Monday 9 July 2012

Free SMS to GSM numbers from Google

July 09,2012
Google Chat allows you to send free SMS to Cell Phones for free. Instead of spending quite a fortune on Bulk SMS all you need is a Gmail account (email account). After opening the account follow the following steps:
1. Click the gear Icon
2. Select the LABS TAB
3. Scroll down until you see text messaging (SMS) in chat, select enable and save changes.
The following are supported mobile operators in Nigeria.
1. Airtel
2. Globacom
3. MTN
4. Etisalat
5. Starcom
6. Visafone
As you navigate through you will be told further details on how keep your account operating.
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Over the Air Sim Swap for Etisalat Subsribers

July 09,2012
Etisalat has made it possible to do Sim Swap over the air easily without having to visit any of the Experience Centres. In over the air Sim Swap, all one need to do is buy new SIM PACK, send the PUK and SERIAL NUMBER of the new and old Sim cards by calling customer care on 200 free of charge.

There will be the need to make available four numbers we constantly call.Usually within twenty four hours new SIM is activated. There you are, you are back on Air.

If you have any other query with respect to Over the Air Sim Swap for Etisalat subscribers, please call Etisalat customer care on 200 free of charge.
You can also reach us on onlinenaija@gmail.com . This is for Nigeria subscribers only.

Saturday 30 June 2012

Top Five Reasons while Blogging is important for Business owners

June 30,2012
The following are top five reasons why Blogging is important for Business owners:

1 Virile Marketing Tool: Blogging has assumed one of the best marketing tools in modern times. Any enterprise that has the vision of making any meaning progress within the shortest possible time most necessarily be online. Research has shown that online marketing has the highest returns with low cost compared with other avenues.

2 Credibility: Having your presence and that of your business online add more credibility to you and your business. Unlike in the past when very few could afford the cost of doing so, the opportunity offered by modern day internet facilities to blog is something worthwhile and one should fully take advantage of it. Intelligent presentation of your views on topical issues with respect to your niche could draw attention to you and your Company.

3 Make a better writer out of you: Being regular in blogging has the tendency to improve your writing ability in terms of quality and coherence of thought or ideas that is not common place. It undoubtedly will also improve your vocal ability because you got the fact as a result of various researches you are involved in.

4 Direct contact with clients: You have the ability to communicate directly with your clients with instant feedback. Sometimes multiple intermediaries can jeopardise the essence of marketing. Hence with speedy awareness of performance and public perception of activities of your business, necessary adjustments can be taken without delay. This will definitely promote and enhance the growth of your business.

5 Help in Networking: Blogging afford you the opportunity to meet people that are like minded, hence cross fertilisation of ideas is made possible. It is the best avenue to engage in intelligent discursions and informed decisions would usually emerge. Recent developments and better ways of doing business is usually easily accessed and developed.

These reasons given above is a eye opener why Blogging is important to Business owners. Feel free to comment on your understanding about Blogging relative to Business owners.

Sunday 24 June 2012

How to Configure your Phones with Airtel Sim Card to Browse the Internet

June 24,2012
There are two ways of gaining access to the internet on your mobile phone using Airtel Sim Card. How to configure Phones with airtel Sim card to browse the Internet:
1 Automatic access: If your handset or device is internet enabled and compatible with over the air configuration, send the word ‘’INTERNET’’ with the name of the phone and its model to 232.For example if your phone name is Nokia 2700, SMS ‘'INTERNET Nokia 2700’’ to 232. You will receive a reply asking you to save the settings, if you are asked for a pin use 0 and for a larger pin use 0000.
2 Manual Configuration. If your phone does not support automatic configuration you will need to configure it manually with the following steps below:

Homepage = http://wap.ng.airtel.com
Port: = 8080
Acess Point Name(APN): = internet.ng.airtel.com
Username : = (You can leave it blank)
Password: = (You can leave it blank)
Authentication: = Normal
Press MENU and select SAVE SETTINGS/CHANGES

You can make further enquiries by calling Airtel customer care free of charge on 111 for prepaid and 131 for post paid. You can also log on to their website or contact us on onlinenaija@gmail.com .If you find this information on How to configure phones with Airtel Sim Card to browse the Internet useful share it with friends using the links below.

Saturday 23 June 2012

How to Configure your Phone with MTN Sim Card to Browse the internet

June 23,2012
How to configure Your phone with MTN Sim card to Browse the Internet is not a difficult process. It can be done automatically or manually. The handset need to be internet enabled in order to be able to browse the net.

When a registered Sim card is inserted into an internet compactible phone and no internet Settings is received, SMS the word SETTINGS to 3888 Toll free. If the handset allows it, over the air configuration would be casrried out immediately via an SMS. The SEETINGS received should be saved immediatelly. Ensure you do so quickly to avoid deleting it.
Not all phones that will allow over the air configuration with MTN Sim card to browse the Internet. If the phone falls into this category there is the need to configure it manually with the following steps:
Go to MENU and navigate through to configuration settings then fill in the following:

Account Name = MTN GPRS
IP Address = 10.199.212.2
Port = 9201(for WAP) 8080(for HTML)
Username = Web
Password = Web
Access Point Name (APN) = Web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net
Press MENU/OPTIONS and select SAVE SETTINGS/CHANGES

NOTE: The same Configuration applies to GPRS and 3.5G
For any further enquiries you can visit MTN on www.mtnonline.com or
Email your comments to onlinenaija@gmail.com .

