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Section 6: Messaging
This section describes how to send or receive different types of
messages. It also includes the features and functionality
associated with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your phone provides the following message types:
• Text Messages
• Multimedia (Picture) Messages
• IM Messages
• Mobile Email
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and receive text
messages to and from other mobile phones and email addresses.
To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service
provider’s message service.
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you send and
receive multimedia messages (such as picture messages) to and
from other mobile phones and email addresses. To use this
feature, you may need to subscribe to your service provider’s
multimedia message service.
Creating and Sending New Text Messages
Tip: In Idle mode, press the Left or Right Navigation key until Create Message
is highlighted, then press the key to access the Create Message
screen.
1. In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Messaging ➔
Create Message.
2. Enter text into the message.
Press Options ➔ Text Mode and choose from the following
options: abc, Abc, ABC, T9abc, T9Abc, T9ABC, or 123.
For more information on entering text into your new
message, see “Entering Text” on page 27.
3. Press Options ➔ View Recipients List or the Send To soft
key to display the Recipient list screen, which allows you
to add 10 recipients and change recipients to Cc or Bcc.
You can press Options ➔ Add Recipients to add recent
recipients, contacts from your Address Book, groups, or
FDN Contacts.
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