/=======\ //=\\ /-\ || /-\ /-\ || | // \\ || \\ || // \\ // \\ || | _ // \\ _ || \\ || _ // \\ // \\ ||--------- |_| //=======\\ |_| || \\ || |_| // \__/ \\ || | // \\ || \\ || // \\ || | // \\ || \\ || // \\ \========/ // \\ || \\_/ // \\ B e l l A t l a n t i c N y n e x M o b i l e o r B l u n d e r i n g A s s h o l e s w h o d o n ' t k N o w M u c h /\ /--\ /----\ /--------\ /------------\ /----------------\ /--------------------\ /------------------------\ /----------------------------\ /--------------------------------\ /------------------------------------\ |A Few Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile Phone| |---Services Explained & other stuff---| \-------------by mechanic------------/ \______________part 2____________/ _________ Contents: ^^^^^^^^^ 1.) Forward 2.) BANM Tip of the day 3.) Talk Dial, what it is, and how to use it. 4.) Closing section: 1 ________ Forward: ^^^^^^^^ Welcome to part II of the Bell Atlantin Nynex Mobile Phone Services Explained and other stuff files. In this file, I will explain the service BANM offers called Talk Dial. Remember, these files are here for informational purposes, to bring information to the h/p scene, because lack of information hurts us all. What should you expect from later parts of this series? Welp, I will explain alot of the stuff about Talk Along, stuff from trashing, etc... section: 2 ____________________ BANM Tip of the day: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Welp, since this file is on the BANM services, I thought that it would be fun to get a manual of some sort. I will write about the good stuff in the manual at a later date, maybe part III of this series of files. Well anyways, I was reading some literature about the Talk Along service. It's a discounted price plan type of service for BANM. An dit said that there was something called an "Answer Book" that cam ewith the service. Including such topics as: þ Calling Information þ Roaming þ Billing þ Troubleshooting þ Service Information þ Cellulat Long Distance þ Special Features and services It says that this comes with the Talk Along EXPRESS Package. So what I thought was, "Hey, this may be interesting, I want to get a copy of this." So, I resorted to my ol' social engineering tactics (explained in an earlier file from DMS). So I called em up, and this is how it went: BANM: Hello, Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile, this is Mike, how may I help you? me: well mike, I got the Talk Along service, and I lost my manual, err, answer book. mike: Well sir, that is no problem, we have plenty down here. Is it possible for you to come over here and pick it up? me: mike, sure, that'd be great! thanks alot mike, you have been a big help. mike: no problem sir, our purpose is to help you out the best we can. me: thank you, goodbye, and have a nice evening! mike: you too. goodbye sir. That was all it took, less than 2 minutes of conversation. So as you see, it is definetly not hard to mooch info from these guys =] and that's it for the tip of the day. section: 3 ________________________________________ Talk Dial, what it is and how to use it: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ In this file I will explain to you the service of Talk Dail offered by our favorite cell phone service company, BANM. Talk Dial is a voice activated dialing service, so you can dial numbers and stuff, just by saying a name or a phone number, and it will call it for you. This is a "hands free service", but you still have to press [*] [SEND] to use the service, which makes it 98% hands free, and not totally. What the basics of this service are is, just say a pre-entered entry, such as "defcon", and it will dial the number. This is available on any cellular phone, no exceptions, you just have to be subscribed to the Talk Dial service. You can have up to 20 (wow..) pre-programmed numbers in your personal directory. Talk Dial is available for 2.99$ a month. And it has a 30 day money back gaurantee also. They will credit your account with BANM for the 2.99$. I personnaly think that this service is another pointless addition, made to look cool, by the telco people, to make more $$, I dunno... you take a look for yourself and think about that. I will attempt to explain how to access Talk Dial, how to set-up your personal directory on Talk Dial, and how to use this hands free dialing service. To begin using Talk Dial, press [*] [SEND] The first time you access the service, there will be a short announce- ment including instructions explained in this article, on how to use the service. After you have