Using caller id, Responding to call waiting, Using caller id responding to call waiting – Sprint Nextel Telephone User Manual

Page 185

Advertising
background image

Section 3A: Sprint Service Features – The Basics

169

Using Caller ID

Caller ID allows people to identify a caller before answering
the phone by displaying the number of the incoming call. If
you do not want your number displayed when you make a call,
just follow these easy steps.

To block your phone number from being displayed for a specific
outgoing call:

1.

Press

.

2.

Enter the number you want to call.

3.

Press

.

To permanently block your number, call Sprint Customer
Service.

Responding to Call Waiting

When you’re on a call, Call Waiting alerts you to incoming calls
by sounding one beep. Your phone’s screen informs you that
another call is coming in and displays the caller’s phone
number (if it is available).

To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call:

Press

. (This puts the first caller on hold and answers

the second call.)

To switch back to the first caller:

Press

again.

Tip:

For those calls where you don’t want to be interrupted, you
can temporarily disable Call Waiting by pressing

* 7 0

before

placing your call. Call Waiting is automatically reactivated
once you end the call.

Sp

rin

tS

er

vic

e

Advertising