How to Send an SMS Through a GPRS Modem

1. Go to SendSMSNow and select the destination country, mobile service provider and the mobile number of the receiver. Type in your name in the 'From' field, and type in a message of up to 120 characters. Enter the validation code and hit the 'Send Message' button.
2. Use SMSflick.com.  Select the recipient's country of residence. Enter the phone number, then type in your alias or name in the 'Sender name' field.  If you want to remain anonymous, leave this field blank. Type in the body of your message; which should only be no more than 100-characters long. Finally, do the captcha test and click the 'Send' button. As of 2010, it is free to send text messages of up to 100 characters, but if you would like to send larger messages (of up to 300 characters), you can opt to pay $4.99 per month.
3. Go to SeaSMS. Click the SMS/MMS button near the animated tool bar on the right. Select either 'India' or the 'Rest of the World' under 'Select Destination.' A list of mobile operators will then become available under the 'Select Operator' drop-down menu. Choose the one that the recipient of the message uses. Enter your name or your alias, and then type in the body of your message, up to 160 characters. Hit the 'Send' button.

How to Send a V

1. Press the 'Menu' key on your phone.
2. Go to 'Contacts'/'Phonebook.'
3. Highlight the contact whose V-Card you want to pass on to somebody else.
4. Press the 'Options'/'More' key.
5. Choose 'Send Contact' > 'As Text Message'/'SMS.'
6. Enter name of the recipient to whom you want to send the card.
7. Press 'Send.'

How to Receive SMS Messages Online

1. Consider the options available for receiving SMS texts online to find that which suits you best. Those on a budget can look to Gmail chat, txtDrop or SMS Everywhere for free and simple texting services.
2. Sign into your Gmail account or make one for free (see Resources), then go to Gmail Settings and select the Labs link to activate beta texting. The Gmail texting service uses the chat window in the site's interface to send and receive messages directly.
3. Visit the txtDrop website (see Resources) to send a text directly from the front page. The text will send to your friend quickly, and your friend's reply can be sent directly to an email account by specifying your email address in the field provided.
4. Access the SMS Everywhere website (see Resources) for free, individual texting. The site also offers bulk texting, scheduled messages and user development, so users can develop their own messaging software. Additionally, users can download 'widgets,' or transportable HTML programs, to send messages from blogs and sidebars without visiting the site.

How to Send Free SMS to Tortola

txtDrop
1. Open the txtDrop Web page and enter your name or mobile number in the 'From' field.
2. Enter the recipient's mobile phone number in the 'To' field.
3. Enter your message. txtDrop does not have a character limit for text messages.
4. Click 'Send.' Your message will be delivered to the recipient's phone.
text4free
5. Open the text4free Web page and enter the recipient's mobile phone number.
6. Click the drop-down arrow to select the recipient's mobile phone provider.
7. Enter your message. Your message must be 140 characters are less, including spacing and punctuation.
8. Enter the text image and click 'Send message(s).' Your message will be sent to the recipient.
Mobile Sender
9. Open the Mobile Sender Web page and enter the recipient's mobile phone number.
10. Enter the text message subject.
11. Enter your message. Your message must be 140 characters or less, including spacing and punctuation.

How to Use Call Features in Yahoo! Messenger

1. Sign up for Yahoo! Messenger Phone out service. You do not need to sign up for any services to make PC to PC calls, but you'll need to sign up to make PC to phone calls. To sign up, go to the Yahoo! Voice website and choose 'Phone Out' from the menu. You'll need to purchase prepaid credit at the site.
2. Get equipment. In order to make calls with Yahoo! Messenger, you will need a microphone and headset connected to your computer.
3. Run set-up. When your service and equipment are in place, choose 'Call Setup' from the Actions menu. Setup verifies that your equipment is working.
4. Place a PC to PC call. To call a Yahoo! Messenger contact's computer for free, choose 'Call Computer' from the action menu. Then, select the contact and click on the Call button. Your contact needs to be signed in to Yahoo! Messenger for this to work.
5. Call a cell phone or landline phone. Choose 'Call a Phone Number' from the action menu. Then, enter the phone number and click on the Call button. Rates vary depending on what country you call.
6. Acquire a dedicated Yahoo! Messenger phone number so you can receive phone calls from anywhere, from anyone, anytime you are signed into Yahoo! Messenger. To sign up, choose 'Phone In' from the Yahoo! Voice website. There is a monthly charge for a Yahoo! Messenger phone number.

