Sprint Nextel i856 User Manual

4.

When 

 appears, press the DC button 

to send the contact information.

1.

From Contacts, highlight a Group and press / 

 

.

2.

To include yourself in the Group, press 

(left 

softkey). To exclude yourself, press 

 (right 

softkey).

3.

Select 

.

4.

Enter a Direct Connect number or press 

 

(left softkey) and select a number from 

, 

 or 

.

5.

When 

 appears, press the DC button 

to send the Group.

The Group will appear in the Recent Calls list on the 
phone to which you sent the Group.

A Talkgroup is a predetermined group of Direct 
Connect users, created by an account administrator. 
Talkgroups can contain up to 100 members.

In a Group Connect call, you or another caller 
determines who can participate in the call. By contrast, 
participation in a Talkgroup is determined by an 
administrator. Here are the ways Group Connect and 
Talkgroup calls differ. 

Group

Talkgroup

t

  

r

 

Nationwide

Limited to local 
market and network 
(fleet)

21 (including 
originator)

100