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6 Exchanging Messages
SMS and MMS messaging
To open the SMS & MMS Messaging application, on the Home screen, touch
and select Messaging icon.
About text and multimedia messages
SMS messages are also know as “text” messages and can each be around 160
characters.
MMS messages are also known as “multimedia” or “picture” messages and can
contain text, picture, audio, and video files.
When composing a message, the phone will automatically convert a text
message into a multimedia message as soon as image or attachment is added, or
if the message is addressed to an email rather than a phone number.
View the message from the message list
Select a message thread in the list to open it for reading. When open, the
individual messages appear stacked on the screen, much like with instant
messaging conversations (or chats).
Note that messages sent are also listed in the Read view.
1. Reading multimedia messages
If you have selected to auto-retrieve multimedia messages, then both the
message header and body will download.
If downloading only the headers, then first select the Download button to
retrieve the message body. If concerned about the size of your data downloads,
you can check the message size before downloading.
Once the message has downloaded, select ‘Play’ button to view the message.
From a message read view:
1. To view details about a particular message, in the Read view, touch & hold
the message to open the context menu. Select View details.
2. Reply to a message: Simply start typing the message in the text box at the
bottom of the screen to reply to a message. Press MENU and select to add a
subject or an attachment to convert it to a multimedia message. Select ‘Send’
