Text messages

Sending messages outside your service provider’s network with traditional text messaging can be difficult. However, you can send a text message as an e-mail to phones outside your service provider’s network (the recipient’s phone must be able to receive e-mail text messages).

Follow the instructions, “Write a text message” on page 32 but select Add e-mail. Enter the e-mail address associated with the recipient’s phone number (or press Search and recall the e-mail address stored in your phone book).

Important: This feature may require subscription to special services. Check with your service provider for information and for your phone’s e-mail address.

• RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES

When you receive a text message, the indicator and the text: (#) Message(s) received appears on the screen (where # is the number of new messages received).

1Press Show to read the message or press Exit to view it later.

2While reading the message, press Options to view the list of message options, and press Select to choose the desired option.

READ MESSAGES LATER

1Press Menu, and select the Messages menu, and Text messages.

2Scroll to Inbox, and press Select.

3Scroll to the desired message, and press Select to read the message.

Note: The icon in front of the message header indicates the message has not been

read. in front of the message header indicates you have already viewed the message.

• RESPOND TO A TEXT MESSAGE

You have several options when reading a text message. Press Options to display the choices:

Option

Description

 

 

Message details

Gives information about the message, such as date, time and sender’s

 

phone number

 

 

Delete

Deletes the current message

 

 

Reply

Allows you to reply to the current message

 

 

Use number

Captures phone number in the message (or from the message sender)

 

with the option to Save (as new phone book entry), Add to name, Send

 

message, or Call

 

 

Save

Saves current message to Archives folder

 

 

Forward

Use to forward current message to another user

 

 

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