Voice Dial

Could someone tell me which phones have Voice Dial?

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On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 01:51:38 GMT, "Weblurker" <[email protected]> wrote
in <KIhRh.6821$qE2.5365@trndny09>:

>Could someone tell me which phones have Voice Dial?

Lots, although implementations differ considerably. Can you be more
specific about what you're looking for?

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John Navas <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 01:51:38 GMT, "Weblurker" <[email protected]> wrote
> in <KIhRh.6821$qE2.5365@trndny09>:
>
>>Could someone tell me which phones have Voice Dial?
>
> Lots, although implementations differ considerably. Can you be more
> specific about what you're looking for?
>

I thought the request was very clear. Reading comprehension problems,
Johnnie?

>>Could someone tell me which phones have Voice Dial?
>
> Lots, although implementations differ considerably. Can you be more
> specific about what you're looking for?
>
> --
To Make a call while driving, I want to push a button, say a name, have the
phone dial for me.
I don't want to open or even look at the phone. ( I'm driving.)
Currently I do this on the V551, but am getting a new phone.

On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:56:23 -0500, Scott <[email protected]> wrote:

>John Navas <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected]:
>
>> On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 01:51:38 GMT, "Weblurker" <[email protected]> wrote
>> in <KIhRh.6821$qE2.5365@trndny09>:
>>
>>>Could someone tell me which phones have Voice Dial?
>>
>> Lots, although implementations differ considerably. Can you be more
>> specific about what you're looking for?
>>
>
>I thought the request was very clear. Reading comprehension problems,
>Johnnie?

Actually the original question wasn't clear at all. He appears to be
asking about phones which have their own voice dialing but may have
been talking about something similar.

The Navis response was right on.

"Weblurker" <[email protected]> writes:

> >>Could someone tell me which phones have Voice Dial?
> >
> > Lots, although implementations differ considerably. Can you be more
> > specific about what you're looking for?
> >
> > --
> To Make a call while driving, I want to push a button, say a name, have the
> phone dial for me.
> I don't want to open or even look at the phone. ( I'm driving.)
> Currently I do this on the V551, but am getting a new phone.

The Razr's support voice tags.

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On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 08:24:25 GMT, "Weblurker" <[email protected]> wrote
in <ZsnRh.9029$hI4.1726@trndny08>:

>>>Could someone tell me which phones have Voice Dial?
>>
>> Lots, although implementations differ considerably. Can you be more
>> specific about what you're looking for?

>To Make a call while driving, I want to push a button, say a name, have the
>phone dial for me.
>I don't want to open or even look at the phone. ( I'm driving.)
>Currently I do this on the V551, but am getting a new phone.

Consider the V3xx, which has excellent voice dialing capability that
doesn't have to be trained or stored. I've found it remarkably good at
finding the correct name from my speech. When it's uncertain, it gives
you possible candidates in order. Also has digit dialing by voice
command. And works over Bluetooth. Highly recommended.

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On 06 Apr 2007 09:17:47 -0500, [email protected] (Todd H.) wrote in
<[email protected]>:

>"Weblurker" <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> >>Could someone tell me which phones have Voice Dial?
>> >
>> > Lots, although implementations differ considerably. Can you be more
>> > specific about what you're looking for?

>> To Make a call while driving, I want to push a button, say a name, have the
>> phone dial for me.
>> I don't want to open or even look at the phone. ( I'm driving.)
>> Currently I do this on the V551, but am getting a new phone.

>The Razr's support voice tags.

The latest RAZR, the V3xx, supports voice command dialing without voice
tags, and for me works as well or even better than voice tag systems
like the one in the V551.

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Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
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John,

I've always known you to give pretty accurate and timely information. How
do you put up with all the guff the people here give you?

Fred


"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 06 Apr 2007 09:17:47 -0500, [email protected] (Todd H.) wrote in
> <[email protected]>:
>
>>"Weblurker" <[email protected]> writes:
>>
>>> >>Could someone tell me which phones have Voice Dial?
>>> >
>>> > Lots, although implementations differ considerably. Can you be more
>>> > specific about what you're looking for?
>
>>> To Make a call while driving, I want to push a button, say a name, have
>>> the
>>> phone dial for me.
>>> I don't want to open or even look at the phone. ( I'm driving.)
>>> Currently I do this on the V551, but am getting a new phone.
>
>>The Razr's support voice tags.
>
> The latest RAZR, the V3xx, supports voice command dialing without voice
> tags, and for me works as well or even better than voice tag systems
> like the one in the V551.
>
> --
> Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
> John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

"Don Udel (ETC)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>snip<
> .... The voice dial on Nokia where you set tags is quite different from
> Voice Command (which can also do voice dialing) on the 8x25 phones where
> you don't have to set up specific voice tags. The 8x25 actually has a
> built in voice dialer or you can install the Microsoft version which gives
> you voice command for dialing or to run various applications (i.e. address
> book, system status, media player, etc). On some voice command systems you
> must train it to a specific user; while on others it's speaker
> independent. ...........

