About mobile messages
A mobile message is a message in the form of text that appears
on your phone’s screen. You can address outgoing messages
to email addresses and phone numbers. The recipient of your
message typically receives it via:
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a phone that supports mobile messaging
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a pager
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the internet (through an email client)
Message storage
Messages are stored in your phone in folders:
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Inbox - Messages (whether read or unread) that you
have received and have neither erased nor saved.
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Outbox - Messages that you sent (or that you have
created then saved, intending to send later).
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Saved - Messages that were in the Inbox or Outbox
and which you have saved.
Your phone can store as many as 60 messages (memory is
shared by all folders). However, the total number of stored
messages depends on message length. If your phone’s memory
is full when you receive a mobile message:
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If the message is not an emergency message, the oldest
sent message in the Outbox folder will automatically
be deleted, but “drafts” (unsent messages) will not be
deleted. If there are no sent messages in the Outbox
folder, the oldest read message in the Inbox folder is
deleted. If there are no read messages in the Inbox,
No space: message waiting or a similar message
appears, prompting you to delete messages from
one of the other folders. The network will resend the
message later.
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If the message is an emergency message (sent only
by a network operator), in addition to the messages
mentioned above, other messages in the Inbox, Outbox,
and Saved folders could be automatically deleted if
your phone’s memory is full.
Types of mobile messages
Depending on your service provider, when you create a mobile
message, Text and Number only may appear in a list of menu
items, requiring that you select the type of message to send.
If this list does not appear, your phone will automatically create
the type of message supported by your service provider:
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Text - A text mobile message can include text in
addition to a callback number.
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Number only - A number only mobile message is
like a numeric page: a callback number (the sender’s
phone number) appears on the recipient’s pager or
phone display.
Parts of a mobile text message
A message consists of a header and a body. The header may
contain the sender’s phone number or email address and the
date and time that the message was sent. If an entry in your
Phone book matches the sender’s phone number, the sender’s
name also appears. The body contains the main part of the
message. If you receive a message that was sent via email,
the subject (title) of the message may appear at the beginning
of the message body.
Urgent mobile messages
An urgent priority level can be assigned to a mobile message.
When you receive an urgent mobile message, Urgent appears
in the message header. When you send an urgent mobile
message, a similar notification message (or an icon) appears
on the recipient’s phone or other device (if the recipient’s
phone or other device supports it). See ‘Sending a message’
on page 58.
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Message delivery notification
When you send a message, you can request to be notified
when the recipient receives the message. This notification is
called a delivery note. See ‘Sending a message’ on page 58.