Earn free google play credit via google opinion rewards

By utilizing an android app called "Google opinion rewards" you can earn play credit for answering surveys.

Investment: $0.00
Monthly cost: $0.00

Requirements
1) You must live in a supported country. (At writing the following countries we're supported: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and Japan)
2) you must have an android smartphone running android 2.3.3 (gingerbread) or higher
3) you must we able to access the internet (usually via wifi or over a cellular data connection)
4) you must have a Google account linked and be able to access the play store (custom rom users may need to install GAPPS)

How to setup Google opinion rewards.
1) on your device connect to the internet and install the app from the following page (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.paidtasks)
2) launch the app and complete the setup survey. Do note you may opt-out if any questions you don't want to answer, however you will receive more surveys if you submit more info. 

3) watch your status bar for the opinion rewards logo. Because when you see it there is a survey ready and wiring for you.

Notes.
Any rewards you earn will expire 1 year from the date you earn it.
However if you use it for a purchase, the purchase is yours to keep.

the play credit must be used on the google play store and can not be used for google checkout

you must have enough google play credit to cover the entire purchase.

911 alternative

if you dont want to pay $0.80 per month for 911 services you can do the following

inital cost: varies
monthly cost: $0.00
savings: $0.80
these figures based cost of 911 services set up with one address via anveo

the law says ALL cellphone providers MUST route emergency calls whether the phone is active or not.

basicly call 911 from any cellphone

1. get any old cellphone. hand me down "feature phones" are nice.
2. power off the phone.
3. if the phone has a sim card remove it.
1. optionally destroy the sim-card
4. power on the phone
5. your phone will now be in a state that can only call 911 and recieve 911 callbacks.

benefits of this.
it can be free, especially if you know someone getting a new phone.

if you know someone getting a new feature phone, ask them for their old one., if they are worried about the data tell them to preform a factory reset, and destroy the sim card

lifeline (free government cellphones) work well.

it should remain charged for at least a week.

tested with:

Original Provider	Manufacturer	Model	Battery Life
Trackphone	LG	TFLG410GB	about 2 weeks

911 on OBi

if you set up an obi you will not have 911 services unless you preform the following

inital cost: a minimum $10 as an account deposit
monthly cost: $0.80 (taken from your deposit)

the instructions will be split up in 5 steps

1. register for an anveo account
2. fund you anveo account
3. setup e911 services
4. link your anveo account to SP2 on your obi
5. verify 911 services are working

part 1: registering for an anveo account

1. go to https://www.anveo.com/account.asp and register for an account
1. please add 2111543 in the referral code field
2. once registered confirm your account using in your email

part 2: Fund your anveo account

1. first start by logging in
2. on your main account page in the second section named "account summary" click "Add Funds"
1. anveo accepts PayPal payments.
3. you will need to select the initial deposit
1. at the time of writting you will get 1 year (and some change) for every $10 you deposit
4. using PayPal make the payment
1. this is NOT a recurring payment/subscription
2. every month anveo will withdraw $0.80 from your anveo balance.

part 3: to set up e911 services

1. now that you are funded you can add an address yo your anveo account
2. at your anveo dashboard click the link that says "Click here to configure E911" (this link should work as well)
3. on this page ensure "emergency dial 1" has the correct emergency code (the US should be "911")
4. now further down click "add a new E911 address)
1. if you get a error saying your balance is to low, and you did make a deposit" you may need to wait a few days before you continue. because your payment may have been flagged for review.
5.  if you get the form fill it out and hit save
6. DO NOT ADD more than one address as they will both incur a $0.80 fee. this should be the address where the obi will be located.

Part 4: link your 911 services to your anveo

1. next go to you obi configuration page and select SP2
2. about halfway down the page you will see a rectangle with a few different providers click on the orange one called anveo
3. once again scroll to about halfway down and click the blue button that says "to restore an existing anveo account click here"
4. log in to your anveo account using the credentials you set up in part 1 
5. when it asks you if you want to re-provision your obi device click yes
6. now wait for it to finish, when it does click "return to obitalk"
7. wait a few minutes before continuing

part 5:confirm 911 services are working

DON'T CALL 911 to test it is illegal, you may get fined/ticketed and or arrested

1. first go and get your phone 
2. next dial 933 (don't dial 911) 
3. if there is a not configured or could not complete your call message you will need to verify that it is set up properly
4. if you get to a message saying "911 verification and audio test system..." follow the prompts. to complete the test, including the voice check.
5. if something is wrong you will need to search the internet or contact anveo for a solution.

Eliminate your phone bill an OBi device

this one is probably the biggest way to save money, this will save you our ENTIRE phone bill.
this method will only work in the USA

savings: varies by your phone bill
initial investment: roughly $60
Monthly Costs: $0.00

first a warning: if you choose to set up an obi with only google voice services you will not be able to make 911 calls

to make 911 calls you will need to set up anveo as a service provider (more in another post)

you will need few things

1. reliable internet services that work without a phone lime (not DSL)
2. land line phone
3. an obihai VoIP adapter
4. a google voice account, with a google voice number

OBIhai is a company that makes VoIP adapters that can connect to many different VoIP providers, unlike magic jack or vonage you need to use their adapter and it will only work with their services. I'm going to call the device an obi.

to start there are 2 base models of the obi device the obi100 and the obi200
the basic specs you need to know are

the obi100

• supports 2 VoIP providers
• requires an ethernet connection, no option for wireless
• retails for $60.00 on amazon. its currently on sale for $49.99

the obi200

• supports 4 providers
• has a USB port for OBI addons
• can connect to wireless networks with the obi wireless adapter
• retails for $89.99 on amazon, its currently on sale for $47.31

now you could make this work with the obi100 however the extra cost of the obi200 is in essence not much and well worth it,

basically you connect google voice to the obi as a VoIP provider, and you will be able to get receive calls using your google voice number, or via Gmail/hangouts (using your google id)

the process will be broken down in steps
purchase an obi device
register for google voice, and obtain a google voice number
set up the obi device
link google voice to your obi

Step 1: verify with your ISP if your internet requires a phone line. 

If you have DSL this tutorial may not be for you. In the future I will post an alternative. 

AT&T uverse may also require a phone line

Cable internet however does not require a phone line. 

Step 2: Purchase an obi device
you can buy an obi at some brick and moter stores, i know FRYs Electronics sells them.
i recommend the obi200 from amazon

step 3: set up google voice
first make sure you have a google account, if not register for one. 
next register for google voice using your google account and select a google number
you will need to provide an actual phone number during the process. (this can be removed later)

Step 4: link your Google voice account to your OBi

Follow the directions that came with your OBi to link Google voice as SP1.

Step 5: test Google voice by calling someone you know.

Just call somebody, and make sure your call clarity is good.

Step 6: cancel your phone service.

Call your phone company and cancel your phone service. 

If your phone company says they will beat your new rate tease them by saying, "you will pay me to stay! My new bill is zero dollars and zero cents, taxes and fees included."