Droid X: The Missing Manual

Call Settings

You have plenty of ways to customize the way you make and receive calls on your Droid X, such as changing the number you dial for accessing voicemail, whether you automatically redial a number if you couldn’t connect on a call, and more. Tap “Call settings”, and here’s what you can do:

• Voicemail service. On the Droid X, this simply reads “My carrier,” which is Verizon. You can’t change it, so don’t bother tapping.

• Voicemail settings. This lets you change the number you dial to call voicemail. It’s *86, but if you want to change it, tap “Voicemail settings”→Voicemail, type the number you want use, and then tap OK.

• Assisted dialing. When you’re overseas, if you want to get to an operator to help you make your call, tap this and then turn on the checkbox next to “Assisted dialing status” in the screen that appears. On that screen, you also select your home country, and the country from which you’re calling.

• Auto answer. If you want the Droid X to automatically answer calls when you’re in hands-free mode using a Bluetooth headset, turn on this box.

• Caller ID Readout. Normally, when someone calls you, you see the phone number and person calling on the Droid X, and your phone rings. If you’d prefer that the Droid X first speak the name of the phone number or person, you can set that option here by tapping “Caller ID then Ring”. If you want to dispense with the ring entirely, select ...