Bosch 718 - Manual (Page 21)

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MESSAGES
Short Message Services (SMS)
Your phone can receive and send short text mes-
sages via the network. On some networks you
have to subscribe to this facility.
There are two types of messages: point-to-point
messages which you can both receive and send,
and cell broadcast messages which you can only
receive.
Point-to-point messages
A new incoming message will be indicated by the
SMS indicator
on the standby display, as well
as by a message tone (if enabled – see page 31).
The display will also inform you how many new
messages there are for you.
How to read a new message
1. Press to access the messages.
The display will show date and time of receipt
of each individual message.
2. Select the message you want to read by
means of or and confirm by
pressing SELECT
The phone number of the message sender will be
displayed in front of the message. You can now
scroll through the message by using the arrow
keys.
The message is automatically stored in the inbox
if you do not delete it.
In addition to reading the message, you can either
– delete it
– send a reply
– forward it to another phone number
– edit it before sending
– extract a phone number, if any, from the mes-
sage to call or to store in your phone book
– call back to the sender
1. Press OPTION
2. Select the option you wish to enter
and confirm by pressing OK
3. The display will guide you through
the next steps.
When a message has been read it will be indi-
cated by a
√
to the left of the date of receipt.
The SMS indicator remains on the standby
display as long as there are unread messsages.
Delete messages
If the SMS indicator is flashing, it indicates
that the message memory is full.
You can delete all messages stored either in the
Inbox or the Outbox at the same time.
1. Enter the sub menu
Delete messages
2. Confirm by pressing OK
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