Handspring 300 User Manual

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Section 6
Application-Specific Tasks 151
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SMS
When you subscribe to PCS Vision Services, you can use your PCS Treo 300 
to receive and store short text messages. These text messages are similar to 
e-mail messages that you receive on your computer, but are typically no 
more than 160 characters in length. These messages can originate from 
any of the following sources:
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The PCS voicemail paging system
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The PCS messaging website
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An email message addressed to your mobile phone 
number@messaging.sprintpcs.com.
Receiving text messages
When you receive text messages, the New Messages alert appears. The 
buttons that appear in the alert dialog box are based on the source and 
content of the message.
 
 
In the New Messages alert dialog box, you can save or respond to the first 
message by tapping any of the following buttons:
OK
Saves the message in the All category, dismisses the alert dialog box, 
and returns you to the previous application.
Select
Opens a dialog box where you can choose how to respond to the 
message. The options available change based on the content of the 
message. See page 153 for details.
Number 
of new
messages
Most 
recent 
message
Single message alert
Multiple message alert