Mobile AIM® via Text Messaging
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1. 0 0004 6 Setting Up Your Phonebook with Features and Buddies 8 Adding Mobile AIM Features to Your Phonebook 005 8 Adding a Buddy to Your Phonebook sssnanananarrrerunererr 8 Sending Instant Messages 22 222 cceceeceeeeubeeebedsaeedaseieseees 8 Seeing WhGISORING 3 ierscsdsdsddi d OLEE es ieee eee ee ce Ry 9 Sending an Instant Message to a Buddy ccc eee eee eee 9 Sending an Instant Message to a Screen Name 0 222 e eee 9 Sending an Instant Message from Your Mobile Phone Number 9 Replying to Instant Messages 002s e cece ee eee rreren errre 10 Managing Your Mobile Device Group 20 see eee ee ene e teens 10 Viewing the Status of Your Buddies sec eee eevee eeee 10 Adding a New Buddy to Your Mobile Device Group 10 Deleting a Buddy From Your Mobile Device Group 11 Finding IM Numbers Assigned to Your Buddies naona naana 11 Getting Information on a Screen Name 0 00 cece eee 11 Protecting Your Pray sesiune iadt de AEE E ARAARA KANAKA 12 Blocking Messages from a Screen Name nunuuua nannan nere 12 Unblocking a Screen Name 2 c4 124ebebererreree he nvdveads dade eed 12 Managing Your Mobile AIM Experience 000ceece cece eeeeeee 12 Setting Ales ra tard alas eaaa iak feted eds So Mce oe ALN Ae AE i BS sh hen bo nah 12 Changing Your Status to Away lt2. Cincinnat Bell AOL Mobile Services America Online Copyright 2003 2004 2005 by America Online Inc The trademarks logos and service marks Marks disp property of America Online or other third parties You are without the prior written consent of America Online or sud Marks America Online AOL Instant Messenger Al and the Running Man logo are trademarks or registered tra Cincinnati Bell Contents OVENIEW zeginn ptni ce te see he eee ater eaten osticte E Cotes le land Gnigce 2 Getting Started so sessi i paoa ee Se 2 How Mobile Instant Messaging Works nusssusuunerererrrurene 2 SIGNING ORN geraria raaa A E E E E EAN ENON ENE 3 Signing Off ecseri ranana Aaa a a A E E E EEA EAEE 3 Your Mobile Device Gro p sss rrsss se cada dedadadsacetasawawawaceseeaned 3 The Mobile Device loti ereer errien dex dias EE E be eaten 4 Two way Mobile Device Icon 0 cece cece eee n eens 4 One way Mobile Device Icon csi wns wanevnn nunnana 4 Disabling the Mobile Device Icon 2 0 cece eee cece eee eeees 4 USING AOL sisting eos tatu otuawawaen ween hatwide a ered EE 4 Using AIM cacy hoo eh oa near gage E EEEE EEEE 4 Mobile AIM Features and Short Codes 0 0 cece eee eee eee nee eees 5 Getting Help with Features and Short Codes 2eeeeeeee 5 Mobile AIM Features for Cincinnati Bell 2220e eee 6 Using Channels and Short Codes for Conversations
3. follow these steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type your buddy s ScreenName as one word with no spaces 3 Send the message to the AIM SetAlert feature using short code 265006 P Mobile AIM via Text Messaging age 12 Cincinnati Bell To stop receiving an alert follow these steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type your buddy s ScreenName as one word with no spaces 3 Send the message to the AIM SetAlert feature using short code 265019 Changing Your Status to Away To set your status to Away follow these steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type an A if your mobile phone does not allow blank messages 3 Send the message to the short code for the AIM SetAway feature using short code 265011 4 The default mobile away message is delivered in this format Auto response from Screen Name am not responding to messages right now This Away message will be delivered when other users send you instant messages Unregistering Your Mobile Phone Number You can unregister your mobile phone number so that you will no longer receive instant messages through IM Forwarding Unregistering will stop all AOL mobile services that associate a Screen Name with your mobile phone number including IM Forwarding and Alerts and Reminders To unregister follow these steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type an A in the message if your mobile phone will not send blank messages 3 Send the message to the short code for the AIM Unre
4. Device group This group is automatically created the first time you sign on to the Mobile AIM service with your phone or setup IM Forwarding Up to 30 names can be saved in this group When you add or remove buddies with your phone you only affect the Mobile Device Group Viewing the Status of Your Buddies To view the status of your buddies complete the following steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type an A in the message if your mobile phone will not send blank messages 3 Send the message to the AIM Buddies feature using short code 265002 4 Depending on how many buddies are in your Mobile Device group you will receive one or more messages listing your buddies and their current status Alternatively use the