Nextel I205 User Manual

i205 Boost MobileTM Phone User’s Guide

Contents

Introduction...................................................1

Welcome to Boost MobileTM - Wireless for a New

Generation........................................................... 1

Getting Started ..............................................3

Removing the Back Phone Cover........................4

Battery.................................................................. 6

Powering On and Off........................................... 9

Enablin g Over -the -Ai r Security .......... .... .............. 9

Finding Your Phone Number .............................10

Phone Basics..................................................... 11

SIM Security.......................................................13

Locking the Key pad ............ .... ... .... .... .... ............ 15

Accessories........................................................ 16

Boost Mobile Customer Care............................. 16

Making Calls ................................................19

Receiving Calls .................................................. 19

Call Icons ........................................................... 20

Entering the Number to Call............................... 20

Using Mute.........................................................22

Making Emergency Phone Calls........................ 22

Call Alerts.................................................... 25

Sending Call Alerts.............................................25

Receiving Call Alerts..........................................25

Using the Call Alert Queue.................................25

Recent Calls............................................... . 27

Storing Recent Calls to Contacts.......................27

Deleting Recent Calls.........................................28

Entering Text............................................... 29

Using Alpha Mode..............................................29

Using Word Mode ..............................................29

Special Function Keys........................................30

Using Numeric Mode..........................................31

Using Symbols Mode.........................................31

Contacts ...................................................... 33

Viewing Contacts ...............................................34

Creating Entries .................................................35

Storing Numb ers Fas ter .................... ............... ..3 6

Editing Entries....................................................37

Deleting Entries..................................................37

Checking Capacity .............................................37

Creating Pauses and Waits................................37

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International Numbers........................................ 38

Memo............................................................39

Boost Mobile Voice Mail .............................41

Setting Up Your Voice Mail Box......................... 41

Changing Your Password.................................. 42

Recordin g You r Name ............ ............... ............ 42

Advanced Voice Mail Features.......................... 43

Messages.....................................................49

Message Notifications........................................49

Voice Mail ..........................................................50

Boost Mobile

Web Alerts .........................................................52

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Text and N um e r ic Mes s ag es .. . 50

Call Forward in g ........... ................. ...............53

Forwarding All Calls...........................................53

Turning Off Call Forwarding...............................53

Forwarding Missed Calls.................................... 54

Viewing Call Forwarding Settings...................... 54

Ring Tones............................ .. .............. .......55

Setting Your Phone to Vibrate........................... 55

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Assigning Ring Tones to Contacts.....................56

Ring and Vibrate ........ .... ............... ............... ......56

Viewing Rin g Tone As sign me nt s .......... ... .... ......56

Download in g More Ring Tones..... .....................57

Managing Memory .............................................57

Deleting Custom Ring Tones .............................57

GPS En abled .... ................. ................. ......... 59

IMPORTANT: Things to Keep in Mind...............59

Making an Emergency Call ................................60

Viewing Your A ppr oxim a te Lo cati on ........ .... .... ..6 1

Enhancing GP S Perfo rm ance ....... .... .... ... .... ......62

Updating Satellite Almanac Data .......................63

Setting Privacy Options......................................64

Using GPS with Map Software...........................65

Boost Mobile Wireless Web Services....... 69

Starting the Microbrowser..................................69

Advan ce d C alling Feat u re s............... ......... 71

Call Hold.............................................................71

Creating Pauses and Waits While Dialing..........71

Making International Calls..................................71

Setting One Touch Boost Walkie-Talkie ............72

Call Timers......................................................... 72

Making TTY Calls............................................... 73

Special Dialing Codes........................................75

Additional Phone Features.................................75

Custom i zi n g Y ou r P ho ne... .......... ...............7 9

Setting the Volume............................................. 79

Setting Your Phone to Not Ring......................... 79

Seeing the Display Better .................................. 79

Using a Headset ................................................ 80

Using Settings....................................................80

Optional Features.............................................. 82

Changing the Phone Covers.............................. 82

Boost Mobile Customer Care.....................85

Understanding Stat us M essages........ .......87

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Boost Mobile

Terms and Conditions of

Prepaid S er v ic e .... .......... ................. ......... ... 89

Safety and G e ne r a l In fo r m a ti o n.................9 9

RF Operational Characteristics..........................99

Portable Radio Product Operation and EME

Exposure............................................................99

Electro Magnetic Interference/Compatibility.....102

Medical Devices...............................................102

Operational Warnings ...................................... 103

Operational Cautions .......................................104

Accessory Safety Information ..........................105

MOTOROLA LIMITED WARRANTY ......... 107

Patent and Trademark Infor m ation......... 111

Index .......................................................... 113

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC CFR 47 Par t 2 Sectio n 2.1077( a)

Responsible Party Name: Motorola, Inc.
Address: 8000 West Sunrise Boulevard

Plantation, FL 33322 USA
Phone Number: 1 ( 800) 453-0920

Hereby declares that the product :
Product Name: i205
Model Number: H62XAH6RR1AN

Confor ms to the following regulations:

FCC Par t 15, sub pa rt B, sec ti o n 15 .107 ( a), 15 .107 ( d)
and sect io n 1 5. 10 9( a )

Class B Digital Device

Note: This equipment has been tested and found

to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reas onable protection against harmful
interference in a residential ins tallation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is
no guaran t ee th at int e rfe ren ce w ill no t occ ur
in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful

interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the sepa r a tio n between th e

equipment and receiver.

• Connect t he equipment into an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the
receiver is conn ected.

• Consult t he dealer or an experienced
radio/TV techn ic ia n for he lp .

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Introduction

Welcome to Boost MobileTM ­Wireless for a New Generation

With Boost Mobile pre-paid, the re’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
monthl y co sts and ge t all the mobile f ree dom you
really want.

And Boost Mobile has got th e latest Mo torola
handsets with the coolest features, like Boost
Walkie-Talkie, Boost
Messaging . Plu s, yo u get ins ta nt ac ces s to Nex te l’s
world-class digital iDEN network.

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Wireless Web, and Text

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Introduction

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Getting Started

antenna

volume
controls

BoostTM
Walkie-Talkie
Button

speaker
(in back)

back key

BoostTM
Walkie-Talkie
speaker on/off

audio jack

space key

microphone

accessory connector

p Power bu tton.

Navigat ion key — press the arr ows to scr oll
through menus and lists.

Menu key — accesses co ntext-sensitive

m

menus.
Option key — selects the option appearing

A

above it on the display.

s Send key — places phone calls.

End key — en ds p hone cal ls; ret u rns t o idle

e

screen; in browser mode, returns to Web
main menu.

To start using your i205 phone:

• Make sure your SIM is in place.

• Charge the battery.

• Activate your service.

• Enable ov er-the-ai r sec u rit y.

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Getting Started

Removing the Back Phone Cover

1 Make sure the phone is powered off. See

“Powering On and O ff” on page 9.

2 Slide the release button forward until it releases

the back phone cover.

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3 Remove the back phone cover from the back of

your phon e.

Inserting and Removing Your SIM

Important: Do not touch the gold-colored areas of

The SIM is designed for opti mal Contacts stor age
and featu re use . For Bo ost Mobil e
information, visit
www.boostmobile.com/cs_faqs_thesimcard.html.

If you remove your SIM and use it with another
phone, or use anot her SIM wi th your ph one, the
follo wing information is erased:

• The rece nt calls list

• Call forwarding settings

• Web alerts

• Information stored in Memo

your SIM.

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SIM compatibility

Removing the Back Phone Cover

• 3 most recent GPS Enabled locations

• Voice records*

• Voice names*
Note: In some cases, Contact s may not be

accessible if you move your SIM to another
phone. Contacts entries created with your
i205 phone are not readabl e by an older
iDEN SIM-based phone.

* See “Optional Features” on page 82.

Inserting Your SIM
1 With your phone powered off, remove the back

phone co ver and battery.

2 Hold your SIM as shown.

cut corner

3 Carefully slide your SIM into your phone, until it

lies flat in the SIM holder.

SIM card
holder

Removing Your SIM

Important: To avoid loss or damage, do not remove

your SIM from your phone unless
absolutely necessary.

1 With your ph one po were d off, rem ove the b ac k

phone cover and battery.

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2 While holding the tab dow n, slide your SIM out of

the SIM holder.

SIM card
holder

tab

Note: Protect your S IM as you would any deli cate

object. Store it carefully.

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Battery

Inserting the Battery

1 With the phone power ed off, remove th e back

phone co ve r.

2 Insert the top of the battery into the battery area.

Press the bottom of the battery to secure it.

3 Replace the back phone cover and press it gently

until you hear a c lick.

Battery

Charging the Battery

Your phone comes with a battery charg er.

1 Plug the charger into an electrical outlet.
2 Open the connector cover.

flap

3 Plug the other end of the char ger int o the

accessory connector.

Charger Attached ap pears on the display.
Tip: To remove the charger from the accessory

connector: Pres s the buttons on the sides of
the plug. Pull the plug straight out.

4 If you have purchased optional batteries or

chargers, see “Charging Times”.
Note: While the phone is charging, the keypad

backlight will not illuminate.

Charging Times

See your Lithium Ion battery and travel charger to
determine the appropri ate charg ing time.

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Getting Started

Recommended charging times:

Battery Charger

Rapid Mid-Rate

High
Performance
(included)

Maximum
Capacity

For best results, charge the batteries within the
temperature range of 50°F to 104°F (10°C to 40°C) .

Prolonged charging is not recommended.

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2 hours 4 hours

3.5 hours 7.5 hours

(included)

Removing the Battery

1 With the phone power ed off, remove th e back

phone co ve r.

2 Remove the batte r y by pushi ng the batte r y tow ard

the an tenna and lifting it out .

Battery Use and Maintenance

• The Moto r ola i DE N Ap pro ved Li t hium Io n ch arg ers

provide optimu m performance. Other chargers
may not fully charge the iDEN Lithium Ion battery
or may yield a reduced number of lifetime charge
cycles.

• Extreme temperatures degrade battery
performance. Do not store the battery wh ere
temperatures exceed 140°F (60°C) or fall below
4°F (-20°C).

• Lithium Ion batteries have a self discharge rate
and without use, lose about 1% of their charge per
day.

Powering On and Off

• The battery capacity is degraded if the battery is
stored for long periods while ful ly charged. If long
term storage is required, store at half capacity.

Powe r i ng On and O f f

To power your phon e on:

1 Extend the antenna.
2 Press p.

As your phone connects to the network, you will see
the Boost icon and a connecting message. When the
idle screen appears, the phone is ready to use.

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BOOST

To power the phone off:

1 Press and hold p.
2 Push down the antenna.

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Enabling Over-the-Air Security

To receive Over-the-Air Radio Service Software
(OARSS) Security you must enable security the first
time 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 un der Later, the idle scre en

will appear. The ne xt time you s elect Web
from the main menu, you will be pr ompted to
enable sec urity befo re yo u can use Boo s t

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Mobile

2 You are prompted to enable security. Press A

under Yes. A series of screens and then the
default homepage displays.

3 Press e to return to the idle screen.
Within 24 hours of enabling security, you will receive

a Web alert containing your Person al Telephone
Number (PTN), Boost Mobile
number, and Boost

1 When you re ce iv e a W e b alert sa yi ng New

Brows er Me ss age - Rec ei ve Prog ram mi ng I nfo ,
press A under Goto.

2 You are prompted to accept changes to your lists.

Press A under Ok.

3 Yo u ar e promp te d agai n t o ac cep t cha nge s t o your

lists. Press A unde r Ok.

Wirele ss Web services.

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Walkie-Talkie number.

Customer Care

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4 A confirmation screen displa ys. 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
Walki e-Talkie, and other phone information:

1 Press m to acce s s the main me nu .
2 Scroll to My Info.
3 Press A under Select.
4 Scroll to see your information:

•Name — Enter your name. See “Enter ing Text”

on page 29.

•Line1 — your phone number is filled in when

you rece iv e yo ur firs t We b aler t after enabl ing
over-the-air security on your phone.

• Direct Connect (Boost Walkie-Talkie) — Your

Boost Walkie-Talkie is the number that others
use to contact you using Boost Walkie-Talkie
service. It is filled in when you receive your first
Web alert after en abling over-the-air security on
your phone.

•Ckt — Your circu it data number is the number

you use if you want to use your phone t o
transfer circuit data. You receive this number
from Boost Mobile Customer Care.

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• Carrier IP — The IP address assigned to Boost

Mobile. It is fille d in when yo u acti va te yo ur
phone.

•IP1 Address — The IP a ddre ss as si gned to yo u
for using the Internet with your phone.

• Service Status — This information may be
used by Boost Mobile Customer Care if there is
a problem with your phone’s services.

Boost Mo bi leTM Voice Mail

You must set up your voice mail box before you can
retrieve messag es. See “Set ting Up Your Voice Mai l
Box” on page 41.

Customizing Features

You can c ontrol many features of your phone,
includ ing the volume of incoming sound, rings, and
other tones. See “Customizing Your Phone” on page

79.

Phone Basics

Phone Basics

Any time your phone is powered on, the display
provides you with information and options.

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The screen shown above is the idle screen. The idle
screen appears when your phone is on, but not
engaged in any activity.

Text Area

This area displays menus, messages, names, phone
numbers, and other information.

Display Options

Two display options appear at the bottom of most
screens. You select a display option by pressing the
option key below it.

status icons

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text area

menu icon

display options

Menus and Lists

Your phone’s features are arranged in menus,
submenus, and list s.

To access the items in a menu or list, scroll using th e
naviga tio n k ey at t h e t op o f yo ur k ey pa d. T hi s k ey l ets
you scroll up, down, left, or right. Holding down the
appropriate part of the navigation key speeds up
scrolling.

In this guide, this symbol > tells you to select a menu
or list item. Fo r example, Settings > Sec urit y
means:

1 Scroll to Settings on the main menu.
2 Press A under Select to see the Settings screen.
3 Scroll to Security and press A under Select to

see the Security screen.

Menu Key

Many features provide context-sensitive menus that
let you access related features and actions. The m
icon appears any time a context-sensitive menu is
available. Pr ess m to access the menu.

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Main Menu

All your phone’s features can be accessed through
the main menu. When you are using a feature, the
icon for that f eature ap pears in t he upper left corner
of the display.

a Web Browse the Web.
n Re-Boost Recharge your accou nt

m Ring Tone s

list of ring tones
Ring To ne s me nu

b Settings

Display/Info
Phone C all s
DC (Walki e-Talkie )
Options
Volume
Security
Advanced

j My Info View personal phone

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from your handset .
Assign ring tones and turn

ringer off. See page 55.

Customize your phone.
See page79.

information, including
phone number and Bo ost
Walkie-Talkie. See
page 10.

k Call Alert

list of call alerts
Call Alert menu

d Contacts

new contact form
list of contacts

Lists call alerts. See
page 25.

Creat e, view, store, edit
contac ts. See page33.

Contacts menu

e Messages

Voice Mail
Text M sgs

Access messages. See
page 49.

Web alert

i Recent Calls

list of calls
recent calls menu
Call Setup menu

h Ca ll Tim ers Phone usage information.

f Ca ll Forw a rd Set call forwarding options.

l GPS Find your approximate

Lists r ec en t ca lls . See
page 27.

