Mobile Originated Text Messaging; Setting Up; Receiving Messages - Motorola iDEN i530 User Manual

Mobile Originated Text
Messaging
With mobile originated text messaging, you can
send and receive short text messages to and from
other iDEN phones. Messages you receive appear
on your phone's display and in the text message
inbox. You access these messages through the
message center. See "Messages" on page 43.
Note: This feature may not be offered by your
service provider.

Setting Up

Before you begin using mobile originated text
messaging, you may need to set up your signature,
service center number, and expiration information:
1 From the main menu, select Messages.
2 Scroll to Text Inbox.
3 Press m.
4 Select Text Msg Setup.
5 With the Signature field highlighted, press A
under Change.
Enter your signature. It may be up to 11
characters long. See "Entering Text" on page 77.
When you are finished, press A under Ok.
6 With the Srvc Cntr No field highlighted, press A
under Change.
Enter the phone number of your service center. If
you do not know this number, contact your
service provider.
When you are finished, press A under Ok.
7 With the Expire After field highlighted, press A
under Change.
This is the amount of time messages you send
are saved if they cannot be delivered. After this
period, they are discarded.
Scroll or press A under Q to change field.
When you are finished, press A under Done.
8 Press A under Back to save the information you
entered.

Receiving Messages

When you receive a message, your phone notifies
you as it would with any other type of message. See
"Message Notifications" on page 43.
To view the message:
Press A under Read.
To dismiss the message notification:
Press A under Back.
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