Direct Connect; Direct Connect Calls - Blackberry Curve 8350i User Manual

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Direct Connect

Direct Connect calls

Find your Direct Connect number
1. In the phone application, press the Menu key.
2. Click Status.
Your Direct Connect® number appears in the format <AreaID>*<NetworkID>*<MemberID>.
Send a call alert
You can send a call alert to notify a contact that you want to start a Direct Connect® call.
1. On the Home screen or in the phone application, perform one of the following actions:
• Type a Direct Connectnumber in the format <AreaID>*<NetworkID>*<MemberID>. Click Alert.
• Type part of a contact name. Highlight a contact name or Direct Connect number. Press the Menu key. Click Alert.
2. Press the Direct Connect key.
Answer a call alert or Direct Connect call
1. In a call alert or during a Direct Connect® call, press the Direct Connect key.
2. Perform any of the following actions:
• To speak to the contact, hold the Direct Connect key. Wait for the sound before you speak.
• To listen to the contact, release the Direct Connect key.
Defer a call alert
If you do not want to respond to a call alert immediately, you can save it for later.
In a call alert, click Queue.
The call alert appears in a message list as an unopened message.
To respond to the call alert, open the call alert message. Press the Menu key. Click Alert.
Turn off Direct Connect notifications
1. In the phone application, press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Click Direct Connect.
4. Perform one of the following actions:
• To turn off all Direct Connect® notifications, change the Phone Only field to Yes. All data services provided by your wireless
service provider, including email messages and browsing, become unavailable.
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