AIM GetInfo feature to view the status of a single buddy See Getting Information on a Screen Name Adding a New Buddy to Your Mobile Device Group The buddies you add from your phone are stored in the Mobile Device group To add a buddy follow these steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type your buddy s ScreenName as one word with no spaces 3 Send the message to the AIM Add feature using short code 265003 4 You will receive a message confirming that your buddy has been added to your Mobile Device group This message contains the short code that is assigned to your new buddy 5 Create a phonebook entry for your buddy with their Screen Name and the short code you have received Note If you want to add several buddies
5. instant messages using their short code If you don t know their short code or the buddy you want to chat with is not in your Mobile Device group you can send a message directly to their Screen Name All of these methods are described below 8 Mobile AIM via Text Messaging Page Cincinnati Bell Seeing Who is Online Your buddy must be online before you can send them an instant message If they are in your Mobile Device group you can see who is online by sending a message to the AIM Buddies feature To see who is online follow these steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type an A in the message if your mobile phone will not send blank messages 3 Send the message to the AIM Buddies feature using short code 265002 4 Depending on how many buddies are in your Mobile Device group you will receive one or more messages listing your buddies and their current status Sending an Instant Message to a Buddy To send a message to a buddy using their short code follow these steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type your message 3 Address the message to your buddy s IM Number 4 Send the message See Finding the Numbers Assigned to Your Buddies Note Save your buddy s Screen Name and short code in your phone book to make it quicker and easier to send them more messages Sending an Instant Message to a Screen Name To send a message to a Screen Name that is not in your Mobile Device group follow these steps 1 O
6. mobile phone numbers These short codes are recycled as you have more conversations A short code or channel that was used for a conversation with a specific user will not necessarily be the same short code you will use for a conversation with that same user at a later time There are three sets of channels each with its own set of short codes that have been assigned by your wireless service provider e Short Codes for Easy Reply Use these short codes to reply to messages received from Screen Names that are not in your Mobile Device group They are temporarily assigned for the duration of a conversation and are then recycled as you engage in additional conversations e Short Codes for IM to a Mobile Number Use these short codes for conversations with mobile phone numbers They are temporarily assigned for the duration of a conversation and are then recycled as you engage in additional conversations e Short Codes for Buddies These short codes are reserved for instant messaging with Screen Names in your Mobile Device group They are persistently assigned to a Screen Name in your Mobile Device group until you delete that Screen Name from your Mobile Device group P Mobile AIM via Text Messaging age 6 Cincinnat Bell Mobile AIM via Text Messaging Cincinnati Bell Wireless Channels and Short Codes Type of Channel Easy Reply e Conversations with Screen Names that are not in your Mobile Device group are temp
7. at one time it may be easier to use AOL Instant Messenger or your Buddy List on your personal computer P Mobile AIM via Text Messaging age 10 Cincinnati Bell Deleting a Buddy From Your Mobile Device Group The buddies you delete using your mobile phone are removed from the Mobile Device group To delete a buddy follow these steps Open a new text message Type your buddy s Screen Name as one word with no spaces Send the message to the AIM Delete feature using short code 265004 You will receive a message confirming that your buddy has been removed from your Mobile Device Group 5 If you had created a phonebook entry for your buddy remove that entry from your phonebook so that you do not send an instant message to a new buddy that may get assigned the same short code that was assigned to your buddy BwWDN ZB Note If you want to delete several Screen Names at one time you may want to use AOL Instant Messenger or your Buddy List on your personal computer Finding IM Numbers Assigned to Your Buddies Each buddy in your Mobile Device group has an assigned IM short code Each short code is unique and takes the place of your buddy s Screen Name when sending messages To send a message to your buddy you need to know their short code To find the IM short codes for your buddies follow these steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type an A in the message if your mobile phone will not send blank messages 3 Send the
