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P800/P802
White Paper, January 2003
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Area Information
Area Information, commonly known as SMS Cell Broadcast, is a method of sending text
messages to mobile phones within a certain part of the network. For example, traffic news can be
sent to users in a single cell or a group of cells. It is not widely deployed by network operators.
Information is organised into numbered channels. The user selects the required channels in the
P800 Control Panel, Messaging Accounts, CBS tab. The requested text messages are received
and placed in the ‘Area info’ mailbox.
Cell Information may be switched on and off in the Control Panel. When enabled and supported
by the network, the ID of the current cell (or group of cells) will be displayed underneath the
network operator name in the FC phone display. This is often the telephone area code or postal
code of the current location.