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Setting text and multimedia message options

Press HOME, and then tap > Messages. On the All messages screen, press MENU and then tap Settings to set the text or multimedia message options. You can set the following:

Storage settings

Delete old messages

Select this option to automatically delete older messages when the limits below are reached. Locked messages are not deleted. For information on locking messages, see “Protecting a message from deletion” in this chapter.

Text message limit

Choose the maximum number of text messages to store in each message thread (this does not include locked messages).

Multimedia message limit

Choose the maximum number of MMS messages to store in each message thread (this does not include locked messages).

SMS settings

Delivery reports

Select this option to receive a report on the delivery status of your message.

Service Center

Displays the message service center number used. Tap to change the number. It is recommended that you do not change the number here for it may cause problems in receiving and sending messages.

Manage SIM card messages

Tap to view text messages stored on your SIM card. You can also delete or copy these messages to your phone’s memory.

MMS settings

Delivery reports

Select this option to receive a report on the delivery status of your message.

Read reports

Select this option if you want to receive a report whether each recipient has read or has deleted the message without reading it.

Auto-retrieve

Select this option to automatically retrieve all your MMS messages completely. When selected, the MMS message header plus the message body and attachments will automatically download to your phone. If you clear this check box, only the MMS message header will be retrieved and shown in your All messages screen.

Roaming auto-retrieve

Select this option to automatically retrieve all your MMS messages completely when roaming. This may incur significant phone charges.

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HTC Desire manual Setting text and multimedia message options, Storage settings, SMS settings, MMS settings