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How to Configure your Phone with GLO Sim Card to Browse the Internet

June 23,2012
WAP Access Configuration

The steps below describe how to configure you Phone with Glo Sim card to browse the internet(WAP) generally especially those devices that cannot be configured automatically by the network. Depending on the type of device, the menu names and prompts may differ.
Follow the steps below:
1. Go to SETTINGS
2. Then CONNECTIONS/WIRELESS AND NETWORKS/DESTINATIONS/CONNECTION SETTINGS
3. Select MOBILE NETWORKS
4. Select ACCESS POINT NAMES
5. Select DESTINATIONS
6. Press OPTIONS then select ADD NEW APN/NEW ACCESS POINT
7. The following parameters are to be used (ignore all other prompts or leave them blank):


Name = Glo Wap
APN = glowap
User name = Wap
Pass word = Wap
Proxy server/Address = 10.100.114.114
Port = 3130
Port(WAP 1,older devices) = 9201
Home page = Http://wap.gloworld.com
Authentication type = Normal or PAP or CHAP or
PAP+CHAP.
( Note: Authentication varies
depending on the type of device )
Press MENU/OPTION and select SAVE SETTINGS/CHANGES

Subscription based (HSI) Configuration

The steps below describe how to configure your Phone with Glo Sim Card to browse the Internet(HSI) generally especially those devices that cannot be configured automatically by the network. Depending on the type of device, the menu names and prompts may differ.
Follow the steps below:
1. Go to SETTINGS
2. Then CONNECTIONS/WIRELESS AND NETWORKS/DESTINATIONS/CONNECTION SETTINGS
3. Select MOBILE NETWORKS
4.
5. Press OPTIONS then select ADD NEW APN/NEW ACCESS POINT
6. The following parameters are to be used (ignore all other prompts or leave them blank):


Name = Glo mobile Internet
APN = gloflat
Username = flat
Password = flat
Homepage = http://lsi.glo.com
Authentication Type = Normal or PAP or
CHAP or PAP+CHAP
(Note: Authentication type varies
Depending on the type of device)
Press MENU/OPTIONS and select SAVE SETTINGS/CHANGES.

MMS Configuration

The steps below describe how to configure your Phone with Glo Sim Card to browse the Internet (MMS) generally especially those devices that cannot be configured automatically by the network. Depending on the type of device, the menu names and prompts may differ.
Follow the steps below:
1. Go to SETTINGS
2. Then CONNECTIONS/WIRELESS AND NETWORKS/DESTINATIONS/CONNECTION SETTINGS
3. Select MOBILE NETWORKS
4. Select ACCESS POINT NAMES
5. Select DESTINATIONS
6. Press OPTIONS then select ADD NEW APN/NEW ACCESS POINT
7. The following parameters are to be used (ignore all other prompts or leave them blank):



Name = Glo MMS
APN = glomms
Username = mms
Password = mms
Proxy server/Address = 10.100.84.4
Port = 3120
Port(WAP,older devices) = 9201
Homepage = http://mms.gloworld.com/mms
Authentication = Normal or PAP or CHAP or
PAP+CHAP( Note: Authentication type varies
Depending on the type of device)
Press MENU/OPTION and select SAVE SETTINGS/CHANGE


You may wish to contact Globacom Nigeria Limited for further clarification through customer care on 121 toll free or contact us through e-mail onlinenaija@gmail.com.

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How to Configure your Phones with Etisalat Sim Card to Browse the Internet

June 23,2012
How to Configure Your phone with Etisalat Sim Card to browse the Internet can be done automatically or manually. If the phone or device is internet enabled, SMS SETTINGS TO 790.There will be a reply via an SMS asking you to save the Settings recieved. Make sure you save the settings; your device would be configured automatically. However if your device does not allow automatic configuration with Etisalat Sim card, you can configure it following the steps below:
Go to MENU and navigate through to configuration settings and fill in the following:
WAP SETTINGS
• Account Name = Etisalat WAP
• IP Address = 10.71.170.5
• Port = 8080
• Username = (Please leave it blank)
• Password = (Please leave it blank)
• Access Point Name (APN) = etisalat
• Home Page = http://mobile.etisalat.com.ng



ETISALAT INTERNET SETTINGS
• Account Name = Etisalat Internet
• Username = (Please leave it blank)
• Password = (Please leave it blank)
• Access Point Name (APN) = etisalat
• Home Page = http://mobile.etisalat

MMS SETTINGS
• Name of MMS service on the handset= Etisalat MMS
• MMS Gateway IP Address = 10.71.170.5
• Gateway Username = (Please leave it blank)
• Gateway Password = (Please leave it blank)
• MMS URL/Home page = http://10.71.170.30:38090/was
• Access Point Name (APN)= etisalat
• Port = 8080
Note: No username or password is required to use Etisalat’s data settings
To complete the process press MENU/OPTIONS and select SAVE SETTINGS/CHANGES.
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