Note: Disabling Direct Connect from your phone‘s settings menu does not affect your subscription status to Sprint Direct Connect services.

Permissions Method

Block DC numbers with the two available permissions methods.

nSelect Menu (left selection key) > Settings > DC Settings > Permissions > Permissions Method > select one of the following permissions methods:

•Blocked DC #s – Select this option to activate this permissions method. While this method is active, you will be unable to engage in DC calls with any of the numbers in the Blocked DC #s list. See Blocked DC Numbers for more information.

•Allowed DC #s – Select this option to activate this permissions method. While this method is active, you will only be able to engage in DC calls with the numbers in the Allowed DC #s list. See Allowed DC Numbers for more information.

Blocked DC Numbers

Follow the instructions below to activate the Blocked DC numbers permissions method and modify the list of blocked DC numbers. While this method is active, you will be unable to engage in DC calls with any of the numbers in the blocked DC numbers list.

1.Select Menu (left selection key) > Settings > DC Settings > Permissions > Permissions Method > Blocked DC #s to activate this permissions method.

2.From the home screen, select Menu (left selection key) > Settings > DC Settings > Permissions > Blocked DC #s.

•To add a number to the blocked numbers list, select Options (left selection key) > Add number and select either Contacts to select a number from your contacts or Input Manually to enter an unsaved DC number.

•To remove a number from the blocked numbers list, highlight the desired number and select Options (left selection key) > Delete.

•To delete all the numbers from the blocked numbers list, select Options (left selection key) > Delete All.

You can also add a DC number to the list of blocked numbers in any of the following ways while the Blocked DC numbers permissions method is active.

nSelect Menu (left selection key) > History > Call Log > highlight the desired DC contact > Options (left selection key) > Block DC Call.

nSelect Menu (left selection key) > Contacts > All Contacts > highlight the desired DC contact > Options (left selection key) > Block DC Call.

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IS specifications

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