ubuntu-phone team mailing list archive

[Pat McGowan <pat.mcgowan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This was reported as
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dialer-app/+bug/1308068

On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 9:08 AM, Silas Wulff <silaswulff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I am trying out the Ubuntu phone on Nexus 5 (have ordered a BQ, but it has
> yet to arrive) for work, but have found a limitation that seems to be a
> showstopper altogether
>
> I have a bunch of numbers coded into my SIM, which is for conference
> calls. The numbers are in a format like xxx-xxx-xxx,,1234567# where
> xxx-xxx-xxx is the number for a conference call service and 1234567# is the
> passcode for my conference.
>
> What it does on all my prior phones (Symbian, Android, iOS, Win phone and
> even now on Firefox OS as well) is dial xxx-xxx-xxx, wait 10 seconds (5 sec
> pr comma) and then send the 1234567# as if I was inputting it like on a
> normal dialpad.
>
> When I dial these from Ubuntu phone (via my contact list) the dialler
> application won't let me dial the number.
>
> I have too many of these to memorize and use them frequently so there is
> no way for me to use this phone without them other than writing them down
> which would be a real hassle
>
> I am open to suggestions that requires changing code / messing around on
> the terminal and so on.
>
> The feature should probably be using DMTF tones, which I don't know if the
> dialer app supports.
>
> Any ideas ?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Silas
>
>
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