Sony T610 - Manual (Page 48)

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48 Messaging
Receiving picture messages
When you receive a picture message, the phone beeps
and the message Read now? appears in the display.
Press
YES to read the message.
Note: You can receive a maximum of 20 messages.
You may have to delete old messages before you can
receive new ones.
Restrict messages
From the Messaging, Picture, Options, Restrict
messages, Home network or Roaming network
select one of the following:
• Allow– Your phone automatically downloads
messages to your phone as soon as they come to
your operator’s server. This is default.
• Always ask – You will be prompted to download
or to keep it on the server.
• Restrict– New messages appear in the box as icons.
No prompt is received with the message.
• From the Messaging, Picture, Options, Restrict
messages, Filter, select the type of message you
want to reject automatically:
• Advertisements
• Anonymous
Mobile chat
The mobile chat function works in the same way as
a chat on the Internet. You can choose a nickname
that will appear in the recipient’s display each time
you send a chat message.
To enter a chat nickname
1. Scroll to Messaging, Chat.
2. Select Nickname.
3. Enter your nickname (maximum of 11 characters),
OK .
To start a chat session
1. Scroll to Messaging, Chat, Start new.
2. Enter the recipient’s phone number,
OK or retrieve
it from the Phonebook by pressing LOOK UP .
3. Write your message, SEND .
Receiving a chat session invitation
When you receive a chat session invitation, the phone
beeps and the message Chat message Chat now?
appears in the display.
• To read the chat message, press YES .
• Write your chat message reply and press YES .
• To suspend a chat session, press NO .