Sms (Text Messages); Writing/Sending An Sms - Siemens Gigaset SL785 Instructions Manual

SMS (text messages)

Your phone is supplied ready for sending
SMS messages immediately.
Preconditions:
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Calling Line Identification is enabled for
your phone line.
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Your network provider supports SMS on
the fixed line network (information on
this can be obtained from your network
provider).
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You are registered with your service
provider to send and receive SMS.
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To have reception you must be regis-
tered with your service provider. This is
completed automatically when you
send your first SMS.
Please note
If your phone is connected to a PABX,
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please read page 46.

Writing/sending an SMS

Writing an SMS
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Select mailbox if necessary
Mailbox 2
and press
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Enter mailbox PIN if necessary
and press
Select and press
New SMS
~
Write an SMS.
Please note
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For instructions on how to enter text
and special characters, please see
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page 79, and for details on writ-
ing using the predictive text tool,
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see page 80.
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§OK§
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§OK§
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§OK§
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An SMS may contain up to 612 char-
acters. If there are more than 160
characters, the SMS is sent as a
linked SMS (up to 4 SMS messages
with 153 characters each). The top
right of the display shows how
many characters are still available
and which part of a linked SMS is
currently being written.
Sending an SMS
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Press the talk key
Or:
Press the display key.
§Options§
Send Select and press
SMS Select and press
s / C
~
/
Select number with area code
(even if you are in that area)
from the directory or call-by-
call list, or enter number
directly. For sending SMS to an
SMS mailbox: add the mailbox
ID to the end of the number.
Press the display key. The SMS
§Send§
is sent.
Please note
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If you are interrupted by an external
call while writing an SMS, the text is
automatically saved in the draft
message list.
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If the memory is full, or if the SMS
function on the base is being used
by another handset, the operation
is cancelled. An appropriate mes-
sage appears in the display. Delete
SMS messages you no longer
require or send the SMS later.
SMS (text messages)
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§OK§
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§OK§
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