Creating and sending a text message – Palm T5 User Manual
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CHAPTER 16
Sending and Receiving Text Messages
Tungsten™ T5 Handheld
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Creating and sending a text message
Many SMS service providers charge per text message or part of a text message.
Each message or part is 160 characters. If you create a text message under 161 characters, you are 
charged for one message. If you create a message that is 161 to 320 characters, you may be 
charged for two messages, and so forth. A counter appears at the top of the page to indicate the 
number of characters. Even though a message has more than 160 characters, the message 
appears as one message to the person receiving the message. 
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Go to Applications and select SMS
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Select New.
Before You Begin
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Before you can send and 
receive text messages, 
you must set up a phone 
connection on your 
handheld to send and 
receive information 
wirelessly.
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Key Term
SMS
Abbreviation for
Short Message Service. 
More commonly known 
as text messages, SMS 
messages can be 
received by most mobile 
phones.
IMPORTANT
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Unread 
message
Read 
message