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About cell broadcasting
Cell broadcasting is designed to enable wireless service providers to use SMS text messaging to send information to all BlackBerry® devices
in a specific geographical area simultaneously. You can receive cell broadcast messages that contain a specific type of information by subscribing
to a cell broadcast channel that provides that type of information. Different cell broadcast channels send different cell broadcast messages.
For example, one cell broadcast channel might send regular weather forecasts while another might send traffic reports.
Turn on cell broadcasting
To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must use a SIM card, and your wireless service provider must set up your SIM card with a cell
broadcast channel or provide you with the ID for a cell broadcast channel.
Depending on your wireless service provider and the wireless network that your device is connected to, this feature might not be supported.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Advanced Options.
3. Click Cell Broadcast Settings.
4. Change the Cell Broadcasting Service field to On.
5. Perform one of the following actions:
• If a cell broadcast channel appears on the screen, select the check box beside the channel.
• If a cell broadcast channel does not appear on the screen, highlight the Empty field. Click Add Channel. Type the channel ID and a
nickname. Click OK.
6. Select the check box beside a language.
7. Press the Menu key.
8. Click Save.
To turn off cell broadcasting, change the Cell Broadcasting Service field to Off. Before you turn off cell broadcasting, verify that your wireless
service provider does not use cell broadcasting to manage services, such as preferred rates, based on your location.
Stop receiving messages from a cell broadcast channel
Verify that your wireless service provider does not use the cell broadcast channel to manage services, such as preferred rates, based on your
location.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Advanced Options.
3. Click Cell Broadcast Settings.
4. Highlight a cell broadcast channel.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Perform one of the following actions:
• To stop receiving messages from the cell broadcast channel, click Disable.
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