Chat - Nokia 6230 Extended User Manual

Chat

Note: This function can be used only if it is supported by your network operator or service provider. Only
phones that offer compatible chat features can receive and display chat messages.
Chat is a way of sending short text messages that are delivered over TCP/IP protocols to online users
(network service). Your contact list shows you when the contacts on the list are online and available to
participate in a chat conversation. When you have written and sent your message, it stays on the
display. The reply message appears above your original message.
Before you can use chat, you need to subscribe to the service. For availability, charging and
subscription to the service, contact your network operator or service provider, from whom you also
receive your unique ID and password and the settings for chat.
For setting the required settings for the chat service, see Chat and Presence settings on page 106.
You can use the other functions of the phone, while you have an active chat session in the background.
Depending on the network, the active chat session may consume the phone's battery faster and you
may need to connect the phone to a charger.
Chat uses shared memory, see Shared memory on page 19.
Basic steps for chat
• To enter the chat menu (offline), see Entering the chat menu on page 70.
• To connect to the chat service (online), see Connecting to the chat service and disconnecting on
page 71.
• To start a chat session with a contact, see
To create you own chat contact lists, see Contacts for the chat on page 74.
• To join a public chat session, see
Chat contacts
Groups in Starting a chat session on page 71.
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