Managing Your Messages; How Messages Are Stored - Motorola 9500 User Manual

Managing Your Messages

126 Using Message Services
How Your Phone Notifies You of
Messages
If your phone is powered on, it notifies you of
received messages in the following ways:
• An alert sounds and/or the phone
vibrates.
Your phone beeps and/or vibrates three
times to inform you of an incoming message.
See page 138 to set your phone's alert.
• The message icon (
• The message is displayed immediately if
the message is a fax or voicemail notification
message. The message remains on the
display for several seconds.
or
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message is an alphanumeric, text message
of up to 160 characters. For more information
see "Read a New Message" on page 128.

How Messages Are Stored

Your phone stores all messages on your SIM card.
The total number of messages that you can store
depends on your service provider.
If the message indicator is flashing, your SIM card is
full. See "Delete Messages" on page 129 to make
room for the new message.
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