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4. Press the key > Save.

Cell broadcasting

About cell broadcasting

Cell broadcasting is designed to enable wireless service providers to use SMS text messaging to send information to all BlackBerry smartphones in a specific geographical area simultaneously. You can receive cell broadcast messages that contain a specific type of information by subscribing to a cell broadcast channel that provides that type of information. Different cell broadcast channels send different cell broadcast messages. For example, one cell broadcast channel might send regular weather forecasts while another might send traffic reports.

Turn on cell broadcasting

To perform this task, your BlackBerry smartphone must use a SIM card, and your wireless service provider must set up your SIM card with a cell broadcast channel or provide you with the ID for a cell broadcast channel.

Depending on your wireless service provider and the wireless network that your smartphone is connected to, this feature might not be supported.

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

2.Click Device > Advanced System Settings > Cell Broadcasting.

3.Select the Enable Cell Broadcasting checkbox.

•If one or more cell broadcast channels appear on the screen, select the checkbox beside the channel.

•If no cell broadcast channels appear on the screen, highlight the Empty field. Press the key > Add Channel. Type the channel ID and a nickname. Click OK.

4.Select the checkbox beside a language.

5.Press the key > Save.

To turn off cell broadcasting, clear the Enable Cell Broadcasting checkbox. Before you turn off cell broadcasting, verify that your wireless service provider does not use cell broadcasting to manage services, such as preferred rates, based on your location.

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Stop receiving messages from a cell broadcast channel

Verify that your wireless service provider does not use the cell broadcast channel to manage services, such as preferred rates, based on your location.

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

2.Click Device > Advanced System Settings > Cell Broadcasting.

3.In the Channels section, highlight a cell broadcast channel.

4.Press the key.

•To stop receiving messages from the cell broadcast channel, click Disable.

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