Messages In This Digest (17 Messages)
- 1a.
- 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones From: jiminmanjr
- 1b.
- Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones From: Brent
- 1c.
- Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones From: David Morganstein
- 1d.
- Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones From: Bill Boulware
- 1e.
- Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones From: Jim Inman
- 1f.
- Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones From: Jim Harry
- 1g.
- Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones From: Bill Boulware
- 1h.
- Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones From: Richard Raiff
- 1i.
- Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones From: Bruce Carter
- 1j.
- Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones From: Alvin Auerbach
- 2.1.
- Re: AT&T declares war on unlimited data users From: Mike Rodgers
- 3a.
- how do I set a silent ringtone for a specific caller From: AllisonD
- 3b.
- Re: how do I set a silent ringtone for a specific caller From: Jay Abraham
- 4.
- Chill Pill Mobile Speakers From: Eric
- 5a.
- Re: App Store Log In From: Claudia Satori
- 6a.
- Re: Syncing iPhone with google calendar From: Vincent Uriah, Jr.
- 7.
- Switching iPhones help From: staryeyd74334@cox.net
Messages
- 1a.
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800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones
Posted by: "jiminmanjr" jiminmanjr@yahoo.com jiminmanjr
Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:41 am (PST)
I wasn't sure how to phrase the subject, so hopefully my explanation will make sense.
I've started a new job with a company. Our 1-800 number has our acronym as the last four digits. So, we put our number in our email signatures, on letterhead, etc. as 1-800-123-DIAL (this is just an example, not my company number).
However, we've run into situations where people get our email on their smart phones, and the telephone number is highlighted to click-and-call. However, the phones aren't catching the acronym at the end... and so it's defeating the purpose.
We don't want to be redundant and put 1-800-123-DIAL (3425), because it eliminates the option to click-and-call.
Does anyone have a suggestion of what we could do to "fix" this? Has this ever come up before? As I mentioned at the beginning, I don't know how to phrase it, so I'm not sure what to search for online.
Any input would be appreciated!
Thank you!
Jim
- 1b.
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Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones
Posted by: "Brent" flapdoodle@gmail.com flapdoodle44
Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:51 am (PST)
I can't think of a work around for this but I personally hate that kind of
phone numbers.
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 7:20 AM, jiminmanjr <jiminmanjr@yahoo.com > wrote:
> **
>
>
> I wasn't sure how to phrase the subject, so hopefully my explanation will
> make sense.
>
> I've started a new job with a company. Our 1-800 number has our acronym as
> the last four digits. So, we put our number in our email signatures, on
> letterhead, etc. as 1-800-123-DIAL (this is just an example, not my company
> number).
>
> However, we've run into situations where people get our email on their
> smart phones, and the telephone number is highlighted to click-and-call.
> However, the phones aren't catching the acronym at the end... and so it's
> defeating the purpose.
>
> We don't want to be redundant and put 1-800-123-DIAL (3425), because it
> eliminates the option to click-and-call.
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion of what we could do to "fix" this? Has this
> ever come up before? As I mentioned at the beginning, I don't know how to
> phrase it, so I'm not sure what to search for online.
>
> Any input would be appreciated!
>
> Thank you!
>
> Jim
>
>
>
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- 1c.
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Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones
Posted by: "David Morganstein" drm0223@mac.com drm0223
Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:04 am (PST)
1-800-123-3425 (DIAL) ?????
David
On Feb 21, 2012, at 8:20 AM, jiminmanjr <jiminmanjr@yahoo.com > wrote:
> I wasn't sure how to phrase the subject, so hopefully my explanation will make sense.
>
> I've started a new job with a company. Our 1-800 number has our acronym as the last four digits. So, we put our number in our email signatures, on letterhead, etc. as 1-800-123-DIAL (this is just an example, not my company number).
>
> However, we've run into situations where people get our email on their smart phones, and the telephone number is highlighted to click-and-call. However, the phones aren't catching the acronym at the end... and so it's defeating the purpose.
>
> We don't want to be redundant and put 1-800-123-DIAL (3425), because it eliminates the option to click-and-call.
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion of what we could do to "fix" this? Has this ever come up before? As I mentioned at the beginning, I don't know how to phrase it, so I'm not sure what to search for online.
>
> Any input would be appreciated!
>
> Thank you!
>
> Jim
>
>
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- 1d.
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Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones
Posted by: "Bill Boulware" bill.boulware@gmail.com boulware0224
Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:04 am (PST)
Not to sound condescending but can't you just put the actual number? The
whole purpose behind having a number with a 'keyword' or acronym is so it
is easy to remember when hearing advertising. Putting a number in a
signature so they can tap/click to dial means they don't have to remember
it so putting the actual number in the signature would let them dial and
using the acronym in other advertising would be easy to remember.
