Dialing Rules to prepend an area code in WM5???

[nuguy]

This is one of my biggest disappointments on the 6700's and win mobile devices in general WinMobile5 in particular.

In northern Illinois even if you are calling within your area code, you need to dial the area code.

Being as I dial most of my clients only once from my cell, I don't want them all to be added to my contacts. And since I am calling while driving a truck and looking at a piece of paper dialing on the screen. I WANT TO HAVE A PREPEND OPTION for my area code (unless I specificly dial a different one).

Most $39 phones have this option, and most palm phones have this option.

It can't be that hard to program it (can it?).

After doing much searching, and not getting much closer, it seems (per MS website http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/help/pocketpc/useyourphone.mspx#settings ) there may be a phone setting that is not enabled that would enable "dialing rules".

These would be in the same area of settings as network time synch, and voicemail notification, etc..

Does anyone know of any registry edits to show *all* phone settings?

There are a few listed around here and on other forums (mostly the same 'hacks' posted over again all over the place).

I have tried all I've found, and while they have enabled what they say, this isn't included (so far).

What I'm looking for is specificly "dialing rules".

Yes, I know they are listed in network settings, but these do not affect voice dialing.

Anyone have any ideas...

Anyone else wish this worked...

Can anybody help me out here?

hacks, freeware, commercial, black magic rituals, anything???

(I have searched and searched and searched...)

[nuguy]

My appologies in advance if it is not, but is this in the right forum??

I really thought I would find some enlightenment here.

[flskgrd]

I do believe on the T-mobile they call it fixed dialing

[nuguy]

Do they have this on any WM5 devices?
Do they have any WM5 devices?
I do believe on the T-mobile they call it fixed dialing

[nuguy]

any luck out there?

[nuguy]

bump...

[emumu]

I was going though WM5's menu on HTC TytN and saw the Fixed Dialing under the Start>Settings>Personal>Phone>More
Fixed Dialing is the last option under the More Tab if this is what your are looking for.

Cheers,

ET

[New_Wizard]

I was going though WM5's menu on HTC TytN and saw the Fixed Dialing under the Start>Settings>Personal>Phone>More
Fixed Dialing is the last option under the More Tab if this is what your are looking for.

Cheers,

ET

I thought about using this feature, but I could not find how to change its options (such as "number patterns"). Do anyone know how to use it ?

[jackleung]

Not sure if this is the one:
Start > Setting > Connections > Connections > Advanced > "Dialing Rules"

Let me know if this work for you.

[CJBS]

I believe the O2 dial wizard has this (sort of) functionality. You could use the Calling Card function to, instead of storing calling card prefixes, store the area code for the areas that you are in. Then, when you've entered the number for the person you want to call, you press the button with the Magic Wand and Handset in the Phone program, and it prefixes your number with the prefix previously defined.

You might also consider looking at the MyPrefixDial program (freeware - see http://www.freewareppc.com/communication/myprefixdial.shtml), although I think this only works with predefined contacts....

[nuguy]

I was going though WM5's menu on HTC TytN and saw the Fixed Dialing under the Start>Settings>Personal>Phone>More
Fixed Dialing is the last option under the More Tab if this is what your are looking for.

Cheers,

ET

THIS IS THE MOST LIKELY PLACE - however on the xv6700 (apache on Verizon) this option is not there! (imagine that) anyone know how to get this option to show, so I could play with it?

TIA

[nuguy]

Not sure if this is the one:
Start > Setting > Connections > Connections > Advanced > "Dialing Rules"

Let me know if this work for you.

While it looks like it could be the right place - No this is for network connections (i.e. internet, or VPN) only not for voice dialing options.

Thanks for trying though.

[nuguy]

I believe the O2 dial wizard has this (sort of) functionality. You could use the Calling Card function to, instead of storing calling card prefixes, store the area code for the areas that you are in. Then, when you've entered the number for the person you want to call, you press the button with the Magic Wand and Handset in the Phone program, and it prefixes your number with the prefix previously defined.

You might also consider looking at the MyPrefixDial program (freeware - see http://www.freewareppc.com/communication/myprefixdial.shtml), although I think this only works with predefined contacts....

Being as I dial most of my clients only once from my cell, I don't want them all to be added to my contacts. And you are right MyPrefixDial is for existing contacts.

I don't think the O2 dial wizzard does axactly what I need, but I would be very willing to try it out - I have done a little searching for it and haven't found a cab file for it, do you know where one is?

[nuguy]

bump :)

anyone know anything new?

[nuguy]

anyone have any new thoughts on this?

[nuguy]

Does any other wm5 or wm6 device have anything like what I'm looking for?

[nuguy]

I am just giving a bump, I really wish there was a way to do this...

Any clues out there?

Do any win mobile phones that you know of offer dialing rules??

[nuguy]

well over 1000 views and no one has any solutions, or even hints at something that may help?

Wow, I thought with all the developing going on here this should be stupid simple, guess not.

Maybe, it's not that important to everyone because they don't have to dial local area codes.

You all will have to eventually you know, it may be months, or years, but eventually everyone will have to.

Ah well, thanks for looking anyway. ;)

[nuguy]

bump... ;-)