Is there no speed dial?

[hwortman]

Editing Contacts

How do I edit contacts?

 

[bakerlegal]

Can you also add other numbers after the telephone number, like voicemail password, extension? I used this feature on my BB and need to find how to duplicate the feature on my Droid.

 

[buenos]

How do I edit contacts?

choose your contact, click menu icon, click edit contact...

 

[xliderider]

Can you also add other numbers after the telephone number, like voicemail password, extension? I used this feature on my BB and need to find how to duplicate the feature on my Droid.

Yes, for voice mail, go to Menu, Settings, Call Settings, Voicemail Settings, edit your Voicemail Number by inserting commas (pauses) after the *86, then enter your VM password. Mine works great in this format (3 pauses): *86,,,XXXX

The same can be done for dialing a contact with an extension. XXX XXX XXXX,,,(extension number).

 

[bakerlegal]

Speed Dialing

Thanks for the reply. Made those changes and speed dialing works just like my BB.

 

[T0DD]

Or, just find the app called "youmail" and download and use that. It's FREE and it's insanely cool. You can give every single person in your address book their own recording if they call you. And the app gives you a icon to tap and instantly listen to your messages. "IF" you want to, you can pay a little fee and have your messages transcribed. ( I don't use that service ).

When anyone in my address calls me they hear their special greeting. For example, my brother Robb calls me it says. "Hi Robb, Todd is not available right now, please leave a message."

You're doing yourself a great injustice if you don't look into "Youmail.com".

 

[Backnblack]

Or, just find the app called "youmail" and download and use that. It's FREE and it's insanely cool. You can give every single person in your address book their own recording if they call you. And the app gives you a icon to tap and instantly listen to your messages. "IF" you want to, you can pay a little fee and have your messages transcribed. ( I don't use that service ).

When anyone in my address calls me they hear their special greeting. For example, my brother Robb calls me it says. "Hi Robb, Todd is not available right now, please leave a message."

You're doing yourself a great injustice if you don't look into "Youmail.com".

Or pick up a Google Voice invite.....

 

[T0DD]

Or, just find the app called "youmail" and download and use that. It's FREE and it's insanely cool. You can give every single person in your address book their own recording if they call you. And the app gives you a icon to tap and instantly listen to your messages. "IF" you want to, you can pay a little fee and have your messages transcribed. ( I don't use that service ).

When anyone in my address calls me they hear their special greeting. For example, my brother Robb calls me it says. "Hi Robb, Todd is not available right now, please leave a message."

You're doing yourself a great injustice if you don't look into "Youmail.com".

Or pick up a Google Voice invite.....

I have google voice too... and I like youmail better. Matter of fact, I don't even use the google voice.

 

[gsridge]

Thanks!

this is how you set up speed dials._ Hold down home screen- select shortcuts-direct dial-contacts-choose your contact-set on home screen icon. THERE YA GO!!!

This is the answer. What is really annoying is that there is no guide or on line info on how to do this stuff (as you can ee from the number of questions above) . Very poor learning tools.

Now - here's a second question related. I've ben able to get the speed dial icons on the main screen per big Erick's instructions - but because they're on the main screen I've inadvertently touched them and made a call I didn't want to make. How can I gt them to a lower screen? Holding and dragging icon to the bottom (where it turns red) just deletes the icon. Any ideas?

 

[Steve H]

this is how you set up speed dials._ Hold down home screen- select shortcuts-direct dial-contacts-choose your contact-set on home screen icon. THERE YA GO!!!

This is the answer. What is really annoying is that there is no guide or on line info on how to do this stuff (as you can ee from the number of questions above) . Very poor learning tools.

Now - here's a second question related. I've ben able to get the speed dial icons on the main screen per big Erick's instructions - but because they're on the main screen I've inadvertently touched them and made a call I didn't want to make. How can I gt them to a lower screen? Holding and dragging icon to the bottom (where it turns red) just deletes the icon. Any ideas?

Drag it left or right not down.

 

[Backnblack]

this is how you set up speed dials._ Hold down home screen- select shortcuts-direct dial-contacts-choose your contact-set on home screen icon. THERE YA GO!!!

This is the answer. What is really annoying is that there is no guide or on line info on how to do this stuff (as you can ee from the number of questions above) . Very poor learning tools.

Now - here's a second question related. I've ben able to get the speed dial icons on the main screen per big Erick's instructions - but because they're on the main screen I've inadvertently touched them and made a call I didn't want to make. How can I gt them to a lower screen? Holding and dragging icon to the bottom (where it turns red) just deletes the icon. Any ideas?

Long press on the icon and drag it to the screen edge, pause and the screen will shift over.....

 

[samuraiJack]

You can also try Old School Speed Dialer to have speed dial without bothering with extra home screen icons.

 

[mrdorunjr]

yea i found this frustrating as if you press and hold the number 1 down, it speed dials voice mail...

 

[regmar01]

The easiest way and most user friendly way that I found to produce speed dial was:
On home screen:
1.long hold click on menu, Selct "add",
2.Select "Folders",
3.Select "New Folder",
4.On home screen select the folder created and touch "folder to change name and name it "Speed Dial".
5.Then go back and again to fallow steps 1 and 2 but this time select " Shotcut"
6. Select "Direct Dial"
7. Select desired contact to be added.
8. Repeat steps 5 and 6 till all contacts are added.
9. Then tap and drag all direct dial contacts into "Speed Dial" folder.
10. Place folder where you would like (I suggest next to to the "phone" gadget.

To place a call select the "speed dial folder" and then select conatact. And there you go it dials.

Hope that helps.

 

[rjax]

I feel like I've said this in too many threads already, but Dialer One lets you assign speed dial to 2-99