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MESSAGES
Cell broadcast messages
To select whether you want the cell broadcast op-
tion to be on or off you must enter the Message
setup menu and select
Broadcast setup
(see page 31).
These are general messages broadcast to a group
of telephones and are available to network sub-
scribers only. Cell broadcast messages are typi-
cally local weather and traffic reports, stock mar-
ket prices, sports results etc. If you have selected
Roaming
, i.e. if you are abroad and connected
to a foreign network (see page 26), you may be
able to receive cell broadcast messages from
other networks, too.
The messages are transmitted in numbered chan-
nels and in general each channel will contain in-
formation of the same type. Cell broadcast mes-
sages may be sent out in different languages.
Contact your network operator for further details.
Cell broadcast channel list
To be able to receive cell broadcast messages you
have to set up a list of the channels from which
you want to receive information. See page 31 for
how to set up this list and to specify what kind of
information you wish to receive.
How to read a cell broadcast message
A cell broadcast message is scrolled twice on
the display at the time of reception. If you don’t
see it at that time, you can read it via the List
menu system by pressing
, selecting
Messages
and then
Broadcasts
.
The display will show the Broadcast ID number
and you can thus identify the kind of message
received. Messages are read in exactly the same
way as Point-to-point messages. A read message
will be marked by
√
.
In addition to reading the message, you can either
– delete it
– store it on your SIM card
– forward it to another phone number
– extract a phone number, if any, from the mes-
sage to call or to store in your phone book
1. Press
OPTION
2. Select the option you wish to enter and
confirm by pressing
OK
3. The display will guide you through the
next steps.
A cell broadcast message will be deleted when
you switch off your telephone - even if the mes-
sage has not been read.
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