Eh... what? To call someone you can do: - Open the Phone app. - Rotate the phone if launch on rotate is turned on. - Press power key, tap Phone button. - Click on a contact in your Contact book, select Call. When you open phone through any other means other than through clicking on a contact, you have two buttons at the top... one for going to a dialing pad to call anyone you choose and a second button for heading to your contact list. Hit the Dialing Pad button and there you go... phone buttons all there for you to type away on. It's very simple, really. No, you don't need to add everyone to your contact list first. No, you don't need the keyboard open either.