Registering for IM Forwarding
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1. Cincinnati Bell AOL Mobile Services IM Forwarding Instant Message Forwarding for the AOL Buddy List Feature and AOL Instant Messenger Service America Online Copyright 2003 2004 2005 by America Online Inc All Rights Reserved The trademarks logos and service marks Marks displayed in this document are the property of America Online or other third parties You are not permitted to use the Marks without the prior written consent of America Online or such third party that may own the Marks America Online AOL Instant Messenger AIM the AOL triangle logo and the Running Man logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of America Online Inc Cincinnati Bell Contents OVEIVIEW raaa tered en Gt beh ete eee Beco ae ea teers area eee 2 Getting Started yiontucusinaihaa ein akatenetanuananamananaeeeeeeele4 2 How IM Forwarding Works 555355645555 09 este bee ee beer eee eeu 3 Registering for IM Fofwardihg 225 54442eessss0e0gsereeee se ewesewese rede 3 Registering Using the Web sc5555c5hbb5sbb004e4 ve ea Sada eds dees 4 Registering Using AQL prsne ane alone alan eae IEEE HE HE OO Se SE ERS 4 Registering Using AIM ccs eee REEERE EEE ek ee 4 Registering Using Your Mobile Phone or Device 000006 4 What If Do Not Receive My Confirmation Code 20 0 eee e ee 4 Activating IM Forwarding nc ucnt ees ee eanatesetecetusasaseoeseseaness 4 The Mobile Device Icon lt2. cc c 2x40 4 sann anne sw nda inant omnes daca adad ere 5 Two way Mobile Device Icon wus acccdeentdesacadeedin eea saeaxetexs 5 One way Mobile Device Icon snnnneninmnmeer ee thne nie eee ei ele ale 5 Receiving Instant Messages sxe sie x c see spc bg ey ly Dh We ly She Wy ele ee lea ia anew 5 Disabling IM Forwarding vs iniccaiusacahnhakbeecoaasecerecesesone teanhes 6 Disabling IM Forwarding Using Your Personal Computer 6 How to Register for IM Forwarding From Your Mobile Device 7 Replying to Instant Messages sox csscvacscaadeadteadededededededeaedadenks 7 Conversation Short Codes 32 2 0s de secddeddsdadecdse pease eee euwies ay 8 Signing On to Full Service Mobile AIM 200 see e eee e rece ee eens 8 SIANG ON gpr EE EEE EEE E EE EEE EEEREN aad EA 8 SICMING Ol eeaeee r e A A A ARAR E 8 Unregistering Your Mobile Phone Number 2 0 2ee sce ee eeneees 9 Recycling Your Mobile Phone Number ee eeeeee reece cece 9 Page 1 Cincinnati Bell Overview IM Forwarding is an easy way to continue receiving instant messages when you are away from your personal computer After registering your mobile phone number and activating IM Forwarding instant messages sent to your Screen Name will be automatically forwarded to your mobile phone as text messages IM Forwarding is activated when you sign off AOL or AOL Instant Messenger select Forward to Mobile from the Away
3. wireless service provider but retained your mobile number your new provider may not be supported for Wireless Number Portability Please contact AOL Mobile Customer Support at 866 265 3019 Activating IM Forwarding After you register for IM forwarding the service is automatically activated whenever you sign off AOL you choose Forward to Mobile from the Away menu of your Buddy List feature or your personal computer goes idle Once IM Forwarding is activated your instant messages are forwarded to your mobile phone as text messages that will arrive in your Inbox If your mobile phone is not turned on your messages will be delivered when you turn on your phone again Page 4 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 Screen 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 fj 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 f
4. ceive a text message with a menu AIM Menu To manage IM Forwarding reply with a number 1 Turn On 2 Turn Off 3 Terms and Conditions 4 Help Select Reply and type the number 1 in the message Send the message 7 You will receive a message asking you to reply to the terms of service with a yes or no answer After you reply with a yes the service will be turned on w Oyon You can turn off IM Forwarding from your mobile phone 1 Open a new text message 2 Type your AOL or AIM Screen Name and Password 3 Send the message to short code 265023 Replying to Instant Messages When you receive a message on your phone you can reply to that message by following these steps 1 Open the message 2 Select the reply function on your phone 3 Type your message 4 Send the message to the short code that is assigned to the conversation Mobile AIM uses channels of short codes to send messages back and forth 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 conversations These short codes are recycled as you have more conversations A short code 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 Please respond promptly to messages to insure that your message reaches the intended Screen Na
