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You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this mobile phone.

MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, animations and sounds to other compatible mobiles and e-mail addresses.

The MMS function can only be used if the service is provided by your operator, and if your contract includes the MMS option and if all the parameters for MMS have been entered.

5.1Access

You may access this menu using the following options:

- Press to enter the main menu screen, and then select . - Access from , when widget bar is hide.

5.2Conversational mode and conventional mode

In conversational view mode, you can view chat history in chronological order. In conventional view mode, you may have access to the following folders: Write msg, Inbox, Outbox, Sent, Draft, Voicemail, Broadcast SMS, Empty folder, Templates, Settings. Conversational view mode is set as default. You may switch to conventional view mode by selecting "Options\Settings\Conversational mode\On(Off)". The following instructions are based on conversational mode.

5.3Create message

From the main menu select "Messaging" to create text/multimedia message. For dual SIM model, you can type a message and select to send it to a recipient in either the SIM1 or SIM2 directory (1). You can type a message and you can also modify a predefined message in Templates or customise your message by adding pictures, photos, sounds, titles, etc (only available while editing a MMS). While writing a message, select "Options" to access all the messaging options. You can save your messages that you send often to Draft or Templates (MMS only).

Specific letters (accent) will increase the size of the SMS, this may cause multiple SMS to be sent to your recipient.

5.4Search

To search for a thread, you may input the initial of a contact name. Subsequent letters may be added to refine the search.

5.5Alerts

5.5.1WAP alerts

Store WAP push messages.

5.5.2Setting messages

The storage of provisioning messages.

(1)one touch 385D only.

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Alcatel ONE TOUCH 385/385D manual Messaging

ONE TOUCH 385/385D specifications

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