P800/P802

White Paper, January 2003

Area Information

Area Information, commonly known as SMS Cell Broadcast, is a method of sending text messages to mobile phones within a certain part of the network. For example, traffic news can be sent to users in a single cell or a group of cells. It is not widely deployed by network operators.

Information is organised into numbered channels. The user selects the required channels in the P800 Control Panel, Messaging Accounts, CBS tab. The requested text messages are received and placed in the ‘Area info’ mailbox.

Cell Information may be switched on and off in the Control Panel. When enabled and supported by the network, the ID of the current cell (or group of cells) will be displayed underneath the network operator name in the FC phone display. This is often the telephone area code or postal code of the current location.

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