Very few if any devices would dial a number with letters in it either in
signature or via text.
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 08:51, Brent <flapdoodle@gmail.com > wrote:
> I can't think of a work around for this but I personally hate that kind of
> phone numbers.
>
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 7:20 AM, jiminmanjr <jiminmanjr@yahoo.com > wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > I wasn't sure how to phrase the subject, so hopefully my explanation will
> > make sense.
> >
> > I've started a new job with a company. Our 1-800 number has our acronym
> as
> > the last four digits. So, we put our number in our email signatures, on
> > letterhead, etc. as 1-800-123-DIAL (this is just an example, not my
> company
> > number).
> >
> > However, we've run into situations where people get our email on their
> > smart phones, and the telephone number is highlighted to click-and-call.
> > However, the phones aren't catching the acronym at the end... and so it's
> > defeating the purpose.
> >
> > We don't want to be redundant and put 1-800-123-DIAL (3425), because it
> > eliminates the option to click-and-call.
> >
> > Does anyone have a suggestion of what we could do to "fix" this? Has this
> > ever come up before? As I mentioned at the beginning, I don't know how to
> > phrase it, so I'm not sure what to search for online.
> >
> > Any input would be appreciated!
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones
Posted by: "Jim Inman" jiminmanjr@yahoo.com jiminmanjr
Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:09 am (PST)
Not condescending at all... we could do that, but I wanted to ask the experts in the group if there was a work-around in some way.
The problem also is that emails are read both on a phone and on email. We are getting prepared for a major national marketing campaign, and I was just hoping to find a sweet-n-simple solution to it.
However, it sounds like that's not the case.
If anyone else has a suggestion, I'd like to hear it.
Thanks everyone!
_____________________ _________ __
From: Bill Boulware <bill.boulware@gmail.com >
To: apple-iphone@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [apple-iphone] 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones
Not to sound condescending but can't you just put the actual number? The
whole purpose behind having a number with a 'keyword' or acronym is so it
is easy to remember when hearing advertising. Putting a number in a
signature so they can tap/click to dial means they don't have to remember
it so putting the actual number in the signature would let them dial and
using the acronym in other advertising would be easy to remember.
Very few if any devices would dial a number with letters in it either in
signature or via text.
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 08:51, Brent <flapdoodle@gmail.com > wrote:
> I can't think of a work around for this but I personally hate that kind of
> phone numbers.
>
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 7:20 AM, jiminmanjr <jiminmanjr@yahoo.com > wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > I wasn't sure how to phrase the subject, so hopefully my explanation will
> > make sense.
> >
> > I've started a new job with a company. Our 1-800 number has our acronym
> as
> > the last four digits. So, we put our number in our email signatures, on
> > letterhead, etc. as 1-800-123-DIAL (this is just an example, not my
> company
> > number).
> >
> > However, we've run into situations where people get our email on their
> > smart phones, and the telephone number is highlighted to click-and-call.
> > However, the phones aren't catching the acronym at the end... and so it's
> > defeating the purpose.
> >
> > We don't want to be redundant and put 1-800-123-DIAL (3425), because it
> > eliminates the option to click-and-call.
> >
> > Does anyone have a suggestion of what we could do to "fix" this? Has this
> > ever come up before? As I mentioned at the beginning, I don't know how to
> > phrase it, so I'm not sure what to search for online.
> >
> > Any input would be appreciated!
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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- 1f.
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Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones
Posted by: "Jim Harry" jim.harry@harryfamily.com jnharry
Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:12 am (PST)
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 8:51 AM, Brent <flapdoodle@gmail.com > wrote:
> I personally hate that kind of phone numbers.
I am with you on that. I'm not sure why, but I prefer just numbers as
most of the mnemonics aren't full words and hard to remember which
letter is missing.
It would be an interesting case study to see who prefers straight
numbers to mnemonics.
- 1g.
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Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones
Posted by: "Bill Boulware" bill.boulware@gmail.com boulware0224
Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:27 am (PST)
I'm far from a marketing guru but I do handle it for my own company and see
quite a bit of materials from vendors and usually e-mails and
correspondence list the full number so you can easily add to contacts,
etc. Printed materials show the actual and vanity numbers and auditory
materials will say the vanity number several times and the actual number
after words.
So email is typically:
John Doe, Senior VP
ABC Corp
1-800-555-4222
7 Corner St
City, ST. 10002
Business cards/slips are
John Doe, Senior VP
ABC Corp
1-800-555-4ABC (4222)
Verbal advertising is:
Call John Doe at 1-800-555-4ABC that's 1-800-555-4222
I add probably 3-10 people per day to my contacts from clients to vendors
to sales leads and being able to copy/paste the info without changing
anything makes it much easier than those who just try and use vanity info.
