Application Aims: I’m not answering now but your call matters

Reviewer's Comments
NotNow makes it easy for you to ignore incoming phone calls but still let the caller know by text message, that you got the message. You can set up the application to let your caller know when you’ll call back or any other message you’d like to give. When receiving a call that you can’t take, simply press “Ignore” and a series of user-definable SMS text messages appears. Select the message that fits the situation and send it. The application comes preprogrammed with messages such as “Call you ASAP”, “Can’t talk…In meeting” and “Call Me at Home” but you can modify them or add others. You can even tailor messages for particular callers like “Busy! Busy! Busy!” if the caller happens to be the boss.

You can also use NotNow in an advanced Do Not Disturb mode when you want your phone to automatically ignore calls but still send a message to callers. Activate the application manually or set up as an appointment in your BlackBerry calendar application to activate and then deactivate at scheduled times. When in this mode, NotNow will check your contact list for the caller’s mobile phone number. If the number is found, the text message that you’ve assigned to the Do Not Disturb feature will automatically be sent to the caller. If the caller’s number isn’t in your contact list, no message is sent.

When receiving an incoming call that you can’t answer, NotNow gives you an option in addition to the one-way communication provided by voice mail. You can immediately let the caller know, by text message, that you got the call and indicate what your plans are or what you’d like the caller to do.

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