Walkie-Talkie - Blackberry 7100I User Manual

Walkie-Talkie

Find your Walkie-Talkie number
Send call alerts
Make Walkie-Talkie calls
Turn on and off speakerphone
Join Talkgroups
Call Talkgroups
Respond to Walkie-Talkie calls
Respond to Talkgroup calls
Respond to call alerts
Queue call alerts
Reset Walkie-Talkie call timers
Walkie-Talkie shortcuts
Walkie-Talkie — frequently asked questions
Find your Walkie-Talkie number
In the phone, click the trackwheel. Click Status. Your
Walkie-Talkie number appears in the following format:
<AreaID>*<NetworkID>*<MemberID>
About call alerts
With Walkie-Talkie services, you can send a call alert
to notify someone that you want to talk. Using a call
alert allows the person to decide whether to respond.
Send call alerts
In the phone, type a Walkie-Talkie number
<AreaID>*<NetworkID>*<MemberID>
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Press the Walkie-Talkie button.
Related topic
About call alerts (See page 47.)
Make Walkie-Talkie calls
In the phone, type a Walkie-Talkie number
<AreaID>*<NetworkID>*<MemberID>
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contact. To speak to your contact, hold the Walkie-
Talkie button. Wait for the sound before you speak.
To listen to your contact, release the Walkie-Talkie
button.
To end the call, press the End key. If you wait for a
short period of time, the call should end automatically.
Note:
If a contact does not appear in the phone, click the
trackwheel. Click Call From Address Book. Click a
contact. Press the Walkie-Talkie button.
About Talkgroup calls
A Talkgroup call is a group call between members of a
group that is created by your account administrator.
.
To make or receive a group call, you must be a
member of the Talkgroup and your service provider
must support group calls.
Note:
All members of the Talkgroup can speak or listen
during a group call, but only one member can speak at
a time.
Join Talkgroups
). Click Alert.
In the phone, type # and the Talkgroup number. Click
Join.
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