Default phone # on 8900?

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Hi

On an Verizon Audiovox 8900 does anyone know if it's possible to make
a phone number in any given entry the default?

E.g., I have several entries where I have stored the mobile, home and
office phone numbers. I don't want to always call the mobile number
for these contacts, but the phone seems to default to that entry and I
haven't found a way to change it selectively so that for some entries
it would dial the home number of office number when I push the SEND
key.

Anyone know if this is possible and if so would share the information?
Doesn't seem that far fetched of a feature request to me, so I am
surprised I haven't been able to figure this out.

Thanks,
Esmail

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Jay wrote:
>
>>On an Verizon Audiovox 8900 does anyone know if it's possible to make
>>a phone number in any given entry the default?
>
>
> You could "fool" it. It always shows the mobile number first since that's
> the one it asks for first. If you think you'll call a person at home or
> office more often, then put that as their mobile number and it will default
> to that number. You'll just have to remember which entries you do that
> with.

Ah, I hadn't thought of that .. but I'd be sure to forget and mess up ;-)


>>E.g., I have several entries where I have stored the mobile, home and
>>office phone numbers. I don't want to always call the mobile number
>>for these contacts, but the phone seems to default to that entry and I
>>haven't found a way to change it selectively so that for some entries
>>it would dial the home number of office number when I push the SEND
>>key.
>
>
> Easiest: When you find your contacts name the first number that shows up is
> their mobile (little cell phone icon next to the number). Use the round
> function key by pushing left or right and it will scroll through all the
> numbers you have input for that contact with the corresponding icons (house,
> office building, etc.). Find the number you want and hit SEND.

Yup, that's what I have been doing, and it works fine, just as the
speed-dial can be used, but I would have thought that the ability to
designate a default number for a given entry would have been a fairly
standard feature on a cell phone, but I'm new to these, so I wanted to
make sure I didn't miss anything.

Thanks for your post, much appreciated.

Esmail