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* Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone, depending on the software installed or your service provider. DUAL BAND GPRS TELEPHONE SGH-X608 Printed in Korea World Wide Web Code No.: GH68-04689A www.samsungmobile.com English. 01/2004. Rev.1.0...
Contents Important Safety Precautions ... 7 Unpacking ... 9 Your Phone ... 10 Phone Layout ... 10 Display... 13 Backlight ... 16 Service Light... 16 Camera ... 17 Getting Started ... 18 Inserting/Removing the SIM Card ... 18 Installing/Removing/Charging the Battery... 19 Switching the Phone On or Off...
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Contents Phonebook Menu... 60 Find Name (Phonebook 1.1) ... 60 Add Entry (Phonebook 1.2) ... 63 Speed List (Phonebook 1.3) ... 64 Copy All to Phone (Phonebook 1.4) ... 66 Send All via Infrared (Phonebook 1.5) ... 67 Delete All (Phonebook 1.6)... 69 Own Number (Phonebook 2.1)...
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Contents Camera ... 156 Take Photos (Menu 8.1) ... 156 My Photos (Menu 8.2) ... 160 My Albums (Menu 8.3) ... 161 Delete All (Menu 8.4) ... 161 Settings (Menu 8.5)... 162 Memory Status (Menu 8.6) ... 162 Using ALS (Alternate Line Service) ... 163 Solving Problems ...
Important Safety Precautions Read these guidelines before using your wireless phone. Failure to comply with them may be dangerous or illegal. Road Safety at All Times Do not use a hand-held phone while driving; park the vehicle first. Switching Off When Refuelling Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels or chemicals.
Do not cut off the call until given permission to do so. Water Resistance Your phone is not water-resistant. Keep it dry. Accessories and Batteries Use only Samsung-approved accessories and batteries. Qualified Service Only qualified service personnel may install or repair your phone.
Your Phone Phone Layout The following illustrations show the main elements of your phone: Camera Ear-microphone jack Volume keys Soft key (left) WAP Browser Dial/Menu confirmation key Cancel/Back/ Correction key Special function keys Key(s) (soft keys) Antenna Earpiece Display Navigation keys (Up/Down/Left/ Right) Soft key (right)
Your Phone Key(s) Description (continued) Ends a call. When pressed and held, switches the phone on or off. In Menu Mode, cancells your input and returns to Idle Mode. When pressed and held in Idle Mode, quickly accesses your voice mail server.
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Your Phone Icons Icon Description Shows the received signal strength. The more the number of bars, the stronger the signal. Appears when a call is in progress. When your SIM card supports ALS (Alternate Line Service), this icon may appears with the number 1, 2, or both.
Your Phone Clock Mode If you don’t press any key in a minute after dimming of the display, the display goes into the Clock Mode to save the power. Press any key to awake the display from the Clock Mode. Backlight The display and the keypad are illuminated by a backlight.
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your local Samsung dealer for further details. Note: You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A discharged standard battery is fully recharged in approximately 150 minutes.
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Getting Started 2. Slide the battery up towards the catch until it locks into place. Removing the Battery 1. Switch off the phone by pressing and holding the key. 2. Press and hold down the catch above the battery on the back of the phone and slide the battery away.
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Getting Started 3. When charging is finished, disconnect the adapter from the power outlet and from the phone by pressing the grey tabs on both sides of the connector and pulling the connector out. Charging the Battery using the Battery Charger Using the battery charger, you can charge the battery alone.
Getting Started 5. Take the battery out of the charger. Low Battery Indicator When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain, the battery sensor informs you in the following ways: an empty battery icon flashes ), you hear a warning tone and a message repeats at regular intervals on the display.
Getting Started Selecting Functions and Options Your phone offers a set of functions that allow you to customise your phone. These functions are arranged in menus and sub-menus, accessed via the two soft keys marked and sub-menu allows you to view and alter the settings of a particular function.
Getting Started Locking or Unlocking the Keypad You can lock the keypad and volume keys to avoid pressing keys by accident. To lock the keypad, press and hold the Idle Mode until the “Keypad locked” message appears on the display. You can also answer incoming calls using any keys, even if you lock the keypad and volume keys.
Call Functions Making an International Call 1. Press and hold the 0 key for the international prefix. The + character appears. 2. Enter the country code, area code and phone number and press the key. Making a Call from Phonebook You can store the names and phone numbers called regularly in the SIM card and phone’s memory, which are jointly called the Phonebook.
Call Functions Ending a Call When you want to finish your call, briefly press the key. Answering a Call When somebody calls you, the phone rings and displays the incoming call animation. If the caller can be identified, the caller’s phone number, or name if stored in your Phonebook, displays.
