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Text Messaging(SMS)With text messaging (SMS), you can send and receive
text messages between yourphone and another
messaging-ready phone. When you receive a new
message, it will automatically display on yourphone’s
screen.
In addition, text messaging includes a variety of preset
messages, such as “The meeting has been cancelled,”
that make composing messages fast and easy. Use
yourphone to customizeyour own preset messages (up
to 50 characters).
Text messages can be composed of up to six segments
of 160 characters each, fora total of 960 characters per
text message. The current segment and total segment
count is displayed at the top of each segment. For
example, (5/6)at the top of a segment would indicate
you are viewing segment five of a six-segment message.
Composing TextMessages
1. Press .
2. Selecta recipient from the list orfrom the following
options.
nGo to Contactsto select a recipient from your
Contacts. (Qualifying Contacts entries must contain
aphone numberoran email address.)
nMULTIPLE(left softkey)to select multiple recipients.
Press CONTINUE(left softkey)when you have
finished entering recipients. (You may include up
to 25 recipients permessage.)
nNEW ADDRESS(right softkey) to entera recipient’s
phone numberoremail address directly. Press
CONTINUE(left softkey) to proceed.
3. Compose a message.
nPress OPTIONS(right softkey)to select additional
options.
4. Review yourmessage and press SEND(leftsoftkey).
Note See yourservice plan forapplicable charges for text
orSMS voice messaging.
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