[Q] Call Conferencing in WP7 - Windows Phone 7 General

Hi,
I am trying to do a call conferencing on my HTC Mozart and not able to do so.
The way I tried is as follows
Step1:
Called the first contact
Step2:
During the ongoing call, pressed the Down arrow key and then selected the option ‘Add call’ and called the second contact.
Step3:
Once both calls were active selected the Merge calls option.
The above step was supposed to bring a conference option at the top but I can only see the option to swap between both the calls (Putting one of the caller on hold)
Is there something I am missing here.
It would be really grateful for any of you to help me with this.
Thanks
Shamreez

Tried it myself yesterday, and did the same steps as you mention above.
That worked for me.
Also the steps on the Microsoft site seem to mention the same as you did.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/start/use-my-phone-for-conference-calls.aspx
Can it be a operator specific issue?

bloodyairtimer said:
Tried it myself yesterday, and did the same steps as you mention above.
That worked for me.
Also the steps on the Microsoft site seem to mention the same as you did.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/start/use-my-phone-for-conference-calls.aspx
Can it be a operator specific issue?
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It was indeed an operator specific thing.
I called Orange and they told me that they had not added the call conferencing product on my account (Never knew that it had to be done like that)
Got it working now.
Can the mods close the thread please

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Here are instructions to handle your first issue. I've tried it myself and it works.:
http://wikigiz.com/2008/04/21/how-to-watch-youtube-on-windows-mobile
As for your second issue... I don't have that problem. Why is an SMS sent when you don't answer the phone? What does it contain? When I don't answer my phone, my phone just shows a missed call, unless a voice message was left.
The second problem might be related to the providers voicemail set up, at least with t-mobile you can set up such behaviour to get an (or many) SMS for missed call. Nothing to be done on artemis, this can be changed at the provider.
SirLagalot said:
The second problem might be related to the providers voicemail set up, at least with t-mobile you can set up such behaviour to get an (or many) SMS for missed call. Nothing to be done on artemis, this can be changed at the provider.
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i've mananged the problem with sms ... mobile secretary was (epic fail)
but with youtube still working ..

Issues with 6.5 ROM

Hi,
since I upgraded my TP2 ROM with the WinMo6.5 from HTC I encountered two issues which really make me regret this from time to time:
On incoming calls very often the caller name is not displayed even if the phone number is known in my address book. Also in call history i just see numbers, not names. This worked perfectly in 6.0.
When I receive a call, i press "take call" but the phone simply wont take it. Instead it silences the ringtone but there is no chance I take the call.
I searched the forum but couldn't find anything that would help. There was some registry entry about setting the size of phone numbers which should fix problem one, but the issue here is, that German phone numbers don't have any fixed size, so the suggested fix is not working. Also I'd wonder why I have to set something up when just the same thing worked perfectly in 6.0. As for the more annoying "can't take call" thingy, i am absolutely clueless. Has anyone of you encountered these issues before and if so, were you able to fix them?
I can't find the link readily but I thought I remember reading that adding (or removing) the "+" in front of phone numbers in your contacts helped the first issue.

Conference Calls

I 'm new to android and I'm trying to know how to make Conference Calls
Can anyone help
karimooz said:
I 'm new to android and I'm trying to know how to make Conference Calls
Can anyone help
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I think conference calls are network dependent. you make a call then call someone else and then i think you press menu key and merge calls. T mobile does not allow it.
Instead search for hullo group call which might work for you.
hope that helps.
I do conference in this way (I use HTC Legend):
- Make one normal call with the first person of the conference. Wait him to answer the call. Then:
- Click on Apps/Phone. Enter the name or number of the second person and click on "Call" (sorry if it appears a bit different in your phone, I am translating from my Spanish phone). Wait this person to answer the phone. The first call will be automatically on hold
- Now, in the bottom right corner of the screen, you will have an icon to "join in conference". Just click on il and the conference will start.
I think conferences are really useful. With Android need to do several clicks but works fine (the quality of the conference will depend of the network. Usually conference are enabled on networks because operators gets more money -they get more calls at the same time)
It should also work in a similar way if the people of the conference calls you, instead of you calling to them. But you should enable "waiting call" option on your phone network options to be warned when the second person call you.
Hope this helps.

