Messages; Access; Conversational On (Off) Mode; Write Message - Alcatel One Touch 838 Tribe User Manual

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Messages .........................

You can create, edit and receive SMS, MMS with this mobile phone.
MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, animations and
sounds to other compatible mobiles and e-mail addresses.
The MMS function can only be used if the service is provided
by your operator, and if your contract includes the MMS
option and if all the parameters for MMS have been entered
(see page 32).
5.1

Access

You may access this menu using the following options:
Access from the main menu by selecting "Messages".
Select
from widget bar, and then enter the sub-menu you require.
5.2

Conversational On (Off) mode

In conversational on mode, you can view chat history in chronological
order. In conversational off mode, you may have access to the following
folders: Inbox, Outbox, Sent, Drafts, Broadcast SMS, Empty
folder, Templates, Settings. Conversational view mode is set as
default. You may switch to conventional mode by selecting "Options\
Settings\Conversational mode\On (Off)". The following instructions
are based on conversational mode.
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5.3

Write message

You can select "Messages\Write message" from the main menu or
press
from the keypad directly to write text/multimedia message. One
or more recipients can be added from contact list and you can remove
a recipient by pressing Delete key. Press "Contacts" through
multi-select recipients from Contacts.
An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when images, videos,
audio, slides or attachments are inserted; Subject, CC/BCC/email address
is added; or the message contains more than 8 pages of text.
Timer send
Schedule an SMS/MMS to be sent out at predefined time ("Options\
Timer send").
An SMS message of more than a certain number of 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.
Specific letters (accent) will increase the size of the SMS, this
may cause multiple SMS to be sent to your recipient.
5.4

Available options

5.4.1
Alerts
Setting messages
The storage of provisioning messages.
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