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Special Dialing Codes
Changing the TTY Baud Rate
By default, your phone’s TTY baud rate is set to
45.45, the baud rate requi red for TTY calls within
the U.S. To make ca lls outside the U .S., set your
TTY baud rate to 50.00.
To change the TTY baud rate:
1From the main menu, select Settings > Phone
Calls > TTY > Baud.
2Select the baud rate for yo ur location.
Special Dialing CodesNon-Emergency Numbe rs
Nextel supports many “non-emergency” numbers
(such as #77, 311,...) provided by local and state
governments. These numbers are used to report
non-emergency in cidents. If the sit uation includes
imminent danger or loss of life, you s hould dial
911.
Telecommunications Relay Service
Nextel supports servi c es for communicating with
speech and/or hear ing impaired indiv iduals. You
can dial 711 to reach a local Telecommunications
Relay Center. You wil l the n be co nnected to your
destination numb er. Relay service wo rks through a
Communications Assistant who reads messages
typed into a TDD/TTY device by a speech or
hearing impaired individual to you. Th e
Communications Assis tant t hen ty pe s you r spo ke n
messages to the hearing or speech impaired
individual. Telecom m unications Relay Service is
available 24 hours a day , seven days a week, and
every call is strictly confidential.
Note:Using 711 to reach Telecommunications
Relay Service may not be avai lable in all
areas.