User Guide

154 Section 3B: Data Services
Accessing Messaging
You can send and receive email messages, instant
messages, and text messages and participate in Web-
based chat rooms right from yourphone. Messaging
allows you to stay connected 24 hours a day anywhere
on the Sprint National Network.
Message Types
There are many types of text messaging available on
yourphone. These include SMS Text Messaging, Sprint
Instant Messaging, Email, and Chat.
(Sprint Voicemail provides voicemail-to-mailbox
messaging. Forinformation on using yourphone’s
voicemail feature, see “Using Voicemail”on page 138.)
Using Sprint Mail
Sprint Mail allows you to perform many of the typical
email functions from yourphone that you can from your
personal computer. You can manage your Sprint Mail
account from yourphone or online at
www.sprint.com.
To access Sprint Mail from your phone:
1. Select and press > Web.
2. From the Sprint home page, select Messaging >
Email > PCS Mail.
3. If you’re a first-time user, your phone will prompt you
to set up yourSprint Mail account by establishing a
user name and password.
4. Select the folder you wish to view, such as Inbox or
Compose .
Sending Sprint Mail
1. From the Sprint Mail page (see above), select
Compose (or Reply or Reply All if you’re viewing a
message).
2. Enter a recipient orrecipients foryour email:
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Select To and pres s to display your Sprint Mail
address book. To add a recipient, select it and
pres s .
–or–
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Select the addressee box (underor adjacent to To)
and enter an email address.