911 Voice Dial

Another issue with the 7400 is that once you put it into voice mode
accidentally, it will prompt for a command up to three times over a period
of about 30 seconds. There is no "ABORT" command. It is adamant about
performing a command that it understands. If it picks up background
conversation, it will usually attempt to dial someone from the address book
That can be quite embarrassing. Why couldn't they have added an "ABORT"
command? If I designed user interfaces with these types of deficiencies, I
would have been fired long ago. Actually this type of poor design would
never make it past our design review process.

-mij



"Steve Sobol" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Mij Adyaw wrote:
>> That is correct. My opinion is that if the phone is going to support
>> voice dialing, it should do it correctly.
>
> Perhaps, but I don't think GOOD voice recognition is very easy to do.
>
>> acknowledge the text message before I can use the button on the headset
>> to voice dial. At that time you are much more likely to have an auto
>> accident. The purpose of a voice interface is *Safety*. This is poor user
>> interface design, plain and simple.
>
> I'll agree with that. I am a programmer too, and I can't overemphasize the
> importance of a good UI.
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In article <s6aWe.97080$Ji4.41437@fed1read03>, [email protected]
says...
> I witnessed an accident on the freeway yesterday and tried to dial 911 from
> my Sanyo MM7400 cell phone using the headset. I pressed the button on the
> headset and said "Dial Number". The phone asked me for a number and I said
> "911". The damn phone could not understand this!!! I could not believe it!!!
> I routinely voice dial 7 digit and 10 digit number, however the phone cannot
> handle dialing a three digit number. I gave up and dialed 911 using the
> keypad. After making the call, I came very close to tossing the Sanyo POS
> out the window. Unbelievable!!
>
> -mij

This isn't something I've looked at for a very long time, but I *think*
Sprint made a conscious choice NOT to allow voice dialing of 911.

Yes, Samsung's have awesome voice dialing capabilities. And yet they
still won't dial 911 by voice function.

I think. And if I'm right, that was Sprint's choice. But I can't
recall why.

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In article <w_tWe.102713$Ji4.77069@fed1read03>, [email protected]
says...
> Another issue with the 7400 is that once you put it into voice mode
> accidentally, it will prompt for a command up to three times over a period
> of about 30 seconds. There is no "ABORT" command. It is adamant about
> performing a command that it understands. If it picks up background
> conversation, it will usually attempt to dial someone from the address book
> That can be quite embarrassing. Why couldn't they have added an "ABORT"
> command? If I designed user interfaces with these types of deficiencies, I
> would have been fired long ago. Actually this type of poor design would
> never make it past our design review process.
>
> -mij
>

On Samsungs, it was "Cancel."

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is not so good as it ought to be.
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but moderation in principle is always a vice.
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In message <w_tWe.102713$Ji4.77069@fed1read03> "Mij Adyaw"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Another issue with the 7400 is that once you put it into voice mode
>accidentally, it will prompt for a command up to three times over a period
>of about 30 seconds. There is no "ABORT" command. It is adamant about
>performing a command that it understands. If it picks up background
>conversation, it will usually attempt to dial someone from the address book
>That can be quite embarrassing. Why couldn't they have added an "ABORT"
>command? If I designed user interfaces with these types of deficiencies, I
>would have been fired long ago. Actually this type of poor design would
>never make it past our design review process.

Have you ever tried hitting the disconnect button? That seems to abort
on every phone I've ever tried, although I can't say I've tried that
one.

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I'm sorry sir, you can't park your van on the diving board.

It causes the last phone number to be redialed. :-(

"DevilsPGD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In message <w_tWe.102713$Ji4.77069@fed1read03> "Mij Adyaw"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Another issue with the 7400 is that once you put it into voice mode
>>accidentally, it will prompt for a command up to three times over a period
>>of about 30 seconds. There is no "ABORT" command. It is adamant about
>>performing a command that it understands. If it picks up background
>>conversation, it will usually attempt to dial someone from the address
>>book
>>That can be quite embarrassing. Why couldn't they have added an "ABORT"
>>command? If I designed user interfaces with these types of deficiencies, I
>>would have been fired long ago. Actually this type of poor design would
>>never make it past our design review process.
>
> Have you ever tried hitting the disconnect button? That seems to abort
> on every phone I've ever tried, although I can't say I've tried that
> one.
>
> --
> I'm sorry sir, you can't park your van on the diving board.

