There are so many complex things that we can do on our smartphones right? Sometimes we forget that the original purpose of the phone was to make and receive voice calls. In fact, some phones are really easy to navigate when it comes to SMS messaging or the mobile web or the phone’s geo-location features but not nearly as simple when it comes to just making calls. That’s why you need a refresher course on the many different calls that you can make on some phones. This is your total guide to making and receiving calls on your Motorola Milestone.
Getting Familiar with the Phone Home Screen
To become a whiz at making and receiving calls on your Motorola Milestone, you’ll first want to get familiar with your phone home screen. To get there, simply go to the regular home screen and then press the phone button (symbolized by the phone icon). Here’s what you will see there:
- The bulk of the screen is taken up by the normal number screen. This is where you would press numbers in order to dial them just like you would on any other handset.
- At the top of the screen, you will see four buttons:
- Phone button.
- Call log button. This is useful since you often want to re-call someone you’ve recently spoken to.
- Contacts. This is where you can find all of your contacts. This section will be discussed in detail below.
- Favourites. It’s nice to set up favourites to call on a regular basis.
- At the bottom of the screen, you will see two important buttons:
- Voice message button for retrieving your messages.
- Phone symbol to press when placing calls.
This is the screen that you will see when you have not yet made a call. When you do place a call, the screen will change. Some of the important buttons that you will see on the new screen include:
- Add call. This button is used for conference calling.
- End call. Symbolized by a red phone, you can press this to end your call.
- Dialpad. This will take you back to the number pad.
- Bluetooth. This is where you can activate Bluetooth. If you want to use a hands-free Bluetooth device then just press this button to get started.
- Mute. You can mute calls by hitting this button.
- Speaker. If you want to turn the speaker on then you’ll press this. This allows you to hear and speak to the caller without pressing the phone directly to your ear.
- Home and back. Both of these buttons (symbolized by a house and a reverse arrow respectively) will take you out of this active calling home screen and back to the original screen described above.
Basics of Making and Answering a Call
Surely you already know how to do this on your Motorola Milestone but just to refresh your memory here are the basic steps of making a call or answering an incoming call.
- To make a call: On the home screen, press the phone button on the top left corner of the screen. Dial a number. Press the phone symbol on the bottom of the screen.
- To receive a call: Look for the phone symbol that is displayed when you receive an incoming call. Slide it to the right. You have answered the call.
Ending or Rejecting a Call
If you see an incoming call that you want to reject, slide the phone symbol to the left instead of to the right. The call will be rejected and the caller will be able to leave a voice mail message.
If you have already been participating in a call and are ready to end it, simply look at your active phone home screen and located the end call button. Tap this button and you will end the call.
Making Conference Calls
It’s very simple to make conference calls using your Motorola Milestone. Here’s how to do it.
- Call the first number.
- Wait for the person to answer.
- Ask them to hold on.
- Look at your active phone screen. Select “add call”.
- Dial the next number.
- Wait for the person to answer.
- Look for the “merge calls” option. Press this button.
- Your conference call has begun. Everyone should be on the line.
Exploring and Organizing Contacts
Getting the most out of your phone will require that you organize your contacts in the phone. Explore this function by returning back to the home screen and pressing the “contacts” button at the top of the screen. A list of all of your available contacts will appear. Some of the things that you can do from this list include:
- Scroll through the list. If you flick on the list, a scroll bar will appear and you can easily scroll through all of the contacts that you have on the phone.
- Jump to a specific contact. Start typing in the name of a contact and you will be taken to the area where that contact is located on the phone.
- Call the contact person. Tap the contact’s name. You will be given options to call, text or email that person. Select the call option and the call will go through.
- Edit contacts. Tap the contact’s name and that press menu to go to the area for editing that contact. From here you can change the contact’s name and phone number or do other things like delete the contact entirely. Note that you can give each contact a personalised ringtone if you want to. This is done through the editing section. Use the appropriate dropdown box to select the ringtone that you desire for each contact.
- Add new contacts or create groups. Use the menu button to add new contacts to the list. Simply select “add contact” from the options on the menu button. You can also create groups from this section. To do this, select “display options” from the menu button and proceed to create and label your groups. Groups make it easier to manage all of your contacts.
That’s the basics. Now that you know all that you need to know about making and receiving calls on your Motorola Milestone, you can get back to doing some of the more fun stuff that this phone is known for.
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