Setting Up Reminders by a Phone
This function is not open to free service.
Before you make phone call, input the number
of the phone that you are going to use.
Setting up a reminder by phone is easy. It only takes four steps:
- Call 732-947-4281.
- Record a voice message.
- Say or key in a remind date.
- Say or key in a remind time.
Notes
Reminders set up by phone automatically will be recorded and sent to your
6channel6 account.
Reminders set up by phone follow this simple format:
Hello [first name + last name]. Please listen to this voice message: [the recording
plays]
The reminder will show up in your 6channel6 account and can be modified or deleted there.
The reminder will only go back to the phone from which the call was made. In other words,
only the phone used to set up the reminder will receive the reminder.
The reminder cannot be copied, made into a recurring reminder, or sent via text message or
fax.
The voice recording file by itself cannot be deleted, however, the entire reminder can be deleted.
You can press a key to stop recording, useful for areas with a lot of background
noise.
When you finish recording, just remain silent. The recording will be played back for
your confirmation. You can record over it if you want to change it.
The maximum length of a recording is two minutes
For testing purposes, say OK or press the # key when you are asked to confirm a recording.
You will receive a call back aout one minute later.
Caller ID will be used to determine who is calling and route the reminder to the
correct account.
Unfortunately, phone number that don't register in Caller ID cannot be detected and,
therefore, cannot be used to set up reminders.
Technically, we have the capability to allow a caller to key in a phone number
or user ID along with a security PIN. However, we haven't implemented this
ability because it makes it too easy for spammers to abuse our service and we
couldn't guarantee that only a phone owned by the person who placed the call
would receive the message.
The phone number you call from must be registered on our web site so we can
route the call back to your account.
If it isn't, please add it to your devices list by going to the
Set Up Device page.
You can set up reminders for yourself and for others in the same household.
When multiple people in a household sign up for our service,
the same home phone number may be registered under multiple names.
In that case, the list of users registered under that phone number will be read
before you start setting up a reminder.
After your name is read, say "OK" or press 1 to select your name.
If you remain silent, the system will proceed to read the next name automatically.
When it reaches the end of the list, it will start over.
How to SAY or key in a remind date and time.
How to SAY a remind date:
Assume today is Friday, 8/17/2007.
A remind date can be said in 3 different ways:
- The precise date
- A U.S. Holiday
- A relative date
Precise Dates
| You Say |
You Get |
Note |
|---|
| September first |
9/1/07 |
|
| September the first |
9/1/07 |
|
| September first this year |
9/1/07 |
|
| September first two thousand seven |
9/1/07 |
|
| September first next year |
9/1/08 |
|
| September first o eight |
9/1/08 |
|
| The fifth of next month |
9/5/2007 |
|
| The fifth |
9/5/2007 |
if the fifth has already passed, it moves to the next month |
| The eighteenth |
8/18/2007 |
if the date has not yet passed, it uses the current month |
| February twenty ninth two thousand and eight |
2/29/08 |
|
| February twenty ninth two thousand and nine |
invalid leap year date |
|
| January first |
1/1/08 |
if the specified date has already occurred this year, it moves to the next year |
U.S. Holidays
New Year's Day; New Year; Valentine's Day; Saint Valentine's Day;
Presidents Day; Martin Luther King Day; Good Friday; Easter; Easter Monday; Memorial
Day;
Independence Day; Mother's Day; Father's Day; Labor Day; Columbus Day; Thanksgiving;
Christmas Eve; Christmas Day;
Christmas; New Year's Eve.
| You Say |
You Get |
|---|
| Christmas |
12/25/07 |
| This Christmas |
12/25/07 |
| Next Christmas |
12/25/08 |
| Christmas this year |
12/25/07 |
| Christmas next year |
12/25/08 |
| Christmas 2009 |
12/25/09 |
| New year |
1/1/08 |
Relative Dates
| You Say |
You Get |
|---|
| today |
8/17/07 |
| tomorrow |
8/18/07 |
| the day after tomorrow |
8/19/07 |
| two days later |
8/19/07 |
| Saturday |
8/18/07 |
| Wednesday |
8/22/07 |
| this Wednesday |
8/15/07 |
| next Wednesday |
8/22/07 |
| the Wednesday after next |
8/29/07 |
| two weeks from today |
8/31/07 |
| a month after next Wednesday |
9/22/07 |
| next week |
8/22/07 |
| next month |
8/22/07 |
| next year |
8/22/07 |
How to SAY a remind time:
Assume the time is 2:00 PM.
A remind time can be said in 2 different ways:
- Common time
- Approximated time
Common Time
| You Say |
You Get |
|---|
| two thirty in the afternoon |
2:30 pm |
| two thirty |
2:30 am |
| one pm |
1 pm |
| nine o'clock in the evening |
9 pm |
| thirteen o four |
1:04 pm |
| five minutes to nine |
8:55 am |
| six fifty nine |
6:59 am |
| a quarter to ten tonight |
9:45 pm |
| thirteen hundred hours |
1 pm |
Approximated Time
| You Say |
You Get |
|---|
| lunch |
12:30 pm |
| dinner |
7 pm |
| in the morning |
9 am |
| noon |
12 pm |
| in the afternoon |
2 pm |
| early afternoon |
1 pm |
| late afternoon |
4 pm |
| early evening |
6 pm |
| in the evening |
7 pm |
| late evening |
10 pm |
| tonight |
9 pm |
How to key in a remind date:
Assume today is Friday, 8/17/2007.
The format of a remind date can be any of the following:
- mmddyyyy
- mmddyy
- mmdd
The current year will be used.
- dd
The day must be two digits, from 01 - 31.
The current month and year will be used.
| Key In |
You Get |
|---|
| 09012007 |
9/1/07 |
| 090107 |
9/1/07 |
| 0901 |
9/1/07 |
| 901 |
9/1/07 |
| 01 |
9/1/07 |
| 1 |
error, at least two digits |
| 20 |
8/20/07 |
| 022909 |
invalid leap year date |
| 022908 |
2/29/08 |
How to key in a remind time:
Assume the time now is 2 PM your local time. Assume that the remind day is
today.
The format of a remind time could be any of the following:
- hhmm*
An * indicates a pm time.
- hhmm
The time given can be 12 or 24 hour time.
- mm
A time giuven only in minutes must be two digits, from 01 - 59.
The current hour will be used.
If the remind date is today, and it is already afternoon,
then the time you input will always be interpretted as after noon, because a
reminder's time must always be in the future, never in the past.
| Key In |
You Get |
Note |
|---|
| 1400 |
2 pm |
|
| 1400* |
2 pm |
|
| 0200* |
2 pm |
|
| 200* |
2 pm |
|
| 200 |
2 pm |
2 am has passed, adjusted to 2 PM |
| 00 |
2 pm |
current hour is used |
| 30 |
2:30 pm |
current hour is used |
| 130 |
time has passed |
both 1:30 am and 1:30 pm have passed |
| 330 |
3:30 pm |
3:30 am has passed, adjusted to afternoon |