The phone

Press M to open your phone. Press M again (or click the close button) to put it away.

The phone is your day-to-day in-character interface — contacts, SMS, calls, banking, and a handful of utility apps.

# Pre-requisites

You must own a phone item to open it. New characters spawn with one already; if you lose yours (death + body looted) you can buy a replacement at any 24/7 or electronics store.

If pressing M produces a "you don't have a phone" message, that's why.

# Apps

The phone home screen includes:

• Messages — SMS to other characters' numbers.
• Contacts — saved numbers with names. Search-as-you-type.
• Phone (dialer) — for voice calls.
• Wallet — banking app: balance, recent transactions, transfer.
• Settings — ringtone, volume, signal strength readout.
• Bleeter — short-form social posts (the in-game equivalent of Twitter).
• News — Weazel News briefings.
• Friends — out-of-character friends list (separate from contacts).
• Inbox — admin notifications and newsletters.

You can rearrange app icons on the home screen via long-press / drag.

# Numbers

Every character gets a randomly-assigned phone number on creation. View yours at the top of the dialer or in settings. You can change it once for $250 from the carrier kiosk at any 24/7 store; further changes after that escalate in price.

# SMS

• Tap Messages → + → enter recipient number → write → send.
• Length cap is 320 characters per message.
• Group chats supported up to 8 participants — each member sees every message.
• SMS is logged and visible to police via the MDC if a warrant is granted.

# Calls

• Tap a contact or dial directly.
• Both ends hear a ringtone; pick up or decline as the recipient.
• Voice happens out-of-game (no built-in voice yet) — by convention, calls happen via Discord or a roleplay text proxy with /call chat.

# Signal strength

Signal varies by location. Some remote spots (deep mountains, underwater) drop you to no signal — calls fail and SMS queues until you're back in range.

Signal strength shows in the phone's top-right corner.

# Lock & ringtone

Set a custom ringtone via Settings → Ringtone → pick from the included library.

The phone can be locked with a 4-digit PIN (Settings → Security). Lost PIN? /forgotpin from a 24/7 store lets you reset it for a fee + an in-game cooldown.

# Phone-related commands

Command	What it does
/phone or /ph	Same as pressing M.
/setringtone <id>	Quick set without opening the phone.
/forgotpin	Reset your PIN at a 24/7.
/myphone	Display your number in chat (useful for sharing).