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34 Messaging
Messaging
Text messaging, picture messaging,
voice messaging, email, My friends.
Your cell phone supports various
messaging services. Please contact
your service provider about
the services you can use,
or for more information, visit
www.sonyericsson.com/support.
Text Messaging (SMS)
Text messages can contain simple
pictures, sound effects, animations,
and melodies. You can also create
and use templates for your messages.
Before you start
The number to your service center
is supplied by your service provider
and is usually set on the SIM card.
If not, you can enter the number
yourself.
To set a service center number
1 } Messaging } Settings } Text
Message } Service Center. If the
service center number is saved
on the SIM card it is shown.
2 If there is no number shown } Edit
} New Service Center and enter the
number, including the international “+”
prefix and country/region code } Save.
Sending text messages
For information about entering letters
% 15 Entering Letters.
To write and send a text message
1 } Messaging } Write New } Text
Message.
2 Write your message } Continue.
(You can save a message for later
in Drafts by pressing } Save
message.)
3 } Enter Phone No. and enter
a number, or } Contacts Lookup
to retrieve a number or a group from
Contacts, or } Enter Email Address
or select from last used recipients
} Send
.
If you send a text message to a group,
you will be charged for each member.
Some language-specific characters use
more space. For some languages you
can deactivate
National Chars. to save
space.
To send a message to an email address,
you need to set an email gateway number,
} Messaging } Settings } Text Message
} Email Gateway. The number is supplied
by your service provider.
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