Outgoing calls failing (+) plus sign added to incoming numbers in call log

Hello All,
I am having an issue returning calls from my call log. For some reason a (+) sign is being added to all incoming calls. This is causing outgoing calls to fail with the error "Your international call cannot be completed as dialed". I am running the latest Task650 4.2.1 Custom JB ROM. I have tried a clean re-flash with the same issue (Clean, no apps or system data restored). Everything else seems to work fine.
I am located in the US and all these numbers are local and in my same area code. I am not sure if this is an issue with the carrier (att) or a setting in the new ROM. I have searched and poked around but i cant seem to figure out why all incoming calls are being tagged with the (+) sign in front of the number. If i dial the same person from my contact list it works fine as the number in the contact list does not have the (+) sign in front of the number.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
are u using google voice to make phone calls? is the problem with every number or only facebook users? i havent tried that rom, so not sure if this setting is there, go to Phone Dialer screen > options > Smart Dialing, and remove the +1 from the Country code, Set your OWN country code there with a + in front of it.
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u are a US user on att network, correct? what is ur baseband version? its under setting- about phone
I can confirm that I too am experiencing this issue as well, same ROM. I came from CM10.1 nightly, so my guess is this is a ROM problem, not something else.
Since the update on 1/1, I have not been having that issue. Seems it was fixed in that release.
Thats been reported several times on task 4.2.1 thread. Probably he's working on a fix or maybe not. Who knows.
Try edit number before calling and erase the +. Hope that helps. :good:
Having the same problem but only seeing this on certain ROMS. Can't believe no one knows a fix. I've reached for awhile and can't find anything.
same problem
I am experiencing this problem as well on my SynergyROM AT&T S3.
same problem here
Hi, I'm having the same problem. Incoming calls from unknown numbers have a "+" added in front of them, when I try to return the calls, my carrier thinks it's an international call. If the contact is known, however, i don't have this problem, it simply displays the contact and I can return the call. Carrier: AT&T, ROM: DMod v4 Custom JB. There is no option in my setup for "international dialing" or parsing of the incoming phone number. Any help???
I'm having this issue on a ported sprint ROM. Any known fixes?
I'm curious - does this only happen with European ROMS being used on American carriers?
I've tried all the published fixes, such as disconnecting the sync'd contacts accounts, etc. Also trying an app called "Prefixer", but so far, haven't had any luck removing the added "+" sign.
This gives me a sad.
dsundin said:
I'm curious - does this only happen with European ROMS being used on American carriers?
I've tried all the published fixes, such as disconnecting the sync'd contacts accounts, etc. Also trying an app called "Prefixer", but so far, haven't had any luck removing the added "+" sign.
This gives me a sad.
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Prefixer worked great for me. I set it to take any call in my log that starts with a + and drop the + when outgoing.
Thank you very much! that was a very annoying problem. Prefixer is working great for me.
Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2
After I set it up correctly, Prefixer is doing the job for me, too. User error....
Same problem
So I did a google search and came across this thread,
technically I shouldn't be posting it here but being that I had the same issue I figured I'll go ahead and share with the community,
I have a Verizon Galaxy s4 rooted running a custom ROM 4.2.2 "hyperdrive" I recently switched to net10 cellular service using the AT&T SIM card Enclosed in the kit.
ever since the service has been connected I've noticed the + symbol on my incoming calls and was not able to call from my recent calls menu like everyone else.
I played around with the assisted dialing or "international calling" options to no avail.
and someone in this thread mentioned an app called prefixer which upon correct set up worked flawlessly Thanks
Preixer works
Once I got it set up right, Prefixer fixed the problem for me.
Samstealth7 said:
I have a Verizon Galaxy s4 .................... using the AT&T SIM card Enclosed in the kit.
ever since the service has been connected I've noticed the + symbol on my incoming calls and was not able to call from my recent calls menu like everyone else.
I played around with the assisted dialing or "international calling" options to no avail.
and someone in this thread mentioned an app called prefixer which upon correct set up worked flawlessly Thanks
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I'm on Straight Talk using their AT&T SIM card and have the same problem. I've tried to get Prefixer to work but I am not well versed in these matters. What exactly should be done (entered, typed, etc.) to get this to work.
Thanks
here's what worked for me
downtheroad said:
I'm on Straight Talk using their AT&T SIM card and have the same problem. I've tried to get Prefixer to work but I am not well versed in these matters. What exactly should be done (entered, typed, etc.) to get this to work.
Thanks
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Here's the Prefixer settings that worked for me:
Open Prefixer
Hit the check mark to turn Prefixer "on" - to make it active
Add a rule - choose "Manual Add"
Choose for "Outgoing Calls"
Rule Enabled: Check
Title: "Take Out the plus sign"
When the number matches: .* (that means every call)
During Days: Mon-Sun
From Time: 00:00
To Time: 23:59 (yours may be a bit different; I have my phone set for 24 hour time)
Actions: Remove Characters: \+
That's all. Make sure that the rule is enabled, and that Prefixer is enabled. This will remove the + sign from any phone number that has one, and my calls go through without any problem. Note that you'll have to disable Prefixer if you ever need to enter a configuration code via the keypad if it has a plus sign in it
dsundin said:
Here's the Prefixer settings that worked for me:
Open Prefixer
Hit the check mark to turn Prefixer "on" - to make it active
Add a rule - choose "Manual Add"
Choose for "Outgoing Calls"
Rule Enabled: Check
Title: "Take Out the plus sign"
When the number matches: .* (that means every call)
During Days: Mon-Sun
From Time: 00:00
To Time: 23:59 (yours may be a bit different; I have my phone set for 24 hour time)
Actions: Remove Characters: \+
That's all. Make sure that the rule is enabled, and that Prefixer is enabled. This will remove the + sign from any phone number that has one, and my calls go through without any problem. Note that you'll have to disable Prefixer if you ever need to enter a configuration code via the keypad if it has a plus sign in it
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I was definitely over-complicating my previous attempts, Thanks for clarifying the process.
dsundin said:
Open Prefixer
Hit the check mark to turn Prefixer "on" - to make it active
Add a rule - choose "Manual Add"
Choose for "Outgoing Calls"
Rule Enabled: Check
Title: "Take Out the plus sign"
When the number matches: .* (that means every call)
During Days: Mon-Sun
From Time: 00:00
To Time: 23:59 (yours may be a bit different; I have my phone set for 24 hour time)
Actions: Remove Characters: \+
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The input for When the number matches: .* didn't work for me. After trying different things, this is the input that finally did the trick:
.* was changed to \+[0-9]+
prefixer worked great for me too
prefixer worked great for me too
Russ77 said:
Prefixer worked great for me. I set it to take any call in my log that starts with a + and drop the + when outgoing.
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Help with recen call list

