Abstract: A communication apparatus is equipped to enable a user to quickly answer a voice prompt during a call with a callee. In one embodiment, the apparatus is equipped to enable the user to select one of a number of pre-stored potential voice prompt answers as a current selected potential voice prompt answer, and send the current selected potential voice prompt answer as a voice prompt answer to the voice prompt of the callee during the call. In one embodiment, the apparatus is equipped to track its operational state, which includes a non-call-in-progress state and a call-in-progress state. Further, the apparatus is equipped to respond to a user input, in particular, a scroll and a dial/send input in a state dependent manner, to effectuate the selection and sending of voice prompt answers. In one embodiment, the apparatus is a wireless mobile phone.