iPhone The Missing Manul- P3

iPhone The Missing Manul- P3:Apple’s iPhone is a breakthrough in design, miniaturization, and elegantsoftware. This stunning, sleek, black-and-chrome touchscreen machinecomes with cellphone, iPod, Internet, and organizer features—justabout everything you need except a printed manual. Fortunately,David Pogue arrives just in time with iPhone: The Missing Manual: a witty,authoritative, full-color guide to unlocking the iPhone’s potential.
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iPhone The Missing Manul- P3 Ifso,theCallDetailsscreendisplaystheperson’swholeinformationcard. Foroutgoingcalls,bluetypeindicateswhichoftheperson’snumbers youdialed.Astardenotesaphonenumberthat’salsoinyourFavorites list. Ifthecallisn’t fromsomeoneinyourContacts,yougettoseeahandy notationatthetopoftheCallDetailsscreen:thecityandstatewherethe callingphoneisregistered.• Tosaveyouscrolling,theRecentslistthoughtfullycombinesconsecutive callstoorfromthesameperson.Ifsomeobsessiveex-loverhasbeen callingyoueverytenminutesforfourhours,you’llsee“ChrisMeyerson (24)”intheRecentslist.(TaptheObuttontoseetheexacttimesofthe calls.)• Toerasetheentirelist,thusrulingoutthechancethatacoworkeror significantothermightdiscoveryourillicitactivities,tapClearatthetop ofthescreen.You’llbeaskedtoconfirmyourdecision.(There’snowayto deleteindividualitemsinthislist.) Phone Calls 49 The Keypad ThelastwaytoplaceacallistotaptheKeypadbuttonatthebottomofthe screen.ThestandardiPhonedialingpadappears.It’sjustlikethenumberpad onanormalcellphone,exceptthatthe“keys”aremuchbiggerandyoucan’t feelthem. To makeacall,tapoutthenumbers—usethe V key to backspace if you makeamistake—andthentapthegreenCallbutton. YoucanalsousethekeypadtoenteraphonenumberintoyourContactslist, thankstothelittleøiconinthecorner.Seepage44fordetails. Overseas Calling TheiPhoneisaquad-band GSM phone,whichisafancywayofsayingitalso worksinanyofthe200countriesoftheworld(includingallofEurope)that haveGSMphonenetworks.Cool! But AT&T’s international roaming charges will cost you anywhere from 60 centsto$5perminute.Notsocool!50 Chapter 2Ifyou,apersoninOprah’staxbracket,arefinewiththat,thenallyouhavetodoisremembertocallAT&Tbeforeyoutravel.Askthattheyturnontheinter-nationalroamingfeature.(Theycandothatremotely.It’sasecuritystep.)Thenoffyougo.Nowyoucandiallocalnumbersinthecountriesyouvisit,andreceivecallsfromtheU.S.frompeoplewhodialedyourregularnumber,withthegreatestofease.Youcanevenspecifywhichoverseascellcarrieryouwanttocarryyourcalls,sincetheremaybemorethanonethat’smaderoam-ingagreementswithAT&T.Seepage243fordetailsonspecifyingtheoverseascarrier.Andseewww.wireless.att.com/learn/international/long-distance fordetailsonthisroamingstuff.If you’re not interested in paying those massive roaming charges, however,youmightwanttoconsidersimplyrentingacellphonewhenyougettothecountryyou’revisiting. The iPhone can even add the proper country codes automatically when you dial  u.S. numbers; see page 255.Asforcallingoverseasnumbersfrom theU.S.,theschemeissimple: • North America (Canada, Puerto Rico, Caribbean). Dial1,thearea code,andthenumber,justlikeanyotherlong-distancecall. • Other countries. Dial011,thecountrycode,thecityorareacode,and thelocalnumber.Howdoyouknowthecountrycode?LetGooglebe yourfriend. instead of dialing 011, you can just hold down the 0 key. That produces the +  symbol, which means 011 to the aT&T switchboard.Thesecalls,too,willcostyou.Ifyoudomuchoverseascalling,therefore,con-sidercuttingtheoverseas-callingratesdowntothebonebyusingJajah.com.It’saWebservicethatcleverlyusestheInternettoconductyourcall—for3centsaminutetomostcountries,vs.11centsfromthephonecompany.Youdon’thavetosignupforanything.Justgotowww.jajah.com onyouriPhone. Fillinyourphonenumberandyouroverseasfriend’s,andthenclickCall. Phone Calls 51 Inamoment,yourphonewillring—andyou’llhearyourfriendsayinghello. Neither of you actually placed the call—Jajah called both of you and con- nectedthecalls—soyousaveallkindsofmoney.Happychatting!52 Chapter 2 3 Fancy Phone TricksO nce  you’ve  savored  the  exhilaration  of  making  phone  calls  on  the iPhone, you’re ready to graduate to some of its fancier tricks:  voicemail, sending text messages, using aT&T features like Caller iD and Call Forwarding, and using a Bluetooth headset or car kit.Visual VoicemailWithout a doubt,VisualVoicemail is one of the iPhone’s big selling points.OntheiPhone,youdon’tdial in tocheckforansw ...