Actually, I never save extensions in my phone book. I use the touchscreen to 
activate the buttons during menus. It is not difficult for me at all. I usually 
touch right where the number is. It merely takes practice.

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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> On 24 Jan 2014, at 5:30, Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net> wrote:
> 
> what sighted person?
> I do this effortlessly every day, with a phone that has buttons, and new ones 
> come out all the time.
> there can be no saving, the choices change all the time.
> Forgive my swift reply, but the us verses them thinking always blows my mind, 
> as if the experience of sight loss is  two sides of the same coin.
> gosh I can do this with buttons...period.
> Kare
> 
>> On Thu, 23 Jan 2014, Daniel Hawkins wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, you can, depends how fast you at flicking left or right, or finding the 
>> dial numbers. Yes, it is slightly slower than what a sighted person can do.
>> 
>> If you are dialing a number and you know you will have to press 1 for 
>> english, press 4 for your next option. You can save it to your contacts with 
>> a comma or two for a few second delay and add the menu number. Say for 
>> example put the number 8004561234,1,4 and that will choose the menu options 
>> automatically for you, and you don’t have to do anything.
>> 
>> This is how I save my bus scheduling number. I just put my bus number and 
>> put a comma then what ever menu option that you know you wanted. And you can 
>> do this with banks with your account number.
>> Daniel Hawkins
>> - Posted from my Macbook Pro
>> 
>> 2012 15in. Macbook Pro
>> 2.3 Quad-core i7
>> 4GB DDR3
>> 500GB HDD
>> 
>> Dual Boot:
>> Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit
>> 
>>> On Jan 23, 2014, at 10:12 AM, Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi folks,
>>> I read often that it is difficult if not impossible to dial in a 
>>> traditional way using an iphone.
>>> here is a simple example.
>>> Let's say you are traveling, you must dial a location, then a user number, 
>>> then an  a password.  you then must make a series of choices from a menu.
>>> these choices change based on information  presented.
>>> I realize many of you use your iphone for a number of different things.
>>> However, I am asking about this specific task.  can it be done often with 
>>> changing flexibility and effortlessly?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Karen
>>> 
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