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SMS (text messages)
Gigaset S440-445 / IM-engl / A31008-M1625-R101-1-3T19 / sms_BRD_neutral.fm / 17.12.2004
SMS (text messages)
Your unit is supplied pre-prepared for the
sending of SMS.
Requirements:
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Calling Line Identification 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 for the sending and receiving
of SMS.
Text messages are exchanged between
SMS centres that are operated by service
providers. You must enter the SMS centre
in your 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 28). 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
Set-
tings
. Enter an SMS Service Centre
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Enter the text see page 53.
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Writing using the predictive text tool
EATONI, see page 53.
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 large image data, the SMS is sent
as a
linked
SMS (up to eight SMS of
153 characters each).
Please note:
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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 42).
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If your phone is connected to a PABX,
please read page 29.
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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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Select
Mailbox 2
as required and press
OK
.
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Enter mailbox PIN if necessary
and press
§OK§
.
Write Message
Select and press
§OK§
.
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Writing an SMS.
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Press the display key.
Send
Select and press
§OK§
.
SMS
Select and press
§OK§
.
Sending an SMS
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/
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/
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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 directly. For
SMS to an SMS mailbox: put
the mailbox ID at the
end
of
the number.
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Press the display key.
Send
Select and press
§OK§
.
The SMS is sent.
Note:
If you have assigned the number to a key: press
and
hold
the key to copy the number.
