BruceR wrote:

> Motorola got the message! The phonebook in the newly released v3i now
> lets you add street and email addresses. Maybe Motox or someone can
> take that and add it to a Flex/Flash for older models like the v551.

It would eliminate the need to carry my pda, as well. :-)

Bill K

"Trent" <eyler@cox.net> wrote in message
news:vceuf.30760$9G.11358@dukeread10...
> Mark,
> Maybe I'm missing something.
>
> If I have three phone numbers for someone (cell, home, work) it takes
> three separate entries in my V551 phone book. And each of these can only
> display name and phone number.
>
> How are categories helping?
>
> Trent
>

I've never used a V551, but I think it's similar in menu design to the V180,
188, 300, 330, 400, 600 etc. Here's how I use it: I have two teenagers, a
timeshare, a job, several close friends, home repair people, etc. Using the
Category feature, I assign all the numbers in the phonebook to it's
category: My teenagers -- all of Sara's friends into a category called
"Sara's Friends", all of Larry's into "Larry's Friends". All the numbers
that have to do with the timeshare into the "Timeshare" category. You get
the picture. Then when I'm at work, and I just want job-related numbers to
show on the screen when I choose Phonebook, all I do is choose the "Work"
category. If I'm looking for one of my kids, I switch to the appropriate
category ("Larry's Friends" or "Sara's Friends") and I don't have to look
through my entire phonebook for the right numbers.

How it works: Only numbers stored in the phone's memory can be categorized.
So you have to copy all the Sim card numbers to the phone. Once you've done
that, all you have to do is open the phone book, press the center-top "menu"
key, scroll down to "Categories" and select, and then you can
choose/create/delete categories. It's very handy.

Thanks so much!
Man, just got this phone, which was previously owned, and it came with
its own psychological issues...!
Thanks a lot,

alex
Mark Stone wrote:
> "Trent" <eyler@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:vceuf.30760$9G.11358@dukeread10...
> > Mark,
> > Maybe I'm missing something.
> >
> > If I have three phone numbers for someone (cell, home, work) it takes
> > three separate entries in my V551 phone book. And each of these can only
> > display name and phone number.
> >
> > How are categories helping?
> >
> > Trent
> >
>
> I've never used a V551, but I think it's similar in menu design to the V180,
> 188, 300, 330, 400, 600 etc. Here's how I use it: I have two teenagers, a
> timeshare, a job, several close friends, home repair people, etc. Using the
> Category feature, I assign all the numbers in the phonebook to it's
> category: My teenagers -- all of Sara's friends into a category called
> "Sara's Friends", all of Larry's into "Larry's Friends". All the numbers
> that have to do with the timeshare into the "Timeshare" category. You get
> the picture. Then when I'm at work, and I just want job-related numbers to
> show on the screen when I choose Phonebook, all I do is choose the "Work"
> category. If I'm looking for one of my kids, I switch to the appropriate
> category ("Larry's Friends" or "Sara's Friends") and I don't have to look
> through my entire phonebook for the right numbers.
>
> How it works: Only numbers stored in the phone's memory can be categorized.
> So you have to copy all the Sim card numbers to the phone. Once you've done
> that, all you have to do is open the phone book, press the center-top "menu"
> key, scroll down to "Categories" and select, and then you can
> choose/create/delete categories. It's very handy.