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Chat is a way of sending short, simple text messages that are delivered over TCP/IP
protocols to online users (network service). Your contact list shows you when the
contacts on the list are online and available to participate in a chat conversation.
When you have written and sent your message, it stays on the display. The reply
message appears below your original message.
Before you can use chat, you need to subscribe to the service. To check the
availability, charging and to subscribe to the service, contact your network
operator or service provider, from whom you also receive your unique ID and
password and the settings for the chat.
To set the required settings for the chat service, see Chat and Presence settings on
page 114.
While you have connected to the chat service, you can use the other functions of
the phone, and the chat session is active in the background.
Chat uses shared memory, see Shared memory on page 19.
Basic steps for the chat
1. To enter the chat menu (offline), see Entering the chat menu on page 70.
2. To connect to the chat service (online), see Connecting to the chat service and
disconnecting on page 71.
3. To start a chat with a contact, see Chat contacts in Starting a chat
conversation on page 71.
To create you own chat contact lists, see Contacts for the chat on page 76.
4. To join a public chat, see Groups in Starting a chat conversation on page 71.