See page72.

See page53.

geographical location. See
page 59.

g Memo Store a number to acc es s

later. See page 39.

SIM Security

Status Icons

Status icons appear in the two rows at the to p of the
display. Some appear at all times. Other s appear
only when your phone is engaged in certain activities
or when you have activated certain features.

a b c d
e f g d

o p q r sSignal Strength — More bars next

A Phone In Use — Your phone is

B Boost Walkie-Talkie In Use — Your

1 Active Phone Line — 1 indicates

GHI

J K L

vM Ringer Off — Your phone is se t not

Battery Strength — More bars on

the battery indicate a greater charge.

to the antenna i ndicate a stronger
signal.

active on a phone call.

phone is active on a Boost
Walkie-Talkie call.

phone line 1 is ready to make calls.
Call Forward — Your ph one is set

to forward calls. See “Call
Forwarding” on page 53.

to ring. See “Setting Your Phone to
Vibrate” on page 55.

u Speaker Off — Sets Boost

Walkie-Talkie sound to come
through the earpiece rather than
through the speaker. Your phone
does not ring for Boost Walkie-Talkie
calls if Alert Type is set to Silent or
Vibrate.

wy Messages — You hav e o ne or mor e

ljik
mn

DEF Internet — You are ready to browse

messages. S ee “ Mes sa ges” o n p age

49.
T9 Text Input — You are using T9

Text Input to enter text. See
“Entering Text” on page 29.

the internet or are browsing the
internet using a secure connection.

NO TTY — You are ready to use your

phone to make calls using a
teletypewriter device. See “Making
TTY Calls” on page 73.

SIM Secur ity

Your SIM stores all your Contacts and protects your
perso nal infor m ation. Since this infor m ation is stored
on your SI M, not in your phone, you can remove the
information by removing yo ur SIM.

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Note: Except for making emergency calls, your

phone will not function without the SIM.

To prev en t un auth or i zed u se o f you r ph on e, y our S IM
is protected by a PIN that yo u enter each time the
phone is powered on. You can change the PIN or
turn off the requirement that it be entered.

T urning the PIN Requirement On and Off

When th e SIM PI N re qu ir e ment is o ff, yo ur ph on e c an
be used without entering a PIN.

Important: When the SIM PIN requirement is off, the

When the SIM PIN requirement is on, y ou are
prompted to enter your PIN each time you power on
your phone.

Note: If a SIM PIN is required, your phon e will not

1 From the main menu, select Settings > Security >

SIM PIN.
2 Scroll to On or Off.
3 Press A under Select.
4 Enter the current SIM PIN.

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personal data on your SIM is not
protected. Anyone can use your phone
and access your personal data.

function until the SIM PIN is entered, except
for making emergency calls.

Note: When you receive your phone, the SIM PIN

is 0000. Change your PIN to prevent
fraudulent us e of the SIM card (see
“Changing the PIN”).

5 Press A under Ok.

Entering the PIN

1 When the Enter SIM PIN Code screen appears

after you power on your ph one, enter your SIM
PIN.

2 Press A under Ok.

The message SIM Unlocked displays.

Important: If you enter your PIN incorrectly 3 times,

your SIM is blocked. To unblock your SIM,
you must contact Boost Mobile Customer
Care. See “Unblocking the PIN”.

Changing the PIN

Note: The SIM PIN requirement must be turned on

in order to access this feature.

1 From the main me nu , sele ct Settings > Security >

Change Password > SIM PIN.

2 At the Enter Old SIM PIN Code screen , en ter th e

current SIM PIN.

3 Press A under Ok.

Locking the Keypad

4 At the Enter New SIM PIN Code screen, enter the

new 4- to 8-digit SIM PIN.

5 Press A under Ok.
6 At the Re-enter New SIM PIN Code screen,

re-enter the new SIM PIN to confirm.

7 Press A under Ok.

Changed: SIM PIN displays.

Unbl ocking the PIN

If you enter your PIN incorrectly three times, your SIM
is blocked. To unblock your SIM, you must contact
Boost Mobile Customer Care to get a PIN U nblock
Code (PUK).

Important: If you unsuccessfully enter the PUK code

To unblock the PIN:

1 Press * # m 1.
2 At your Boost Mobile Customer Care

representati ve ’s request, prov id e t h e info r m at io n

needed to give you a PUK code.

10 times, your SIM is permanently blocked
and must be replaced. If this happens, all
data is lost. You will get a message to
contact Boost Mobile Customer Care.
Except for making emergency calls, your
phone will not function with a blocked
SIM.

3 Select Unblock PIN.
4 Enter the PUK code.
5 Enter a new 4- to 8-digit SIM PIN .
6 Re-e nt er yo ur S IM PI N .

Note: These steps must be performed in quick

succession.

If you entered the codes properly, SIM Unlocked
appears on the display.

Locking the Keypad

Lockin g the p ho ne’s ke ypa d prev en ts i ts bu t tons f rom
being pressed. When the keypad is locked, you can
only:

• Power the phone on and off

• Unlock the keypad

• Respond to incoming calls , messages, and alerts

Important: Emergency calls cannot be placed while

To lock the keypad:

1 From the idle screen, press m.
2 Press *.

If you press a key while the keypad is locked,
instructions for unlocking the keypad display briefly.

the keypad is locked.

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To unlock the keypad:

1 From the idle screen, press m.
2 Press *.

While the keypad is locked, you can respond to
incomi ng calls, messages, and alert s just as you d o
when the keypad is not locked. When fi nished, press
e to return to the idle screen. The keypad remains
locked.

You also have the option of setting your phone to
automatically lock the keypad if there has been no
activity for a specified time.

1 From the main menu, select Settings > Security >

Keypad Lock.
2 To lock the keypad immedi ately, select Lock Now.

You will be given the option to press m an d * to

lock an d un lo ck the keypad.
3 To set a specific time for the keypad to lock if there

has been no activit y, select Auto Lock and pr ess

A under Change.
The keypad can be set to lock in 5, 10, 15 or 20

minutes if the key p ad is not touc hed du rin g the
specified time. To turn the auto lock off, repeat step 3
and sele ct Off.

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Accessories

Your phone comes with a Lithium Ion Battery and
travel charger.

Various accessories are a v ailable for use with your
i205 phone, including front and back covers, ve hicle
battery chargers, batteries, hands-free accessories
and more.

To order additional accessories, go to
www.boostmobile.com or call 1-888-BOOST-4U
(1-888-266-7848). You can also contact your Boost
Mobile Authorized Dealership. For information on
Boost Mobile retai l sto re lo ca ti ons, go to
www.boostmobile.com.

Boost Mobile Customer Care

Boost Mobile Customer Care: 1-888-BOOST-4U
(1-888-266-7 84 8) or dial 61 1 fr om yo ur i205 ph on e.

Boost Mobi le Cus tom er C are

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Getting Started

Main Menu

 Web

 Re-Boost

 Ring Tones

 VibeAll On/Off
 Ring Tones

 Settings

 Display/Info
 Phone Calls

 Volume
 Security
 Advanced

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 Assign w/vibe
 Overview
 Memory Usage
 Delete

DC (

Walkie-Talkie) Options

 My Info  Contacts (continued)

 Name
 Line 1

 Direct Connect

(Boost Walkie-Talkie)

 CKT
 Carrier IP
 IP1 Address
 Service Status

 Call Alert

 Received Call Alerts (if any)
 Store
 View
 Delete
 Delete All
 Sort By
 Recent Calls

 Contacts

 [New Contact]

 New
 Search
 Capacity

 Filter

 Call Setup

 Delete All

 Contacts (if any)
 View
 New

 Search
 Edit
 Delete Contact
 Delete Number
 Capacity
 Filter
 Call Setup
 Delete All

 Messages

 Voice Mail
 Text Msgs
 Delete All
 Memory Meter
 Net Alert

 Recent Calls

 Recent Calls (if any)
 Store
 View
 Delete
 Delete All
 Call Alert Queue
 Call Setup

 Call Timers

 Last Call
 Phone Reset
 Phone Lifetime
 DC (Walkie-Talkie) Reset
 DC (Walkie-Talkie) Lifetime
 Circuit Reset
 Circuit Lifetime
 Kbytes Reset

 Call Forward

 All Calls

- To

Retrieve Status

 Detailed

- If Busy

- If No Answer

- If Unreachable
Retrieve Status

 GPS

 Position
 Privacy
 Interface

 Memo

 Store
 Cancel
 Delete

Making Calls

Your i205 ph on e ma ke s 2 types of call s: di gi t al
cellular phone calls and Boost Walkie-Talkie calls.
With Boost Walkie-Talkie calls, you use your phone
as a long-range, digital walkie-talkie.

To make a phone call:

1 Enter the number you want to call.
2 Press s to pl ac e the call.
3 Press e to end the call.

To make a Boost Walkie-Talkie call:
1 Enter the Boost Walkie-Talkie number you want to

call.

2 Press an d hold the Boo st Walk ie-Talkie Bu tto n on

the sid e of your ph one. Begi n talking after your
phone emits a chirping so und.

3 Release th e Boo st Walkie-Talkie Butto n to liste n.

Tip:To let someone know you want to talk to him

or her on a Boost Walkie-Talkie call, send a
call alert. See “Call Alerts” on page 25.

Dialing Boost Walkie-Talkie Numbers

Every Boost Walkie-Talkie number has 3 parts — an
area ID, a network ID, and a member ID — with an
asterisk between each of these parts. For example:
999*999*9999.

When you place a Boost Walkie-Talkie call, you must
enter the whole Boost Walkie-Talkie number
including the asterisks.

Tip: When you store a Boost Walkie-Talkie

number in Contacts it is good practice to
includ e the whole Boost Wa lkie-Ta lkie
number including the asterisks in case you
travel with your phone, or another Boost
Walkie -Talkie user , outsid e of your network.

Receiving Calls

When you receive a p hone call, your phone rings,
vibrates, or lights up its backlight.

To answer a phone call:

Press s. -or-
Press A under Yes. -or-
Press any key on the keypad.

To send a phone call to voice mail instead of
answeri ng it:

Press e. -or-
Press A under No.

To end a phone call:

Press e.

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Making Calls

When you receive a Boost Walkie-Talkie call, your
phone emits a chirping sound.

To answer a Boost Walkie-Talkie call:

1 Wait for the caller to finish speaking.
2 Press an d hold the Boo st Walk ie-Talkie Bu tto n on

the sid e of your ph one. Begi n talking after your
phone emits a chirping so und.

3 Release th e Boo st Walk ie- Talkie Button to listen .

Call Icons

When you make a call, call icons appear in the text
area of the phone’s display.

X Placi ng a phone call.
W Re c eiving a phone call.
Y Phone call is active.
Z Phone call is on hold.
U Phone call ended.

When you miss a call, this ic on appear s in the tex t
area:

V Y ou misse d a ph on e ca ll.

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Entering 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

• Select the number from Con tacts

• Redial the las t phone number called

• Use Speed Dial or Turbo Dial

• Use One Touch One Touch BoostTM Walkie-Talkie

to make a Boost Walkie- Talkie ca ll

• Use a TTY device — se e “Making T TY Calls” on
page 73

From the Keypad

To enter the number you want to call, press the
numbers on the keypad.

If you make a mistake:

• To clear a digit, press A under Delete.

• To clear all digits, press and hold A under Delete.

• To insert or delete a digit anywhere in the string of

digits you have entered, scroll left or right.

• To cancel, press e.

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Entering the Number to Call

From the Recent Calls List

The recent calls list stores the last 20 calls you made
or received.

To select a number from the recent calls list as the
number you want to call:

1 From the idle screen, scroll down. -or-

From the ma in menu, select Recent Calls.

2 Scroll to the name or number you want to call.

From Contacts

If you have numbe rs stored in Conta c ts, you c an use
these numbers to make calls. For information on
entering numbers into Contacts, see “Creating
Entries” on page 35.

Calling from the Contacts List
1 From the ma in menu, select Contacts.

2 Scroll to the name or number you want to call.

Tip: T o fi nd Con t ac ts e nt ri es fa ster, use the key p ad

to enter the first letter of the name.

3 Place the call now. -or-

Scroll left or right to display the Contacts type for
the number you want to call.

If you are making a Boost Walkie-Talkie call, your
phone pl aces the call to the Boost Walkie-Talkie
stored in the Contacts ent ry, even if the Boost
Walkie-Talkie icon is not displayed.

If you are making a phone call:

• Your phone places the call to the phone number
assigned to the Contacts type displayed.

• If the Contacts type displayed is not a phone
number, your phone places the call to the phone
number stored in the Contacts entry.

• If the Contacts type displayed is not a phone
number and you have more th an one phone
number stored in the Contacts entry, your phone
prompts you to s elect the phone number you wan t
to place the cal l to.

Calling from a Contacts Entry
1 From the main menu, select Contacts.

2 Scroll to the name or number you want to call.
3 Press A under View. -or-

If View is not one of your options: Press m. Select
View.

4 Place the call now. -or-

Scroll to view more numbers. When you place the
call, it is made to the number displayed.

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Making Calls

Redialin g the Last Number

Press and hold s to place a call to the last p hone
number you called.

Using Speed Dial and Turbo Dial

Each phone number stored in C ontacts is assigned a
Speed Di al num ber which yo u ca n us e t o en ter th at
number.

Turbo Dial lets you place calls to the phone numbers
associated with Speed Dial numbers 1 through 9
without entering the number.

Speed Dial
1 From the idle screen, use the keypad to enter the

Speed Dial number assign ed to the phon e number
you want to call.

2 Press #. Turbo Dial

From the idle screen, press and hold the Speed
Dial number (1 through 9) assigned to the phon e
number you want to call.

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Using One Touch Boost Walkie-T alkie

One Touch Boost Walkie-Talkie sets your phon e to
call the most recent Boost Wal k ie-Talkie on the
recent calls list, or to a Boost Walkie-Talkie number
you choose, every time you press the Boos t
Walkie -Talkie Button. See “Setting One Touch Boo s t
Walkie-Talkie” on page 72.

Using Mute

Muting calls lets you listen to inco ming sound witho ut
transmitting sound. Mute is available whenever you
are on an active call.

To turn mute on:

Press A under Mute.

While mute is on, Unmute appears as a display
option.

To turn mute off:

Press A under Unmute.

Making Emergency Phone Calls

Your ph on e su pp or t s em ergency ca lling. Em ergency
phone ca lls can be made even when your SIM is
blocked or not in your phone.

Dial 911 to be connected to an emergency response
center. If you are 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 emerg ency service
personnel find you, if you are in a location where your
phone's GPS antenna has established a clear view of
the open sk y and yo ur local em erg ency response
cente r has the equipment to process locatio n
info rmation. See “GPS Enabled” on page 59, and
particularly “IMPORTANT: Things to Keep in Mind”
on page 59 and “Makin g an Emer gency C all” on pa ge
60, for mo r e inform ation on th e lim it at ions of this
feature. Because of the limitations of this feature,
always provide your best knowledge of your location
to the emergency response center when you make
an emergency call.

