Text Messaging - Alcatel onetouch Pop Astro Start Manual

TEXT MESSAGING

Use the messaging feature to send and receive text
(SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages.
Writing a message
In message screen, touch the new message icon
to write text/multimedia messages.
To communicate with a saved contact, touch
contact photo to open Quick Contact panel.
For unsaved contacts, touch default photo to
add the number to your Contacts.
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Touch to view the whole
message thread.
Touch to create a new message.
Touch to search in all messages.
Sending a text message
Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient in
the Type name or number bar or touch
recipients, touch Type text message bar to enter text
message. When finished, touch
message.
An SMS message of more than 160 characters will
be charged as several SMS. When the total number
of characters you have entered is approaching the
160-character limit, a counter will appear on the
lower right corner below Send option of the text box
to remind you how many characters are allowed to be
entered in one message.
Specific letters (accent) will increase the size
of the SMS, which may cause multiple SMS
to be sent to your recipient.
Deleting message threads
To delete an entire message thread,
touch and hold message from
Messaging screen until highlighted,
then touch trash bin to delete.
Touch to delete selected message.
to add
to send the text
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