User's Guide Part 1

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Easy Search/Contents/Precautions
Feature Preview of the FOMA SO706i
FOMA is the name of DOCOMO’s service based on the W-CDMA system approved as one of
the global standards for third-generation mobile telecommunication systems (IMT-2000).
Features of SO706i
■ i-mode mail/Deco-mail
®
/Deco-mail
®
pictograph →pp.156, 158
In addition to the message body, you can attach pictures
or video clips. As the FOMA terminal is compatible with
Deco-mail
®
/Deco-mail
®
pictograph, you can change the
character color, size, or background color of the message
body or insert images or moving pictographs.
■ International roaming →p.332
The FOMA terminal, phone number and mail address you
use in Japan are also available overseas (GSM/3G
areas). You can use voice call, videophone call, i-mode,
i-mode mail, SMS and network services.
■ High-speed communication
The data is received at the maximum speed of 3.6 Mbps
and sent at the maximum speed of 384 kbps in the FOMA
high speed communication area.
* 3.6M bps and 384K bps are maximum values on
technical standards, and the actual communication
speed varies depending on the network congestion or
environment. When out of FOMA HIGH-SPEED area or
connecting to an access point such as mopera
incompatible with HIGH-SPEED, data are sent and
received at 384K bps max.
■ Mega i-αppli/Chokkan game (touchy-feely
game) →p.185
You can automatically receive updated stock prices,
weather information, etc., and play games. As the FOMA
terminal supports chokkan games, you can enjoy touchy-
feely operations when playing games by waving/shaking
the handset or talking.
■ Chaku-Uta-Full
®
/Uta-hodai/Music&Video
Channel
*
/Video clip →pp.272, 267, 151
*: This is a pay service you need to apply for.
You can download the entire track (Chaku-Uta-Full
®
) and
use another service (Uta-hodai) that you can download
the entire track as many as you want with fixed monthly
charge.
Music&Video Channel is also available, that you can enjoy
the music/video programs downloaded by the automatic
operation at night time only by setting it beforehand. The
FOMA terminal also supports i-motion up to 10M bytes,
you can enjoy music clips of the entire track or video clips.
■ Osaifu-Keitai/ToruCa →pp.195, 201
By downloading an Osaifu-Keitai i-αppli, you can transmit
electric money from the site into the IC card in your FOMA
terminal or check the accountant balance or transaction
history. The i-αppli of the DOCOMO credit service
“DCMX” is pre-installed in your FOMA terminal. “iC
transfer service” is also supported so that you can easily
move your IC card data to a new terminal when replacing
your FOMA terminal.
ToruCa can be acquired via a reader/writer unit or
websites and easily exchanged via mail or Infrared data
exchange.
■ Kisekae Tool →p.97
Favorite standby screen or menu screen can be replaced
at a time. SO706i enables the change of menu sequence
in high use and customization of the menu screen to your
favor.
i-mode
i-mode is an online service that you can use to send e-mail as well as using the useful information from the i-mode
menu site (program) and i-mode compatible website.