Important: Emergency calls cannot be placed while

Important: If you have not registered on the network,

the keypad is locked.

emergency calls cannot be placed while
your SIM card is in your phone.

Making Emergency Phone Calls

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Making Calls

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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 pho ne
emits a se rie s of beeps and displays you r name or
Boost Walkie- Talkie number.

The recipient can:

• Answer — begin a Boos t W alki e-Talkie call with th e
sender

• Queue — store t h e c al l a ler t t o th e c al l a l ert qu eue,
which is a list of call alerts

• Clear — dismiss and delete the call alert

Sending Call Alerts

1 Enter the Boost Walkie-Talkie number you want to

send to, as you would when making a Boost
Walkie-Talkie call.

2 Press A under Alert. Ready to Alert appears on

the display.

3 Press the Boost Walkie-Talkie Button until Alert

Successful appears on the display.
Note: I f the alert is not succ e ssfu l, thi s may mea n

the person you are trying to reach is on a
call or has the pho ne turned off.

Receiving Call Alerts

When you receive a ca ll alert, you must answer,
queue, or clear it. You cannot receive phone ca lls or
Boost Walkie-Talkie calls until you do.

To answer a call alert, press the Boost
Walkie-Talkie Button to make a Boost
Walkie-Talkie call to the sender.

To queue a call alert, press A under Queue.
To clear a call al ert, press A under Clear.
Note: The recent calls list also stores call alerts

you have received. They appear as Boost
Walk ie- T al kie ca lls. Call al erts remain i n your
recent calls lis t unt il yo u delete them or unti l
they reach the end of the list.

Using the Call Alert Queue

When you queue a call alert, it remain s in the call
alert queue until you make a Boost Walkie-Talkie call
to the sender or delete it.

Viewing Call Alerts

1 From the main menu, select Call Alert.
2 Scroll through the list.

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Call Alerts

Viewing Date a nd Tim e

To view t he date and time a call alert was receive d:

1 From the ma in menu, select Call Alert.
2 Scroll to the call alert you want information on.
3 Press m.
4 Select View.

Responding to Call Alerts in the Queue

After you queue a call alert, you can respond to it by
making a Boost Walkie-Talkie call to the sender or
sending a call alert to the sender.

Making a Boost Walkie-Talkie Call to the Sender
1 From the ma in menu, select Call Alert.

2 Scroll to the call alert you want to respond to.
3 Press the Boost Walkie-Talkie Button to begin the

call.

This removes the c all alert from the queue.

Sending a Call Alert to the Sender
1 From the ma in menu, select Call Alert.

2 Scroll to the call alert you want to respond to.
3 Press A under Alert. Ready t o Alert appears on

the display.

4 Press the Boost Walkie-Talkie Button until Alert

Successful appears on the display.

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Deleting Call Alerts

To delete a call alert from the queue:
1 From the ca ll al ert q ueue , scro ll to th e c al l al er t yo u

want to delete .

2 Press m.
3 Select Delete.
4 Press A under Yes to confirm.

To delete all call alerts from the queue:

1 From the call alert queue, press m.
2 From the call alert menu, select Delete All.
3 Press A under Yes to confirm.

Sorting Call Alerts

Tip: You m ust have at least one call alert in the

queue to access this feature.

To sort call alerts by the order they were received:

1 From the main menu, select Call Alert.
2 Press m.
3 Select Sort By.
4 Scroll to First on Top or Last on Top.
5 Press A under Select.

Recent Calls

The recent calls list stores the numbers of the 20
most recent calls you have made and received.

To view the recent calls list:
1 From the idle screen, press th e down arr ow on the

naviga tion key. -or-
From the ma in menu, select Recent Calls.

2 Scroll through the list.
If the number of a recent ca ll is stored in Contacts,

the name a sso ci at ed w ith th e n umber ap pear s on t he
recent ca ll s list.

An icon appears beside the name or number
indicating the Contacts type of the number used in
the call. See “Contacts” on page 33.

For phone calls, an icon appears to the left of the
name or number giving more informat ion about the
call:

X A call you m ad e.
W A call you rece iv ed .
V A missed cal l. Missed calls app ear on the

recent ca lls list only if you have Caller ID.

Note: The recent calls list also stores call alerts

you have received. They appear as Boost
Walk ie- T al kie ca lls. Call al erts remain i n your
recent calls lis t unt il yo u delete them or unti l

they reach the end of the list.
To get more information on a recent call:
1 From the re ce nt ca lls l is t, s cr ol l to th e c all y ou wan t

informa tio n on .

2 Press A under View. -or-

If View is not one of your options: Press m. Select
View.

This displays information such as the name
associated with the call, the number, the date, time,
and duration of the call.

Storing Recent Calls to Contacts

1 From the recent call s list, scroll to the number you

want to store.

2 Press A under Store. -or-

If Store is not one of your options: Press m. Select

Store.
Tip: If Store is not on this menu, the numbe r is

already stored in Contacts.

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Recent Calls

3 To store the number as a new entry, select [New

Contact]. -or-

To store the n um be r to an exis ti ng en try, s elect t he
entry.

4 With the Contacts type field highlighted, scroll left

or right to display the Contac ts type you want to
assign t he number. For informa tion on Contacts
types, see page 33.

5 If you want to add mor e in form a tio n to the entr y,

follow the applicable instructions in “Cr eating
Entries” on page 35.

6 Press A under Done.

Deleting Recent Calls

To delete a call:
1 From the r ece nt c al ls list , scr o ll t o the ca ll you w ant

to delete.

2 Press m.
3 Select Delete.
4 Press A under Yes to confirm.

To delete all calls:

1 From the recent calls list, press m.
2 Select Delete All.
3 Press A under Yes to confirm.

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Entering Text

You can enter text into your phone using the
traditional method of pressing a key several times for
each character, or by pressing a key once for each
letter while words likely to be the one you want are
chosen from a database. You can also enter symbols
and numbers into a text field.

In screens that require you to enter text, you see the
following icons near the top right corner. These icons
tell you which text input mode you are using:

Alpha — Press a key several times for each

l

character.
Word — Press a key once for each lette r while

j

words likely to be the one you want are chosen
from a database.

Symbols — Enter punctuation and other

i

symbols.
Numeric — Enter numbers.

k

When you access a screen that requires you to enter
text, you start in Alpha mode.

To choose a text input mode:
1 At a screen that requires you to enter text, press

m.

2 A check mark appears next to the current text input

mode. Scroll to the text in pu t mod e you wan t to
use.

3 Press A under Select.

Using Alpha Mode

• Press any key on the keypad to enter the letters,

numbers, and symbols on that key. For example,
to enter the letter Y, press 9 3 times.

• Type a letter then scroll up to make that letter

uppercase, or type a letter then scroll down to
make that letter lowercase.

• See “Special Function Keys” on page 30 for more

information on adding spaces, ca pitalization, and
punctuation.

Using Word Mode

In Word mode, T9 Text Input analyzes the letters on
the keypad button you press and arranges them to
create words. As you type, T9 Text Input matches
your keystrokes to words in its database and displays
the most commonly used matching word. You can
add you o wn words to this database.

Entering a Word

1 Select Word as your text inpu t mode.

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Ente ring Text

2 Type a word by pressing one key for each letter.

For example, to type “test” press 8 3 7 8.
The displa ye d wor d may ch an ge as you type it . Do

not try to correct the word as you go. Type to the
end of the word before editing.

3 If the word that appears is not the desired word,

press 0 to change the word on the display to the
next most likely word in the database.

Repeat until the desired word appears.

If the de si red wo rd do es not appe ar , you can ad d it to
the database.

Adding Words to the Database

1 Select Alpha as your text input mode.
2 Ty pe the word using Alpha mode.
3 Select Word as your text input mode.
4 Press #.

The word you typed in Alpha text entry mode is no w
in the database.

Note: You cannot store alphanumeric

combinations, such as Y2K.

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Choosin g a Language

To change the language of the databa se:
1 At a screen that requires you to enter text, press

m.

2 Select Languages.
3 Scroll to the language you want for your database.
4 Press A under Select.

Special Function Keys

Some of the phone’s keys assume different functions
while in Alpha or Word mode.

Spaces

Press # for a space.

Capitalization

Press and hold # to make the next letter typed
uppercase (shift), to make all subsequent letters
typed uppercase (caps lock), or to go back to
lowercase letters.

These i c ons appear in the top row of your display:

Shift is on.

m

Caps lock is on.

n

Using Numeric Mode

When neit h er of th es e ic on s ap pear , lett er s typed ar e
lowercase.

Note: Your phone automatically makes the first

letter of a se nte nc e uppe r c as e.

Punctuation

Press 1 or 0 to insert punctuation. Continue to
press the key to view the list of symbols available
through that key. Pause to select the symbol you
want.

Note: Additional punc tuati on symbols are availabl e

in Symbols mode.

Using Numeric Mode

1 Select Numeric as your text input mode.
2 Press the number buttons on your keypad to enter

numbers.

Using Symbols Mode

1 Select Symbols as your text input mode.

A row of symbols appears along the bottom of your
phone’ s display. Scroll right to view the complete
row.

2 Scroll le ft or r i gh t to ch oo se t he sym bol y ou w ant t o

enter.

3 Press A under Select.

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Ente ring Text

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Contacts

Contacts stores up to 600 numbers or addresses.
Each Contacts entry can store several numbers or
addresses.

Information stored in Contacts is saved on your SIM.
A Contacts entry contains:

• A name — A n ame is requ ired if your are storing
more than one number or address to the entry;
otherwise, it is optional. Typically, this is the name
of the person whose contact information is stored
in the entry.

• A ring tone — Y ou can assign a ri ng tone to each
entry. This is the so und your ph one makes when
you receive phone calls or call alerts from any of
the numbers stored in the entry.

• A Contacts type — Each number or address
stored must be assigned a Contacts type:

A Mobile phone number
B DC Boost Walkie-Talkie number
C Work1 phone n umber
D Work2 phone n umber
E Home phone number
F Email email address
G Fax phone number
H Pager phone number
J IP IP ad dress
K Other phone number

• A number or addre s s — Each Contacts entry
must co ntain a number or ad dress. This may be
any type of phon e number, Boost Wal k ie-Talkie
number, email address, or IP address.

Note: You ca n s to re n umb ers u p t o 6 4 dig it s lo ng ,

but ev ery 20 digits must be separated by a
pause or wait. See “Creating Pauses and
Waits” on page 37.

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Contacts

• A Speed Dial nu mb er — When you stor e a ph one
number, it is assigned a Spe ed Dial number . Y ou
can accept the default Speed Dial number or
change i t.

• A voice name — If you create a voice name for a
number, you can then dial that number by saying
the voi ce name into your phone. This icon
appears P to the left of the Contacts type icon if
a voice name is assigned.

Note: This is an optional feature. See “Optional

Features” on page 82.

Viewing Contacts

To access C ontacts :

Press A under Contcs. -or-
From the ma in menu, select Contacts. -or-
If you are on a call: Press m. Select Contacts.

To view entries:
1 From th e Co nt a ct s lis t, s cr oll t o the en try yo u wa nt

to vie w.

2 If an entry has more than one number or address

stored, <> surrounds the Contacts type icon.
Scroll le ft o r r i ght to v ie w the ic on f o r ea ch nu mb er
stored in the entr y.

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3 When the icon for the number or address you

want to vi ew is dis played, pr es s A under View.

-or­If View is not one of yo ur o pti ons : Pre ss m. S ele c t

View.

4 Scroll to view th e other numbers and ad dresses

stored for the entry.

Tip: T o view more entries, continue scrolling.

Searching for a Name

To sea rch for a name in Contacts:

1 From the Contacts list, press m.
2 Select Search.
3 Enter t he name you w ant to see. See “Entering

Text” on page 29.

4 Press A un de r Ok.
Your phone finds the name you entered or the

nearest match.

Showing Only Boost Walkie-Talkie

To set Contacts to show only entries that contain
Boost Walkie-Talkie entries:

1 From the Contacts list, press m.
2 Select Filter.

Creating Entr ies

3 With Show DC highlighted, press A under

Select.

To set Contacts to show all entries:

1 From the Contacts list, press m.
2 Select Filter.
3 Scroll to Show All.
4 Press A under Select.

Creating Entries

A number or address and a Contacts type are
requir ed for a ll Co nt acts e nt rie s. Ot he r i nf orm at io n is
optio nal. Yo u may enter t he inf or ma tio n in any orde r
by scrolling through the entry details.

After you have ente red the number or address,
Contacts type, and any other infor m ation you want,
you can press A under Done to save the entry to
Contacts.

To cancel a Contacts entry at any time press, e to
return to the idle sc ree n.

Tip: In some fields that require you to enter

inform ation, yo u ca n be gin enteri ng th e
information from the keypad instead of

pressing A under Change.
To create a Contacts entry:
1 To access the entry details screen:

Select Contacts > [New Contact]. -or-
From the Contact s list, press m. Scroll to New.

Press A under Select.

2 If you want to assign a name to the entry:

With the Name field highlighted , press A under
Change.

Enter the name. See “Entering Tex t” on page 29.
When you are finished, press A under Ok.

3 If you want to assign a ring tone to the name:

With the Ringer field highlighted, press A under
Change.

Scroll to the ring tone you want to assign. Press

A under Select.

4 To assign a Contacts type to the number or

address being stored:
With the Contacts type field highlighted, press A

under Change.
Scroll to the Contacts type you want to assign.

Press A under Select.

5 To store a number or address:

With the # field (or ID for an email addre ss, or IP
for an IP ad dress) high lig ht ed , pres s A under

Change.

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Contacts

Enter the number or address. For phone
numbers, use the 10-digit format. For email
addresses, see “Ente ring Tex t” on page 29.

Tip: Press A under Browse to select a number

or address from Contacts, the recent calls
list, or Memo.

When yo u ar e finis h ed, press A under Ok.

6 If you want to assign a Speed Dial number to the

number, press A under Change with the
[Options] field highligh ted. See “Ass ig ning
Options”.

7 If you want to add more numbers or addresses to

the entry:
Scroll pa s t the in for m a tion you alr ea dy ente r e d.
Enter th e addit iona l inf ormat ion f or the en try usi ng

step 2 through s t ep 6. You mus t ass ig n a n ame t o
the entry, if you have not already.

8 Press A under Done.

Assignin g Opt i on s

1 If you have not already , press A under Change

with the [Options] field highlighted

2 The default Speed Dial number assigned to a

phone number is displayed in the Speed # field.
This is always the next available Speed Dial
location.

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If you want to assign the phone number to a
different Speed Dial location:

With the Speed # field h ig hl ight e d, pre ss A un de r
Change.

Press A un de r Delete to delete the current
Speed D ia l num b er .

Enter t he new Speed Dial number using the
keypad.

When you are finished, pres s A under Ok.

3 When you are finished, pres s A under Back.

Storing Numbers Faster

To store numbers to Contacts from the recent call
list, see “Stor in g Rec ent Call s to Conta ct s” on page

27.
To store numbers to Contact s from Memo, see

“Memo” on page 39.
To store numbers to Contacts from the idle screen:
1 Use the keypad to enter the number you w ant to

store.

