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Short Messaging Service
Your phone is capable of many functions. However, some of these
functions are dependent upon your service provider being able to
support them. Check with your service provider to see which functions
are supported in your area. One function, Short Messaging Service
(SMS), allows you receive messages and store them in your phone’s
memory.
Receiving messages
Your phone is able to receive three different types of messages
text
,
voicemail
and
pages
. New messages are received whether your phone is on or off, but
your phone can only alert you when it’s on and within a service area.
When your phone is ON
When your phone is OFF
and within a service area
or outside a service area
•Message icon (
) appears
New message(s) are stored but the
•A beep sounds
display does not alert you. Alerts
•LED flashes (green or red)
appear when you turn the phone
on within a service area.
The notification display
1
Envelope icon indicates you have unread messages
2
Text indicates the type of message
3
Asterisks and exclamation mark indicate urgency
4
Dots indicate the number is too long to fit on
one line
The message icon
The message icon (
) will remain on the display as long as you have
unread messages.
Message beep
You can choose to have an audible sound to accompany the notification
display when you receive a new message.
1
From the Sounds menu, scroll and select
MessageBeep
.
2
Scroll and select
on
,
off
or
+reminder
.
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