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Set how long your service centre attempts to send text messages
If you send a text message and it cannot be delivered immediately, your service centre tries to send the text message for the
number of times that is set in the Retries field. Depending on your wireless service provider, this option might not appear.
1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon.
2.
Press the key > Options.
3. In the SMS Text section, change the Retries field.
4.
Press the
key > Save.
Set a wireless network type for sending text messages
Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported.
1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon.
2.
Press the
key > Options.
3. In the SMS Text section, do one of the following:
• To use only one network type to send text messages, change the Network To Send Over field to Circuit Switched or
Packet Switched.
• To use either network type to send text messages, which might be beneficial when roaming, change the Network To
Send Over field to Circuit Switched Preferred or Packet Switched Preferred.
4.
Press the key > Save.
Cell broadcasting
About cell broadcasting
Cell broadcasting is designed to enable wireless service providers to use SMS text messaging to send information to all
BlackBerry® smartphones 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® smartphone 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 smartphone is connected to, this feature
might not be supported.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Device > Advanced System Settings > Cell Broadcasting.
3. Select the Enable Cell Broadcasting check box.
• If one or more cell broadcast channels appear on the screen, select the check box beside the channel.
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