How to dial numbers like 1-800-BEST-BUY

[GadgetGuru72]

I've had my Pearl for about 2 weeks now and I love this thing, but yesterday I stumbled upon my first "problem" with the Pearl ... albeit a minor problem. I had a number to dial in which part of the number was provided as a word -- e.g., 1-800-BEST-BUY. Since the Pearl doesn't have the letters in place that correspond to a typical telephone, I wasn't able to dial the number. I knew that the number "1" was skipped, and then "abc" began with number "2." However, I remembered that a couple of numbers had 4 letters and, at the time, I did not remember that it was the "7" and the "9."

So, I'm thinking that I'll just put a little note in the MemoPad that states what letters are associated with what numbers. Before doing that, I was just wondering if anybody has come up with a better solution.

Thanks.

[daddybear]

ok...ready?

press and hold the alt key and type b e s t b u y

release alt key

(note: letter "s" is a quick double tap on "a s" key, letter "y" is a quick double tap on "t y" key)

you feel me knockin'?

well lemme in.....

-db

i tried it on my 8130 just now and it worked so..... whose yer daddy? c'mon... whose yer daddy? thats right....daddybear...

ha ha. just kidding. have fun with the pearl... i love the 8130..

[Adrian]

I concur. It works great everytime!

[Bla1ze]

i tried it on my 8130 just now and it worked so..... whose yer daddy? c'mon... whose yer daddy? thats right....daddybear...

fomclmao!!

[daddybear]

Thanks bla1ze. ..

I'm just here for the giggles...

Just kidding. I had the exact same question once...
But I learned it and now I share it...

Can you feel the crackberry love?

-db

With my pearl I will rule the world....

Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com

[GadgetGuru72]

Thanks db.

Your solution works perfectly for dialing numbers like 1-800-BEST-BUY.

However, it does not work when already on an active call. For example, let's say you call a company and it's after business hours. You will typically get a voice prompt that says "dial the first 3 letters of the last name of the person you're trying to reach." In this instance, your method does not work.

Any known solution for this?

[daddybear]

gg72-

i had the same problem, but when i tried the same method with that kind of "audex" system it worked perfectly..

i just held the alt key and typed....

-db

[GadgetGuru72]

Hmm, when I held the alt key and pressed the letter "p," it went into speakerphone.

I wonder what I did wrong.

[naviwilliams]

Where you on the dial / phone screen?

[GadgetGuru72]

Originally Posted by naviwilliams

Where you on the dial / phone screen?

Of course. I was on an active call trying to navigate a company directory by typing the first 3 letters of a person's last name. When I hit alt-p in order to type a "p," it kicked me out to speakerphone.

[ownerop]

it doesnt work for me on my 8110 with AT&T.

[ownerop]

Originally Posted by daddybear

ok...ready?

press and hold the alt key and type b e s t b u y

release alt key

(note: letter "s" is a quick double tap on "a s" key, letter "y" is a quick double tap on "t y" key)

you feel me knockin'?

well lemme in.....

-db

i tried it on my 8130 just now and it worked so..... whose yer daddy? c'mon... whose yer daddy? thats right....daddybear...

ha ha. just kidding. have fun with the pearl... i love the 8130..

It doesnt work with 4.2.1.96 OS, does anyone know of any updates coming to fix this issue? I downgraded back to 4.2.0.73 and it works fine but this version doesn not support separate inbox for SMS which I dont like.

[blackberrydrakes]

i just tried this on my pearl...
it worked

[fenellatogo]

i tried it on the 8130, and it didn't seem to work...

[Trevor]

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