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Hi everyone... I am new to the PPC world... being just recently swatch from my Treo600 to a new XDA2s, I am having a little difficulty getting used to the Microsoft way of doing things in PPC2003... I am just wondering is there anyone who can help me or point me to the right direction where I can get some external program that can help me from going insane... here's my problem... I usually keep a huge contact list with all my customer, supplier, co-worker, family and friends contact all in my PDA... so the usual way for me to make a phone call is to search it from the contact list... but here's my problem, I travel alot with my job and depending on my current location, I have to edit the number in my contact before I dial the number... in my old palm, I can simply edit the number before I dial that number (there's a funtion on my palm that allows you to edit before call... so it allows me to edit the number without physically changing the number in my contact list)... I am just wondering can PPC do that? Or is there any program in PPC that will allow me to do that? As far as I can see... in PPC, as soon as I have search for a contact and then I click on his or her number with my stylist... it will automatically dial... I can not edit it before I dial... the only way I can edit it before I dial is to physically edit the contacts... which is very annoying as I sync my contacts with my exchange server, I don't wanna to have to have all my contact get mess up with different area code and dialling code from different country... anyone know how can I solve this problem? Thanks for your help in advance... I very much appriciate all of your advice in advance... Peter
I think the most straightforwards solution here is to store all of your numbers in the international dialling format; that way, wherever you are, your device will place the call correctly
For example - if I had a contact in Glasgow, UK, it would be stored as +44141xxxxxxx (+44 for UK, 141 for Glasgow and the remaining seven digits as the local number)
In my experience whenever I have been abroad, any calls to any of my stored numbers are placed correctly first time by either my SmartPhone or PPC.
If you're problem is regarding a slightly different issue then please expand on your problem by detailing what you mean by "modifying" your contact before you dial.
My problem is a little bit more complicated I think... I already has most number stored in the international dialing format... but my problem is that, depending on my location, I have to dial a certian set of numbers in front of the phone number to be dial in order for me to save on long distance and roaming... for example, while I am roaming in Mainland China if I want to dial home in Hong Kong with my mobile... normally, I will dial 0085226****88 but that will cost me like USD2 per minute... but if I dial with a prefix of 17909 (hence I will type in: 179090085226****88) then my per minute charge will now be something like USD0.10 per minute... which is a huge saving especially when I make roaming and long distance call all the time... the same thing in Hong Kong, if I dial 1666 before I dial long distance, I will get a much higher savings over regular long distance... my problem is that I can not possibly store all of these information for all the locations that I am going to be in, each places that I am going to be in, have a different sets of number... so is there any intellegent way to add additional numbers in front of the number stored in the contacts before it is being dialed in pocket pc? I know on my old palm... I can solve this problem in two ways... 1) I can set a certain dialing prefix before the system dial any number (normally I leave that blank, as I prefer edit before dial function)... I can use this prefix function but it will require me to change the prefix when I am at a different location but it is a workable solutions... is there something like that in PPC? 2) The second way to solve this was the edit before dialing function on the palm... I just click on the number, it allows me to edit the number temporary before it is automatically paste onto the phone software and before the phone dials it...
Anyway, I know this is very complicated and it is a very rare issues thats probably just affecting me or a very small number of users... but it will be great if there's some simple solutions to this... but I think this problem is mainly due to the lack of flexiblilty in the contact list rather then the function of the phone itself! :O) Anyway, thank you very much for your help and suggestions again... very much appriciate it :O) Peter
Try if this works
http://www.handango.com/Platform ... sp?productId=152403
Can you please post the link again? It doesn't work :O) Thanks for your help :O) What kind of program is it? :O)
here's the link
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you got it all wrong
... if you ask me: your approach is wrong. Here are the basics. Windows XP, for instance and Outlook, that is the source of the contacts (and phone numbers and other details that are entered), stores phone numbers in this 'international' format:
country code (MS has a list of countries and codes of its own)
are code (another, separate field) and
number
If you respect the fields provided by Outlook then you get a number generated by Outlook that looks like this:
+381 (064) 6185250
THIS is the 'correct' international format recognised by Microsoft Phone Dialer (well not actually MS but Active Voice, but that is a completely different issue)
My point is that +448704364673 is NOT a correct international phormat, because MS cannot differentiate between the international country code and long distance (area code) and therefore the phone dialer cannot parse the numbers correctly.
NOW, how to get the system to know WHERE you are and should it use the area code when dialing or you are in the area your friend is, or you want to call a toll free number that is in 'another' area, or you are dialing a client abroad etc. Well, there is the 'Dialing Rules' settings! THERE you create a profile (home, office, abroad etc.) and provide the area code for the dialer to differentiate...
