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Nextel Walkie-Talkie Calls, Call Alerts, and Talkgroup Calls
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Nextel Walkie-Talkie Calls, Call
Alerts, and Talkgroup Calls
This chapter explains how to make, receive, and manage Walkie-Talkie calls, call alerts,
and Talkgroup calls.
Walkie-Talkie calls let you use your Smartphone as a long-range, digital Walkie-Talkie.
Call alerts let the recipient know you would like to talk to him or her on a Walkie-Talkie
call. Talkgroup calls are Walkie-Talkie calls to more than one Walkie-Talkie number at
the same time.
Nextel Walkie-Talkie Service
Nextel offers the following Walkie-Talkie services on the i920/i930 Smartphone:
• Local Walkie-Talkie — allows Walkie-Talkie calling within your local coverage area.
• Nationwide Walkie-Talkie — 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 Walkie-Talkie — allows Walkie-Talkie calling to and from select countries.
• Talkgroup — allows Walkie-Talkie calling to up to 100 Nextel customers
simultaneously (see “Talkgroup Calls” on page 94).
For more details on these Walkie-Talkie services, go to sprint.com. Under Personal,
click on Wireless, and then click Nextel
®
Walkie-Talkie. Pricing for each of these
services is based on your service contract.
Dialing Walkie-Talkie Numbers
Every Walkie-Talkie number has 3 parts — an area ID, a network ID, and a member ID
— with an asterisk between each of these parts. For example: 999*999*9999.
When you place a Walkie-Talkie call, you must enter the whole Walkie-Talkie number
including the asterisks.
Tip: When you store a Walkie-Talkie number in Contacts, it is good practice to
include the whole Walkie-Talkie number including the asterisks.
Making a Walkie-Talkie Call
There are several ways to make a Walkie-Talkie call. This section describes how to
make a call from the following locations:
• From the Home screen
• From Contacts
• From the recent calls list