Enter a Blacklist on SMS

1. Use your cellular service provider's SMS blocking options. Some providers allow you to set different blocking options at the customer service website. AT&T, for example, offers a 'Messaging Preferences' page, where you can block all SMS sent over email, SMS sent from specific email accounts or domains or all SMS. After choosing one of these options, AT&T will SMS a one-time code to the cellphone for authentication. Enter that code on the 'Messaging Preferences' webpage to have the selections take effect.
2. Install SMS-blocking software on your cellular phone. This is a more flexible alternative. For example, an app called 'iBlackList' allows iPhone users to filter SMS by a variety of criteria, either black- or white-listing them source by source. 'iBlackList' can be configured to ignore SMS from individual phone numbers or email addresses. You can protect your configuration with a password for additional security.
3. Write SMS-blocking software for the cellular phone, if the phone can run code that you develop. This is the most complex and most flexible alternative. The criteria that such an application can follow to black- or white-list an SMS are endless--they are limited only by your programming skill. For example, SMS could be blacklisted depending on how many previous SMS have been received from the same source, or depending on how many of them have actually been read by the user. The SMS-Popup Application webpage (see References) includes sample code for a telephone running the Android operating system.

How to Get a Free 411 Directory on a Phone

1. Dial 1-800-FREE-411 on your cell phone when you need a number right away. Request a personal or business listing to match your needs.
2. Listen to a 10 second message from the company's advertisers, tailored to the phone number you ask for. Considering the price of cell phone information, this is a small price to pay.
3. Pay attention to the message, because your call connects when it is over. If the company doesn't have an advertiser for the type of business you requested, the message is very short.
4. Follow the voice prompts and ask for the number you need, after listening to the advertisement on your cell phone. These advertising messages are how the service remains free to you.
5. Receive the phone number you requested.

How to Send Free Voice SMS

1. Find the 'Send Messages' option on your cell phone. If you cannot find this option, check the manual. Most phones make the 'Send Message' option very easy to find since text messaging is so popular.
2. Chose 'Send Message.' You should see a menu with message options. Select 'SMS voice message' and select 'Record.'
3. Speak your message into your cell phone microphone. When you are finished recording your message, press 'Send.'
4. If you prefer, you can use a message sending program that allows you to send messages from the Internet, such as SMS Life. iPhone users can download the Panama.ma Voice Messenger application for convenient sending.