Sprint Nextel I686 User Manual

You can send and receive messages on your 
MOTOROLA BRUTE anywhere on the Nextel National 
Network. These messages may contain pictures and 
audio recordings in addition to text.

You phone’s text messaging address is 
PTN@messaging.nextel.com. Your PTN is your ten-digit 
Nextel Personal Telephone Number.

1.

Press / 

> Messages

.

2.

Select 

Inbox

, 

Drafts

, or 

Sent Items

.

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If you have more than 9 messages, scroll right or 
left to display the next or previous page.

To open a message on the current page:

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Highlight a message and press r. 

Each message you create may contain the following 
fields:

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To

 — the phone numbers or email addresses of one 

or more recipients.

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Message

 — the body of the message. This may 

include text, pictures, ring tones, or voice records.

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Subject

 — the subject line.

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Attach

 — one or more attachments. These may be 

pictures, ring tones, or audio files, including voice 
records that you create while creating the message.

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Cc

 — the phone numbers or email addresses of 

additional recipients.

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Auto Replies 

— lets you insert replies the recipient can 

choose from when replying to your message, if the 
recipient’s phone also has this feature.

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Priority

 — sets the message priority to normal or high.

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Valid

 

Until

 — sets a date after which no more 

attempts are made to deliver the message.

To send a message, you must address it to at least one 
recipient. All other message fields are optional and you 
can fill them in any order.

Your text messaging address is only needed if 
someone is sending you a text message from an email 
account. Phone-to-phone text messages only require 
your phone number.