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Mail
What is i-mode mail?
About SMS (Short Message Service)
You can exchange messages between FOMA terminals without subscribing to i-mode.
• Sending SMS (P.214)
• Receiving SMS (P.215)
• Checking new SMS (P.215)
• See DoCoMo’s website to send/receive SMS to/from an overseas telecommunications company other than DoCoMo.
Number of Characters You Can Send/Receive
The number of characters that can be sent/received by SMS is indicated in the table below.
The maximum number of characters varies depending on the setting of the type of characters
to be sent (P.216).
If Unable to Receive SMS (Short Message Service)
The SMS received at the SMS center is immediately sent to the FOMA terminal. When the
FOMA terminal is powered OFF or cannot receive radio waves because it is outside of the
i-mode service area or due to other reasons, the SMS is held at the SMS center.
● The SMS is held for a maximum of 72 hours at the SMS center. The sender, however, can set the holding period
(P.216). The SMS is automatically deleted after the holding period.
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You can receive SMS held at the SMS center by using the Check new SMS (P.215).
● When the FOMA terminal receives the SMS, it is deleted from the SMS center. The received SMS is saved in
the FOMA terminal.
Item Type of characters to be sent [Japanese] Type of characters to be sent [English]
Address 20 half-width numeric characters (your subscribed phone number)
(“+” is not counted.)
Main body 70 characters regardless of full-width/half-width 160 half-width characters