Boost i830, User Manual

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Contents
Introduction................................................ 1
Welcome to Boost Mobile
TM
- Wireless for a
New Generation ............................................... 1
Getting Started........................................... 3
Battery ............................................................. 5
Powering On and Off ..................................... 11
Enabling Over-the-Air Security ...................... 11
Finding Your Phone Number ......................... 12
Phone Basics ................................................. 12
SIM Security .................................................. 17
Locking the Keypad ....................................... 19
Accessories ................................................... 19
Wireless Local Number Portability: Bringing
Your Phone Number From Another Carrier ... 20
Re-Boost........................................................ 20
Instant Re-Boost
TM ................................................... 20
Boost Mobile Customer Care......................... 20
Making Calls............................................. 21
Phone Calls ................................................... 21
Receiving Calls .............................................. 22
Ways to Enter a Number................................ 22
Missed Phone Calls ....................................... 25
Using Speakerphone .....................................25
Using Mute..................................................... 26
Making Emergency Phone Calls.................... 26
Call Alerts ................................................ 27
Sending Call Alerts ........................................ 27
Receiving Call Alerts...................................... 27
Using the Call Alert Queue ............................ 27
Recent Calls............................................. 29
Storing Recent Calls to Contacts ................... 29
Deleting Recent Calls .................................... 30
Entering Text ........................................... 31
Using Alpha Mode.......................................... 31
Using Word Mode .......................................... 31
Special Function Keys ................................... 32
Using Numeric Mode .....................................33
Using Symbols Mode .....................................33
Contacts................................................... 35
Viewing Contacts ........................................... 36
Creating Entries .............................................36