2 Press m.
3 Select Store Number.
4 To store the number as a new en try , select [New

Contact]. -or-

Editing Entries

To store the number to an existing entry, select
the entry.

5 With the Contacts type field highlighted, s c roll left

or right to display the Contacts type you want to
assign the number.

6 If you want to add more information to the entry,

follow the applicable instructions in “Creating
Entries” on page 35.

7 Press A under Done.

Editing Entries

1 From the Contacts list, scroll to the entry you want

to edit.

2 Press m.
3 Select Edit. The entry details screen displays.
4 Follow the applicable instructions in “Creating

Entries” on page 35 to edit the various fields.

Deleting Entries

Delete an Entry

1 From the Contacts list, scroll to the entry you want

to delete.

2 Press m.
3 To delete the entire entry, scroll to Delete

Contact.

4 Press A under Select.
5 Press A under Yes to confirm.

Delete a Number or Address

1 From the Contacts list, scroll to the entry that

cont ains the number or address you w ant to
delete.

2 With the Contacts type field highlighted, scroll left

or right to display the Contacts type for the
number yo u w ant to delet e .

3 Press m.
4 Scroll to Delete Number.
5 Press A under Select.
6 Press A under Yes to confirm.

Checking Capacity

To see how many numbe rs are stored in Contacts:

1 From the Contacts list, pr ess m.
2 Select Capacity.

Creating Pauses and Waits

When storing a number, you c an program your
phone t o pause or wait between digits while dialing.
A pause makes your phone pause for 3 seconds
before dialing further. A wait makes your phone wait
for your response before dialing further.

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Contacts

This feature is useful when using voice mail or other
automa ted phone sy stems that r eq uire you to dia l a
phone number and then enter an access number.

To progr am a pause:

Press and hold * until the letter P appears. The
P repres ents a 3-second pause.

If you store 17035551235P1234, when you select
this number and ma ke a call, yo ur phone d ials the
first 11 digits, pauses for 3 seconds, then dials the
last 4 digits.

If you want a pause longer than 3 seconds, press
and hold * more than once. Each P represents a
3-second pause.

To program a wait:

Press and ho ld * unt il th e let t er W ap pe ars. The
W means your phone waits befor e dialing further.

If you store 17035551235W1234, when you select
this number and ma ke a call, yo ur phone d ials the
first 11 digits and then waits. A message appears
asking if you want to send the rest of the digits.
Press A under Yes to dial the last 4 digits.

Tip: You can create pauses and waits while

dialing a number from the keypad. See
“Creating Pauses and Waits While Dialing”
on page 71.

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Internat i o n a l N u mb e r s

When storing a number that you plan to use for
international calls, use Plus Dialing:

1 Press and hold 0 for two seconds. A “0”

appears, then changes to a “+”.
Note: The network translates the “+” into the

appropriate international access code
needed to place the call.

2 Enter the country code, city code or area code,

and phone number.

For inf ormat ion ab out maki ng int ernat ional calls , see
“Making International Calls” on page 71.

Memo

Memo let s yo u st or e a num ber, make a call to th at
number, and save it to Contacts.

To creat e a me m o:

1 From the ma in menu, select Memo.
2 Enter the number using your ke ypad.
3 Press A under Store.

To view the memo later:
1 From the ma in menu, select Memo.
To delete the memo:

1 From the ma in menu, select Memo.
2 Press and hold A under Delete.
3 Press A under Store.

To edit the memo:

1 From the ma in menu, select Memo.
2 Enter the new number.
3 Press A under Store.

To make a call to the memo number:

1 From the ma in menu, select Memo.
2 Press s.

To store the memo number to Contacts:

1 From the main menu, select Memo.
2 Press m.
3 Press A under Select.
4 To store the number as a new entry , select [New

Contact]. -or-

To stor e t he nu mb er to an e xi st ing e nt ry, se le ct t he
entry.

5 With the Contacts type field highlighted, scroll left

or right to display the Contacts type you want to
assig n the number.

6 If you want to add more information to the entry,

follow the applicable instructions in “Creating
Entries” on page 35.

7 Press A under Done.

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Note: To receive voice mail messages, you must

first se t up your voice mailbox.

Setting Up Your Vo ice Mail Box

Using your i205 phone, dial your 10-digit Boost
Mobile Personal Telephone Number (PTN). For
example: 7035557777. Follow the system
instructions to create a new 4- to 7-digit password,
record your name, and rec ord a greeting. When the
system says, “Thank you for using Boost Mobile
Voice Mail,” your mailbox is set up.

If you are calli ng from a ph one other than your i205,
dial your 10-digit Boost Mobile PTN. When you hear
the greeting, press the star key to access your voice
mail box. The syst em will prompt you to enter your
passwor d . Ent er the last 7 di gi ts of yo ur Boos t Mo bil e
PTN. For example: 5557777. This is your temporary
password.

You are at the main voice mai l menu when you hear
the options listed below .

• To pl ay y ou r m essag es , p ress 1. ( This op tion pl ay s
only if y ou have new or saved messages.)

• To record a message, press 2.

• To change your greeting, press 3.

• To access your personal options press 4.

If you press * while you are in a sub-menu, you will
go to the previous menu. If you press **, you will
go to the main vo ice mai l menu. From t he ma in voic e
mail menu, press # to exit voice mail. At any time,
you may en d the call b y pressing e.

Playing Messages

When you receive a n ew voice mai l message, you
can either listen to it immediatel y by pressing A
under Call, or later by pres sing A under Exit.

These are opt ions available while you are listening to
your messages:

• Replay — press 1.

• Rewind to beginning of message — press 11.

• Pause or continue the current message — press

2.

• Fast fo rw ard — press 3.

• Fast forward to end of message — press 33.

• Play the date and time sta m p — press 55.

These op tions are availa ble while a message is
playing or after it has played:

• Forwa rd the message to another subsc riber —
press 6.

• Delete the message — press 7.

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• Reply to a me ss a ge — press 8.

• Save the message — press 9.

• Skip to the next message — pre ss #.

Messages that ar e not saved or deleted remain in
your mailbox as new messages. All messages are
automatically deleted after 21 days.

To retrieve deleted messages, press * 3. This
option only applies to the current voice mail session.
If you end th e cal l, th e me ssa ges wi ll be pe r man ent ly
deleted.

Important: After exiting the voice mail session, you

cannot recover deleted messages.

Changing Your Password

1 From the main voice mail menu, press 4 to

access personal options.

2 Press 4 to access personal preferences.
3 Press 1 to mod ify passwo r d.
4 Enter yo ur new password. I t must be 4 to 7 digits

long.
Note: It is importan t that you choose a number tha t

is easy for you to remember, but hard for
someone el se t o gu ess . Pass wor ds u si ng al l
the sam e dig its , for ex am ple 4,4,4 ,4 or a
sequent ial seri es of digits, 1,2,3,4, will not
be acce pt ed .

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5 Press ** to return to the main menu.

Note: If you forget your password, contact

Customer Care.

Recording Your Name

When you send, reply to, or copy a message, your
name response precedes the m essage. To record or
re-record your name at any time:

1 From the main voice mail menu, press 4 to

acces s pe rso na l op tio ns .

2 Press 4 to access per s onal pre ferences .
3 Press 3 to access the record your name option.
4 Press 2 to record your name.
5 Press ** to return to the main menu.

Recording Your Active Greeting

You may want to include one or all of the follow ing
options in your greeting so that callers will know they
are avai la ble .

• Press 1 t o send a numeric message.

• Press 2 t o send an operator-assisted message.

(This option is available only if you are a
subscriber of Operator Assisted Messaging.
Contact Boost Mobile Customer Care for more
information.)

Advanced Voice Mail Features

• Press # to skip the gre et in g and r eco rd a mes sag e
immediately.

To record or alter your greeting at any time:
1 From the main voice mail menu, press 3 to

change your greet ing.

2 Press 1 to pl ay, pres s 2 to record or re-record,

or press 7 to delete your active greeting.

3 Record your greeting and press # when you

have finished.

4 Press ** to return to the main menu.

Advanced Voice Mail Features

Multiple Greetings

You can create up to 5 different greetings and
designate which greeting will be your active greeting
at any given time. The greeting that was recorded
during your initial voice mail bo x setup is gr eeting 1 .
This is your default active greeting.

To record additional greetings:
1 From the main voice mail menu, press 3 to

access the greetings menu.

2 Press 4 to modify greetings.
3 Enter the greeting number y ou wish to create or

modify.

4 Press 2 to record a greeting.

5 Record yo ur greeting and press # when you

have finished.

6 Press ** to return to the main menu.
To selec t yo ur ac tiv e greetin g:
1 From the ma in vo ic e ma il men u, pr es s 3 to

access the greetings menu.

2 Press 3 to select another greeting to be active.
3 Enter th e number of the greeting that you would

like to be active. The system will confirm your
active greeting number.

4 Press 1 to play your active greeting.
5 Press ** to return to the main menu.

Greetings Schedule

You can choose to have your greetings automatically
activated based on a pre-determined time schedule.
By activating the Greeting Schedule, Greetings 1, 2,
and 3 will automatically play according to the time
schedule listed below.

Greeting 1 Evenings and

Weekends

5:00 pm – 7 :59 am,
Monday – Friday
24-hours, Saturday
and Sunday

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Greet ing 2 Weekday

Mornings

Greet ing 3 Weekday

Afternoons

8:00 am – 11:59 am
Monday – Friday

Noon – 4:59 pm
Monday – Friday

To activate the greeting schedule:
1 From the main voice mail menu, press 3 to

access the greetings menu.

2 Press 9 to acti va te you r gree tin g sche du le .
3 Press ** to return to the main menu.

Note: The greeting schedule, when on, will

override any other greeting that you may set
as active. If a greeting is not recorded, a
system standard greeting will be played.

Automatic Playback

By default, the playback mode of your voice mai l
service is set to normal. This feature automatically
plays and saves new messages when you log in. To
activate automatic playback:

1 From the main voice mail menu, press 4 to

access personal options.

2 Press 4 to access personal preferences.
3 Press 2 to access playback preferences.
4 Press 2 to switch between automatic and normal

playback.

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5 Press ** to return to the main menu. Changing the Playback Order of Messages

You can se lect the ord er in which you wa nt un heard
messages to be played. You may listen to the last
received message first, or you may listen to the first
received message first. To select the order in which
new messages should be played:

1 From the main voice mail menu, press 4 to

acces s pe rso na l op tio ns .

2 Press 4 to access per s onal pre ferences .
3 Press 2 t o ac c es s pl ay ba ck pr ef er e nc e s.
4 Press 1 to switch between the playback orders.
5 Press ** to return to the main menu.

Recording, Forwarding, and Replying to Messages

These functions allow you to record and send, reply
to, or forward a message to a n assigned destina tion
address or group list number. If you record a
complete or partial message, but do not send it,
Boost Mobile Voice Mail service will refer to this
message as an “in preparation” message.

To record and send a message:
1 From the main voice mail menu, press 2 to

record a message.

Advanced Voice Mail Features

2 Record your message and press # to end the

message.

3 Press 9 at the prompt to indicate that you want to

send th e me ss ag e or press 5 for delivery
options.

4 Enter the ma ilbox num ber and/or gr o up lis t

number(s). (A mailbox number is the 10-digit Boost

TM

Mobile

PTN of a Boost Mobile customer. The
Boost Mobile cust omer must be in your local
callin g area. The name of the recipient plays if it is
recorded.)

5 Press # to send .
6 Press ** to return to the main menu.

Note: You can only sen d messages using thi s

method to Boos t Mobil e cust omer s in your
home market.

Delivery Options

After you have created a message, you can assign
the message to a category before you send it. Below
is a list of the options that can be applied to a
message:

•Urgent — Recipient will hear this message before
other messages.

•Private — Recipient cannot copy the message to
anothe r mailbox or phone number.

• Notification of Non-Delivery — Yo u will be
notified if the recipient has not listened to your
message by a certain dat e and time.

• Futur e Delivery — You can specify a time and
date (up to 3 months in advance) for t he message
to be deliv ere d.

Note: All dates must have digits in the MM/DD

format (2 digits for the month and 2 digits for
the date). For example, January 2nd would
be 0102.

Important: Once a message has been sent for future

delivery, it cannot be retrieved or deleted.

To set a special delivery option:
1 After recording your message, but before sending

it, press 5 for delivery options.

2 Press the number that corresponds with the

desired delivery option:

• Press 1 for urgent.

• Press 2 for private.

• Press 3 for notifi cation of non-delivery. At

prompt, specify time and date.

• Press 4 for future delivery of messages. At

prompt, specify time and date.

• Press 9 to send the message imm ediate ly.

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3 The lis t of optio ns will be presented again . Select

an additional option or pr ess 9 to send the
message.

4 Enter the destination mailbox or group list number

of the recipient(s).

5 Press # to send .
6 Press ** to return to the main menu.

Working Wit h Group Lists

This feature enables you to cr eate a list and assign it
a uniq ue na me . T hen, y ou can add m ai lb ox nu mber s,
group lists, or individuals. Once you create a list you
can sen d a voice message to everyone on the list by
entering the group list number. You can have up to
40 group list s . Each list can hold up to 50 addresses.

To set up a group list:
1 From the main voice mail menu, press 4 to

access personal options.

2 Press 2 to access your Group Lists.
3 Press 2 to create a Group List.
4 Enter t he 1- or 2-digit group list n umber and press

#.

5 Record a name for the list and press #.
6 Select group member s by mailbox number, group

list, or name.

7 Press # to save all entries added to the list.

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8 Press ** to return to the main menu.

To modify a group list:
1 From the main voice mail menu, press 4 to

acces s pe rso na l op tio ns .

2 Press 2 to access group lists.
3 Press 4 to modify a group list. Enter the number

of the grou p li st yo u w an t to mo di f y.

4 Press 1 to add a new recipient.
5 Press # to save your changes.
6 Press ** to return to the main menu.

Deleting a group list:
1 From the main voice mail menu, press 4 to

acces s pe rso na l op tio ns .

2 Press 2 to access group lists.
3 Press 3 to delete a group list.
4 Enter the number of the group list you want to

delete. The system will play the name of the group
list.

5 Press # to delete the list.
6 Press ** to return to the main menu.

Message Forwarding

Note: You can only forward messages to Boost

Mobil e cu stomer s in yo ur home mar ke t.

This feature allows you to program your phone to
automatically forward incoming messages to another
mailb ox. T he re a re 2 ty pe s o f fo r war ding : no tif ie d and
silent. Notified forwarding prompts the caller that the
message will be forwarded. Silent forwarding does
not prompt the caller that the message will be
forwarded.

To modify forwarding options,
1 From the main voice mail menu, press 4 to

access personal options.

2 Press 5 to modify fo rw arding options.
3 Select the applicable option below:

• To create a forwarding number, press 2.

• If you have alread y cr e at ed a forward ing

number, press 2 to modify the numb e r.

• To enable or disa bl e me ssa ge fo r war din g, pres s

3.

• To change the forwardin g type, press 2.

4 Press ** to return to the main menu.

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Messages

To access your voice mail messa ges, text and
numeric messages, Web alerts, and any other types
of mess ages you ar e able to receive, go to the
messag e center:

1 Press A under Mesg. -or-

From the ma in menu, select Messages.

