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| Inbox Option | Function |
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| Enables you to configure your phone to send and receive |
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| messages. Your service provider or network administrator will |
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| Automatic | Enables you to set up and change your synchronization schedule. |
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| Import Messages from | Enables you to import SMS messages from a SIM card to your |
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| SIM | Inbox. The messages are not removed from the SIM card after |
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| Transport Options | Enables you to select mail transport options. For example, |
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| (IMAP only) | IMAP4 allows you to download |
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Message notifications
Your phone makes a sound to alert you when new messages arrive. The number of unopened messages is displayed on the Home screen, depending on your Home screen settings and an envelope icon is displayed in the title bar. You are notified in different ways for the types of messages you receive.
SMS messages: These messages are delivered immediately to your phone. If your phone is turned off when SMS messages arrive, you are notified the next time you turn your phone on. A closed envelope
icon , indicating an unopened
the closed envelope icon displayed in the title bar, accompanied by an
Voice mail messages: You are notified of new voice mail messages available on the voice mail system
by the new voice mail icon displayed in the title bar. You can then listen to your new voice mail messages by p ressing the Voice Mail soft key if it is displayed, or by calling your voice mail service number.
4To modify a sound alert for notifications
1.On the Home screen, press the Programs soft key, select Settings, select Sounds , and then press the Action button.
2.Select the item to modify, press Left or Right to choose a new sound, and then press the Done soft key.
SMS messages
You can send and receive SMS messages up to 160 characters in size over the phone network. If an SMS message is longer, it will automatically be sent in chunks as several small SMS messages, and will then be unified as one SMS message after all of the small SMS messages have been received.
The advantages of SMS messages include the following:
§SMS messages are sent instantly.
§SMS messages can be sent or received during a voice or data call.