62 Chapter 4 : Phone
Use dialing tones
Dialing tones, also known as DTMF tones, are the tones that play when you
press a key to dial. A short tone plays briefly and then stops, no matter how
long you press the key. A long tone plays until you release the key.
1Open Phone .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences.
3In DTMF Tones, tap Short or Lo ng, and then tap the option you want.
Use dialing shortcuts
Dialing shortcuts add a prefix at the beginning of a number, so you can dial
an extension instead of the whole number.
1Open Phone .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences.
3Under Dialing Shortcuts, tap Add new number.
4Set the following:
When I Dial: Tap this field and select the number of digits you need to
enter to have your phone add a dialing shortcut.
Use This Dialing Prefix: Enter the prefix to be added at the beginning
of the dialed number. The combination of prefix and digits you enter
must add up to a complete phone number.
5Tap Done.
Example: A complete phone number in your company’s phone system has
11 numbers, for example, 1-555-408-1122. When dialing from a phone that’s
part of the system, you need to dial only the last five digits (81122). When
you create a dialing shortcut on your phone, you select “5 digit numbers” for
When I Dial and enter “155540” in Use This Dialing Prefix. So when you
dial your co-worker’s five-digit extension (81122), your phone automatically
dials the whole number: 1-555-408-1122.
Set roaming and data usage preferences
Use roaming and data usage preferences to set options for using your phone
in your home network and while roaming. For example, you can set options
to prevent placing a call or making a data connection while roaming, so that
you avoid extra charges.
1Open Phone .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences.
3Under Network, set any of the following:
Voic e Ne two rk: Tap Ve rizo n On ly to allow phone calls only when
you are on the Verizon Wireless network, or tap Automatic to allow
roaming on other networks.
NOTE On some phones, the Voice Network list might display several Automatic
options: Automatic–1, Automatic–2, and so on. If you see these options, contact
Verizon Wireless to find out which option to select.
Data roaming: Set whether to allow web browsing, email,
multimedia messaging, and instant messaging when you are roaming.
This option appears only if you have set Voice Net work to
Automatic.
Data Usage: Set whether to turn data services—web browsing, email,
multimedia messaging, and instant messaging—On or Off.
Enable TTY/TDD
A TTY (also known as TDD or text telephone) is a telecommunications
device that allows people who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have