2 Scroll to the type of message you want to access.
3 Press A under the display option on the left.

The mes sage center shows how many messages
you have of each type. You can listen to, read, or
delete these messages.

Note: In order for yo u t o acc es s vo ic e ma il thr ough

the message cente r , the re must al ready be a
message in your voice mail box. If there is
no message, you must access voice mail by
diali ng into your voice mail box using your
PTN.

Message Notifications

When you receive a message, your phon e notifi es
you with text on the display and a notification tone or
vibration. You ca n ac c es s the messag e or dis m is s
the notification.

If you dismiss the notification, the message is not
deleted. It can be accessed through the messag e
center.

If you are not on a phone call when you receive a
message , your phone sounds a notific ation ton e
every 30 seconds until you access the message or
dismiss the alert .

If you are on a call when you receive a message,
your phone may sound a notification tone during the
call or after you end the call, depending on how you
set your notification opti ons.

Setting Notification Options

To control whether your phone sounds message
notification tones while you are on phone calls:

1 From the main menu, select Settings > Phone

Calls > Notifications.

2 Choose the option you want:

• Receive All — Tones sound duri ng calls for all

types of messages.

• Msg Mail Only — Tones sound during calls for

mail messages; tones for all other types of
messages are held until you end calls.

• Delay All — Tones for a ll t yp es o f mes sa ges a re

held unt il you end calls.

Note: Delay All is the defau lt sett ing .

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3 Press A under Select.

Tip: To set notification options during a call: Press

m. Select In Call Setup > Notifications.

Voice Mail

When you receive a voice mail message, New Voice
Mail Message appears on the display.

To call Boost Mobile’s voice mail system and listen to
the message:

Press A under Call.

To dism iss the message notification:

Press A under Exit. This icon
the display, reminding you that you have a new
message.

Sending Unanswered Calls to Voice Mail

To send a phone call to voice mail instead of
answering it:

Press e. -or-
Press A under No.

If the caller leaves a message, this icon
appears on the display, reminding you that you have
a new messa g e.

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Boost Mo bi leTM Text and Numeric Messages

Your i205 refers to Text Messages as Web Alerts.

TM

With Boost Mobile

• Send and receive messages (up to 500 characters
in len gth) with preset replies and respond to them
at the touch of a button.

• Send messages to one individual from your phone
or contact several at once from any email system
or boostm ob ile.com.

• Respond to messa ges when you’re at a movie or
in a noisy loca tio n.

For additiona l information on how to use this service,
visit www.boostmobile.com.

Sending a Text Message

Boost Mobile Text Messaging provides 2 choices for
sending messages: Web Messaging or Email
Messaging.

Web Messaging on B oos tM obi le. co m

Boost Mobile
a message to yourself, someone else, or a group of
Boost Mo bile customers.

Text Messaging, you can:

TM

Web Messaging enables you to send

Boost MobileTM Text and Numeric Messages

For mor e information or to send a Web message, go
to boostmobile.com and click on Send a Message.

Email Messaging

From any em a il account, type the 10 -digit pho ne
number of a Boost Mobile customer in the To field
and add @myboostmobile.com (for example,
213555 77 77 @ m yboost mo b ile . c om ). T h e ent ir e
message can be up to 500 characters.

Sending a Numeric Message

Boost MobileTM Numeric Messagin g is available
through Boost Mobile Voice Mail. These messages
can be di splayed directly on your i205. To leave a
numeric message:

• The caller must press “1” during your Voice Mail
greeting.

• Once the caller presses “1” only numeric
messages can be sent.

The phone’s display refers to text and numeric
messag es as Text Messages.

These messages can be up to 140 letters or 20 dig its
long. You can store up to 16 of these m essages.
Each message is stamped with the date and time it
was left.

If your phone is powered off when you receive a
message, your phone notifies you the ne xt time you
power i t on . If y ou ar e ou t of y ou r cov er age ar e a, yo ur
phone al erts you when you return to your coverag e
area.

Your phone attempts to deliver these messages for
up to 7 days.

Tip: While reading a text and numeric message

that contains a phone number, you can press
s to call that number.

Receiving a Message

When y ou receive a t ext and numeric message, New
Text Message appears on the display.

To view t he message:

1 Press A under Read.
2 If the message fills more than one screen, scroll to

read it.

3 T o keep the message, press A un de r Save. -or-

To delete the message, press A under Delete.

To dismiss the message notification:

Press A under Exit. This icon w appears on the
display, reminding you that you have a new
message.

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Messages

Reading from the Message Center

1 From the message ce nter, select Text Msgs.
2 Scroll to the message you want to read.
3 Press A under Read.
4 If the message fills more than one screen, scroll to

read it.

5 To keep the messag e, press A under Save. -or-

To delete the message, press A under Delete.

Web A l e r ts

Web alerts are text and numeric messag es sent
from:

• Your i205 phone

• www.boostmobile.com

• Any email application
Note: Your phone's SMS address is your

[e-mail]. Example:
213555 [e-mail]. Your
phone' s Text Mes s aging address is your
[e-mail].

When you receive a Web alert, a notification appears
on the display.

If you dismiss the notification, this icon w appears
on the display, reminding you that you have a new
message.

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Deleting W eb A lerts

1 From the message center, select Web Alert.
2 Press A under Goto.
3 Scroll to the message you want to delete.
4 Press m.
5 Select Delete.
6 Press A under Yes to confirm.

Call Forwarding

Call forwarding sends calls to the phone numbers
you specify. You can forward all cal ls to one number
or forward misse d ca ll s to diffe ren t num b ers
depending on the reason you missed the call.

Forwarding All Calls

When you set your phone to forward all calls, an icon
appears in the to p row of the dis play:

G Phone line 1 is active; calls to phone line1 are

being f orwarded.

To forw ard all calls:

1 From the ma in menu, select Call Forward.
2 Press A under Change.
3 Select All Calls.
4 Scroll to To.
5 Press A under Change.
6 If you specified a forwarding number for all calls

before, this number displays. Press A under
Change.

To forward calls to this number, press A under Ok.

-or-

To delete this number, press and hold A under

Delete.

7 To enter the number you want to forward calls to:

Enter the number using your keypad. -or-
Press A under Search. Select Contacts, Recent

Calls, or Memo. Select the n umber you want to

enter.
8 Press A under Ok.
All your calls are now forwarded to the number you

specified.

Tip: In some fields, you can select an option by

scrolling left or right instead of pressing A
under Change.

Turning O f f Call Fo rwa r din g

If you don’t want all your calls forwarded, turn the
feature off:

1 From the main menu, select Call Forward.
2 Press A under Change.
3 Select All Calls.
4 Scroll to To.
5 Press A under Change.
6 Scroll to Off.
7 Press A under Select.

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Call Forwarding

All your calls are now sent to your phone.
Calls you miss are forwarded according to the

options set for missed calls. By default, missed calls
are forwarded to vo ic e ma il.

Forwarding Missed Calls

You can s pe ci fy a for war di ng n umb er for eac h typ e of
missed call:

•If Busy — Your phone is on a call or transferring
data.

• If No Answer — You do not answer on the firs t 4
rings.

• If Unreachable — Your phone is out of coverage
or power ed off.

Note: If you wan t a type of missed cal l sent to

voice mail, the call forwarding number for
that type of missed call must be your voice
mail ac ce s s nu mb er.

To forward missed calls:

1 From the ma in menu, select Call Forward.
2 Press A under Change.
3 Select Detailed.
4 Scroll to If Busy to specif y a f orw a rdi ng numb er fo r

calls received when your ph one is busy.

5 Press A under Change.

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6 If you specified a forwarding number for this type

of call bef ore , t his nu mb er dis pl ay s. Pr ess A under
Change.

To forward calls to this number, press A under Ok
and go to step 9. -or-

To delete this number, press and hold A under

Delete.

7 To enter the number you want to forward this type

of call to:
Enter the number using your keypad. -or-
Press A under Search. Select Contacts, Recent

Calls, or Memo. Select the number yo u want to
enter.

8 Press A under Ok.
9 Repeat step 4 through step8 for No Answer and

If Unreachable.

When you are finished, press A under Back.

Viewing Call Forwarding Settings

1 From the main menu, select Call Forward.
2 With To highlighted, press m.
3 Select Retrieve Status.

Ring Tones

To set the ring tone your phone makes when you
receive phone calls, message notifications, or call
alerts:

1 From the ma in menu, select Ring Tones.
2 Make sure VibeAll is set to Off.
3 Scroll through t he list of ring tone s and select the

one you wa nt t o as si gn . Vibrate sets your phone to
vibrate instead of making a sound; Silent se ts y ou r
phone to neither vibrate nor make a sound.

Tip: Highlighting a ring tone lets you hear it.

4 Press A under Assign.
5 Scroll to the feature you want to assign the ring

tone to.

6 Press A under Select.

Tip: A checkmark next to a feature means the

curre nt ring tone ha s be en ass igned to it. To
remove the assignment: Scroll to the feature.
Press A under Select.

7 To assign the rin g ton e t o ot he r feat ur e s, repeat

step 5 through step 6.

8 When yo u ar e finis h ed, press A under Done.

Setting Your Phone to Vibrate

You can set your phone to vibrate instead of making
a sound when you receive all phone calls, Boost
Walkie-Talkie calls, messages notifications, and call
alerts.

1 From the main menu, select Ring Tones >

VibeAll.

2 Scroll left or right to set VibeAll to On.

Tip: Pressing the volume controls to turn down the

volume as far as possible sets VibeAll to On.

To set your phone to vibrate instead of making a
sound for some features but not others:

1 From the main menu, select Ring Tones.
2 Make sure VibeAll is set to Off.
3 Scroll through the list of ring tones to Vibrate.
4 Press A under Assign.
5 Scroll to the feature you want to set to make no

sound.
Note: T o set ring options for Boost Walki e-Talkie

calls, see “Setting Your Phone to Not Ring”
on page 79.

6 Press A under Select.
7 To assign Vibrate to another feature , repeat step 5

through step 6.

8 When you are finished, press A under Done.

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Ring Tones

These ic on s in dic a te how the ringe r is se t.

u Walkie-Talkie speaker set to off.
v The phone always vibrates instead of ringing.
M The phone does not ring f or phone calls.

These icons may appear at the same time.

Assigning Ring Tones to Contacts

You can set the ring tone your phone mak es when
you receive phone calls or call alerts from someone
you have stored in Contacts.

1 From the ma in menu, select Ring Tones.
2 Make sure VibeAll is set to Off.
3 Scroll through the list of ring tones to the one you

want to assign. Highlighting a ring tone lets you
hear it.

4 Press A under Assign.
5 Select A Contact.
6 Scroll to the Contacts entry you want to assign the

ring tone to.

7 Press A under Select.

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Ring and Vibrate

To set a your phone to ring and vibrate when you
receiv e phone calls or ca ll al er ts :

1 From the main menu, select Ring Tones.
2 Make sure VibeAll is set to Off.
3 Scroll through the list of ring tones and select the

one you want to assign.

4 Press m.
5 Select Assign w/Vibe.
6 Select the featur e you want to set to ring and

vibrate.

7 When you are finished, press A under Done.
This icon S appears on the displ ay.

Viewing R ing Tone Assignments

1 From the main menu, select Ring Tones.
2 Make sure VibeAll is set to Off.
3 Highlight any ring tone.
4 Press m.
5 Select Overview.
6 Scroll to view ring tones assigned to features and

Contact entries.

Downloading More Ring Tones

Downloading More Ring Tones

If you w ant to us e o ther ri ng tone s, yo u can d ow nlo ad
them into your phone for a fee. Go to
www.boostmobile.com update for a selection of
custo m ring tones and downloading instructions.

Note: Ring tones purchased from this web site

may be downloaded only once. If you delete
a ring tone from your phone, you must
purchase it again to download it again.

Managing Memory

To view the amount of memory available for custom
ring tones:

1 From the ma in menu, select Ring Tones.
2 Make sure VibeAll is set to Off.
3 Highlight any ring tone.
4 Press m.
5 Select Memory Usage .

Deleti ng custom ring tones fr ees memor y.

Deleting Custom Ring Tones

To delete a custom ring tone:

1 From the ma in menu, select Ring Tones.
2 Make sure VibeAll is set to Off.

3 Scroll to the ring tone you want to delete.
4 Press m.
5 Select Delete.
6 Press A under Yes to confirm.

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GPS Enable d

Your phone’s GP S Enabled feature uses information
from Global Pos ition in g Sys te m (GPS) sa te lli te s
orbiting the Earth to determine the approximate
geographical location of your phone, expressed as
latitude and longitude. The availability and accuracy
of this location information (and the amount of time
that it takes to calculate it) will vary depending on the
environment in which you are using the GPS feature.
For example, GPS location fixes are often difficult to
obtain indoors, in covered locations, between high
buildings, or in other situations where you have not
established a clear broad view of the sky. SEE:

“IMPORTANT: Things to Keep in Mind”.

When you make a 911 emergency call, the GPS
featur e of your pho ne can help em er ge nc y pers on ne l
locate you if your phone has adequate access to
GPS satellite signals and your emergency response
center is equipped to process such information.

You can also use th e GPS feature to view your
approximate location. Location information appears
on the phon e’ s dis play.

If your ph on e is con nected to a lapto p co m puter or
similar device, software running on that device can
request your location. To protect your privacy, you
can cont r ol wh eth er th es e r eq ue st s ar e granted.

IMPORTANT: Things to Keep in Mind

If you are using the G PS featur e of your phone while
driving, please give full attention to driving and to the
road.

Where adequate signals from multiple satellites
are not available ( us ua lly becaus e your GPS

antenn a cannot establish a view of a wide area of
open sky), the GPS feature of you r phone WILL

NOT WORK. Such situations include but are not
limited to:

• In underground loca tions

• Inside of buildings, trains, or other covered
vehicles

• Under any other metal or concrete roof or
structure

• Between tall buildings or under dense
tree-cover

• Near a powerful radio or television tower

• When you r GPS antenna is covered (for
example, by your hand or other obje ct) or
facing the ground

• In temperature extremes outside the operating
limits of your phone

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GPS Enabled

Walking or drivi ng ve ry slo w ly may als o
substantially reduce GPS performance.

Even where location information can be
calculated in such situations, it may take much
longer to do so, and your location estimate may
not be as accurate. Therefore, in any 911 call,
always report the location to the emergency
response center if you can and if you cannot,
remain on your phone for as long as the
emergency response cent er instructs you.

Even where adequate signals from multiple
satellites are available, your GPS feature will only
provi de an ap pr ox imat e loca t ion , oft en w it hin 15 0
feet (45 meters) but sometimes much further from
your actual location. Advice on how to improve
GPS pe r formance is pr ov i de d i n “E nh an ci ng G P S
Performance” on page 62.

While the GPS feature of your phone can be a
valuable navigational aid, it does not replace the
need for careful navigating and good judgment.
Never rely solely on one device for navigation.
Remember that the accuracy of the location
information and the time needed to obtain it will vary
depending on circumstances, particularly the ability
to receive signals from adequate numbers of
satellites.

