How Do I Send a Free Text Message from a PC to a Cell Phone?

1. Use OnlineTextMessage.com. Here, you can send a free SMS to someone. The site supports all major U.S. cell carriers and will display your email address as the sender instead of your mobile number. This means you won't receive any advertising calls as a result of inputting your cell number. If you like using text abbreviations, the website has compiled the most popular ones, and you can choose from these as and when you want to use them.
2. Send an email SMS. According to reference website Make Use Of, most U.S. cell providers offer a free email-to-SMS gateway, which allows users to send simple text emails to cell phones as SMS messages. To use this service, you will need to know your friend's cell phone provider as well as her mobile number. Once you have this information, visit makeuseof.com/tag/email-to-sms to find the correct email address for a particular carrier. Unlike normal emails, you can't send attachments, images or formatted text using this method.
3. Visit text4free.net. As well as sending normal SMS messages, the website allows users on some U.S. carriers to attach audio or picture files from their computer to create an MMS as long as the recipient's phone supports picture messages. Additionally, you can send a single message to several recipients simultaneously. The service is free, but users should remember that the recipient's carrier might charge them for retrieving MMS files containing photos, graphics or audio data.

How to Use Reverse Lookup for Free (Sometimes) With Cellphone and Landline Numbers

1. If the person was calling on a land line, use the Reverse Lookup or Reverse Phone Lookup features for free at whocalled.us (note the domain), whitepages.com, at yellowpages.com, or at switchboard.com. (No, the author of this article is not affiliated with any of them.) With at least one of these sites, you can find their name, address, and certain other publicly available demographic information.
2. Find limited information by conducting a search with reverse lookup services for cell phone numbers. You may need to pay a small fee if you want to get a person's name by their cell phone number. However, you may be able to deduce who is calling you by using the reverse lookup module for free and finding out the location where they are calling from and figuring out who you know from that location.
3. Find a person's city and county and time zone by searching reverse lookup databases for cellphone numbers. Depending on the service, there will be a cost for more specific public information in the event you want to access their name, address history, relatives, criminal history, income, home value, and other details of their financial history by using reverse lookup.
4. Use services for reverse lookup to look up a cell phone number online on Anywho.com, Reverse Mobile, Reverse Phone Detective, or Reverse Records.

How to Hide SMS Messages on an HTC Hero

1. Open a Web browser on your computer and navigate to the 'Hide My SMS' download page at 'handster.com'. Click the 'Download' button. The page will refresh, displaying an input box for your email address.
2. Type an email address in the input box that you can check on the HTC Hero and click the 'Download' button. A download link for the app will be sent to your phone.
3. Check your email on the HTC Hero and open the message from the Handster.com website. Tap the link to download the Hide My SMS app to your phone. The program downloads and installs to your HTC Hero.
4. Type up to five Contacts into the 'Contacts' input box and tap 'OK.' SMS messages to and from these five contacts will be concealed on your phone.

How to Send a Text Online to a NET10 Phone

1. Navigate to the NET10 text messaging webpage from your web browser. A link to the page is provided in the References section.
2. Enter the intended recipient's phone number, including area code, in the box labeled 'Send To:'.
3. Enter your 10-digit phone number in the 'Send From:' box. If you would like to send the message anonymously you can leave this field blank. You can also enter your number in the 'Call me back at' box which will allow the recipient to return the text with a phone call.
4. Enter the message you would like to send in the box labeled 'Your Message.' The message is limited to 110 characters.
5. Press 'Send Message' when you are finished and ready to send your text message.

How to Send Free Text Messages (ATT Wireless)

1. Sending free text messages is as easy as sending an email. Start by logging into your email account and opening a blank message.
2. In the Recipient or 'To:' box type the 10 digit wireless phone number including the area code. Do not add dashes or a 1 in front of the number or your text message won't be sent.
3. After the number type @txt.att.net.
4. When sending free text messages the first 160 characters will be sent. Depending on the length of your text message you can type it in the subject line or the body of the email.
5. Press send and the wireless customer will receive the email as a text. That's it! Sending free text messages is as simple as that.

How to Get a Free or Discounted Cell Phone and Service from the U.S. Government

1. Visit the SafeLik Wireless site. The is a link in the 'Reference' section below.
2. Click the 'Enroll' link near the top of the page.
3. Enter your residence Zip code and click the 'Go' button to see the application process and requirements for your state.
4. Click the 'Apply' button on the next page to start the application process.
5. Enter your name, address, email address, birthday, Social Security number, choose the plan you'd like and enter captcha-like code on the Step 1 registration screen and click the Next button.
6. On the Step 2 registration screen, select any programs from the assistance program list that you are currently receiving aid from. Then check the 'I Certify' box and click the 'Next' button.
7. Complete the application on the next screen and follow the instructions given. The final process varies by your state. Once submitted, the process is complete. Wait on your phone.

How to Call Another Country for Free

1. Get the number ready, pick up the phone and dial the country exit code. In the United States, the exit code is 011. Freephone Numbers begin with 800. From the United States, you would dial, 011-800-XXX-XXXX.
2. Sign up for service with Sipbroker, Voipbuster or Skype for other options for free international calls. These services have their own standards for toll-free phone calls. Skype, for example, has its own way of dialing international calls. For Skype, type the country code and then the number after the plus sign.
3. Purchase an international calling card. The calling cards can be used to make free international calls. Access the closest toll-free access number listed on the card. Dial the number and you will be asked for a PIN number. The PIN number will be on the back of the card. Input your PIN number and then you can dial toll-free numbers. For the United States, dial 1, (the country code) and then the toll free number. If you are in the United States, you have to add the exit code (011) to the beginning of the phone number.
4. Dial a regular phone number internationally without paying for it by makeing a collect call. Call an operator in the country you are calling from with the number you want to call. The operator will contact the person you wish to call and let you know if he accepts the collect call, which means he will pay for the charges.