Smartphone with built-in answering machine

"Gordon" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> "Alien" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> "Gordon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> | The reason that there are no phones with answering machine
>> | functionality
>> is
>> | because it's not needed. Have you a specific reason for which there
>> | is
> no
>> | other solution?
>> |
>>
>> This is very very rookie answer...
>
> That's me! ;-)
>
> OK, so why would anyone want answerphone capability?
>
>
>

Because my providers will charge me when I call my voicemail?

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Gordon wrote:
> OK, so why would anyone want answerphone capability?
>
>

So you can screen calls before deciding whether you want to answer.

Jesse

The minutes will be deducted from your airtime either for you
calling your voice mail or if the original message is sent to your
phone/answering machine.


Odette wrote:

> "Gordon" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>"Alien" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>"Gordon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>|
>>>| The reason that there are no phones with answering machine
>>>| functionality
>>>is
>>>| because it's not needed. Have you a specific reason for which there
>>>| is
>>
>>no
>>
>>>| other solution?
>>>|
>>>
>>>This is very very rookie answer...
>>
>>That's me! ;-)
>>
>>OK, so why would anyone want answerphone capability?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Because my providers will charge me when I call my voicemail?

That is what the caller id is on the screen for.


Jesse McGrew wrote:

> Gordon wrote:
>
>> OK, so why would anyone want answerphone capability?
>>
>>
>
> So you can screen calls before deciding whether you want to answer.
>
> Jesse

>> The reason that there are no phones with answering machine functionality is
>> because it's not needed. Have you a specific reason for which there is no
>> other solution?

One reason I can think of is that some carriers provide not enough time
to answer the phone before the call kicks to voicemail. I have always
wished some provider would implement this in their menuing system.
Sadly, most carriers use canned voicemail systems sold to all of them in
mostly the same way. They have limited administration functions in
which features can be enabled or disabled accross the system, but that's
it. Yawn.

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TechGeek, you're usually right, but my take on reading pages 124-127 of
the Sanyo 8100 manual sure makes me think that the message is stored on
the phone in the same place as a self-recorded Voice Memo. Page 127
says "You can also record the caller's message into the Voice Memo list
(see "Recording Voice Memos" on page 124)" and page 124 says "Your phone
can store a total of four memos for 18 seconds each." Also, the LCD
symbol for a new Voicemail message is different from the symbol for a
new Screen Call message.

Monday evening I could test it by setting my wife's 8100 to record a
Screen Call recording, and then I could take the phone into an
underground BART station where there's no SPCS or roaming reception and
see if I can play back the messsage.

TechGeek wrote:
> Frank Harris <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>
>>So does the Sanyo 8100. The feature is called Screen Call and it's
>>described on page 127 of the PDF version of the manual.
>>
>>JRW wrote:
>>
>>>My Sanyo 6000 had internal voice mail that was stored on the phone.
>
>
> That voicemail is still stored on the network, it just feeds it though
> to your phone if you want it to.
>
> Neither the 6000 nor 8100 have the voicemail stored on the phone.

--
Frank Harris in San Francisco with an A620

Denise wrote:
> I'm looking for either a pocket pc phone, smartphone, pda phone - a
> phone blend palm top or pocket pc with a built-in answering machine
> (must have). Thanks a bunch.

My Sanyo 6000 (and most likely the 6200 and 6400), and my Sanyo 8100
have BUILT IN digital answering machines. The greeting and messages
ARE STORED IN THE PHONE, *not* on any server. Maximum message length
is 18 seconds with room for only four messages.

I can retrieve the stored messages at any time, including when out
of range in the middle of BFE down in a creek bottom. Callers can
hear my greeting, until I duck into a metal building and the
signal is lost, and the call gets disconnected.

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TechGeek wrote:


> That voicemail is still stored on the network, it just feeds it though
> to your phone if you want it to.
>
> Neither the 6000 nor 8100 have the voicemail stored on the phone.

