Nokia 8801, 8800 Set your availability, Accept or reject an invitation, Read an instant message

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Accept or reject an invitation

In the standby mode, when you are connected to the instant messaging service and you receive a new invitation, New invitation received is displayed. To read it, select Read. If more than one invitation is received, scroll to the invitation you want, and select Open. To join the private group conversation, select Accept, and enter the screen name; or to reject or delete the invitation, select Options > Reject or Delete.

Read an instant message

In the standby mode, when you are connected to the instant messaging service, and you receive a new message that is not a message associated with an active conversation, New instant message is displayed. To read it, select Read. If you receive more than one message, scroll to the message, and select Open.

New messages received during an active conversation are held in Instant messages > Conversations. If you receive a message from someone who is not in IM contacts, the sender ID is displayed. To save a new contact that is not in the phone memory, select Options > Save contact.

Participate in a conversation

Join or start an IM session by selecting Write. Write your message, and select Send or press the call key to send it. If you select Options, some of the following options are available: View conversation, Save contact, Group members, Block contact, and End conversation.

Set your availability

You can determine if other users can tell whether you are available or not.

1.Connect to the instant messaging service.

2.To view and edit your own availability information, or screen name, select My settings.

3.To allow all the other instant messaging users to see you as being online, select Availability > Available for all.

To allow only the contacts in your instant messaging contacts list to see you as being online, select Availability > Avail. for contacts.

To appear as being offline, select Availability > Appear offline.

When you are connected to the instant messaging service, indicates that you are online and that you are not visible to others.

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