Blackberry 7230 - Manual (Page 23)

SMS messages
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SMS message
Sending SMS messages
You can send SMS messages to contacts who have an SMS-
compatible phone number. SMS messages can contain up to 160
characters.
If your service provider supports SMS concatenation, an SMS
message that contains more than 160 characters, is sent over the
wireless network in multiple, successive messages that appear on
your handheld as one message. The number of characters that you
type, and the number of messages that are required to send your
message, appear in the upper right corner of the screen.
Send an SMS message
1. On the Home screen, click the Compose icon. The To screen
appears.
2. Click [Use Once]. A menu appears.
Prerequisite: To send SMS messages, the following requirements must be
met:
• The wireless coverage indicator should show a level of wireless coverage.
• GPRS, gprs, or GSM must appear with the wireless coverage indicator on
the Home screen.