i875 Boost Mobile® Phone User's Guide FINAL Contents Introduction................................................ 1 Welcome to Boost Mobile® ...............................1 BoostTM Your Way ...........................................1 Wireless Local Number Portability: Bringing Your Phone Number From Another Carrier..........................................18 Re-BoostTM .....................................................18 Instant Re-BoostTM .........................................18 BoostTM Customer Care .................................19 Getting Started........................................... 1 Battery ...............................................................3 Removing the Battery Door ...............................3 Powering On and Off.........................................6 Activating Service..............................................6 Enabling Security ..............................................6 Phone Programming .........................................7 Finding Your Phone Number and BoostTM Walkie-Talkie Number ....................7 BoostTM Voice Mail ............................................7 Customizing Features ......................................7 Phone Basics ....................................................8 Using Easy Media Creator TM ..........................12 SIM Card Security ...........................................13 Locking the Keypad.........................................17 Antenna ...........................................................17 Accessories .....................................................18 i Making Calls .............................................20 Phone Calls .....................................................20 BoostTM Walkie-Talkie Calls ...........................20 Receiving Calls ...............................................21 Choosing a Number to Call .............................22 Missed Phone Calls ........................................24 Using Speakerphone.......................................24 Using Mute ......................................................24 Making Emergency Phone Calls .....................24 Memory Card ............................................26 Ensuring Files on the Memory Card Are Compatible With Your Phone .....................26 Using the Memory Card With Your Phone ......28 Using the Memory Card With Your Computer.31 Other Memory Cards Compatible with Your Phone .........................................................32 Easy Media CreatorTM ............................. 33 Installation .......................................................33 Installing Easy Media CreatorTM 7 ..................34 Starting Easy Media CreatorTM 7 ....................35 Making MP3 Files............................................35 Where to Find More Information......................37 Recent Calls ..............................................50 Calls and Call Alerts ........................................50 My Info From Other Phones ............................50 Contact Information From Other Phones ........51 Viewing the Recent Calls List..........................51 Storing Items to Contacts ................................52 Deleting Items .................................................52 Making Calls From the Recent Calls List ........53 Audio Player............................................. 39 Playing Audio Files with the Flip Closed .........39 Playing Audio Files with the Flip Open............40 How Your Audio Files Are Organized..............41 Searching By First Letter.................................42 Playing a List, Repeat, and Shuffle .................42 Working with Playlists......................................43 Deleting Audio Files ........................................46 DRM Items ......................................................47 Setting Audio and Visual Options....................47 Entering Text ............................................55 Using Word Mode ...........................................55 Special Function Keys.....................................56 Contacts ....................................................58 Accessing Contacts.........................................59 Creating Entries ..............................................59 Editing Entries .................................................61 Viewing Entries ...............................................61 Deleting Entries ...............................................63 Checking Capacity ..........................................64 Creating Pauses and Waits.............................64 International Numbers .....................................64 Making Calls From Contacts ...........................65 ii Call Alerts ................................................. 48 Sending Call Alerts..........................................48 Receiving Call Alerts .......................................48 Using the Call Alert Queue..............................48 Memo ........................................................ 67 Call Forwarding........................................ 68 Forwarding All Calls ........................................68 Turning Off Call Forwarding ............................68 Forwarding Missed Calls .................................68 Viewing Call Forwarding Settings....................69 BoostTM Text and Numeric Messages ............79 Web Alerts.......................................................81 Ringtones..................................................82 Setting Your Phone to Vibrate.........................82 Assigning Ringtones to Contacts ....................83 Ring and Vibrate .............................................83 Viewing Ringtone Assignments.......................83 Downloading More Ringtones .........................84 About DRM Ringtones ....................................84 Managing Memory ..........................................84 Deleting Custom Ringtones ............................84 Advanced Calling Features..................... 