Messages; Access; Conversational On (Off) Mode; Write Message - Alcatel 2005X User Manual

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Messages

You can create, edit and receive SMS, MMS with this mobile phone.
MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, animations and
sounds to other compatible mobiles.
The MMS function can only be used if the service is provided
by your operator, and if your contract includes the MMS
option and if all the parameters for MMS have been entered
(see page 32).
5.1

Access

You may access this menu using the following options:
• Access from the main menu by selecting "
• Select from widget bar, and then enter the sub-menu you require.
5.2

Conversational On (Off) mode

In conversational on mode, you can view chat history in chronological
order. In conversational off mode, you may have access to the following
folders: Inbox, Outbox, Sent, Drafts, Voicemail, Broadcast SMS,
Empty folder, Templates, Settings. Conversational view mode is set
as default. You may switch to conventional mode by selecting "Options\
Settings\Switch view mode". The following instructions are based on
conversational mode.
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Messages".
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5.3

Write message

You can select "Messages\Write new SMS/MMS" from the main menu
or access from widget to write text/multimedia message. For dual SIM
model, you can type a message and select to send it to a recipient in either
the SIM1 or SIM2 directory . One or more recipients can be added from
(1)
contact list. Press "Contacts" through
from Contacts.
An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when images, videos,
audio, slides or attachments are inserted; or the message contains more
than 8 pages of text.
Timer send
Schedule a SMS/MMS to be sent out at predefined time ("Options\Timer
send").
An SMS message of more than a certain number of characters
(the number of characters depends on your language) will be
charged as several SMS. An MMS message containing photos and/
or sounds may also be billed as more than one message. Specific
letters (accent) will increase the size of the SMS, this may cause
multiple SMS to be sent to your recipient.
5.4

Available options

5.4.1 Delete
To delete a thread (containing all chat history), select "Options\Delete",
and then confirm with key.
(1) 2005D only.
key to multi-select recipients
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