About Writing Messages - Nokia 8260 User Manual

15. Send and receive text
messages
With the text message network service, you can send and receive short
text messages. You can also send and receive messages that contain a
person's name and/or number (a "business card").
To get your messages, other phones must have text message capability.
Or, you can ask the service provider to convert the message to other
formats, such as e-mail.
The maximum length of a text message is 160 characters. Your phone
has space for up to 80 text messages, depending on the length of each
message.
Note: The maximum length of a text message differs, depending on the
capabilities of the network from which it originated. Also, text
messages may appear different at different times because messages
can originate in networks other than your own.
Contact your service provider for more information about the availability
of text messages.

• About writing messages

You can write a message in one of two ways: using standard (ABC) text
input or using predictive text input.
Write with standard text input
Standard text input is the default mode for text entry. When you use
standard text input, the
your phone's screen.
1 Find the key that is below the letter you want to enter.
2 Press it as many times as needed for the letter to appear on the screen.
Send and receive text messages
icon appears in the upper left corner of
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