Alcatel One Touch OT-708 User Manual page 15

You can type a message, but you can also modify a predefined message in Templates
or customize your message by adding pictures, photos, sounds, titles, etc. (only available
while editing an MMS). While writing a message, select "Options" to access all the
messaging options.
You can save your messages that you send often to Drafts or Templates. (MMS.
only).
An SMS message of more than 60 characters (the number of characters
depends on your language) will be charged as several SMS. An MMS message
containing photos and/or sounds may also be billed as more than one
message.
6.1.2. Inbox
All received messages (read and unread) are stored in the same Inbox.
When viewing your messages, you will find the following status icons, depending on the
type of message: unread SMS in phone,
phone, read SMS in SIM card,
message reception in progress and
unread SMS in SIM card,
unread MMS in phone, read MMS in phone,
message sending in progress.
7
Receiving.and.reading.SMS/MMS
When you receive a new message, a beep sounds and the
number of new messages will appear on the screen, The LED will also flicker.
Once you receive a message, the following options are given: View, Reply, Forward
the message to another person, Edit, Group.by.sender, Delete, Delete.all, Move.to.
archive and extract number, URL (Use.number/Use.URL), etc.
Group.by.sender
Messages can be grouped by sender ("Option/Group. by. sender"). You are able to
quick search the messages by pressing the key associated with the first letter of sender's
name.
Group.unread.message
Unread messages will always be positioned above the read messages.
read SMS in
icon showing the
8