5
Messages
Messages
You can send and receive messages containing
a variety of media objects, including text,
photos, pictures, animations, sounds, and voice
records.

Setting Up the Message Inbox

You must set up your message inbox
before
you can send
and receive messages.
Note:
Usually, your service provider has already set up the
message inbox for you.
To set up the message inbox, you must configure the
following settings. Actual field names and values may vary
depending on the technologies available to your service
provider. Some settings may not be available for all phone
models.

Sending a Text Message

You can send an SMS short text message to
other wireless phone users, and to email
addresses.
Find the Feature
M
>
Messages
M
>
MessageSetup
Option Description
MMSMessage S etup
Set up the following Multimedia
Messaging Service (MMS)
features:
•
Hide Fields
: Specify which fields are hidden when
composing a multimedia message or letter.
•
Autosignature
: Create a signature you can append to
outgoing multimedia messages and letters.
•
Filter
: Reject incoming multimedia messages and
letters from specific senders.
•
ExpireAfter
: Number of days your network should
attempt to send undelivered multimedia messages
and letters.
•
Reply Type
: Standard type of reply to send to a
received MMS message—(SMS) short text
message, multimedia message, or multimedia letter.
•
SizeLimit
: Maximum size of incoming multimedia
message to be downloaded to your phone.
•
Server Info
: Select the server you want to use
(information may be viewable only).
InboxView
Display sender or subject
information with a multimedia
message or letter.
SrvceCenter No
Number of the service center
that handles your outgoing text
messages.
AutoCleanup
Specify the number of days you
want to keep messages in the
inbox, or number of messages
you want to keep.
Email Gateway
Port number for the email
gateway that handles your
outgoing email messages
(required to send a text
message to an email address).
SMSAlert
Activate or deactivate reminders
and alerts for Short Message
Service (SMS) text messages
that you receive during a call.
Find the Feature
M
>
Messages
>
CreateMessage
>
NewShort Msg
Press To
1
keypad keys
or
INSERT
(
+
)
enter the text message
insert a
QuickNote
,
Picture
,
Animation
,
Sound
, or
Contact Info
2
OK
(
+
) store the message
3
S
scroll to a
SendTo
option:
Highlight
[OneTime Entry]
to
enter one or more phone
numbers and/or email
addresses.
Highlight
[NewPhonebook Entry]
to enter a number/address
and add it to the phonebook
Or highlight an existing
phonebook entry.
4
SELECT
(
+
)
or
ADD
(
+
)
select
[OneTime Entry]
or
[NewPhonebook Entry]
add a phonebook entry to the
recipients list
5
DONE
(
-
) store the numbers/addresses
6
CHANGE
(
-
) select
Subject
7
keypad keys enter the subject
Option Description