Nokia 6651 Nokia 6651 User Guide in English - Page 42

8 Menu functions • MESSAGES (MENU 1) You can read, write, send and save text and multimedia messages. This is a network service. All messages are organized into folders. Text and picture messages (SMS) Your device supports the sending of text messages beyond the normal 160-character limit. If your message exceeds 160 characters, it will be sent as a series of two or more messages. In the navigation bar, you can see the message length indicator counting backwards from 160. For example, 10 (2) means that you can still add 10 characters for the text to be sent as two messages. Using special (Unicode) characters, such as takes up more space. If there are special characters in your message, the indicator may not show the message length correctly. Before the message is sent, the device tells you if the message exceeds the maximum length allowed for one message. You can cancel sending by pressing Cancel or you can save the message in the inbox. Text messages can contain pictures. Each picture message is made up of several text messages. Therefore, sending one picture message may cost more than sending one text message. Before you can send text or picture messages, you need to save your message center number, see Message settings. Note: The message function can be used only if it is supported by your service provider. Only phones that offer compatible message features can receive and display messages. WRITING AND SENDING A TEXT OR PICTURE MESSAGE 1 Press Menu in standby mode, and select Messages, Text messages and Create message, or press in standby mode. 2 Key in the message, see Writing text. At the top the display, you can see the message length indicator counting backwards from 160. 32 Copyright © 2004 Nokia