M e s s a g e s14 Copyright © 2006 Nokia. All rights reserved.6. MessagesThe message services can only be usedif they are supported by your networkor your service provider.Note: When sendingmessages, your phone maydisplay Message sent. This isan indication that themessage has been sent byyour device to the messagecenter number programmedinto your device. This is notan indication that themessage has been receivedat the intended destination.For more details aboutmessaging services, checkwith your service provider.Important: Exercise cautionwhen opening messages.Messages may containmalicious software orotherwise be harmful to yourdevice or PC.Only devices that havecompatible features canreceive and displaymessages. The appearance ofa message may varydepending on the receivingdevice.■ Text messages (SMS)Using the short message service (SMS)you can send and receive multipartmessages made of several ordinary textmessages (network service) that cancontain pictures.Before you can send any text, picture,or e-mail message, you must save yourmessage center number. See “Messagesettings”, p. 26.To check SMS e-mail serviceavailability and to subscribe to theservice, contact your service provider.Your device supports the sending oftext messages beyond the characterlimit for a single message. Longermessages will be sent as a series of twoor more messages. Your serviceprovider may charge accordingly.Characters that use accents or othermarks, and characters from somelanguage options like Chinese, take upmore space limiting the number ofcharacters that can be sent in a singlemessage.