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24 Section 2A:Your Phone – The Basics
Making and Answering Calls
Making Calls
Placing a call from your wireless phone is as easy as making a
call from any land line phone. Just enter the number and
press , and you’re on your way to clear calls.
To make a call using your keypad:
1. Make sure your phone is on.
2. Enter a phone number from standby mode. (If you make
a mistake while dialing, press to erase one digit at
a time. Press and hold to erase the entire number.)
3. Press . (To make a call when you are roaming and
Call Guard is enabled, see “Controlling Roaming
Charges Using Call Guard” on page 96.)
4. Press or close the phone when you are finished.
Tip:When making calls off the network available to you, always dial using
11 digits (1 + area code + phone number).
You can also place calls from your SCP-8300 by Speed
Dialing a number (page 39) and using your Call History
listings (page 110).
Important:To maximize
performance when using your
wireless phone, extend the
antenna before a call and do not
touch the antenna during a call.
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