Using Simtext

Simtext has been designed to work very much like normal SMS. The best way to become familiar with it is just to try sending and receiving messages. The details below will help you if you get stuck.

This chapter contains the following:

• Composing and sending messages
• Message personalisation
• Collecting your messages
• Using your Simtext phone book
• Using Multi Mode
• Using Distribution lists
• Using My folders

Composing and sending messages

To compose a message, open Simtext and Write Message (on the Simtext main menu).

You will then be taken to the ‘New message’ screen, where you can type the contents of your message. To change the input type between lower case, capitals and numeric/symbols or Predictive text and normal, press the key containing ?. Once you have composed the message that you wish to send, select Menu> Send.

You will be taken to a menu where you can select contacts from your Simtext address book or enter a phone number manually. You can send your message to multiple recipients by repeating the process as many times as you like. Just select 'Add Recipient' from the Send menu. Once you have entered all the contacts or numbers of the people you wish to receive the message choose 'Send'.

Message personalisation

Unlike traditional SMS messages, Simtext messages can be customised by:

1. Setting the message colour
2. Inserting graphics

Setting the message’s colour: To change the colour of a Simtext message that you’re composing, select Menu > Colour-text, when you are on the ‘New message’ screen. You will then be presented with two options:

Text
Background

To change the colour of the message text or background press Select scroll to the colour that you wish the message to be changed to, then press Select again. Press 'Back' to go back to the New Message screen.

To preview the colour changes select Menu > Preview, whilst on the ‘New message’ screen.

Inserting Graphics: Graphics can be inserted into Simtext messages when the message is being composed, by selecting Menu > Insert emoticon, whilst on the ‘New message’ screen.

To preview the changes select Menu > Preview, whilst on the ‘New message’ screen.

Collecting your messages

Unlike traditional SMS messages that are 'pushed' to your phone, Simtext messages are collected at a time that is convenient to you.

To collect your Simtext messages simply go to Inbox > Check messages.

Using your Simtext phonebook

The Simtext phonebook works in the same way as your normal phonebook. However, your Simtext phone book is stored on the Simtext Server, which means that you can update your contacts online and should you ever lose your phone you won't lose your contacts.

To add a contact to your Simtext Phonebook, select ‘Contacts’ on the Simtext main menu. Then select 'Menu > 'Add' and enter the contact name, then select 'OK' and enter the number of your friend into the ‘Contact number’ page. Once you have done so, select 'OK'.

Once you have entered the number of you friend you will be taken back to the 'Contacts' folder. As you will see the contact that you have just entered will have a red dot next to them. The next time that you send or receive a message, this red dot will either remain the same, which means that this contact doesn't have Simtext installed on their mobile, or it will change to a green dot, which means that they are a Simtext user. If your friend has a green dot next to their contact name, you can begin to send them Simtext messages straight away. If they have a red dot send them a Simtext and we'll invite them to join. Give them a call to help them set up Simtext and you'll be able to send messages to each other in minutes.

Using Multi Mode

Multi mode is a unique way of reducing the amount that you are charged for sending messages. This works by reducing the amount of data that you transfer from your phone over GPRS. To use multi mode, all you need to do is compose and store several messages on your phone, and then send them all at once.

To use Multi Mode, compose a message and set its recipient(s) as normal. You will then need to mark the message as a Multi Mode item. To do this go the 'Recipients' page and select Menu > Multi Mode.

The message will then be moved to the Unsent Items folder, and you will be taken to the Simtext main menu. If you then open the Unsent Items folder, you will notice that the message has an envelope icon with a small 'M' graphic next to it, which indicates that the message is a Multi Mode item. You can mark as many messages as 'Multi Mode items' as you wish.

Once you have composed two or more individual messages and marked them as Multi Mode items in the Unsent Items folder, they can all be sent at once. To send the Multi Mode items, open the Unsent Items folder and select Menu > Send Multi Msgs.

You can additionally set any message that exists within the Unsent Items folder to be a Multi Mode item. This is achieved by first scrolling to the message, and then selecting Menu> Mark Multi Mode.

If a selection of messages in your Unsent Items folder are marked Multi Mode, and you close Simtext, these items will be set back to normal unsent items. However, if this happens you can simply re-mark these messages as Multi Mode items in the way described above.

Using Distribution lists

Sorry, Distribution lists are not availble on this phone model

Using My folders

Sorry, Folders are not available on this phone model.