2 SMS Issues with Blackberry Curve 8530

Hi, I've had 2 issues with my SMS functions on my BB curve 8530 which is recently purchased.
1) I don't receive any form of notification when I receive SMSes, regardless of whether my BB is in Vibrate or Normal mode. The LED light does not flash either. I know (from other forums) that this is a common problem, but I have yet to find a valid solution for this. This problem occured around 1 month after using the BB.
2) Initially when using SMSes it comes in a chat format (e.g. history of the conversation will appear below as you type a reply) but now it only appears when I am viewing a received message. When I try to send a outgoing message, I am only able to see the history of messages I have typed, and not the ones received. How do I rectify this issue?
Thank you so much

Hello, i'm not sure about a solution for number 1, but i am experiencing the same problem for number 2. Before i changed my theme from the classsic one, everything was going okay with my texts but since i have changed it i can no longer view my messages as a conversation. I can still see my messages but i have to go all the way through the message menu ( sms inbox/outbox ect) I recommend that you open a message from your inbox, hit the blackberry key, scroll down to options, then general, then where it says theme controlled change it to combined. I tried that and it didnt work for me, but it might for you as it did to my friend. Good luck!

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