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SMS |
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Send new SMS | Important information are also |
Read SMS | available on the SMS leaflet in the box |
SMS settings |
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SMS stands for Short Message Service.To benefit from this service you must subscribe to the Caller Line Identification Service (CLI) together with the SMS service from your network provider. SMS can be exchanged with a phone (mobile or compatible fixed lines) provided the receiver has also subscribed to the CLI & SMS services.
Your DECT 521/525 factory settings correspond to the main national operator. If you wish to send or receive SMS through another service provider you must set the corresponding numbers (see page 27 and the SMS leaflet).
A password can protect your SMS box*, but it is not compulsory.
To send an SMS to the receiver’s own SMS box*, you must know his destination box.
Send new SMS
To send an SMS to a phone
Press to enter the carousel menu
Press to select SMS
Press to select Send new SMS
Select your SMS box* (only if you have created several SMS boxes).
To create a SMS box please refer to SMS settings page 25
Enter the password if any and press (optional)
Enter the phone number directly and press or press
to retrieve the number from the Phonebook
Enter the Destination box* number (optional), press .
Note: the destination box is the SMS box of the receiver.
Enter the text and press (see page 19)
Press to select Send now, otherwise
if you want to store your SMS, scroll to Store and press to select. The SMS stored can be later retrieved from Read SMS
The sent SMS can be up to a maximum of 160 characters long.The special characters ¤, ] and [ count for 2.The DECT 521/525 can store 60 SMS for the 3 boxes*.
SMS | 21 |
* only available in the UK | http://www.philips.com/faqs/dect |