This is all well with the Windows XP/Outlook 2002+ I know well, BUT when it comes to PPC... sorry, I have the same problem...>
FACTS:
fact no. 1: Outlook separates phone numbers in groups of>
country code
long distance code (area code)
number
fact no. 2: phone numbers entered this way are stored in a format>
+381 (064) 6185250
fact no. 2: Microsoft Phone Dialer recognises this number and dials correctly
via a voice modem... (headset or speaker/mike required)
Question: what hapens when contacts entered this way into Outlook are sunchronized with the
Pocket PC (Windows Mobile 5.0)?
Answer : all contact's numbers are entered into the Contacts list in the 'correct' format.
(the same format with the bracket, as is noted in PC Outlook)
My findings: the problem arrises when you use your mobile capable Pocket PC
(i.e. the super cool Qtek 9000) and try to dial someone on to his mobile or office phone that are on another
area code...
the Pocket PC, or Windows Mobile 'Phone dialer' dials EXACTLY
as the number is entered in the above mentioned format
(the mobile operator recognises the + at the beggining of the number, but
does not understand the spaces and the brackets!!! and offcourse
the mobile operator returns an error voice message that a wrong number has been dialed!
What am I to do?
Can I find/download/install a proper phone dialer (i.e. MS Phone Dialer) that comes with Windows?
Phone Dialer 1.5
Developed for Microsoft by Active Voice
http://www.activevoice.com/dialer
bottom line is that CISCO systems aquired this Phone Dialer in 2001 and Active Voice discontinued developing/supporting whit app. (link on the Active Voice site is outdated and no support on MS site, as well)
(please do not post solutions as: "you should reformat your number entries etc. because I have 800+ contacts and counting...)
P.S. what I gathered is that this is not device related it is just OS and app related. I had the same problem with my previous Nokia phone... (I did not solve. Actually I thought I will solve with this device...)
I've set the Dialing Rules with my country code and area code (Mobile etc.) So, I don't have a clue what am I doung wrong
I have the Xingular 8125 (also known as Wizard), and I am happy with it. One annoying thing is that in bright sunlight with sunglasses it is impossible to see the screen. unfortunately it is also impossible to see the dial pad if you need to make a phone call. Coes anybody know of a way or perhaps a freeware program that would allow me to simply say the numbers I want to dial?
there is ms voice commander but it's not free
Thanks, but I am not really looking for a full fledged voice command system. Just something that allows me to dial vith my voice. I know that I can assign voice tags to entries in the contact list, but that doesn't help me when I need to call someone who is not in my contacts.
I use Vito Voicedial. Simple and does exactly what you want.
http://vitotechnology.com/en/products/voicedialer.html
It's no freeware. (BTW there are many cracks around to rgeister the program)
Vito is not as good as speed voice dialer and eats a ton of application memory (7mb). The registering process is device dependent and they have a limit as to how many times you can change device. It sucks.
I would like to remove voice commander and install voice speed dialer that I had on my 8125 to my TYTN...
But do not know how to find the speed phone dialer
Eric
Check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=260732
It works almost as good as the MS VC and one of the hacked versions will work for your Wizard.
In WM5 dialpad, it was built in that the pushing the directional button goes directly to call history (up), voicemail, custom service etc (down). It made it convenient because I didn't have to touch the screen. I would like not to have to touch it if possible (hate smudges ).
Anyway, in WM6 dialer, this functionality is gone. Anyway to get it back?
TIA
In WM6 you can set the dialler to list your recent calls in the window above the dialpad and to search them as you dial letters - or you can hide keypad with left softkey and simply scroll down recent calls.
Use Menu, View and select calls and contacts.
Common Baby
Try to Edit Registry
HKLM\Security\Phone\Skin
Enabled = 1
Comeback to the Origin........
hatori said:
Common Baby
Try to Edit Registry
HKLM\Security\Phone\Skin
Enabled = 1
Comeback to the Origin........
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This does not do anything. Is there a way to enable call history when I push the up directional key?
I love the new history, it is where it should be with the contacts. Also it is easier for me to see how much time I spend on the phone with certain people. Anyway, I am not sure why we would old history but I guess to each its own.
anubus12 said:
In WM5 dialpad, it was built in that the pushing the directional button goes directly to call history (up), voicemail, custom service etc (down). It made it convenient because I didn't have to touch the screen. I would like not to have to touch it if possible (hate smudges ).
Anyway, in WM6 dialer, this functionality is gone. Anyway to get it back?
TIA
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Click to collapse
You are actually wrong about the D-Pad control in WM5.0.
WM2003xx had that funcionality. But SmartSkey enabled it in WM5.0
lpsi2000 said:
I love the new history, it is where it should be with the contacts. Also it is easier for me to see how much time I spend on the phone with certain people. Anyway, I am not sure why we would old history but I guess to each its own.
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It makes it much easier and faster to delete or manage calls. Don't have to push the call history button with your fingers
anubus12
It makes it much easier and faster to delete or manage calls. Don't have to push the call history button with your fingers
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Click to collapse
I am not sure I understand this. What is there in the history to manage? It is just a call log. Are you going through the call log and deleting individual call?
