Sony Ericsson F500i User Guide - Page 36

Messages Messages Text messages, picture messages, email, Messenger, messages glossary. Your phone supports various messaging services. Please contact your service provider for details on which services you can use. Text messages Text messages are sent via SMS (Short Message Service). Text messages can contain pictures, animations, melodies and sound effects. Text messages can be sent to one person, several recipients or to a group of recipients that you have saved in the phonebook % 35 Groups. If you send a text message to a group, you are charged for each member of that group. Before you start First make sure that the number of your service centre is set. The number is supplied by your service provider and is usually saved on the SIM card. To set the service centre number 1 } Messages } Settings } Text message } Service centre. If the service centre number is saved on the SIM card, it is shown in the list. 2 If there is no number in the list } Add and enter the number, including the international "+" sign and country code } Save. Sending text messages For information about entering letters % 11 Entering letters. Some languages-specific characters use more space. For some languages you can deactivate National chars. to save space. % 13 Options when entering letters. To write and send a text message 1 } Messages } Write new } Text message. 2 Write your message } Continue. If you want to save the message for later, press } Yes to save it in Drafts. 3 } Enter phone no. and enter the recipient's phone number, or } Phonebook look up to retrieve a number or a group from the phonebook. To enter an email address } Enter email addr. A list below the send options shows the last 10 recipients. You can also select a recipient from this list. } Send. 36 This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.