52 2C. Settings
TTY Use With Sprint Service
A TTY (teletypewriter, also known as a TDD or Text
Telephone) is a telecommunications device that allows
people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have
speech or language disabilities, to communicate by
telephone.
Your phone is compatible with select TTY devices.
Please check with the manufacturer of your TTY device
to ensure that it supports digital wireless transmission.
Your phone and TTY device will connect via a special
cable that plugs into your phone’s headset jack. If this
cable was not provided with your TTY device, contact
your TTY device manufacturer to purchase the
connector cable.
When establishing your Sprint service, please call
Sprint Customer Service via the state
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) by first
dialing . Then provide the state TRS
with this number:
866-727-4889.
To turn TTY Mode on or off:
1. Highlight and press > Settings > Others >
Accessibility > TTY. (You will see an informational
message.)
2. Press .
3. Select On to turn TTY mode on.
– or –
Select
Off to turn TTY mode off.
Note
In TTY Mode, your phone will display the TTY icon if a
TTY device or an optional headset is connected to
your phone.
When enabled, TTY mode may impair the audio
quality of non-TTY devices connected to the headset
jack.