“By any chance, do you have Kim’s phone number?”
“I’m pretty sure I do. Let me look through my address book. I’ll call you back in a sec.”
For a while there this was a common slice of conversation. Of course, that was about eight years ago, before the smartphone revolution. Now, though, it’s easy to get to your contacts screen. Not only that, you can send the number via SMS while you’re still on the call.
For OS 5.0
I’m not sure what OS version this started with, but getting to your contacts screen is pretty simple. On the phone call just hit Menu, and select View Contacts. From there you can get the contact information. In fact, you can browse around your BlackBerry by hitting the Escape button.
In other words, if you go into your contacts and find the number you want to send, you can copy and paste, and then open up a new SMS message, paste in the number, and send it off. That works even on CDMA networks, which do not allow data usage while a phone call is in progress. GSM users might find a few more options for sending, including BBM.
For older OS versions
From what I understand, you can view your contacts by hitting the Send button, which will bring up your call log, and then pressing and holding the Send button. That will bring up your contacts. Since I no longer have a BlackBerry with an older OS I’m not sure exactly what you can do while on the call. Anyone want to weigh in?
