Reel Wireless "Voice
Services" Questions
U.S.
Cellular Voice Services are a new family of products, which
includes Voice Activated Dialing and Voice Information Services.
These services provide voice access to web-based information.
Research shows that more than 50% of airtime minutes are in the
car. Since safety is a key factor, this service will allow safer
access to information and dialing. This service can be used with
any handset and is available on selected rate plans only.
Voice
activated dialing allows you to place calls easily and safely
just by saying a name from pre-established Address Book or any
phone number. For example you can say
- "Call John Smith"
- "Call John Smith on his
cell"
- "Call 555-209-1379"
Voice
Information Services gives you access to personalized voice
information such as stock quotes, sports, weather, driving
directions, horoscopes, lottery results, movie and TV listings
and more through your wireless phone.
- For emergency assistance,
dial 911 (where available). Press SEND. (Roaming charges may
apply if outside your home service area.)
- For operator assistance,
dial 0 and press SEND.
- For U.S. Cellular customer
service, dial *611 if you are in your home service area.
Otherwise, you can reach them toll-free at 1-888-944-9400.
- For directory assistance
with call completion, call 411. For long-distance directory
assistance, dial 1 + area code + 555-1212 (charges apply).
- For U.S. Cellular's
24-hour Roamer Support department, call 1-888-872-7462.
Voice
Services costs $4.95 plus airtime used. This includes Voice
Activated Dialer and Voice Information Services.
Weather
Access weather information for
17,500 U.S. cities and major cities worldwide, including
weather reports and 3-day extended forecasts for many U.S.
and international cities. The weather reports can give you
the current temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity,
current conditions, and the forecast for the rest of the
day. You can say "extended forecast" to hear the weather for
the following three days. When you ask for weather you will
automatically receive the current weather report for your
home area. To get a different weather report, say the name
of the city and state you want, or for a city outside the
U.S., say the city and country.
Stock Quotes
Listen to twenty-minute delayed stock quotes and major
indices reports, including quotes for stocks on the NYSE,
NASDAQ, and AMEX-listed securities . Say "long Quotes" and
you'll hear price, change, volume, day's low, and day's
high. Say "short quotes" and you'll hear price and change.
Flight Information
Provides you up to the minute arrival and departure
information for the following airlines:
- Air Canada
- Air France
- Alaska
- American
- America West
- British Airways
- Canadian
- Continental
- Delta
- Iberia
Airlines-Spain
- Icelandair
- Lufthansa
- Mexicana
- Midwest Express
- Northwest
- Qantas
- TWA Trans World
- United
- US Airlines
- Virgin Atlantic
Airway
If you say, "I don't
know it" for either the airline or flight number, Flight
Information will still provide you up to the minute
arrival or departure information by asking for
approximate times and cities of origin and destination.
Driving Directions
Nationwide point-to-point driving directions to more
than 100 million street addresses. Gives you turn-by-turn
driving directions. You specify the starting and destination
points. Directions are read out to you step by step. You can
say, "Pause," at any time to pause the service for up to two
minutes.
News
Audio news feeds for national, international, business,
finance, technology, sports, health and entertainment. Gives
you updated daily news. The news categories are Nations
News, World News, Business, Finance, Technology, Sports,
Health, and Entertainment.
Sports
gives you daily scores, league reports, schedules, injury
reports and point spreads. Here are the sports that are
covered: NFL, NBA, Major league Baseball, NHL, College
football, College Basketball, College Hockey, Women's
College Basketball, Tennis, Golf, Soccer, Boxing, and Auto
Racing.
TV Dramas
Daily or weekly recap of TVs most popular TV dramas.
Gives you a recap of the last episode of your favorite TV
drama or Soap Opera. When you are using TV Dramas you can
check a list of available programs.
Horoscopes
Gives you daily updated horoscopes. Just say the zodiac
sign you want or your birthday.
Lottery Results
Provides winning lottery numbers for state lotteries
nationwide.
Movies
Provides showtimes for current movies playing at over
3000 theaters nationwide.
Express
Reports is the fastest and easiest way to have your favorite
information read to you automatically. Create a personalized
report through your wireless phone or Web (in most cases). For
example:
- Create a portfolio of up
to 12 securities and have them automatically read to you
when you say "Stock Quotes."
- Save your favorite cities
and have their weather reports automatically read to you
when you say, "Weather."
- Save your sports favorites
and have up to the minute scores or news reports
automatically read to you when you say, "Sports."
- Save your favorite theater
listings and hear show times at those locations when you
say, "Movies."
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Voice Dialer
Address Book is essential to fully utilize the Voice Activated
Dialer. You can store up to 2000 listings with five phone
numbers per listing, making it easy to access home, work, cell,
pager or other numbers for all your friends, family and
co-workers. Once you've stored a name and number in your address
book, you can access it by saying the person's name. Names can
be entered via the Web or your wireless phone and are listed
alphabetically.
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Yes. You can
easily make changes via your wireless phone or the Web for your
Address Book as well as Information Services.
Yes. The
Voice Activated Dialer Address Book syncs with Microsoft Outlook
and Palm Desktop, allowing you to update all of your contacts
with a click of a button.
- Voice Activated Dialer
CANNOT place calls to 911, 411, 611, 711, 900 numbers and
international calls
- Voice Services is
available on specified service plans. To check if your
service plan qualifies, call a U.S. Cellular Customer Care
representative at 1-888-944-9400.
- Airtime charges apply
- Available in your home
rate area within the U.S. Cellular operating markets only
- Not available to
TalkTracker customers
Call
1-877-GET-REEL or stop by your local Reel Wireless store. You
can always call a U.S. Cellular Customer Care representative at
1-888-944-9400 with questions about this service.
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