If you make frequent calling card calls, you can put the calling card access number, the PIN, and the destination number in one entry in your phone's Contacts list. Then, you can dial it quickly by locating the contact or even set it for speed dialing or voice commands.
But the problem is that the phone cannot just dial all the digits without a pause. The calling card service needs to accept the call after you dial the access number, before you can dial the PIN. It also needs to verify the PIN before you are prompted to dial the destination number. How do you put pauses between the access number and the PIN, and then between the PIN and the destination number, without human intervention?
Nokia phones have a nifty feature that puts pauses in a stream of digits. You just enter the phone number normally in the contact entry. When you need a pause between numbers, you click the * key three times until the letter "p" appears. If you need a longer pause, you can enter more than one "p" consecutively. Then you can go on to enter the next number after the pause.
But the problem is that the phone cannot just dial all the digits without a pause. The calling card service needs to accept the call after you dial the access number, before you can dial the PIN. It also needs to verify the PIN before you are prompted to dial the destination number. How do you put pauses between the access number and the PIN, and then between the PIN and the destination number, without human intervention?
Nokia phones have a nifty feature that puts pauses in a stream of digits. You just enter the phone number normally in the contact entry. When you need a pause between numbers, you click the * key three times until the letter "p" appears. If you need a longer pause, you can enter more than one "p" consecutively. Then you can go on to enter the next number after the pause.
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