How to Change a Phone Number to Toll Free

1. Contact your current phone company or cell phone provider about your desire to obtain a toll-free number. Ask about the benefits and limitations of each package they offer, such as how your current phone plan might be affected or if there is a way to restrict the number of toll-free calls you receive.
2. Visit the SMS/800 web site and click 'Service Providers' to find other Responsible Organizations that can help you obtain your toll-free number. Write down three organization names and phone numbers that sound familiar to you, then search the internet for positive and negative reviews on each company. Select the Responsible Organization that seems the most credible.
3. Contact the Responsible Organization and explain your desire to change your phone number to a toll-free number. Ask about the benefits and limitations of each package they offer, such as if voice mail is offered or if there is any penalty for early cancellation.
4. Choose a toll-free package, such as per-call charging or flat-rate calling. Ask questions about your flexibility to change your toll-free package without penalty.
5. Follow any instructions the Responsible Organization gives you to complete the process, which may include obtaining a new telephone or cell phone. Choose an activation date that ensures your service will be turned on before you advertise your new phone number to prospective callers.

How to Get an Activation Code for a Cricket Cell Phone

1. Launch the Cricket activation website (see References).
2. Click the 'Activate Now' link.
3. Enter your phone's serial number. Your serial number can be located behind the battery. It usually begins with ESN, DEC or DECESN. Fill out the 'CAPTCHA' information, then click 'Next.'
4. Provide the remainder of your account information. This includes your name, address and alternate contact information.
5. Receive your activation code from the website.

How to Get Free Music on the Phone

1. Connect your cell phone and personal computer. Insert one end of your computer's USB adapter into the device itself. Insert the other end of the adapter into an available USB port on the computer.
2. Wait for your computer to recognize the phone as a connected device. The phone's device icon will appear on your computer's desktop or in its file manager, such as Windows Explorer or Finder.
3. Double-click the phone's device icon to reveal its file folder.
4. Open the folder containing your free music in a separate file manager window.
5. Drag and drop the music files or folders from their file manager window into the phone's file manager window. Doing so adds the music onto your phone.
6. Safely remove the phone from your computer. Right-click the phone's device icon and select 'Safely Remove Device' or 'Eject' from the drop-down menu before disconnecting the USB adapter from both the phone and computer.

How to Get Free Alltel Prepaid Minutes

1. Log in to your Facebook account. Create an account for free if you don't already have one.
2. Type 'EmbeePay' into the search bar located near the top of the screen
3. Install the EmbeePay app and allow the it to access your Facebook profile.
4. Click the 'Accounts' link, Enter the Alltel prepaid cell phone number. Wait for a text message from EmbeePay, which contains a four-digit PIN. Enter that number on the EmbeePay page under the 'Accounts' link.
5. Select and fill out offers offers and surveys to earn points toward free Alltel prepaid minutes.
6. Click the 'Redeem' link. Select the amount of Alltel minutes you would like to add to your phone
7. Click the 'Top Up Now' button next to the amount of minutes you are adding to the Alltel phone. Use the activation code you received on the next page to finish adding the minutes from the cell phone or through the Alltel web interface.

How to Use a Computer As a Phone for Free

How to Use a Computer as a Phone for Free
1. Download and install Skype. Skype is a free VoIP program that allows you to call other Skype users from your computer for free. It is generally regarded as the industry standard, and the best free VoIP program currently available (see resources).
2. Sign up for a Skype name. Launch the Skype program and click on the small blue link at the bottom of the window that says 'Sign up for a Skype Name.' You will have to enter some personal information, such as your name and e-mail address. Submit the form and log-in to the Skype service.
3. Add friends to your contact list. Invite friends and family to join the Skype service and then add their Skype names to your contact list by typing it into the top box of the Skype Window under the 'Contacts' tab. After a contact has accepted you as a mutual friend, you will be able to call them using the Skype service.
4. Make a call. Simply highlight the Skype Name of the person you want to call and then press the green 'call' button at the bottom of the Skype window. Once the other party accepts the call, you will be able to hold a normal phone conversation. When you want to end the call, simply press the red 'end call' button to terminate the connection.

How to Get Free Credit on Your Mobile

1. Contact your wireless carrier and follow the prompts to speak with a representative.
2. Verify your wireless account and inform the representative that you are experiencing service interruptions on your mobile phone.
3. Ask the representative to provide you with a credit on your mobile account.
4. Wait for the representative to process the credit before you disconnect the call.

How to Send Alerts by SMS

SendSMSNow
1. Open a Web browser and navigate to the SendSMSNow.com website. Click the 'Register button on the left side of the page to create a new account. Enter all requested information including your email address, city, country, username and a password.
2. Log in to the SendSMSNow website. Enter your username and password that you just created and click 'Submit.'
3. Select your recipient's country of residence and type in her cellphone number. Enter your name, website name or company in the 'From' field to identify yourself as the sender of the SMS. Type the alert that you want to send and click 'Send SMS.'
Text'em
4. Open a Web browser and navigate to the Textem.net website.
5. Type in your recipient's cellphone number and carrier in the designated fields. Input the text shown in the security image.
6. Select 'I agree with the Terms of Use' and click 'Send Message.'
Text4Free
7. Open a Web browser and go to the Text4free.net website. Look for the 'Send Free SMS' link.
8. Type the recipient's cellphone number and carrier in the appropriate fields.
9. Type your SMS alert in the field provided and click the 'Send Message' button.