Sony F500i User Manual

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Messages

Messages

Text messages, picture messages, email, 
Messenger, messages glossary.

Your phone supports various messaging services. 
Please contact your service provider for details on 
which services you can use.

Text messages

Text messages are sent via SMS (Short Message 
Service). Text messages can contain pictures, 
animations, melodies and sound effects. Text 
messages can be sent to one person, several 
recipients or to a group of recipients that you 
have saved in the phonebook 

Before you start
First make sure that the number of your service 
centre is set. The number is supplied by your service 
provider and is usually saved on the SIM card.

To set the service centre number

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. If the service centre number 

is saved on the SIM card, it is shown in the list.

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If there is no number in the list 

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 and enter 

the number, including the international “+” sign 
and country code 

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Sending text messages
For information about entering letters 

To write and send a text message

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Write your message 

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. If you want to 

save the message for later, press 

 

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 to 

save it in 

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 and enter the recipient’s phone 

number, or 

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 to retrieve a 

number or a group from the phonebook. To enter 
an email address 

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 A list below 

the send options shows the last 10 recipients. 
You can also select a recipient from this list. 

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If you send a text message to a group, you are charged 
for each member of that group.

Some languages-specific characters use more space. 
For some languages you can deactivate 

to save space.