Mobile terminal and method of transferring or receiving data using the same

A method controlling mobile terminal including an input unit, a communication unit, a location information unit, and a controller, the method comprising:

• obtaining, by the location information unit, location information related to the mobile terminal;
• receiving, by the controller, a message and a recipient through the input unit;
• determining, by the controller, a location information transfer mode set for the recipient;
• receiving, by the controller, a message transfer command through the input unit;
• transferring, by the controller, the message with the location information to the recipient through the communication unit in response to the message transfer command, when the location information transfer mode is a first transfer mode;
• and
• transferring, by the controller, the message without the location information to the recipient through the communication unit in response to the message transfer command, when the location information transfer mode set to the recipient is a second transfer mode.