Using Aol Instant Messenger Service - LG Sprint TP5250 Manual

Using AOL Instant Messenger Service

The AOL Instant Messenger Service lets you keep in touch with family and
friends via two-way instant messaging. Simply type a message using your
Sprint PCS Phone or personal computer, send it off to friends and family
on your Buddy List ® group, and they'll receive your message in an instant.
Messages can be sent from Sprint PCS Phone to Sprint PCS Phone,
personal computer to Sprint PCS Phone, and Sprint PCS Phone to
personal computer. When you receive a new message, you will be
informed by a Sprint PCS Wireless Web Alert – even when you are not
logged on to the Sprint PCS Wireless Web.
To sign up for AOL Instant Messenger service, visit the AOL Instant
Messenger page from your personal computer at www.sprintpcs.com. Or
visit www.aol.com and register for an AOL Instant Messenger screen name
and password by downloading the software as instructed. You do not have
to be an AOL member to utilize this service.
To access AOL Instant Messenger from your Sprint PCS Phone:
Launch the Sprint PCS Wireless Web on your Sprint PCS Phone.
1.
From the Sprint PCS Wireless Web Home Page, select the
2.
folder, highlight the softkey and press
OK
From the Messaging folder select
3.
When the AOL Instant Messenger screen is displayed, highlight the
4.
softkey and press .
OK
Enter your AOL Instant Messenger screen name and press
5.
(Use the screen name you created when you signed up for the AOL
Instant Messenger Service.)
Enter the password associated with your screen name and press
6.
The AOL Instant Messenger menu is displayed.
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.
OK
and press .
AOL IM OK
OK
.
OK
.
OK
To send AOL Instant Messages:
Access the AOL Instant Messenger screen as outlined above and enter
1.
your screen name and password.
Select ,
2. Conversations Online Buddies
press .
OK
Select the screen name of the person to whom you wish to send a
3.
message and press .
OK
Enter your text message or
4. Quick Reply
To read AOL Instant Messages:
When you receive an AOL Instant Message, you will see
1.
from 'AIM'. View it now?" on your display screen.
When the alert displays, highlight the
2.
go to the message location.
In the Conversations area, the screen name of the Buddy List member
3.
who sent you the instant message will be marked with an asterisk (*).
Select the marked name and press
OK
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or and
Offline Buddies
and press .
OK
and "Alert
softkey and press to
View OK
. Your message will display.
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