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On emergency calls, your phon e uses assistance
information from the phone network to improve the
speed and accuracy of your phone’s location
calculation: if such assistance information becomes
unavai la ble, i t may red uce the spe ed an d a cc urac y o f
the location calcu lat io n.

The satel li t es us ed by the GP S fea t ure of yo ur pho ne
are controlled by the U.S. government and are
subject to changes impleme nted in accordance with
the Department of Defense GPS user policy and the
Federal Radion av ig ation Pla n. These chan ges may
affect the performance of the GPS feature of your
phone.

Making an Emergency Call

Dial 911 to be connected to an emergenc y response
center. If you are on an active call, you must end i t
before calling 911.

When you make an emergency 911 call, the GPS
feature of your phone begins to see k informa tion to
calculate your approximate location. It will take the

GPS feature of your phone some time to
determine your approximate location. Even where

your phone has good access to sufficie nt GPS
satellite signals and net work assist data, it may take
30 seconds or more to determine the approximate
location. This time will increase where there is

Viewing Your App roxi ma te Loca t ion

reduced access to satellite signals. When your
approximate location is determined, it is made
available to the appropriate emergency response
center.

In some case s, your loc al 91 1 em er g en c y
response center may not be equipped to receive
GPS location information. For this reason, and

because the GPS location information reported is
only approximate or may not be available in your
location (see “IMPORTANT: Things to Keep in Mind”
on page 59), always report your loc ati on to th e
911 oper ato r you speak to when making an
emergency call, if able, just as you would when using
a phone without GPS capabilities.

Note: If you are concerned about whether your

local 911 emergency response c enter is
equipped to receive GPS location
information, contact your local authorities.

In general, if your phone has access to signal s from
more GPS satellites, your location will be determined
faster and more accurately than if your phone has
access to sign als fro m fewe r GPS satell ites.

If your phone does not have adequate access to GPS
satel lites signals, the location of the nearest cell
tower in contact with your phone is automatically
made ava ilable to the emergency response center, if
the center has the capability to receive such
information.

See “Enhancing GPS Performance” on page 62
for information on how to help your phone determine
your location.

Viewing Your Appr ox im at e
Location

1 From the main menu, select GPS > Position.
2 Scroll to view the entire screen.

This displays the following information about the last
time your location was calculated:

• The time (as Greenwich Mean Time) and date that
the location was last calculated

• The approximate locat ion, expr essed as latitude
and longitude

• The es timated accuracy of the calculated location.
This estimate of accuracy is only a very rough
estimate and may vary substantially from the
actua l accuracy of the approximate location
information reported.

• The number of satellites used to calculate the
location. In general, more satellites make for better
accuracy.

To calculate your locatio n again:

Press A under Rfrsh.

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GPS Enabled

It may take your phone several minutes to complete
the process of determining your location. During this
time, a message usually appears on your phone’s
display saying your phone is scanning for satellites.
For tips on getting the be st location calcu lation, see
“Enhancing GPS Performance”.

The Position screen displays the updated
information.

To canc el a location calculation b efore it is
completed:

Press A under Cancel to return to the Position
screen. -or-

Press e to return to the idle screen.

Each time appro x imate location o f your phone is
calculated, the lates t location information i s stored in
your phon e and r emain s there even when your phone
is powered off. You will see this information the next
time you view the Position screen.

If you received a phone call or alert while attempting
to determine your location, the Position screen will
disappear, but your phone will continue attempting to
determine its location. If it is successful, the new
locat ion information will be displayed the next time
you view t he Position screen.

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Enhancing GPS Performance

Sometimes the GPS feature of your phone may be
unable to complete a location cal culation
success full y. I f this ha pp en s wh en you ar e makin g a n
emergency call, the location of the neares t cell tower
in contact with your phone is made available to the
appropriate emergency response center if the center
has the capability to receive such information. If this
happen s whe n you ar e try in g to vi ew yo ur lo cati o n on
the phone’s display, you will see a message
indica ting that your phone cannot access sate llites.

To improve acc urac y and inc r ease yo ur cha nc es of a
success ful calculation, do the following while your
phone i s determi ning your approximate loca tion:

• Stay in th e open. The GPS feature works best
where there is nothing between your phone and a
large amount of open sky. If possible, go outside,
away fro m tall buil dings and foliage. Whi le
performance i n a building is improved by moving
closer to windows, glass with certain sun shielding
films ma y block sat e llite sign al s.

• Hold your phone to enhance reception . Signals
from GPS satellites are trans mitted to your GPS
antenna, whic h is inside the back o f your pho ne,
opposite the earpiece, above the label with your

Updating Satellite Almanac Data

servic e provide r’s name on it . Hold your phone
away fro m your body, giving the antenna clear
access t o satellite signals. Do not cover the
antenn a area with your fingers or anything else.

GPS antenna area

• Stand st il l. If po ss ib le , st an d st i ll un ti l y our p ho ne i s
finished determining your location. Moving your
phone at a walking pace while your phone is
calculating your approximate location may
substantially decrease GPS performance.

• In a car. When usin g the GPS Enabled feature in a
car, position your phone so that the GPS antenna
has good access to GPS signals through the car’s
windows. Typ ically, the G PS antenna has best
access t o GPS si gn als i n a ca r w hen p la ced ne ar a
window.

Note: Although moving your phone at a w alking

pace decre a se s G P S performa nc e, mov ing
it at the speed of a moving car does not.

• Stay in network coverage. Depending on who your
servi ce provider is, the networ k will provide your
phone with information that helps determine your
location more quickly and accurately.

Updating Satellite Almanac
Data

Another way to keep the GPS feature of your phone
workin g wel l i s to ke ep you r s atel li te al ma na c da ta up
to date.

The United States government maintains an almanac
of data about where GPS satellite s are as they orbit
the Earth. This information is available to your phone.
Keeping your satellite almanac up to date helps your
phone de termine your location more quickly.

The almanac conta ins inform ation about the location
of satellites, their operational status, and other
satellite information. Keeping this information
updated enhances the performance of your GPS
feature. In most cases, your phone will be able to get
a fix in str on g sat el li te si gn al con dit io ns wi th outd at ed
almanac data, but it may take longer.

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GPS Enabled

Note: When you make an emergency call, your

phone does not rely upon the almanac to
determine your location.

If your satellite almanac data is out of date, your
phone may prompt you to update it. Follow the
instructions that appear on the phone’s display. You
may be as ked to go to a web site or ca ll a customer
care number.

Setting Privacy Options

Your phone’s GPS pri v acy options control whether
softwa re applications may vi ew the location of your
phone .You may set your phone to one of these GPS
privac y op t io ns :

• Restricted — No software applications may view
the location of yo ur phone. However, location
information may still be available to the phone’s
owner, fleet manager, or account administrat or.

• Unrestricted — All applications may view the
location of your phone, wi thout no tifying you.

• By Permission — When an application attempts
to view t he location of your phone, you w ill be
prompted to give permission. However, location
information may still be available to the phone’s
owner, fleet manager, or account administrat or.

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Note: Privacy options do not apply to the

transmission of location information during
emerge nc y 911 calls .

To set your GPS privacy option s:

1 From the main menu, select GPS > Privacy.
2 If your GPS PIN security feature is enabled, enter

your G PS PIN. ( See “ Set ti ng t he GPS PIN Secu rit y
Feature” for more information.)

3 Scroll to the privacy setting you want.
4 Press A under Select.

Setting the GPS PIN Secu r it y Fe a t u re

To prevent your GPS privacy setting s from being
altered without your knowledge, your GPS privacy
option can be prot ected by a PIN.

When you receive yo ur phone, the GPS sec urity
feature is turned off, so you do not have to enter a
GPS PIN t o ac ce s s yo ur G PS priv acy opti on s. If yo u
turn this feature on, you will be required to enter a
GPS PIN t o ac ce s s yo ur G PS priv ac y o pti ons.

To turn the GPS Enabled security feature on or off:

1 From the main me nu , sele ct Settings > Security >

GPS PIN.
2 Scroll to On or Off.
3 Press A under Select.
4 Enter the current GPS PIN.

Using GPS with Map Software

Note: When you receive your phone, your GPS

PIN is 0000.
5 Press A under Ok.
To change your GPS P IN :

1 From the main menu, select Settings > Security >

Change Password > GPS PIN.

2 Enter the current GPS PIN.

Note: When you receive your phone, your GPS

PIN is 0000.

3 Press A under Ok.
4 Enter the new 4- to 8-digit GPS PIN.
5 Press A under Ok.
6 Enter the new 4- to 8-digit GPS PIN to confirm.
7 Press A under Ok.

Using GPS with Map Software

You can use the GPS feature of your phone to
provide appro x imate location data to a laptop
computer or similar device that is running interactive
map softw are such as that made by DeLorme or
Microsoft. This way, if your phone has good access to
GPS signals, you r approximate posi tion on a map
can be made available as you travel in a vehicle.

To do this, connect your phone to your laptop (or
other device) with a data cable and set your phone to
transmit data (see “Getting Started” on page 66).
Your phone then provides your approximate lo cation
to the device running the map software, which
displa ys your location on a map. Your phone
provides an updated location every second and the
map software displays your changing location on its
map.

See “Enhancing GPS Performance” on page 62
for more details on obtaining good location
information.

Note: Bec a us e yo ur ph on e is continuo us ly

determining yo ur location, using the GPS
feature of your phone with map software
uses the phone’s battery power quickly.

Software Compatibility

Your phone sends loca tion information to y our lapt op
or other device using the st andard National Marine
Electronics Associatio n (NMEA) format. Your phone
supports output messages in NMEA-0183 format and
supports the following N MEA-0183 sentences: GGA,
GLL, GSA, GSV, RMC, and VTG.

The map software running on your laptop or other
device must support NMEA 3.0.

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Getting Started

To connect your phone to your laptop or other device:
1 Open the connector cover.

connector
cover

2 With the phone’s display facing up, insert the data

cable’s connector into t he accessor y connector,
until yo u he ar a cli ck .

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3 Insert the data plug into the COM port of your

laptop or ot h er device .

Make sure no o t her a pp li ca tio n i s us in g the C OM po rt
selected.

Make sure the COM port settings of your laptop or
other device are set to the following:

• Bits per second: 4800

• Data bits: 8

• Parity: None

• Stop bits: 1

• Flow control: Hardware

To set your phone to se nd loc ation info rm ation to
your laptop or other device:

1 From the ma in menu, select GPS > Interface.
2 With NMEA OUT highlighted, press A unde r

Change.
3 Scroll to On.
4 Press A under Select. Your phone is now sending

location data to your laptop or other device.
To stop your phone from sending location data to

your laptop or other device:

Set NMEA OUT to Off.
Each time you power your phone on, NMEA OUT is

automatically set to Off.

Using GPS with Map Software

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Boost Mobile Wireless Web Services

Boost Wireless Web is a s ervice th at lets you acces s
Internet based information directly from the screen of
your WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) enabled
phone. In the palm of your hand, you can access the
Boost Mobile Wireless Web Services to:

• Send and receive email

• Check surf and snow reports, and sports scores

• Find your near est movie location and show times

• Check your daily horoscope

• Make CD purchases

• Access your account

• and much more

Your i205 ph one wil l be aut omati call y set up f or Boos t

TM

Mobile
account. Please refer to boostmobile.com for pricing
on Boost Wireless Web Services.

If you decide Boost Mobile Wireless Web is not for
you, simply call B oost Customer Care and ask your
Care Repr e s en t at iv e to cancel the B oo s t Mobile
Wireless Web service.

Wireless Web as soon as you activate your

Starting the Microbrowser

Just as you use Netscape Navigator® or Microsoft®
Internet Explorer to browse the Web from your
desktop, the microbrowser allows you to explore and
use a variety of Internet services. To begin using the
Boost Mobile Wireless Web:

1 Press
2 Scroll to Web.
3 Press A under SELECT.
4 Your home page displays.

5 Scroll to highlight the service you wish to access

m to access the Main Menu.

Note: The first tim e you access Web, you will be

asked t o enable security to ensure y our
information remains private and secure.

• Press
display: Generating…, Computing…,
Sending))))).

• You may be asked to (re)enable security
as Boos t Mobile ad ds new services or upon
your return to the U.S. after traveling.

• When transmitting highly personal or
sensiti ve dat a, such as a credi t card num ber ,
you will see the Secure Data icon {. This
icon indicates that the data is encrypted
during transmission.

and press A under Ok. -or-

A under Yes. The phone will

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Boost Mobile Wireless Web Services

Press the number shown to the left to

automatically jump to tha t service.

Press * to return to the previous screen.

To return to the home page, press e.
6 T o exit the browser, press e until the idle screen

displays. -or-

Press and hold

displays w ith Exit Browser highli ghted.

Press A under OK. When you re-enter Web, you

will enter on the page from which you exited

m. The Browser Menu screen

Boost MobileTM Wireless Web Navigation Keys

•Home — Press e to return to your home page.

•Back — Press * to return to a previou s scre en .

•Scroll — A scroll bar on the left of the phone’s

displ ay ind ic at e s that additio na l tex t can be

viewed. Scroll using the navigation key.

Tip: While navigating through Boost Mobile

Wireless W eb screens, a number may appear
to the left of the application or topic you want
to access. Press the corresponding number
on the keypad for quic ker ac ce s s to that
application or topic.

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When transmitting highly personal or sensitive data,
such as a credit card number, this icon Eappears,
indicating that the data is encrypted during
transmission.

Note: You may be asked to (re)enable security as

Boost Mobile add s new services or upon
your return to the U.S. afte r trav el in g.

For multimedia demos, Customer Quick Start
Guides, and other instruction for Boost Mobile
Wireless Web Services, go to www.boostmobile.com.

Advanced Calling Features

Call Hold

Call Hol d l e ts you pu t an acti ve ca ll on hold an d m ake
a second cal l .

To put a call on hold:

1 While on an active c all, press m.
2 Scroll to Hold.
3 Press A under Select.
4 If you want to make the call acti ve again, press A

under Resum.
To make a second call while a call is on hold:

1 Enter the number you want to call.

Tip: To enter the number from Contacts: Press m.

Select Contacts.

2 Press s to pl ac e the call.

To end the second call and make the call on hold
active again:

Press e.
To make t he ca ll on ho ld ac ti ve an d p ut the ac ti ve ca ll

on hold:

Press A under Switch.

Creating Pauses and Waits While Dialing

You can ent e r a pa use o r w ait w hil e d i al ing a n um ber .
For more information on pauses and waits, see
“Creating Pauses and Waits” on page 37.

To create a pause while dial ing a phone number:
1 From the keypad, enter the digits you want to

occur before the pause.

2 Press m.
3 Select Insert Pause.
4 Enter th e digits you want to occur after the pause.

To create a wait while dialing a phone number:
1 From the keypad, enter the digits you want to

occur before the wait.

2 Press m.
3 Select Insert Wait.
4 Enter th e digits you want to occur after the wait.

Making International Calls

Your service default is “International Calls
Restri cted.” Co ntact Nextel Customer Care to obtain
international diali ng acces s .

