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You can create, edit and receive SMS, 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

(see page 32).

5.1Access

You may access this menu using the following options:

Access from the main menu by selecting "Messages".

Select from widget bar, and then enter the sub-menu you require.

5.2Conversational On (Off) mode

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

5.3Write message

You can select "Messages\Write message" from the main menu or press from the keypad directly to write text/multimedia message. One or more recipients can be added from contact list and you can remove a recipient by pressing Delete key. Press "Contacts" through key to multi-select recipients from Contacts.

An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when images, videos, audio, slides or attachments are inserted; Subject, CC/BCC/email address is added; or the message contains more than 8 pages of text.

Timer send

Schedule an SMS/MMS to be sent out at predefined time (“Options\ Timer send”).

An SMS message of more than a certain number of characters (the number of characters depends on your language) will be charged as several SMS. An MMS message containing photos and/or sounds may also be billed as more than one message. Specific letters (accent) will increase the size of the SMS, this may cause multiple SMS to be sent to your recipient.

5.4Available options

5.4.1Alerts

Setting messages

The storage of provisioning messages.

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Alcatel ONE TOUCH 838F manual Messages, Access, Conversational On Off mode, Write message, Available options