5. d later Using the MyMobile Web Site 1 2 3 4 Sign On to http mymobile aol com Select the mobile device on which IM Forwarding is enabled Go to Mobile AIM and select Turn Off On the Turn Mobile AIM Forwarding Off window select Continue Using AOL 8 0 Plus or 9 0 Optimized 1 2 3 4 On your Buddy List window select Setup On the Mobile AIM Forwarding Setup window uncheck the box for Forward IMs to Select Continue On the IM Forwarding Setup Complete window select My Mobile or Close Using AIM version 5 2 and later NOYRYPo On your Buddy List window select the Prefs button On the Category list select IM Chat Select the IM Forwarding button Sign in using the Screen Name Service On the Mobile AIM Forwarding Setup window uncheck the box for Forward IMs to Select Continue On the IM Forwarding Setup Complete window select My Mobile or Close Page 6 Cincinnati Bell How to Register for IM Forwarding From Your Mobile Device You can register your mobile phone number and turn on IM Forwarding from your mobile phone To register your mobile phone number and turn on IM Forwarding from your mobile phone for a specified Screen Name 1 Open a new text message 2 Type your AOL or AIM Screen Name and Password If your AOL Screen Name is associated with a SecurelD use an AIM Screen Name that is not the same as your AOL Screen Name Send the message to short code 265023 4 You will re
6. edit your Mobile Device group using AOL Instant Messenger or your Buddy List feature on your personal computer 5 You will receive a text message listing your buddies who are online Depending on how many buddies are in your Mobile Device group you may receive more than one message Signing Off To stop receiving messages can sign off from the service 1 Open a new text message 2 Type an A if your mobile phone does not allow blank messages 3 Send the message to short code 265001 4 You will receive a text message confirming that you have signed off Page 8 Cincinnati Bell 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 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 will prevent receiving messages addressed to
7. me Page 7 Cincinnati Bell Conversation Short Codes Channel Name Short Code AIM Unlisted1 AIM Unlisted2 AIM Unlisted3 AIM Unlisted4 AIM Unlisteds AIM Unlisted6 AIM Unlisted7 AIM Unlisted amp AIM Unlistedg AIM Unlistedio Signing On to Full Service Mobile AIM To enjoy more features of mobile instant messaging service sign on to Full Service Mobile AIM Using Text Messaging For more information see the separate user guide about this service Signing On To sign on to Full Service Mobile AIM Using Text Messaging follow these steps 1 Open a new text message 2 Type your Screen Name and Password separated by a space Your Screen Name cannot include spaces and passwords are case sensitive Use this format ScreenName space password Send the text message to short 265000 4 Ifyou 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 short codes that you will use to communicate with them This selection typically will be twenty five of your most current buddies w 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 Full Service Mobile AIM You also can
8. menu of your Buddy List feature or your personal computer goes idle When IM Forwarding is activated e Your Screen Name appears online to your buddies e IMs are forwarded to your mobile phone through your text messaging service e You can quickly respond to IMs from your Cincinnati Bell wireless phone with our messaging amp media plans In addition to IM Forwarding Cincinnati Bell offers AOL s Mobile AIM via Text Messaging service With Mobile AIM you are able to e Reply to instant messages e Start a conversation from your mobile phone e 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 For more information see the separate user guide on Mobile AIM via Text Messaging or contact AOL Mobile customer support at 866 265 3019 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 register for the IM Forwarding service you must have the following e A Screen Name You already have a Screen Name if you use AOL AIM Netscape or CompuServe 2000 If you need a new Screen Name get one free at http www aim com or get an AOL account at www aol com e A mobile phone that supports text messaging e Text messaging service through Ci
9. ncinnati 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 the Cincinnati Bell User Guide provided with your mobile phone for detailed instructions on using text messaging also known as Short Messaging Service or SMS For more information on text messaging services and plans visit www cincinnatibell com Page 2 Cincinnati Bell How IM Forwarding Works AOL s IM Forwarding service uses the text messaging service on your mobile phone to deliver messages to your Screen Name Receiving instant messages is like receiving text messages If you have ever received and viewed a text message on your mobile phone you already know how this works There are two types of IM Forwarding service two way and one way Cincinnati Bell offers two way service and allows you to receive and reply to messages and start new conversations With one way service you only are able to receive messages on your mobile phone but cannot reply When IM Forwarding is activated your Screen Name will appear in your friends Buddy List windows with a mobile icon next to it indicating your capability gt Two way Mobile Device Icon This icon indicates that AOL s two way Mobile AIM service is supported and the buddy should be able to respond to messages 3 One way Mobile Device Icon This icon indicates that AOL s two way Mobile AIM service is not supported a
