Sub-addressing for multiple users
Telstra’s fixed text messaging service provides the ability to sub-
address text messages sent to fixed services. If you have purchased
a Telstra Outdoor 900 multiple handset pack, each handset has its
own Personal SMS box.
Senders can direct a message to a particular Outdoor 900 handset
simply by adding an extra digit, corresponding to that handset’s
sub-address, to the telephone number. For example, a message
sent to sub-address 1 will only be received by handset 1 a message
sent to sub-address 2 will only be received by handset 2 etc.
Messages that are not sub-addressed will be received by all
Outdoor 900 handsets.
Receiving sub-addressed text messages
The receiving text message (SMS) phone must be set for multiple
users to receive sub-addressed text messages.
If a sub-addressed text message is sent to a text message (SMS)
phone that does not have a particular sub-address set up then the
text message (SMS) phone will not automatically answer the call.
If the call is answered by a person, an answering machine or
Telstra MessageBank® or Telstra Home Messages 101® service, the
Telstra server will then attempt to deliver the message as Talking
Text™.
Both the sender and receiver must be aware of the sub-addressing
arrangements on a particular service. Messages that are sent
without sub-addressing will be directed to the default terminal
address of 0. For this reason we recommend you leave the common
inbox terminal number in the SMS SETTINGS menu set to 0
Setting up sub-addresses for multiple users
If you have purchased a Telstra Outdoor 900 multiple handset
pack, each handset automatically has its own sub-address,
corresponding to its handset number. For example, Handset
Number 1 has sub-address 1 Handset Number 2 has sub-address 2,
etc. Up to 5 handsets in total can be registered to an Outdoor 900
base unit.
Note
If connecting
more than
one text
message
(SMS) phone
to a service
then each
device
must have
a different
terminal
number
to ensure
successful
receipt of
incoming
text
messages.
Sub-
addressing
for multiple
users only
available if
you have
purchased
a Telstra
Outdoor 900
multiple
handset
pack
Text Messaging (SMS)
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