Under phone menu there is a call log but I can't figure out how to show the most recent calls first. It seems that the phone somehow prioritizes some calls at the top and you have to scroll down (in my case several pages) to find the calls that start with "today" and then go backwards in time.
Any way to change the sort so the call log is almost most recent first? How to do this seems to have escaped me? Thanks and apologize in advance if it's something blindingly obvious that I missed.
I have the 851 variant and my call log is sorted with the most recent first. I checked the menu and settings and do not see anything setting to alter or rearrange the call log order at all, outside of clearing the whole list.
So I'm not sure if it's a variant specific issue or setting.
Sorry I couldn't help any further, but I wanted to post so you wouldn't feel left in the wind and would know that perhaps it might be specific to your phone.
JustLok said:
I have the 851 variant and my call log is sorted with the most recent first. I checked the menu and settings and do not see anything setting to alter or rearrange the call log order at all, outside of clearing the whole list.
So I'm not sure if it's a variant specific issue or setting.
Sorry I couldn't help any further, but I wanted to post so you wouldn't feel left in the wind and would know that perhaps it might be specific to your phone.
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Thanks for the reply. Interesting to note it's not all variants - I'll keep searching
zevrosenthal said:
Thanks for the reply. Interesting to note it's not all variants - I'll keep searching
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I would like to know about this too, it's very annoying
Stumbled upon the answer. I was looking through the pages and pages of "new" calls when I realized that these were all call log records that came over from my iPhone. I used the LG PC suite to transfer my texts, calls, etc. to the new phone and it seems that all the call records go in as "new" as sit above today or any recent calls. As I didn't want to lose my recent calls, I went through the call log call by call and deleted every call categorized as "new" and now it's working perfectly - call logs are properly displayed by date in descending order of most recent first.
I discovered this will on hold with LG support via "chat". They were more than useless. The rep said she didn't even have an G3 at her location to try and understand the problem and gave me the usual 'factory reset' to fix it. I told here there was zero percent chance I'd do a factory reset and have to spend hours to get my phone back to my setup without any assurance it would even work (which it wouldn't have if I'd done the PC Suite transfer again) and told her she should, in no way, categorize my call as "solved or finished" based on suggesting a factory reset. My expectation for tech support was near zero and LG didn't disappoint. The support was worthless. Thank goodness for XDA.

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