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On the General page, define the following:
• Service center in use — Select the message center to deliver the messages.
• Delivery report — Select whether to view the status of the sent text messages in Log.
• Send text message — Select when to send the text messages. If you select Upon request , you must select a message in Outbox
and press Send to send it.
• Validity period — Select how long the message center stores messages if a recipient cannot be reached. Note that the network
must support this feature.
On the Concatenation page, define the following:
• Concatenation — Select No to send text messages longer than 160 characters as several messages. Select Yes to send text
messages that are longer than 160 characters as several messages, and allow them to be received as one long message by
compatible devices. Sending a message over 160 characters may be more expensive than one message.
• Confirm multipart messages — Select whether you want to see a confirmation note when you try to send text messages
exceeding 160 characters.
On the Advanced page, define the following:
• Reply via same center — Select whether the reply to your message should be sent using the same message center number
your message used.
• Include original in reply — Select whether to copy the text from a received text message to your reply.
• Preferred connection — Select whether to send the text message by GSM network or GPRS. Note that the message will be
send through GPRS only if GPRS is available. If GPRS is not available, the message will be sent through GSM.
You can also edit text message options in Desk > Tools > Control panel > Messaging .
Modifying message center settings
To view message centers, press Menu, and select Tools > Account settings... . Select Text message , and press Edit . In General ,
press Service centers .
To edit message centers, press Edit , and enter the Service center name and Service center number .
To add new message centers, press New , and enter the Service center name and Service center number .
To delete message centers, scroll to a center, and press Delete .
Managing messages on the SIM card
Text messages may be stored on your SIM card.
To view text messages on the SIM card, press Menu, and select
Receive > SIM messages .
To open a text message on the SIM card, select the message, and press Move . The message is moved to the Inbox and deleted
from the SIM card. Press Close to exit the SIM messages dialog. In Inbox, select the message, and press Open .
To copy a text message from the SIM card, select the message, and press Copy . The message is copied to the Inbox, and the
original remains on the SIM card.
To remove a text message from the SIM card, select the message, and press
Delete .
Picture messages
Note: Picture message function can be used only if it is supported by your network operator or service provider. Only
devices that offer picture message features can receive and display picture messages.
To view a picture message, select the message in Messaging , and press Open .
To reply to the sender, press Reply via text msg. . Note that the picture is not included in the reply.
To forward a picture message, press Forward . Press Recipient to select a recipient, write the message text, and press Send . Note
that the picture message text cannot be longer than 120 characters.
Multimedia messages
Note: Only devices that offer compatible multimedia message or e-mail features can receive and display multimedia
messages.
The appearance of a multimedia message may vary depending on the receiving device.
The default setting of the multimedia message service is generally on.
Creating and sending multimedia messages
A multimedia message can contain text, images, or sound or video clips.
Note that this function can be used only if it is supported by your network operator or service provider.
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