26 Section 2A:Your Sprint PCS Phone – The Basics
Making and Answering Calls

Making Calls

Placing a call from your Sprint PCS Phone is as easy as making
a call from any land line phone.Just enter the number and
press ,and you’re on your way to clear calls.
To make a call using your keypad:
1. Make sure your phone is on.
2. Enter a phone number from standby mode.(If you make
a mistake while dialing,press to erase one digit at
a time.Press and hold to erase the entire number.)
3. Press .(To make a call when you are roaming and
Call Guard is enabled,see “Controlling Roaming
Charges Using Call Guard”on page 98.)
4. Press or close the phone when you are finished.
Tip:When making calls off the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network, always
dial using 11 digits (1 + area code + phone number).
You can also place calls from your Sprint PCS Phone by using
Sprint PCS Voice CommandSM(page 289), Speed Dialing
(page 41),and using your Call History listings (page 109).
Important:To maximize
performance when using your
Sprint PCS Phone, extend the
antenna before a call and do not
touch the antenna during a call
(see page 299).
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