Have you heard of the semicolon command? You put in the phone number, then a semi colon, then your credit card number. The difference with this command is that it will pause and prompt you when to play it.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tara Prakash Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 9:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: iPhone and automated numeric response prompts Have you tried the same to check your credit card bills? You dial the number and the automatic system tells you to enter your credit card number. Do you think the comma system can work with credit card inquiry number? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle McQuigge" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 10:23 PM Subject: RE: iPhone and automated numeric response prompts > You have been well-informed about the comma, and I have recently > tested > the > system on a teleconference line that demands a password, then a menu > option > to verify my choice. It worked flawlessly. You can hear the numbers being > entered, and they sound very natural. No menu option was activated until > the > automated prompts had been allowed to run on for a second or two. In my > case, I had to call the number in question once or twice to figure out > precisely what menu options to pre-program. Here's what I did: > > 1. In my contact for the number in question, I entered the phone > number > for > the teleconference line as usual. The numeric keypad used to enter phone > numbers features a shift key. Once I'd entered the phone number, I > double-tapped that shift key to pull up other options. > 2. Certain punctuation marks appeared in place of the numbers. I did not > enter a space, but simply entered comma immediately after the > teleconference > number. > 3. In my example, I followed this comma with the teleconference password, > plus the pound symbol to expedite the menu. > 4. I then entered another comma, then the number 1 (which was the menu > choice to verify the password I had provided). > > It was that straight-forward. Please let me know if I misunderstood > your question, confused you even further or need to provide any > clarification. > > Best, > Michelle > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. > Sent: August 10, 2012 10:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: iPhone and automated numeric response prompts > > Hi, > > With an iPhone, how does one go about entering numeric keypad > responses to navigate within an automated system? > > I've heard one can use a comma after the phone number. The comma > introduces > a pause; several commas produce a longer pause. > > But not all automated systems are one layer deep, and some require a > fair degree of interactivity within the system before one knows which > is the desired numeric response, or series of responses. > > Thanks in advance for any insight. > > Keith > > > -- > 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/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > 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/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > 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/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
