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P800/P802
White Paper, January 2003
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Messaging
The P800 Messages application has integrated support for SMS, EMS, MMS and E-Mail from a
unified UI. Messages may be addressed using the contacts data and hyperlinks are supported in
all message types to create E-Mails, call telephone numbers and navigate directly to web and
WAP pages that are referenced in the text.
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With the Short Message Service, a user can send text
messages containing up to 160 characters to and from
GSM mobile stations (up to 70 characters using
Chinese text)
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With concatenated SMS, the user can write a longer
message and the P800 will automatically send it using
more than one SMS.
• EMS (Enhanced Messaging Service) enables the user
to include graphics, sounds and font attributes as part
of a text message, which can then be sent over the
normal GSM/SMS service. Such messages may also
be received and the extra media objects saved.
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MMS provides true multimedia capability with real
pictures, sound and time-based sequencing.
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The E-Mail client supports POP3 and IMAP4 E-Mail
and multiple accounts may be set up, for example
business and personal.
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Attachment viewers are included for Microsoft
®
Word,
Excel, PowerPoint
®
and Adobe
®
Acrobat
®
(PDF), with
approx. 20 more available from the CD-ROM
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Area information (SMS Cell Broadcast) is a type of text
message sent to subscribers in a certain network area.
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Over The Air setup messages are held in a special
‘Auto Setup’ mailbox
• Incoming beamed items will be found in the ‘Beamed’
mailbox
EMS (Enhanced Messaging Service)
Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) adds new powerful functionality to the well-known SMS
standard. With it, mobile phone users can add life to SMS text messaging in the form of pictures,
animations, sound and formatted text. This gives the users new ways to express feelings, moods
and personality in SMS messages. As well as messaging, users will enjoy collecting and
swapping pictures and ring signals and other melodies.
EMS uses existing SMS infrastructure and industry standards, keeping investments to a minimum
for operators and providing a familiar user interface and compatibility with existing phones and
with other manufacturers. EMS is part of the 3GPP standards.
An EMS message can be sent to a mobile phone that does not support EMS, or only supports
part of EMS. All the EMS elements i.e. text formatting, pictures, animations and sounds are
located in the message header. The EMS contents will be ignored by a receiving phone that does
not support the standard. Only the text message will be displayed to the receiver. This is true
consumer-friendly standardization. EMS is compatible to SMS across most of the range of mobile