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• REGISTER WITH AN IM SERVICE
Before you can use IM, you must register with an IM service to obtain an IM user name
and password. You can obtain an IM user name and password by registering over the
Internet (using your computer) with the IM service provider you have selected to use.
During the registration process, you will have the opportunity to create the user name
and password of your choice. For more information about signing up for IM services,
contact your wireless service provider.
• BEFORE USING IM
Before you can use the IM feature, your phone must have at least one access
point defined. See "Access points" on page 58. An IM server must also be defined
in your phone:
1 Select Menu > IM > Options > Settings > Server settings > Servers.
2 Select a server from the list, or select Options > New server to define a
new server.
If you need help defining a new server, contact your wireless service provider
or IM service provider.
You must also obtain a user name and password (see “Register with an IM service”
on page 86). For more information about signing up for instant messaging services,
contact your wireless service provider.
•LOG IN
Select Menu > IM > Options > Login, enter your user name and password, and
press OK. After you have logged into IM initially, you have the option of a manual
login or an automatic login. See “Automatic login” on page 87.
• IM SETTINGS
You can customize your IM settings, depending upon the IM service you have selected.
Select Options > Settings > IM settings from the main IM menu screen, and
select the following:
Use screen name—Select Yes to key in a nickname (up to 10 characters).
IM presence—Select one of the following options:
• Active for all—All other users see your status as online and you receive
availability information and messages from all other users.
• Active for cntcts.—Even though only the contacts in IM contacts see your
status as online, you receive availability information and messages from all
other users.
• Not active—Your status to other users appears to be offline from the IM service,
but you receive availability information and messages from all other users.
Allow messages from and Allow invitations from—These settings define whether
you receive instant messages or group invitations from All, IM contacts only, or None.