Sending Sms (Text Messages); Writing/Sending Sms - Siemens Gigaset C590 IP User Manual

Sending SMS (text messages)

You can use your telephone to send and receive SMS messages via the fixed line
and VoIP.
You must specify the line via which SMS are sent. You can receive SMS messages
(abbreviation: SMS) via all of your phone's connections except for Gigaset.net.
Your telephone is delivered ready to send SMS messages as soon as the phone is
connected to the fixed line. If you do not specify any settings the SMS messages are
sent via the fixed line.
Prerequisites:
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Calling Line Identification is enabled for the VoIP connections/fixed line via
which you wish to send/receive SMS messages. Calling Line Identification must
not be withheld
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Your network provider supports the SMS service (information on this is available
from your network provider).
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To receive SMS messages, you must be registered with your SMS service pro-
vider. This happens automatically when you send the first SMS via the provider's
service centre.

Writing/sending SMS

Writing an SMS
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New SMS Select and press
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Please note
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For instructions on entering text and special characters,
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An SMS can be up to 612 characters. 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 avail-
able and the number in brackets shows which part of a linked SMS is cur-
rently being written. Example 447 (2).
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Please note that linking SMS messages usually incurs higher charges.
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Messaging SMS
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Write SMS.
Sending SMS (text messages)
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