Comments on: Assign a speed dial key to BlackBerry contacts

By: Gabriela Maria

Gabriela Maria — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:14:31 +0000

Hello, can someone help me, I’m not able to use the N key on my phone and it keeps on asking me to assign speed dial. Without being able to use the N key I can’t login to my apps, please help me. Thanks!

By: Cooper

Cooper — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:25:39 +0000

@Phillipe just hold down any unassigned key and it can be used to speed dial.

By: Philippe

Philippe — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:33:50 +0000

I understand the speed dial and how to reassign the contacts. My question is, How to change from using letters (A, B, C, D…) to using numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5…) instead. We are used to numbers (speed dial 23 to call bob) instead of letters (Speed dial Y to call john).

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Assigning speed dial keys on your BlackBerry Storm | BB Geeks — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:31:57 +0000

[...] posts a Storm tip, we’ll be quick to point their way. In the past we’ve gone over how to assign a speed dial key on your BlackBerry, as well as reassigning the A, W, and Q speed dial keys. That’s fine and [...]

By: AlarieP

AlarieP — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:49:12 +0000

Thanks so much!

By: JerryD

JerryD — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:11:05 +0000

You need to fix the second sentence. You meant to say “As long as you have home screen dialing DISABLED”. Also, as noted in my blog posted last June:
“You tap the key (for about 1/2 second) to invoke the shortcut. If you hold down the key longer, you will either invoke an assigned speed dial, or be asked if you want to assign the key to a speed dial if it’s not already assigned. This also makes up for not being able to dial from the Home screen as you have 26 speed dial keys available.”

By: javatyger

javatyger — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:08:27 +0000

Umm, you might want to gwt your facts right: even with home screen dialing disabled, you can assign speed dials to all keys (except a couple). Its worked on my old 8330 and my Javalin (8900).

By: Gil

Gil — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:46:16 +0000

Now can anybody tell me a quicker way to open a text message to my wife?

By: jimthewino

jimthewino — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:00:09 +0000

Small nitpick; at least with the 8330, it doesn’t matter whether or not you have home screen dialing enabled. You can use both home screen shirtcuts and speed dialing, depending on how long you hold down a letter. For example, tapping the “a” key gets you your address book, while holding it down speed dials Amanda Andrews. So there’s very little downside, other than personal preference, to disabling home screen dialing. You don’t lose the ability to speed dial.