How to Send Music to a Phone Through an SMS

1. Press the phone's main menu key to view the phone's menu folders. This key is usually located in the middle of the phone's directional keys at the top of the phone keypad.
2. Press the directional key below the main menu key to scroll through the menu. Press the menu key once again once you have located the 'Messaging' section in the phone.
3. Select the 'Create a Message', 'New Message' or 'Compose' option to begin structuring the SMS text message.
4. Type the 10-digit cell phone number of the person you want to send the music sound to in the blank data form box that will be provided.
5. Press the 'Options' key (most often located in the upper right corner of the phone's keypad) to view the text message composition settings for the phone.
6. Select the 'Insert' action to create an attachment for the text message, and select the 'Sound' option in the Insert list to indicate music will be sent in the SMS text message. The phone will automatically redirect to the Sounds folder where all of the phone's pre-installed sounds and ringtones are located.
7. Scroll through the list of sounds and select the music you want to send in the SMS text message. Press the main menu key, or right soft key in the upper-right corner of the keypad, to select the music sound you want to send as an attachment.
8. Press the right soft key in the upper-right corner of the phone again to send the SMS text message with the music sound attachment.

How to Send an SMS Through GoDaddy

1. Log in to your web-based email account from the GoDaddy website link mentioned in the resources section.
2. Click the 'Contacts' link from 'Address Book' menu and select the check box next to a contact to whom you wish to send an SMS. Click on the 'Edit Contact' link to open the 'Edit Contact Information' page.
3. Click the 'Personal' tab located near top of the screen on the 'Edit Contact Information' page and enter a 10-digit cell phone number including area code in the 'Text Message Phone' section. Select a cell phone carrier--for example, AT&T, T-Mobile or Verizon Wireless.
4. Click the 'OK' button to save the contact's phone number information.
5. Click the 'Compose' link and type a message of up to 160 characters in text box. Click the 'Send as: Email' link in upper-right corner of the screen and select 'Text Message.'
6. Click the 'Send' button, which will send the typed message as SMS to the contact's phone.

How to Send Chinese SMS

1. Enable your phone for Chinese characters if you have not already done so. Go to your phone's 'Setting' menu and find the 'Languages' option. Select 'Chinese' from the menu. The phone will also give you an option for whether to use 'Traditional' or 'Simplified' characters. If you're sending the text message to someone living in Hong Kong or Taiwan, you'll want to use the former, whereas Mainland China and Singapore use the latter.
2. Specify which phonetic transcription you'd like to use. If you're using simplified characters, your only option will be 'Hanyu Pinyin.' For traditional characters, you'll want to select 'Cantonese pinyin' if your recipient lives in Hong Kong and Zhuyin or Bopomofo if she lives in Taiwan. Save your settings any exit out of set-up.
3. Create a new text message. If you're using an older phone, select the 'Options' menu and change the language to 'Chinese.' On touchscreen smartphones, you can change the keyboard right on the screen. Enter your Hanyu or Cantonese Pinyin or Zhuyin and select the correct character for each section of text, paying close attention that you get the right one. For example, the pinyin phrase 'shi hou' means 'time,' but if you choose the wrong character combination, it can means something like 'things after,' which borders on nonsense. Check your message for accuracy and click 'Send.'

How to Flash a Cricket Cell Phone

1. Download on your computer a reliable flash software which can be found online for free or for a fee. It should be compatible with your Windows version. This software will contain PRL files to overwrite a cell phone's data, PST tools to reprogram the phone, and Monster files to flash a phone. It will also contain specific six-digit codes for accessing the programming features on your cell phone which were set by your service provider. Go to the site under references for the software.
2. Double-click and unzip the downloaded flash software.
3. Connect your Cricket cell phone through a USB cable to a USB port in your personal computer or laptop in preparation for transferring the new files.
4. Follow the step-by-step instructions which are easy to follow but vary per source. Instructions usually come as a Read Me document. The entire process would disable your Cricket settings and reprogram it into your new carrier's network or vice-versa.
5. Double-check by clicking the button 'Start' and going to 'My Computer.' Under the window 'Systems Task' on the left, click on 'View Systems Information.'
6. Click the tab 'Hardware' and then click on the button 'Device Manager.'
7. Select USB controllers and ports to check for your newly-installed carrier which has already been flashed to your cell phone.

How to Unlock a Tata Indicom Mobile

1. Switch on the cellphone. A message will appear asking for your lock code.
2. Enter your four- to eight-digit unlock code. Default codes are sometimes '0000' or '1234.' See Tips if you forget your PIN code.
3. Wait a moment as your phone unlocks. You will now be able to use your Tata Indicom mobile as normal.

How to Send Receive International Text Messages

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1. Go to the 'Main Menu' on your phone. Select 'Message' and 'Create New Message.'
2. Type in the number of the recipient starting with the '+' sign followed by the country code and the local mobile number in the recipient section. If the local number starts with 0, you can remove the 0 and replace it with the country code.
3. Compose your text message. Usually, a single text message has a limit of 160 characters, exceeding this number will charge you with another text message fee.
4. Press 'OK' or 'Send' on your cell phone's text message editor. You will get a confirmation that the message has been sent.
5. Receive a message by clicking on the 'Open' button after someone has sent you a text.
Website
6. Register for a site that allows you to send and receive international text messages for free. Three that you can choose from are SMSFree4All, SendSMSNow, and Text4Free (see Resources). You will need to provide your full name, user ID, password, and email address. In some cases, you may also have to provide a cell phone number.
7. Open the confirmation email that you receive and click on the confirmation link. This will take you back to the website where you can log in.
8. Type in the cell phone number of the person whom you wish to text. Enter the county and mobile service provider. Type in a message of up to 140 characters, and enter the anti-spam captcha code. Click send and your text message will be sent.
9. Wait for the reply. You can also come back later to check for it. The website will store the message for you. If you have provided your cell phone number, you will also be notified via text when it comes in.

Free Fun Things for Cell Phones

Wallpaper
Decorate the cell phone with free wallpaper. Cell phones include a variety of pre-installed wallpaper. Many cell phones will also allow you to make pictures stored on the phone into wallpaper. In addition, there are several websites that offer free wallpaper including FreeMobileFun, Cellware and MyTinyPhone (see Resource section). To download the wallpaper to the cell phone, it must be downloaded to a computer first. Then connect the cell phone to the computer using a USB cable and copy the wallpaper from the save location to the appropriate folder on the cell phone drive.
Ringtones
Ringtones are one of the most popular and fun ways to customize a phone. Ringtones can be purchased, but there are many sources to get free ringtones. PhoneZoo offers many unique ringtones for free. They also have a tool to allow users to customize their own ringtones. Brinked is another source that offers free ringtones and will allow you to also customize ringtones. Ventones is another site that offers many comedic and musical ringtones. Some sites may require users have an account. Accounts are free; just sign up and click on the download option for a particular ringtone. The ringtone will be sent to your cell phone. (See Resource section for website links.)
Games and Applications
Download fun games and applications to your cell phone for free. The variety of games that can be downloaded for free will match most gaming tastes. Users can download free racing games, shooter games, mazes, puzzles like Soduku and games based on classic characters like Super Mario and Spiderman. Many applications are available for free that allow cell users to accomplish many tasks, including surfing the Web with the Opera Mini Web browser, warping the faces of loved ones, lighting your way through the dark with a flashlight app that allows the display to emit a brighter light, and even an application that changes the pitch of your speaking voice. There are many sources to get free games and applications including MobileRated, Hovr and MobileHeart (see Reference section).