Text Messaging (SMS)
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Receiving messages
When your phone is on and in an area of wireless coverage, you will
automatically receive text messages sent to you. You can configure your
Treo to automatically notify you when new text messages arrive, using a
ringtone and vibration or simply an onscreen alert.
From the New Message alert:
• To view your message(s), choose Go To.
• To dismiss the alert, choose OK. The message will go straight to the Inbox.
• To be reminded of the new message again in 5 minutes, choose Snooze.
Using links in messages
When you receive a text message that contains a telephone number, email
address, or URL, you can dial the number, send an email message, or go to
the web page immediately.
1. Choose a message from the list.
2. Choose the phone number, email address, or URL (appears as
underlined blue text).
3. Your Treo automatically launches the appropriate application from the link.
Text Messaging (SMS)
Text messages are brief notes that you exchange with other mobile phones
that have text messaging capability (also known as SMS or short messaging).
Long messages with more than 160 characters are split into several
messages. Refer to your service plan for per-message pricing and availability.
Creating and sending a message
1. Make sure Wireless Mode is turned on, as described on page 14.
2. Press Messaging
.
3. Choose New.
4. If the intended recipient is in your Contacts list, start typing the first initial
and last name (no spaces). Otherwise, type the full phone number or
email address. Destination email addresses are included in the 160
character count.
5. Press Down
. If you typed just a few letters of the recipient’s name,
choose the recipient’s phone number or email address from the list that
appears.
6. Type your message.
7. Choose Send.
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Text Messaging (SMS)
When entering a message,
you can insert emotive
symbols by choosing
Emoticons or predefined
QuickText phrases by
choosing QuickText and
then selecting a phrase. To
add a new phrase, select
Edit QuickText from the list.
Not all symbols available on
your device may be used in
text messages. The
Messaging application
automatically replaces
invalid characters before it
sends your message.
You can address text
messages to multiple
recipients by separating the
addresses with a space or a
comma. If you address a
single message to three
people, you will be billed for
three messages.
