The SMS (Short Messages Service), is a technology used in cellular phones to send text messages to and from cellular phones.
The ICQ SMS feature integrates the ICQ program with SMS technology.
The SMS feature works with GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) cellular phone technology only.
Click here for a list of available SMS Networks.
With the ICQ SMS feature you may do the following:
- Send SMS Messages through the ICQ program to certain cellular phones with SMS capability.
- Receive SMS replies from cellular phones to the ICQ program.
(Sender doesn't have to be an ICQ user).
- Initiate SMS Messages from cellular phones to ICQ.
Sending an SMS Message from ICQ to a Cellular Phone
To send an SMS message:
- Click on a user name or a Non ICQ Contact name on your Contact List.
- Select SMS Message . If you have previously entered a number in the User's Details, the number will automatically be entered. You may change the destination by clicking on the To button.
Note: An SMS icon will appear next to the name of the user on your Contact List whose details are entered.
If no number was entered in the User's Details, a dialog will appear providing you with the option to enter his/her details.
- Enter your message in the Message Text field. SMS messages are limited to 160 characters. You also have the option of
sending a copy of your message by email or ICQ.
- Click the Send button. After you send your message you will receive either a message confirming that your
SMS message was sent or a failure message notifying you that the SMS message could not be sent.
This message does not confirm receipt of the SMS message by the recipient, but by the carrier.
Receiving SMS Messages to my ICQ program
You can receive SMS messages in reply to an SMS message that you have sent from your ICQ, or an SMS initiated by a cellular phone to your ICQ.
You may receive an SMS message from users on your Contact List, Non ICQ Contacts or from unknown users.
To receive an incoming SMS message:
- Click on the Incoming SMS Message-flashing icon beside the user name. Remember the SMS icon will appear next to the user's name only if the user is on your Contact List and if his/her user's phone details were entered
in the User Details.
SMS messages from a user who is not on your Contact List or whose mobile phone numbers are not entered will blink in your System Notice button.
- Choose one of the options from the Incoming SMS Message dialog.
- Click the Close button to exit the dialog without responding.
Adding mobile numbers
You may want to enter your SMS details so that other users may easily contact you. To enter your own phone number, go to your User Details. When you define yourself as SMS Available,
an SMS icon will appear next to your name on other user's Contact Lists in which you appear.
You may also wish to enter your friends' number before you send them an SMS, if they have not entered it themselves. Once you do so, an SMS icon will appear beside their names on your Contact List.
To enter an SMS number for an ICQ friend on your Contact List:
- Click on a user name on your Contact List (or Non ICQ Contact).
Select User Details/Address Book > Phone Book.
- Click on the Add button to add a new number. Enter the relevant details in the Add/Edit Phone and Fax Numbers dialog.
Remember to check the SMS Service Available box.
- Click on the OK button. An SMS icon will appear beside the user's name on your Contact List.
Note: Phone numbers that you enter in the User Details for an ICQ friend
on your Contact List are not visible to other ICQ users.
You may also find the SMS options below useful:
- Request Notification Message - You can choose to be notified when your SMS
Message has been sent and even when it has been received by the cellular phone recipient.
- View your SMS Messages in the ICQ History of Events
- Send a copy of your SMS Message by email or ICQ
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