[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....

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[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.

[anon(153966)]

Where you on the dial / phone screen?

[GadgetGuru72]

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]

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]

Thread moved to the FAQ section.

[cate]

THANK YOU. i thought this was a -gasp- flaw!

[lindathetg]

I tried typing "best buy" on my curve but then when I tried the "e", it was automatically the #2. Now, I'm old skool and remember the days of typing a text message on my Nokia where I only had 10 keys and had to type the #2 x3 for a c!

[vopium]

Yup its working thanks!!

[yogi]

Works well for me on BB 8130

[addicted2mycrackberry]

Omg. I didn't know there was a solution to this. I'm on a curve but it works just the same! Yay!

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[donnanicole]

i was having the saaame problem..

and whaddya know, it works...awesome!!! thanks db

[kensington]

Thanks for this information!

I was driving through Tampa and heard and the local radio station offered a killer set of tickets to the next 10 callers... I grabbed my BB and went nuts trying to dial the number! Needless to say I didn't get those tickets, but now I have been educated!

Kenz

[Sy3322]

Where is alt key ???

Pardon my ignorance...

[daddybear]

sy-

you have an 8130? with verizon??
your profile says 8310...
the alt key is the bottom left key with an up and down arrow cojoined...

-db

[pammyhound]

ok...ready?
press and hold the alt key and type b e s t b u y
release alt key

you feel me knockin'?

well lemme in.....

whose yer daddy? c'mon... whose yer daddy? thats right....daddybear...

HOLY CRAP! It works, this is the best Monday ever! I have a "vanity' toll free number for my business (877-PammyTA) so now I know all your BB users have a much easier time then the rest of the world in dialing my number!


YOU'RE MY DADDY FOR SURE! lol (as a newbie to the Crackworld it takes so little to impress me! )