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Section 2B. Nextel Direct Connect 39
Sending a Call Alert
1. Enter a Direct Connect number or select a number
from History or Contacts.
2. Press Msg/Alert (left softkey) and select Call Alert.
(A prompt is displayed.)
3. Press and release the Direct Connect button. (The
recipient’s phone will emit an incoming tone and
display an alert.)
Preset Text FeatureWith Call Alert
From the Call Alert prompt (see step 2 above), you may
attach a brief preset text message.
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Press the navigation key right or left from the prompt
to scroll through available messages. Display a
message and proceed to step 3 above.
Note
Preset text messages with Call Alert are available
only on Nextel Direct Connect capable Sprint
phones and can be received only by other
subscribers with capable Sprint phones. If you send
a Call Alert with text to another Direct Connect
subscriber without this capability, they will receive
the Call Alert but will not receive the text message.
There is no additional charge to send preset text
messages with Call Alerts.
Tip
If you get an error message saying that your contact
“is not reachable via Direct Connect” or “this
number is not DC capable,” please check to see
that you have highlighted a valid Direct Connect
number. See “To tell if a number is a valid Direct
Connect number:” on page 34.
Note
When sending a Call Alert, make sure you select the
Direct Connect number for the person you are
trying to reach. See “To tell if a number is a valid
Direct Connect number:” on page 34.
Note
Optional Call Alert preset text messages can only
be received by Direct Connect users with Sprint
phones. They are not compatible with Nextel
phones.
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