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Call Functions Muting/Sending Key Tones You can turn the key tones off or on during a call. When the Mute keys option is selected, your phone does not transmit the key tones. It allows you to press keys without hearing annoying key tones during a call.
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Call Functions Transferring a Call You can transfer the current call to the call on hold if this service is supported by the network, so that the callers can talk to each other. You are disconnected from both of them. 1.
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Call Functions 3. To join the first participant to the multi-party call, press the Options soft key and select the Join option. Press the Select soft key. 4. To add a new person to the multi-party call, call the person in the normal way. Then press the Options soft key and select the Join option.
Call Functions Using the Ear-microphone With the ear-microphone, you can make or answer a call without holding the phone. When you connect the ear-microphone to the jack at the left side of the phone, the button on the ear-microphone works as listed below: Press redial the last call the button twice in Idle Mode.
Entering Text Changing the Text Input Mode When you are in a field that allows character entry, you should notice the text input mode indicator on the bottom of the display. Example: Entering a name in Phonebook Enter name Text input mode indicator: Chinese To change to another text input mode: 1.
Entering Text 3. If you cannot find the character you want from the display, press the Up or Down key to scroll through choices in the Character Selection map. When the character you are typing appears in the Character Selection Map, you may select it, without completing the Pinyin spelling or entering the tone for the character.
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Entering Text The table shows the stroke/key relationship: Typing Strokes and Characters in Stroke Mode 1. To type a character, press keys corresponding to its component strokes. Press keys on the handset in the order that you would write the strokes, using one press per desired stroke.
Entering Text Using Quick English Mode To type a word, press keys corresponding to the letters you need. Remember the following as you are typing: 1. Start entering the word by pressing keys 1 to 0. Press each key only once for each letter. Example: To enter “hello”...
Entering Text Using English Mode When typing in English mode, press the key labelled with the required letter: - Once for the first letter - Twice for the second letter - And so on Example: To display the letter “C”, quickly press the 2 key three times.
Entering Text Using Symbolic Mode Symbolic mode enables you to enter symbols in your text. Press the display more Up or Down key. symbols enter a symbol corresponding number key. return to the Ok or soft key. previous text input mode Using the Menus The phone offers a range of functions that allow you...
Using the Menus List of Menu Functions Various menus let you check or change your phone settings. The following list shows the menu structure. The numbers assigned to each menu option may not match the menu number on the phone. It depends on the services supported by your SIM card.
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Using the Menus 2. Call records (see page 98) 2.1 Missed calls 2.2 Received calls 2.3 Dialled calls 2.4 Delete all 2.5 Call time 2.5.1 Last call time 2.5.2 Total sent 2.5.3 Total received 2.5.4 Reset timers 2.6 Call costs 2.6.1 Last call cost 2.6.2 Total cost 2.6.3 Max cost...
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Using the Menus 5. Organiser (see page 117) 5.1 New memo 5.2 Calendar 5.3 To do list 5.4 Clock 5.4.1 Set time 5.4.2 Set date 5.4.3 Set world time 5.4.4 Set format 5.5 Alarm 5.6 Calculator 5.7 Conversion 5.7.1 Length 5.7.2 Weight 5.7.3 Volume 5.7.4 Area...
Phonebook Menu Phonebook offers the following features: • Phonebook: allows you to find, create or set up the speed-dialling feature and manage Phonebook entries. • Management: allows you to create or remove your own number, set up caller groups and check the memory status.
Phonebook Menu Changing the SIM Memory Entries To change the SIM memory entry’s information, press the Options soft key. The following options are available: Edit number This option allows you to change the number. You can also add a new number if none has been stored for the selected category.
Phonebook Menu 6. When you are satisfied, press the Ok soft key. 7. If you select Phone in step 3, go to step 8. If you select SIM in step 3, enter the location number and press the Ok soft key. 8.
Phonebook Menu Dialling a Number Stored in the SIM Card Once you have stored phone numbers in your SIM card, you can dial them easily whenever required. To dial a number stored in the SIM card: 1. Enter the number of the SIM card location where the number you want to dial is stored.
Phonebook Menu IrDA port IrDA port Your phone begins sending the entry(ies). Receiving Phonebook from Another Device 1. Align the IrDA ports on both sides each other. 2. Access the Infrared activation menu (Menu 4.11) and select On to activate the port. 3.
Phonebook Menu Own Number (Phonebook 2.1) To store your own phone number(s) with a name: 1. Scroll to an empty location by pressing the Up or Down key and press the Select soft key. 2. When Edit number highlights, press the Select soft key.
