User Manual

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Mobile Originated Text
Messaging
With mobile originated text messaging, you can send
and receive short text messages to and from other
iDEN phones. Messages you receive appear on your
phone’s display and in the text message inbox. You
access these messages through the message center.
See “Messages” on page 41.
Note: This feature may not be offered by your
service provider.
Setting Up
Before you begin using mobile originated text
messaging, you may need to set up your signature,
service center number, and expiration information:
1 From the main menu, select Messages.
2 Scroll to Text Inbox.
3 Press m.
4 Select Text Msg Setup.
5 With the Signature field highlighted, press A
under Change.
Enter your signature. It may be up to 11 characters
long. See “Entering Text” on page 77. When you
are finished, press A under Ok.
6 With the Srvc Cntr No field highlighted, press A
under Change.
Enter the phone number of your service center. If
you do not know this number, contact your service
provider.
When you are finished, press A under Ok.
7 With the Expire After field highlighted, press A
under Change.
This is the amount of time messages you send are
saved if they cannot be delivered. After this period,
they are discarded.
Scroll or press A under Q to change field.
When you are finished, press A under Done.
8 Press A under Back to save the information you
entered.
Receiving Messages
When you receive a message, your phone notifies
you as it would with any other type of message. See
“Message Notifications” on page 41.
To view the message:
Press A under Read.
To dismiss the message notification:
Press A under Exit.