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  1. #1
    Ajanta
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    For a long time I was with AT&T's eventually ill-fated TDMA service. My
    first free phone had little memory, one number to each name, and I
    organized it as "Susan home" "Susan cell" etc.

    Then I got a phone that could store a few names under each name (but
    they were predefined, like home/work/cell). So I started writing names
    as "Susan H C" and "Josh H W C" to remind myself which numbers were
    there under that name.

    Anyway, now I just signed up a new account with T-Mobile and got a
    Nokia 6030. It seems to have a lot of memory. It also has an option of
    "groups".

    Before I spend a lot of time typing in names and numbers, I am
    wondering what the best organization would be. By best I mean easiest
    to retrieve with least number of clicks. If you have worked out a good
    system, I would love to hear what it is. Do you create groups, or just
    a long list of names, for example?



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  2. #2
    Canopus
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    Re: How do you organize your phonebook?

    Ajanta scribed in message <180120071632186681%[email protected]> at
    22:32:18 18/01/2007

    >Before I spend a lot of time typing in names and numbers, I am
    >wondering what the best organization would be. By best I mean easiest
    >to retrieve with least number of clicks. If you have worked out a good
    >system, I would love to hear what it is. Do you create groups, or just
    >a long list of names, for example?


    Why either/or? Putting a contact into a Group doesn't remove it from the
    long list, it creates another option for searching. If your phone has
    speech recognition as well then you just press one button and speak the
    contacts name. However, in using speech recognition you will have to list
    each contact and phone number uniquely. For instance, my boss has two
    phone numbers I use, one home and the other mobile, so I can't list him as
    Chris and include his home and mobile in his details as the phone always
    dials a default number, I have to make two entries, Chris Home and Chris
    Mobile.

    Spend a bit of time giving yourself all the options and it will pay off in
    the future.

    --
    Rob

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/canopus_archives/



  3. #3

    Re: How do you organize your phonebook?

    On 19 Jan 2007 11:34:42 GMT, "Canopus" <[email protected]> wrote
    this with the utmost thought:

    >Ajanta scribed in message <180120071632186681%[email protected]> at
    >22:32:18 18/01/2007
    >
    >>Before I spend a lot of time typing in names and numbers, I am
    >>wondering what the best organization would be. By best I mean easiest
    >>to retrieve with least number of clicks. If you have worked out a good
    >>system, I would love to hear what it is. Do you create groups, or just
    >>a long list of names, for example?

    >
    >Why either/or? Putting a contact into a Group doesn't remove it from the
    >long list, it creates another option for searching. If your phone has
    >speech recognition as well then you just press one button and speak the
    >contacts name. However, in using speech recognition you will have to list
    >each contact and phone number uniquely. For instance, my boss has two
    >phone numbers I use, one home and the other mobile, so I can't list him as
    >Chris and include his home and mobile in his details as the phone always
    >dials a default number, I have to make two entries, Chris Home and Chris
    >Mobile.


    No flames please. Motorola V3i voice dialling, one contact several numbers
    and software is intelligent enough to let you decide mobile, home, work and
    not just a single, default number.

    Surely Nokia has a competing mobile?



  4. #4
    Robert Coe
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    Re: How do you organize your phonebook?

    On 19 Jan 2007 11:34:42 GMT, "Canopus" <[email protected]> wrote:
    : Ajanta scribed in message <180120071632186681%[email protected]> at
    : 22:32:18 18/01/2007
    :
    : >Before I spend a lot of time typing in names and numbers, I am
    : >wondering what the best organization would be. By best I mean easiest
    : >to retrieve with least number of clicks. If you have worked out a good
    : >system, I would love to hear what it is. Do you create groups, or just
    : >a long list of names, for example?
    :
    : Why either/or? Putting a contact into a Group doesn't remove it from the
    : long list, it creates another option for searching. If your phone has
    : speech recognition as well then you just press one button and speak the
    : contacts name. However, in using speech recognition you will have to list
    : each contact and phone number uniquely. For instance, my boss has two
    : phone numbers I use, one home and the other mobile, so I can't list him as
    : Chris and include his home and mobile in his details as the phone always
    : dials a default number, I have to make two entries, Chris Home and Chris
    : Mobile.

    Some newer phones (my LG 8300, for example) don't require you to preset the
    voice dial feature. I can say "Call John Doe home" or "Call John Doe work",
    and the phone will select the right number from John's entry in my contacts.

    Bob



  5. #5
    Canopus
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    Re: How do you organize your phonebook?

    Robert Coe scribed in message <[email protected]>
    at 14:45:14 28/01/2007

    >Some newer phones (my LG 8300, for example) don't require you to preset the
    >voice dial feature. I can say "Call John Doe home" or "Call John Doe work",
    >and the phone will select the right number from John's entry in my
    >contacts.


    That's interesting, I never thought of adding Home or Work after the
    contacts name during voice dialling, will have to try it on my 6234.

    --
    Rob

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/canopus_archives/



  6. #6
    SMS
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    Re: How do you organize your phonebook?

    Ajanta wrote:

    > Before I spend a lot of time typing in names and numbers, I am
    > wondering what the best organization would be. By best I mean easiest
    > to retrieve with least number of clicks. If you have worked out a good
    > system, I would love to hear what it is. Do you create groups, or just
    > a long list of names, for example?


    For the quick-dial numbers, 1-9, I put in the names as 1-Home, 2-Wife
    Cell, 3-Child Cell, ....

    Then I put in all the names lastname, firstname. The newer phones let
    you have multiple phone numbers under each name, and specify which is
    the primary number, so you can call it without going to the sub-number
    menu once you get to the name in the contact list. Prior to that, I
    would just add "Home," "Work," or "Cell," to the listing.



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