Sanyo SCP 5150 - Cell Phone - Sprint Nextel, User Manual

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Section 14
138 Experiencing Sprint PCS Wireless Web
Using AOL Instant Messenger Service
The AOL Instant Messenger Service lets you keep in touch with family
and friends via two-way instant messaging. Simply type a message using
your Sprint PCS Phone or personal computer, send it off to friends and
family on your Buddy List
®
group, and they’ll receive your message in an
instant. Messages can be sent from Sprint PCS Phone to Sprint PCS
Phone, personal computer to Sprint PCS Phone and Sprint PCS Phone to
personal computer. When you receive a new message, you will be
informed by a Sprint PCS Wireless Web Alert – even when you are not
logged on to the Sprint PCS Wireless Web.
To sign up for AOL Instant Messenger service, visit the AOL Instant
Messenger page from your personal computer at www.sprintpcs.com. Or
visit www.aol.com and register for an AOL Instant Messenger screen
name and password by downloading the software as instructed. You do
not have to be an AOL member to utilize this service.
To access AOL Instant Messenger from your Sprint PCS Phone:
1.
Launch the Sprint PCS Wireless Web on your Sprint PCS Phone.
2.
From the Sprint PCS Wireless Web Home Page, select the
Messaging
folder and press left softkey.
3.
From the Messaging folder, select
AOL IM
and press left softkey.
4.
When the AOL Instant Messenger screen is displayed, highlight the
OK
softkey and press left softkey.
5.
Enter your AOL Instant Messenger screen name and press left softkey.
(Use the screen name you created when you signed up for the AOL
Instant Messenger Service.)
6.
Enter the password associated with your screen name and
press left softkey. The AOL Instant Messenger menu is displayed.
To send AOL Instant Messages:
1.
Access the AOL Instant Messenger screen as outlined above and enter
your screen name and password, then
CONVERSATIONS
,
ONLINE BUDDIES
and
OFFLINE BUDDIES
appear.
2.
Highlight
CONVERSATIONS
, and press left softkey.
3.
Enter the screen name of the person to whom you wish to send a
message and press left softkey.
4.
Select
OK
.