Section 4A: Important Safety Information 197Important Safety InformationUsing Your Phone With a Hearing AidDeviceYour Sprint PCS® Phone has been tested for hearing aiddevice compatibility. When some wireless phones are usednear some hearing devices (hearing aids and cochlearimplants), users may detect a buzzing, humming, or whiningnoise. Some hearing devices are more immune than others tothis interference noise, and phones also vary in the amountof interference they generate.The wireless telephone industry has developed ratings forsome of their mobile phones, to assist hearing device users infinding phones that may be compatible with their hearingdevices. Not all phones have been rated. Phones that arerated will have the rating on the box. Your 6165i by Nokia hasan M3 rating.The ratings are not guarantees. Results will vary dependingon the user’s hearing device and hearing loss. If your hearingdevice happens to be vulnerable to interference, you may notbe able to successfully use a phone that has been tested andrated as Hearing Aid compatible. Trying the phone with yourhearing device is the best way to evaluate it for your personalneeds. Should you experience interference when using your6165i with your hearing device, Sprint suggests you promptlyreturn the phone to the store. With the Sprint 14-day RiskFree Guarantee you may return the phone within 14 days ofpurchase for a full refund. Sprint further suggests youexperiment with multiple phones (even those not labeledNote: Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and maygenerate less interference to hearing devices than phonesthat are not labeled. M4 is the better/higher of the tworatings.
