BenQ M555C Cell Phone User Manual


 
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Using your phone
Receiving a message
Your phone supports the concatenated Short Message Service (SMS) and
Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS), which allows you to send and receive
text messages as well as EMS objects--icons, animations and ring tones.
SMS text message
When you have received a new text message your phone will sound to
alert you. The screen will show a note reminding you of the last received
messages, together with popping up at the top.
8 When a new message arrives it is stored on your SIM card. If
there is no room to store the message on your SIM card, will
flash, and the network will hold the message until you make
space for it by deleting another message from your SIM card.
To read a new message press (INBOX). The screen will show a list of
last received messages, each entry displaying its respective sender’s
phone number. (If the sender is a contact that has been saved in your
phone book, the screen will display the sender’s phone book name
rather than the phone number). The icon to the left of an message entry
indicates whether an incoming message has been read ( ) or not
( ). Scroll to highlight the message entry you want.
When an entry is highlighted in the black bar the first line of the
message will flash. Press (
READ) to view the entire message as well
as the arrival time and date associated with the message.
Having read a message, press (OPTIONS) and choose to delete,
edit, forward or reply to the message, or start a chat session using the
message. For details, see the main menu option
Messages on page 75.
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If you want to erase all of the received messages from your SIM card, you can
scroll down to the end of the message list and select Delete all to erase all of
the received messages.