Orange SPV C500: Sending DTMF Tones ... HOW?

[Guest sainthalo]

Hi, With my old Siemens SL45i I could call a number and then quickly send DTMF tones by selecting a number which I had already stored in my addressbook. This proved extremely useful.

With the SPV C500 it seems I have to memorise the number as I cannot figure out how to SEND DTMF TONES from the addressbook/contacts list whilst in a call. The manual is without information in this regard and I suspect Orange have not included this due to people using calling card 0800 companies.

Does anyone know how to do this?

Thanks! :?:

[Guest chucky.egg]

Not sure it's the same thing... but I use 'p' for pauses within the number I'm calling, and then add the DTM tones after.

So, for example, my credit card contact has this number in it:

+448457404404pp404433p81466353p191807

More 'p's mean mode delay before sendng the next lot (I think it 2 secs per 'p')

[Guest sainthalo]

Not sure it's the same thing... but I use 'p' for pauses within the number I'm calling, and then add the DTM tones after.

So, for example, my credit card contact has this number in it:

+448457404404pp404433p81466353p191807

More 'p's mean mode delay before sendng the next lot (I think it 2 secs per 'p')

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Hi, thanks for the tip. Im hoping I dont need to go that route as I have a lot of numbers to change in that case and it is just too inonvenient. All my old phones had this enabled so I cant understand why it is not available.

[Guest scott2eyes]

I don't think this is one of those things like ringtone composers and FF/REW that are available on older phones, but not newer ones- if you dial a contact on a phone, then the phone simply assumes that you want to dial a contact. On older phones, the phone performed the same action, whether you were in a call or not. With the C500, as you've probably already discovered, it tries to do the same thing, except it realises that there's a call in progress, so it opens up a second line to dial the "new" number.

Unless there's a third-party app available, the only thing I can suggest is editing the numbers in Outlook on the PC, as it's quicker. Might be worth having a look for something- as there are applications that can edit all your contacts (eg. adding international codes to numbers) there might well be a way around it.

[Guest sainthalo]

I don't think this is one of those things like ringtone composers and FF/REW that are available on older phones, but not newer ones- if you dial a contact on a phone, then the phone simply assumes that you want to dial a contact. On older phones, the phone performed the same action, whether you were in a call or not. With the C500, as you've probably already discovered, it tries to do the same thing, except it realises that there's a call in progress, so it opens up a second line to dial the "new" number.

Unless there's a third-party app available, the only thing I can suggest is editing the numbers in Outlook on the PC, as it's quicker. Might be worth having a look for something- as there are applications that can edit all your contacts (eg. adding international codes to numbers) there might well be a way around it.

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Hi thanks for taking your time to reply. Its going to be a real pain but it may be the only option. The reason I need the DTMF tones is I normally make calls through First Telecom as it is much cheaper especially overseas but even UK. I was wondering if I change the phones firmware to imate does it change anything like the ability to record voice and send DTMF?

[Guest scott2eyes]

I was wondering if I change the phones firmware to imate does it change anything like the ability to record voice and send DTMF?

I don't know, but I'd be very surprised if it made a difference.