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Sending and Receiving Text Messages
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This chapter describes how to send, receive, and
erase text messages from your phone. For
information on voicemail messages, see “Setting
up voicemail” on page 14.
Important:
The features and menus described in
this chapter may vary depending on services
available in your area. Check with Virgin Mobile
for details and possible usage charges.
Sending text messages
You can only send text messages to phones
that are capable of receiving them, or to
email addresses.
Creating a text message
1.
Select
Menu
→
Messaging
→
Send text msg
or press
right.
2.
Enter a recipient’s phone number or email
address:
– Select
Options
to access your
Recent list,
Contacts
, or
Groups
and press
. Select
a contact and press
again.
Highlight the number or e-mail field and
press
. For more about group lists,
see “Creating groups lists” on page 29.
-or-
– Enter a
New Address
manually. (To learn
how to enter text, see “Understanding text
entry screens” on page 16.)
3.
To add multiple recipients:
– Press the right option button
to select
Options
then select
Recent list
,
Contacts
,
or
Groups
.
-or-
– Enter a space or comma after the first
number then enter another recipient.
Note:
You can send a message to up to 10
contacts at once. The messages will be sent
one at a time, once to each addressee.
4.
When you are done entering addresses,
press .
5.
Enter the message. To learn how to enter text,
see “Understanding text entry screens” on
page 16.
-or-
Add AutoText, symbols, or smileys in your
message. See “Including prewritten text
and symbols” on page 25 for information.
6.
Press the left option button
to select
Send
. See “Setting sending options” on
page 25 for information about how you want
the message to be received.
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