Receiving And Reading Messages - Alcatel OT-C 651 Manual

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When viewing the list of your messages, you will find the following status icons, depending on:
- the type of message: SMS message,
progress, MMS message with a sound,
which cannot be forwarded.
- Storage: messages stored on your SIM card (SMS only),
memory (MMS notifications).
7.1

Receiving and reading messages

When your phone is closed, a large icon will be shown on the middle of the external display to alert
you of one or more incoming messages.
7.1.1 SMS
In the main display, a line with the number of new and unread incoming messages appears on the screen.
Select this line and press the key to read it directly from the main screen. To modify or deactivate the
audible signal, see page 49.
7.1.2 MMS
You have three ways of managing the reception of MMS: immediate, deferred or restricted reception. From
"Parameters/MMS parameters", confirm your choice in the "Mode:" option (see page 47).
• "Immediate" reception: when in idle mode, the
downloaded. When the MMS is completely received, the message "New message!" appears, a beep
sounds, the icon shows up, a line with the number of messages appears on the screen. Select this line
and press to select and open the MMS.
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MMS message, MMS notification, MMS sending in
MMS with video clip, MMS with copyright elements
messages stored in the phone's
icon will indicate that a new MMS is being
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• "Deferred" reception: you will receive a notification with the name and number of the sender and the
title of the message if it has been filled in. You can then download the MMS at any time in order to read
it (1) . You can also delete it without reading it; in this case the sender of the MMS will be informed that it
has been rejected.
• "Restricted" reception: same behavior as "Deferred" mode but the notification will be announced
only by the icon.
You can receive video clips, photos, images, or sounds by MMS. These MMS are automatically stored in the
memory of your telephone. If you select "Options/Save items" you can save the video clips, images or
sounds or all of them (in this case, save the first item displayed, then select the "Next" option to save the
second item, and so on). They are all saved in the multimedia album.
7.1.3 Options while receiving or viewing messages in Inbox/Outbox
Generally, the common following options are proposed:
Delete • Delete the message.
Reply • Reply by SMS, MMS or by Vox MMS.
Forward • Forward the message to other people.
Archive • Save your message in the "Archived" folder (product memory).
Sort by date/size • Sort the read messages by date or by size: by date is the default sorting.
(1) If connected to a network.
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