Section 11: Messaging; Types Of Messages; Message Notifications - Samsung SGH-A877 User Manual

Section 11: Messaging

This section describes how to send or receive different types of
messages. It also includes the features and functionality
associated with messaging.
Touch Save to store each new settings.
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Types of Messages

Your phone provides the following message types:
Text Messages
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Multimedia (Picture and Video) Messages
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IM Messages
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The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and receive text
messages to and from other mobile phones. To use this feature,
you must subscribe to your service provider's message service.
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you send and
receive multimedia messages (such as picture messages and
video messages) to and from other mobile phones. To use this
feature, you must subscribe to your service provider's multimedia
message service.
Important!: When creating a message, adding an image, a sound file, or a
video clip to a text message changes the message from a text
message to a multimedia message.

Message Notifications

Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the screen and
indicate when messages are received and their type. For more
information, refer to "Icons" on page 15.
The New Messages tab is an area that displays on the screen
when a missed call, new message, or voicemail is sent to the
phone. Three of the New Message tabs that each have their own
icons:
Displays within the New Messages tab indicating
when a new text message is received.
Displays within the New Messages tab indicating a
call has been missed.
Displays within the New Messages tab indicating
when a new voicemail message is received.
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