Sms (Text Messages); Writing/Sending An Sms - Siemens Gigaset A580 User 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 in
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 mes-
sages.
SMS messages are exchanged between
SMS centres operated by service provid-
ers. You must enter the SMS centre
through which you wish to send and
receive SMS messages into your phone.
You can receive SMS messages from every
SMS centre that is entered, provided you
have registered with your service provider.
Your SMS messages are sent through the
SMS centre that is entered as the active
send service centre (
one SMS centre can be the active send
service centre at any one time.
If no SMS service centre is entered,
the SMS menu only contains the entry
Settings. Enter an SMS Service Centre
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( page 29).
Information on writing an SMS can be
found in the appendix (
SMS may contain up to 160 characters.
Please note:
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If your phone is connected to a PABX,
please read page 29.
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To receive SMS messages you must be
registered with your service provider.
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Writing/sending an SMS

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SMS Write Message
§Menu§
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Write an SMS. For how to enter
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text,
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Send Text
§Menu§
Select and press
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Enter the number with area
code (including your local area
code) from the directory or key
it in manually, and press
The SMS 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 station is
being used by another handset, the
operation is cancelled. An appropri-
ate message appears in the display.
Delete SMS messages you no longer
require or send the SMS later.
Draft message list
You can save an SMS in the draft message
list, and edit and send it later.
Saving an SMS in the draft message list
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Write an SMS ( page 27).
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Save Text
§Menu§
Opening the draft message list
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SMS Outgoing
§Menu§
The first entry in the list is displayed, e.g.:
Saved 01/02
01.10.08 09:23
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Menu
1 Current number
2 Total number of SMS
SMS (text messages)
page 44.
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