SMS (text messages)
Your unit is supplied ready for sending SMS messages immediately.
Preconditions:
uCalling Line Identification is enabled for your phone line.
uYour network provider supports SMS in the fixed network (information on this can be obtained from your network provider).
uYou are registered with your service provider to send and receive SMS.
SMS messages are exchanged between SMS centres operated by service provid- ers. You must enter the SMS centre through which you wish to send and receive SMS messages into your phone. You can receive SMS messages from every SMS centre that is entered, provided you have registered with your service provider.
Your SMS messages are sent via the Service Centr. that is shown as the active send service centre. However, you can activate any other SMS centre as the active send service centre to send a current message (page 33).
If no SMS Service Centre is entered, the SMS menu only contains the entry Settings . Enter a SMS Service Centre (page 33).
Information on writing a SMS can be found in the appendix:
uFor how to enter text, see page 65.
uWriting using the predictive text tool EATONI, see page 65.
Rulesua SMS can be up to 612 characters.
uIf there are more than 160 characters, the SMS is sent as a linked SMS (up to 4 messages with 153 characters each).
Please note:
uIf your phone is connected to a PABX, please read page 34.
uTo receive SMS messages you must be registered with your service provider.
Registering with the registration wizard
The first time you press the §SMS§ display key you will be asked whether you wish to register automatically with all entered SMS centres (see page 33). Confirm with §Yes§ or refuse with §No§ to abort automatic registration. You can now receive SMS messages from all SMS centres whose numbers you have entered.
You can call up automatic registration
thereafter via the menu:
¢ ¢
¢Subscribe to SMSw î SettingsThe registration wizard does not support setting up personal mailboxes (page 32).
Writing/sending a SMS
Writing a SMS w¢îMailbox 2 Select mailbox if necessary and press §OK§.
~Enter mailbox PIN if necessary and press §OK§.
New SMS Select and press §OK§.
~Write a SMS.
Please note:
–Instructions on entering text can be found on page 65, and on writing with EATONI predictive text on page 65.
–EATONI is activated as a default setting. Activating/deactivating EATONI page 66.
Sending a SMScPress the talk key
or:
§Options§ Press the display key.
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