Make and receive phone calls

Using your Windows Phone, you can talk to one or more people at a time. You can make calls in different ways too—ranging from entering a person's phone number, to selecting a contact on your phone, to using voice commands.

When you're talking on your phone, you can also use it hands-free by using the speaker or a Bluetooth headset. For more information about connecting a Bluetooth device to your phone, see Pair my phone with a Bluetooth accessory.

To make a phone call

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  On Start, tap Phone .
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  Tap Keypad , enter a phone number, and then tap Call.
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  Tap End call to hang up.

Tip

You can also make a call using Speech. Press and hold the Start  button, and then say "Call" and the name of the person you want to call. To learn more, see Use Speech on my phone.

To call a contact

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  On Start, tap Phone .
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  Tap People , tap the person you want to call, and then tap the number to call.
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  Tap End call to hang up.

To make a phone call from your call history

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  On Start, tap Phone .
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  Do one of the following:

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    Tap Call  to call the person back at the current number.
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    Tap the person's name, and then tap the number to call.
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  Tap End call to hang up.

To answer an incoming call

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  When you get an incoming call, do one of the following:

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    If your phone is locked, slide up, and then tap Answer.
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    If you're phone is unlocked, tap Answer.

To use in-call options

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  During a call, tap the Down arrow , and then do one or more of the following:

  To	Turn it on	Turn it off
  Use the speaker during a call.	TapSpeaker	Tap Speaker  again.
  Mute a call, so people can't hear you or background noise from your phone.	TapMute	Tap Mute  again.
  Put a call on hold.	TapHold	Tap Hold  again.
  Add a call.	Tap Add call	When you're ready to end the conference call, tap End call. For more information about conference calls, see Use my phone for conference calls.

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  Tap End call to hang up.

To make an emergency phone call

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  On Start, tap Phone .
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  Tap Keypad , enter the local emergency phone number, and then tap Call.
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  Tap End call to hang up.

Note

If your phone has a password, you or someone else can still make an emergency phone call without entering the password by tapping Emergency call on the lock screen, and then dialing the local emergency number.

To send an incoming call directly to voicemail

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  When you get an incoming call, tap Ignore.

To silence the ringer on your phone

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  When you get an incoming call, do one of the following:

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    Press the Volume button to silence the ringer.
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    Press the Power button to silence the ringer and turn off the screen.

Note

For more information about how to change the volume on your phone, seeRingtones, sound, and volume.

To make an international call

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  On Start, tap Phone  > Keypad .
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  Tap and hold 0 on the keypad until the + sign appears.

  The plus sign (+) shows that you're making an international call (instead of entering the international access number for the country you're in).
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  Enter the following on the keypad:

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    Country or region code
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    Area code (without the 0 at the beginning)
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    Phone number
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  Tap Call.

  Note

  When making international calls, additional charges may apply based on your mobile phone plan.

To forward calls to another phone number

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  On Start, tap Phone  > More  > Call settings.
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  Turn on Call forwarding.
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  Enter the phone number to forward calls to in the Forward calls to box, and then tapSave.

Notes

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  To make and receive phone calls, you must have an account with a mobile phone operator, as well as a working cellular signal in your current location.
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  You can't make a call if Airplane mode is turned on. To find the Airplane mode setting on your phone, on Start, flick to the App list, tap Settings , and then tap Airplane mode.
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  You can tap the top of the screen to show the status bar, which has icons that tell a lot about your phone—including information related to making and receiving calls. Some of these icons include bars that indicate signal strength, whether Airplane mode  is turned on, letters that indicate the data connection type, whether forwarding calls  is turned on, if you're roaming, if you're connected to Bluetooth devices , as well as the current phone profile. See What do the icons on my phone mean? for more information about these icons and other ones that might appear on the status bar.

Related topics

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  Use my phone for conference calls
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  Check my voicemail

Post Taken From : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/start/make-and-receive-phone-calls.aspx