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SMS
Short Message Service (SMS) technology enables you to send and receive short text
messages using your handheld and a GSM (Global System for Mobile
Communications) phone. Most GSM mobile phone service providers have
supported SMS technology for quite a while, and billions of SMS messages are
exchanged each month. However, because it is so difficult to enter text on a cell
phone keypad, many people don’t take advantage of this feature. Now, with SMS,
you can use Graffiti
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2 characters or the onscreen keyboard on your handheld to
quickly create SMS messages, and you have the added benefit of a larger display
when reading incoming messages.
SMS also enables you to receive records associated with your other Palm OS
®
applications. For example, your boss can send you a Date Book event for a meeting
you need to attend. When you receive the message, you can choose to add it to
your Date Book or view the information as a text message.
Installing SMS
To use SMS, you must install the software files located on the Software Essentials
CD-ROM.
To install SMS (Windows):
1. Insert the Software Essentials CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2. From the categories listed on the left side of the Install screen, click the
Communications tab, and then click Telephony/SMS.
NOTE This step will automatically include the Phone Link application, as well
as the SMS application.
3. Click Install Now to send the files to Palm™ Quick Install.
NOTE If Palm Quick Install is not already open, a confirmation dialog box will
appear. In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to your
handheld. Click OK to send the files to Palm Quick Install.
4. Connect your handheld to the cradle/cable and press the HotSync
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button ™.
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