User Guide

Chapter 5 Phone 54
Ringtones and vibrations
iPhone comes with ringtones that sound for incoming calls, Clock alarms, and the Clock timer.
You can also purchase ringtones from songs in the iTunes Store. See Chapter 22, iTunes Store, on
page 111.
Set the default ringtone. Go to Settings > Sound > Ringtone.
Assign dierent ringtones for the special people in your life. Go to Contacts, choose a contact,
tap edit, then tap Ringtone.
Turn the ringer on or o. Flip the switch on the side of iPhone.
Important: Clock alarms still sound when the Ring/Silent switch is set to silent.
Turn vibrate on or o. Go to Settings > Sounds. See Sounds and silence on page 35.
International calls
For information about making international calls from your home area (including rates and other
charges that may apply), contact your carrier.
When traveling abroad, you may be able to use iPhone to make calls, send and receive text
messages, get visual voicemail, and use apps that access the Internet, depending on available
networks.
Enable international roaming. To turn on Data Roaming and Voice Roaming (CDMA), go to
Settings > Cellular. Contact your carrier for information about availability and fees.
Important: Voice, text message, and data roaming charges may apply. To avoid charges while
roaming, turn o Data Roaming and Voice Roaming (CDMA).
You may be able to roam on GSM networks, if you have a CDMA account and you have an
iPhone 4s or later with a SIM card installed. While roaming on a GSM network, iPhone has access
to GSM network features. Charges may apply. Contact your carrier for more information.
Set network options. Go to Settings > Cellular to:
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Turn data roaming on or o
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Turn cellular data on or o
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Turn voice roaming on or o (CDMA)
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Use GSM networks abroad (CDMA)
See Usage information on page 173.
Turn o cellular services. Go to Settings, turn on Airplane Mode, then tap Wi-Fi and turn it on.
Incoming phone calls are sent to voicemail. To resume cellular service, turn Airplane Mode o.
Make calls to your contacts and favorites while traveling abroad. (GSM) Go to Settings > Phone
and turn on Dial Assist. Dial Assist automatically adds the prex or country code for calls to the U.S.
Select a carrier network. Go to Settings > Carrier. This setting appears on GSM networks when
you’re outside your carrier’s network, and other local carrier data networks are available to use
for your phone calls, visual voicemail, and cellular network Internet connections. You can make
calls only on carriers that have a roaming agreement with your carrier. Additional fees may apply.
Roaming charges may be billed to you by the other carrier, through your carrier.
Get voicemail when visual voicemail isn’t available. Dial your own number (with CDMA, add #
after your number), or touch and hold “1” on the numeric keypad.