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Old 10-26-2008, 08:51 PM   #1
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We had an incident today while riding our motorcycles involving a drunk driver.

I pulled over and tried to call the State Police and their number here in Louisiana is: *LSP

Most phones have separate keys for the star and the pound sign.

Every time I tried to dial *LSP all I was able to get was the letter "A" or"a"?


I hope this make description makes sense?



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Old 10-26-2008, 08:53 PM   #2
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Hit the * key, then hold the alt key while typing LSP
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John

Thanks so much. I was trying everything I could possibly think of and was not able to get it to work. I wish I had known this earlier today :(


Thanks again - that information should be on the FAQ page.

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Old 10-26-2008, 09:27 PM   #4
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Sorry to hear about your accident. BTW, 911 also works from cell phones in the US...
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Wirelessly posted (T-Mobile BB 8320 OS 4.5.0.81)

Are you sure it's *LSP or is it *577?
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Are you sure it's *LSP or is it *577?
That is the same thing.

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Old 10-27-2008, 11:52 PM   #8
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Hello All,

Not to hijack the thread but does this mean that you can hold alt and type in letters instead of numbers. I'm thinking of goog411; instead of searching for the letter to number conversion can i just hold alt and type goog then type 411?

Am I making sense???

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yes, that's what it means.
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glad I stumbled on this, great information John Thank you
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You can copy '*' in your MemoPad or SM, and then Paste it to the dial
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