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Messages
MESSAGES
his section describes the contents of the Messages menu and bears full information
on the Short Message Service. Other types of messages can be sent and received
via your mobile. Please refer to the e-mails (page 3
6
) and Multimedia Messages
(page 3
0
) sections for full information on e-mails and Multimedia Messages.
The Short Message Service (SMS) enables to send or receive text messages
to or from other mobile phones. You can store, edit and forward messages as
well as save any of the numbers they may contain.
These SMS are stored on the phone memory; they may also be stored in the
SIM card if they are sent by a service provider.
You can access the Messages menu by pressing OK then Messages from the main menu or
by pressing the Message softkey from the standby display.
READING
A
RECEIVED
SMS
MESSAGE
When the phone receives an SMS message a new SMS alert tone sounds and is displayed
on the internal or the external screen (depending on the clamshell position). The message is
automatically stored in the phone or in the SIM card. If flashes, it indicates the SIM or the
phone memory are full and cannot store any other messages. Delete messages to allow new
messages to be delivered.
READING
STORED
SMS
MESSAGES
Unread messages are shown by the icon + bold text. Messages that were already read are
shown by
.
MOVING
MESSAGES
TO
SIM
It is possible to move a message from the Inbox or the Outbox to the SIM memory. However, according
to the message size, the message may be truncated (the 160 first characters only are moved to the SIM
memory). The sending date (for sent messages) and the 'Copy to' addressees are lost when moving the
message to the SIM memory.
To move a message to the SIM memory:
1
Press
Read
to read new messages (from the standby display only).
2
Press
Options
to
View
,
Reply
,
Reply (+text), Reply by MMS
(please see “writing and
sending a multimedia message”, page 3
1
),
Delete
,
Delete all
,
Forward
,
Move to SIM
or
Numbers
(to store or call the number(s) contained in the SMS header or text)
.
1
Press
OK
. Select
Messages
.Or press and hold the
Message
softkey.
2
Select
SMS
.
3
Select
Inbox
or
SIM archive
then select
Received messages
to display the message list.
Use the arrow keys to scroll up and down and reach the message you want to read.
4
Select
OK
or
Options
/
View
to read the message text.
1
Press
OK
. Select
Messages
.
2
Select
SMS
.
3
Select
Inbox
or
Outbox
.
4
Choose the message to be moved and select
Options
.
5
Select
Move to SIM
.
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