>It is fun! But I hate people with a lot of 8's, 9's, and 0's in their numbers. They take forever to dial :)

That's when you cheat and just input the pulses with the switch hook by pressing them quickly. 8 times in rapid succession for 8, 9 for 9, 10 for 0.

We used to do that to place free calls on pay phones. I don't recall it being a particularly fast way of dialing, though it was great if you wanted to keep your dimes for hockey cards. Yes, I'm that old.