Samsung SGH-E700A - Manual (Page 39)

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Messages
This menu allows you to create, send, read and
save messages with the Short Message Service
(SMS: text message), Enhanced Message Service
(EMS: message including simple image, animation
or melody) and Multimedia Message Service
(MMS: message supporting the presentation of
various media types, such as full colour images and
polyphonic ring tones). Voice mails are also
available.
Note: This feature is only available if your service
provider’s network supports it. Contact your
service provider for more information.
Short Message
(Menu 1.1)
Short message service (SMS) allows you to send
and receive short text messages to and from other
GSM mobile phones. In addition, your phone
supports the Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS),
which enables you to make short messages
consisting of simple pictures, melodies, animations
and styled text all of which adds a new dimension to
simple text messages.
To send text messages by phone, you must obtain
the number of the SMS centre from your service
provider.
Receiving a new message
When you receive a new message, the New
message icon (
) and a text notification showing
the number of the message appear on the display.
You also hear an alert, depending on the message
sound setting; for further details, see page 103.
To read the new message(s) immediately, press the
View soft key. The list of the messages appears.