heard the announcements, they will give you the opportunity to listening to them the second and third times you access the service. The third time you access the service, you will br prompted by a voice that says "Talk Dial", followed by a tone. I will refer to the tone in this file with :þ: as a symbol in this file. There are 4 commands given after the :þ:, and they are: -DIAL BY NUMBER by saying a seven or ten digit number -DIAL BY NAME by saying a name stored in your personal directory -PROGRAM YOUR DIRECTORY by saying "DIRECTORY" -Listen to helpful instructions by saying "HELP" =Dialing by number ------------------ Activate Talk Dial by pressing [*] [SEND] You can dial a number simply by saying it: THE SYSTEM SAYS: YOU SAY: ---------------- -------- Talk Dial :þ: "8018553326" for example only I'm Dialing "8018553326" :þ: *To stop the system from dialing, say "NO" immeadiatly after the tone. And you will be returned to the Talk Dial :þ: prompt =Programming your personal directory ------------------------------------ The Talk Dial personal directory allows you to make and uphold a list of up to 20 numbers that you will probably dial most frequently. Once you have set this up, you can simply dial a number by saying a name. The "ADD" function; lets you add a name and number to your directory. Two syllable words or two-word names for each name/number entry works the best, the system seems to respond to these better. (well? what were you expecting from the telco? QUALITY service?! =) And try to avaiod names that sound alike. Because this may confuse the system. (But what if all your friends are named mike?) The "DELETE" function; this allows you to delete a name from your personal directory. You can just delete entries by name, or have Talk Dial list the names in your directory and you can follow the prompts from there. The "REVIEW" function; lets you review the names and numbers in your personal directory. Here's how to do it: THE SYSTEM SAYS YOU SAY --------------- ------- Talk Dial :þ: "Directory" Add, delete, or review? :þ: "Add" Say the name or location to add :þ: "DefCon" Want to add "DefCon"? "Yes" What's the number for "DefCon"? "8018553326" "8018553326" Correct? :þ: "Yes" =Dialing by name ---------------- Activate Talk Dial [*] [SEND] (once your personal directory is all set up, you can dial by name) THE SYSTEM SAYS YOU SAY --------------- ------- Talk Dial :þ: "DefCon" I'm calling "DefCon" :þ: *Remeber, you can stop the system from dialing a number by immeadiatly saying "NO" after the tone, and it will bring you back to the main menu. =Helpful Hints for troubleshooting Talk Dial (taken directly from BANM) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - Always wait for a tone before speaking. - Speak in a normal tone of voice but enunciate your words clearly. - When storing a name in your directory use two-word combinations or two syllable words for better recognition. Avoid names that sound similar to each other or to one of the command words. - The Talk Dial service will understand you better when using your handset rather than speakerphone. (so much for the hands free idea eh?) - When using the service in "handsfree" mode, reduce backround noise by rolling up car windows and turning off the radio. (really? man you guys are friggin' geniuses over there.. heh) - When programming names in your directory, avoid extremely quiet or noisy enviroments. (so are you saying i should just open my window a crack?) If you mostly use the handset, program names using the handset. If you mostly use the "handsfree" mode, program using your "handsfree" microphone. - Say each digit of a telephone number separately. Talk Dial cannot identify grouped numbers like "twenty-five" or "eight hundred." - Talk Dial understands the word "zero" better than "oh" [0]. - You do not need to begin long distance numbers with "1" or "zero." - Talk Dial 'only' recognizes seven and 10 digit numbers. 911, 611, [#] or [*] service numbers must be dialed using the keypad. - You can return to the Talk Dial menu by pressing the [*] key while in "directory" or "help" menus. - If your phone is unable to access Talk Dial by pressing [*] [SEND], try [*] [V] [A] [D], (*823). The majority of cellular phones can access the service using the [*] [SEND] keys. For additional information, consult your Cellular Phone Owners Manual. section: 4 ________ Closing: ^^^^^^^^ Welp, that's it for part II of the BANM series. Expect to see more in this series soon. Other services, more tips of the day, even the results from trashing at BANM. Thanks, and I hoped you found this informational.