Sprint HTC Hero Basic Manual page 20

Answering Calls
When you receive a phone call from a contact, the
Incoming call screen appears and displays the caller
ID icon, name, and phone number of the calling party.
When you receive a phone call from someone who is
not stored in People, only the default caller ID icon and
phone number appear on the Incoming call screen.
Note Make sure your device is on. (If your device is off,
incoming calls go to voicemail.)
Answering an incoming call
Tap or press
Answer
Rejecting an incoming call
Tap Decline or press
to your voice mail.
Muting the ringing sound
To mute the ring without rejecting the call, press the
volume button down.
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to reject and send the call
Rejecting a call and sending a text message
You can automatically send a default text message to
the caller and reject the incoming voice call.
Press and tap
Send message
incoming call to send the text message.
You can change the default text message by pressing
and tapping Phone settings > Call reject message
while on the Phone screen.
Answering a Roam Call With Call Guard Enabled
Call Guard is an option that helps you manage your
roaming charges when making or receiving calls while
outside the Nationwide Sprint Network. Please see
"Roaming" on page 76 for more information about
roaming.
Tap to answer the call. (See "Call Guard"
Answer
on page 77 for additional information.)
Note When your device is off, calls go directly to voicemail.
when you have an