Make and Answer Direct Connect Calls

Make a Direct Connect Call

1.Use your keypad to enter a Direct Connect number.

The Direct Connect number may be the ten-digit wireless phone number of the person you are calling.

– or –

If calling a Nextel customer, the Direct Connect number may have three parts with an asterisk between each part (for example: 444*5555*111). When dialing or saving this type of number, always include the asterisks ().

2.Press and release the Direct Connect button on the side of your phone.

Pressing and releasing the Direct Connect button connects the recipient. They can answer the call if they are available.

Creating a Group Entry

You can create a group by assigning personal Contacts entries as members and then naming the new group. Each group entry can contain up to 20 members for making Direct Connect group calls.

Note: Currently Sprint phones do not support Group Connect calls with Nextel and PowerSource phones. If your calls are not going through, please verify your contact is using a Sprint phone.

1.From standby mode, press Menu (left selection key) > Contacts > DC Groups > Add (Menu key ).

2.Enter a group name and press Save (Menu key ) to create a group.

To add contacts to the group, highlight the

new group and press View (Menu key ) > Add (Menu key ). Then highlight the contact from your contacts list and press Select (Menu key ).

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Sprint Nextel Sonim XP STRIKE Make and Answer Direct Connect Calls, Make a Direct Connect Call, Creating a Group Entry

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