2007-07-16 16:23:02 · 7 answers · asked by Ommar 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Land Phones
I usually use it when a credit card activation ask my to hit the pound key.....and also when using a calling card...you need to hit the pound key....so you can call several ppl on one pin-number entry!!
2007-07-17 02:29:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
So this is leftovers. The long ago original touch-pad also had and A, B, C, an D key. These were not common at all. Because the star and pound symbol used the DTMF(dual tone multi frequency) frequencies already present for the 1 and 3 column and the "zero" row those keys were kept for future "features." Well now that future arrived a long time ago so those keys have taken on all manner of different assigned functions on both phones and phone equipment accessories. **78 makes my answering machine play back messages as on example. For text messages, phones manufacturers assign punctuation and other stuff. Sometimes those keys are used for programming a programmable phone. Because those keys are not used in telephone calling, they get all kinds of secondary assignments.
2007-07-16 17:13:05 · answer #2 · answered by wapermaster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wanna know why it's called the pound key .... ???!!!!
2007-07-16 16:35:14 · answer #3 · answered by Mari C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually how people can contact the Secret Police. They've formed a unit, you know?
2007-07-16 16:30:25 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol i wish it was to send money out the phone!
2007-07-20 05:17:18 · answer #5 · answered by foxy lady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just pound on it for a while and then you'll know.
2007-07-16 16:33:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can tell you your wait!
2007-07-16 16:30:47 · answer #7 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