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Contents
Introduction ...................................................1
WelcometoBoostMobileTM- Wireless for a New
Generation........................................................... 1
Getting Started ..............................................2
Opening the Battery Door....................................3
Battery..................................................................5
Powering On and Off ...........................................7
Call Alerts.................................................... 22
Sending Call Alerts.............................................22
Receiving Call Alerts..........................................22
Using the Call Alert Queue.................................22
Recent Calls................................................ 24
Storing Recent Calls to Contacts.......................24
Deleting Recent Calls.........................................25
Entering Text............................................... 26
International Numbers........................................34
Memo............................................................35
Advanced Calling Features........................36
Call Hold ............................................................36
Creating Pauses and Waits While Dialing .........36
Making International Calls.................................. 37
Setting One Touch Boost Walkie-Talkie............ 37
Ring Tones .................................................. 43
Setting Your Phone to Vibrate............................43
Assigning Ring Tones to Contacts.....................44
Ring and Vibrate ................................................44
Viewing Ring Tone Assignments .......................44
Downloading More Ring Tones..........................45
Managing Memory .............................................45
Deleting Custom Ring Tones .............................45
Boost Mobile Voice Mail .............................50
Setting Up Your Voice Mail Box.........................50
Changing Your Password..................................51
Recording Your Name .......................................51
Advanced Voice Mail Features..........................52
SMS and Boost MobileTMText and
Numeric Messages......................................57
SMS Messages..................................................57
Seeing the Display Better...................................65
Using a Headset.................................................66
Using Settings....................................................66
Optional Features...............................................69
GPS Enabled ............................................... 70
IMPORTANT: Things to Keep in Mind...............70
Making an Emergency Call................................71
Viewing Your Approximate Location..................72
Electro Magnetic Interference/Compatibility......95
Medical Devices.................................................95
Operational Warnings........................................96
Operational Cautions......................................... 97
Accessory Safety Information............................98
MOTOROLA LIMITED WARRANTY..........100
Patent and Trademark Information..........104
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)
Responsible Party Name: Motorola, Inc.
Address: 8000 West Sunrise Boulevard
Note: This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digitaldevice, pursuantto part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference i n a residential
installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmfulinterferenceto radio
communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur
Introduction
Welcome to Boost Mobile
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Wireless for a New Generation
With Boost Mobile pre-paid, there’s no need to
worry about credit checks or chalking up huge
monthly bills,because quite simply, there aren’t
any. By paying for your phone calls up front, you’ll
keep control of your monthly costs and get all the
Getting Started
audio jack
volume
controls
antenna
p Power button.
Navigation key — press the arrows to
Opening the Battery Door
Opening the Battery Door
1 Make sure the phone is powered off. See
“Powering On and Off” on page 7.
2 Slide the release button to the right until it
releases theback phone cover.
Inserting and Removing Your SIM
Important: Do not touch the gold-colored areas of
your SIM.
The SIM is designed for optimal Contacts storage
and feature use. For Boost Mobile
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SIM
compatibility information, visit
www.boostmobile.com/cs_faqs_thesimcard.html.
If you remove yourSIM and use it with another
phone, or use another SIM with your phone, the
following information is erased:
Getting Started
Inserting Your SIM
1 With your phone powered off, open the battery
door and remove the battery .
2 Hold your SIM as shown.
Removing Y our SIM
Important: Toavoid loss or damage, do not remove
your SIM from your phone unless
absolutely necessary.
1 With your phone powered off, remove the back
phone cover and battery.
2 While pushing the tab down, slide your SIM out
of the SIM holder.
cut corner
Battery
Battery
Inserting the Battery
1 With the phone powered off, open the battery
door.
2 Insertthe topof the battery intothe battery area.
Press the bottom of thebattery to secure it.
Getting Started
Charging Times
See your Lithium Ion batteryand travel charger to
determine the appropriate charging time.
Recommended charging t imes:
Removing the Batter y
1 With the phone powered off, remove the back
phone cover.
2 Remove the battery by pushing the battery
toward the antenna and lifting it out.
Battery Charger
Rapid Mid-Rate
(included)
High
2 hours 4 hours
Powering On and Off
• The batterycapacity is degraded if the battery is
stored for long periods w hile fully charged. If
long term storage is required, store at half
capacity.
Powering On and Off
To poweryour phoneon:
Press p.
As your phoneconnects to the network, you will
Enabling Over-the-Air
Security
To receive Over-the-Air Radio Service Software
(OARSS) Security you mustenable security the
firsttime you power on your phone or within 20
days of first activation of your phone.
