The customer services alphabet for spelling over the phone?

Question

A part of my job is involves customer services and i never properly learnt that funny alphabet that customer services people use for spelling out names and addresses clearly e.g. 'a' for alpha 'b' for beta 'e' for echo.... does anyone know the complete list A-Z? it would be really helpful cos I'm too busy at work to find it on the net. I think too many times i've had to say 'b' for banana and 's' for spatula.... Best answer goes to the complete and correct listing. thx!

apologies for all the typing errors btw!

thanks for all your help!

Like the "inherited alphabet" too!

Answer 1

What you are referring to is the NATO phonetic alphabet.

This web site will meet your needs.

http://www.dynamoo.com/technical/phonetic.htm

A - Alpha K - Kilo U - Uniform 0 - Zero
B - Bravo L - Lima V - Victor 1 - Wun (One)
C - Charlie M - Mike W - Whiskey 2 - Two
D - Delta N - November X - X-ray 3 - Tree (Three)
E - Echo O - Oscar Y - Yankee 4 - Fower (Four)
F - Foxtrot P - Papa Z - Zulu 5 - Fife (Five)
G - Golf Q - Quebec 6 - Six
H - Hotel R - Romeo . - decimal (point) 7 - Seven
I - India S - Sierra . - (full) stop 8 - Ait (Eight)
J - Juliet T - Tango 9 - Niner (Nine)


Dave B

Answer 2

A Alfa
Alpha
B Bravo
C Charlie
D Delta
E Echo
F Foxtrot
G Golf
H Hotel
I India
J Juliett
K Kilo
L Lima
M Mike
N November
O Oscar
P Papa
Q Quebec
R Romeo
S Sierra
T Tango
U Uniform
V Victor
W Whiskey
X X-ray

Y Yankee
Z Zulu

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Alpha, Beta, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whisky, Xray, Yankee, Zulu

Answer 5

I believe your right. Not only is customer service almost non-existent in the big stores nowadays, but I just tried to get through to CS for our local water utility because I suspect an error on my last bill. After going through several minutes of a phone menu, I hung on the phone for 10 minutes waiting for a real live representative. I finally hung up without speaking to anyone. This seems to happen any time I call for service. It's so frustrating. I feel as though we are all being taken hostage by our utility companies with no recourse.

Answer 6

Alpha Bravo Charlie delta echo foxtrot golf hotel india juliette kilo lima mike november oscar papa quebec romeo sierra tango uniform victor whiskey x-ray yankee zulu

Answer 7

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The customer services alphabet for spelling over the phone?
A part of my job is involves customer services and i never properly learnt that funny alphabet that customer services people use for spelling out names and addresses clearly e.g. 'a' for alpha 'b' for beta 'e' for echo.... does anyone know the complete list A-Z? it would be...

Answer 8

A
ALPHA

B
BRAVO

C
CHARLIE

D
DELTA

E
ECHO

F
FOXTROT

G
GOLF

H
HOTEL

I
INDIA

J
JULIET

K
KILO

L
LIMA

M
MIKE

N
NOVEMBER

O
OSCAR

P
PAPA

Q
QUEBEC

R
ROMEO

S
SIERRA

T
TANGO

U
UNIFORM

V
VICTOR

W
WHISKEY

X
X-RAY

Y
YANKEE

Z
ZULU

Answer 9

I would say unless you work for the military or similar organisation that insists on a particular format, "b as in banana", for example, is just fine. Everybody knows "banana" and it unmistakably begins with "b".

Answer 10

A = ALPHA
B = BETA
C = CHARLIE
D = DELTA
E = ECHO
F = FOXTROT
G = GOLF
H = HOTEL
I = INDIA
J = JULIET
K = KILO
L = LIMA
M = MIKE
N = NOVEMBER
O = OSCAR
P = PAPPA
Q = QUEBEC
R = ROMEO
S = SIERRA
T = TANGO
U = UNIFORM
V = VICTOR
W= WHISKEY
X = X-RAY
Y = YANKEE
Z = ZULU

This is the phonetic alphabet.