How to Test the Length of an SMS Message

1. Testing the length of an SMS message is a straightforward task. You need to calculate how many characters your SMS message can contain. Depending on what language you are writing it in, you can write a message containing the maximum amount of characters or fewer.
2. Decide what language to use to send your SMS message. The character set your type in affects the maximum allowed length of your message. In compliance with GSMA standards, all SMS messages can contain up to 1120 bits of data, but some characters use more bits than others. The sum of all the characters in your message must be 1120 bits or less.
3. Using English, or a standard Latin character subset, means you will be using the regular 26 letters of the Latin alphabet plus associated numbers and basic punctuation. Each character in the standard Latin alphabet is seven bits. This means you will be able to send up to 160 characters in your message, including punctuation.
4. Using diacritical marks, like accents common in Dutch, French, Spanish and German, means the use of additional data bits. Each of the characters contained in this character set use eight bits of data. Therefore, an SMS message in that character set can be a maximum of 140 characters long.
5. Writing a message in a non-Latin character set, such as Arabic, Korean or Chinese, involves a different character set. Because of the complexity of these characters, each one is 16 bits in size. This limits SMS messages to a maximum of 70 characters in length.
6. Once you have worked out the permitted length of your SMS message, test the length of the message you intend to send by counting out the number of characters in contains, including spaces. If your message exceeds the permitted number of characters, you must shorten it in order to send it correctly.

How to Download Free Ringtones to a Sanyo Boost Phone

1. Navigate to the MyTinyPhone website and click 'Ringtones.' Click 'Popular ringtones,' 'New ringtones' or 'Browse for ringtones' to search for a ringtone. Click the ringtone you would like to use on your phone. Click 'Boost' from the Carrier drop-down list, enter your mobile phone number, click select 'Send as a web link' or 'Send as an attachment,' and click 'Send.' Sending the ringtone as a web link sends a web address that must be accessed using mobile web in order to download your link. Clicking 'Send as attachment' sends the ringtone as an attachment to download directly from your text message.
2. Navigate to the Myxer website and click 'Ringtones.' Click a ringtone category, select the ringtone you would like to search, and click the ringtone you would like to add to your phone. Click 'Customize it first' to shorten the ringtone or add a fade. Click 'Continue.' If you do not wish to change the ringtone, click 'Get ringtone' and enter your mobile phone number in the Enter Your Phone Number window that appears, then click 'Next.' Click 'Send' to deliver the ringtone to your phone. Click the link in your text message to download your ringtone to your phone.
3. Navigate to the PhoneZoo website and click 'Sign up' to create an account. Enter your personal information and click 'Sign up.' Select 'Not listed' from the carrier drop-down list and enter 'Boost' in the Carrier Name box. Enter your mobile phone number, select 'Sanyo' from the phone manufacturer drop-down list and click your phone. Click 'Done' to complete your account setup. Click 'Ringtones' and click the category of ringtone you would like to explore. Click the ringtone you would like to add to your phone and click 'Send to phone.' The link for the ringtone is sent to you as a text message. Click the link provided in the text message to download your ringtone.

How to Prevent Cell Phone Spyware

1. Purchase a cell phone security software program. These programs are similar to the anti-virus and anti-spyware programs that are used to protect computers from spyware and similar infections. You can even download a security program straight to your phone. See the link in the Resources section for more information.
2. Turn your Bluetooth off when you aren't using it. This can help to prevent individuals from sending you text or picture messages that contain spyware.
3. Open only text message attachments sent by people that you know. Spam messages sent by other cell phone users often contain spyware that can damage your cell phone. If you receive a message that you know is spam, contact your cell phone company. The company can block that number from sending a message to your cell phone in the future.
4. Sign up to receive ringtones and other attachments from trustworthy websites. There are a plethora of websites that claim to send free ringtones to your cell phone. Unfortunately, many of these websites will send spyware to your phone along with the file you requested. Myxer and PhoneZoo (see Resources) are two websites that offer ringtones without any spyware.
5. Use caution when using the Internet on your cell phone. Going to the wrong website could result in having to deal with viruses and spyware on your cell phone. Only go to websites that you are familiar with and that you can trust.

