How to Get Minutes for Free on Prepaid Phones

1. Look for promotional offers when buying into a cell phone contract. Many cell phone companies offer you a free cell phone for signing a contract with their company. However, some also offer prepaid phone minutes when you sign a contract. If you are in the market for a new cell phone, ask about whether there are free minute promotional offers that you can take advantage of.
2. Ask about promotional offers when changing contracts. Cell phone companies want to keep your business. When your contract is up, you have the chance to either stick with the same company or move to a different cell phone company. You can negotiate the receipt of free minutes from your company in exchange for your staying with them and not moving to another company.
3. Join rewards programs. There are many rewards programs on the Internet that provide incentives for people to fill out surveys, shop online, or surf the web using special web browsers. The wonderful thing about some of these programs is that you get rewarded for doing exactly what you would be doing anyway. Sites such as Phone Lagoon and iwirelesshome.com (see Resources for links) provide free cell phone minutes and free prepaid phone cards for simply completing some offers online or shopping at participating stores.
4. Use promotional codes. Websites such as RetailMeNot provide promotional codes for all types of websites, some of which involve cell phone minutes. Other websites, such as tracfone-minutes, a blogspot site, provide specific promotional codes you can use to get free cell phone minutes.

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.