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Section 11: Messaging
This section describes how to send or receive different types of
messages. It also includes the features and functionality
associated with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your phone provides the following message types:
• Text Messages
• Multimedia (Picture and Video) Messages
• IM Messages
• Email Messages
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and receive text
messages to and from other mobile phones or email addresses.
To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service
provider’s message service.
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you send and
receive multimedia messages (such as picture messages and
video messages) to and from other mobile phones or email
addresses. To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to
your service provider’s multimedia message service.
Important!: When creating a message, adding an image, a sound file, or a
video clip to a text message changes the message from a text
message to a multimedia message.
Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the screen and
indicate when messages are received and their type. For more
information, refer to “Icons” on page 14.
Creating and Sending Messages
1. Touch ➔ Messaging ➔ Create Message.
– or –
Touch Message from the bottom of any Main menu.
2. Select a recipient by selecting an entry method by
touching Tap to Add Recipient and then selecting an
associated option:
• FDN Contacts: to select a recipient from your FDN Contacts list (if
FDN mode has been turned on).
• Enter # or email: to manually enter a destination using a valid
cellular phone number or email address.
• Contacts: to select a recipient from your Contacts list (valid entries
must have a wireless phone number or email address).
• Recent Contacts: to select a recipient from a list of recently sent
messages.
• Group: to select a recipient from the Group list.
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