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SMS (text messages)
Gigaset E450 Eco / IM-Nord EN / A31008-M1702-R211-1-SM19 / sms_BRD_neutral.fm / 18.10.2008
SMS (text messages)
Your unit is supplied ready for you to send
text messages immediately.
Requirements:
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Calling Line Identification (page 12)is
enabled for your phone connection.
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Your network provider supports SMS in
the fixed network (information on this
can be obtained from your network
provider).
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You are registered with your service
provider to send and receive text mes-
sages.
Text messages are exchanged between
SMS centres that are operated by service
providers. You must enter the SMS centre
in the unit through which you wish to
send and receive. You can receive SMS
from
every
SMS centre that is entered if
you have registered with your service pro-
vider. Your SMS is sent through the SMS
centre that is entered as the send centre
(page 27). Only one SMS centre can be
the send centre at any one time.
If no SMS Service Centre is entered,
the SMS menu only consists of the entry
Settings
. Enter an SMS Service Centre
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Entering text, see page 47.
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Writing using the predictive text tool
EATONI, see page 48.
Rules
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An SMS can be up to 612 characters
long.
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If there are more than 160 characters
or a lot of image data, the text message
is sent as a
linked
SMS (up to 4 mes-
sages with 153 characters each).
Please remember:
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Each incoming SMS is signalled by a
single ring (ringtone as for external
calls). If you accept such an SMS "call"
on the first ring, the SMS will be lost. To
prevent this ringing, suppress the first
ringtone for all external calls (page 38).
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If your phone is connected to a PABX,
please read page 28.
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To receive text messages you must be
registered with your service provider.
Writing/sending an SMS
Writing an SMS
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Mailbox 2
Select mailbox if necessary
and press
§OK§
.
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Enter mailbox PIN if necessary
and press
§OK§
.
New SMS
Select and press
§OK§
.
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Write an SMS.
§Options§
Press the display key.
Send
Select and press
§OK§
.
SMS
Select and press
§OK§
.
Sending an SMS
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Select number with area code
(even if you are in that area)
from the directory or call-by-
call list or enter it directly. For
SMS to an SMS mailbox: put
the mailbox ID at the
end
of
the number.
§Options§
Press the display key.
Send
Select. The SMS is sent.
Notes:
– If you are interrupted by an external call
while writing an SMS, the text is automati-
cally saved in the draft message list.
– If the memory is full, or if the SMS function
on the base is being used by another hand-
set, this cancels the operation. An appropri-
ate message appears in the display. Delete
SMS messages you no longer require or
send the SMS later.
