How to Use a Sprint Phone on Nextel
- 1). Select your phone book or contact list option from the main menu screen of your Sprint cell phone.
- 2). Scroll down to highlight the name of the person you want to contact using the Direct Connect feature on your phone.
- 3). Press the Direct Connect button on the left side of your phone once, or choose the "Send Call Alert" from the options list in your Contact Menu. You will hear three beeps (Direct Connect) or one long tone (Call Alert). Wait for the person to reply; you will hear three beeps as they make the connection to your phone, and then their voice.
- 4). Hold down the Direct Connect button on the left side of your phone to speak to the person you are connected to. When you are done speaking, release the button. If you do not release the button you will not be able to hear them. With Direct Connect phones, you can either hold the phone to your ear and talk (as you normally would), or put the phone on speaker and hold it in front of you like a traditional walkie-talkie.
- 5). End the connection by either choosing to not press the Direct Connect button to speak (the connection will automatically time out due to inactivity) or by pressing the key on your phone associated with hanging up a phone call (usually a key with a red dot or red phone icon).
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