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SENDING AND RECEIVING TEXT AND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES
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CHAPTER
Sending and
receiving text and
multimedia
messages
You can use the Messaging application to
send and receive brief text messages
(SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS).
Creating and sending a text message
Each text message can have up to 160
characters. You can send a message of
more than 160 characters, but the
message may be split into several
messages. If you send a text message to
an email address, the email address is
deducted from the 160-character count.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
• Before you use your smartphone to
send or receive messages, consult your
wireless service provider for pricing and
availability of text messaging services.
• Make sure that your phone is on and
that you’re inside a coverage area (see
Turning your phone on
).
1 Press Messaging .
2 Select SMS\MMS.
3 Press Menu (right softkey) and select
New > SMS.
4 Enter the recipient’s name, mobile
phone number, or email address:
• Enter the first letters of the recipient’s
first or last name, the first and last
initials separated by a space, or the
DID
YOU
KNOW
?
You can send and receive text
messages even while you are on a phone call.
This is easiest when using a hands-free
headset or the speakerphone.