Ericsson GF768 - Manual (Page 27)

Sending and Receiving Text Messages
This chapter describes SMS, what you need to do before you can send messages, how you
send messages, and how you read messages. This service is network dependent.
About Text
Messages
The Short Message Service (SMS) function
allows you to send and receive text messages
that contain up to 160 characters. Text messages
can be received when the phone is in standby
mode, when you are engaged in a call, or when
incoming calls are diverted to another phone
number. Also, if you have had your phone
turned off for a while the network will keep
track of the message and send it to your phone
as soon as it is turned on.
After a message is received, it is left in the
phone’s memory, which works similar to a
computer’s working memory. The message
remains in the phone’s memory until you read
it. You can even turn off the phone and the
message will remain intact. If you, on the other
hand, change SIM Card, you will lose the
unread message. This is because messages
should be personal.
Note!
You need to set the service center number
before you can send any messages. If you only
want to receive messages, you do not need to do
anything.
Checking
Subscription
● Call your service provider to see which serv-
ices your subscription supports, or check the
service provider’s manual.
Setting Service
Center Address
1. Check the service center address (number) for
your service provider.
2. Select Options in the Send menu.
3. Select Serv Cent.
4. Enter the service center address with the inter-
national prefix and press YES .
Sending SMS
1. Select New in the Send menu.
2. Enter your message and press YES . You can
also enter a phone number.
See Table 2 for all letters and symbols avail-
able.
3. Enter the phone number, or press the left ar-
row key to enter a name you want to send to
and press
YES .
The display now looks like this:
Mm Sent!
If your message does not go through, it will be
sent back to you.
Setting Duration of Message
1. Select Options in the Send menu.
2. Select Valid Per.
3. Select how long you want the message to be
repeated.
The service center repeats the message for
the set duration or until the receiver can re-
ceive it.
About Other
Message Types
You can send SMS from your phone to the
service center and the service center can change
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