Motorola i885 manual SMS Messages, Calling and Storing Numbers

SMS

SMS

SMS Messages

Short Message Service (SMS) messages are short text messages, also called text and numeric messages. You can send SMS messages through any email account or on www.boostmobile.com.

Your phone receives SMS messages sent to its SMS address, but does not send SMS messages.

Your phone’s SMS address is your PTN@myboostmobile.com.

If your phone is powered off when you receive a message, your phone notifies you the next time you power it on. If you are out of your coverage area, your phone alerts you when you return to your coverage area.

Your phone attempts to deliver these messages for up to 7 days.

Receiving a Message

When you receive a text and numeric message, New Text Message appears on the display.

To view the message:

1Press A under Read.

2If the message fills more than one screen, scroll to read it.

3To keep the message, press O. -or-

To delete the message, scroll to the end of the message, then press A under Delete.

To dismiss the message notification: If the flip is closed, press .. -or-

If the flip is open, press A under Back or close the flip.

This icon wappears on the display, reminding you that you have a new message.

Reading from the Message Center

1From the main menu, select Messages > SMS.

2Select the message you want to read.

3If the message fills more than one screen, scroll to read it.

4To keep the message, press O. -or-

To delete the message, scroll to the end of the message, then press A under Delete.

Calling and Storing Numbers

If an SMS message you receive contains a phone number, you can call that number by pressing s while viewing the message.

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