8. c 0 4rcesesecpe teu een cule leu ea eed 13 Unregistering Your Mobile Phone Number 0eeeeeeeee 13 Recycling Your Mobile Phone Number e000 eeeeeee 13 Mobile AIM via Text Messaging Page 1 Cincinnati Bell Overview Cincinnati Bell proudly offers Mobile AIM with our text messaging services With Mobile AIM you can enjoy the following features using your Cincinnati Bell mobile phone e Receive instant messages on your mobile phone when you are away from your personal computer e Easily reply to instant messages or start a conversation See who is online Set phone alerts to know when buddies come online e Block messages from a Screen Name e Manage the Mobile Device group in your Buddy List feature Although AOL will not charge you directly for using Mobile AIM services you will be charged for text messaging services according to your billing plan with your wireless service provider Contact your wireless service provider for more information on your phone s text messaging capabilities and your wireless service plan Important Although AOL will not charge you directly for using IM Forwarding you will be charged for text messaging services according to your Cincinnati Bell s subscription or pay per use messaging rates Getting Started To use Mobile AIM on your phone you will need to have the following e An AOL or AIM Screen Name If you have a Screen Name for the AOL AIM N
9. e including adding and deleting buddies blocking Screen Names and more Each feature also has an assigned short code When you want to use a feature you send a message to the assigned short code For example to sign on to the service you send a message to the short code for the AIM SignOn feature For a summary of these features see Mobile AIM Features and Numbers P Mobile AIM via Text Messaging age 2 Cincinnati Bell Signing On In order to send or receive instant messages you must sign on Once you have signed on to the Mobile AIM service you will remain signed on until you sign off While signed on you will continue to receive messages while performing other activities with your mobile phone and will remain signed on while your mobile phone is turned off To sign on follow these steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type your Screen Name and password using this format ScreenName space password Type your Screen Name as one word with no spaces Type a space between your Screen Name and password Your password is casesensitive You may need to change text input methods to correctly type your Screen Name and password Refer to the user guide that came with your mobile phone for information on changing text input methods 3 Send the message to the AIM SignOn feature using short code 265000 4 You will receive a message listing your buddies who are online Note If your phone allows you to save messages sa
10. e mobile device icon using AIM version 4 8 2591 and later follow these steps 1 From the AOL Instant Messenger window select MyAIM Edit Options Edit Preferences 2 Select the Privacy category and uncheck the box labeled Allow other members to see that am using a mobile device P Mobile AIM via Text Messaging age 4 Cincinnati Bell Mobile AIM Features and Short Codes The Mobile AIM service works by sending text messages to special short codes provided by your wireless service provider The following tables provide descriptions for each feature and the short codes assigned to these features by wireless service providers You may want to print this information as a reference for using Mobile AIM on your phone You also may want to add these features as entries in your phonebook See Adding Mobile AIM Features to your Phonebook Getting Help with Features and Short Codes You do not need to be signed on to the Mobile AIM service to use this feature 1 Open a new text message 2 Type a question mark 3 Send the message to the feature or short code about which you want to receive help 4 You will receive a message containing the information you requested Mobile AIM Feature Feature Description To add a Screen Name to your Mobile Device group send a message with that ScreenName to the short code for this feature To unblock a Screen Name send a message with that ScreenName to the short code for this feat