How to Print Text Messages Off of Your Galaxy S III

Software Option
1. Download BackupTrans Software’s “Android SMS + MMS Transfer” software (see Resources). This software extracts SMS and MMS messages from any Android device and stores them for backup on your PC. With the free software, you can view and transfer a limited number of text messages; with the licensed version ($29 as of August 2013), you can transfer unlimited texts on up to three devices.
2. Connect your Galaxy S3 to your computer using the provided miniUSB cable, wait for your computer to recognize the device and then launch Android SMS + MMS Transfer. The software will scan your drive and create a list of items that it can sync to your computer; the first time you connect the Galaxy, this process may take a few minutes.
3. Click on “Galaxy S3” under the list of devices in the left-hand panel of the software. Select the messages you want to print from the list, click “File” and choose “Print SMS and MMS.” Select your printer and confirm the print settings (using the visual print preview) and then click “Print.”
App Option
4. Press the “Home” button on the Galaxy S3 and swipe your phone to unlock it. Tap the “Google Play” icon to open the application market. You need to be connected to the Internet to download apps, so make sure your phone has either a 4G or Wi-Fi connection. Search for “PrinterShare Mobile Print.” Tap “Install” to download and install the software.
5. Connect your phone to Wi-Fi, if it isn't already, and ensure that your printer is turned on. Both the printer and the phone need to be on the same wireless network in order for PrinterShare Mobile Print to work properly. Tap the app to open it and wait while it searches the network for the printer.
6. Tap “Messages” to open your SMS and MMS messages in PrinterShare. Select a conversation that you wish to print and then choose your printer from the list or tap “Nearby – WiFi” to select the closest wireless printer available. Additionally, you can print to a Bluetooth or USB printer using the Samsung miniUSB to connect to the printer. With the free version of the software, you can print up to 20 pages. After that, you need to buy PrinterShare Premium Key for $13 through Google Play.
Manual Method
7. Tap 'Messages' on your phone to view the text messages and then click on a conversation with messages you want to print. Tap and hold on any of the speech bubbles and then tap 'Copy message text.'
8. Press the 'Home' button to return to your Home screen and then tap 'Email' to open the email app. Compose a new message to yourself and then tap and hold in the body of the message and press 'Paste.' Repeat these two steps until all of the messages you want to print are in the email body. Tap 'Send.'
9. Open the email on any computer connected to a printer and then click 'File,' and choose 'Print' in your Web browser. The formatting of the text messages may not be perfect from the copying-and-pasting, so you may wish to copy these texts into a word processor before printing.

How Do I Send a Text Message to a Cell Phone Without Having a Cell Phone?

Using a Texting Website
1. Go to a text-messaging website such as Onlinetextmessage.com, Txt2day.com or Textforfree.net.
2. Enter the mobile number of the intended recipient of your text message, the wireless carrier for that cellphone, your email address, the message you want to send and any other information requested by the website. Click 'Send' or the equivalent button.
3. Review any special offers or other information displayed on the page that appears after the text message has been sent. The website might ask you to try a subscription to its services. You don't have to sign up if the website offers free texting. Your message should have already gone through if you clicked 'Send' in the preceding step.
Using Skype
4. Install Skype on your computer if you do not have it. Go to Skype.com, roll your cursor over the 'Get Skype' tab, select your operating system and click 'Download Skype.' Follow the installation instructions.
5. Add contacts you would like to text message. When you first open Skype, the program will ask if you want to add contacts from your email addresses or social networking service, so you can do that if you wish. You can also search for contacts on Skype or create new ones. Make sure that the contacts you would like to text have cellphone numbers in their profiles. To do this, click on the contact, select the 'Mobile' tab, click 'Add a phone number' and enter the 10-digit number.
6. Add credit to your Skype account. Skype will deduct a few cents from your balance every time you send a text. You can 'Buy Skype Credit now' on your Skype home screen; simply have a contact highlighted and click on the 'Mobile' tab. The link will be at the bottom of the screen. You can also add credit to your account by clicking 'Add credit.' Follow the prompts and enter the appropriate information to add credit.
7. Write a text by highlighting a contact on your Skype home screen, selecting the 'Mobile' tab and writing your message in the box at the bottom of the screen. Click on the bubble to the right of the text box to send your message.