Sony W380I GSM Phone W380IPAA User Guide

Product codes
W380IPAA
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Messaging
This is the Internet version of the user guide. © Print only for private use.
Outbox – contains messages ready 
to be sent.
Drafts – contains messages that are 
not ready to be sent. When you are 
creating a message, and exit the 
message before sending it, you will 
be asked if you want to save it. If 
you select 
Yes
, the message will 
automatically be stored in this 
folder.
Sent – contains sent messages.
SIM – a folder located on your SIM 
card.
SMS
A message can contain up to 160 
characters. Longer messages will be 
sent as two or more separate 
messages (concatenated), but will 
usually be received as one message. 
You can add smileys, pictures and 
sounds to your messages.
To create and send an SMS
1 From Standby select 
 or 
Main 
menu
 
>
 
Messaging
.
2 Select
 Create new message >
 
SMS
.
3 Highlight 
To: > Contacts > Select 
contact
 and browse to your contact or 
select 
To: 
and write the telephone 
number of the recipient.
4 Write the message and select 
Send
.
MMS
Multimedia messages can include 
pictures, video clips, animations and 
sound, organized like a slide 
presentation with time-based control 
of playback.
If the sending or receiving of 
messages is interrupted, the sending 
or receiving will resume when it is 
possible, without losing information.
Before you use MMS
Before you can send and receive 
multimedia messages you need to 
download MMS settings. You can use 
the Internet wizard available in the 
phone in 
Main menu
 
>
 
Control panel 
>
 
Connections
 
>
 
Internet wizard
 or, if 
your operator is not supported by this 
wizard, do this manually. See the Help 
in the phone or Setting up Internet, 
email and MMS in the Web guide.