it's because you have to hide your keypad in order to see the prompt to enter the numbers after the semicolon. Without hiding your keypad, you will not see this prompt. The prompt can then be found at the lower right of your phone. HTH, Sharonda
On 6/22/12, Christina <blindmaclo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks so much. I am doing something wrong though. I am not getting a > prompt to double tap or anything. In my contacts, I entered the complete > number followed by a comma, then a one, then a semicolon, then my string of > numbers. I did not insert any spaces. When I try to make the phone call, > the call is connected, there is a pause, then the iPhone dials one and then > I get nothing after that. I tried a one finger double tap in the middle of > the screen but nothing seems to happen. > > Thanks for any further tips, I appreciate it. > > Christina > On Jun 21, 2012, at 8:54 PM, Thom wrote: > >> A comma will pause for a second or so, then play the next tones. A >> semicolon >> will stop and prompt the user to double tap when you want the next set of >> numbers to go through. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >> Behalf >> Of Christina >> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:11 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: making a phone call working with an automated system >> >> >> >> On Jun 21, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Thom wrote: >> >>> The phone prompts me each time the next set of numbers is needed. >> >> >> >> I do not quite understand. What exactly does the colon do? Does the >> comma >> make a pause but does the colon do something different? What do you mean >> the phone prompts you the next time the next set of numbers is needed? I >> apologize for my confusion. I would really like to be able to see if >> this >> feature of colons and commas will help me in some situations. >> >> Thanks so much, >> Christina C >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google >> Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To >> unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > -- Sharonda Greenlaw President (Phoenix Chapter) National Federation of the Blind ------------- Come, read and take a journey with me at www.WorldOfShariG.blogspot.com or find me here: http:\\shari_greenlaw.livejournal.com Skype: sharonda2004 Twitter: shari_rocks Facebook: facebook.com/TheSharondaWhiteGreenlaw -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
