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Phone Calls
Making Calls
Your i850 phone makes two types of calls: digital
cellular phone calls and Direct Connect calls. With
Direct Connect calls, you use your phone as a
long-range, digital walkie-talkie.
Phone Calls
With the Flip Open
1 Enter the number you want to call.
2 To place the call:
Press
s
. -or-
If you entered the number from the idle screen,
press
O
.
3 To end the call:
Press
e
. -or-
Close the flip.
To end a call by closing the flip, you must have the
Flip to End feature turned on (see “Setting Flip
Actions” on page 63).
With the Flip Closed
You can make phone calls with the flip closed
using a voice name or the recent calls list to select
the number you want to call. See “Using a Voice
Name” on page 29 and “Making Calls From the
Recent Calls List” on page 43.
To end the call, press
.
.
Direct Connect
®
Calls
Nextel offers the following Direct Connect services:
• Local Direct Connect — allows walkie-talkie
calling within your local coverage area.
• Nationwide Direct Connect
®
— allows
coast-to-coast walkie-talkie calling to Nextel
users from anywhere on the Nextel National
Network (U. S.) to anywhere on the National
Network.
• International Direct Connect
SM
— allows
walkie-talkie calling to and from select countries.
• Group Connect
SM
— allows nationwide
walkie-talkie calling to up to 20 Nextel customers
simultaneously. (See “Group Connect
SM
Calls”
on page 21).
• Talkgroups — allows walkie-talkie calling to up
to 100 Nextel customers.
