Friday, March 21, 2014

How to Put Free Games on Your Phone


1. Access your computer's Web browser and go to sites such as zedge.com, mobango.com or thefreesite.com.
2. Download the games you want to add to your phone and save them into a folder you can easily access.
3. Plug the cable into your phone and plug the USB end into your computer's USB port.
4. Sync up your phone to your computer by following the directions prompted by the connection.
5. Click and drag the game files from their folder into the cell phone under the 'E' drive in 'My Computer' or on the desktop for a Macintosh.

How to Stop SMS Utility Service


1. Boot the computer and log in using the username and password of an account that has Administrator access to the computer. Click the 'Start' or 'Globe' icon in the lower-left corner of the Windows 7 PC desktop and then click 'Control Panel.'
2. Click 'Administrative Tools' and then double-click 'Services.' The 'Services' window will appear.
3. Click the 'SMS Agent Host' service and then click the 'Stop' link located in the upper-left pane of the 'Services' window. The SMS Agent utility is now disabled.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

How to Deactivate an Airtel Friends Chat


1. Compose a new SMS on your cell phone and type '
' (without quotes) in the SMS body. Send this SMS to '121.'
2. Wait for Airtel to acknowledge and show you the list of the services to which you have subscribed. The list will include 'Friends Chat.'
3. Choose the option 'Reply' to the SMS and type '5.' This is the option number at which the Friends Chat service is listed. Upon sending the SMS, you will receive another SMS from Airtel, which will require you to enter a particular number in reply to the message. This will confirm that you wish to remove the Friends Chat service from your Airtel account.

How to Send a Ringtone to a Net10 Phone


1. Visit a website such as Mixer, Phonezoo or Audiko (see Resources). You will have to register with the website before you can access the ringtones, so click the 'Signup' or 'Register' button and fill out the form.
2. Click the button that says 'Upload' or 'Choose File.'
3. Pick a song from your computer music collection to make a ringtone.
4. Select a particular section of the song for creating the ringtone. Drag the sliders along the timeline to make your selection. Once you are finished, preview it to make sure the right portion is selected.
5. Click 'Send to Phone' and enter your Net10 cell phone number. Once you hit 'Send,' the website will SMS the ringtone to your phone. When you open the SMS, the ringtone will be saved to your phone's memory.

How to Create a Premium SMS Service


1. Set up the architecture for your service. You need a web server to host a user sign-up web page and to communicate with the aggregator using a variety of protocols. The aggregator then communicates with each individual carrier's SMS center to send and receive your messages. You also need a database to store user data.
2. Choose an aggregator. There are two basic types of aggregators: those intended for smaller companies and those for companies with high volumes. The smaller volume aggregators, such as Clickatell, usually charge only for messages sent and received with no set-up fee. Some offer a number of free credits upon sign-up that you can use for testing. The higher volume companies generally charge a monthly service fee, which can be several thousand dollars, regardless of whether you send any messages. However, the per-message fee can be considerably lower, especially in batches approaching a million.
3. Sign up for the aggregator's developer account and download the software development kit. Many aggregators offer these for free.
4. Use the provided APIs, such as batch sending. Most aggregators provide a batching mechanism that allows you to send a message to a large number of people with just one API invocation.
5. Test your premium SMS service. You can test the outbound portion with a free account, but you need to lease a phone line from your aggregator to test the incoming SMS portion.

How to Hide Incoming SMS Text Messages on the Apple iPhone


1. Touch the 'Settings' icon with your finger.
2. Scroll down until you see the 'Sounds' icon. Open with your finger.
3. Scroll down to 'New Text Message' and open with your finger. A screen will load with sound alerts. Click on 'None,' which is listed first. A check mark will appear. This will enable a sound alerting you to a text message. Touch the word 'Sounds' at the top of the screen to go back to the Sounds menu.
4. Touch the word 'Settings' at the top of the screen. The settings page will load again. Scroll down to 'Messages' and open it.
5. Slide the 'Show Preview,' 'Repeat Alert' and 'Show Subject Field' to the 'Off' postions. This will hide the actual text message and subject of the text from appearing on your screen.
6. Touch the word 'Settings' at the top of the screen. It will take you back to the settings menu. Press the 'Menu Screen' button at the bottom middle of the phone to go back to your iPhone application screen.

How to Unlock Nokia 1112 for Free


1. Contact the customer service department of your cellular network provider, for instance, AT&T or T-Mobile. You can find the helpline numbers on their websites.
2. Request an unlock code for your Nokia 1112 cell phone.
3. Provide the phone’s international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) number if the customer services representative asks for it. You should have the IMEI number ready beforehand. To find it out, press “*#06#” on the phone’s keypad. The customer services rep will most likely ask you the reason for requesting the unlock code. You can tell them that you want to switch to another carrier, or perhaps you’re traveling overseas and there’s no network coverage in the particular area that you’re visiting.
4. Allow the network carrier to generate the code for you. It could take a couple of business days.
5. Turn on your Nokia 1112 without any SIM card in it.
6. Compose the complete unlocking code as: “#PW+CODE+1#” where CODE is the unlock code you received from your network carrier. If this doesn’t work, try entering “#PW+CODE+7#.” The phone screen will display “SIM Restriction Off” if the phone has been successfully unlocked.