How to Develop a Free SMS Service

1. Go to the Google SMS Channels site and create your channel. Call it 'MyPersonalGroup.' Ignore the 'Data Source' option. On the option to 'Allow publishing by,' set it to 'Any subscriber,' and on the 'Who can subscribe' option, set it to 'By invitation only.'
2. Go to the 'invite others' option and select it so you can invite your friends.
3. Type an SMS message on your cell phone. Select 'Text Message' option and enter 'MyPersonalGroup,' 'Welcome To MyPersonalGroup' and the SMS channel '9860806060.'
4. Inform the users that you selected to respond to the message. They need to send an SMS message called 'MyPersonalGroup'' to 9860806060 and select 'Accept' to 9860806060 to accept the terms and conditions.
SMS GupShup
5. Sign up to SMS GupShup. (See Resources) On the website click 'Next' then click 'Get Started.' This starts the installation process.
6. Complete the installation on the next screen by typing the 'Mobile Number' the 'email address,' the 'Password.' Enter the 'passcode' and accept the terms and conditions.
7. Type the verification Code in SMS.
8. Create the Groupname by typing 'Create MyGroup to 567975.' Add your friends mobile numbers by typing 'Invite Friend1 mobile#, Friend2 mobile#, Friend3 mobile# to 567975.'
TextMarks SMS Messaging
9. Go to the TextMarks website (see resources) and click 'Choose Group Name' and type 'GroupName1.' The site service automatically creates the Group name or tell you it is taken. If it is OK, click 'Choose This Name.'
10. Type your email address, your user name and your phone number. Click the text box certifying that you are more than 13 years old. Click 'Create Account'
11. Go to your email account and confirm your TextMark Account Click to complete the registration.
12. Go to the Tour Tab on the website. Reserve you group name, type the name of your first group 'MyTextMarkFirstGroup.' This is the group keyword.Go to the 'Subscriber List' type the phone number of your friends. Your friends can join your group by texting 'MyTextMarkFirstGroup to 41411'

How to Unlock Nokia 5310 Free Solution

1. Type '*#06#' into your phone's keypad to get your 16-digit unique IMEI number. Make note of the number and set it aside momentarily.
2. Contact your service provider's tech-support department and request an unlock code. If they ask why, tell them that you're traveling overseas or that you plan on selling your phone. Be prepared to give them your IMEI number, mobile number and possibly your voice-mail password.
3. Turn off your phone and remove its SIM card. You can do this by sliding off your back cover, taking out the battery and sliding the SIM card out from underneath its latch. Turn the phone back on after your SIM card has been removed.
4. Type '#pw+unlock code+1#' into your keypad, where 'unlock code' represents the unlock code that you received from your service provider in an earlier step. To get the '+' symbol, tap the '*' button twice. To get the letter 'p,' tap the '*' button three times. To get the letter 'w,' tap the '*' button four times. A message will appear on your screen that says 'SIM Restriction Off,' confirming that the phone has been unlocked.

How to Send Receive Anonymous Text Messages

1. Use an online anonymous text messaging service like AnonText or TxtEmNow to begin sending your message. In the field for the recipient's cell phone number, enter the phone number with area code. Do not include dashes or hyphens between numbers.
2. Enter a name or an alias in the field for your name, or leave it blank if you wish to remain anonymous. You can choose to leave an e-mail address if you want the recipient to be able to contact you. Other fields may be available, including Subject, which you may fill in or leave blank. You may also be asked to indicate whether the recipient lives in the United States or Canada. Fill in any other desired fields.
3. Write your message in the 'Message' field. You will be limited to messages of 150 characters or less. Double-check the information you have entered, and click 'Submit' if you are satisfied with your message. Remember not to send threatening or abusive messages, as such messages are usually against the text message service's terms of service.

How to Send a Text to the Philippines

Sending Text Messages via a Mobile Phone
1. Type your text message on your phone.
2. Enter the number that you wish to send it to. Begin with +63 , the country code for the Philippines, and the cell phone number of the person you are sending the message to. For example, to send a text message to 9171234567 enter +639171234567 on your phone.
3. Press 'Send.'

How to Use Twitter with Your Cell Phone

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Go to Twitter.com and hit the 'Join For Free' link.
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Go to the 'Settings' link on the top of the page.
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Select the 'Phone & IM' link on this page
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Enter in your cell phone number, including your area code, in the 'Mobile Phone Number' text box and hit the 'Save' button. If you wish to receive updates on your cell phone from Twitter, check the box next to 'It's okay for Twitter to send txt messages to my phone. Std. rates apply.'If you're outside the US, precede your phone number with a '+' and your country code.
5. Wait for Twitter to send you a text message saying 'That worked! What are you doing now?'
6. Update Twitter by sending text messages from your cell phone when you're on the road, riding mass transit, waiting at the doctor's office, or whenever you're away from the computer. If you opted to receive updates, you'll get text messages from Twitter whenever your friends send their updates.

How to Get Free Prepaid Minutes From ATT

1. Create a Facebook account or log in to an existing Facebook account.
2. Type 'EmbeePay' in the search bar located near the top of the Facebook page.
3. Allow EmbeePay permission to access your Facebook profile in order to post relevant information to your wall, such as earning opportunities, and to let your friends know when you redeem Embee points for free prepaid minutes
4. Click on the 'Accounts' link. Enter your AT&T prepaid telephone number. Wait for a text message from Embee Pay. The text message contains a four-digit PIN. Enter the PIN on the Embee Pay page on Facebook.
5. Click on 'Earn' to browse through the product offers, surveys, application installs and other offers. Complete any of the offers you want to earn the amount of points assigned to the offer. Points accumulate toward the exchange of Emebee points for free AT&T Prepaid minutes.
6. Click on 'Redeem' in order to redeem points for minutes. Select the amount of minutes you want to add to your AT&T prepaid cell phone. Unused points will just carry over to the next redemption.
7. Click on 'Top Up Now' next to the amount of airtime you are adding to the AT&T phone. You will receive a PIN number on the next page after you click on the 'Top Up Now' button.
8. Enter the PIN either on the phone itself or through the AT&T Web browser interface.

How to Build an SMS Website

1. Start the FTP program that you use to upload content to the Web property that you own. Some examples of FTP programs include Filezilla, Cyberduck or Fetch (see Resources).
2. Download the required SMS code from SMS Geezer. This allows you to place an SMS chat box on your Web page.
3. Double-click on the file that you just downloaded. Copy the contents of the file and then paste it in the HTML code of the Web page. Put the code in the area where you desire the SMS chat box to come up.
4. Drag the file from Step 3 to your Internet-based server via your FTP program.
5. Verify that the SMS online chat feature appears on your website.