Instant messages (IM)
Note: This function can be used only if it is supported by your network operator or service provider. Only
phones that offer compatible instant messages features can receive and display instant messages.
Depending on your service provider, the display texts may vary.
Instant messaging is a way of sending short text messages that are delivered over TCP/IP protocols to
online users (network service). Your contact list shows you when the contacts on the list are online and
available to participate in an instant messages conversation. When you have written and sent your
message, it stays on the display. The reply message appears below your original message.
Before you can use instant messages, you need to subscribe to the service. For availability, charging
and subscription to the service, contact your network operator or service provider, from whom you also
receive your unique ID and password and the settings for instant messaging. For setting the required
settings for the instant messages service, see IM and presence settings on page 109.
The icons and texts on the display may vary depending on the instant messages service.
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You can use the other functions of the phone, while you have an active instant messages session in the
background. Depending on the network, the active instant messages session may consume the phone’s
battery faster and you may need to connect the phone to a charger.
Instant messages uses shared memory, see Shared memory on page 19.
Basic steps for instant messaging
• To enter the instant messages menu (offline), see Entering the instant messages menu on page 73.
• To connect to the instant messages service (online), see Connecting to the instant messages service
and disconnecting on page 74.
• To start an instant messages session with a contact, see
IM contacts
in Starting an instant
messages session on page 74.
To create your own instant messages contact lists, see Contacts for instant messaging on page 77.
• To join a public instant messages session, see
Groups
in Starting an instant messages session on
page 74.
To join a group instant messages session via invitation message, see Accepting or rejecting an
instant messages invitation on page 75.
To create your own instant messages groups, or to join or delete a public group, see Groups on page
79.
• To edit your own information, see Editing your own information on page 77.
• To search users and groups, see
Search
in Starting an instant messages session on page 74.
• To read a message for a new instant messages session, see Reading an instant message on page 76.
• To write and send messages during an active instant messages session, see Participating in an
instant messages conversation on page 76.
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• To view, rename or delete saved conversations, select
Saved convers.
when you have entered the
Instant messages
menu.
• To block/unblock contacts, see Blocking and unblocking messages on page 78.
• To disconnect from the instant messages service, see Connecting to the instant messages service
and disconnecting on page 74.