How to Send Free SMS Messages to Qatar

1. Go to SMSFree4All (see Resources), enter the mobile details including the country code and mobile number, and compose your text message. Once you are finished, enter the verification code that pops up, and press 'Send' to start sending the message.
2. Go to SendSMSNow (see Resources) and register. Provide a user name, password and valid email address. Once you have entered all the details, click on the confirmation mail that you will receive and log in to the site. After that, send and receive messages through your profile dashboard.
3. Go to LovelySMS (see Resources) and register for the site. Fill in your first and last name, a user name, password and valid email address. Log in, go to the 'Create SMS' tab and type your message. Enter the phone number of the recipient, select the country and code and enter the verification code.

How to Use an LG VX4500 Phone as a Modem for Free

1. Press the 'MENU' button. Select 'Settings,' 'Connections,' 'USB' and 'Data Modem.' Press the 'OK' button to enable.
2. Download the phone's modem drive from the LG website. Alternatively, you can install the drive from your LG's software.
3. Install the modem driver. Attach one end of the USB cable to your LG phone and the other to your computer's USB port.
4. Click 'Start' and 'Control Panel.' Click 'Network and Connections' from the menu. Select 'Create a Network' from the window.
5. Select 'Set up a Dial-Up Connection' from the list of options. Create a phone number, username and password. Click 'Create' at the bottom of the setup window to establish a connection.

How to Send Free Text Messages to Verizon Wireless Cellphones

1. Sending free text messages is as easy as composing an email. To begin, open your computer and log in to your email account. Open a blank message.
2. Where you would normally put the email address, type the 10-digit cellphone number of the person to whom you want to send the text message. Do not add a 1 in front of the number or include any spaces.
3. To email a text message to a Verizon wireless customer, type @vtext.com directly after the phone number.
4. Depending on the length of the text message, you can type it in either the subject line or in the body of the email. Only the first 160 characters are sent as a text.
5. Press send and the text message is delivered immediately.

How do I Get Free Boost Cell Phone Time?

1. Purchase Boost Mobile minutes on a card from a chain store. These cards will often add extra minutes to your phone when you activate the card. Examine the phone card that you are purchasing to ensure that it gives you additional free minutes.
2. Contact the Boost Mobile customer service via the website or by phone. Tell the Boost customer service representative that you are unhappy with your phone service and you want to change carriers. The customer service representative may offer additional minutes or an upgrade in attempt to keep you as a loyal customer.
3. Connect to Facebook and log into your account or set up a free Facebook account. Join the 'Embee Mobile Wallet' Facebook group. You can find this page by searching for it in the Facebook search bar. Provide your phone number and the Boost carrier information. Complete surveys to get free minutes to add to your phone.
4. Check your email and text messages from Boost Mobile. The company sometimes sends out promotional minute codes via email and text messaging to customers. Use the codes to add free minutes to your Boost phone.

How to Send an SMS to Paktel

1. Click 'New Text' or 'New Message' in your cell phone.
2. Type '0092,' the international dialing code for Pakistan, into the 'TO' section of the cell phone message creator. You cannot send a message without the international dialing code.
3. Type '31,' the area code for Paktel phones, after '0092.' Any number that has the '31' area code is a Paktel cell phone number.
4. Type the rest of the phone number after '009231.' Type the text in the 'Text' box, and click 'Send.'

How to Receive Phone Calls for Free

Free Calls with iCall
1. Download and install the iCall application, one of the many programs available that allow users to connect for free via VoIP. With iCall, you can make and receive free phone calls from within the United States and Canada.
2. Create an iCall account. You will be prompted to do this when you first run the program's wizard. After creating your account, log in to the software and configure your audio settings. At the 'Phone test' prompt, you can place a test call to ensure that your audio input and output are both working correctly.
3. Note your extension. This appears underneath your username in the iCall application. A friend or relative must know this extension to place a free call to you.
4. Tell your friends and family that when they want to reach you, all they need to do is call one of iCall's many local access numbers. They will be prompted to enter your extension and listen to a brief advertisement before being connected straight to your PC. Phone calls made this way can last only for five minutes, at which point the call will be disconnected. There are no limits to how many calls you can receive, so you can have your friend call you back, listen to another advertisement, and resume your conversation.
Free Calls with Whistle
5. Download and install Whistle. Create an account when prompted.
6. Note your telephone number on the top of the application. This number is given to you by Whistle. You cannot choose your own number.
7. Give this number to your friend so he may call you from any landline, cellular phone or PC. You must be online and logged in to your Whistle account to receive the call.
Free Calls With Skype
8. Download and install Skype. Your friend will need Skype as well so that the two of you can make and receive free calls to one another. Skype is free and has no limitations when used to connect Skype users.
9. Create a username and password, then log in to your account.
10. Have your friend add you to his friends list so that he can call you anytime you are both logged in to your Skype accounts. For him to call you, he needs only to double-click your name, or right-click it and select 'Call.' Accept the call and talk, free of charge.

How to Text a Home Phone for Free

1. Ask the recipient of your text message whether his home phone provider accepts text messages. If it does, your text will be spoken by a computer when the recipient answers the phone. If it does not, you cannot send a text to the phone.
2. Access the text message feature on your phone. The exact location will vary based on your type of phone, so consult your manual.
3. Type the message using your keypad. Type in the phone number of the recipient, and then press the 'Send' button.