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Broadcast
Menu 2-6
This network service allows you to receive text
messages on various topics, such as the weather or
traffic. Messages are displayed immediately they are
received, provided that:
• The phone is in the idle mode
• The
Receive
option is set to
Enable
• The message channel is currently active in the
channel list
If the message is long, press the down volume key
on the left side of the phone one or more times.
The last five messages are also stored for later
retrieval. Please contact your service provider for
more information.
The following options are available.
Read
:
allows you to view the first message. Scroll
through the message using
or
. At the end
of the message, press the
Next
soft key to move to
the next message.
Receive
:
allows you to turn the reception of
broadcast messages on or off.
Channel List
:
lists all available channels. The
channels currently selected are indicated by an
asterisk (
*
) beside the name. When you select one of
them, you can edit, enable, disable or delete the
channel.
Setup
Menu 2-5
Via this menu, you can set up default SMS
information.
Service Centre
:
allows you to store or change the
number of your SMS centre required when sending
messages. You must obtain this number from your
service provider.
Default Type
:
allows you to set the default message
type (Text, Voice, Fax, X400, Email and ERMES). The
network can convert the message into the selected
format (possibly on a subscription basis).
Default Validity
:
allows you to set the length of
time for which your text messages will be stored at
the message centre while attempts are made to
deliver them.
Possible values are one hour, 6 hours, 24 hours, one
week and the maximum authorised by your service
provider.
Reply Path
:
allows the recipient of your SMS
message to send you a reply via your message
centre, if the service is provided by the network.
Delivery Report
:
allows you to activate or
deactivate the report function. When this function is
activated, the network informs you whether or not
your message has been delivered.