Voice dialling

[Cathy]

Is it possible to use voice dialing? It would help with this problem of having to open the case to use the phone if I could set it to use voice commands. I see someone has referred to voice commands on the xda 1, but I can't find it in the help file, even though this is quite a standard facility on ordinary mobile phones.

Cathy

[noviur]

Here it is for you:
http://microsoft.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=75&catalog=30&productType=2&platformId=2&productId=90635

I am using it, and I love it.

[Rudegar]

but it cost money

there are a great many features that normal cellphones support that xda's dont
i suppose this is because as i see it the xda is a pda with cellphone not a cellphone with pda
not sure of smartphones are closer to cellphones optionwise but would suspect that they are

[noviur]

you are correct - it is a PDA with cell phone functionality... but it is worth it...

In regards to the MS Voice Dialing - one of the pluses - you do not have to do "tagging" - it will recognize the name from the Contacts... another very good feature - you can actually dial the number (like DIAL 5551212) and it will dial for you.

[mikesands]

.... not if you are in UK (Amazingly) Windows 2003 does not support telephone numbers beginning with 0. Wouldn't you have thought that Bill would have at least spared a thought for us 52million citizens?
Mike

[cruisin-thru]

.... not if you are in UK (Amazingly) Windows 2003 does not support telephone numbers beginning with 0. Wouldn't you have thought that Bill would have at least spared a thought for us 52million citizens?
Mike


Can you explain further what you mean by this.

[mikesands]

"International dialing formats (or dialiing any number starting with a 0 (zero)) are not supported; to dial an unsupported number format, you can create a contact with the number and then call that contact)"
Also voice command seems only to accept 7 digit or 10 digit numbers. They say that it will accept a 1+10-digit number, but what I think they mean by this is the numeral 1 at the begining. So most UK mobile (actually you have to say 'moble' for the lady to recognise it) numbers are too long as are all the landline numbers.
Mike

[leburpor]

I've just installed FONIX VOICE DIAL into the XDA II and it works flawlessly! :D

It doesn't tell you what meetings you have next or launch applications (ala MS Voice Command) but I don't need all that. All I wanted was a voice dialer for when I'm driving and this software does it perfectly.

Voice Dialing can be done either by referencing your contact list "Call Adam Smith mobile" or you can use "Dial 001160343437656". No training is required but you can fine tune the voice recognition (haven't tried this yet).

Highly recommended.

LINK HERE (http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?productType=2&optionId=1_2_2&jid=BA2728BA53F6FAA839X771A5EC5B2569&platformId=2&siteId=1&productId=82780&advSearch=true&sectionId=0&keyWords=voice+dial&catalog=30&txtSearch=voice+dial)

[xda-rocks]

Have you tried neuvoice navigator.

Supposed to work well in noisy environments, but does require voice tag setup.

http://www.neuvoice.com/xdasoftware.php

only $9.99

[mikesands]

Bought and installed Fonix and dumped off MS Voice Commander, but Fonix is MUCH worse. I ended up shouting at the nice man inside my XDA2
Mike