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Sending and Receiving Text Messages (SMS)
Requested reply Reply?
provided that your network supports this. See
“Replying to a Message” on page 38.
To read the message later
•
Press
NO
when you see the
Read now?
prompt.
The message is stored in the message memory as
New
and the
envelope icon appears at the bottom of the standby display.
Reading a Stored Message
1. Scroll to
,
Y E S
,
Read messages
,
Y E S
.
2. Scroll to the message you are looking for.
New
means an unread message.
Old
means a read message.
Sent
means a sent message.
To Send
means a message you have written, but not sent.
If a message is stored on the SIM card, it is identified by a SIM
Card icon.
3. Press
Y E S
.
4. Read the message as described in “Receiving a Message” on
page 37.
To call a phone number found in a message
•
Press
Y E S
when the number is displayed.
Enabling the Phone to Send SMS
If you want to send or reply to a message, you need to make sure that
the service centre number is set. Most modern SIM cards already
contain this information at the time of purchase. You can obtain the
service centre number from your network operator.
To set the service centre address
1. Scroll to
,
Y E S
,
Options
,
Y E S
,
Serv cent
,
Y E S
.
2. If no number appears in the display, enter the number of the serv-
ice centre, including the international prefix, and press
Y E S
.
3. Press
C L R
to return to standby mode.
Your phone is now ready to send text messages.
Replying to a Message
1. Scroll to the end of the message.
The
Reply?
prompt appears.
2. Press
Y E S
.
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