Questions tagged [telephone]
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Displaying caller ID verification data to landline users: what's the best way to show it?
What is STIR/SHAKEN?
STIR/SHAKEN is a set of telephony technologies. These technologies can help with authentication and verification of caller ID data. Eventually, STIR/SHAKEN may be available to ...
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Telephone input (+ country code)
I am asked to improve the sign-up process of a double authentication system.
At one step there, we ask users to input their telephone number. Right now users have to click on the flag and choose ...
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Should a Complete List of International Dialing Codes Be Provided or Only A Subset?
I am designing a form which prompts the user for their mobile number. The platform is global and therefore the form should be able to accept any mobile number from any country.
Looking at this ...
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Generic "get in touch" icon [closed]
I usually use the phone call icons, or email, sms, and so on.
But in my case we found the need for a generic "get in touch" icon, which will lead to either email, or phonecall, or sms, depending on ...
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Why is being "on hold" on the telephone not made less annoying?
I am on hold right now while calling my internet provider for a service question, and all I am hearing is some music and a voice saying "please be patient" every 30 seconds or so (for 30 minutes now).
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Why do mobile phones require to "send" a dialed number?
In phone devices with rotary or touch tone dials you can just dial the number and the call will be made. It may happen that the call won't be made, or the user will dial a wrong number. However, the ...
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Separate list for call history and messages or all in one list for messenger app UI
I am currently developing the prototype for a call and text messaging client for iOS.
I would like to know what's the best way to display the call history. Currently my idea is that calls are just ...
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Is phone call with number entry better UX than a web site or app?
I recently switched pharmacies, and realized that sometimes software is not the best solution. The previous pharmacy had a system where I could order refills by calling a phone number and typing in ...
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Why do some automated phone systems use a typing sound effect?
Sometimes when I call a company's customer service phone number, an automated phone system answers. These systems will ask me questions to identify the type of information I am seeking, the type of ...
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Proper Term for "Phone Type"
We have several forms which enable users to enter a phone number. Corresponding to the number, we have a "Phone Type" field which allows them to select work, mobile, home etc.
Phone Type lacks ...
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Designing a UI with ability to call (or lack thereof) in mind
I'm looking to design a section of the UI which will list phone numbers, and:
Either list the phone numbers as non-interactive if a user cannot make a call, or as interactive if they can. (ie ...
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Any usability studies on "on hold / waiting" calls?
I was wondering if there are any current studies on Call On Hold messages. Today I had to call 3 different companies that put me on hold, with all of the experiences ranging from bad to nauseating, so ...
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How do "We call you back!" buttons on websites make sense?
Web sites of companies offering products or services show a link or button asking you to request them to call you back.
It's usually presented in a very prominent way, for example a red button labeled ...
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Why do some automated telephone interfaces make you press # after entering a fixed-digit sequence?
If an automated telephone interface asks me to enter the last four digits of my social security number, why does it also ask me to press # at the end. Shouldn't it be able to recognize when I've ...
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Is there any evidence whether call centre staff using "air traffic control" spelling of letters helps or hinders understanding?
When they say back to you:
"Can you confirm that the first 3 letters of your account / car number plate are
Romeo, X-ray, Alfa" ?
Does this actually help comprehension ?
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Automatic calling system: "Press star" or "Press asterisk"?
I'm not a native English speaker and currently have a task on my desk to translate some texts for an automatic telephone calling system. You know the stuff: to confirm your request, press one, to ...
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Does a normal business really want me to call them, if they're only providing a premium rate phone number?
I'm not sure if this is in scope here, but I suppose any system, even phone support, has relevant UX aspects.
I'm wondering if there's any situation where providing a premium rate phone number as the ...
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Why didn't the phone companies change the length of the phone numbers for new applications like faxes?
An ordinary telephone number has seven digits (not counting the area code). Beginning in the 1980s, there was an "area code" explosion as people got multiple phone lines. One of those new applications ...
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Why did early telephones use a rotary dial instead of 10 individual buttons?
I was watching a video of little kids trying to figure out how to use a rotary phone, and it was not immediately clear to any of them how the rotary mechanism was supposed to work. That got me ...
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Why do call centers suck so much, and why do people hate them? [closed]
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Why do people hate call centers? What is it about call centers that make them a user experience nightmare?
Call centers are clearly an effective means of doing business, otherwise they ...
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Telephone 'hold' messages?
What kind of 'feedback' is the most user friendly / least annoying to show to the telephone caller than they are held in a telephone queue ?
Verbal message (repeated endlessly) ?
Music + sporadic ...
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Why do voicemails tell you the number before the message?
In a typical mobile phone IVR voicemail system you are read out a long and (most likely impossible to remember or recognise) telephone number before playing the message the person who called you ...
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best way to display phone numbers from various countries?
The site I'm working on will list contact data for dealers from around the globe. I'm uncertain what the best way to display non-US phone numbers is. Reading Local conventions for writing telephone ...
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Should I manually hyperlink phone numbers using "tel:" on my websites?
In code, you have the ability to make a phone number on a website into a link by prepending the phone number in the href with a "tel:"
So, for example, you can create a link to 800-867-5309 with the ...
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Replace polling with clever simulation
On our website, users can type in their phone number to verify it. We initiate the call and pop up a verification code on the screen. However the dialog box stays up indefinitely, until the user ...
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Validating Phonewords/Vanity Numbers
I am redesigning a system where the user can enter various contact details for associates via a personal details form.
In this form, there is a phone number input field.
After a phone number is ...
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Friendly format for phone numbers
Currently, on my website, users are required to input their phone number in a very specific format (555-555-5555). If you forget the dashes it breaks. Does anyone have a good suggestion for how to ...
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