FeedeliX [Alpha Version]

Part 1. Instructions on downloading FeedelSMS from your mobile phone and using it

1. From the "menu" choice of your mobile, select WEB. Almost all recent mobile phones have this feature enabled. All recent phones sold by Cingular, Sprint, and T-Mobile have been tested. PDAs sold by Verizon Wireless have also been tested and verified.

2. Select the "Go to URL" option.

3. Once prompted for the site, type in "http://www.feedelix.com/FeedelSMS.html"

4. This will bring up a new screen on your mobile with the following choices where "FeedelSMS jad file" is highlighted.

   FeedelSMS welcome to FeedelSMS FeedelSMS jad file FeedelSMS jar file

5. Accept the highlighted jad file and click on "OK". This will start downloading FeedelSMS software to your mobile phone.

6. The downloading should take only few seconds. Once the downloading is completed, you are promoted to start the application.

7. As soon as FeedelSMS is launched, you will be prompted to fill up the user settings that save the user name and phone numbers.

8. Save the setting to sign-up with the FeedeliX server.

9. You are now ready to go to the Editor and compose and send your first-ever Ethiopic SMS or IM.

Part 2. Using FeedelSMS Editor

1. Click on FeedelSMS to launch the program. You will see the main menu
     

2. The first time you download the program, you will be asked to enter your name and phone number to complete the mobile part of the registration.
   

3. Click the Editor to start composing your Ethiopic SMS message. You can enter the destination number here. You also have a choice to add the number you just entered to your Address book which is also shared by your friends list (FriendsList). Click on OK to go to the Feedel composer.

4. From the main menu, click on Editor to go to Feedel Editor. Let us now compose the Amharic word "ሰላም". Feedel uses what is called a "phonetic' representation. Ethiopic characters are represented by equivalent-sounding Latin characters found in most cell phone key-pads.  On the phone key-board, click on "S". This requires 4 taps on the "7" key. One tap will give you 'ፕ', two taps "ቅ", three taps "ር" and four taps "ስ". FeedelSMS always picks the 'ሳድስ' version first because it is the most frequently occurring one.
   

5. To change from the "ስ" character to the "ሰ", tap on key '3' twice to access the vowel 'e'. This will repaint to the new character 'ሰ' you just entered.
   

6. The next character to be composed is 'ል'. This requires that you tap key '5' three times to get access to 'L'. Once again the 'ሳድስ' version will be displayed on the screen.
   

7. To change from the "ል" character to the "ላ", tap on key '1' one to access the vowel 'a'. This will repaint to the new character 'ላ' you just entered.
   

8. The last character to be composed is 'ም'. This requires that you tap key '6' once to get access to 'm'.
   

9. The message is now ready to be sent. Click on the "Choice' option to get to the screen shown below. From this screen, click on "Send Message' button to send your Ethiopic SMS message.

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