Palm HandPHONE SMS Cell Phone User Manual


 
12 HandPHONE SMS
2. Assign message options accordingly:
Validity period
Specifies the maximum length of time for which your
message will be allowed to sit at your carrier’s
message center before being deleted (in case the
recipient’s mobile phone never picks it up).
Message type
Here you may choose between SMS, Fax, or E-
mail. In most cases, you should leave this on the
default SMS, unless your service provider explicitly
supports e-mail and fax services.
Status report...
Indicates to the service center that you should
receive notification on the status of your message.
Status reports are sent from the message center to
your mobile phone, and are not downloaded to your
Palm
handheld.
Service center...
Enter the service center (SMS-C) telephone number
given to by your network carrier. The
Get
button
retrieves the current SMS-C from your phone.
Set
allows you to copy an SMS-C number to your
phone.
Note
With some early model GSM phones it is important to
enter the SMS service center number in this field, and to
place a check in the box
Always set before sending
.
You may either configure these options for all subsequent messages (
before
creating any outgoing messages), or specifically for a single message (i.e. by
editing message
Details
after
you have created it).