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Signing
On
To begin, you need an AOL®, Compuserve 2000 or AIM screen name, a Web-enabled
phone, and wireless Internet service provided through your wireless carrier.
If you don't have a screen name, click here to register
a new screen name. If you have a screen name, you're ready to begin.
Just follow these steps:
- After turning
on the phone, select MENU to display your phone's Main Menu.
Use your phone's navigation keys to scroll through the menu.
- Depending on
your phone, select the Wireless Web, Microbrowser
or Minibrowser option from the Main Menu.
- A message is
displayed to remind you that airtime fees apply for browser use. Select
OK to continue.
- Select AOL®
or Messaging from the Wireless Web menu.
- Select AOL®
IM from the AOL® or Messaging menus.
- When you connect
to AIM, the AOL Instant MessengerTM Screen is displayed. Select OK
to proceed.
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Select the appropriate text input mode using a soft
key. It is usually easiest to type screen names
and passwords using multi-tap mode (ALPHA or ABC),
and most phones default to multi-tap mode. If not,
change to the desired mode. On many phones with
T9 Text Input, you
can save screen names and passwords for easier re-entry.
- Type your screen
name then select OK.
- Type your password
and select OK.
After signing on,
you will be able to add buddies to your
Buddy ListTM, see who's online, and start Conversations.
Click here to learn more about Signing
On.
When you are done
using AIM Mobile, sign off and turn off your phone to prevent others
from using your screen name. Even if you have signed off AIM Mobile,
the Web browser saves your screen name and password until the phone
is turned off.
Navigating
How you interact with AIM Mobile is dependent on the specific
model of phone and Web Browser provided with the phone.
- Once you have
signed on, AIM Mobile displays links and options as text on the browser.
Some options may be numbered and can be selected by pressing a number
key. Some lists of options require you to scroll through the list
using the UP and DOWN arrows to highlight a link or
option and then select OK.
- Many Web phones
have two soft keys (for example, OK and MENU) designated
for selecting options from the Web Browser. There are usually two
options at the bottom of the display that can be selected by using
these soft keys. Pressing a soft key performs the action of the label
above it in the display. On phones without two soft keys, use the
LEFT and RIGHT arrows to toggle between the selections
and then press the OK key to make a selection.
- Press the CLEAR
or BACK key to return to the previous page or activity.
- To use the Web
browser for other functions during an AIM Mobile session, use the
Browser Menu. On phones with MENU keys, press and hold MENU
to display the Browser Menu. Depending on your phone, this menu will
provide links to Help with AIM, the Home page (Wireless Web
menu), Bookmark the previous page, Show the URL for the previous page,
Restart the browser, etc. When you return to AIM, you will be
returned to the page from which you exited. This way you can easily
switch between messaging and performing other Web activities with
your phone.
- To make calls
and perform other activities with your phone while using AIM Mobile,
press the END key to return to the standby screen. You will
continue to receive messages and be alerted when messages arrive.
In this way, you can receive messages without incurring Web charges
while on standby, talking or doing other activities with your phone.
- To end your AIM
Mobile session, go to the AIM List Menu and Sign Off.
Using
the Conversations List
After you sign on to AIM, the Conversations and Buddy ListTM are displayed.
When you first sign on, there are no conversations. When you send or
receive a message, the buddy's screen name will appear in the Conversations
List. An "*" asterisk indicates when you have received a new
message. Highlight the conversation and select VIEW to read
the message and reply.
Using the Buddy ListTM
The Buddy ListTM displays the name and status for all online
and offline buddies. The first time you sign on to AIM Mobile, there
are no buddies in your Buddy ListTM unless you previously created a "Mobile
Device" group using AOL® 4.0 or greater, AIM 4.2 or greater, or
Aim Express.
If you have not
already created one before you sign on to AIM Mobile, a "Mobile
Device" group is created when you sign on to AIM Mobile for the
first time.
To add new buddies
to this list using your phone, select MENU and then select Add
Name to Buddy ListTM. After you add a buddy to your list, the screen
name will first appear under Offline Buddies.
Select MENU
and then select Get New/Update List to update your buddy's status.
The symbols preceding a buddy name indicate the buddy's status:
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*
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New Message.
You have received a new message from this buddy.
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Alert. You
will be alerted when this buddy goes online.
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Away. This
buddy is Away.
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Uncertain.
This buddy could be offline.
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X
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Rejected.
You have rejected this buddy.
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Click here for
more information on the "Mobile Device" group and the Buddy
List feature.
Using
the List Menu
 use
the List Menu to perform the following tasks:
When you have
highlighted a conversation, you also can use the List Menu to
reject messages and end conversations.
