http://www.spokenwhirred.com/index.php/2009/01/1-800-call-me-crazy/ A Spoke Marketing Blog Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:46:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.spokenwhirred.com/index.php/2009/01/1-800-call-me-crazy/comment-page-1/#comment-31 kouchilou Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:17:12 +0000 http://sw.spoketest.com/index.php/2009/01/1-800-call-me-crazy/#comment-31 I have heard these same comments from other Blackberry users. But, one of the nice features of BlackBerry's is that you can dial letters, and the BlackBerry will figure out the corresponding number. For example, to dial 1-800-NEW-CARS, do the following on your BlackBerry: 1. From the Home screen or the Phone application, dial 1-800. As you type the first number, the Phone application opens (if it isn't open already) and displays the numbers you dialed. 2. Press and hold the ALT key and then dial (press) NEW-CARS. You can see the letters appearing on-screen as you type. Other devices may operate differently, however there is a way for them to dial vanity 800 number. So, there is a really easy way to get around this. And, the new BlackBerry Storm, which looks like an iPhone, has the letters on the number pad. So, it's not an issue. I think suggesting that companies who have built their brand on their phone numbers, like 1-800-FLOWERS, Best Buy with 1-800-BEST-BUY, and UPS with 1-800-PICK-UPS, to use numeric numbers (which are impossible to remember by the way), is unrealistic. I have heard these same comments from other Blackberry users. But, one of the nice features of BlackBerry’s is that you can dial letters, and the BlackBerry will figure out the corresponding number. For example, to dial 1-800-NEW-CARS, do the following on your BlackBerry:
1. From the Home screen or the Phone application, dial 1-800.
As you type the first number, the Phone application opens (if it isn’t open already) and displays the numbers you dialed.
2. Press and hold the ALT key and then dial (press) NEW-CARS.
You can see the letters appearing on-screen as you type.
Other devices may operate differently, however there is a way for them to dial vanity 800 number.
So, there is a really easy way to get around this. And, the new BlackBerry Storm, which looks like an iPhone, has the letters on the number pad. So, it’s not an issue.
I think suggesting that companies who have built their brand on their phone numbers, like 1-800-FLOWERS, Best Buy with 1-800-BEST-BUY, and UPS with 1-800-PICK-UPS, to use numeric numbers (which are impossible to remember by the way), is unrealistic.

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