User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Getting Started
- Battery
- Removing the Battery Door
- Activating Service
- Powering On and Off
- Enabling OvertheAir Security
- Finding Your Phone Number and BoostTM Walkie-Talkie Number
- BoostTM Voice Mail
- Customizing Features
- Phone Basics
- SIM Card Security
- Locking the Keypad
- Antenna
- Accessories
- Wireless Local Number Portability: Bringing Your Phone Number From Another Carrier
- Re-BoostTM Option
- Instant Re-BoostTM Option
- BoostTM Customer Care
- Making Calls
- Call Alerts
- Recent Calls
- Entering Text
- Contacts
- Memo
- Call Forwarding
- Advanced Calling Features
- Messages
- Ringtones
- Multimedia Messages
- Boost MobileĀ® Voice Mail
- SMS
- BoostTM Wireless Web Services
- Camera
- Media Center
- My Info
- Using Walkie-Talkie Send
- Voice Records
- Java Applications
- Digital Rights Management
- GPS (Global Positioning System) Enabled
- Datebook
- Profiles
- Customizing Your Phone
- Shortcuts
- Using a Headset
- BoostTM Customer Care
- Understanding Status Messages
- Boost MobileTM Terms and Conditions of Service
- Safety and General Information
- Hearing Aid Compatibility
- MOTOROLA LIMITED WARRANTY
- Patent and Trademark Information
- Index
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SMS
SMS Messages
Short Message Service (SMS) messages are short
text messages, also called text and numeric
messages. You can send SMS messages through
any email account or on www.boostmobile.com.
Your phone receives SMS messages sent to its
SMS address, but does not send SMS messages.
Your phone's SMS address is your
PTN@myboostmobile.com.
If your phone is powered off when you receive a
message, your phone notifies you the next time
you power it on. If you are out of your coverage
area, your phone alerts you when you return to
your coverage area.
Your phone attempts to deliver these messages for
up to 7 days.
Receiving a Message
When you receive a text and numeric message,
New Text Message appears on the display.
To view the message:
1 Press A under Read.
2 If the message fills more than one screen, scroll
to read it.
3 To keep the message, press O. -or-
To delete the message, scroll to the end of the
message, then press A under Delete.
To dismiss the message notification:
If the flip is closed, press .. -or-
If the flip is open, press A under Back or close
the flip.
This icon
w appears on the display, reminding
you that you have a new message.
Reading from the Message Center
1 From the main menu, select Messages > SMS.
2 Select the message you want to read.
3 If the message fills more than one screen, scroll
to read it.
4 To keep the message, press O. -or-
To delete the message, scroll to the end of the
message, then press A under Delete.
Calling and Storing Numbers
If an SMS message you receive contains a phone
number, you can call that number by pressing s
while viewing the message.