BT Freestyle 250 - Manual (Page 29)

SMS text messages
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BT Freestyle 250 – Issue 02 Ed 1 – 02.01.07 – 7971
Welcome to the BT SMS Service on your BT Freestyle 250.
The service is provided by BT.
Your BT Freestyle 250 can send and receive SMS messages
from participating mobile networks and compatible landline
telephones in the UK.
The fixed line SMS service is provided under BT’s terms and
conditions for telephone service. These can be found by
visiting the BT.com website at: www.bt.com/terms/tor.htm
Subscribe to the SMS service
When you send your first SMS text message from your
BT Freestyle 250 you will automatically be registered for
the service.
On receipt of your first SMS through the service, the system
will send you a welcome SMS message back.
You may also register by sending the word ‘Register’ to 00000
upon which you will receive a confirmation message.
Cost of the fixed line service
There is no subscription charge (other than the subscription to
Caller Display). Visit the BT.com website (www.bt.com) to find
out how much it costs to send a SMS text message (prices
depend upon your current call package).
SMS stands for Short Messaging Service
IMPORTANT
You must subscribe to your Network
Provider’s Caller Display service so
that you can use SMS text messaging.
A quarterly fee may be payable, please
contact your network provider for
more details.
When you are using SMS text messaging
you must not withhold your telephone
number or the service will not allow you
to connect.
You may also send messages to landline
phones that are NOT SMS compatible.
Messages to non-compatible lines will
be connected to voice text and
delivered in spoken words to the
telephone as a call. Please note that
the conversion can translate common
abbreviations and smileys etc, but to
ensure maximum clarity of message
deliver, abbreviations etc should be
used sparingly.
If you experience any problems, please call the Helpline on 0870 240 3962 or email [email protected]