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Cost of the fixed line service
Helpline
If you have any difficulties sending or receiving SMS text messages, please see page 72 for the relevant
Helpline number.
There is no subscription charge (other than the subscription to Caller Display). Visit the BT.com website (www.bt.com) to find out how much it costs to send a text message (depends upon your call package).
Using SMS
With SMS (Short Message Services) you can send and receive text messages up to 160 characters long.
You can type in messages using the keypad as normal or you can use FasTxT (predictive text) which makes writing SMS messages quicker and easier.
Your phone is pre-set for predictive text.
When using SMS for the first time, it is recommended that you send a message to yourself on the telephone number your BT Equinox 1200 is connected to. If you do this you can see how messages are both sent and received.
Write an SMS text message
1.Press MENU. The SMS screen is displayed. Press OK.
2.Press OK again to select Write Message. The screen indicates the type of writing method in use FasTxT or Standard.
3.Press and hold to switch between FasTxT or Standard.
You can write text messages two ways: FasTxT or Standard text.