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This service enables you to receive reports such as emergency
earthquake alerts distributed from the Japan Meteorological Agency.
You can receive Area Mail messages without i-mode contract.
You might not be able to receive Area Mail messages in the following cases:
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During a call (voice call/videophone call)
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During packet communication (i-mode communication, data communication,
PushTalk communication)
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During updating software program
You cannot receive Area Mail messages in the following cases:
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During Omakase Lock
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During international roaming
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During Self Mode
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When you could not receive the messages by the reasons above, you cannot
receive them again.
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Early Warning “Area Mail”
When you receive an Area Mail message, the ring tone for Area Mail
sounds. “Ring volume”, “Ring time”, and “Vibrator” follows the settings
of “Mail”.
When you receive an emergency earthquake alert, a dedicated buzzer
(alert) sounds, and the vibrator works to notify you. Further, the contents
are automatically displayed. “Ring volume” is fixed to “Level 4”, and
“Vibrator” is fixed to “Melody linkage”, so you cannot change their
settings. You can use “Area mail settings” to set “Beep time”.
Up to 30 Area Mail messages are saved separately from i-mode mail
messages and SMS messages in the Inbox.
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When an Area Mail message arrives,
“ ” blinks, the message telling its
arrival appears, and the Call/Charging
indicator flickers.
If you press any key, the former display returns.
The contents of some Area Mail messages might be automatically displayed
when you receive them. To clear it, press
O
o
,
r
, or
h
.
See page 164 for displaying Area Mail messages.
Receiving Early Warning “Area Mail”
Reception Result
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Information
The buzzer does not sound when you receive an emergency earthquake alert with the
manner setting set by “Manner mode” or “Super silent”. However, the buzzer sounds
with “Original” set to sound any of the following tones. When every setting is set to
mute, the buzzer does not sound:
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Phone volume
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Mail volume
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Alarm volume
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Memo tone
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Keypad sound
Even when “Vibrator” of “Original” is set to “OFF”, the vibrator works if you receive an
emergency earthquake alert.
When you receive a new Area Mail message with 30 Area Mail messages saved, the
read messages are overwritten from the oldest. When all 30 messages are not read,
they are overwritten from the oldest one in order.
Whether the details of a received Area Mail message are displayed or not depends on
the setting by the Area Mail message provider.
