Mobiles & Plans

Text Messaging (SMS)

SMS: a gr8 way 2 talk & a cleva way 2 do biz :)

SMS is versatile

From a private chat in a crowded place to an innovative channel for selling your products and services, the demand for SMS continues to grow.

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Wherever you are, pub or club, beach or bus - simply key in your message using your mobile phone's keypad, press Send and you're silently communicating with anyone else on a mobile phone.

You can now also stay in touch with SMS from your home computer, via MyInbox.

Keep it short

Funny or serious - what you say is up to you. Here are some abbreviations to help you keep your messages minimal:

SMS Abbreviations

Common abbreviations used in SMS
Word	Abbreviation	Word	Abbreviation
Quick	QIK	Great	GR8
Are	R	Speak	SPK
You	U	Excellent	XLNT
Tomorrow	2MORO	Across	AX
Later	L8R	See You	CU
Today	2DAY	Seeing You	CNU
Thanks	THX	For	4
To	2	Your	YR

How to send a text message

Scroll through your mobile phone menu and access 'Messages' or 'Mail'.
Select the option to create a message (refer to your phone menu) and key in your message.
Key in the phone number and press 'Send'.

Your mobile phone does the rest, including confirming that your message has been sent. Remember that some mobile phones might have a different order of doing things, so check your user guide.

Availability

Telstra Mobile SMS is available to all NextG™ and GSM networks in Australia¹.

Ezy ways to uz text messaging

With Predictive Text Input (PTI) or (T9), text messaging is faster than ever. An in-built dictionary allows the phone to predict the most likely word as you type. So all you need to do is start typing and let your mobile device do the rest. Consult your phone manual or manufacturer if you want to turn this feature off.