6. Short messages
The Short Message application is activated by
pressing the SMS application button on the com-
municator interface keyboard.
To send and receive short messages the following
requirements must be met:
• Short Message Service (SMS) must be
supported by the network you are using.
• SMS must be activated for your SIM card.
• You must store the SMS message centre
number in the SMS application’s settings.
Contact your home service provider for details.
The Short Message Service enables you to send
and receive short alphanumeric text messages of
up to 160 characters over the digital cellular net-
work. If the message is longer, it will be sent as
several short messages.
The advantages of short messages are: sending is
practically instantaneous, messages can be sent
or received even during a voice or data call and
messages can be read in any mobile phone that
has the capability. The SMS message centre will
take care of delivering the message even if the
receiving phone is off at the time of sending.
The SMS main view shows the following folders:
• Own texts — Texts that you have written.
• Received messages — Messages that you have
received.
• Standard messages — Predefined message
templates (see ”Standard messages” on page
6-5).
• Business cards — All contact cards in the
Contacts directory (see ”Business cards” on
page 6-4).
• Info service — Informative messages sent by
the network.
• Delivery reports — Information about the
status of sent messages (see ”SMS settings”
on page 6-5).
• Document outbox — See chapter 12
"Document outbox" on page 12-1.
Note: You can only send short messages to
phone numbers stored in the Tel(GSM) or
Tel(PCN) fields of contact cards.
One of the commands inside each folder is Menu.
When you press Menu a pop-up box opens with
the choices:
Write message
Rename
Copy
Move
Create folder
For more information on these options, see chap-
ter 5 "Fax" on page 5-1.
If any of these choices is not possible, the choice
will be dimmed.
6-2
Sending messages
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