Making Calls

Placing a call from your wireless phone is as easy as making a call from any landline phone. Enter the number on the keypad, press , and you’re on your way to clear calls.

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, press and then

. See “Using Call Guard” on page 65.)

4.Press or close the phone when you are finished with your call.

Tip

To redial your last outgoing call, press TALK twice.

 

When making calls off the Sprint National Network,

 

always dial using 11 digits (1 + area code + phone

 

number).

 

 

You can also place calls from your phone by speed dialing numbers from your Contacts (page 32), by using your Call History listings, by using the Contacts menu (page 72), by using Voice-Activated Dialing (page 86), and by using Sprint Voice Command (page 166).

Dialing Options

When entering numbers in standby mode, press Options (right softkey) to see the following dialing options.

To initiate an option, select the corresponding item.

(1) Send Msg: allows you to send text messages, Picture Mail, or SMS voice messages to the number being dialed.

(2) Dial: dials the number displayed.

(3) Save: saves the phone number in your Contacts. (See “Saving a Phone Number” on page 29.)

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