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Advanced Calling Features

Calls placed between the United States and Canada
do not require an inte r na tio nal acces s co de .

Plus Dialing lets you place an international call to
most c ount r ies w i thou t ent er ing th e lo cal i nt ern at i onal
access code.

1 Press and ho ld 0 for t wo se co nd s. A “0 ” ap pea rs,

then ch an ges to a “+”.

Note: The network translates the “+” into the

appropriate international access code
needed to place the call.

2 Enter the country code, city code or area code,

and phone number.

Settin g One Touch Boost Walkie-Talkie

One Touch Boost Walkie-Talkie sets your phone to
call the most recent Boost Walkie-Talkie on the
recent calls list, or a Boost Walkie-Talkie you choose,
every time you press the Boost Walkie-Talkie Button.

To set your ph on e to ca ll the most rece nt B oo s t
Walkie-Talkie on the recent calls list:

1 From the ma in menu, select Settings > DC/GC

Options> One Touch DC.
2 Scroll to Last Call.
3 Press A under Select.

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To set your phone to call a Boost Walkie-Talkie you
choose:

1 From the main menu, select Settings > DC/GC

Options > One Touch DC > Assi gne d Num be r.

2 T o enter the Boost Walkie- Talkie you want your

phone to ca ll every tim e yo u pre ss the Boost
Wa lkie-T alkie Button:

Enter the number using your keypad. -or-
Press A under Search. Select Contacts, Recent

Calls, or Memo. Select the n umber you want to

enter.
3 Press A under Ok.
To turn off One Touch Boost Walkie-Talkie:

1 From the main menu, select Settings > DC/GC

Options > One Touch DC.
2 Scroll to Off.
3 Press A under Select.

Call Timers

Call timers measure the duration of yo ur phone calls,
Boost Walkie-Talkie calls, and circuit da ta use, as
well as the number of Kilobytes sent and received by
your phone:

•Last Call — displays the duration of your most

recent phone cal l.

Making TTY Calls

• Phone Reset — keeps a running tot al of your
phone ca ll minutes, until you reset it .

• Phone L ifetime — displays the total minutes of all
your phone calls.

• DC (Walkie-Talkie) Reset — keep s a runn i ng to t al
of all of you r Boost W a lk ie- Talkie cal l mi nu tes, unt i l
you reset it.

• DC (Walkie-Talkie) Lifetime — displays the total
minutes of all your Boost Walkie-Talkie c alls.

• Circuit Reset — keeps a running total of all of
your circuit data use, un til you re set it.

• Circuit L ife t im e — displays the total minutes of all
of your circuit data use.

•Kbytes Reset — keeps a running total of the
number of Kilobytes sent an d received by your
phone, until you reset it.

To view or reset a timer:

1 From the ma in menu, select Call Timers.
2 Select the feature you want to view or reset.
3 To view a feature without resetting: Press A under

Done when you are finished viewing. -or-

To reset a feat u re: Pres s A under Reset. Press A
under Yes to confirm.

Note: The values displayed by Call Timers should

not be used for billing. Call timers are
estimates only.

Making TTY Calls

To use yo ur phone to make phone calls using a
telety pe w riter (TTY ) dev ic e:

1 Connect one end of a 2.5mm cable into th e audio

jack on yo ur ph on e. Connect th e oth er end of the
cable to yo ur TTY devic e.

2 Make sure that your phone’s TTY feature is on and

select the TTY mode you want to use.

3 Use your phone to enter phone numbers and make

calls.

When you make a TTY call, these icons appear on
the phon e’s display:

N Phone call is active.
O Phone call is on hold .

TTY device features such as Turbo-Code,
High-Speed, and Interruption are not supported by
your phone. Thes e features must be turned off or
disabled to use your TTY device with your phone.

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Advanced Calling Features

Turning On the TT Y Feature

Your phone’s TTY feature must be on if you want to
make TTY calls, set the TTY mode, or change the
TTY baud rate. To make sure the TTY feature is on:

From the ma in menu, select Settings > Phone

Calls > TTY. This field must say On.

Choosing a Mode

Your phone supp orts thes e TTY modes:

•TTY — You type and read text on your TTY dev ice.

•VCO (Voice-Carry-Over) — You speak into your

phone an d read text replies on your TTY device.

• HCO (Hearing-Carry-Over) — You type text on
your TTY dev ice and li sten to voi ce rep li es on yo ur
phone sp eaker.

To change mode while not in a call:

1 From the ma in menu, select Settings > Phone

Calls > TTY > Type.

2 Press A under Change.
3 Scroll to the TTY mode you want.
4 Press A under Select.

When you ma ke a TTY c all, t he c al l be gi ns in t h e TT Y
mode you last selected.

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To change mode duri ng a call using your phone:

1 Press m.
2 Select TTY > Type.
3 Select the mode you want.

To change mo de du rin g a ca ll us in g y ou r TT Y de vi ce ,
issue one of the following commands:

• “VCO please” — to select VCO mode

• “HCO please” — to select HCO mode

• “HCO off please” — to turn off HCO mode

Important: When you are using HCO, the sound

coming from your phone speaker may be
uncomfortably loud. Use caution when
putting the phone to your ear. (For
information on setting the volume of your
phone speaker, see “Setting the Volume”
on page 79.)

Changing the TTY Baud Rate

4 By default, your phone’s TTY baud rate is set to

45.45, the baud rate required for TTY calls within
the U.S. To make calls outside the U.S., set your
TTY baud rate to 50.0

Special Di al ing Cod es

Special Dialing Codes

Call Restrictions

You can prevent your phone from making or
receiving long distance, incoming, and outgoing
(except 911) calls.

Contact Boost Mobile Customer Care for more
information.

Telecommunications Relay Service

Boost Mobile supports services for communicating
with speech and/or hearing impaired individuals. You
can dial 711 to reach a local Telecommunications
Relay Center. You will then be connected to your
destination number. Relay servic e works thr ough a
Communications Assistant who reads messages
typed into a TDD/TTY device by a speech or hearing
impaired indiv idual to you. The Communications
Assistant then types your spoken messages to the
hearing or speech impaired individual.
Telecommunications Relay Service is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a we ek, and eve ry call is strictly
confidential.

Note: Using 711 to reach Telecommunications

Relay Service may not be available i n all
areas.

Additional Phone Features

Contact Boost Mobile Customer Care to obtain these
services or for additional information:

Note: Some services are not available outsi de of

the co ntinental Unit ed St ates.

Caller ID

Your ph on e aut om at ic ally di sp la ys the ph on e n umber
or name (if the 10- digit pho ne number is stored in
your Con tacts) of the person calling (unless blocked
by the caller), enabling you to decide whether to take
the call or forward it to voice mail.

Caller ID information is not available on all calls.

Per-Call Blocking

You can b l ock de live r y of yo ur pho ne n umb er to oth er
Caller ID unit s fo r a si ngle phone ca ll:

Press * 6 7 befor e dialing the call.

Your Boost Mobile phone number cann ot be blocked
from calls made to 911, 800, 855, 866, 877, 888, or
other toll- fre e phone numbers.

Per-Line Blocking

You can permanently block delivery of your phone
number on every call you make.

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Advanced Calling Features

To disable on a per-call basis:

Press * 8 2 before dialin g the call.

Boost MobileTM 411

The Directory that puts you straight through — Now
there is no nee d t o make 2 cal l s, me mor i ze a nu mb er,
or hunt for a pen to write a number down. Boost
Mobil e 411 is your mobile directory service that
connects you straight through to the number you
want.

White Page Li st in gs

You c an reque s t a telephone number for any person,
busine s s, or go ve rn m e nt agency in the con t i ne nt a l
United States and Hawaii. Operators can also
provide addre ss informa tion if available.

Yellow Page Listings

You can ask the ope rator to perform a search by
categ ory if the specific business name is unknown.
For example, you can request info rmation f or a surf
shop near your home or school.

Nationwide Call C om pletion

Boost Mobile 411 operators can connec t you to an y
listing in the continental United States and Hawaii. If
requested, the operator will stay on the l ine while
connecting to the number.

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Driving Directio ns

Boost Mobile 411 operators are able to provide
directions to reach a specific destination. Operators
will w ork wit h yo u to de t ermi ne y our st ar tin g po in t an d
provide clear directions to the destination.

Restaurant Reservations

Boost Mobile 411 operators can assist in finding a
restaurant and then coordinate reservations. A Boost
Mobile 411 operator will confirm your reservation
information through a return phone call. For your
convenience, the reservation will be in your name.

Note: Reservation service may not be available for

all restaurants.

Movie Lis tin gs and Show Time s

Boost Mobile 411 operators have access to movie
listings at most theaters in the continental United
States and Hawaii. You only need to ask for a
specific mo vi e o r mo vi e th ea ter t o get c urr ent mo vi es,
locations or show times. Additional information such
as running time, synopsis, and ratings are also
availa ble. S how ti mes and list ings are av ailabl e 24- 48
hours in advance.

Local Event Information

You can request information on local events such as
sporting events, concerts, state and county fairs and
other current events. Boost Mobile 411 operators can
provide dates, times, and location s for these events.

Addition al Pho ne Fe atu res

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Advanced Calling Features

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Customizing Your Phone

Setting the Volume

To set the volume of the sound coming from the
phone’ s ea r pi ec e or sp ea ker:

1 From the ma in menu, select Settings > Volume.
2 Scroll to Earpiece to set the earpiece volume. -or-

Scroll to Speaker to set the speaker volume.

3 Press A under Change.
4 To select the volume:

Scroll left or right. -or-
Press the volume controls.

5 Press A under Ok.
To set the volume of the phone’s ring:

Press the volume controls.

For another way to set the volume of the phone’s
ring, or the volume of many other sounds your phone
makes:

1 From the ma in menu, select Settings > Volume.
2 Scroll to the option you want and make the

change. Choose Line 1 to set the volume of the
phone’ s ring when you get a call on that line.

See “Volume Features” on page 81.

Setting Your Phone to Not Ring

To set your phone to ma ke no sound when you
receive phone calls, Boost Walkie-Talkie calls,
message notifications, and call alerts, see “Setting
Your Phone to Vibrate” on page 55.

To set your phone to vibrate instead of making a
sound when you receive Boost Wa lkie-Talkie calls,
even if you want your phone to ring for other features:

1 From the main menu, select Settings > DC/GC

Options > Alert Type.
Tip: If Alert Ty pe does not a ppear: From the mai n

menu, sele ct Ring Tones. Make sure VibeAll
is set to Off. Repeat step 1.

2 Press A under Change.
3 Scroll to Vibrate.
4 Press A under Select.

Seeing the Display Better

To set the contrast of the display:

1 From the main menu, select Settings >

Display/Info > Contrast.
2 Press A under Change.
3 Scroll left or right to set the contrast.

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4 Press A under Ok.

Using a Headset

If you use a headset or similar device w ith your
phone, you can set your phone to send incoming
sound to the headset only, or to the headset and the
speaker at the same time :

1 From the main menu, select Settings > Advanced

> Headset/Spker.
2 Press A under Change.
3 Scroll to HdsetOnly to send incoming sound to the

headset only. -or-

Scroll to Hdset&Spkr to send incoming sound to

the headset and the speaker at the same time.

4 Press A under Select.

Using Settings

Settings contains many submenus that let you
custo mize your phone.

Display/Info Features

The Display/Info menu controls how the keypad and
displa y ap pear:

• Backlight — controls how long the backlight stays

on after you make or receive a ca ll.

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•Clock — controls whether the time and date

appears on the idle screen, sets the format of the
time and date, and sets the year.

• Contrast — sets the contrast on the display. See
“Seeing the Display Better” on page 79.

• Language — sets the language that your phone
displays.

Phone Calls Features

The Phone Calls menu controls how your phone
handle s phone calls:

•Set Line — sets phone line 1 as the active line for
outgoing calls.

• Any Key Ans — If this feature is on, you can
answer calls by pressing any key on the keypad.

• Auto Redial — sets your phone to automatically
redial calls yo u make when the system is busy.

•Auto Ans — sets your phone to automatically
answer an incoming call after a specified number
of rings. When this feat ure is on, the phone
answers by connecting you to the caller; it does
not send the call to voice mail, unless you are out
of coverage or on the line.

• Minute Beep — causes a beep to so und every
minute of an active call.

•Call Duration — causes the duration of a call to
appear on the phones display when the call ends.

Using Settings

•TTY — lets yo u u se your ph on e wi th a T T Y dev ic e.
See “Making TTY Ca lls” on page 73.

• Notifications — See “Setting Notification Options”
on page 49 .

DC (Walkie-Talkie Options) Options Features

The Walkie-Talkie Options menu controls how your
phone ha nd le s B oo st Wa lk ie -Talkie cal ls .

• One Touch DC — See “Setting One Touch Boost
Walkie-Talkie” on page 72.

•Alert Type — controls how your phone notifies you
when you receive Boost Walkie-Talkie calls. See
page 79.

Volume Features

The Volume menu sets the volume of sounds your
phone ma k es :

•Line 1 — sets ring volume for phone line 1.

• Messages — sets the volume of message

notifications.

•Earpiece — sets the volume of sound coming out
of the earpiece.

• Speaker — sets the volume of sound coming out
of the speaker.

•Keypad — sets the volume of sound associated
with pr essing keys and buttons.

•Data — s ets th e volu me o f so unds th at n ot i fies yo u
that you are receiving a circuit data call.

Security Features

The Security menu lets you turn security features on
and off and change password s:

• Phone Lock — turns on a featu re t h at loc k s yo ur
phone, either immediately or automatically after a
set period of inactivity. An unlock code is required
to enable this feature, to unlock the phone, and to
set a new Unlock code. Contact Boost Mobile
Customer Care for your default unlock code.

•Keypad Lock — locks the phone’ s keypad, either
immediately or automatically after a set period of
inactivity. See “Locking the Keypad” on page 15 for
more information on locking and unlockin g the
keypad.

• SIM PIN — enables and disables y our phone’s
SIM PIN security feature. See “Turning the PIN
Requirement On and Off” on page 14.

• GPS PIN — enables and disables your phone’s
GPS PIN security feature. See “Setting the GPS
PIN Security Feature” on page 64.

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• Change Passwords — changes your phone
unlock code, security code, SIM PIN, and GPS
PIN.

Advanced Features

The Advanced menu contains advanced and rarely
used Settings features.

• Alert Timeout — controls the amount of time a
tone continues t o sound when you recei ve a
message notification or call alert.

• Headset/Spker — S ee “ Usi ng a He ad set” o n pa ge

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• Connectivity — Network ID sets the phone’s
networ k IDs and their roaming options under the
direction of Boost Mobile Customer C are; Master
Reset lets Boost Mobile Customer Care reset your
servic e in the event of a security or provisioning
problem.

• Reset Defaults — Reset Settings returns all
settings to their original defaults; Reset All returns
all settings to their original defaults and erases all
stored lists. Us e only under the direction of Boost
Mobile Customer Care.

•Return to Home — controls how long the recent
calls list displays after calls.

• Phone Only — prevents your phone from making
or receiving Boost Walkie-Talkie calls.

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•Baud Rate — sets the baud rate at which your

phone communicates with a laptop computer, PC,
or similar devic e.

