Sony Ericsson T290– 2/21
Sending/Receiving MMS Messages
There are 3 ways to send an MMS message: between phones, PC to phone, and phone to PC.
Note! To send MMS message between phones, both the sender and the receiver must have a Next Generation phone. If the sender has a Next Generation phone and the receiver does not, the receiver will receive a text (SMS) message with a unique URL (web address) that can be accessed via PC to view the content.
Sending an MMS from your phone
•From the main menu, select Messages→ MMS → Create new
•If you would like to enter a text message, select ‘Add Text’ and input your message. Inputting text is not required.
•If you would like to enter a picture, ‘Add picture’ and highlight the picture you wish to insert and press directly down on the scroll key center.
•If the picture that appears is the picture you wish you insert press the scroll key center to ‘Accept’
•If you would like to add another MMS item such as sound, highlight the add item icon and press the scroll key center, select the form of multimedia you wish to insert and then select the item you wish you add.
•Once you have your desired message created, press the scroll key down, select ‘Send’ and choose the recipient by either:
Manually input a
Note! Your Sony Ericsson T290 can receive image files that are 45KB or smaller and in the format of a JPEG, PNG,
When sending an MMS message to a Next Generation phone from your PC (using your email or a website), you’ll need to know the phone’s address. The Next Generation phone’s MMS “email” address is made up of their
Receiving MMS to your phone
•When an MMS message is received, your screen will read “New Message, From *sender*, Size *file size* Read now?”
•To view the message, press the left soft key ‘Yes’
•The message will appear. If the message came from a PC, you may see a message stating that the image is attached. You can view picture attachments sent via MMS, however, the image may not be the first thing you see when you open the message. You may need to scroll down in the message in order to get to the image.
Saving an MMS Message
MMS messages will be temporarily saved in your inbox/outbox for up to 7 days. If you would like to save an image longer, you will need to follow these directions to save an image or sound clip into your gallery.
•While the MMS message is open, scroll key up to highlight the image. When the image is highlighted, press the scroll key center and a dialog box will appear prompting you to save the image or set it as a wallpaper.
•You’ll be given the opportunity to name the image (If the image had a name when it was sent, this name will default; however, a new name can be entered). Input the name you would like and press the scroll key center.
•The image will now be saved to your “My Pictures” gallery.