How to Get Free Boost Minutes

1. Speak to a Boost Mobile customer service representative to inquire about getting free minutes. The phone number is (888) BOOST-4U. Tell her that you have found a cheaper prepaid phone. Usually, the representative will offer to give you free minutes. If she doesn't offer you free minutes, she will offer you something else in an attempt to get you to stay with the company.
2. Watch your email and text messages for ways you can get free minutes. Boost will have periodic specials where you can get free minutes if you buy a prepaid phone card for a certain amount.
3. Log in to your Facebook account or sign up for a free account. Once you are logged on, search for 'Embee Mobile Wallet' in the search box on the upper right-hand corner of the website. It will ask for your phone number and carrier. Once you enter your information, you can start taking free surveys to earn Boost Mobile minutes for your phone.

How to Track Cell Phone Text Messages Via Computer

1. Sign up for an online third-party SMS management client, such as Google Voice. Google Voice is free to use and maintains an online record of SMS text messages that you may follow at any time.
2. Connect your cell phone number with the online third-party SMS management client. Give the telephone number from your online third-party SMS management client so that you can follow the text messages you receive from your computer.
3. Check your third-party SMS management client account regularly. SMS text messages sent to your phone will be stored there much like emails that you can check anytime you log on to your computer. You won't even need to be near your telephone.

How to Make Free Phone Calls on the Net

1. Research VoIP applications online to find the service that works best from you. Usually these services will incorporate a softphone interface for calling, with a chat platform that will allow you to communicate by text while you talk. You can also use a webcam with most services to see the party you are speaking with live. Most providers will allow you to use the service free of charge. See Resources for three of the most popular VoIP providers.
2. Sign up with the provider you prefer. Accomplish this by registering, establishing a user name and password for the service, and providing all required information to register. For some services, you may need to provide your complete name and address.
3. Download the softphone and chat software provided by the service provide and install it on your computer. Simply follow the instructions upon download to install the application.
4. Send an email to all parties you want to talk with, providing a link to the service provider so they can register and download the require software. Once they register, have those parties reply to your email with their user IDs.
5. Hook up your webcam and headset with microphone to use with your service. You will need to refer to the user's guide for your VoIP provider to learn how to optimize both pieces of equipment with their service.
6. Log into you VoIP software application with your username and password and review your user's guide to learn how to send a request to add users to your contact list. Follow those instructions and send a request to the users you want to add. Once the user confirms your request, they will appear on your contact list.
7. Select a user in your contact list and right-click for options. You will see a menu allowing you to send a message to chat or to place a call. Select the calling options and the system will call that person if she is online. When the other party answers, you can begin talking. To use your webcam while talking, refer to your users guide.

How to Use a Free Mobile GPRS

1. Call the customer care department of your cell phone carrier and provide a representative with your customer account login name or number. Tell the rep that you want to activate GPRS on your handset. Provide the exact handset model you're using. You will receive a text message from your carrier notifying you that the GPRS has been activated with additional information to configure your phone.
2. Go to 'Menu,' 'Internet Settings' and 'Internet Profiles' (the options might be different depending on your phone). Select 'Data Account' and enter all the information that the carrier rep gave you. This information will include user name, proxy, APN, data bearer and more.
3. Click 'Save' from the options menu to save these settings. GPRS will now be activated for free.

How to Send a Free SMS by Changing Message

1. Send the free SMS via SendSMSNow website. Register with the website for free (see Resources for link), and enter the particulars including recipient's mobile number, country to which the SMS is to be sent, sender's name (optional) and the message. This website limits one SMS to 130 characters, so change your message into components of 130 characters each and send your SMS in parts.
2. Send the free text message through SMSEverywhere website (see Resources). This website does not require registration for sending SMS to U.S. phone numbers. Character limit is set to 150, so split your SMS into multiple parts of 150 characters each and keep sending the parts until the complete message is delivered.
3. Send your SMS via Txt2Day website (see Resources). This website limits an SMS to 140 characters, so break the message into components of 140 characters each. Provide an email address if you would like to receive the recipient's reply to your message.

How to Get Free Ringtones for Your Blackberry

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Turn on your Blackberry!
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Go to the Internet Icon to gain access to the Blackberry Mobile Internet.
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Go to Tuneusin.com, which provides hundreds of ringtones, monotones and realtones for your Blackberry.
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Once you get to the page, scroll down until you see the Cellular Blackberry model you are using and click on the link.
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Once the page has loaded, scroll down until you see the genre of music you want for your Blackberry ringtone. You can get ringtones, monotones and realtones from a variety of popular genres, including some obscure ones.
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Browse from the hundreds of songs available to download from your Blackberry, and choose one. This will bring up the Blackberry Music Player.
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Once the Blackberry tuner is playing the song, open up one of the options tabs and press SAVE. It will prompt you to set as your current ringtones, which you may or may not do. It will regardless be saved in your phone under TUNES.
8. If you do not save it immediately and want to save your Blackberry ringtone for a later date, you can go to Profiles at your discretion, click under NORMAL and then press edit on the PHONE option. Under TUNE you can choose which song you want as your ringtone, realtone or monotone!
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Your Blackberry is personalized! Now you can show off your cell phone to everyone without spending a fortune (except for the price of the Blackberry, that is)!

How to Get a Custom Phone Number

1. Decide on the custom phone number you want. You can only work with the last seven digits of the number. Local number area codes are determined by your physical location. For toll free numbers, the choice of area codes is limited to 800, 888, 877, 866, or 855.
2. Look at a phone dial pad, and write down the numbers that correspond to the word or phrase you want. There are three letters assigned to the numbers 2 through 6 and 8, and four assigned to numbers 7 and 9.
3. Find out if the custom phone number you want is taken. Since the numbers on the dial pad correspond to multiple letters, it's possible that someone else is already using the number. Most toll-free providers have search tools on their web sites that will tell you whether a number is in use or not. For local vanity numbers, you'll need to contact your local phone company.
4. Review your phone bills for the past few months to determine how many minutes you will use. Look at the amount of incoming calls and figure out how many minutes of calls would be to your custom number. Then average the number of minutes by the number of months.
5. Review plans from toll-free service providers. Toll-free numbers are free for the caller, but not for the number's owner. The provider will charge your account based on the number of minutes your callers use. You can buy plans that give you a set amount of minutes and charge you a higher rate for overage, or you can go with a flat per-minute rate.
6. Contact the toll-free provider or local phone company. You can find their contact number on the company's web site. Some companies also have online forms that you can use to apply.