M e s s a g i n g245. MessagingIf you have subscribed to a message network service, you can send and receivemessages to and from compatible phones that also subscribe to a message service.You can also send and receive multimedia messages and e-mail. Messagingfeatures are network services.Important: Exercise caution opening messages. Messages may containmalicious software or otherwise be harmful to your phone or PC.Note: When sending messages, your phone may display MESSAGE SENT.This is an indication that the message has been sent by your phone to themessage center number programmed into your phone. This is not anindication that the message has been received at the intended destination.For messages that fail, the network will create a new error message,explaining why the message was not delivered. Contact Verizon formore details about messaging services.■ TXT messagingWhen composing TXT messages (SMS) or enhanced messages (EMS, messages thatcan contain graphics, sounds or formatted text), the number of characters used(out of a maximum per message) appears in the top left corner of the messagescreen. Segments are created when the message length exceeds the maximumallowed number of characters. The number of segments used (out of a maximumof 7) appears in the top right corner of the message screen. No additional textcan be entered when all segments and characters have been used. Segments aredelivered as individual messages.The use of special characters takes up more space than standard characters.E-mail addresses are counted as characters. EMS messages cannot be sentto e-mail addresses.For information on entering text into messages, see "Text entry," p. 18.■ PIX messagingPIX messages are multimedia (MMS) messages that contain text, sound files,or image files. Your phone supports PIX messages that are up to 125 KB. If themaximum size is exceeded, your phone may not be able to receive the message.Depending upon your network services, you may receive a message that includesan Internet address where you can go to view the PIX messages.