User's Manual

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Making Calls
Your i 415 phone makes two types of calls: digital
cellular phone calls and Boost
TM
Walkie-Talkie
calls. With Boost
TM
Walkie-Talkie calls, you use
your phone as a long-range, digital walkie-talkie.
Phone Calls
1 Enter the number you want to call.
2 To place the call:
Press s. -or-
If you entered the number from the idle screen,
press O.
3 To end the call:
Press e.
Boost Walkie-Talkie
TM
Calls
®
1 Enter the Boost
TM
Walkie-Talkie number you
want to call. -or-
2 Press and hold the Boost
TM
Walkie-Talkie button
on the side of your phone. Begin talking after
your phone emits a chirping sound.
3 Release the Boost
TM
Walkie-Talkie button to
listen.
4 To end the call:
Press e. -or-
Press A under Exit.
A Boost
TM
Walkie-Talkie ends automatically if there
is no activity on the call for a few seconds.
Tip: To let someone know you want to talk to
him or her on a Boost
TM
Walkie-Talkie, send
a call alert. See “Call Alerts” on page 24.
Dialing Boost
TM
Walkie-Talkie
Numbers
Every Boost
TM
Walkie-Talkie number has 3 parts —
an area ID, a network ID, and a member ID — with
an asterisk between each of these parts. For
example: 999*999*9999.
When you place a Boost
TM
Walkie-Talkie call, you
must enter the whole Boost
TM
Walkie-Talkie
number including the asterisks.
Tip: When you store a Boost
TM
Walkie-Talkie
number in Contacts it is good practice to
include the whole Boost
TM
Walkie-Talkie
number including the asterisks in case you
travel with your phone, or another Boost
TM
Walkie-Talkie user whom you are trying to
reach travels with their phone, outside of
your network.