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join:2004-04-09
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Re: [AT&T] Text message rate increase...
said by DeeDee :
What is PIN messages?
Ok I cut and pasted this from a web site so I am not responsible for its content although it looks ok.
Each BlackBerry device is assigned a unique eight-digit number called a personal identification number (PIN). You can find your BlackBerry's PIN by selecting the Options icon, then clicking Status. Your PIN will appear in the Status screen.
Sending a PIN message
There are two ways to send messages directly to a BlackBerry user's PIN rather than to the user's email address, depending on whether you have the PIN stored in a contact in your address book or not. If you have a contact in your address book with the PIN entered, you can select the PIN using the Compose application. To do so, follow these steps:
1. Select the Compose icon (the open envelope and pencil).
2. In the "To:" list, scroll to the correct contact. Click the trackwheel to display a drop-down menu for the contact.
3. If you have stored a PIN for this contact, PIN will appear in the menu. Select it.
4. Compose your message and send it as usual.
When the message is sent, it will be routed using the PIN rather than the email address.
Note: The next time you select that contact with the Enter key, the PIN will be used rather than the email address. To reset the contact to use an email address, simply follow the directions listed above and select Email rather than PIN from the menu.
If you want to enter a PIN not associated with a contact, you can type the PIN directly into the "To:" field. To do so, follow these steps:
1. Select the Compose icon (the open envelope and pencil).
2. Scroll up to [Use Once] at the top of the "To:" list. Click the trackwheel to display a drop-down menu.
3. From the menu, select PIN. Enter the PIN and press Enter.
4. Compose your message and send it as usual. | |
SilenceGold
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join:2003-07-31
Benton, AR
| If you run a BES, you can just disable SMS for blackberry and blackberry-enabled phones.
I know that many of you cannot afford to run your own BES. I run a small business version that is pretty decent and cheap.
It saved me a lot of money especially when deaf friends attempt to spam me and few others with SMS messages without permission. It's outrageous to get charged per incoming SMS messages when ATT would not even provide a blocking feature.
Instead, I used the BES built in feature for that. | |
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