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Messages
Your phone can send and receive text messages.
It can also receive voice mail notifications.
When the phone receives a message, an alert
sounds and a text notification displays along with
the name and phone number of the sender, if
available. The New Message icon (
) remains on
the screen until you read the new text messages
or you listen to the new voice mail messages.
Messages are received even when your phone is in
Lock mode. To access a message, you must unlock
the phone.
Note: You can quickly access the Message menu
by pressing
in Standby mode.
Write
(Menu 2-1)
You can create a text message of up to 160
characters and send it to other mobile phones.
To write a new message:
1. Enter the message text.
Press the Options soft key and select
Templates to add a message template. For
further details about templates, see page 54.
2. When you finish entering text, press the Next
soft key.
3. Enter a destination number using the numeric
keys.
Pressing the Options soft key allows you to
search your Phone Book or SMS Groups for a
number.