Motorola i870 User Guide - Page 87

Messages You can receive the following types of messages on your phone: • Voice mail messages • Depending on your service provider, you may have the option to receive Short Message Service (SMS) text messages, fax mail, and Net alerts. You have 2 ways to access the messages you receive: • Respond to the message notification that appears when the message is received. • Dismiss the message notification and access the message later through the message center. You can listen to or view these messages, delete them, or continue to store them in the message center. Message Notifications When you receive a message, your phone notifies you with text on the display and a notification tone or vibration. You can access the message or dismiss the notification. If you dismiss the notification, the message is not deleted. It can be accessed through the message center. If you are not on a phone call when you receive a message, your phone sounds a notification tone every 30 seconds until you access the message, you dismiss the notification, or the alert time-out expires. Setting Notification Options To control whether your phone sounds message notification tones while you are on phone calls: 1 From the main menu, select Settings > Phone Calls > Notifications. 2 Select the option you want: • Receive All - Tones sound during calls for all types of messages. • Message Mail Only - Tones sound during calls for SMS messages; tones for all other types of messages are held until you end calls. • Delay All - Tones for all types of messages are held until you end calls. Tip: To set notification options during a call: Press m. Select In Call Setup > Notifications. 75