I am not knocking your needs, I am just curious.
lpsi2000 said:
Are you going through the call log and deleting individual call?
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That's exactly what I am doing.
Okay, yeah that is a lot of work.
How ?
anubus12 said:
That's exactly what I am doing.
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I've been trying to find a way to delete individual incoming/outgoing/missed calls from my WM5 8525, but am drawing a blank,... can you let me in on it, if you've found a way ? Thanx.
"Originally Posted by hatori
Common Baby
Try to Edit Registry
HKLM\Security\Phone\Skin
Enabled = 1
Comeback to the Origin........
This does not do anything. Is there a way to enable call history when I push the up directional key?"
changing 1 to 0 worked for me
what I used to do till WM6/WM5/M$ got me stuck:
suppose you don't want to return a call to "that missed call", you'll do it tomorrow - I would delete the calls as they come and leave a "clean" missed call history.
think of it as a check list of not returned calls.
WM5 smartdialer.
Simply use "Pimp my Black" or the equivalent Tweak Utility and enable the 3G Video Dialer. Soft rest and you now have the WM5 smart dialer which shows names and #'s. It also allows you to use the scroll wheel to quickly access history (Up) and speed-dial (Down).
Had this problem with my hero as well.
How do you take a number down if you are on a call?
ie if on a call asking for a number from the other person how do you write it down and use it for next call?
On nokias, the number you input stays after you hang up, so you can call, save etc.. But on Android, when you hang up the number you input disappears too!
AM i missing a way to do it (short of saving it to contacts (which i might not want to do), or dialling and hanging up)?
you can tap the number you enter which will dial the number you entered followed by immediately ending the call which will store it in your call history and return you to the original call all in about 2 secs. Not exactly elegant but works.
thats pretty much what i do, but its so silly to do it that way I thought ther MUST be a better way. I mean its not exactly a rare or unusual feature to need, is it? ;-)
I normally use a pen......Have done for a while now and it never fails
This applies to the stock dialer - don't know if it works like this on Sense.
Press Add Call, enter the digits. Now long-press the entered number. Select cut or copy. Then back button to cancel Add Call. After the call is over you can paste it back into the dialer the same way or into a contact.
Just tried, didnt work, no long press, any press just dials the number...
Now you've reminded me of another question:
The software usuuuaaaallly recognises number formats in emails or texts, and hyperlinks them to the dialer. HOWEVER Ive never been able to PASTE a number (copied from somehwere that the software didnt recognise as a number) into the sense dialer. Anyone can confirm this is not possible?
I'm unable to paste too on FroYo.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
Ah, well it was worth a shot. I haven't spent more than a few minutes on a Sense phone so I'm not so well-acquainted with how the dialer works. I can confirm that the stock dialer of both Milestone's Eclair and N1's Froyo has an editable text field, in which one can long-press to get the "Edit Text" popup.
Can a Sense Android use an alternate dialer app?
there are thousands of notes apps thats what there for lol i think even htc has a notes widget for sence (i cant remember) neway yeah use your apps
There is an app which specifically does what you want. It's called Number Saver and it shows up in the notification bar whenever you make a call.
cool, will check it out!
Always weird that someone has to come up with an app for some function that should have been there to begin with, oh well!
Hi All,
I am a big fan of the auto complete feature of the numerical pad on my M9.
For those that are not familiar with the feature you simply start pressing the key pad numbers that correspond with a contacts name.
Each character has letters associated with it, e.g.: 2 - ABC, 3 - DEF, etc; so if I want to call 'Adam' I start by typing 232...
The only pain point with this excellent feature is if I accidentally press on the CALL button, rather than the contact details then the literal number that I have typed will be called, i.e.: in the case of the 'Adam' example above the number 232 will be called.
This fact unto itself is not a game changer, however every time that I accidentally click on CALL, and a literal number is called it makes it harder to bring a contact up. So once again using the 'Adam' example; when I type 232 - instead of seeing contact details for Adam I instead see 232! The only way around this is to type the fourth character for the contact, e.g.: instead of 232 I now need to type 2326.
And of course if I accidentally click on CALL when 2326 is entered then it is even harder again to bring up my 'Adam' contact; I then have to start typing a surname as well as a given name!!!
This has made it impossible to use the handy feature on some of my contacts. I have tried deleting the cache for the 'Phone' app in the hope of clearing the call history / memory, but this didn't work.
Is there any way to completely erase the key pads history?
Any help would be fantastic.
Kind Regards,
Davo
There's a tab called "call history" in the dialer app (unless you disabled it). There you can tap onto the three dot menu and choose "delete call history". The phone lets you chose which entries you want to delete, then.
Flippy498,
Your a CHAMPION!! Thanks so much
Kind Regards,
Davo