70 Putting a Call on Hold......................................70 Creating Pauses and Waits While Dialing.......70 Making International Calls ...............................70 One Touch BoostTM Walkie-Talkie (WT).........71 Setting Flip Actions..........................................71 Call Timers ......................................................72 Using Your Phone as a Modem ......................73 Making TTY Calls ............................................74 Special Dialing Codes .....................................75 Additional Calling Features .............................76 Multi-Media Messages .............................86 Navigating the Inbox, Drafts, and Sent Items..86 Creating and Sending Messages ....................86 Drafts...............................................................96 Sent Items .......................................................97 Receiving a Message ......................................98 Navigating a Message.....................................99 Viewing Received Messages From the Message Center ........................100 Actions for Received Messages ....................100 Messages ................................................. 78 Message Notifications .....................................78 Voice Mail........................................................79 iii Customizing MMS .........................................104 Managing Memory.........................................106 Customizing the Camera...............................124 Managing Memory ........................................124 Boost Mobile® Voice Mail ..................... 108 Setting Up Your Voice Mail Box ....................108 Playing Messages .........................................108 Changing Your Password..............................109 Recording Your Name...................................109 Recording Your Active Greeting....................109 Advanced Voice Mail Features......................110 Media Center...........................................126 Viewing the Media Center .............................126 Forward Locked Items...................................128 DRM Items ....................................................129 Pictures .........................................................129 Videos ...........................................................131 Audio Recordings ..........................................131 Renaming Items ............................................132 Locking Items ................................................132 Deleting Items ...............................................133 Copying and Moving Items............................133 Changing Storage Preference.......................134 Accessing the Audio Player ..........................134 Accessing the Camera ..................................134 Managing Memory ........................................134 SMS ......................................................... 114 SMS Messages .............................................114 BoostTM Wireless Web Services ........... 116 Starting the Microbrowser .............................116 Camera ................................................... 118 Accessing the Camera ..................................118 Taking Pictures..............................................118 More Actions for Captured Pictures ..............120 Recording Videos ..........................................122 Changing Storage Preference.......................123 Accessing the Media Center .........................124 My Info .....................................................136 Viewing My Info .............................................136 Editing My Info ..............................................136 Setting Sending Options ...............................137 iv Using Walkie-Talkie Send ..................... 138 Sending a Picture ..........................................138 Receiving a Picture .......................................139 Sending My Info and Contact Information .....140 Java® Applications .................................154 Running Applications ....................................154 Suspending Applications ...............................154 Resuming Applications..................................154 Ending Applications.......................................155 Downloading Applications .............................155 Deleting Applications.....................................155 Managing Memory ........................................156 Shortcuts on the Main Menu .........................156 Java Applications and GPS Enabled ............157 Bluetooth® ............................................. 143 Understanding Bluetooth® Access Settings ..143 Setting Your Phone for Bluetooth® ................144 Accessing Bluetooth® ...................................145 Making a Bluetooth® Connection ..................145 Setting Device Details ...................................148 Sending Contacts, Datebook Events and Pictures.....................................................149 Receiving Items.............................................150 Digital Rights Management ...................160 Installing Applications....................................160 Understanding DRM Status Icons .................160 Sharing Items ................................................161 Managing DRM Items ...................................161 Voice Records........................................ 151 Viewing Voice Records .................................151 Creating Voice Records ................................151 Playing Voice Records ..................................152 Labeling Voice Records ................................152 Locking Voice Records..................................152 Deleting Voice Records.................................153 Managing Memory.........................................153 v GPS (Global Positioning System) Enabled................................................164 IMPORTANT: Things to Keep in Mind ..........164 Making an Emergency Call ...........................166 Viewing Your Approximate Location .............167 Enhancing GPS Performance .......................168 Updating Satellite Almanac Data...................169 Setting Privacy Options .................................170 Using GPS with Map Software ......................171 Datebook ................................................ 173 Viewing Datebook .........................................173 Creating Events.............................................174 Editing Events ...............................................176 Deleting Events .............................................176 Receiving Reminders ....................................177 Making Calls From Datebook and Datebook Reminders ................................177 Customizing Datebook Setup........................178 How Changing Settings Affects Profiles........186 Temporary Profiles ...