Sms (Text Messages) - Siemens Gigaset S685 IP User Manual

SMS (text messages)

You can only send and receive SMS mes-
sages via the fixed line network.
When an SMS is sent, the base station
automatically establishes a connection via
the fixed line network.
Your phone is supplied ready for sending
SMS messages immediately.
Preconditions:
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Calling Line Identification is enabled for
your fixed line network connection.
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Your network provider supports SMS in
the fixed line network (information on
this can be obtained from your network
provider).
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You are registered with your service
provider to send and receive SMS.
SMS messages are exchanged between
SMS centres operated by service provid-
ers. You must enter the SMS centre
through which you wish to send and
receive SMS messages into your phone.
You can receive SMS messages from every
SMS centre that is entered, provided you
have registered with your service provider.
Your SMS messages are sent via the Serv-
ice Centr. that is entered as the active
send service centre. However, you can
activate any other SMS centre as the active
send service centre to send a current mes-
sage (page 58).
If no SMS service centre is entered,
the SMS menu only contains the entry
. Enter an SMS service centre
Settings
(page 58).
Information on writing an SMS can be
found in the appendix:
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For how to enter text, see page 147.
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Writing using the predictive text tool
EATONI, see page 148.
Rules
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For more than 160 characters, the SMS
will be sent as a linked SMS (up to four
SMS messages each containing 152 or
153 characters, depending on the
length of the linking information).
The following will be shown on the top
right in the header when an SMS is
being written (example):
SMS 596(1)
1 Maximum number of characters you can
still write or attach.
2 Number of SMS messages that need to
be linked for the text written so far.
Please note that linking SMS messages usually
incurs higher charges.
Please note:
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If your phone is connected to a PABX,
see page 59.
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To receive SMS messages you must be
registered with your service provider.
Registering with the registration
assistant
The first time you open the v
¢
SMS menu, you will be asked whether
you wish to be registered automatically
with all entered SMS centres (see
page 58). Confirm with
receive SMS messages from all SMS cen-
tres whose numbers you have entered.
If you answer with
§No§
tion will be cancelled. You can start auto-
matic registration at a later time via the
menu:
Precondition: SMS centres have been
entered.
¢ ¢ ¢
v î
SMS
¢
Subscribe to SMS
The registration assistant does not sup-
port setting up personal mailboxes
(page 57).
SMS (text messages)
1
2
¢
î
. You can now
§Yes§
, automatic registra-
Settings
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