Nokia 8290 - Use call waiting++

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Use call waiting

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This network service lets you receive an incoming call when you’re already
in a call. (Contact your service provider for availability.) The phone beeps
to let you know of the incoming call.

Activate/cancel call waiting

1

Press Menu 4 4 5.

2

Scroll to Activate or Cancel.

3

Press OK.

Confirm call waiting status

1

Press Menu 4 4 5.

2

Press Select.

3

Scroll to Status and press OK.

The display shows Active: Voice calls. Scroll to check the status of
other features such as fax or asynchronous data services.

Answer a waiting call

1

Your phone signals when you have a
call waiting.

2

Press

to put the current call on

hold and answer the waiting call.

OR

Press Options, then press Select.

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Reject a waiting call

You can just let the phone ring, or follow the steps below.

• Press Decline,

OR

1

Press Options and scroll to Reject.

2

Press Select.

Switch between calls

• Press

or

Swap.

The

icon represents the active call and the

icon represents the call

on hold.

End the active call

• Press .

The held call becomes active.

OR

1

Press Options and scroll to End active call.

2

Press Select.

Third call waiting

If you have both an active and a held call and a third call is waiting,
choose one of the following options.

Drop an active call to answer the waiting call

• Press

.

The held call is unaffected.

End the active call and held call to answer the waiting call

1

Press Options.

2

Scroll to End all calls.

3

Press Select.

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Advanced calling features