I’ve recently seen a fair amount of advertising with phone numbers listed with letters instead of numbers. Listings like 555-SOLD are fine, so long as you also list the digits associated with the letters. My Treo, and many other smart phones like Blackberries and iPhones, doesn’t have a way to associate numbers with the letters advertised. The take-home message is that letters in numbers went out of style with the advent of modern technolgoy and using them as an advertising tool means that many prospective customers won’t be able to call you.
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I have a Samsung Blackjack II and it won't translate the numbers. I have tried many times and usually have to pick up a landline to figure out the numbers.
I have a Samsung Blackjack II and it won't translate the numbers. I have tried many times and usually have to pick up a landline to figure out the numbers.
@Col. Ryan Wankel -
Thanks for the comment, Ryan. Does the Blackjack II have a full keyboard like the Treo or does it have the keyboard with multiple letters on the same key? That poses a more serious problem, as someone entering numbers based on a non-standard keyboard layout may actually call the wrong person!
Actually, you just need to type in the letters, and the phone translates them.
Try it.
Nick
@Nick Mallare -
What phone do you have? That process sure doesn't work on a Treo or Q. Mr. Wankel reports it doesn't work on a Blackjack.
Actually, you just need to type in the letters, and the phone translates them.
Try it.
Nick
@Nick Mallare -
What phone do you have? That process sure doesn't work on a Treo or Q. Mr. Wankel reports it doesn't work on a Blackjack.
@Col. Ryan Wankel -
Thanks for the comment, Ryan. Does the Blackjack II have a full keyboard like the Treo or does it have the keyboard with multiple letters on the same key? That poses a more serious problem, as someone entering numbers based on a non-standard keyboard layout may actually call the wrong person!
This has been a pet peeve of mine for some time. I did however discover recently that my Treo has a touchscreen dial pad feature that shows the corresponding letters on the numbers.
It is still a pain in the butt.
Whoa! Thanks for pointing out the dial pad. I'd never noticed it before.
I still agree that the days of assuming everyone can access a phone with the correct letters and numbers matched up are over.
@Aaron: BlackBerry from Cingular [AT&T, obviously]
Nick
I didn't know this - thanks for sharing!
This has been a pet peeve of mine for some time. I did however discover recently that my Treo has a touchscreen dial pad feature that shows the corresponding letters on the numbers.
It is still a pain in the butt.