Blackberry 8800 manual SMS text messages, SMS text message basics

SMS text messages

SMS text message basics

About SMS text messages

With an SMS phone number, you can send and receive SMS text messages. An SMS phone number is a phone number that your wireless service provider sets up for SMS text messaging.

You can send SMS text messages to contacts who have SMS phone numbers. You can also forward SMS text messages as PIN or email messages.

Find your SMS phone number

Open the phone.

The My Number field displays your phone number. If your wireless service provider has set up your BlackBerry® device for SMS text messaging, this number is also your SMS phone number.

Open a message

In a message list, click a message.

Note: If your BlackBerry® device is associated with more than one email address, you might be able to open messages from the message list for a specific email address.

Send an SMS text message

1.In a message list, press the key.

2.Click Compose SMS.

3.Perform one of the following actions:

•If the contact is not in your address book, click [Use Once]. Type an SMS phone number (include the country code and area code) or an email address. Click the trackball.

•If the contact is in your address book, click a contact.

4.Type a message.

5.Click the trackball.

6.Click Send.

Add a contact to an SMS text message

You can send an SMS text message to up to ten recipients.

1. When composing an SMS text message, press the Menu key.

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