SMS (text messages)
Your phone is supplied ready for sending
SMS messages immediately.
Preconditions:
u Calling Line Identification is enabled for
your phone line.
u Your network provider supports SMS in
the fixed line network (information on
this can be obtained from your network
provider).
u You are registered with your service pro-
vider to send and receive SMS messages.
SMS messages are exchanged between SMS
centres operated by service providers. You
must enter the SMS centre through which
you wish to send and receive SMS messages
into your phone. You can receive SMS mes-
sages from every SMS centre that is entered,
provided you have registered with your serv-
ice provider.
Your SMS messages are sent via the SMS
centre that is entered as the active send
service centre. However, you can activate
any other SMS centre as the active send serv-
ice centre to send a current message
(¢ page 34).
If no SMS service centre is entered, the SMS
menu only contains the entry Settings.
Enter an SMS Service Centre (¢ page 34).
Information on writing an SMS can be found
in the appendix (¢ page 61). An SMS may
contain up to 160 characters.
Please note:
u If your phone is connected to a PABX,
please read page 34.
u To receive SMS messages you must be
registered with your service provider.
Registering with the registration
assistant
When you open the SMS menu with
¢
SMS
for the first time, you will be asked
whether you wish to be registered automat-
ically with all entered SMS centres
(¢ page 34). Confirm with
§No§
with
to abort automatic registration. You
can now receive SMS messages from all SMS
centres whose numbers you have entered.
You can call up automatic registration there-
after via the menu:
¢
¢
§Menu§
SMS
Settings
Srvc. Centres
Writing/sending an SMS
¢
¢
§Menu§
SMS
Write Message
~
Write an SMS. For how to enter
text, ¢ page 61.
¢
§Menu§
Send Text
Select and press
s / ~
Enter the number with area
code (including your local area
code) from the directory or key
it in manually, and press
The SMS is sent.
Please
u If you are interrupted by an external
call while writing an SMS, the text is
automatically saved in the draft mes-
sage list.
u If the memory is full, or if the SMS
function on the base station is being
used by another handset, the opera-
tion is cancelled. An appropriate mes-
sage appears in the display. Delete
SMS messages you no longer require
or send the SMS later.
SMS (text messages)
§Menu§
§Yes§
or refuse
¢
Register to
§OK§
.
§OK§
.
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