How to Send Private Text Messages to People

AOL Instant Messenger Method
1. Download AOL Instant Messenger to your computer.
2. Create a username. Remember to create an anonymous username that does not give away your identity if you would like the text message to remain private.
3. Click 'Menu' and select 'Add to Buddy List.' A new window will pop up, allowing you to add the contact information of the person you wish to text. Be sure to add this person's full phone number. Click 'Save.'
4. Highlight the person's name on your buddy list. Right click on the name and select 'Text Message (SMS)' from the pull-down menu.
5. Type your message and hit 'Send' once complete.
Third Party Website Method
6. Find an online website that allows free SMS texting. I use a website called 'TextEm'.
7. Enter the recipient's mobile number.
8. Select the recipient's mobile carrier. The text message will not be received if you incorrectly send the carrier. This is done to discourage spam messages from being sent.
9. Type your message. You can write up to 155 characters.
10. Enter the security message and agree to the terms. Hit 'Send Message.' The recipient should receive the message in a matter of seconds.

How to Find a Person by Name Cell Number for Free

1. Use a reverse search website. National Cellular Directory, Reverse Phone Directory and Journalism Net allow you to use the person's cell phone number or name. For free, you receive access to the person's address and other information. Use all three websites for maximum search results or if you have no luck finding the person. Be aware that National Cellular Directory requires you to furnish your name, address, and cell number.
2. Enter the person's name into the search engine. Use their proper name. For example, enter 'James Jacobson' instead of 'Jimmy Jacobson.'
3. Enter the person's cell phone number into the search engine. Verify that you typed in the correct numbers. Click 'Search' when satisfied.
4. Wait for the results page to load. Look at the ages of the people listed to find the correct person. Click the person's name to reveal the home address and home phone number.

How to Get Free Cell Phone Wallpapers

1. Investigate your cell phone's screen resolution and graphics capabilities before you get free wallpaper. Files that exceed the resolution limits of your screen may be cut off or distorted on your cell phone.
2. Read your cell phone contract to determine any costs or fees associated with downloading wallpaper. Some providers have limitations on the amount of storage space that you can use on your cell phone before a monthly charge is assessed for additional storage.
3. Check your cell phone provider's website for limited offerings of free cell phone wallpapers. These options may only be available for a short time after you have signed up for a plan, but they offer a little diversity without the cost of other wallpapers.
4. Bookmark websites for movie studios to keep an eye on promotional wallpapers available to cell phone users. You should check each month for the latest backgrounds that are designed to increase interest in an upcoming movie.
5. Show your excitement for your favorite TV shows with free cell phone wallpaper. Cable networks have begun to offer backgrounds highlighting upcoming events or series for interested cell phone users.
6. Cheer on your favorite basketball or football team with a league-sponsored cell phone wallpaper. These backgrounds typically cost money, but most leagues have special offers during the pre-season to get fans to their websites.
7. Consult the alumni websites for past educational institutions to find cell phone wallpaper that helps you support these schools. Larger universities have begun to work with design companies to develop desktop and cell phone backgrounds as a complimentary gift to graduates.

How to Send Text Message From Your Computer

1. Send a text message using the proper format or using a generic format. Use the format specific to the recipient's cell phone provider, if you know it.
2. Send an email via SMS (Short Message Service) specifying the provider. For example, Verizon customers can receive texts sent to @vtext.com; AT&T customers can receive texts sent to @txt.att.net and Sprint customers can receive texts sent to @messaging.sprintpcs.com.
3. Compose the email with the phone number and provider or generic service and hit 'Send' for the text to be sent from your computer.

How to Hide Sms Messages on the iPhone

1. Open Safari on your iPhone and go to the Fake Texts website at faketexts.com.
2. Register on the Fake Texts website and make a PayPal payment to secure a download. As of December 2010, it costs $0.99 to register and download.
3. After your purchase, follow the emailed instructions to install the Fake Texts web app on your iPhone. You will need to navigate in Safari on your iPhone to the link provided and hit the '+' button at the bottom of the screen.
4. Create fake text messages to seed the Fake Texts app with with some messages, so that it appears legitimate. You should ensure that the Fake Text app contains enough text messages that it will fool any person who might check up on your texting habits.
5. Relocate the original Messages app to a less obvious location. Move it to your fifth or ninth home screen and bury it within a folder with other apps. You should be able to hide Apple's Messages app deep enough that a simple once-over of your iPhone does not reveal the subterfuge.
6. Continue to conduct your private SMS conversations using the Messages app from its hidden location on your iPhone. You may also wish to periodically update the Fake Texts messages so that it appears that you are placing and receiving new text messages over the course of time.

How to Send a Yahoo SMS From My Computer

1. Open Yahoo! Messenger on your computer.
2. Sign into your Yahoo! account.
3. Select your intended SMS recipient from your contact list.
4. Open their contact information card, and add their phone number to the card.
5. Click on 'Send an SMS Message' from the actions menu in the main Yahoo! Messenger window, or in a conversation window.
6. Select the recipient from your contact list, then click 'OK.'
7. Compose your message, then click on 'Send' to send your message.
8. Roll your mouse over the recipient's Contact ID in the messenger list, then click on the small SMS button to open the SMS message composer.

How to Send SMS Images

Sending From Your Email
1. Open your email client and create a new message.
2. Type the recipient's cell phone email address into the 'To' field of your email.
3. Attach a small JPEG image to your message.
4. Write a short message into the body of the email, if you wish. Keep it at 160 characters or less.
5. Send the email. The recipient will receive the picture message on their cell phone as an SMS image.
Sending From Your Phone
6. Go to your phone's media/picture gallery and select an image to send.
7. Select 'Options,' then 'Send.'
8. Manually key in a cell phone number or email address or select one from your contacts.
9. Hit 'OK.' Type in a text message, if you wish, to accompany your image.
10. Hit 'Send.' Your image will be delivered as an SMS image to a cell phone, or as an email attachment to an email address.