62 Using Your Phone
Cell Broadcast
Cell broadcast messages are general messages that your network
operator broadcasts to all phones within a particular area. These
messages are broadcast in numbered channels. For example, channel
030 might be for local weather, 060 for traffic reports, 080 for
information about local hospitals, taxis, pharmacies, and so forth.
You can receive cell broadcast messages that your network operator
broadcasts, and select your preferred topics and languages.
8 For more information about available channels and a list of the
information they provide, contact your network operator.
8 When you receive a cell broadcast, the content will be displayed twice
in ticker-tape fashion.
Receive
Allows you to select whether or not to receive cell broadcast
messages.
To p i c s
Allows you to decide what information you wish to receive
from your network operator's cell broadcasts. The topics listed
in the To p i c s list represent the broadcast information that you
have selected to receive from your network operator.
If you have not previously saved any topics, you can press
(Option) and then select the Add option so that you can
enter the desired range of topic numbers (that is, the channel
numbers). The upper and lower limits of the range are the
highest and lowest channel numbers, respectively. The largest