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Section 3A: Service Features: The Basics 153
Service Features
Using SMS Text Messaging
With SMS Text Messaging, you can send instant text
messages from your phone to other messaging-ready phones
– and they can send messages to you.
In addition, SMS Text Messaging includes a variety of preset
messages, such as “I’m running late, I’m on my way,” that
make composing messages fast and easy. You can also
customize your own preset messages (up to 160 characters)
from your phone.
Composing SMS Text Messages
To compose an SMS Text message:
1. Press O > Messaging
>
Send Message.
2. Enter the recipient’s phone number and press O.
3. Scroll to Message, compose your message text, and
press
O.
䡲 To type a message, use your keypad to enter your
message. Use the right softkey to select a character
input mode.
䡲 To use a preset message, press Options (right
softkey), select Insert Preset Msg, highlight your
desired message, and press
O.
4. To ask the recipient to call you back, select the Callback
check box and enter the number you can be reached at.
5. If your message is urgent, select the Urgent check box.
Tip:
To add another recipient, press Options (right softkey) and
select New Recipient. You can also press Options (right softkey)
and select Insert Contact to select a recipient from your
Contacts.