Technical user guide section overview

This section is where the "fancy bits" are explained: you don't necessarily need to read or know everything here, but many of the features offered by your mobile phone or network are well worth using, as long as you know how to!

For example, you can use the menus to set call diverts and similar services on some models of phone, but these menus aren't available on all. If you know the underlying GSM codes, you can set and amend these services with any mobile handset, and store the commands in a memory, so you could store the command to divert all calls to your home number, and set it up with just two or three key presses.

The answerphone systems offered by some of the mobile networks are powerful and comprehensive, but it takes time, effort and call charges to find all the facilities. We help you with an answerphone page for each network.

Section contents

Phonebook explains how to use the very useful facility for storing names and numbers, to avoid the need to carry an address book with you.

Diverts explains how to send calls to a different phone number.

Answerphone tells you how to set up and use the answerphone (voicemail) service provided by your mobile network.

Fax and Data gets a page to itself (and deserves more!)

SMS is a way to send and receive text messages on your mobile phone.

WAP is a means of accessing information from the internet using your phone.

GSM codes allow you to change settings by simply typing numbers on your mobile's keypad, avoiding the need for complex menus, and allowing you to store frequently-used commands in the phonebook.

Call Waiting tells you that another caller is trying to reach you when you're in a call.

Batteries: the lifeblood of mobile phones. How to get the best from them.

Sim cutting - how to fit a large (credit-card size) sim card into a small phone (and vice versa).

Customise tells you how to make your mark with (or on?) your mobile phone.

Caller ID allows you to know who is ringing your phone.

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