Blackberry 8830 Getting Started Manual page 12

USing text meSSaging (SmS)
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Use your address book, select a
the mENU kEy. If you have a contact with multiple phone numbers listed in the
entry, the BlackBerry smartphone will ask you to verify to which phone number you
want to send.
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Alternatively, from the
" comPoSE SmS" .
With SMS text messaging, you are limited to 160 characters, total, including spaces and punctuation if sending
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to a mobile phone. You are limited to 133 characters, total, including spaces and punctuation if sending to an
email address. Typically, only mobile phones are capable of receiving SMS messages so you will want to verify
the device type of the recipient before sending.
USing pin - to - pin meSSaging
PiN-to-PiN is a unique messaging feature of the BlackBerry smartphone that allows
you to send messages (without the character length limits found using SMS) directly
to another BlackBerry smartphone user. It is sort of like an
works only with the BlackBerry smartphone. This unique feature allows you to verify
that the message was received by the recipient's device as your inbox will show the
sent message with a check next to it and once the recipient's handheld acknowledges
receipt, a small d (for
It is a good idea to collect the PIN numbers of the BlackBerry smartphones that you would like to PIN-to-PIN
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message and then pre-program into your device prior to sending the PIN message.
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Use your address book, select a contact name and then select
trackball and selecting from the
the trackball and select
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Alternatively, from the
"comPoSE PiN" .
With PIN-to-PIN messaging, you are sending a message directly from one BlackBerry smartphone to another,
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by-passing the email and SMS network.
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coNtact NamE
mESSagES area you can click the
dElivErEd) will appear near the check mark.
mENU oPtioNS.
SENd.
mESSagES area you can click the
and then select SmS after pressing
mENU kEy and select
iNStaNt mESSagE
PiN by pressing the
Then type your message and click
mENU kEy and select
that