Messages (SMS)

The SMS message service enables you to send or receive short text messages of up to 160 characters to or from other PCS phones with the same capability. The messages are not sent directly to the other mobile phone but go via a mes-sage center provided by your service provider. You can also store, edit and for-ward messages as well as saving any of the numbers they may contain.

Reading a received SMS message

When the phone receives an SMS message a new SMS alert tone sounds and displays. The message is automatically stored in the SIM. If is flashing there is no more space in the SIM to store messages. Delete previ-ous messages to make space for new ones.

Reading stored SMS messages

Managing received and stored SMS messages

After reading the SMS message press Options for the following menu:

Turning on or off the message alert tone

Each time a message is received a new SMS alert tone sounds. To turn on or off this tone,

Preparing the phone to send SMS messages

You can write and send text messages. Before doing so, the network message center number (obtainable from your service provider) needs to be stored:

If required you can also choose the validity period, format, reply requested and request a message delivery report. Default settings are assumed if not set.

Sending a new SMS message

Messages in the outbox

The outbox contains unsent draft messages, stored sent messages, and sent but undelivered messages, identified by their headers. Select them from the outbox menu and modify and resend as new SMS messages.

To select an outbox message,

Status request on outbox messages

If status is requested on a delivered message, the date and time of delivery may be shown.

If status is requested on a sent message, a status request will be sent to the network (must be network supported). The network will answer by sending a status report (SR) back to the phone which can be acknowledged by pressing OK .

To ask for a status request on outbox messages,

Re-usable message templates

If your network service provider supplied SIMs that allow users to store pre-programmed message templates, then Msg. templates will appear in the Messages - Settings menu. Templates are sets of pre-programmed settings to be used when sending messages. Each of these templates can be given a name for easy identification and can be selected and used whenever needed.

To create a message template,

  • Default settings for pay reply and status are assumed 'off' unless set.
  • If only one template is set it is automatically used by default.
  • If more than one template is programmed any one can be selected for use when writing new messages.

Calls & Timers

Details of incoming and outgoing calls, time duration of the last call, and ac-cumulated total of all calls made are stored under the Calls & Timers menu.

Call log

Stores details of the last 10 numbers dialed, the last 5 received unanswered calls, and the last 5 received calls. The call logs are common for both Line 1 and Line 2.

Call times

The duration of the last call, total accumulated time of all calls and total time for Line 1 and Line 2 are stored.

Times for calls made and received through the subscription network and through other (national and international) networks are in the Details sub-menu.

Balance information (subscription service only)

This subscription service provided by some networks enables you to ask for your remaining airtime balance. This information is sent by the network.
Contact your service provider on availability and details.

Reminder - Call duration (Model G340 only)

A call duration reminder beeps to remind you of the duration of a call. It can be set in 1 minute increments (1 - 59 mins).

Call timer - reset

To reset all the call timers:

Call costs - management (subscription service only)

Some networks offer an Advice of Charge (AoC) subscription service to see the cost of the last call made, the accumulated total cost of all calls, and the remaining balance in units or currency of any 'cost limit' set by the user.

To display these costs in the currency of your choice, you must first select the currency and cost per unit otherwise call costs in units will display.

To set currency and cost per unit,

To set call cost type to units,

Setting the credit limit - in units or currency

After setting the currency and cost per unit, if required and available on your subscription, then set a credit limit in units or an amount in the cur-rency of your choice. When the credit limit is reached the phone will be pre-vented from making and receiving all chargeable calls. This will not prevent the phone from making emergency calls.

Show costs

Call costs - resetting all costs to zero

To reset all the call costs to zero,

Alternate line service - selecting line 2 (subscription service)

Some GSM 1800 operators support the use of a second line. This is normal-ly a subscription service and allows, for example, the separation of incom-ing and outgoing calls for business or private use. The second line will have its own PCS number.