11. e word with no spaces 3 Send the message to the AIM Block feature using short code 265007 Alternatively you can do the following 1 If your mobile phone has the ability to forward messages forward a message from the Screen Name to your wireless service provider s short code for the AIM Block feature 2 You will receive a text message confirming that the blocked Screen Name will no longer be able to send messages to your mobile phone number Unblocking a Screen Name If you want to again receive messages from a person who has been blocked follow these steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type the ScreenName as one word with no spaces 3 Send the message to the short code for the AIM Allow feature using short code 265008 4 You will receive a text message confirming that the Screen Name is able to send messages to your mobile phone Alternatively if your mobile phone has the ability to Forward messages you also can Forward a message from the Screen Name to the short code for the AIM Block feature Managing Your Mobile AIM Experience You can easily set alerts to know when you buddies sign on display your Away Message when you don t want to receive or reply to messages and disable the Mobile AIM service Setting Alerts If you want to be notified when a particular buddy signs on you can set an alert for that buddy When your buddy signs on you will receive a new message informing you that your buddy is now online To set an alert
12. ed under Send a Message To a Phonebook Entry Adding a Buddy to Your Phonebook It is much easier to send messages to buddies using your phonebook than having to remember their short code each time If you do not know the short code associated with a particular buddy obtain a list of them using the AIM Settings feature as described above Add a new phonebook entry as described in your phone s documentation For the name use the format A ScreenName By placing the same letter in front of your buddy s Screen Names they all will be grouped together and listed alphabetically in your phonebook For the short code type the short code associated with that buddy To find the short codes for your buddies follow these steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type an A in the message if your mobile phone will not send blank messages 3 Send the message to the AIM Settings feature using short code 265018 4 Depending on how many buddies you have in your Mobile Device group you will receive two or more messages containing the names and short codes for the Mobile AIM features and your buddies 5 Record the short codes for your buddies and then add them to your phonebook Sending Instant Messages There are a several ways to send messages to a buddy If you have their Screen Name and short code stored in your phonebook it makes sending instant messages easier If you have not saved their name and short code in your phonebook you can send them
13. etscape or CompuServe 2000 services you can use that Screen Name If you need a Screen Name get one free at www aol com or get an AOL account at www aol com e A mobile phone that supports text messaging e Two way text messaging service through Cincinnati Bell The instructions in this user guide assume that you know how to send and receive text messages using your mobile phone Consult the user manual or Cincinnati Bell s Welcome Guide provided with your mobile phone for more information on sending and receiving text messages How Mobile Instant Messaging Works Sending and receiving instant messages is just like sending and receiving text messages If you have used your phone s text messaging feature you already know how to send and receive instant messages The Mobile AIM service works like your text messaging service However instead of a mobile phone number you receive text messages in your Inbox from short codes These short codes correspond to other AIM users Some short codes are permanently assigned to each of the Screen Names in the Mobile Device group of your Buddy List feature Other short codes are temporarily assigned to other AIM users who send messages to you You will use these short codes to reply and send instant messages to these users Short codes are determined by your wireless service provider Many of the familiar features of instant messaging on your personal computer also are available as features on your phon
14. gister feature using short code 265021 Recycling Your Mobile Phone Number Recycling unregisters your mobile phone number from all AOL mobile services and also opts you back in to receiving IMs that are addressed to your mobile phone number This is useful if you get a new mobile phone number and want to reset your connections with AOL Services This also will prevent receiving messages addressed to someone else that previously had your number To recycle follow these steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type an A in the message if your mobile phone will not send blank messages 3 Send the message to the short code for the AIM Recycle feature using short code 265022 Please note that when you recycle the block list for your mobile phone number also is cleared allowing users previously blocked from sending IMs to begin sending them again P Mobile AIM via Text Messaging age 13
