I can't hear my phone ring, what should I do?
The handset speaker volume may have been turned down unintentionally or the ring tone may be on mute or set to vibrate.
To turn the ring tone
back on -
2.
This brings up a menu on the right hand side of the screen
3.
Tap on the dark red circle icon on the top of the menu
4.
Select the icon with the bell – this is the ring tone control and can be changed to Mute or Vibration
Here's a diagram showing the 'Volume' buttons on the side of the handset when looking at back of a BigPurplePhone handset, near the camera lenses -
Pressing the top button increases the Volume (+)
Pressing the middle button decreases the Volume (-)
Pressing lowest button will turn the screen On or Off
Note that holding the Power button in will show a Power symbol
Sound and vibration menu.
Tap the ellipsis (...) to show the Sound and vibration menu to allow you to adjust settings for individual volume controls as well as control of other aspects such as handset vibration
There is also a volume up and down button on the bottom of your screen when you are on a call so you can turn the volume up or down there too.
Speaker and volume burtons when on a call
Speakerphone Controls
We suggest that for BigPurplePhone SilverFox users, it be set to Speakerphone by default.
This can be enabled in the Carer’s website at admin.bigpurplephone.com under Manage > Phone > Settings