User`s guide

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Using Your Phone as a Modem
Using Your Phone as a Modem
To use your phone as a modem with a laptop,
handheld device, or desktop computer:
1 Open the connector cover.
2 With the phone’s display facing up, insert the
data cable’s connector into the accessory
connector, until you hear a click.
3 Insert the data plug into the data port of the other
device.
When used as a modem, your phone has these
data transfer modes:
• Circuit data — used for sending and receiving
faxes and for transferring large files
• Packet data — used for small file transfers such
as email
To use these services, you must install the iDEN
Wireless Data Services software (available
separately) and subscribe to a Boost
TM
Wireless
Web access plan. For more information on setting
up your computer and your i 855 phone for packet
and circuit data calls, go to www.boostmobile.com.
Making TTY Calls
To use your phone to make phone calls using a
teletypewriter (TTY) device:
1 Connect one end of a 2.5mm cable into the
audio jack on your phone. Connect the other
end of the cable to your TTY device.
2 Make sure that your phone’s TTY feature is on
and select the TTY mode you want to use.
3 Use your phone to enter phone numbers and
make calls.
connector
cover