Nokia 6170 User Guide 27 Copyright © 2004 NokiaMessages5 MessagesIf you have subscribed to a message network service, you can sendmessages to and receive messages from compatible phones that are alsosubscribed to compatible message services. You can also send and receivepicture messages and multimedia messages, if supported by your serviceprovider. To send and receive messages, you need a messaging service throughyour service provider, and a message center number saved in your phone. See“Text entry” on page 25 for more information.Note: When sending messages, your device may display Message Sent.This is an indication that the message has been sent by your device tothe message center number programmed into your device. This is notan indication that the message has been received at the intendeddestination. For more details about messaging services, check with yourservice provider.Important: Exercise caution when opening messages. Messages maycontain malicious software or otherwise be harmful to your device or PC.• Linked messagesYour phone can send and receive long text messages. Long text messages areautomatically split into multiple messages and sent as a series. For this featureto work properly, the receiving phone must also support linked messages.While you write a message, the number of available characters and the currentpart number of linked message (for example, 120/2) are shown.While receiving linked messages, you can start reading the first part before thephone has received the entire message. If you may see *some text missing* onthe display, the message content will be updated as soon as the missingsequence arrives.If the memory is full, you may have to delete a message from your inbox oroutbox before your phone can update the missing text. See “Delete messages”on page 30 for more information.• Font sizeSelect Menu > Messages > Message settings > Other settings > Font size >Small font or Large font.
