Nokia 9000il - Manual (Page 46)

Chapter 6 - Short messages 6-1
6. Short messages
Activate the Short Message Service (SMS) appli-
cation by pressing the button labeled “SMS” on
the communicator interface keyboard.
To send and receive SMS the following require-
ments must be met:
• Short Message Service (SMS) must be
supported by the network you are using.
• Your SIM card must be activated for SMS.
• You must store the Short Message Service
Center (SMSC) phone number in the SMS
application’s settings.
Your network operator may be able to send a
special SMS to your communicator which will set
the SMSC number for you. Contact your network
operator for details.
The Short Message Service enables you to send
and receive short alphanumeric text messages of
up to 160 characters over the GSM network. If
the message is longer, it will be sent as several
messages.
The advantages of short messages are: sending is
practically instantaneous, messages can be sent
or received even during a voice or data call and
messages can be read in any GSM mobile phone
that has the capability. The SMSC (Short Mes-
sage Service Center) will take care of delivering
the message even if the receiving phone is off at
the time of sending.
The SMS main view shows the following folders
plus the Document outbox.
• Own texts — Texts that you have written.
• Received messages — Messages you have
received (see ”Received messages” on page 6-5).
• Standard messages — Your message templates
(see ”Standard messages” on page 6-5).
• Business cards — All contact cards in the
Contacts directory (see ”Business cards” on
page 6-6).
• Info messages — Informational messages
sent by the network (see ”Info messages” on
page 6-5).
• Delivery reports — Information about the
status of sent messages.
• Document outbox — Described in Chapter 12
”Document outbox” on page 12-1.
Note: You can only send short messages to
phone numbers stored in Tel (GSM) fields.
Be sure to write down the area code as
well as the phone number.
Menu
Within the Own texts, Received messages, Info
messages folders, the Menu command will open
a pop-up box with the choices:
Write message
Rename
Copy
Move
Create folder
Menu options are standard for the Fax, SMS,
Internet, and Notes applications. For more de-
tailed information on Menu options, see Chapter
5 "Fax: Fax settings - Menu" on page 5-2.
If any of these choices is not possible, the choice
will be dimmed.