Sms (Text Messages); General; Before You Can Send And Receive Text Messages; Managing Sms Service Centres - Siemens Gigaset SX303isdn User Manual

SMS (text messages)

You can use your base station to send and receive SMS text messages (Short Message
Service). You ca send an SMS to any fixed network or mobile phone network number.
Your SMS can be received as a text message by any device with SMS functionality
(mobile phone, PC, another telephone). If the recipient of your SMS does not have a
phone with SMS functionality, then the SMS is played back.

General

Text messages are exchanged between SMS centres that are operated by service
providers. The telephone number of the SMS centres through which you wish to send
and receive text messages must be entered in your phone (page 50). Up to ten SMS
centres can be entered. By default, the SMS Service Centre "Anny Way" and the
provider's SMS service are preconfigured. You can change the telephone numbers of
the SMS centres.
You ca receive text messages via any of the SMS centres whose number you have
entered. Of course you must be registered to receive text messages with those SMS
centres (page 52).
Your text message is sent through the SMS centre that is entered as the active send
service centre.

Before you can send and receive text messages

Your network provider supports SMS in the fixed network. Contact your network pro-
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vider for more information.
Calling Line Identification may not be permanently deactivated for the MSN used
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(page 24).
To receive text messages you must be registered with your service provider
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(page 52).
You must not allow the network provider to bar the phone numbers you have
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entered for SMS centres.
If the telephone of a receiver cannot receive an SMS in the fixed network, the SMS is
automatically read as a voice message. Between 7.00 and 22.00 hrs, these text
messages are delivered immediately in the form of a telephone call. Text messages sent
after 22.00 hrs are stored and delivered the next day.

Managing SMS service centres

SMS messages are exchanged through SMS service centres. To send and receive a text
message, you require the phone number for your service provider's SMS centre. You
have to store this phone number in your telephone.
You may enter up to ten SMS centres in your telephone.
Sending an SMS – send centre
You must enter the phone number of the SMS centre via which you want to send the
SMS in your telephone and activate it as the "send centre" (page 50 and page 51). This
phone number will be used for sending all SMS messages.
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