1 Press A under Ok.
Note: If you press A under Later, the idle
screen will appear . The next time you
Getting Started
2 You are prompted to acceptchanges to your
lists. Press A under Ok.
3 You are prompted againto accept changes to
your lists. Press A under Ok.
4 A confirmation screen displays. Press A under
Ok.
5 Press e to return to the idle screen.
Finding Your Phone Number
My Info lets you view your phone number, Boost
•Ckt— Your circuitdata number is the number
youuseifyouwanttouseyourphoneto
transfer circuit data. You receive this number
from Boost Mobile Customer Care.
• Carrier IP — The IP address assigned to
Boost Mobile. It is filled in when you activate
your phone.
• IP1 Address — The I P address assignedto
you for using the Internet with your phone.
Note: If you request equipment related
Phone Basics
Customizing Featu res
You can control many features of yourphone,
including the volume of incoming sound, rings, and
othertones. See “Customizing Your Phone” on
page 65.
Phone Basics
Any time your phone is powered on, the display
provides you with information and options.
Display Options
Two display options appear at the bottom of most
screens. You select a display option by pressing
theoptionkeybelowit.
Menus and Lists
Your phone’s features are arranged in menus,
submenus, and lists.
Toaccesstheitemsinamenuorlist,scrollusing
the navigation key at the top of yourkeypad. This
status icons
Getting Started
Menu Key
Many features provide context-sensitive menus
that let you access related features and actions.
The m iconappears any time a conte xt-sensitive
menu is available. Press m to access themenu.
Main Menu
All your phone’sfeaturescan be accessed through
the main menu.When you are using a feature, the
icon for that feature appears in the upper left
b Settings
Display/Info
Phone Calls
DC (Walkie-Talkie)
Personalize
Options
Volume
Security
Advanced
Customize your phone.
Seepage65.
j My Info Viewpersonalphone
Phone Basics
Status Icons
Status icons appear in the two rows at the top of
the display. Some appear at all times. Others
appear onlywhen your phoneis engaged incertain
activities or when you have activated certain
features.
i Recent Calls
list of calls
recent calls menu
CallSetup menu
Lists recent calls. See
page 24.
h Call Timers Phoneusageinformat ion.
Seepage38.
f Call Forward Set call forwarding
options. See page 63.
l GPS F ind your approximate
abcd
efgd
Battery Strength — More bars on
the battery indicatea greater
charge.
Getting Started
SIM Security
Your SIM storesall your Contacts and protects
your personal information.Sincethis informationis
stored on your SIM, not in your phone, you can
remove the information by removing your SIM.
Note: Except for making emergency calls, your
phone will not function without the SIM.
To prevent unauthorized use of your phone, your
SIM isprotectedby a PIN that you enter each time
vM Ringe r Off — Yourphoneisset not
to ring. See “Setting Your Phone to
Vibrate” onpage 43.
u Speaker Off — Sets Boost
Walkie-Talkie sound to come
through the earpiece rather than
through the speaker. Your phone
does notring for Boost
Walkie-Talkie calls if Alert Type is
set to Silent or Vibrate.
SIM Security
Note: If a SIM PIN is required, your phone will
not function until the SIM PIN is entered,
exceptfor making emergency calls.
1 From themain menu, select Settings >
Security > SIM PIN.
2 Scroll to On or Off.
3 Press A under Select.
4 Enter the current SIM PIN.
Note: When you receive your phone, the SIM
PIN is 0000. C hange yourPIN to prevent
Changing the PIN
Note: The SIM PIN requirement must be turned
on in order to access this feature.
1 From themain menu, select Settings >
Security > Change Password > SIM PIN.
2 At the Enter Old SIM PIN Code screen, enter
the current SIM PIN.
3 Press A under Ok.
4 At the Enter New SIM PIN Code screen, enter
Getting Started
message to contact Boost Mobile
Customer Care. Except for making
emergency calls, your phone will not
function with a blocked SIM.
To unblock the PIN:
1 Press *#m1.
2 At your Boost Mobile Customer Care
representative’srequest, providetheinformation
needed to give you a PUK code.
3 Select Unblock PIN.
• Respond to incoming calls, messages, and
alerts
Important: Emergency callscannot beplaced while
the keypad is locked.
To lock the keypad:
1 From the idle screen, press m.
2 Press *.
If you press a key while thekeypad is locked,
instructions for unlocking the keypad display
Accessories
2 To lock the keypad immediately, select Lock
Now. You will be given theoptionto press m and
* to lock and unlock the keypad.
3 To set a specific time for the keypad to lock if
therehas been no activity,selectAuto Lock and
press A under Change.