15. message to the AIM Settings feature using short code 265018 4 Depending on how many buddies you have in your Mobile Device group you will receive two or more messages containing the names and short codes for the Mobile AIM features and your buddies 5 Record the IM short codes for your buddies and then add them to your phonebook Alternatively you can use the AIM Getlnfo feature to find the short code for a particular buddy Getting Information on a Screen Name To get information on a Screen Name follow these steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type your buddy s ScreenName as one word with no spaces 3 Send the message to the AIM Get Info feature using short code 265005 You will receive a message containing the following information if applicable Screen name e Status e Howto reply e How they have contacted you Screen Name or mobile phone number e If their Screen Name is on your Buddy List e If they are using a mobile device e Whether they have one way or two way text messaging service P Mobile AIM via Text Messaging age 11 Cincinnati Bell Protecting Your Privacy To protect your identity and preserve your privacy you can easily manage who contacts you using the block and unblock features described below Blocking Messages from a Screen Name If you do not want to receive messages from a specific sender follow these steps to block their messages 1 Open a new text message 2 Type the ScreenName as on
16. n Names of your buddies that are using mobile phones Similarly when IM Forwarding is activated your Screen Name appears as online on your friends Buddy Lists and a mobile device icon is displayed next to your name to indicate that you are using a mobile phone The mobile device icon also indicates whether you are using one way or two way text messaging Two way Mobile Device Icon When this icon is displayed next to a Screen Name or mobile phone number in the Buddy List window it indicates that AOL s two way Mobile AIM service is supported and the user should be able to respond to messages from their mobile phone 3 One way Mobile Device Icon When this icon is displayed next to a Screen Name or mobile phone number in the Buddy List window it indicates that AOL s two way Mobile AIM service is not supported by their wireless service provider and the user cannot to respond to messages from their mobile phone Disabling the Mobile Device Icon If you do not want your Mobile Device icon to be displayed on your friends Buddy Lists you can disable it using your personal computer This procedure cannot be accomplished using your phone Using AOL To disable the mobile device icon using AOL 8 0 Plus or 9 0 Optimized follow these steps 1 From the Buddy List window select Setup Preferences 2 Under the Buddy List tab uncheck the box labeled Allow other members to see that am using a mobile device Using AIM To disable th
17. orarily assigned these short codes e Messages are addressed to and appear from your Screen Name Channel Name AIM Unlisted1 AIM Unlisted2 AIM Unlisted3 AIM Unlisted4 AIM Unlisteds5 AIM Unlisted6 AIM Unlisted7 AIM Unlisted amp AIM Unlistedg AIM Unlistedio Short Code IM to Mobile Number e Conversations with mobile numbers are temporarily assigned to these short codes e Messages are addressed to and appear from your mobile phone number AIM SMS1 AIM SMS2 AIM SMS3 AIM SMS4 AIM SMS5 AIM SMS6 AIM SMS7 AIM SMS8 amp AIM SMS9 AIM SMS10 Buddies e Conversations with buddies in your mobile device group are temporarily assigned these short codes e Messages are addressed to and appear from your Screen Name AIM Buddy1 AIM Buddy2 AIM Buddy3 AIM Buddy4 AIM Buddys tO AIM Buddy30 Page 7 Cincinnati Bell Setting Up Your Phonebook with Features and Buddies Creating phonebook entries for features and your buddies is easier than having to remember their associated short codes Adding Mobile AIM Features to Your Phonebook Add a new phonebook entry as described in your phone s documentation For the name type the feature name For the short code type the short code associated with the feature In this way after you enter features into your phonebook they will be grouped together and listed alphabetically After these features are stored in your phonebook use them as describ
18. pen a new text message 2 Type your message using this format ScreenName colon space message Type the Screen Name as one word with no spaces Type a colon after the Screen Name then a space and then your message 3 Send the message to the AIM SendTo feature using short code 265009 Sending an Instant Message from Your Mobile Phone Number To send a message that comes from your mobile phone number instead of your Screen Name follow these steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type your message using this format ScreenName colon message The Screen Name cannot have spaces Type a colon after the Screen Name and then type your message 3 Send the message to the short code for the AIM SendSMS feature using the short code 265010 P Mobile AIM via Text Messaging age 9 Cincinnati Bell Replying to Instant Messages If your phone can send text messages you can reply directly to an instant message Just select Reply type a message and press Send Your response will be delivered to your buddy as an instant message from your Screen Name If you receive a message from a Screen Name that is not in your Mobile Device group that Screen Name is assigned a temporary short code that you can reply to To find out what that temporary short code is use the AlMGetInfo feature See Getting Information on a Screen Name Managing Your Mobile Device Group The buddies that you chat with on your phone are saved in your Mobile