How to Send a Valentine E

1. Visit a website that offers Valentine's Day phone cards, like Lovelysms.com, Free-text-messages.com or Allsmsmessages.com.
2. Scroll the website's selection of Valentine's Day cards until you find one you like best, then click on that selection.
3. Fill in the required information, including your name, the recipient's name, your cell phone number and the recipient's cell phone number.
4. View the preview of the e-card that the site shows you. If you're satisfied with the card, hit send. If you're not satisfied, edit the card to your liking and then hit send.
5. Check your cell phone for a message letting you know the Valentine card has been successfully sent.

How to Send an SMS From Facebook

1. Access the Facebook Mobile page on the Internet (see Resources).
2. Click on the option titled 'Sign Up for Facebook Text Messages.' A small form titled 'Activate Facebook Texts' will appear.
3. Fill in the 'Activate Facebook Texts' page with your country of origin and your cellular phone carrier.
4. Send a text message using your mobile phone to the number provided. As of October 2010 you are required to send a text message with the letter 'f' (with no quotes) to 32665.
5. Wait to receive the text message from Facebook Mobile. The text message will contain a code, which you must enter into the box labeled 'Enter The Code Here.' Following code entry, your Facebook Mobile account will be activated and you can send and receive SMS texts from Facebook using your mobile device. You will also be able to post status updates via text message.

How to Make Telephone Calls on a Computer Through a Phone Line

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Connect your computer to your phone jack with a standard phone cord. Make sure the cord is plugged in snugly at both ends.
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Use Windows Phone Dialer to make phone calls over a phone line.
Click on 'Start,' then type 'dialer' in the search bar and then press 'Enter.' This will open a Microsoft Windows program called Phone Dialer.In Windows XP, go to 'Start,' then 'Run,' then type 'Dialer.exe' and then hit 'Enter.'
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Make sure you enter the number correctly.
Type in the phone number you would like to call, or use your mouse to enter the number on the on-screen phone pad.
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Make sure your answers are accurate or you will encounter difficulties.
Answer the questions relating to your home phone service, such as your area code and your carrier. (You only need to enter this information the first time you make a call.)
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Use a headset for the best performance.
Listen for the phone to ring. If you have entered all your information correctly, you should hear your phone call being made, through either your speakers or your headset.

How to Find a Celebrity Phone Number and Address

1. **Start With the Phone Book**Yeah, sometimes it's just that simple. You won't find Britney Spears or Brad Pitt in the White Pages. But a whole host of other famous folks are listed. Supreme Court Justices. TV news reporters. Senators and Congressmen/women. Sports stars.Phone book listings are especially common for the suddenly-famous. Those who are comfortably obscure one day, and then find themselves in the national spotlight the next (remember Joe the Plumber?).Take a look at the residential searching at SuperPages.com to start exploring celebrity contact information.
2. **Consider IMDBPro**The Internet Movie Database, more affectionately known as IMDB, is a gold mine of free information on movie and TV stars. But if you want contact information (which usually means their agents, rather than the stars themselves), then you'll need to subscribe to IMDBPro at secure.imdb.com. But don't despair -- they have a free trial offer if you just want to give it a test run.
3. **Look in Free Celebrity Directories**Free celebrity directories? Are there such a thing. Well, there are... sort of.Do a Google search for 'The Celebrity Black Book 2005' (no need for actual quotes). The first few search results should include links to the book at Amazon.com and at Google Books. Both these sites will let you search the content of the book, and see many of the listing it contains. Once at the page featuring the book, just use the 'search inside the book' feature to search on the celebrity's name, and see what pops up. If one site doesn't do the trick, try the other.
4. **Settle for the B List**If none of those strategies work, then look me up. I'm a semi-famous B-list (OK...C List...ummm....D list...er...Z list) type of guy.Hey, it's better than nothing.