“Tips” of the Week from Cellcom 

 

For Blackberry phones:  

• When you are within a message (SMS, email, MMS) on your Blackberry device you have the following shortcut options:
  · Press R to reply to a message
  · Press L to reply to all
  · Press F to forward a message
   
• When navigating your message inbox on a Blackberry, you can move to the next date in your message list by pressing “N” and to the previous date by pressing “P”. You can also skip to the top of the message list by pressing “T” and the bottom of the list by pressing “B”. This is helpful when looking for messages from a specific date. 

• To page down your message list (rather than scrolling) you can press the space bar. This takes you page by page through your messages and puts less wear on your trackball or trackpad. To page up you simply press the Shift key and the space bar.

• By pressing Alt + Right Cap's + Del on a Blackberry phone
  you can simulate battery pull, which resets your phone. Remember – you should ‘power cycle’ your phone once a day.

For all cell phones: 

• To back up during a message you have the following options:

     To back up 8 seconds of message press 2

     To back up to the start of the message 22

•  To fast forward when listening to a voicemail message you have the following options:

     To fast forward 8 seconds of message press 3

     To fast forward to end of message press 33

     To delete entire message while listening to call
     press 333

When listening to a voicemail you can pause the message that is playing by pressing “1”. To resume playing the message, simply press “1”again. 

Wisconsin’s Texting & Driving Law  

Submitted by Cellcom

Governor Jim Doyle signed into a law a bill that bans texting while driving, making Wisconsin the 25th state to outlaw the practice.

The ban, signed on May 6, will take effect on December 1 of this year. Speaking on a cell phone while behind the wheel remains legal.

Fines for sending or composing a text or e-mail while driving range from $20 to $400, which is the same as inattentive driving. Severity of the fine will depend on the severity of the offense. Some argued the texting ban was not necessary, since it was already covered under the existing inattentive driving law, but the Legislature overwhelmingly passed the bill last month. Texting while driving will be a primary offense, meaning you can be pulled over and cited for this offense alone.

The law does not cover reading text messages or browsing the Internet on a phone. But according to Governor Doyle, officers will pull over anyone they feel is driving while distracted, whether they're sending a text message or surfing the Internet.

Michigan’s Governor Jennifer Granholm also signed a texting and driving bill on April 30.

Wisconsin's texting ban doesn't include emergency responders, those texting in an emergency, or licensed amateur radio operators.

Other areas in and near Wisconsin have hands-free ordinances that remain in effect and limit mobile phone use in a vehicle.

·          Marshfield – hands-free ordinance – fine up to $75

·          Waupaca County – restricted use of mobile phone (hands-free acceptable) – fine up to $75

·          Chicago – hands-free law – $50 fine, $200 if it causes an accident

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