Phone & telephony

The Phone is an in-game smartphone with calls, SMS, contacts and a balance. You open it from the bottom menu, but first you must buy a smartphone in the shop — without it the phone icon is unavailable.

Your number

On first launch the phone assigns you a unique number in the format NXX-NXX-XXXX (e.g. 415-208-0731). It's shown on the home screen — other players use it to text you and add you as a contact.

Apps

• Calls — a dial pad (0–9, *, #). History of your last 20 calls.
• Messages (SMS) — chat with other players by number. Message length up to 500 characters.
• Contacts — add players by phone number. You can't add yourself or a duplicate.
• Balance — shows your TecktoCoins balance.

Telephony

• SMS between players — send a message to any valid number (directly or from a contact's chat). If the number exists the message is delivered; if not — "number not found".
• Incoming SMS are marked read when you open the phone; the app plays a notification chime.
• Calling players — dial a number and press call. Calls between players are always "busy" (there's no voice channel) — the dialer is used mainly for cheat codes.

Cheat codes via the dialer

If you dial a valid cheat code instead of a number, it activates: it grants a reward (e.g. TecktoCoins) and +1000 XP. Each cheat code works only once per player — dialing it again returns "code already used". For the kinds of codes, how they are typed on the terminal and where to look for hints, see Cheat codes.

Black Market

Your contacts always include a special entry — the Black Market. "Calling" it opens a hidden storefront with items (terminal modules and more) at a +7% markup. Purchases deduct TecktoCoins straight from the phone.