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SMS (text messages)
Gigaset SL550 / IM MEA Englisch / A31008-M1710-A601-1-7619 / sms_BRD_neutral.fm / 10.11.05
SMS (text messages)
Your unit is supplied ready for you to send
text messages immediately.
Requirements:
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Calling Line Identification (page 12)is
enabled for your phone connection.
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Your network provider supports SMS in
the fixed network (information on this
can be obtained from your network
provider).
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You are registered with your service
provider to send and receive text mes-
sages.
Text messages are exchanged between
SMS centres that are operated by service
providers. You must enter the SMS centre
in the unit through which you wish to
send and receive. You can receive SMS
from
every
SMS centre that is entered if
you have registered with your service pro-
vider.
Your text messages are sent via the
Serv-
ice Centr.
that is entered as the
send
service
centre. However, you can activate
any other SMS centre as the active send
service centre to send a current message
(page 29).
If no SMS Service Centre is entered,
the SMS menu only consists of the entry
Settings
. Enter an SMS Service Centre
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Entering text, see page 51.
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Writing using the predictive text tool
EATONI, see page 52.
Rules
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An SMS can be up to 612 characters
long.
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If there are more than 160 characters
or a lot of image data, the text message
is sent as a
linked
SMS (up to 4 mes-
sages with 153 characters each).
Please remember:
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Each incoming SMS is signalled by a
single ring (ringtone as for external
calls). If you accept such an SMS "call"
on the first ring, the SMS will be lost. To
prevent this ringing, suppress the first
ringtone for all external calls (page 39).
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If your phone is connected to a PABX,
please read page 30.
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To receive text messages you must be
registered with your service provider.
Registering with the registration
wizard
The first time you press the display key
§SMS§
you will be asked if you wish to regis-
ter automatically with all entered SMS
centres (see page 29). Confirm with
§OK§
.
You can now receive text messages from
any of the SMS centres whose number you
have entered.
You can call up automatic registration
thereafter via the menu:
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Settings
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Subscribe to
SMS
The registration wizard does not support
setting up personal mailboxes (page 28).
Writing/sending an SMS
Writing an SMS
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Mailbox 2
Select mailbox if necessary
and press
§OK§
.
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Enter mailbox PIN if necessary
and press
§OK§
.
New SMS
Select and press
§OK§
.
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Write an SMS.
Sending an SMS
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Press the talk key
or:
§Options§
Press the display key.
Send
Select and press
§OK§
.