10. nd the buddy cannot to respond to messages When IMs are forwarded to your phone you will receive text messages in your Inbox from special short codes assigned by your wireless service provider These short codes act as channels that are used to communicate with other instant messaging users By opening the text message you can read the sender s Screen Name and their message With two way IM Forwarding service you can respond to IMs using the same short code that was used to deliver the message to you These short codes are temporarily assigned to users who send messages to you See Replying to Instant Messages Note Short codes are assigned by your wireless service provider For more information see Using Short Codes for Conversations Registering for IM Forwarding In order to enable IM Forwarding you must register your mobile phone number with your Screen Name You can register from your mobile phone or device You also can register your phone using AOL 8 0 Plus AOL 9 0 Optimized AIM Version 5 2 and later or the My Devices feature of the AOL MyMobile Web site at http mymobile aol com As part of the IM Forwarding setup process a confirmation code is sent to your phone as a text message to confirm that your mobile phone will support incoming text messages For more information see What If Do Not Receive My Confirmation Code Page 3 Cincinnati Bell Registering Using the Web To register for IM Fo
11. rom their mobile phone F 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 Receiving Instant Messages When an instant message is forwarded to you it comes to your phone as a text message Navigate to your Inbox to find it Inside the text message is the identity of the sender and their message which arrives similar to this format Date Time aolim aol com AOL IM From ScreenName message You can reply directly to the message Your response will be delivered to your buddy as an instant message Text messages typically are limited to 160 characters Instant messages longer than the maximum characters your phone can handle are delivered as multiple text messages Call Cincinnati Bell Customer Care at 888 391 3925 for more information on your phone s text messaging capabilities and your wireless service plan Page 5 Cincinnati Bell Disabling IM Forwarding You can disable IM Forwarding using your personal computer or using the Unregister and Recycle features from your mobile phone Disabling IM Forwarding Using Your Personal Computer To disable IM Forwarding from your personal computer you can use the AOL MyMobile Web site AOL 8 0 Plus AOL 9 0 Optimized or AIM Version 5 2 an
12. rwarding from the Web visit the AOL MyMobile Web Site at http mymobile aol com Registering Using AOL To register for IM Forwarding using AOL 8 0 Plus or 9 0 Optimized go to your Buddy List window and select Setup Registering Using AIM To register for IM Forwarding using AIM Version 5 2 or later 1 From your Buddy List window select the Prefs button 2 From the Category list select IM Chat 3 Select the Mobile AIM or IM Forwarding button Registering Using Your Mobile Phone or Device For instructions on registering using your mobile device please refer to section How to Register for IM Forwarding from your mobile device What If Do Not Receive My Confirmation Code As part of the IM Forwarding registration process a confirmation code is sent to your device within a text mes sage If you do not receive your code immediately there may be a network delay in delivering text messages Select Confirm Later and wait until you receive your code Once you receive your confirmation code step through the setup process again and enter the confirmation code when prompted If you do not receive a confirmation code after an extended period of time step through the setup process again If you never receive a confirmation code either you do not have text messaging service or your phone may not be capable of receiving text messages Check with your wireless service provider for more information Note If you have recently changed your
13. someone else that previously had your number To recycle your mobile phone number 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 short code 265022 Note 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 Page 9
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