Sms (Text Messages); Writing/Sending An Sms; New Sms - Siemens Gigaset C595 User Manual

SMS (text messages)

Your device is delivered ready to send SMS
messages.
Preconditions:
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Calling Line Identification is enabled for
your phone line.
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Your network provider supports SMS on
the fixed line network (information on
this can be obtained from your network
provider).
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You are registered with your service
provider to send and receive SMS.
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To receive SMS messages you must be
registered with your service provider.
This is completed automatically when
you send your first SMS.
Please note
If your phone is connected to a PABX,
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please read page 45.

Writing/sending an SMS

Writing an SMS
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Select mailbox if necessary
Mailbox 2
and press
~
Enter mailbox PIN if necessary
and press

New SMS

Select and press
~
Write an SMS.
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§OK§
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§OK§
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§OK§
Please note
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For instructions on how to enter
text and special characters,
please see page 74.
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An SMS can be up to 612 charac-
ters. If there are more than
160 characters, the SMS is sent as a
linked SMS (up to 4 SMS messages
with 153 characters each).
The number of characters remain-
ing and which part of a linked SMS
has already been written is shown
in the top right of the display.
Sending an SMS
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Press the talk key
Or:
Press the display key.
§Options§
Send Select and press
Select and press
SMS
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~
Select number with area code
(even if you are in that area)
from the directory or enter
directly. For sending SMS to an
SMS mailbox: add the mailbox
ID to the end of the number.
Press the display key. The SMS
§Send§
is sent.
Please note
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If you are interrupted by an external
call while writing an SMS, the text is
automatically saved in the draft
SMS list.
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If the memory is full, or if the SMS
function on the base is being used
by another handset, the operation is
cancelled. An appropriate message
appears in the display. Delete SMS
messages you no longer require or
send the SMS later.
SMS (text messages)
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§OK§
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§OK§
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