Section 2A: Your SprintPCS Phone – The Basics 25
Making and Answering Calls

Making Calls

Placing a call from your SprintPCS Phone is as easy as making a
call from any land line phone. Justenter 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 digitata
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 “Using Call Guard”on
page 103.)
4. Press or close the phone when you are finished.
Tip:When making calls off the nationwide SprintPCS network, always dial
using 11 digits (1 + area code + phone number).
You can also place calls from your SprintPCS Phone by using
SprintPCS Voice CommandSM(page 327), Speed Dialing (page
40), Automatic Speech Recognition (page 154), and using your
Call History listings (page 116).
Important:To maximize performance
when using your SprintPCS Phone,
extend the antenna before a call and do
nottouch the antenna during a call.
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