Messaging
This function allows you to create, send, read and save
a message using the Short Message Service (SMS: text
messages), Multimedia Message Service (MMS: messages
supporting presentation of various media types, such as full
color images and polyphonic ring tones) provided by your
network operator, or an e-mail service.
Voice mails are also available. The multi-selection function
is also supported.
Press the [Menu] Soft key and then select 1.Messaging.
Text Message
Short message service (SMS) allows you to send and
receive a short text message to and from other phones.
Multimedia Message
Multimedia Message Service (MMS) is a messaging
service similar to Short Message Service (SMS). It provides
asynchronous delivery of personal multimedia messages.
In addition to the familiar text content of text messages,
multimedia messages can contain images, graphics, and/or
sound.
An MMS message is a separate multimedia presentation in
a single entry, not an attachment to the text file.
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Using the MMS feature, your phone can receive a
multimedia message and/or send a picture message,
depending on MMS availability from your service provider.
Only phones that support the multimedia message feature
can receive or display the multimedia messages.
NOTE
Not all manufacturer>s phones can receive all types of
content.
Receiving a new message
When you receive a new message, the popup dialog box
displays the number of unread messages and the number
of total messages with the New Message icon ( ) in the
icon area of the internal and external displays.
You also hear an alert, depending on the message sound
setting.
To read the new message(s) immediately, press the [Read]
Soft key or the [o] key.
NOTE
To clear the new message notification on the display,
press the [Cancel] Soft key, the [e] key, or the [c] key.
Managing memory
The Inbox, Outbox, Drafts, Sent, and Templates share a
given amount of memory on the phone. In the Inbox, text
messages (SMS) can be saved on the phone or the SIM,