Optional Features

Speakerphone, VoiceRecord, and Voice-Activated
Dialing can be purchased for an add itional fee on
www.boostmobile.com.

Changing the Phone Covers

To remove the phone covers:
1 Remove the back phone cover as descr ibed in

“Removing the Back Phone Cover” on page 4.

2 To loosen the front phone cover, gently lift the top

tab s and pull the phone cover away from the
phone sl igh tly.

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Chan ging the Phon e C ov er s

3 To loosen the front phone cover further, gently pull

the sides outward at the side tabs.

tabtab

4 Carefu lly pu ll t he fr ont pho ne cover away fr om yo ur

phone.

To replace the phone covers or put on new phone
covers:

1 Place the keypad inside the front phone cover.

Press the keypad into the front phone cover until
all the keys are in place.

2 Line up the bottom of the front phone cover with

the bottom of you r phone. Tabs in the corners of
the front phone cover fit into slots in the corners of
your phon e.

3 Place the front phone cover on your phone and

press it gently until you hear a click. If the bottom is
lined up, the to p tabs snap into place easily.

4 Replace the back phone cover as described in

“Inserting the Batter y” on page 6.

To order new phone covers, log on to
www.boostmobile.com.

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Boost Mobile Customer Care

You can contact Boost Mobile Customer Care 7 days
a week simply by dialing 611 from your i205 phone,
or by callin g 1-888-BO OS T - 4U ( 1-8 88-266 -78 48 ) .
Our Boost Mobile Customer Care team will assist you
in answering all your questions. Or, visit
boostmobile.com for a variety of Boost Mobile
Customer Care ser vices online.

Befor e you contact Boost Mobile Cust omer Care for
service or to resolve an issue, be sure to have your
Boost Mobile Personal Te lephone N umber, yo ur
model number (located on your phone u nderneath
the battery), and the ID number printed on your SIM
card. Y ou’ll want to record these numbers, and keep
them handy, so that you can replace the battery prior
to contacting Boost Mobile Customer Care.

Please have the f ollowing inform ation available to
give to the representative who answers your inquiry.

• Your Perso na l Telephone N um be r (PTN) .

• Your phon e' s mo d el number (loc ated under ne at h

the battery).

• The ID number s printed on your SIM.

You'll want to keep this information handy so that you
can replace the ba ttery and power up your phone
should the representative need you to access other
information on it during your call.

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Understanding Status Messages

You may receive st atus messages under certai n
conditions. Before contacting Boost Mobile Customer
Care, note the message, numeric code, and the
conditions under which it appeared. The following
table lists and describes the status messages.

Status Mess ages Me ss ag e D es cr iption

Number Not in
Service

User Not Available

User Not Authorized

Please Try Later

User Busy in Boost
Walkie-Talkie call

User Busy in Data

The number that you entered is not
valid.

The phone that you called is either
busy, out of coverage, or turned off.
Please try again later.

The person that you called has not
purchased this service.

This service is temporarily not
available. Please try again later.

The phone that you called is busy in
a Boost Walkie-Talkie call.

The phone that you called is busy
using Boost Mobile Wireless Web
services or Boost Mobile Wireless
Web services.

Stat us Messag es Message Description

Service Restricted

Service Not
Available

System Busy

Service Conflict

Please Try Again
Self Check Error +

Number Code

Self Check Fail +
Number Code

PIN Blocked
Call Your Provider

This serv ic e wa s re str ic te d by Boo st
Mobile, or this service was not
purchased.

You are either out of coverage or
having problems with provisioning.

The system is experiencing heavy
traffic. Please try again later.

This service cannot be enabled
because an incompatible service
has already been turned on.

An error occurred. Please try again.
A fault was detected with your

phone. If this error recurs, note the
error code and contact Customer
Care.

An operational fault was detected
with your phone. Note the numeric
code, turn your phone off, and
contact Customer Care.

The incorrect PIN was entered 3
consecutive times. You will be
unable to place or receive calls on
your phone. Contact Boost Mobile
Customer Care to have them obtain
the PIN Unblocking Key (PUK)
code.

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Status Mess ages Mess age Descri p t io n

Insert SIM

Check SIM

Wrong PIN

Please Enter Special
Code

Enter SIM PIN

Enter Unlock Code

New Browser
Message Memory
Full!

Scanning for
Satellites

Unable to Locate
Sats

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Y our SIM card is not being detected.
Please check to ensure that you
have inserted the SIM card correctly
into your phone.

Please check your SIM to make
sure it has been inserted properly.

You have entered an incorrect PIN
number.

You have inserted a SIM card that
will not work with a Nextel phone.
Contact Customer Care if you
believe this is a valid SIM card.

Please enter your 4- to 8- digit SIM
PIN code.

Auto Phone Lock is activated. Enter
you unlock code.

Warns of low memory for Net Alerts.

Searching for GPS satellites.

Could not find GPS satellites.

Stat us Messag es Message Descri ption

For Update Visit:

Technical Error

Directs you to update GPS satellite
almanac data.

A problem occurred in your phone’s
GPS circuitry. If this error occurs,
contact Boost Mobile Customer
Care.

Boost MobileTM T erms and Conditions of Prepaid Service

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PREPAID
SERVICE: PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. THEY CONSTITUTE A
BINDING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”)
BETWEEN YOU AND BOOST MOBILE.

You (“Customer”) accept the terms of this Agreement
(a) by calling to activate BOOST MOBILE
communications services (“Service”), (b) by
purchasing BOOST MOBILE wireless
communications equipm en t (the “Equipm e nt”) or
Service or replenishing your airtime through
boostmobile.com, or (c) by signing this Agreement,
whichever applies. By using the Equipment, you
subscr ib e to t he Ser v ic e pro vided by Boos t Mo bi le
(somet im es “Company ” ). If yo u ha ve not si gn ed a
printed copy of this Agreement and do not accept
these terms, do not activate your phone; you may
return your phone for a full refund, withi n 10 days of
purchase, to the retail store where you purchased it.
Should there be any confli ct between the terms and
conditions below, and the terms and conditions of
any applicable Service/Subscriber Agreement
between Custome r and Company covering the
Equipment accompanying the Activation Guide, the

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wireless

terms and conditions of the then-current applicable
Service/Subscriber Agreement will control. The
Service is provided to you through the Company as
agent for, and us ing the Digital Mobile Network (the
“System ”) of, Nextel Communi cations, Inc. and its
affiliates and subsidiar ies (collectiv ely, “Next el”). Al l
rights and protections afforded to the Company by
this Agreement are also afforded to Nextel through
Nextel’s principal-agent relationship with the
Company.

1. SERVICE ACTIVATION - To activate the Service
and the call credits in your BOOST MOBILE
Activation Guide, you must call our free automated
service number before the date shown. Remember
that by calling this number to activate your service,
you are agreeing to these Te rms and Condition s of
Prepaid Service. By activating the Service you also
authorize Company to exchange with its related
busine ss entities, contractors or agents who may be
involved in providing the Service, any customer
information you may have provided to Company that
is necessary for these related businesses,
contractors, and entitie s to assist the Company in
providing the Service. Company may s uspend or
cancel t he Ser v ic e at an y t im e wit ho ut notice if: (i)
there are reasonable grounds to suspect the
information provided by Customer to Boost Mobile or
its agen t f or us er reg is t ra t io n or w he n yo u ac t iv at ed
your Service, was in complete or incorrect or if there
has been fraud or misuse by you in relation to the

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Servic e; (ii ) you br e ac h any o f t he t er ms or co nd iti on s
in this A gree me nt ; or ( iii ) yo u do an yt hi ng w hi ch in t he
Company’s opinion, ma y caus e dam age to the
System. In addition, Service may be suspended,
changed or terminated without notice.

2. CALL CREDITS – Your call credits are valid for

the Call Credit Validity Period, i.e., from the date of
their activation, until the call credit expiration date.
Refer to your rate plan table for details. You may
purchase additional RE-BOOST
but you must activate them by calling the designated
BOOST MOBILE Customer Care number before the
expiration date of the RE-BOOST Card. If you don’t
use your call credits or replenish your service within
the Call Credit Validity Period, your call credits will
expire an d yo ur mo bi le number will be wit hdrawn at
the en d of a 60-da y G race Period. There is a limit of
$300 in call credits that may be aggregated on your
servic e at any time. RE-B O O ST C ar d s ca n be used
once only. Call credits are not transferable or

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Cards at any time

redeemable for ca sh.

3. SIM CARDS – The BOOST MOBILE pre-paid SIM

card remains th e property of Boost Mobile at all
times. Should your BOOST MOBI LE pre-paid SIM
card or RE-BOOST Card(s) be lost or stolen, Boost
Mobil e will be under no obligation to replace them or
compensate you. If Boost Mobile does choose to
replace your SIM card, you may be charged a
replacement fee.

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4. USE OF SERVICE – Customer agrees to comply
with all statutes, rules and regulations applicable to
Customer, including all applic able rules of the
Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”).
Customer will not use the Service for any unlawful
purpose. C ust om er wi ll not us e t he Ser vi ce in a ir c raf t
or in motor vehicles in violation o f law, regu lation o r
ordinance. Customer acknowledges and agrees that
all future purchases of Company Serv ices and
Equipment by customer shall be governed by the
terms and conditions contained herein unless
Custom er and Compa n y enter into a su bs eq uent
Service/Subscr iber Agre ement. Company may
change this Agreement at any time. Any changes are
effective when Company pro vides Customer with
written notice stating the effective date of the
change (s). If Customer elects to use the Serv ices or
make any payment to Company on or after the
effective date of the changes, Customer is deemed to
have accepted the change(s). If Customer does not
accept the changes, Custom er may terminate
Services as of the effective date of the changes.

5. CUSTOMER MOBILE DIGITAL EQUIPMENT –
Customer must have a Company approved handset
or device and must be a BOOST MOBILE Service
customer to access the Service. Compan y is not
responsible for the installation, operation, quality of
transmi ssi on , or main ten an ce of the E quip men t . Any
change in Service or Equip m ent may re quire
additional pro gramming or Equipment or changes to

assigned codes or numbers that may require
programming fees. Company reserves the right to
change or remove assigned codes and/or numbers
when such change is reaso nably necessary in the
conduct of its business. Customer does not have any
propr iet ar y interest in suc h co des or numb ers.
Although Federal and state laws may make it illegal
for third parties to listen in on service, complete
privacy cann ot be gu aran t eed. Compa ny sh al l no t be
liable to Customer or to any third party for any
eavesdropping on or interception of communications
from Com pany’ s Sys tem.

6. RATES, CHARGES, AND PAYMENT – You will

be cha rged for your use of the Service in accordance
with th e terms of the BOOST MOBILE
as found in your BOOST MOBILE handset kit or
online at www.boostmobile.com. You may request a
copy of this document from Boost Mobile at any time.
Customer agrees to pay Company, on a prepay
basis, for charges by Company for the Service.
Customer acknow ledges that chargeable time for
telephone calls and BOOS T Walkie-Talkie
transmi ss io ns orig in at e d by a ha ndset be gi ns when a
connection is established with Company facilities. A
new BOOST Walkie-Talkie call is initiated by a call
participant if that participant responds more than six
(6) seconds after the other party finishes its BOOST
MOBILE CONNECT
accepts responsibility for Airtime charges from

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transmission. Customer

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Rate Plan,

call

incomi ng t el epho ne ca l ls t o t he h an dse t f rom th e time

that Customer responds to the call. Service charges
may apply to some service opti ons when Cust omer
calls the BOO ST MOBIL E Cus to mer S ervi ce numb er
1-888-BOOST-4U (1-888-266-7848). If Customer
disputes any Service charges, Customer must submit
a written explanation within for ty five (45) days from
the date Company debits Customer’s accoun t for the
disputed Service. If Company determines that an
error was made with respect to any disputed Service
charges, Co mp any s ha ll c redi t Cu stome r ’s acco un t in
the amou nt of the err or. If Cust omer do es not pa y the
amount in dispute owed to Company, Company may
exercise any reme dies it may have under this
Agreement for non-payment of Service charges.
Company reserves the right to modify any and all
elemen ts of t he Ser vic e ch ar ges at an y ti me b y g iv in g
notice of such changes to Customer. If Customer
continues to use the Service after the Company has
provided such notice, Customer will be deemed to
have accepted the changes, and such changes will
be effective immediately upon Customer’s use of the
Service following notice of the changes, unless the
Company’s communication indicates a later eff ective
date. If Customer does not accept the changes,
Customer must immediately cease all use of the
Service.

7. BOOST MOBILE WIRELESS WEB SERVICES –
BOOST MOBILE Wireless Web Services, consisting
of certain appl ications such as Internet, email, data
and oth er wireless information services (the

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“Applications”) are part of the Services that can be
obtained through Company. Certain Applications
offered through Company or authorized third parties
may be compatible with the Equipment and/or the
Service offered by Company. Custome r
acknowledges and agrees that there is no guarantee
or assurance that the Applic ations ar e compatible, or
will continue to be compatible, with Company’s
System or any of its Equipment or Service offerings.
Such compatibility shall not be construed as an
endorsement of a particular Application or a
commitment on the part of Company that
Application( s) will continue to be compatible wit h the
System, Equipment or Service for any period of time.
Company reser ve s the righ t, in its sol e disc ret io n, to
disable or discontinue any Application for any reason.
Use of BOOST MOBILE Wireless Web Services
requires a wireless Internet compatible phone, and is
subjec t to any stora ge , mem o ry or oth er Equipm en t
limitation. Only certain Internet sites may be
accessed, and certain BOOST MOBILE Wireless
Web Serv ic e s ma y no t be av ai la ble in all Comp an y
Service areas.

8. APPLICATION CUSTOMER CARE AND

SUPPORT – Customer acknowledges and agrees
that in most cases, the developer of an Application is
responsible fo r providing customer care an d
Application support to all Customers using the
Application. In the event Customer contacts
Company customer care with a problem concerning

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the use of an Application , Cus t o me r may be r ef err e d
to the Application developer’s customer care, and
Company shall have no obligation to support such
Application.

9. CONTENT; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS – Company is not a publisher of the third
party content that Customer may access from time to
time thro ugh BOOST MO B I LE W ir el es s W e b
Services; therefore, Company is not responsible for
the content provided by such third parties, including
but not limited to statements, opinions, graphics,
photos, music, services and other information
(“Content”), and accessed by Customer through
Boost Wireles s We b S erv ic es . Comp any gives no
guarant ee o r ass ura nc e a s t o the cur re nc y, ac cura cy ,
completeness or utility of Content obtained through
BOOST MOBI LE W ire less W eb Servi ce s. Comp any,
Content providers and others have proprietary
interests in certain Content. Customer shall not
reproduce, broadcast, distribute, sell, publish,
commercially exploit or ot herwise disseminate such
Content in any manner, or permit others to do so,
without the prior written consent of Company,
Content providers, or others with proprietary interests
in such Content, as applicable.

10. RISK OF LOSS: INSURANCE – Upon
Custome r’ s ac cep tan ce of del iv ery of th e Equi pm en t,
all risk of loss, damage, theft, or destruction to the
Equipment shal l be borne by the Customer. No such