Speed calling service allows
telephone
A telephone is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be easily heard directly. A telephone converts sound, typically and most efficiently the human voice, into e ...
subscribers to assign one or two digit speed calling codes, by dialing a change speed calling list access code, a
feature code, and a new
telephone number
A telephone number is a sequence of digits assigned to a landline telephone subscriber station connected to a telephone line or to a wireless electronic telephony device, such as a radio telephone or a mobile telephone, or to other devices f ...
. Thereafter, the subscribers need only use the assigned speed code to reach the desired party rather than dial the long phone number. This service became commonplace in the 1970s with the spread of
Stored Program Control exchange
Stored program control (SPC) is a telecommunications technology for telephone exchanges. Its characteristic is that the switching system is controlled by a computer program stored in a memory in the switching system. SPC was the enabling technolog ...
s capable of implementing the required databases. It remains useful in installations of many extensions where programming each telephone set would be arduous. Speed calling subscriptions have largely been replaced by the introduction of telephone handsets which incorporate a local version of speed dial.
Speed Calling allows subscribers to program shortcuts for telephone numbers to dial them quickly with just one or two digits. Both Speed Calling 8 and Speed Calling 30 require a subscription from your local telephone company.
FAQ: Calling Features
Speed Calling 8 allows subscribers to assign a telephone number to each of the digits 2 through 9, a total of eight numbers. To program the numbers, dial *74, followed by the digit 2 through 9 to assign the number to, followed by the full telephone number as you would normally dial it. Then, to dial the number in the future, dial the digit 2 through 9 followed by #.
Speed Calling 30 allows subscribers to assign a telephone number to each of the numbers 20 through 49, a total of 30 numbers. To program the numbers, dial *75, followed by the number 20 through 49 to assign the number to, followed by the full telephone number as you would normally dial it. Then, to dial the number in the future, dial the number 20 through 49 followed by #.
See also
* Speed dial
Speed dial is a function available on many telephone systems allowing the user to place a call by pressing a reduced number of keys. This function is particularly useful for phone users who dial certain numbers on a regular basis.
In most case ...
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References
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Calling features