Why do they need to put the alphabet then?

The same reason there's alphabets on your home/landline phone. Easier to remember and dial numbers like 1-800-flowers

This post has been edited by hsyong: Oct 24 2010, 05:38 PM

If you just keep it on your bed without doing anything maybe possible.

yes u can but u need to idle the phone all the time...

lol because i average 1 week got 3-4 calls only lol...

For landline phone, it makes sense, but this is a freakin mobile phone. It should be common sense to have it enable on the dialer.

On mobile phones you still can dial the "coded" numbers like 1-800-flowers... that's why the alphabets are there. But I still don't understand, why do you need to type actual text with a dialpad?? Never seen this feature on any phone before

how to dial say... 1800-888-DHL ah?

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Added on October 24, 2010, 5:48 pmdie.. I just found my phone cannot have those kind of number... have to refer to the keypad....

This post has been edited by BuFung: Oct 24 2010, 05:48 PM

Please see this : http://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/guides/...N8-00_UG_en.pdf

Page 37

Also, the N8 was suppose to have this feature, and it was even mentioned here (called Smart Dial):

http://www.i-symbian.com/nokia-n8-will-have-smart-dial/




This post has been edited by pirateguy: Oct 24 2010, 05:57 PM

Okay I get it now. But everyone else was replying to your original question : "On the virtual keypad (not the keyboard), how do you input the alphabet or enable predictive T9? "

There is no way the dialpad will display alphabets or T9... what is in the manual is a different feature.. you still type the pad and it will display NUMBERS and it will try to match with your phonebook (according to what the alphabet the numbers represent).

Maybe this feature will be in the next firmware update?

This post has been edited by hsyong: Oct 24 2010, 06:08 PM

Well I thought you have to use the predictive T9 when it comes to looking for names.

But the point is, such feature (smart dialing) is missing, and its even printed on the manual.



This post has been edited by pirateguy: Oct 24 2010, 06:08 PM

no t9 in typing sms in keypad meh?

Yup, it's not predictive text, it's just like you type on a normal phone (just look which number represent which alpabet) and the display will display only the number.

And yup, the feature to match/find the contacts with what you type is missing. Or must it be enabled somewhere?

This post has been edited by hsyong: Oct 24 2010, 06:11 PM

i am upset now
my dad say me buy too much hp
me n n8 like no fate T T
damn sad now

Arghh later go practice my N8 photo taking skills at steamboat

remember to capture those moment when u put food into the pot.. and the water spill up and down and creating pattern kind of moment wor....

roasted salmon fish head taken by N8 @ SG - Hachi Tei Japanese restaurant
very nice~ yummy

hmm just woke up. Was expecting to post in v9...
Anyway last night b4 sleep got 50%batt, forgot to offline widgets. Woke up ngam ngam saw battery low warning.

did u guys remove the plastic cover for the camera lense and flash?