I can not speak for the the 6000 or the 8100 but the Sanyo 4900 sure
does. The call comes to the phone, the phone answers automatically or
manually depending on your preference and you can hear the person
leaving a message. The message can be interupted and you can take the
call. It works the same as the machine at your house. The outgoing
message you store for callers to hear and the message they leave you
gets stored in the phones voice recording system memory (18 sec max per
message I believe). This is the same internal system that you leave
memos to, store your voice for incoming calling (like your ringer saying
call from "Mom" when mom calls, and for the phones internal voice
dialing, (not Sprint's network voice command but the phones internal
voice dialing which works very well IMHO). I have played with my phones
answering machine but I have no reason to screen calls so I disabled it.
If the 8100 and the 6000 have this, that is probably what the parent
poster was refering too also.
Back on the subject though, none of these phones have the functionality
of a PDA phone or a smartphone though as the original poster requested
so I doubt he would want one of these models.


General disclaimer which may not apply to anyone.
Newsgroups this was posted too was trimmed down to
alt.cellular.sprintpcs only as I do not frequent the others it was
orignally CC'd to. If you do not plan on reading all the groups, don't
cross post to them.

When you hit the OK key it will dial your number because that is the way the
system retreives the voicemail. While the voicemail greeting is being
played, hit the pound key "#". That will allow you to enter your password
to retrieve your messages. Your voicemail callback number can be programmed
with time pauses and password for easy one key dialing for your retreival.
Visit the Bell World where you purchased it and someone should be able to
program your callback number.

As for only three rings, that is the default setting. Enter "*94", then the
number of rings you want and press send. For example 6 rings would be
"*946" and send.

The voicemail system is a network feature, not a phone feature. The Samsung
user's guide does not contain the network information. The Bell Mobility
guide included in the box has the information for network features. If you
have any other questions call Bell Mobility 1-800-667-0123.

G M

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On 7 Mar 2004 02:15:54 -0800, [email protected] (TechGeek) wrote:

>Frank Harris <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>> So does the Sanyo 8100. The feature is called Screen Call and it's
>> described on page 127 of the PDF version of the manual.
>>
>> JRW wrote:
>> > My Sanyo 6000 had internal voice mail that was stored on the phone.
>
>That voicemail is still stored on the network, it just feeds it though
>to your phone if you want it to.
>
>Neither the 6000 nor 8100 have the voicemail stored on the phone.

They can't charge you for listening to messages that way. It won't
happen, just like a PDA with CF for wireless Internet browsing

Mike Smith wrote:
> They can't charge you for listening to messages that way. It won't
> happen, just like a PDA with CF for wireless Internet browsing

I don't know where you've been hiding out, but it *IS* happening
on my Sanyo 6000 and 8100.

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] wrote:
>On 7 Mar 2004 02:15:54 -0800, [email protected] (TechGeek) wrote:
>>That voicemail is still stored on the network, it just feeds it though
>>to your phone if you want it to.
>>
>>Neither the 6000 nor 8100 have the voicemail stored on the phone.
>
>They can't charge you for listening to messages that way. It won't
>happen, just like a PDA with CF for wireless Internet browsing

No, but they will charge you for having the message enter your phone. So
unless you plan on listening to your messages over and over again, its a
wash: Either charge to have it enter your phone, then listen for free, or
free to have the message stored on the network VM system, but then
charged for listening (unless you access the VM system over landline).

Thanks for your help. Now I'm looking to have a pocket pc phone, wonder if a
Treo pocket phone can be used with Bell, I mean, do I have to chose only the
ones displayed on the Bell stores or can I buy whatever cell phone suits me
the most...

"G M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> When you hit the OK key it will dial your number because that is the way
the
> system retreives the voicemail. While the voicemail greeting is being
> played, hit the pound key "#". That will allow you to enter your password
> to retrieve your messages. Your voicemail callback number can be
programmed
> with time pauses and password for easy one key dialing for your retreival.
> Visit the Bell World where you purchased it and someone should be able to
> program your callback number.
>
> As for only three rings, that is the default setting. Enter "*94", then
the
> number of rings you want and press send. For example 6 rings would be
> "*946" and send.
>
> The voicemail system is a network feature, not a phone feature. The
Samsung
> user's guide does not contain the network information. The Bell Mobility
> guide included in the box has the information for network features. If
you
> have any other questions call Bell Mobility 1-800-667-0123.
>
> G M
>
>
>

In alt.cellular.ericsson Chisa <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for your help. Now I'm looking to have a pocket pc phone, wonder if a
> Treo pocket phone can be used with Bell, I mean, do I have to chose only the
> ones displayed on the Bell stores or can I buy whatever cell phone suits me
> the most...

The Treo doesn't run pocketpc. It runs Palm.

-DanD

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