Sharp SGH-I627 Messaging, Internet, and Instant Messenger, Working with SMS or MMS Messages

Section 8: Messaging, Internet, and Instant Messenger

This section outlines how to send text (SMS/MMS), Instant Messaging, and E-mail Messages.

Messaging

In Messaging, you can create, send, receive, view, edit, and organize:

•Text messages (SMS)

•Multimedia message (MMS)

•E-mail messages

To open Messaging

On the Home screen, press the Start soft key and select

Messaging.

Working with SMS or MMS Messages

You can write an SMS message of up to 160 characters. When you enter more than 160 characters, your phone handles the message as a multi-part message.

You can also send or receive multimedia messages (MMS). In addition to the familiar text content of text messages, multimedia messages can contain images, video clips, audio clips, and combinations of these things in more than one page.

MMS also supports e-mail addressing, so that messages can be sent from phone to e-mail and vice versa.

Note: Message, Pictures, Sounds, and Video can be moved to the Storage Card to eliminate device overload.

Creating and Sending an SMS Message

1.On the Home screen, select Start ➔ Messaging ➔

Messages and press the key.

2.Press the Menu soft key and select New. Select Text

Message and press .

3.In the To: field, enter the recipients’ phone numbers, separating them with a semicolon (;).

You can retrieve numbers from the contact list by pressing the Menu soft key and selecting Add Recipient.

4.Press the Send soft key when you are finished composing the message.

Creating and sending an MMS message

1.On the Home screen, select Start ➔ Messaging ➔

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