Short text messages are an ideal medium for transmitting a brief message between GSM mobile phones. Sending such a brief message is not all that time consuming--you type in the message on the mobile phone’s keypad in the respective menu, enter the number of the target telephone, and send the message. Compiling a longer message may, however, cause slight problems to a less experienced user. That’s why leading mobile phone producers offer a solution aimed at simplifying and making work with short text messages more pleasant. The essence of such a solution is SMS software (Short Message Service) which is installed on your laptop or PC. This solution’s highlights are appreciable especially by GSM mobile phone owners who frequently take advantage of short text messages. SMS software is commonly broken down into two basic parts--one offers messages of telephone directories stored in the SIM card memory or in the memory of the mobile phone, and the other focuses on short text messages.

Telephone directories
Many of you surely store telephone numbers into the memory of your mobile phone or SIM card. Using the SMS software, you can simply modify your existing directories, create completely new directories designed for storage in PC memory, or transfer entries between individual directories. If you create several telephone directories in the computer and store them in memory, you can then save the needed directory into the telephone’s memory. For instance, the Nokia program offers the ability to save up to 2000 telephone numbers and corresponding personal information into the memory of a PC.

Short Text Messages
SMS software programs will simplify work in sending and receiving short text messages. When sending a text message, you no longer have to be limited to you mobile phone’s keypad, but can use your PC keyboard, monitor and mouse. You write the text message on the computer’s keyboard, check it on the monitor’s screen, and then just press the button to send the message. The option of sending the message to more than one address at once is an advantage. Just select the respective telephone directory, click on the desired telephone numbers, and send the message in the ordinary way. Last but not least, the standard message function is a nice touch. This allows the user to create standard messages and save them to use again.

Programs offered
An example of software for working with short text messages currently being offered by EuroTel Praha is the Dancall Editor from the Danish company Dancall. This software is designed for all Dancall mobile phones sold by EuroTel Praha, specifically the HP 2711, EuroTel XL 110, and the HP 2731 models. Currently under consideration is the option of offering Cellular Ware from the Finish company Nokia, which is designed for Nokia 2110 and Nokia 8110 models. Talks are underway with Ericsson.

FAX BOX
EuroTel is preparing for its customers a new service--the fax box--which is essentially an expansion of the voice mail you know so well to include the ability to work with fax messages. This service will be available to customers who use either EuroTel GSM Global or EuroTel Classic communication systems.

On what respect does the fax box improve voice mail?
In addition to other things, it makes the following possible:
-receiving fax messages in your voice mail
-sending fax messages when you want and to the fax number you want
-creating personal telephone directories and sending messages to personal directories
-sending responses to messages left on your voice mail or forwarding them to the number or group of numbers you want.

In practice that means that you own a box where anyone can send a fax document to you and which lets you send fax documents. One fax message may contain up to 10 pages of text or pictures and may be additionally supplemented with voice commentary. If you’re frequently on the road and don’t have access to your fixed fax, you can’t even be informed about new fax messages. Everything is easier with the fax box. All fax messages are delivered to your box and you are automatically informed via a short text message or call-back. You can also have the delivered message printed by forwarding it to your choice of a fax machine or have it sent to your computer. That is possible assuming your mobile phone is connected to your PC or laptop. From your computer you can then send any text or picture documents to your clients´ or co-workers´ boxes immediately by mobile phone. The necessity to print the message and send it via the classical means through a fax machine is circumvented. You can also select a time schedule for when the fax messages are to be delivered automatically. Another indisputable benefit of the fax box are the personal directories. You’ll especially appreciate this function if you send a given message to more than one person at once. All you have to do it create the message in the fax box and enter the personal directory number. The box then sees to delivering the message to all the numbers contained in the personal directory.

Many more advantages offered by the fax box could be named. If you work frequently with fax messages, this system will save you lots of work.