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Section 2: Understanding Your Phone
2A: Your PCS Phone - The Basics 22
Answering Calls
1. Make sure your phone is on. If your phone is off, incoming calls go
to voicemail.
2. When a call comes in, answer the call by opening the slide.
Depending on your settings, your PCS Phone notifies you of
incoming calls in the following ways:
ᮣ The phone rings or vibrates.
ᮣ The backlight illuminates.
ᮣ If available, the phone number of the caller is displayed.
ᮣ If the phone number is in your Internal Phone Book, the Phone
Book entry’s name is displayed.
The following option is also displayed.
ᮣ to Silence Ringer.
Depending on your settings, you may also answer incoming calls simply
by opening the phone or by pressing any digit. (To answer a call when
you are roaming and Call Guard is enabled, you must press to
answer the call. (See "To Place Roaming Calls With Call Guard On:" on
page 39.)
Note: If your phone is off, incoming calls go directly to voicemail.
3. To disconnect the call, press or close the slide.
Missed Call Notification
When an incoming call is not answered, the number of missed calls
along with the last caller’s phone number is displayed on the screen.
To display the Missed Call log to view the last 20 missed calls:
1. Press
2. Press for Call History.
3. Press for Missed Calls.
Calling Emergency Numbers
You can place calls to 911 (dial and press ),
even if your phone is locked or your account is restricted.