When you have
highlighted an online buddy, you also can use the List Menu to
delete the buddy and reject messages from that buddy.
You also can access
the AOL® Portal on the Wireless Web from this list. To perform a task,
highlight the task and select OK. For additional Help using AIM,
select INFO.
Get
New Messages and Update the Lists
Select Get New/Update List to retrieve new messages and update
the status of your Conversations and Buddy ListTM.
Send
a New Message
To send a new message, select Send Msg to . . . , enter
a screen name. Select REPLY to type a message. To use a Quick
Reply, press the DOWN arrow to highlight [Quick Reply] and then
select QUICK. After you have composed a message, select SEND.
To cancel a message
before you send it, press the CLEAR or BACK key. To
end the conversation and delete all previous messages, select MENU
and then select End Conversation. To know when you receive
a reply to your message, use the Alerts.
Add a Name to the Buddy ListTM
To add a buddy, select Add Name to Buddy ListTM. Type the screen
name of your buddy and select OK. After you add a buddy to your
Buddy ListTM, your buddy will appear under the Offline Buddies listTM. Select
MENU and then select Get New/Update List to determine
their current status.
AIM Options: Changing
Your Status or Password
There are two AIM options:
- Set My Status
to Away
- Change Password
Select Set
My Status to Away to stay online but indicate to your buddies
that you are not available to receive messages. When you set your
status to Away, the Buddy and Message Alerts are turned off and your
buddies will see an Away icon next to your name on their Buddy ListTM.
They will also receive an auto-reply message. You will still receive
all messages and can view them while your status is Away.
To reset your
status, use the AIM options to select Set My Status to Available.
A page displays the number of new messages you received while you
were away.
To change passwords,
select Change Password. Click
here for more information on
Changing Passwords.
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It is recommended that you do not change passwords from your phone.
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Sign
Off
Once you have signed on, your AIM Mobile session remains active - even
if the browser is not being used or the phone is turned off - until
you select Sign off, or AIM automatically signs you off after
eight hours of inactivity. This way, you can receive messages without
incurring Web charges while on standby, talking or doing other activities
with the phone.
When you are
done sending and receiving messages, it is best to sign off the service
so your buddies know you are offline. If you do not sign off, you
remain signed on until you are timed out, and your status will appear
as online on your friends' Buddy ListTM.
After you sign
off, also turn off your phone to prevent others from using your screen
name. Even if you have signed off AIM Mobile, your screen name and
password remain active on the phone and can provide access to your
AIM session if anyone else uses your phone.
AOL®
Mobile Portal
The AOL® portal on your microbrowser provides
access to popular AOL® features such as e-mail, news, weather and sport headlines.
Sending a New Message
To send a new message to an online buddy, scroll to the buddy name and
select SEND.
To send a new message
to a screen name that is not in your Buddy ListTM, highlight Conversations
and select SEND. You also can select MENU and then select
Send Msg to . . .
On the message
page, select REPLY to type a message, or press the DOWN arrow
and then select QUICK to use a Quick Reply. To send the message
select SEND.
Receiving
a Message
To update the status of your conversations, select MENU and then
select Get New/Update List to identify new messages.
To know when you
are receiving a message, activate your phone's alerts using your phone's
setup tools or options. Click here for more information on Using
Alerts.
When you receive
a message from someone who is not on your Buddy ListTM, you are asked
to Accept or Reject the message. If you Reject the message,
all further messages from this user will be rejected until you send
them a message or re-Accept them. Click here for more information on
Rejecting Messages.
Replying
to a Message
To reply to a message, highlight the message in the Conversations List
and then select SEND. Select REPLY to type a message or
use a Quick Reply. To send the reply select SEND.
Using a Quick Reply
Quick replies include smileys, simple greetings and common phrases.
To use a Quick Reply, press the DOWN arrow to highlight [Quick
Reply] and then select QUICK. After you select a reply, you can
continue typing additional text in the message. Click here for detailed
information on using a Quick Reply.
Typing
Messages
Select the appropriate input mode before you start typing:
- Multi-tap (usually
indicated as alpha/ ALPHA and abc/ABC)
- T9 Text Input
(often indicated as T9, Quick, Word, etc.)
- SYMBOLS (often
indicated as SYM)
- NUMBERS (often
indicated as NUM)
It is typically easiest to type screen names and passwords
using "multi-tap" mode, which is usually
indicated as "alpha" or "abc"
mode for lowercase letters. Uppercase letters are
usually indicated as "ALPHA" or "ABC."
Most phones default to the multi-tap mode. For typing
text messages, T9 is twice as fast as multi-tap mode.
On many phones with T9 Text Input, you also can save
your screen name and password in the user dictionary
for quicker re-entry. Click here to learn more about
Typing Messages.
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