19. reen Names in your Mobile Device group and their IM short AIM i i Settings codes send a message to the short code for this feature To be alerted when a buddy signs on send a message with that ScreenName to the short code for this feature AIM SignOff To sign off send a message to this short code To sign on send a message using the format ScreenName space password to the short code for this feature Do not use spaces in your Screen Name Your password is case sensitive To clear all associations between your mobile phone number and AOL mobile services send a message to the short code for this feature AIM SetAlert AIM SignOn AIM Unregister P Mobile AIM via Text Messaging age 5 Cincinnati Bell Mobile AIM Features If a feature is not listed it is not available through your wireless service provider Cincinnati Bell Wireless Phone Book Address Name Short Code AIM Add AIM Allow AIM Block AIM Buddies AIM Delete AIM Getlnfo AIM Recycle AIM Register AIM SendSMS AIM SendTo AIM SetAway AIM Settings AIM SetAlert AIM SignOff AIM SignOn AIM Unregister Using Channels and Short Codes for Conversations A short code is a special number assigned by a wireless service provider to perform a specific action For Mobile AIM short codes are temporarily assigned as channels for holding conversations with specific buddies Screen Names and
20. ure To prevent user from sending you messages send a message with that ScreenName to the short code for this feature To get a list of your online buddies and their status send a message to the short code for this feature To delete a Screen Name from your Mobile Device group send a message with that ScreenName to the short code for this feature To get information on a Screen Name send a message with that ScreenName to the short code for this feature Send a message to the short code for this feature to unregister all associations between AIM Recycle AOL mobile services and your mobile phone number This also will opt in your number to receiving IMs sent to your mobile number AIM Add AIM Allow AIM Block AIM Buddies AIM Delete AIM GetInfo AIM Register To sign up for IM Forwarding send a message to the short code for this feature To send a message that comes from your mobile phone number instead of your Screen Name send a message to this short code using the format ScreenName colon message To send a message to a Screen Name that is not in your Mobile Device group send a message to the short code for this feature using the format ScreenName colon message To set your status to Away send a message to the short code for this feature To signal that you are back online send another message to this short code AIM SendSMS AIM SendTo AIM SetAway To get a list of features Sc
21. ve the message you used to sign on and send it again the next time you want to sign on to the service e Signing Off Mobile AIM will remain signed on until you sign off or are automatically terminated due to extended inactivity To sign off follow these steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type an A in the message if your mobile phone will not send blank messages 3 Send the message to the AIM SignOff feature using short code 265001 4 You will receive a text message confirming that you have signed off Your Mobile Device Group If you have never previously signed on to AOL s Mobile AIM services with your Screen Name a Mobile Device group will be created in your Buddy List feature A selection of your current buddies will be copied into this Mobile Device group and assigned IM short codes that you will use to communicate with them This selection typically will be twenty five of your most current buddies The Mobile Device group on your mobile phone is limited to thirty buddies You can add and delete buddies in this Mobile Device group from your mobile phone using the AIM Add and AIM Delete features of Mobile AIM You also can edit your Mobile Device group using AOL Instant Messenger or your Buddy List feature on your personal computer P Mobile AIM via Text Messaging age 3 Cincinnati Bell The Mobile Device Icon When you are using your Buddy List on the AOL service you will notice a Mobile Device icon next to the Scree
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