My 8525 'Voice Speed Dial' requires I dictate a sound byte to match
individual phone numbers.

Is that what you mean by voice tags?

Which program dials without training?

At 07 Apr 2007 09:17:25 -0500 Thurman wrote:
>

> My 8525 'Voice Speed Dial' requires I dictate a sound byte to match
> individual phone numbers.
>
> Is that what you mean by voice tags?
>
> Which program dials without training?

Microsoft Voice Command. It runs $40 but is apparently included in WM6,
based on the "leaked" pre-released versions. You might want to wait and
see if Cingular offers a WM6 update for your device before spending any
money just for MSVC.

On Sat, 7 Apr 2007 09:17:25 -0500, "Thurman" <[email protected]>
wrote in <[email protected]>:

>"Don Udel (ETC)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>snip<
>> .... The voice dial on Nokia where you set tags is quite different from
>> Voice Command (which can also do voice dialing) on the 8x25 phones where
>> you don't have to set up specific voice tags. The 8x25 actually has a
>> built in voice dialer or you can install the Microsoft version which gives
>> you voice command for dialing or to run various applications (i.e. address
>> book, system status, media player, etc). On some voice command systems you
>> must train it to a specific user; while on others it's speaker
>> independent. ...........
>
>My 8525 'Voice Speed Dial' requires I dictate a sound byte to match
>individual phone numbers.
>
>Is that what you mean by voice tags?

Yes.

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On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 22:10:45 -0400, "Fred" <[email protected]> wrote in
<[email protected]>:

>John,
>
>I've always known you to give pretty accurate and timely information. How
>do you put up with all the guff the people here give you?
>
>Fred

Thanks. I've learned over the years to have a pretty thick skin, and
not sweat the rantings of the few that delight in being nasty and
disruptive. (Sadly the Internet tends to bring out the worst in some
people who delight in getting away with conduct that would never fly in
the real world.) I get lots of nice responses as well, many by private
email in order to avoid triggering more flaming.

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Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

"Todd Allcock" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> At 07 Apr 2007 09:17:25 -0500 Thurman wrote:
>>
>
>> My 8525 'Voice Speed Dial' requires I dictate a sound byte to match
>> individual phone numbers.
>>
>> Is that what you mean by voice tags?
>>
>> Which program dials without training?
>
> Microsoft Voice Command. It runs $40 but is apparently included in WM6,
> based on the "leaked" pre-released versions. You might want to wait and
> see if Cingular offers a WM6 update for your device before spending any
> money just for MSVC.

My Cingular 'commercial' rep tells me the policy is a 'refresh' not an
'upgrade' (if he has the terms correct) supposedly for the 8525 and
Blackjack. It may be available for others but that's the only platforms I
design for at present. I have a new application about to be released that
will run on a Blackjack. I was considering waiting until WM6 was released.

An upgrade, as defined by him, means you have to trade-in your device for a
new device. A refresh is a microcode refresh done in a Cingular tech center
to your existing device; price not quoted. Time frame through editing,
porting, documentation, testing and delivery will probably be Q3, 2007.

At 07 Apr 2007 14:35:16 -0500 Thurman wrote:

> My Cingular 'commercial' rep tells me the policy is a 'refresh' not an
> 'upgrade' (if he has the terms correct) supposedly for the 8525 and
> Blackjack.

Semantics aside, for WinMobile devices it's generally done by software
download. You get the new ROM image for the phone, run an included
utility on your PC that installs it to the connected phone.

> It may be available for others but that's the only platforms I
> design for at present. I have a new application about to be released
that
> will run on a Blackjack. I was considering waiting until WM6 was
released.

From my experimentation with WM6 (I've tried a hacked "pre-release"
version floating around the web, but went back to stock WM5 software for
stability reasons) every WM5-compatible program ran on WM6.

WM6 seems to be mostly a "facelift" release- prettier icons and HTML-e-
mail support. Smartphones (like the Blackjack) will get the ability to
edit Office documents (like PPCs can now.) It's certainly not an x.0
upgrade compared to past PPC OS upgrades. Probably MS wants to play it
like it's a major update considering the hype iPhone is going to
generate. 6.0 will sound better than 5.1 or 5.2 or "5.0 SE."

> An upgrade, as defined by him, means you have to trade-in your device
for a
> new device.

Fair enough- that's "Cingular-speak" generally PPC vendors refer to a new
OS or patch as a "ROM upgrade."

> A refresh is a microcode refresh done in a Cingular tech center
> to your existing device; price not quoted. Time frame through editing,
> porting, documentation, testing and delivery will probably be Q3, 2007.

Interesting. The Cingular 8125 has received one "refresh" via download
already, from the original WM5 release to the AKU2 release last fall. I
wonder why Cingular feels this update needs to be performed by them
(except, perhaps, to control distribution- once it hits the web, everyone
could reflash their device, bypassing Cingular and their ability to
charge for it.)