Telephone: Difference between revisions

As [[expansion pack]]s are added, the call menu remains largely the same as in the base game; categories are added as needed, but the layout of the menu is unaltered. In ''[[University]]'', Sims can have cell phones, although playable Sims who live in households without a landline phone still cannot be contacted by phone. ''[[The Sims 2: Pets|Pets]]'' and ''[[FreeTime]]'' each add a new style of phone. In ''FreeTime'', 3-way calling is introduced as an [[aspiration benefit]] for Sims who have [[Popularity]] as a primary or secondary aspiration. When a Sim with this benefit is on the phone, the player can click on the phone (or on the Sim, if he or she is using a cell phone) and select "Make 3-way call". The Sim's phone book will open, and the player can then decide which Sim in the book will receive the second call. Players should note that, if this is done on a table or wall phone, the "Hang Up" option will be unavailable until the second call has ended. ''Apartment Life'' introduced two "Silent Mode" options which allowed players to regulate incoming calls; players could "Screen Calls", which prevented the phone from ringing and instead directed incoming calls to a text [[notification]] on the top-right of the screen, or turn off the phone completely.