Panasonic GU87 Review - Messages

Messages Menu

MMS

· Create
· To:
    · Phone Number
    · Email Address
· Cc:
· Subject:
· Options
    · Add Image
    · Add Text
    · Add Sound
    · Slide Time
    · Text Color
    · Background
    · Send
    · Save
    · Slide Show
    · Other Options
      · Resend Attempts
        · Maximum
        · Custom
      · Send ID
        · Hide
        · Show
      · Report
        · Yes / No
      · Delivery Time
· Inbox
· Noticebox
    · Receive
    · Reject
    · Receive All
    · Sort
    · Phonebook
    · Protect
    · Display
    · Delete
    · Status
· Receivebox
    · Sort
    · Phonebook
    · Protect
    · Display
    · Delete
    · Status
· Outbox
· Sent
· Draft
· Pending
· Server List
· Create
· Edit
    · Profile Name
    · Server URL
    · Gateway IP
    · Bearer Type
      · Circuit Switch
      · GPRS
· Settings
· Display
    · Subject
    · Address
· Send Settings
    · Resend Attempts
    · Send ID
    · Report
· Reset Send Settings
· Receive Settings
    · Accept / Reject
· Report Allowed
    · Permit / Reject
· Auto Reception
    · Enable / Disable
· Player Mode
    · Automatic / Manual

Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) allows you to attach images and music to text messages. The recipient can play it as a slide show. MMS messages can be sent to another cellular phone with MMS capability or to an email address.

SMS

· Create SMS
· Copy
· Cut
· Paste
· User Message
· Char List
· Input Mode
· Cancel
· Create E-SMS
· Copy
· Cut
· Paste
· User Message
· Char List
· Input Mode
· Cancel
· Inbox
· Read
· Reply
· Forward
· Chat
· Move
· Delete
· Outbox
· Edit
· Send
· Read
· Chat
· Move
· Delete
· Chat SMS
· Nickname
· Status
· SIM Message
· Mobile Message
· Settings
· Recipient Groups
· Auto Delete
· Message Center
· Report
· Yes / No / Ask
· Broadcasts
· Receive
· Message List
· Topics
· Language

You can send and receive text message (up to 160 characters) to cellular phones on the same network or any network that has a roaming agreement.

A message is sent as a single message, but may be received as up to 3 messages depending on the recipient's phone settings.

Chat SMS allows you to read chat message (sent and received) on one screen.

The Settings lets you create recipient group lists to send one message to up to 10 recipients at once. You can also automatically delete messages, set the amount of delivery attempts, and view the message center number.

Broadcasts are messages by the networks to all GSM customers. They provide general information regarding topics such as weather reports, traffic news, and customer service.

E-Mail

· Create
· Address
· Cc:
· Bcc:
· Subject:
· Send
· Save
· Inbox
· Read
· Reply
· Reply To All
· Forward
· Delete
· Protect
· Outbox
· View
· Send All
· Make
· Sort
    · Status
    · Date
    · Address
· Display
· Delete
· Delete All
· Property
· Server List
· Create
    · Profile Name
    · Mail Address
    · SMTP Setting
    · POP3 Setting
    · Bearer Type
    · Primary DNS
    · Secondary DNS
· Settings
· Recipient Groups
· Signature
    · On / Off
· Auto Quote
· Send / Receive

Send and receive internet email messages via an ISP that supports POP3 / SMTP protocols.

The Send / Receive function is used to both send message created on the phone to the server and to download incoming messages from your mailbox to your phone.

It's quite a lengthy Message Menu, but it's very traditional. The GU87 has text messaging, including SMS, MMS, and mobile chat, as well as POP3 / SMTP email clients. The phone also has GPRS so you can transfer messages at higher data speeds.

The GU87 has a longer screen that most phones, which comes in handy for reading text messages. You won't be scrolling as much since you can fit more text on a screen than with the more popular 128 x 128 pixel screen phones.

You have the ability to create up to 3 mailboxes on the GU87, which is great for all of you with multiple email accounts. All mailboxes can send and receive email using the POP3 / SMTP protocols.

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