Blackberry 9700 manual Request delivery notification for all SMS text messages

User Guide Messages

If your BlackBerry® device uses a SIM card and you set your SIM card to store SMS text messages, your SMS text messages still appear in the messages application.

1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click SMS.

3.Set the Leave Messages On SIM Card field to Yes.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Save.

To stop storing SMS text messages on your SIM card, set the Leave Messages On SIM Card field to No. If you set this field to No, your SMS text messages are deleted from your SIM card.

Request delivery notification for all SMS text messages

Depending on your wireless service provider, this option might not appear.

1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click SMS.

3.Set the Delivery Reports field to On.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Save.

Set how long your service center attempts to send SMS text messages

If you send an SMS text message and it cannot be delivered immediately, your service center tries to send the SMS text message for the amount of time set in the Validity Period field. Depending on your wireless service provider, this option might not appear.

1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click SMS.

3.Set the Validity Period field.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Save.

Set a wireless network type for sending SMS text messages

Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported.

1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click SMS.

3.Perform one of the following actions:

•To use only one network type to send SMS text messages, set the Network to Send Over field to Circuit Switched or Packet Switched.

•To use either network type to send SMS text messages, which might be beneficial when roaming, set the Network to Send Over field to Circuit Switched Preferred or Packet Switched Preferred.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Save.

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