Sms (Text Messages) - Siemens GIGASET A580 User Manual

SMS (text messages)

You can only send and receive SMS messages via the fixed line network.
When an SMS is sent, the base station automatically establishes a connection
via the fixed line network.
Your device is delivered ready to send SMS messages as soon as the phone is
connected to the fixed line network.
Preconditions:
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Calling Line Identification is enabled for your fixed line network connection.
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Your fixed line network provider supports the SMS service on the fixed line
network (information on this is available from your network provider).
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You are registered with your SMS service provider to send and receive SMS
messages.
SMS messages are exchanged between SMS centres operated by service pro-
viders. You must enter the SMS centre through which you wish to send and
receive SMS messages into your phone. You can receive SMS messages from
every SMS centre that is entered (maximum of four), provided you have regis-
tered with your service provider.
Your SMS messages are sent via the SMS centre that is entered as the active
send service centre. However, you can activate any other SMS centre as the
active send service centre to send a current message (
If no SMS service centre is entered, the SMS menu only contains the entry
Settings. Enter an SMS Service Centre (
Information on writing an SMS can be found in the appendix (
SMS may contain up to 160 characters.
Please note:
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Each incoming SMS is signalled by a single ring (ringer as for external calls).
If you accept such a "call", the SMS will be lost. To prevent this ring, suppress
the first ring for all external calls (
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If your phone is connected to a PABX
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To receive SMS messages you must be registered with your SMS service pro-
vider.
Registering with the registration assistant
When you open the SMS menu with
asked whether you wish to be registered automatically with all entered SMS
centres (
registration. You can now receive SMS messages from all SMS centres whose
numbers you have entered.
You can call up automatic registration thereafter via the menu:
¢
§Menu§
£
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¢ ¢
SMS Settings
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£
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£
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¢
SMS
§Menu§
or refuse with
§Yes§
Register to Srvc. Centres
SMS (text messages)
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72.
for the first time, you will be
to abort automatic
§No§
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