If you do want ot Google the term is vanity numbers so "Dialing Vanity #
from iPhone, etc"...
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 09:07, Jim Inman <jiminmanjr@yahoo.com > wrote:
> Not condescending at all... we could do that, but I wanted to ask the
> experts in the group if there was a work-around in some way.
>
> The problem also is that emails are read both on a phone and on email. We
> are getting prepared for a major national marketing campaign, and I was
> just hoping to find a sweet-n-simple solution to it.
>
> However, it sounds like that's not the case.
>
> If anyone else has a suggestion, I'd like to hear it.
>
> Thanks everyone!
>
>
>
>
>
> _____________________ _________ __
> From: Bill Boulware <bill.boulware@gmail.com >
> To: apple-iphone@yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 8:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [apple-iphone] 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones
>
>
>
> Not to sound condescending but can't you just put the actual number? The
> whole purpose behind having a number with a 'keyword' or acronym is so it
> is easy to remember when hearing advertising. Putting a number in a
> signature so they can tap/click to dial means they don't have to remember
> it so putting the actual number in the signature would let them dial and
> using the acronym in other advertising would be easy to remember.
>
> Very few if any devices would dial a number with letters in it either in
> signature or via text.
>
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 08:51, Brent <flapdoodle@gmail.com > wrote:
>
> > I can't think of a work around for this but I personally hate that kind
> of
> > phone numbers.
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 7:20 AM, jiminmanjr <jiminmanjr@yahoo.com >
> wrote:
> >
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > I wasn't sure how to phrase the subject, so hopefully my explanation
> will
> > > make sense.
> > >
> > > I've started a new job with a company. Our 1-800 number has our acronym
> > as
> > > the last four digits. So, we put our number in our email signatures, on
> > > letterhead, etc. as 1-800-123-DIAL (this is just an example, not my
> > company
> > > number).
> > >
> > > However, we've run into situations where people get our email on their
> > > smart phones, and the telephone number is highlighted to
> click-and-call.
> > > However, the phones aren't catching the acronym at the end... and so
> it's
> > > defeating the purpose.
> > >
> > > We don't want to be redundant and put 1-800-123-DIAL (3425), because it
> > > eliminates the option to click-and-call.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a suggestion of what we could do to "fix" this? Has
> this
> > > ever come up before? As I mentioned at the beginning, I don't know how
> to
> > > phrase it, so I'm not sure what to search for online.
> > >
> > > Any input would be appreciated!
> > >
> > > Thank you!
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones
Posted by: "Richard Raiff" richraiff@gmail.com raiffrj
Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:39 am (PST)
Put the numbers in first and the acronym in ().
I personally find acronym phone numbers anoying and counter productive.
On Tuesday, February 21, 2012, jiminmanjr wrote:
> **
>
>
> I wasn't sure how to phrase the subject, so hopefully my explanation will
> make sense.
>
> I've started a new job with a company. Our 1-800 number has our acronym as
> the last four digits. So, we put our number in our email signatures, on
> letterhead, etc. as 1-800-123-DIAL (this is just an example, not my company
> number).
>
> However, we've run into situations where people get our email on their
> smart phones, and the telephone number is highlighted to click-and-call.
> However, the phones aren't catching the acronym at the end... and so it's
> defeating the purpose.
>
> We don't want to be redundant and put 1-800-123-DIAL (3425), because it
> eliminates the option to click-and-call.
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion of what we could do to "fix" this? Has this
> ever come up before? As I mentioned at the beginning, I don't know how to
> phrase it, so I'm not sure what to search for online.
>
> Any input would be appreciated!
>
> Thank you!
>
> Jim
>
>
>
--
*Rich Raiff*
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Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones
Posted by: "Bruce Carter" rbrucecarter@yahoo.com rbrucecarter
Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:10 am (PST)
> Put the numbers in first and the acronym in ().
> I personally find acronym phone numbers anoying and counter productive.
Ditto. The letters underneath the numbers are as anchronistic as the old telephone exchanges. When I was a boy, I think they were "MU" for mutual, and "OX for Oxford, then five numbers.
If it weren't for people texting on un-smart phones, the letters would have been as extinct and obsolete as Roman numerals by now. I wouldn't use them as a marketing tool because it totally annoys people who have to think what the _____ letters translate to as numbers in the phone number. I have actually done business elsewhere because the phone I was using didn't have the letters and thought to myself - screw the ____ letters I don't have time to figure it out.
If I were going to use a telephone number as a marketing device, I'd request 867-5309 because it is one of the most recognizable numbers. Or it was in the 80's.
- 1j.
