Oricom S209 - Manual (Page 27)

SMS Text Messaging
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5. Select the new setting.
6. Press
OK to confirm. The new setting is saved.
READING AND RETRIEVING MESSAGES
1. Select INBOX after you log in to a mailbox.
2. Press
DETAILS to view the entire message.
RETURNING A CALL TO THE SENDER
1. Press or while reading a message in detail then select and confirm REPLY of OPTION . Your call will be connected
to the sender.
COMPOSING AND SENDING MESSAGES
Composing messages
A single text message can have up to 160 characters. If your message is longer than 160 characters, it is considered a long message
and maybe handled differently by your service provider. A long message can have up to 612 characters. For details, consult your
service provider. There may be a cost difference on sending long messages.
1. Press MENU .
2. Select SMS. Press OK .
3. Select and log in to the mailbox that you want to send the message from.
4. Select
COMPOSE.
5. Enter your message.
6. Press OPTIONS when you finish writing the message.
7. Select SEND. Press OK .
8. Enter the number. Press OK. Your message is sent. If you have subscribed for extra SMS services, follow the on-screen
instruction.
TIP: Send as E-mail or Fax. Before composing your message, press INSERT to insert an email address or
fax number to send your message as an email or fax.
TIP: Options while composing. While composing your message, press OPTIONS to access more
functions. Your phone might not support all options.
Select SAVE to send your message later.
Select LANGUAGE to change the input language.
Select TEMPLATE to insert a pre-programmed message.
Select EXIT COMPOSE to cancel composing.
NOTE: Text and Number Editing. See Text and Numbers on page 17.
NOTE: Incoming Call. If there is an incoming call when you are composing a message, your phone will
automatically save the draft in the outbox. You can retrieve the draft after answering the call.
Your phone can only save the first 160 characters of a long message in a draft. For backup, you need to save
the entire message manually before an incoming call comes in.
NOTE: Extra SMS Services. Your service provider may offer extra services such as status report and
message sending expiry time. Consult and subscribe these services from your service provider.