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Re:My Addressbook? Keep it. Telephone numbers are a disgrace... by bwarp on Thursday February 09, 2012 @07:34AM (#3570846)
Spot on! This is exactly my problem with this.

I have a Nokia 6303. I press a couple of buttons and I'm calling the person I want. It's so unbelievably solved.

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Re:My Addressbook? Keep it. Telephone numbers are a disgrace... by icebraining on Thursday February 09, 2012 @08:36AM (#3571032)
I have a Nokia E65. I press one button and say the person's name, and the call is made.

Buttons? Bah ;)

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Re:My Addressbook? Keep it. Telephone numbers are a disgrace... by bwarp on Thursday February 09, 2012 @11:06AM (#3571608)
My 6303 does that but I look like an idiot doing it ;-)
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Re:My Addressbook? Keep it. Telephone numbers are a disgrace... by andreasklinger on Thursday February 09, 2012 @07:51AM (#3570893)
An etc/host file is easy to use when you got it set up. Thrn its just a few clicks.

Thw fundamental problem is the same Numbers are a techincal layer i as a user dont zo know about

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Re:My Addressbook? Keep it. Telephone numbers are a disgrace... by nirvdrum on Thursday February 09, 2012 @08:05AM (#3570935)
An /etc/hosts file is something you set up locally. How is that different than an address book then? I feel like I must be missing something.
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