In message <EMKWe.113732$Ji4.71962@fed1read03> "Mij Adyaw"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>It causes the last phone number to be redialed. :-(

Pressing disconnect? Wow, that's gotta be a the single worst design
I've heard of (and I've helped high school students program)

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On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 21:02:55 -0600, DevilsPGD wrote:

>In message "Mij Adyaw" wrote:
>>It causes the last phone number to be redialed. :-(
>Pressing disconnect? Wow, that's gotta be a the single worst design
>I've heard of (and I've helped high school students program)

I also have the MM7400. I'll have to agree with Mij, in that the
voice command interface on this phone needs help. Perhaps these
things have been fixed in some of the new Sanyo phones, in which
Sprint has disabled the modem function...

Joe Huber
[email protected]

In message <[email protected]> Joseph Huber
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 21:02:55 -0600, DevilsPGD wrote:
>
>>In message "Mij Adyaw" wrote:
>>>It causes the last phone number to be redialed. :-(
>>Pressing disconnect? Wow, that's gotta be a the single worst design
>>I've heard of (and I've helped high school students program)
>
>I also have the MM7400. I'll have to agree with Mij, in that the
>voice command interface on this phone needs help. Perhaps these
>things have been fixed in some of the new Sanyo phones, in which
>Sprint has disabled the modem function...

Of all the things to disable, why would they disable the modem?

*sigh*

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[email protected] wrote:
> How f'ing difficult is it to hit 911 send? Toss the Sanyo POS and "Get
> a Life!"

Not so easy if you're driving in heavy traffic and emotionally upset
by just having witnessed a bad accident.

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John Richards

Yup, is really blows!!

"DevilsPGD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In message <EMKWe.113732$Ji4.71962@fed1read03> "Mij Adyaw"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>It causes the last phone number to be redialed. :-(
>
> Pressing disconnect? Wow, that's gotta be a the single worst design
> I've heard of (and I've helped high school students program)
>
> --
> The preceding post may have contained foul language,
> and should not have been read by young children.

I'm sorry you even saw the post, which I'd decided was in poor taste,
and deleted immediately after posting it.

On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:57:30 -0600, DevilsPGD wrote:
>[Joseph Huber wrote]:
>>I also have the MM7400. I'll have to agree with Mij, in that the
>>voice command interface on this phone needs help. Perhaps these
>>things have been fixed in some of the new Sanyo phones, in which
>>Sprint has disabled the modem function...
>
>Of all the things to disable, why would they disable the modem?

Well, most likely, because Sprint doesn't want us tethering our phones
to our laptops. Heaven forbid that we put Vision to productive use.
On the other hand, Sprint now sells data plans for folks who want to
tether their phones, so who knows what they are thinking...

Has anybody figured out if Sprint enables the modem feature in the new
Sanyo phones if you buy one of those tethering data plans???

Joe Huber
[email protected]

Mij Adyaw wrote:
> After making the call, I came very close to tossing the Sanyo POS
> out the window. Unbelievable!!

I would have simply used the keypad if voice dial didn't work the first
time and not even give it anymore thought. Just chalk it up to
background noise. But to toss the phone? Kind of extreme, ain't it?

I design user interfaces for a living, so I am very critical of poor design.

"DecTxCowboy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Mij Adyaw wrote:
>> After making the call, I came very close to tossing the Sanyo POS out the
>> window. Unbelievable!!
>
> I would have simply used the keypad if voice dial didn't work the first
> time and not even give it anymore thought. Just chalk it up to background
> noise. But to toss the phone? Kind of extreme, ain't it?

Mij Adyaw wrote:
> I design user interfaces for a living, so I am very critical of poor design.

LOL...then you can appreciate the poor design of some irregularly shaped
keys on keypads when it comes to text messaging.