Phonebook Menu Memory Status (Phonebook 2.3) You can check how many names are stored in SIM card and phone’s memory. When you have finished, press the soft key or key to exit. Service Directory (Phonebook 3.1) Note: This feature may not be available depending on your SIM card.
Messages This menu allows you to create, send, read and save messages with the Short Message Service (SMS: text message), Enhanced Message Service (EMS: message including simple image, animation or melody) and Multimedia Message Service (MMS: message supporting the presentation of various media types, such as full colour images and polyphonic ring tones).
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Messages To read the new message(s) immediately, press the View soft key. The list of the messages appears. Note: To clear the new message notification on the display, press the key. Managing memory Inbox and Outbox share a given amount of memory in your phone or SIM card.
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Messages New Message (Menu 1.1.2) Using this menu, you can write messages, containing text, images and melodies. 1. Create a message. On the first line of the display, you see the number of remaining characters you can enter, the number of current message and the maximum messages you can create, and the font style you set in Text option.
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Messages 6. If the Enter centre screen displays, enter the service number and press the Ok soft key. You can store the SMS service centre number. For details, see page 94. Note: When the phone fails to send the message; Press the Retry soft key to try again the transmission.
Messages Multimedia Message (Menu 1.2) Multimedia Message Service (MMS) is a messaging service very similar to Short Message Service (SMS). It provides asynchronous delivery of personal multimedia messages from between phone and phone, phone and e-mail, phone and web(by URL). In addition to the familiar text content of text messages, multimedia messages can contain images, graphics, voice and sounds.
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Messages Inbox (Menu 1.2.1) Your phone receives incoming messages and saves them in the Inbox. When the Inbox menu is selected, the list of messages received displays with the: • message’s subject or No subject if the message had no subject. •...
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Messages 1. Select one of the following items using the Up or Down key and press the Add soft key. Item How to add Subject 1. Enter a subject of your message. For details about entering characters, see page 41. 2.
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Messages 2. Press the Opt. soft key to use the following options. • Preview: shows your message as it will display on the recipient’s phone. To go back to the message screen, press the Edit soft key. To send the message, press the Send soft key and go to step 4.
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Messages Outbox (Menu 1.2.3) Outbox stores messages that you sent, you failed to send and you cancelled sending. When the Outbox menu option is selected, the list of messages you have sent or saved displays with the: • message’s subject or No subject if the message had no subject.
Messages Cut media: extracts the picture or sound, so that you can set them as a wallpaper or ringtone or you can send them as a multimedia message. Cut address: extracts phone numbers, email addresses or URL addresses in the text, so that you can call the number or send a message to the number or save it in your Phonebook.
Messages Preset Messages (Menu 1.4) Using this menu, you can preset up to nine messages that you use most frequently. When you access this menu, the preset message list displays. 1. Scroll to a message or an empty entry by pressing the Up or Down key.
Messages Settings (Menu 1.6) Short Message (Menu 1.6.1) Using this menu, you can set up default SMS information. The following options are available: Service centre: allows you to store or change the number of your SMS centre required when sending messages.
Messages Profile setting: allows you to set up to five profiles. • Profile name: enter the name of the profile. • Server URL: enter the address of profile server. • GSM setting: allows you to change the proxy settings for the GSM network. - Gateway: enter the IP address and IP port.
Call Records Via this menu, you can view the: • calls you missed, received or dialled. • cost of your calls. • length of your calls. Note: You can access the numbers in the three types of call records by pressing the Mode.
Call Records Call Time (Menu 2.5) This option lets you view the timers for calls made and received. Notes: • If your SIM card supports the ALS (Alternate Line Service) feature, you must first select the appropriate line. • The actual time invoiced for calls by your service provider may vary, depending on network features, rounding-off for billing purposes and others.
Sound Settings You can use the Sound settings feature to customise various settings, such as the: • ringtone, volume and type for incoming calls or messages. • sounds made when your call is connected or when you press a key. •...
Sound Settings Light only: only the service light flickers various colour; the phone neither rings nor vibrates. Repetition: allows you to specify how often the phone informs you of a new message. You can choose either Once or Periodic. Power On/Off (Menu 3.3) This option allows you to select the melody that the phone sounds when you switch it on or off.
Sound Settings Quiet Mode (Menu 3.7) When you hold the key down in Idle Mode, the phone switches to the Quiet Mode. You can specify whether the phone vibrates or mutes when in the Quiet Mode. The following options are available: Vibration: the phone vibrates rather than rings in the Quiet Mode.
