1. visi0n's Avatar
    So today I received a new debit card in the mail.
    I grabbed it running out the house, and saw I had to call in to activate it.
    1-800-ASTORIA
    So i pulled out the love of my life... my Curve...
    1-8-0-0-...
    wait...
    completely forgot i have a qwerty kb and had no clue how i could spell out ASTORIA with the number pad anymore.
    Back when I had my RAZR i could've done it with my eyes closed... but today... i drew a blank.

    Is there any way around this or am i just SOL when there's phone numbers like that?
    07-24-07 02:21 PM
  2. Trevor's Avatar
    hold down the alt key and use the keyboard to type the letters. The BB will automatically put in the correct numbers.
    07-24-07 02:24 PM
  3. visi0n's Avatar
    hold down the alt key and use the keyboard to type the letters. The BB will automatically put in the correct numbers.
    ahhhhh.. indeed you are correct!

    thank you!
    Last edited by Trevor; 10-28-07 at 05:34 PM.
    07-24-07 02:58 PM
  4. Trevor's Avatar
    No problem.
    07-24-07 03:23 PM
  5. mgsm666's Avatar
    wow...the blackberry strikes again!!! AWESOME feature.

    Jesse

    p.s. i drew the same blank today. 2 months ago, before my 8830, i could do it in my sleep
    07-24-07 04:13 PM
  6. shabbybrat's Avatar
    I just tried the same thing on the 8100, it doesn't seem to work, is there another thing I should be doing on the pearl to dial phone numbers that are words?
    07-24-07 06:40 PM
  7. mcg2u2's Avatar
    that is so cool
    and so handy to have
    07-24-07 08:06 PM
  8. Trevor's Avatar
    I am not sure how to do it on the 8100, someone else will have to answer that one.
    07-24-07 09:26 PM
  9. scholar's Avatar
    that's cool! didn't know it did that.....
    07-25-07 11:28 PM
  10. DubyaEl's Avatar
    I am not sure how to do it on the 8100, someone else will have to answer that one.
    I have a Pearl - and here's how I did it....
    10-31-07 07:58 PM
  11. deggyfresh's Avatar
    with the pearl, when holding alt...press the letters as if it were on multitap mode...should woke..i dont know for sure i dont dial 800 numbers with letters very often.
    10-31-07 08:00 PM
  12. Bedrock's Avatar
    hold down the alt key and use the keyboard to type the letters. The BB will automatically put in the correct numbers.
    Hey thanks Trevor, I wondered how to do that also.
    11-01-07 10:50 AM
  13. renegade37918's Avatar
    wow it does work nice.
    11-01-07 04:24 PM
  14. coop225n19's Avatar
    Great Post!! I was wondering how to do that. I had the pearl for a day and had to call XM Radio. I borrowed a friends phone to see what the keys were. I previously had the Q and put a software on it called Dial Pad. This just showed you what the keys were on a regular phone. I'm glad I got my BB.
    03-09-08 08:51 PM
  15. TheAznBradPitt's Avatar
    ha i learned something new today
    03-17-08 04:15 AM
  16. Gypsy's Avatar
    with the pearl, when holding alt...press the letters as if it were on multitap mode...should woke..i dont know for sure i dont dial 800 numbers with letters very often.
    Good to know
    03-17-08 06:55 AM
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