Sprint Nextel PG86100 manual Receiving Calls, Calling a Phone Number in a Text Message

Calling a Phone Number in a Text Message

While viewing a text message, you can place a call to a number that is in the body of the message.

1.Press and tap > Messages.

2.Tap the message with the phone number, and then tap the phone number.

3.On the Verify the phone number screen, tap Call. Your device then dials the phone number.

For more information about text messages, see “Text Messaging (SMS) and Multimedia Messaging (MMS)” on page 162.

Calling a Phone Number in an Email Message

While viewing an email message, you can tap a phone number within the body of the email message to open the Phone screen and dial the selected number.

Calling a Speed Dial Number

To call a stored speed dial number, press and hold a number key. For information on setting up speed dial numbers, see “Speed Dialing” on page 28.

You can also place calls from your device using your History listings (page 60) and Automatic Speech Recognition (page 121).

Receiving Calls

When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears and displays the caller ID icon, name, and phone number of the calling party. When you receive a phone call from someone who is not stored in People, only the default caller ID icon and phone number appear on the Incoming call screen.

Note: If your device is turned off, all calls automatically go to voicemail.

Answering an Incoming Call

If the display is on, tap Answer.

If the display is off, the display will come on with the Lock screen. To answer the call, pull the ring up, or press and hold the Answer button and then drag it to the ring.

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