How to Install Free Ringtones on a Samsung

Installing Free Ringtones on a Samsung
1. Visit the software websites noted to download the Audacity and Super software programs. Download and follow the instructions to install both programs onto your personal computer.
2. Download a free ring tone and ascertain that the ringtone file is smaller than 512 K and less than 30 seconds in length. An example of a website that offers free ring tones for download is Mobizaar.
3. Start the Audacity program. Open the ring tone file within the Audacity program by finding the file in the program and double clicking it. When the ring tone file opens, you should see a wave form of the ring tone open within the work area of the program. Click on the green arrow to begin to play the ring tone. If desired, you can now select which part of the ring tone you want to use to install onto the cell phone. Highlight the portion you wish to install and click the 'trim' button to extract this portion of the ring tone out for installation.
4. Export this extracted portion by saving it to your desktop. Rename it an appropriate name. Close the audacity program.
5. Start the Super program. In the Super program at the top left there is a field called 'Output Container.' Select 3G2 format for Samsung videos. Next, check the box to 'disable video.' Next, select 44 K for audio. Next to this, select '48 K per second.'
6. Locate the MP3 file you saved to your desktop in Audacity. Drag this file into the Super program to open the file in Super. Right click within the Super program to save the MP3 file again. The default save for Super is on the C drive. Accept the default.
Next, click 'encode active files.' The program will proceed to encode the MP3 file and when it is done, close the Super program.
7. Locate the file you just saved on the C drive. It will be the same name you originally named the MP3 file, but it will have a '3G2' extension on the end of it.
8. Transfer the ring tone to the Samsung cell phone by opening the latch at the front of the base of the phone. Plug one end of the USB cable into the cell phone and the other end into a USB port on your computer. Open the Samsung menu and select 'Tools' then 'Mass Storage' then 'Connect to PC.' Next, on your computer, rename the second MP3 file that has the '3G2' extension on it. To do this, right click on the icon and select 'rename.' You will see an '.MP3' extension in the middle of the name. Delete this'.MP3' portion of the name and click 'enter.' Right click on the renamed file and select 'copy.'
9. Open My Computer on your computer and find 'Removable Disk.' This represents the Samsung cell phone. Double click this icon. Within this file, find the file 'DCIM.' Double click this file. Within this file, find a file called '100SSMED.' Double click on this file. This is where the Samsung cell phone stores all ring tones and content. Right click anywhere within this folder and select 'paste.' This installs the ring tone onto the Samsung cellphone. Select 'done' on the cell phone and exit. Disconnect the cell phone from the computer.

How Do I Find Whose Number Is a Cingular Wireless Call?

1. Go to the Free SMS website. Enter the cell phone number in the respective field and click 'Search for Carrier.' You will find out if the number belongs to Cingular or any other carrier.
2. Go to the Fone Finder website and enter the cell phone number under 'Area Code Prefix--7th Digit.' Once you click 'Search by Number,' the website will tell you which carrier the number belongs to.
3. Go to the Addresses website and enter the cell phone in the blue box 'Cell Phone Caller ID.' Click the 'Search' button to see which carrier the phone number belongs to.

How to Send a Free SMS Without Logging In

1. Access a free SMS website of your choice. Online Text Messages, Matezap and Text 4 Free (see links in the Resource section) are examples of free SMS websites where you don't have to log in to send an SMS message. Read the terms and agreement verifying that you do not have to log in or register with the website.
2. Fill in the form on the page. It may include your cell phone number or name, the recipient's cell phone number, wireless company and the SMS message.
3. Read the form you typed for any mistakes. Click 'Send' when you're done. The next screen will load to confirm the SMS message was sent.

How to Send a Free SMS to a Malaysian Number

1. Choose a site that allows text messaging to Malaysia. A few that permit this are SMSFree4All, SendSMSNow and Text4Free.
2. Select Malaysia from the website's drop-down box, and then enter the phone number. Remove the zero from the front of the number. This is only used when you are dialing from within the country.
3. Type your name into the 'From' box, although this is optional.
4. Write your message. You can use 120 to 140 characters. If you use more, your message will not be sent.
5. Enter the verification code if required and click the 'Send' or 'Submit' button and your message will be sent to the recipient.

Safelink Wireless Phone Types

About Safelink Wireless
Safelink Wireless is a program funded by the United States Government that offers free cell phone service for low-income residents of certain states within the U.S. As of 2011, Safelink Wireless is offered in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. According to their website, Safelink Wireless expects to be offered in additional states in the near future. Applicants who qualify for the program will receive a free cell phone with up to 250 free monthly minutes and other features.
About Tracfone
Safelink Wireless customers are issued cell phones through the Tracfone Wireless prepaid cell phone company. According to the Safelink Wireless website, Tracfone offers nationwide coverage, and their signals are carried on more than 30 towers of major cell phone companies across the country. Phones and prepaid airtime cards are available at more than 70,000 stores in the United States. If Safelink customers run out of free minutes, they can purchase an airtime card with their own money and add minutes to their Tracfone.
Tracfone Models
The company offers phones from several retailers, including Nokia, Motorola, LG and Kyocera. The type of phone Safelink Wireless customers are offered depends on where in the country they live and which minute plan they choose. The Safelink Wireless website reports that Tracfone offers a range of models from the Motorola C139 to the Motorola 376g.
To Apply
To apply for a Safelink Wireless phone, go to their website. You will need to input your name, address, phone number, email address, birthday and Social Security number. To qualify, you must be enrolled in a state or federally assisted low-income program, like food stamps or Medicaid, or live below the poverty line. You must live somewhere where you can receive mail from the United States Postal Service (the phone cannot be delivered to a post office box), and must live in a house where no one else receives Safelink Wireless service.

How to Get Free Ringtones for Virgin Mobile

1. Sign up for a web browsing plan on your Virgin Mobile cell phone.
2. Direct your web browser to a site or program where you can download ringtones. Limewire is good for this, and certain versions of it can be downloaded for free.
3. Download the ringtones you want. It is a good idea to just start out with one or two. You can always go back and download additional ringtones later.
4. Upload the ringtones that you have downloaded to Putfile. Be sure to write down or remember the URL of the file; you will need this to save the ringtones to your phone
5. Type the URL of the file into your phone. This will allow you to save the ringtones and apply them in your settings.

How to Send Ringtones to a Virgin Mobile Phone

1. Start your e-mail program on your computer.
2. Open a new message to send an e-mail and click 'Attach a File.'
3. Choose the ringtone file saved on your computer that you want to send to your phone and click 'Open.'
4. Enter your Virgin Mobile phone's text messaging e-mail address in the 'To:' field of the email. The address will be formatted as follows: cellnumber@vmobl.com. The 'cellnumber' should be the 10-digit number for your Virgin Mobile phone.
5. Click 'Send' and the ringtone file will be sent to your phone as a text message, ready for you to open and assign as a ringer.