How to Access a Google Calendar Through a Mobile Phone

Even if you don't have a smart phone like a Blackberry, you can still receive notifications about events listed on your Google calendar on just about any mobile phone. Follow these steps and you'll never miss another meeting notification.

Things You'll Need

• Mobile phone
• Internet access
• Google account
• Google calendar

Instructions

1. Go to the Google website and set up a (free) Google account, then log into your Google calendar. Once your Google calendar is open, click "Settings" (top right of the page) and choose "Mobile Setup". Next, enter your cell phone number in the phone number field, then choose your cell phone provider from the drop down list. Click "Send Verification Code". Within seconds, you'll receive a Verification Code on your cell phone. Enter the code into the Verification Field field and click "Finish Setup".

2. 

   Create a new event in your calendar. To create an event, just click any date and time of day to set up an event. Click on the name of the event in your calendar to set up further options, and your cell phone notification choices.

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   Once on the detail screen, add information about the event. For example, you can write about what will be discussed at a meeting, where to meet your friends for dinner, or any other details you want included in your calendar.

4. Go to the right side of the detail box and click the arrow next to "Options". This will expand a "Reminder" box. Click the pulldown arrow in the Reminder box and choose "SMS". Pull down the adjacent box to set how far in advance to remind you of the calendar event. Choices range from 10 minutes to one week.

5. Click "Save" when you've completed the above. If you forget to Save, you'll never receive your cell phone reminder. Like clockwork, at the set time, your cell phone will ring announcing a message. The header of the message will read "Reminder", along with the name and place of the event.

Tips & Warnings

• If you no longer wish to receive mobile phone notifications, follow the directions in your reminder SMS message to stop all notifications.

Resources

• Google Calendar