14[ 98 ]Send text messages1 Press Menu 01 1 (Messages > Write message).2 Enter a message.You can compose one long message made up of several linked parts.Each part can be up to 160 characters. The counter in the upper rightcorner shows the number of available characters. For example, 160/2refers to 160 characters available in the second part of the message.Contact your service provider for information on pricing.3 Once you have finished writing, press Options, scroll to Send, thenpress Select.4 Enter or recall the recipient’s phone number, then press OK.Note: When sending messages via the SMS network service, yourphone may display the words Message Sent. This is an indicationthat the message has been sent by your phone to the messagecenter number programmed into your phone. This is not anindication that the message has been received at the intendeddestination. For more details about SMS services, check with yourservice provider.Caution: If you need to exit while writing the message, pressanytime. Later, press Menu 01 1 to return and finish writing themessage. If you turn off the phone without saving the message,the message will be lost.Save messages in the outboxWhen you write a text message, it’s a good idea to save it in the outbox.Then if there is a message delivery problem, you can easily resend themessage.1 While writing the message, press Options.2 Scroll to Save message, then press Select.3 Scroll to Outbox, then press OK.