Phone Settings Display (Menu 4.2) You can change the background image and the colour of the components on the display according to your preference and needs. Wallpaper (Menu 4.2.1) This option allows you to change the background image to be displayed in Idle Mode. The following options are available: Animations: allows you to select one of the animations.
Phone Settings Auto Keylock (Menu 4.3) You can set the phone to automatically lock the keypad and volume keys if no key is pressed within a given amount of time. This feature is useful to avoid pressing keys by accident. To use this feature, select the length of time for which the phone waits before it locks the keypad and volume keys.
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Phone Settings Phone Lock (Menu 4.5.3) When the Phone lock feature is enabled, the phone is locked and you must enter the 8-digit phone password each time the phone is switched on. The password is preset to “00000000” at the factory.
You can use your phone as a modem for faxing when it is connected to computing devices. You need to purchase a data kit from your local Samsung dealer. In this menu, you can enable the fax mode on your phone.
Phone Settings Infrared Activation (Menu 4.11) In this menu, you can activate or deactivate the infrared port. The following options are available: Off: deactivates infrared feature on the phone. On: activates the infrared feature on the phone. The IrDA icon ( ) appears on the top line of the display.
Organiser The Organiser feature enables you to: • view the calendar and/or write a memo or to do list. • set the current date and time, and find out what time it is in various cities around the world. • set the alarm so that the phone rings at a specific time.
Organiser • Anniversary: anniversaries to be remembered, such as wedding anniversaries, birthdays or other special days. Note: You can save up to 25 items to each category, so you can save 100 memos totally. 3. Scroll to a date on the calendar by pressing the navigation keys.
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Organiser The following options are available when you press the Options soft key on the Calendar display: Add memo: allows you to add a new memo on the day. Go to date: allows you to enter a particular date and then schedule an event on that date. View all: shows all of the events that you have scheduled.
Organiser To Do List (Menu 5.3) This menu allows you to view a list of tasks. To create a new memo of the To do list type: 1. Write the memo about your task and press the Ok soft key. For more information about how to enter characters, see page 41.
Organiser To select your time zone: 1. Select the city corresponding to your time zone by pressing the Left or Right key one or more times. The local date and time display. 2. Press the Set soft key. 3. To Select update the current Set local.
Organiser 5. Repeat step 4 to change each setting. 6. When you have finished, press the key to exit. Once an alarm has been set, you can see the Alarm icon ( ) on the top line of the display. To stop the alarm when it rings, press any key.
Organiser Conversion (Menu 5.7) This menu option allows you to convert from one type of unit to another. To convert a value: 1. Scroll to the type of conversion to be performed from Length, Weight, Volume, Area and Temperature, and press the Select soft key. 2.
Organiser To stop the timer melody when it rings, press any key. To stop the timer before the end, press the Stop soft key on the Timer screen. Notes: • The timer uses power from the battery consequently, the phone’s operating time is reduced. •...
Network Services You can specify individual call diverting options for each of the following call types: • Voice calls only • Fax calls only (not available when line 2 is in use) • Data calls only (not available when line 2 is in use) Example: You can: •...
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Network Services All incoming: calls cannot be received. Incoming while abroad: calls cannot be received when you are using your phone outside your home service area. Cancel all: all call barring options are deactivated; calls can be made and received normally. Change barring password: allows you to change barring password.
Network Services Call Waiting (Menu 6.3) This network service informs you when someone is trying to reach you during another call. You can specify individual call waiting options for each of the following call types: • Voice calls only • Fax calls only (not available when line 2 is in use) •...
Network Services Caller ID (Menu 6.5) You can prevent your phone number from being displayed on the phone of the person being called. Note: Some networks do not allow the user to change this setting. The following options are available: Default: the default setting provided by the network is used.
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Fun Box Home (Menu 7.1.1) When you select this menu option, the phone connects to the network and loads the homepage of the Wireless Web service provider. Once connected, the homepage displays. The content depends on the service provider. Note: To quickly launch the WAP browser from Idle Mode, press the key.
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Fun Box Show URL: shows the URL address of the WAP page you are currently accessing. Advanced: the following options are available: Clear cache: clears the information stored in the cache the phone’s temporary memory used to store the most recently accessed WAP pages. About: shows browser information.
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Fun Box Clear Cache (Menu 7.1.4) This menu option allows you to clear the information stored in the cache, the phone’s temporary memory used to store the most recently accessed WAP pages. Proxy Settings (Menu 7.1.5) This menu option allows you to set up five proxy servers.
