M e s s a g i n g395. 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 when opening messages. Messages maycontain malicious software or otherwise be harmful to your phone.Note: The message sent icon or text on your device screen does notindicate that the message is received at the intended destination.■ Text messagesWhen composing text 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 maximum of7) appears in the top right corner of the message screen. No additional text can beentered when all segments and characters have been used. Segments are deliveredas individual messages. The use of special characters takes up more space thanstandard characters.E-mail addresses are counted as characters. Enhanced messages cannot be sent toe-mail addresses.For information on entering text into messages, see "Text entry", p. 29.