Getting Started
This website has been designed as a simple guide to help you get started
using Simtext. If this site does not answer your query, you may contact
us via email at customerservices@simtext.com.
This chapter contains the following:
Preparing your phone to use Simtext
Before joining Simtext, please ensure:
1. Your GPRS settings are correctly configured (see 'Testing your
GPRS settings' below).
2. You have sufficient calling credit on your mobile (if you are a prepay
mobile user).
Testing your GPRS settings:
If you can view internet (WAP) pages such as www.bbc.co.uk on your mobile then your GPRS settings are correctly configured. If you are still not sure whether your settings are correct, and would like to test them, follow these instructions:
First press central Menu key to open the main menu. Then select Vodafone
Live and select New. If you can connect to the service you are using GPRS.
If you cannot connect and are taken to a further menu choose Go to URL
and enter a website such as www.bbc.co.uk. If you are taken to the site
you entered your GPRS settings are configured correctly.
If you are unable to see the site you entered, and you have not downloaded
WAP pages onto your mobile before, your settings may not be configured
correctly. If so, contact your service provider for further assistance,
click here for details.
Checking your calling credit:
If you are a pay as you go mobile
user, you will need to have calling credit available on your mobile phone
to use Simtext. Your balance can be obtained by dialing the number provided
to you by your service provider.
Registering and Downloading Simtext
If your GPRS settings are correctly configured, you can join Simtext
by sending us a text message. Go to www.simtext.com to follow the process.
Once our system has received this request, we will send you a WAP push
message containing a link which will allow you to download Simtext onto
your mobile.
When you receive the
WAP push message from Simtext, select download to download Simtext
Finding Simtext on your phone
Simtext is stored in the ‘Java Games’ folder on your mobile.
To access this select ‘Fun & Games’ from the main menu,
then select 'Java Games' and then choose 'Saved Games'. You will see Simtext
in this folder. Scroll to Simtext press the central menue key to open
it. If you are asked whether to connect to the network, select Yes. You
can also reach Simtext via a shortcut by pressing menu then 3, 1, 1. Open
Simtext and start sending messages.
Shortcuts and additional settings
Once Simtext has been installed successfully on your mobile phone, you
may wish to:
1. Create a shortcut to Simtext - to make it easier to access
2. Set 'Web access' to 'Allow' - to allow messages
to be sent more easily
Creating a shortcut to Simtext: You can reach
Simtext via a shortcut by pressing menu then 3, 1, 1.
Set
‘Web Access’ to ‘Allow’: Setting ‘Web
Access’ to ‘Allow’ means that you don’t have to
do this manually each time you open Simtext.
To allow access to Simtext without having to confirm each time, choose
Fun & Games > Java Games > Settings > Online Service and
select 'No'.
Troubleshooting
Problems downloading Simtext
If you receive the WAP push message from Simtext, but are unable to successfully
download the software onto your mobile, you can download the application
manually.
This is achieved by going
to your normal SMS Inbox, where you will see a ‘Service msg’
titled Simtext. If you scroll to the service message, then select Options
> Download message, your phone will make a GPRS connection and you will
be taken to a Simtext WAP page. The application should download automatically.
However, if you’re still unable to access the WAP page, your GPRS
settings maybe incorrect. See ‘Testing your GPRS settings’ for
more information.
If you have any other problems with Simtext that cannot be resolved on
this website please email us at customerservices@simtext.com
|
