− Text Messages (SMS) −
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Text Messages (SMS)
The telephone can be used to transfer short text messages (SMS = Short Message Ser-
vice) containing up to 160 characters via the conventional telephone network provided
the following conditions are fulfilled:
S
The CLIP function is enabled for your telephone connection (refer to
Section 9)
S
The SMS facility has been activated by your telephone network provider.
Please note that sending text messages is subject to charges.
The charges are made by via your telephone network operator.
If an SMS is sent to another connection in the conventional telephone network
which is has no SMS service or cannot receive texts, the message is automati-
cally provided as a voice message.
Sending SMS messages is not available for Call−by−Call connections at pre-
sent.
Contact your telephone network provider for detailed information on transferring SMS
messages via the conventional telephone network.
10.1
SMS settings
10.1.1 Service centre
All SMS messages are distributed via a Service Centre. Swisscom", Cablecom" and
other telephone network providers offer this service. Your SWITEL telephone is prepared
for operation with Swisscom". The number of the Swisscom" Service Centre is 0622
100 000. The Swisscom" SMS functionality is already enabled. No further registrations
are necessary.
In order to use the services offered by other telephone network providers, ho-
wever, you must program new call numbers for the SMS receiving centre and
SMS sending centre in the main menu. The registration procedure varies for
the individual providers. Therefore, please ask the provider of your choice for
the necessary phone number and the procedure for enabling the SMS service.
Two memory locations are available (refer to Section 7.2) in which to enter each of the
service centre numbers. Switch between these two variations by using the Send Ser-
vice" submenu.
The way in which to program the phone numbers for the receiving and sending centres
is described in Chapter 7.2.
10.2
Sending an SMS
If it is not possible to send an SMS, delete the last two digits of the program-
med call numbers in the receiving sending centre.
The call number is then 0622 100 0.
It is not possible to send SMS messages from a private branch exchange.
The way in which to enter texts is described in Section 8.1.2.
