How to Obtain Cell Phone Records

1. Contact your wireless carrier. Most wireless carriers will allow you to access your call records through an online account. These records can then be downloaded to your computer and printed for your personal use.
2. Order copies of your billing statements. Billing statements will show the quantity of minutes used, amount of text messages sent, and many companies will list your outgoing call history for that statement period. Billing statements, however, do not usually itemize incoming call information.
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Obtain professional help. If the records you are trying to obtain are not your own, you may need to contact a private investigator. Private investigators are commonly used to recover cell records in relation to law suits, custody disputes and divorces. Private investigators are familiar with the laws governing phone records and will work within the law to obtain the records needed. Contact a private investigator in your area through a website like www.Pinow.com which allows you to search by type of investigation and zipcode. You can also look in your local phone directory under private investigator, or enter private investigator and your city into a search engine.
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Use a reverse phone number look up database. If you are receiving offensive phone calls you can find a reverse phone number lookup database online (See Resources). Enter a phone number in their search field to gather information. Charges for this service will vary depending on how much information you desire and how many cell numbers you want to have searched. There are many companies online offering this service, but it is up to you to know the legality of the searches you are conducting.
5. Use a forensic evaluation. For phone records of a suspected cheating spouse, dishonest teenager or untrustworthy employee, you can perform a forensic evaluation on the phone which retrieves dialed and received calls as well as deleted information such as text messages and call logs. To do a forensic evaluation, the phone must be in your name. This is why forensics is a popular choice for spouses, employers and parents. Contact companies such as www.Investigation.com and www.Paraben-Consulting.com to inquire about forensic evaluation services.

How to Receive SMS Text Messages

Receiving a Text Message
1. Check with your cellular service provider to make sure that your phone can receive text messages. Ask if there is an extra fee you must pay for this service, and pay the fee if you would like to receive texts. You should also confirm what limitations there might be for the number of text messages you can send on your phone plan monthly.
2. Other phones will be able to send text messages to your phone number. To receive SMS messages from an email account, the sender will have to send the message to your phone's email address. If you don't know this email address, use your phone to text message an email to yourself or one of your contacts. The phone's email address will display in the 'from' part of the email.
3. When receiving a text, your phone will alert you that you have received a new text message, and will display the name, email or phone number of the person who sent you the message. You will have the option to view the message now or later.
4. To see the message immediately, select 'View Now.' You will immediately be able to read the message.
5. To read the message later, select 'View Later.' A little icon, usually of an unopened letter, will remain on your phone's screen as a reminder to read the message.
6. To read the new message, go to your phone's message inbox, and open it. The new message will be there.

How to Receive Verizon SMS

1. Turn the Verizon cell phone on. In order to receive an SMS message with your phone, the cell phone must be turned on. If the cell phone is not turned on when a text message is sent, Verizon will save the message until your phone is turned on. At that time, your phone will automatically download all pending messages.
2. Wait for alert when a new text message arrives. This alert can be a particular ringtone or vibration.
3. Press the 'Menu' button.
4. Locate and select the 'Messaging' option in the menu. This option is often shown as an envelope or a mailbox.
5. Select the 'Inbox' option. This is where all SMS messages are kept.
6. Select the new text message. Open the message by pressing the button that represents 'OK.'
7. Read the message. Once the message has been read, you can reply, forward, erase or save it.

How to Find a Telephone Number Free

1. Use Google 411. To locate a business telephone number for free, dial (800) 466-4411 from any telephone and provide the city, state and category for the telephone number that you are requesting.
2. Try free 411. Visit Free411.com to obtain free business, government and residential telephone numbers for free. Alternatively, dial (800) FREE411 or (800) 373-3411 and follow the voice prompts to receive your free telephone number via text or telephone.
3. Visit Anywho.com. Locate either residential or business telephone numbers for free. Use the white pages feature to obtain residential telephone numbers or the yellow pages feature to locate business telephone numbers for free.
4. Enter the business, government or person's name that you are researching into a search engine. Many telephone numbers can be obtained free simply by entering a name into a search engine, such as Google or Yahoo. Additional information, such as address and website information may also be provided depending on which type of number you are requesting.
5. Find free telephone numbers using SuperPages.com. Find business telephone numbers simply by entering information into the what and where boxes. Click on the 'People' tab to locate residential telephone numbers for free. Provide as much information as possible, including name, city, state and ZIP code to get the most accurate results.

How to Send Free SMS Jokes

1. Choose a website that offers free SMS jokes, such as funSMS.net, humorsphere.com or mobile-sender.com.
2. Select a joke category, such as one-liners, friendship, school or general jokes. After you've selected a category, scroll through the available jokes until you've found one that you would like to send to a friend or family member's cell phone.
3. Create a new text message on your cell phone and type the joke in the message box. When you're finished typing the joke, select recipients from your contacts list and click 'Send.' If the website you chose allows you to send the SMS joke online, enter the recipient's cell phone number, type your joke in the message box, select the recipient's cell phone provider and send your message online.

How to Make a Blind SMS

19Secret
1. Go to the website 19Secret (see Resources) and click either 'AnonSMS' or 'MaskSMS.' AnonSMS is useful if you want to send an anonymous message, while MaskSMS is useful if you want to protect your identity and send an SMS pretending to be somebody else.
2. Enter your name/number or leave the field empty in the 'From' field.
3. Enter the recipient's number in the 'To' field.
4. Enter your message in the message box and click 'Send.'
AnonTxt
5. Go to the website AnonTxt. Enter your name/alias in the 'From' field or leave it blank.
6. Enter the subject of the SMS in the 'Subject' field or leave it empty.
7. Enter the recipient's 10-digit number in the 'Number' field.
8. Enter your 145-character in the 'Message' box.
9. Click 'Submit.'
Text For Free
10. Go to the website Text For Free (see Resources).
11. Enter the recipient's number in the first field on the page (the orange box).
12. Enter the subject of the SMS in the green box.
13. Enter your 140-character message in the blue box.
14. Select the recipient's network carrier from the list. Click 'Send Free Text Message!'

How to Unlock a Bell Cell Phone Free

1. Contact Bell Mobility using your home phone.
2. Inform the clerk that you wish to unlock your phone and that you need a code.
3. Provide the clerk with your device information. This includes your phone type, model and electronic serial number (ESN). The ESN can be found behind your battery or on the Bell SIM card.
4. Write down the unlocking code provided by the Bell Mobility clerk.
5. Remove the SIM card from your Bell cell phone and insert the SIM card from your new service provider.
6. Turn on your cell phone. You will be notified that the new SIM card cannot be registered and a code needs to be entered. Enter your unlocking code and press the 'Enter' button on your phone. The Bell phone has now been unlocked and is ready for use.