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Status of Text Messages
A text message can have the following status:
• Unread ( ) - The text message has not been read.
Existing unread text messages will not be overwrit-
ten by a new message.
• Read ( ) - The text message has been read, but
has not been saved. If your phone’s text message
memory is full, this message will be overwritten by
new text messages.
• Saved ( ) - The text message has been read and
saved. Existing saved text messages will not be over-
written by a new message. If your phone’s text mes-
sage memory is full, the text message icon ( ) will
flash. You must delete one or more saved messages
before your phone can receive a new text message.
Reading Text Messages
Reading a Text Message Immediately
Upon Receipt
When a text message is received by your phone, one or
more tones sound, and a message appears in the display
that notifies you that an emergency, urgent, or normal
message has been received.
To read the text message:
Press
<(6
to read the message, or press
12
to skip
the message. The message is skipped and is kept as
an unread message. It can be reviewed later.
Display the message line by line by pressing Ñ or Ô.
Display the message three lines at a time by pressing
and holding Ñ or Ô.
Reading Text Messages During a Call
When you receive a message during a call, your phone
sounds a brief tone and a message appears in the display
prompting you to read the text message (the ability to
receive a text message during a call is operator depen-
dent). To read the text message, do one of the following:
• Press
<(6
to display the incoming message
• Press
12
to continue talking and have the message
treated as an unread message ( ).
Note! You cannot receive messages during a call if the text mes-
sage memory is full.
Reading Unread Text Messages
If you have messages that you have not read, a number
and the text message icon appear in the display.
To read the text messages:
Press Ñ or Ô from the Standby screen to access the
main menu.
Press Ñ or Ô until the MESSAGES menu is high-
lighted.
Press
<(6
to open the MESSAGES menu.
Press Ñ or Ô until the New Messages submenu is
highlighted.
Press
<(6
to open the New Messages submenu.
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