Delete all: deletes all of the push messages. Fun Club (Menu 7.2) You can access Samsung Fun Club on the Internet and download various media items, such as melodies and images. Samsung Fun Club is the preset web site providing Samsung phone users with attractive download services.
Fun Box Service Area ( Menu 7.2.3) Each time you move to HongKong or China, you need to change this setting to use the SFC service, according to the area where you are. You can choose either China or China HK. For further details about this service, contact your service provider.
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Fun Box Sounds (Menu 7.3.3) This option allows you to listen to the recorded voices and the melodies received from other sources, such as the WAP sites, the EasyStudio PC software or multimedia messages. Voices: allow you to listen to the recorded voices. My sounds: allow you to listen to various melodies.
Fun Box JAVA World (Menu 7.4) You can download MIDlets (Java applications running on mobile phones) from various sources using the WAP Browser and store them in your phone. Downloads: A list of Java games is displayed. In basic, two pre-loaded MIDlets (Java games) are provided.
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Fun Box Special attacks Level 1: Aurora, all enemies are hit by a snowball. Level 2: Ice dragon, all enemies are hit by a snowball and frozen for 8 seconds. Level 3: Icicle storm, double powered snowball attack to all enemies and decreasing enemies’ attack accuracy for 10 seconds.
Camera Using the camera module embedded in your phone, you can take pictures for people or events while on the move. Additionally, you can send photos to other people in a picture message or as an e-mail attachment. The camera produces JPEG pictures. Take Photos (Menu 8.1) This menu allows you to take a picture to send the...
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Camera Rename: allows you to rename the taken picture. Go to my photos: allows you to see the taken pictures in the My photos (Menu 8.2). Set as wallpaper: allows you to use the image as the background image. Protection: allows you to protect the taken picture from deletion or not.
Camera Default name: allows you to change the default prefix of the picture name. Help: this options shows you the functions of the navigation keys and the volume keys in the capture mode. Using the Camera flash When it gets too dark to capture, you can use the camera flash.
Camera Settings (Menu 8.5) This menu option allows you to change the default settings of the options for using the camera feature. The following options are available: Photo size: sets the image size to one of VGA(640*480), QVGA(320*240), QQVGA(160*120) and Mobile(128*90). The selected image size displays on the capture screen.
Using ALS (Alternate Line Service) Setting Call Diverting Options You can set up call diverting via the Call diverting menu option (Menu 6.1). This service reroutes incoming calls on the line of your choice to a specified number. For further details, see page 131. Viewing Call Information You can view call times and last call cost information for each line.
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• the model and serial numbers of your phone • your warranty details • a clear description of the problem Then contact your local dealer or Samsung after-sales service. Solving Problems ); the number of bars indicates the signal...
Access Codes There are several access codes that are used by your phone and its SIM card. These codes help you protect the phone against unauthorised use. Some access codes can be changed using the Security menu option (Menu 4.5). See page 111 for further details.
Access Codes PUK2 The PUK2, supplied with some SIM cards, is required to change a blocked PIN2. If you key in an incorrect PUK2 ten times in succession, you cannot use the functions requiring the PIN2. Contact your service provider for a new card.
Health and Safety Information • If left unused, a fully charged battery will discharge itself over time. • Use only Samsung-approved batteries and recharge your battery only with Samsung- approved chargers. When a charger is not in use, disconnect it from the power source. Do not leave the battery connected to a charger for more than a week, since overcharging may shorten its life.
Health and Safety Information Road Safety Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to communicate by voice, almost anywhere, anytime. But an important responsibility accompanies the benefits of wireless phones, one that every user must uphold. When driving a car, driving is your first responsibility.
Health and Safety Information Other Medical Devices If you use any other personal medical devices, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information.
Health and Safety Information Emergency Calls This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using radio signals, wireless and landline networks as well as user-programmed functions, which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions. Therefore, you should never rely solely on any wireless phone for essential communications (medical emergencies, for example).
Health and Safety Information Care and Maintenance • Keep the phone and all its parts and accessories out of the reach of small children’s. • Keep the phone dry. Precipitation, humidity and liquids contain minerals that will corrode electronic circuits. •...
Glossary To help you understand the main technical terms and abbreviations used in this booklet and take full advantage of the features of your mobile phone, here are a few definitions. ALS (Alternate Line Service) Capability of associating two lines with one SIM card.
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Glossary MMS (Multimedia Message Service) A message service for the mobile environment, standardized by the WAP Forum and the 3rd Generation Partnership Program (3GPP). For phone users, MMS is similar to Short Message Service (SMS)-it provides automatic, immediate delivery of user-created content from phone to phone.