Nokia 6230i

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Before you can use instant messaging, you must subscribe to the 
service. To check the availability and costs, and to subscribe to the 
service, contact your network operator or service provider, from whom 
you also receive your unique ID, password, and settings.
To set the required settings for the instant messaging service, see 
Connect. settings
icons and texts on the display may vary, depending on the instant 
messaging service.
While you are connected to the instant messaging service, you can use 
the other functions of the phone, and the instant messaging 
conversation remains active in the background. Depending on the 
network, the active instant messaging conversation may consume the 
phone battery faster, and you may need to connect the phone to a 
charger.
Basic steps for instant messaging
• To access the instant messages menu (offline), see Access the instant 
• To connect to the instant messaging service (online), see Connect to 
• To start a instant messaging conversation with a contact, see 
IM 
contacts
To create your own instant messages contact lists, see Contacts for 
instant messaging on page 43
.
• To join a public instant messaging conversation, see 
Groups
To join a group instant messaging conversation by acception an 
invitation message, see Accept or reject an instant messaging 
invitation on
 page 41.
To create your own instant messaging groups, or to join or delete a 
public group, see Groups on page 43.
• To edit your own information, see Edit your availability status on 
page 42.