Joining a Talkgroup

To participate in a Talkgroup, the account administrator must first add you to the membership and then you must “join” the Talkgroup.

To join a Talkgroup:

1.Press Contacts (left softkey).

2.Scroll to the Talkgroup you want to join.

3.Press Join (left softkey).

You can now receive communications from other members of this Talkgroup.

You will hear all active Talkgroup conversations on your phone. To silence them, go to O> Settings > Walkie-Talkie > Talkgroup Silent and then select On. See “Silencing Talkgroup Calls” on page 86 for more information.

Note: You can create a Contacts entry for the Talkgroup or save a Talkgroup from Call History. See “Creating Talkgroup Entries” on page 127 for more information.

Adding More Talkgroups

You can be included in additional Talkgroups by doing one of the following:

Using Talkgroup Management at www.nextel.com. You must be an account administrator to use Talkgroup Management.

Contacting your Nextel Sales Representative at the time of activation.

Note: You can only in participate in (“join”) one Talkgroup at a time.

Making Calls

Section 2A: Making and Answering Calls

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