Blackberry 8800 User Guide - Page 73

• If a cell broadcast channel does not appear on the screen, highlight the Empty field. Press the Menu key. Click Add Channel. Type the channel ID and a nickname. Click OK. 5. Click a language. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Save. To turn off cell broadcasting, change the Cell Broadcasting Service field to Off. Before you turn off cell broadcasting, verify that your wireless service provider does not use cell broadcasting to manage services, such as preferred rates, based on your location. Stop receiving messages from a cell broadcast channel Verify that your wireless service provider does not use the cell broadcast channel to manage services, such as preferred rates, based on your location. 1. In the device options, click Advanced Options. 2. Click Cell Broadcast. 3. Highlight a cell broadcast channel. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Perform one of the following actions: • To stop receiving messages from the cell broadcast channel, click Disable. • To delete the cell broadcast channel, click Delete Channel. Rename a cell broadcast channel 1. In the device options, click Advanced Options. 2. Click Cell Broadcast. 3. Highlight a cell broadcast channel. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Set Nickname. 6. Type a name for the cell broadcast channel. 7. Click OK. MMS messages MMS message basics About MMS messages With an MMS phone number, you can send and receive MMS messages that contain media files such as .jpg, .gif, .wbmp, .midi, .vcf (vCard®), .ics (iCalendar), .avi, .mpg, or .mov files. An MMS phone number is a phone number that your wireless service provider sets up for MMS messaging. If you have more than one phone number associated with your BlackBerry® device, your device sends MMS messages using the first phone number that appears in the drop-down list at the top of the Phone screen. 71