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Messages
Reading Information Service 
Messages
Information service messages are broadcast 
messages that you can receive, such as stock 
updates or news headlines.
Your information services message inbox must be set up 
before you can receive information services messages. 
The number of messages the inbox can hold depends on 
the length of the messages, and the number of other 
messages and drafts stored on your phone.
Setting Up the Information Services 
Message Inbox
Note: 
Your service provider may have already set up the 
information services inbox for you.
To set up the information services inbox, you must 
configure the following settings. Contact your service 
provider to obtain information, if necessary. Actual field 
names and values may vary depending on the 
technologies available to your service provider. Some 
settings may not be available for all phone models.
Receiving an Information Services 
Message
Note:
 Your information services message inbox must be 
set up before you can receive information services 
messages.
Receiving Long Messages
If the new message is a 
long information services 
message
, your phone displays the 
g
 (message waiting 
indicator) and 
New Message,
 and sounds an alert. To view 
the new message, see page 5. To read, lock, or delete an 
existing message, see page 5.
Receiving Quick View Messages
If the new message is a short quick view message, it 
appears directly in your display.
If the message is more than 2 lines, you can press 
SAVE
(
-
) to save it in your information services inbox. To 
automatically save quick view messages, or change the 
channels that send messages, change your information 
services setup.
Using Chat
You can exchange text messages in real time 
with another wireless phone user in a chat 
session. The messages you send appear 
immediately on your chat partner’s phone.
Option Description
Delete 
Delete the message. 
Call Back 
Call the number in the message 
header or embedded in the 
message.
Reply 
Open a new text message, with 
the sender’s 
Reply To
 number or 
email address in the 
To
 field.
Forward 
Open a copy of the text 
message, with an empty 
To
 field.
Chat
  Open a chat session with the 
message sender.
Lock/Unlock
Lock or Unlock the message.
Store 
Store a message attachment 
(picture, animation, or sound 
file) or a phone number in the 
message.
You can also save some 
attachments as your 
Wallpaper
, 
Screen Saver
, or 
Ring Tone
.
Delete All 
Delete all unlocked and read 
messages.
New Message 
Open a new text message.
Setup 
Open the text message inbox 
setup menu.
Find the Feature
M
>
Messages
M
>
Info Srvc Setup
Setting Description
Service 
select 
Yes
 or 
No
 to turn 
broadcasts on or off
Active Channels
set the subscription 
channels
Quick View
enter or edit the quick view 
channel number
Save Q. View
select whether to save 
single-line quick view 
messages in the inbox
Language
select the language(s) in 
which you want to accept 
broadcasts
Cleanup
select the number of days 
to keep messages in the 
inbox, or the number of 
messages to keep
Action To
Read the message 
and press 
O
 
read and delete the quick 
view message