54 Exchanging Messages

Edit MMS settings

When you purchase your phone, it is already preset with your wireless service provider’s MMS server settings. If you accidentally lost the preset settings or you changed to another wireless service provider, follow the steps below to configure MMS settings.

To configure MMS settings

1.On the Messaging screen, select MMS and click Menu > Settings to open the Preferences screen.

2.Select or clear the provided check boxes according to your needs.

3.On the Preferences screen, click Menu > MMSC Settings to access Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC) settings.

4.Check if your phone is preset with MMS server settings.

If there are no preset settings, click Menu > New on the MMSC Settings screen and enter the needed information you see on the screen. You can get the information from your wireless service provider:

5.Click Done.

The MMS server settings will then be added as an entry on the MMS Configuration screen.

Note If you add several MMS service providers to the MMSC Settings screen, you can choose one as your default MMS provider. Select the MMS provider’s name in the list, then click Menu > Set as Default.

Create and send MMS messages

You can compose MMS messages in a combination of various slides, where each slide can consist of a photo, audio or video clip, and/or text.

Notes

MMS is a charged service. In order to use MMS successfully, this has to be provisioned on your mobile account. Please contact the wireless service provider to have this provisioned as part of your calling plan.

Make sure the size of the MMS is within the limits of the wireless service provider if sending to another mobile phone user or sending to an e-mail address.

To start composing an MMS message

1.On the Home screen, click Start > Messaging > MMS > Menu > New.

2.In To, enter the recipient’s phone number or e-mail address .

3.In Subject, enter a subject for your message.

4.Click Insert Picture/Video to select a photo or video clip from the Select Media screen and insert it.

To capture a new photo or video, click Menu > Capture Picture/Video.

Tip After inserting an MMS message element, press NAVIGATION right to add a new slide.

5.Click Insert Text to enter text for your MMS message.

To insert predefined text or emoticons, click Menu > My Text or Insert Emoticon.

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HTC SMT5800 Edit MMS settings, Create and send MMS messages, To configure MMS settings, To start composing an MMS message