The keypad can be set to lock in 5, 10, 15 or 20
minutes if the keypadis not touched during the
specified time. To turn theautolock off,repeatstep
3 and select Off.
Boost Mobile Customer Care
Boost Mobile Customer Care: 1-888-BOOST-4U
(1-888-266-7848) or dial 611 from your i215
phone.
Getting Started
Main Menu
My Info Contacts (continued)
Name
Line 1
Direct Connect
(Boost Walkie-Talkie)
CKT
Carrier IP
IP1 Address
Web
Re-Boost
Ring Tones
VibeAll On/Off
Ring Tones
Contacts (if any)
View
New
Search
Edit
Delete Contact
Call Timers
Last Call
Phone Reset
Phone Lifetime
DC (Walkie-Talkie) Reset
DC (Walkie-Talkie) Lifetime
Circuit Reset
Circuit Lifetime
Making Calls
Your i215 phone makes 2 types of calls: digital
cellular phone calls and BoostWalkie-Talkie calls.
With Boost Walkie-Talkie calls, you use your
phone as a long-range,digitalwalkie-talkie.
To make a phone call:
1 Enter the Boost Walkie-Talkie number you want
to call.
2 Press s to place the call.
Dialing Boo st Walkie-Talkie Numbers
Every Boost Walkie-Talkie number has 3 parts —
an area ID, anetworkID, anda memberID — with
an asterisk between eachof these parts. For
example: 999*999*9999.
When you place a Boost Walkie-Talkie call, you
must enter the whole Boost Walkie-Talkienumber
including the asterisks.
Tip: When you store a Boost Walkie-Talkie
number in Contacts it is good practice to
Making Calls
Press A under No.
To end a phone call:
Press e.
When you receive a Boost Walkie-Talkie call, your
phone emits achirping sound.
To answera Boost Walkie-Talkie call:
1 Waitfor the callerto finish speaking.
2 Press and hold the Boost Walkie-Talkie on the
side of your phone. Begin talking after your
When you miss a call, this icon appears in the text
area:
Ent ering the Number to Call
To enter the number you want to call, you can:
• Use the numbers on the keypad
• Select the number from the recent calls list
V You missed a phone call.
Entering theNumber to Call
• To insert or delete a digit anywhere in the string
of digits you have entered, scroll left or right.
• To cancel, press e.
From the Recent Calls List
The recent calls list stores the last 20 callsyou
made or received.
To select a number from therecent calls list as the
numberyou want to call:
Scrollleftor right todisplaythe Contactstypefor
the number you wantto call.
If you are making a Boost Walkie-Talkiecall, your
phone places the call to the Boost Walkie Talkie
numberstored in the Contacts entry, even if the
Boost Walkie-Talkie icon is not displayed.
Ifyouaremakingaphonecall:
• Your phone places the call to the phone number
assigned to the Contacts type displayed.
Making Calls
Scroll to view more numbers. When you place
the call, it is made to the number displayed.
Redi aling the Last Number
Press and hold s to place a call to the last phone
number you called.
Using Speed Dial and Turbo Di al
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Each phone number stored in Contacts is assigned
a Speed Dial number which you can use to ente r
Using One Touch Boost Walkie-Talkie
TheOneTouchBoostWalkie-Talkiebuttonsets
your phone to call the most recent Boost
Walkie-Talkieon the recentcalls list, or to a Boost
Walkie Talkie number number you choose, every
time you press the Boost Walkie-Talkie. See
“SettingOne Touch Boost Walkie-Talkie” on page
37.
Using M ute
Making Emergency Phone Calls
Dial 911 to be connected to an emergency
response center. If youare on an active call, you
must end it before calling 911.
When you make an emergency call, your phone’s
GPS Enabled feature can help emergency service
personnel find you, if you arein a locationwhere
yourphone'sGPS antennahas establisheda clear
view of the open sky and your local emergency
response center has the equipment to process
location informat ion. See “GPS Enabled” on page
70, and particularly “IMPORTANT: Things to Keep
Call Alerts
Sending a call alert lets the recipient know you
want to talk to him or her on a Boost Walkie-Talkie
call.
When you send a call alert, the recipient’s phone
emits a series of beeps and displaysyour name or
Boost Walkie Talkie number.
The recipientcan:
Receiving Call Alerts
When you receive a call alert, you must answer,
queue, or clear it. Youcannot receive phone calls
or Boost Walkie-Talkie calls until you do.
To answer a call alert, press the Boost
Walkie-TalkieButtontomakeaBoost
Walkie-Talkie call to the sender.
To queue a call alert, press A under Queue.
To clear a call alert, press A under Clear.
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