hey guys i have had the 7250. then went back to the i860 and now just bought the 7100i (nextel)

is there anyway to text message on it?. its killing me!! i hate not being able too..i know you can send pin messages right? but i just want to be able to send to like for example my g.f..she has a sprint.

HELP!..=) thanks guys...

Read the FAQ's

But in order to text your gf, you just bring up her name in your phonebook, click the wheel, voila, MMS

volia? mms?.. all that comes up when i click the wheel is

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im confused..

two options
1. go to the messages area and click in the wheel --- choose compose mms, (by the way if she has a Blackberry, use compose Pin) then type her name choose it then choose her mobile number
2. go to your address book find her name highlight it and then click the trackwheel and choose compose MMS

i dont have a mms option.?..

i think i have to wait for my blackberry plan to activate..it says no message service configured...i just got the phone yesterday..

You could do that. Or you can just email her instead of texting her. Since she uses Sprint, her email address is going to be like this....5555555555@messaging.sprintpcs.com (place her phone number in place of those 5's....) - that's faster, more simple to do, and it won't go against your MMS messages. With Nextel (or Sprintel) you only get 100 MMS messages. And they add up pretty quick. Hope this helps.

sweet thanks man..

and doesnt it take 48-72 hours to have the blackberry plan to kick in. so i can set up web client?. cause right now when i try to write email it says no messaging service configured.???

splacko is incorrect. The #@messaging.nextel.com will count against your 100 MMS monthly allotment. Whether the messages are sent to other MMS enabled phones or to SMS devices they count the same.

It took 2 days for the MMS option to show up on my 7100i.

Love it.

According to RIM's website, the 7100i can only received SMS's. Doesn't sound right to me but maybe. Check it out.

http://www.blackberry.com/products/b...rry7100i.shtml

Note the "SMS**" and the "**" at the bottom of the page.

I just talked to a Nextel service guy and he tells me that is not possible to text with the blackberry. You can email if you subscribe to the $35 or $45 service package. This is really bad as I go and buy a really smart phone at it turns out to be a dud.

i sms all the time with my 7100i...that guy made a mistake.

How. it sure didnt work when my buddy at nextel put my i860 simm in the 7100 i couldnt send nor receive SMS

The 7100 only supports sending and receiving MMS. If the recipient has SMS provisioned on their phone that is how it will be delivered.

If the service from the i860 is provisioned with SMS or 2way you can't/won't send/receive on the 7100. The unit must have MMS to send a message.

What if you have the 45.99 BB Unlimited plan from Nextel? Are you sill alloted 100 MMS?

Yes, with the unlimited plan you receive 100 MMS messages on the 7100 or 100 SMS on the 7520. Again, receive only on the 7520...so that discussion doesn't blow up again.

You need the data plan to accomplish this... You cannot simply pop a sim in and use the BB that way.

You are only allowed INCOMING messages.

pink

E-mail (5555555@carrier.com) does not count against your MMS allotment.