How to Get a Free iPhone

1. Sign up for free product offers. There are several websites that offer the option of signing up to receive free products. Although there are often a few more steps to actually getting your free iPhone, signing up is the first step towards receiving your free iPhone.
2. Learn how free operations work. Often you are able to get a free iPhone by referring people to certain websites. By offering referrals, advertisers pay money which in turn gets you your free phone. Learn what you will need to do in order to get your free iPhone.
3. Enter a contest. Besides online websites that offer you a free phone when you sign up with their services, there are also websites that are running contesting for a free phone. Test your luck by entering these contests if you don’t want to sign up through another site.
4. Trade in your old phone. Depending on the condition and model of your current phone, you may be able to trade it in for a new, free phone. You may have to sign a new contract, but you could get a free iPhone out of the deal.
5. Check for offers from the Apple store. Depending on the promotion at the time, it is possible to get a free iPhone from the Apple store. By purchasing another product, Apple may give you a free iPhone so be on the lookout for these type of deals.

How to Sign up on Chikka

1. Visit the chikka.com home page and fill in the fields in the 'Sign up for free!' section. These include country, mobile phone and email. The mobile phone entry is not mandatory and this field can be bypassed by selecting the 'No Mobile Phone' box.
2. Check the email inbox of the account used in the first step for a verification email from Chikka. Open the email and click on the link to verify the email address.
3. Check the email inbox again after completing the email verification for a new email from Chikka containing the new Chikka ID and password.The account setup is now complete and available for sending free SMS messages.

Where to Find a Completely Free Person Search

WhitePages.com
WhitePages.com is one of the largest online databases, allowing you to search for any person or business. Simply type in the person's last name, along with optional first name, city, and/or state the person might be living in. Results will typically show the name, address and phone number of the person you're searching for. WhitePages.com also offers an 'advanced search' option allowing you to type in just the first few letters of the person's last name and/or first name. This is especially convenient when you are unsure how to spell the person's name who you are trying to find. You can also use WhitePages.com to search for a business or even do a reverse search, which allows you to type in a phone number or street address and find out the name of the person associated with that phone number or address.
Addresses.com
Addresses.com allows you to search for a person's address, phone number and email address. On the main page, there are options for all of the above options. Simply type in the person's name, and matching results will be displayed. Reverse phone searches and business searches are also available through Addresses.com.
Yahoo People Search
Yahoo People Search also allows you to search for people for free. Visit their website, people.yahoo.com, and type in the person's name using the phone and address search option or the email search option. Reverse phone number searches are also available at no charge.
SuperPages.com
SuperPages.com is another free online service, allowing you to search for contact information on people and businesses. Simply click on the 'people' tab on the SuperPages homepage, and type in the person's last name and optional first name. Results will display the closest matches.
Search Engines
Although the above websites search their own databases for matches to your search criteria, search engines such as Google scour the entire Internet, looking for websites that contain the search criteria that you provide. This is another free service and very helpful when the above options do not turn up the information you are looking for.

How to Track SMS Messages

1. Use your phone's arrow keys to highlight the 'Messages' category. Select it by pressing the 'OK' button.
2. Use the phone's arrow keys to highlight your 'Outbox.' Select it by pressing the 'OK' button.
3. Highlight the SMS message you want to track from the list of messages you've sent. Press the phone's 'OK' button to display the contents of the message.
4. Press the 'Option' button on your phone to bring up a list of options dealing with that particular SMS message. Use the arrow keys to highlight and select the option that reads 'Message Info.' This will bring up a number of pieces of information about the message, including what time it was sent and what time it was received by the recipient, if it got there at all.

How to Activate a Prepaid Boost Phone

1. Visit the official Boost Mobile activations page. The link is in the Resources section of this page.
2. Examine the different plans offered. Currently, Boost Mobile offers their monthly unlimited plan, which includes unlimited calling and text messaging and free walkie-talkie use. They also offer a daily chat and text option for unlimited nights and weekends and mobile-to-mobile, plus unlimited text messaging. Finally, Boost Mobile offers a pay-as-you-go option, which offers traditional prepaid options.
3. Click on the 'Create a New Number' option if you are not porting your old number over to the service, or click the 'Transfer Your Number' option to bring your old number over to the Boost Mobile service.
4. Fill in the three field as the top of the page. The activation number will be found on the back of your Boost Mobile prepaid phone card. The SIM card number will be located on the back on your SIM card's plastic holder, and your IMEI number is located under your phone's battery.
5. Create your account PIN and then choose your security question, which is used in case you forget your password. Click the 'Continue' key and continue filling out the personal information requested until you reach the final page. Your device will now activate in five to 10 minutes.
6. Call Customer service at 1-888-BOOST-4U (1-888-266-7848) if you would prefer to activate your device over the phone with a real person. You will still need your activation, SIM and IMEI numbers when you call customer service.

Phone Tricks Secrets

Secretly Monitor A Room
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Monitor your baby or secretly spy on your friends.
A simple secret trick that works with most cell phones that have a speaker phone option is monitoring a room. You can use your phone as a baby monitor--free minutes plan is advised for that--or as tool to secretly spy on someone. Turn off the sound on your speaker and set the phone to 'Auto Answer.' If you can't turn the speaker off, place a strip of tape over it to muffle the sound of the noise around you. Set your ringtone to 'Silent.' If your phone doesn't have a silent ringer, you can download one free at PhoneRated.com. Place the phone in a concealed area of the room you wish to monitor and call your phone from another phone in another area to listen.
Make Free International Calls
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Download a soft-phone to make free international calls online.
The Messiphone website offers a wide variety of cell phone tricks and secrets for eight different brands of cell phones including Samsung, Nokia and Blackberry. A little known secret about Internet accessible Apple iPhones is that you can make free international calls from them. Download a free program called Tuitalk to your phone and make mobile-to-mobile and mobile-to-land line calls to more than 40 countries domestically and worldwide. The website hosts a simple video tutorial to walk you through the free download.
Create Free Ringtones
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Use your microphone to record homemade ringtones.
Most cell phones--old and new--have some type of voice or sound recording option and if yours is one of them you can make free ringtones. Use the recording tool--usually found in 'Tools' or 'Applications'--to record your voice, music, television, sound effects or any sounds you like. Save the recordings in your gallery or media folder and assign them to your contacts or as your main ringtone.
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Your back light makes a handy flashlight.
One simple cell phone trick that really comes in handy is using your cell phone as a flashlight. Though you may not notice during daytime hours or in well lit rooms, the face of your cell phone gives off a considerable amount of light to keep your screen and keypad lit. In the darkness, just turning on your phone can illuminate small areas and increase your visibility. In a pinch, your cell phone makes a convenient mini flashlight.

How to Get Jokes Texted to Your Cell Phone

1. Navigate to a website that offers a free daily joke texting service. Some popular choices include sms44.com, zedge.net and frengo.com.
2. Sign up for the site's joke texting service by providing your cell phone number in the spaces provided.
3. Submit your sign-up information to begin receiving jokes via text message from the sites you chose.