23 Phone BasicsTo enter symbols:• Select the Symbol mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page21.) To enter a symbol, press the appropriate key displayed above thedesired symbol character.Using Caller IDCaller ID allows people to identify a caller before answering the phone by displayingthe number of the Received call. If you do not want your number displayed whenyou make a call, just follow these easy steps.To block your phone number from being displayed for a specific outgoing call:1. Press .2. Enter the number you want to call.3. Press .To permanently block your number, call the Customer Service department of yournetwork service provider.Tip: If you want to block the displaying of your phone number for the calls youmake, you can do so by typing specific characters before you type the number youwant to dial. You can also automate this. For information on prepending numbersto all of your phone calls automatically, see "Auto Prepend" on page 86.Responding to Call WaitingWhen you’re on a call, Call Waiting alerts you of incoming calls by sounding twobeeps. Your phone’s screen informs you that another call is coming in and displaysthe caller’s phone number (if it is available and you are in digital mode).To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call:• Press . (This puts the first caller on hold and answers the second call.)To switch back to the first caller:• Press again.
