Send service commands
You can send a service request message (also known as a
USSD command) to your service provider and request
activation for certain network services. Contact your
service provider for the service request text.
To send a service request message, select
Options
>
Service command
. Enter the service request text and
select
Options
>
Send
.
Cell broadcast
Select
Menu
>
Communic.
>
Messaging
>
Options
>
Cell broadcast
.
With the cell broadcast network service, you can receive
messages on various topics from your service provider,
such as weather or traffic conditions in a particular region.
For available topics and relevant topic numbers, contact
your service provider. Cell broadcast messages cannot be
received when the device is in the remote SIM mode. A
packet data (GPRS) connection may prevent cell broadcast
reception.
Cell broadcast messages cannot be received in UMTS (3G)
networks.
To receive cell broadcast messages, you may need to set
the cell broadcast reception on. Select
Options
>
Settings
>
Reception
>
On
.
To view messages related to a topic, select the topic.
To receive messages related to a topic, select
Options
>
Subscribe
.
Tip:
You can set important topics as hot topics.
While the device is in the standby mode, you are
notified when you receive a message related to a
hot topic. Select a topic, and select
Options
>
Hotmark
.
To add, edit, or delete topics, select
Options
>
Topic
.
Messaging settings
Select
Menu
>
Communic.
>
Messaging
>
Options
>
Settings
.
Fill in all fields marked with
Must be defined
or with a red
asterisk.
Your device may recognise the SIM card provider and
configure the correct text message, multimedia message,
and GPRS settings automatically. If not, contact your
service provider for the correct settings, order the settings
from your service provider in a configuration message, or
use the Settings wizard application.
Text message settings
Select
Menu
>
Communic.
>
Messaging
>
Options
>
Settings
>
Text message
.
Select from the following:
•
Message centres
— View the available message
centres for your device, or create a new one.
•
Message centre in use
— Select a message centre to
send the message.
•
Character encoding
— Select
Reduced support
to use
automatic character conversion to another encoding
system when available.
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