Instant Messaging
October 21, 2003 T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual 95
3 Once you enable buddy alerts, you can select different alert rings for the following events:
• Sign On - Ring sounds when a buddy signs on.
• Sign Off - Ring sounds when a buddy signs off.
• New Message - Ring sounds when you receive a new instant message.
To pick an alert, first select a ringtone “category” from the pop-up menu on the left, then select a
corresponding “sound” from the submenus.
4 Your changes are saved as soon as you make them.
You can override these settings for individual buddies on the Edit buddy screens. Read more in
Edit a Buddy
on
page 86.
Manage Blocked Users List
If you do not want to receive messages from an individual on your Buddy List, you can “block” messages from
them. The instructions for doing this, and unblocking a buddy’s messages, are in
Block/Unblock Buddies
on page
88. You can also unblock buddies from the Settings screen, as described below.
1 From the Buddy List screen, press Menu then select Settings. The Settings screen appears.
2 Scroll down to the bottom of the screen to the Blocked User(s) List group box:
3 To unblock any of the users in your list, scroll to highlight the screen name of the buddy you want to unblock,
then press the wheel to select it. The Blocked User dialog box opens:
4 The Unblock button is selected by default. Press the wheel to select it and unblock the buddy. (To cancel
your action and keep your buddy on the blocked list, select the Cancel button.)
5 Once you unblock a buddy, their screen name appears again under the assigned group name on the Buddy
List screen.
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