Sony T68i - Manual (Page 49)

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Messaging 49
Messaging
Your phone supports various messaging
services – text messages, chat messages,
multimedia messages and email. Please
contact your service provider for details on which
services you can use. For more information about text,
see “Entering letters” on page 12.
Text messages
Text messages can be sent to one person or to a group
of recipients that you have saved in the phonebook (see
“Groups” on page 28). Text messages can also contain
pictures, animations, melodies and sounds.
Before you start
• First make sure that the number of your service center
is set. The number is supplied by your service provider
and is usually saved on the SIM card.
To set the service center number
1. Scroll to Messages, YES , SMS, YES , Options, YES ,
Service centers, YES .
If the service center number is saved on the SIM card
it appears in the display.
2. If there is no number in the list, select Add new?, YES .
3. Enter the number, including the international “+” sign
and country code, YES .
Sending text messages
For information about entering letters, see “Entering
letters” on page 12.
To write and send a text message
1. Scroll to Messages, YES , SMS, YES , Write new, YES .
2. Write your message, YES .
3. Enter the recipient’s phone number, or retrieve a number
or a group from the phonebook by pressing .
4. Press YES to send the message.
Note: If you send a text message to a group, you are
charged for each member of that group.
To insert an item in a text message
1. Scroll to Messages, YES , SMS, YES , Write new, YES .
2. While writing your message press .
3. Select Insert item, YES .
4. Select Picture, Sound effect, Melody, Animation
or My anim., YES .
5. Select an item, YES . Then press YES again to confirm.