Sending Text Messages

Before attempting to send or receive text messages, check to make sure that your mobile broadband device is registered with the T-Mobile network. You can send new messages, reply to messages you have received, or forward messages you have received.

Note: webConnect can send text messages when the application is ready to connect or when you are actively connected. Some networks, however, may not support sending and receiving text messages while you are actively connected.

To send a new text message to a new number, do the following:

1. Click New on the SMS screen.
2. Type the mobile number of the person you wish to send a message to in the To field.
3. Type the message you wish to send in the text entry field.
4. Press Enter to send the message.

To reply to a text message, do the following:

1. Select a conversation in the Current Conversations area of the SMS screen.
2. Type the message you wish to send in the text entry field.
3. Press Enter to send the message.

To forward a text message, do the following:

1. Select a conversation in the Current Conversations area of the SMS screen.
2. In the Active Message area hover over the message you wish to forward.
3. Click the Forward Message icon (). A new message with the selected message's text pasted in the text entry field appears.
4. Type the mobile number of the person you wish to send a message to in the To field.
5. Press Enter to send the message.