Sony GA628 - Manual (Page 28)

Sending and Receiving Text Messages
This chapter describes SMS, what you need to do before you can send messages, how you send
messages, and how you read messages. This service is network dependent.
Text Messages
The Short Message Service (SMS) function allows
you to send and receive text messages that contain up
to 160 characters. Text messages can be received
when the phone is in standby mode, when you are en-
gaged in a call, or when incoming calls are diverted to
another phone number. Also, if you have had your
phone turned off for a while the network will keep
track of the message and send it to your phone as soon
as it is turned on.
After a message is received, it is left in the phone’s
memory. The message remains in the phone’s memory
until you read it. You can even turn off the phone and
the message will remain intact. If you, on the other
hand, change SIM Card, you will lose the unread mes-
sage. This is because messages should be personal.
Note! You need to set the service center number bef-
ore you can send any messages. If you only want to
receive messages, you do not need to do anything.
Checking Subscription
• Call your service provider to see which services
your subscription supports, or check the se
vice provider’s manual.
Setting Service
Centre Address
1. Check the service centre address (number) for your
service provider.
2. Select Serv Cent in the Send menu.
3. Enter the service centre address with the interna-
tional prefix and press YES .
Sending SMS
1. Select New in the Send menu.
2. Enter your message and press YES . You can also
enter a phone number.
See Table 2, p. 13, for all letters and symbols
available.
3. Enter the phone number you want to send your
message to and press YES .
Or press the left arrow key to enter a name you
want to send to and press
YES .
The display now looks like this:
Mm Sent!
Receiving a Message
When you receive a message the display looks like
this:
At the same time you will hear a beep as loud as the
ring signal and the green light on top of the phone will
flash.
Reading an Incoming Message
1. Press YES when you have received a message.
The display will show you the time of the incom-
ing SMS, you can see the date by
pressing *.
2. Press YES .
The display will show you which phone number
the message is sent from, or the name if stored in
your phone book.
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