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20 Using Your BlackBerry 8350i
Sending a Call Alert
Sending a Call Alert lets the recipient know you want to talk to him or her on a Nextel Direct
Connect call. When you send a Call Alert, the recipient’s phone sounds an alert and
displays your name or Direct Connect number.
1. On the Home screen or on the phone screen, do one of the following:
Ⅲ Use the keyboard to enter a Direct Connect number and then press > Alert.
Ⅲ Type part of a contact name. (Matching entries appear at the bottom of the screen.)
Highlight a contact name or a Direct Connect number and then press
> Alert.
2. Press the DC button to send the Call Alert.
Responding to a Call Alert
ᮣ When you receive a Call Alert, press and hold the DC button to make a Direct Connect
call to the sender.
– or –
To send a Call Alert to the queue to respond later, click
Queue from the Call Alert
screen. The Call Alert will appear in the Direct Connect call log. (Click
Messages [] to
display a message list and then press and to display the Direct Connect call log.)
To reply, highlight the Call Alert and press and hold the DC button.
Note
Call Alerts cannot be sent to Group Connect entries.
Tip
You can also reply to Call Alerts by sending a return Call Alert. From the Call Alert,
press
> Alert [name].