Sms (Text Messages); Writing/Sending An Sms - Siemens Gigaset S455 User Manual

SMS (text messages)

Your unit is supplied ready for you to send
text messages immediately.
Requirements:
u
Calling Line Identification (page 12)is
enabled for your phone connection.
u
Your network provider supports SMS in
the fixed network (information on this
can be obtained from your network
provider).
u
You are registered with your service
provider to send and receive text mes-
sages.
Text messages are exchanged between
SMS centres that are operated by service
providers. You must enter the SMS centre
in the unit through which you wish to
send and receive. You can receive SMS
from every SMS centre that is entered if
you have registered with your service pro-
vider. Your SMS is sent through the SMS
centre that is entered as the send centre
(page 28). Only one SMS centre can be
the send centre at any one time.
If no SMS Service Centre is entered,
the SMS menu only consists of the entry
Settings . Enter an SMS Service Centre
(page 28).
u
Entering text, see page 54.
u
Writing using the predictive text tool
EATONI, see page 54.
Rules
u
An SMS can be up to 612 characters
long.
u
If there are more than 160 characters
or a lot of image data, the text message
is sent as a linked SMS (up to 4 mes-
sages with 153 characters each).
Please remember:
u
Each incoming SMS is signalled by a
single ring (ringtone as for external
calls). If you accept such an SMS "call"
on the first ring, the SMS will be lost. To
prevent this ringing, suppress the first
ringtone for all external calls (page 44).
u
If your phone is connected to a PABX,
please read page 28.
u
To receive text messages you must be
registered with your service provider.

Writing/sending an SMS

Writing an SMS
¢
v î
Select mailbox if necessary
Mailbox 2
and press
~
Enter mailbox PIN if necessary
and press
New SMS Select and press
~
Write an SMS.
Press the display key.
§Options§
Select and press
Send
Select and press
SMS
Sending an SMS
s / C
~
/
Select number with area code
(even if you are in that area)
from the directory or call-by-
call list or enter it directly. For
SMS to an SMS mailbox: put
the mailbox ID at the end of
the number.
Press the display key.
§Options§
Send Select. The SMS is sent.
SMS (text messages)
.
§OK§
.
§OK§
.
§OK§
.
§OK§
.
§OK§
23