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Re: 800-123-DIAL? -- on iPhones
Posted by: "Alvin Auerbach" Alvin.Auerbach@verizon.net potentmap
Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:35 pm (PST)
On Feb 21, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Bruce Carter wrote:
> > Put the numbers in first and the acronym in ().
> > I personally find acronym phone numbers anoying and counter productive.
>
> Ditto. The letters underneath the numbers are as anchronistic as the old telephone exchanges. When I was a boy, I think they were "MU" for mutual, and "OX for Oxford, then five numbers.
>
> If it weren't for people texting on un-smart phones, the letters would have been as extinct and obsolete as Roman numerals by now. I wouldn't use them as a marketing tool because it totally annoys people who have to think what the _____ letters translate to as numbers in the phone number. I have actually done business elsewhere because the phone I was using didn't have the letters and thought to myself - screw the ____ letters I don't have time to figure it out.
>
> If I were going to use a telephone number as a marketing device, I'd request 867-5309 because it is one of the most recognizable numbers. Or it was in the 80's.
> .
>
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To key in the acronym requires inspecting 26 symbols.
To key in the number requires inspecting 10 symbols.
That�s why it�s easier and faster to key in the number, rather than the acronym.
Of course, the acronym may be easier to remember than the number; but most people have too much to remember as it is. They will NOT remember either the number or the acronym, but they may key the number into their phone�s directory; and as someone pointed out, the phone dials numbers only not letters.
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Re: AT&T declares war on unlimited data users
Posted by: "Mike Rodgers" mikerodgerske5gbc@yahoo.com mikerodgerske5gbc
Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:08 am (PST)
The text message for data use can run 3days behind on 3G per att customer service. Sometimes a text via edge is more up to date.
Today my slow speed has doubled from 0.15 mbs to 0.3 mbs. Fast should be about 1.5mbs. My new month starts tomorrow so well see what happens.
Mike R
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how do I set a silent ringtone for a specific caller
Posted by: "AllisonD" adeaton@papesinc.com allisondeaton2001
Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:49 am (PST)
I want to set a silent ringtone for certain phone numbers - I do not see a silent ringtone or vibrate only as an option.
Am I missing something?
Allison
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Re: how do I set a silent ringtone for a specific caller
Posted by: "Jay Abraham" jaygroups@abrahamgroup.net kerala01212001
Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:20 pm (PST)
Hi Allison,
You need to create or download a silent ringtone to your phone using iTunes then you can assign to a contact. I don't think you can assign a vibrate only to a contact.
You can create a silent ringtone in GarageBand if you have a Mac.
Jay
On Feb 21, 2012, at 10:45 AM, AllisonD wrote:
> I want to set a silent ringtone for certain phone numbers - I do not see a silent ringtone or vibrate only as an option.
>
> Am I missing something?
>
> Allison
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Chill Pill Mobile Speakers
Posted by: "Eric" jericpayne@gmail.com jasericpayne
Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:04 am (PST)
Today's Groupon "Goods" deal are "Chill Pill Mobile Speakers." Normally $49.99, with the Groupon deal, they're priced at $19.
http://www.groupon.com/ch/goods/ deals/gg- chill-pill- mobile-speakers? c=all?p=4
Eric Payne
Lawrenceville, GA
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Re: App Store Log In
Posted by: "Claudia Satori" claudsat@roadrunner.com claud_sat
Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:33 pm (PST)
NOPE - When I sign in settings/store with the app store ID, very happy. BUT the app store APP doesn't change the address it is using. How do I change all the emails to the one email which is my mac.com email?
Claudia
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Re: Syncing iPhone with google calendar
Posted by: "Vincent Uriah, Jr." clearvu@yahoo.com clearvu
Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:33 pm (PST)
Go into "Settings" and then to "Mail, contacts' and calendars" and your Gmail account and it will include your Google calendar.
Vincent Uriah, Jr.
On Feb 19, 2012, at 6:03 PM, "KIM" <rktuson@sbcglobal.net > wrote:
> Hi, does anyone know what I need to do to be able to get the appointments I make on my iPhone to sync with my google calendar? The appointments I make on my google calendar sync with my iPhone. My work uses a google app for gmail. thanks in advance!
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Switching iPhones help
Posted by: "staryeyd74334@cox.net" staryeyd74334@cox.net vampire_fanatic@rocketmail.com
Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:09 pm (PST)
Hello group,
I have been a bit of a lurker but I now need your assitance with adding an iPhone to my verizon plan. I will be buying the 4s by Friday (along with an iPad) and am wanting to trickle my 4 iPhone to the other person on my line. Basically I am adding them, using their line to buy the 4s than wanting to move the 4s to my line and swap the 4 to them.
My question is this something that has to be done in the store or can I just call verizon and have them do the switch over the phone? With my other smart phones its never been an issue but the iPhone is all new territory to me.
Thanks for all the help!
Ashleigh
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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