How to Get Free Bonus Minutes on Virgin Mobile Prepay Cell Phones

1. Go to the Virgin Mobile USA sign in with your cell phone number and your v-key (pin).
2. Sign up to watch videos and receive free text messages that asks you for feedback to products or view commercials for products.
3. Know that every minute you watch a video and give feedback you receive a free minute of airtime. Every two text messages you respond to, you receive a free minute of airtime. It doesn't matter what plan you have you will get up to five free bonus minutes a day.

How to Get a Reverse Phone Number Lookup for Free

1. Go to one of the reverse lookup websites, such as Reverse Phone Directory or AnyWho.
2. Type in the phone number you wish to look up. The phone number format can be any of the following: (123) 456-7890, 123-456-7890, 123 456 7890 or 1234567890.
3. Click the 'Lookup' or 'Find' button. This will bring you to a page displaying the name and address attached to the phone number you entered.

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.