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I had a Palm software phone (Treo 600) before my current MDA Compact and the Palm had two programs that i cannot seem to find for this PocketPC, can anyone suggest a program
1/ a Call filter, one that does not pass the calls onto the voicemail a filter that will pick up and drop. The Parm one when you had a blocked call it sounded to the caller that they had been cut off, i have been given SmartFilter but you just end up with lots of voice messages.
2/ Was a SMS response program once set if you recieved a text it would make no sound but would send a reply with a message you had set.
as said two usefull program that i cannot find for PocketPC, have i missed then if so can anyone please tell me the names.
Better still PM to me
thank you

1. Bad begining : No said Hello
2. What about SEARCH
3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=21443&highlight=
Any way , click on that link and you will see one of the programs that you can use, but as said, do a search and you will get a lot more answers.
Cheers mate.

User22 said:
1. Bad begining : No said Hello
2. What about SEARCH
3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=21443&highlight=
Any way , click on that link and you will see one of the programs that you can use, but as said, do a search and you will get a lot more answers.
Cheers mate.
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Sorry "Hello" i was tired .
thank you i did a search but got a page full and was too tired to go through everyone.
Next time i will search harder and there was no need to shout.

Hi again. I think that you must give a try to that program,because it is doing very well the job that you are specting.
Cheers.

User22 said:
Hi again. I think that you must give a try to that program,because it is doing very well the job that you are specting.
Cheers.
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I have tried that program and it looks very good but is restricted to only 10 numbers from your contact list. I will keep my eye on this program but as said so far it looks very good.

pr1uk said:
I had a Palm software phone (Treo 600) before my current MDA Compact and the Palm had two programs that i cannot seem to find for this PocketPC, can anyone suggest a program
1/ a Call filter, one that does not pass the calls onto the voicemail a filter that will pick up and drop. The Parm one when you had a blocked call it sounded to the caller that they had been cut off, i have been given SmartFilter but you just end up with lots of voice messages.
2/ Was a SMS response program once set if you recieved a text it would make no sound but would send a reply with a message you had set.
as said two usefull program that i cannot find for PocketPC, have i missed then if so can anyone please tell me the names.
Better still PM to me
thank you
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hi there fellow Bristolian !!!
try http://www.novomobile.com/smartfilter.php versions for both smartphone and pocket pc......... absolutely brilliant product.... i use it on holiday to allow only REALLY essential calls through and to divert all the others through to my office
give it a try
regards

boyo69 said:
pr1uk said:
I had a Palm software phone (Treo 600) before my current MDA Compact and the Palm had two programs that i cannot seem to find for this PocketPC, can anyone suggest a program
1/ a Call filter, one that does not pass the calls onto the voicemail a filter that will pick up and drop. The Parm one when you had a blocked call it sounded to the caller that they had been cut off, i have been given SmartFilter but you just end up with lots of voice messages.
2/ Was a SMS response program once set if you recieved a text it would make no sound but would send a reply with a message you had set.
as said two usefull program that i cannot find for PocketPC, have i missed then if so can anyone please tell me the names.
Better still PM to me
thank you
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hi there fellow Bristolian !!!
try http://www.novomobile.com/smartfilter.php versions for both smartphone and pocket pc......... absolutely brilliant product.... i use it on holiday to allow only REALLY essential calls through and to divert all the others through to my office
give it a try
regards
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I have a copy of Smartphone and yes it is good except if anyone calls you and they are blocked it goes straight to the voicemail. So i ended up with voicemails, i think a really good call filter should except the call (silently) and just hang up. Smartphone is good but could be better if it picked up and dropped the unwanted calls instead of pointing them to voicemail.

not quite true
it takes it's divert from the phone 'busy' setting.... I think the default is voicemail on busy, but in the phone settings, you can specify another number other than voicemail... I put in my office number....go to the phone application and then the 'call divertl settings
not sure what you mean by pickup and hangup....sounds a bit rude really to the poor caller!

I don't get what you want?
You want the phone to receive a call, and then just hang it up?
V

vijay555 said:
I don't get what you want?
You want the phone to receive a call, and then just hang it up?
V
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What i am after is simple, work ring me weekends and using Smart Filter i end up with a load of vorce mails i dont want that. Now Call Filter when you choise a number to ignore just hangs up No Call and No Voice Mails - Great. I will be glad when he has finished the program as its grippled to only 0 numbers from your phone book at the moment.

Voice command doesn't announce my contacts when they call

i have voice comman version 1.60.4622.0 when someone calls it doesn't annouce the name or number of the contact while it announces messages & meeting but not callers, anybody know why?
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Rabia said:
i have voice comman version 1.60.4622.0 when someone calls it doesn't annouce the name or number of the contact while it announces messages & meeting but not callers, anybody know why?
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nothing anybody, am sure someone has passed through this crap

a) patience is a virtue
b) if you think it's crap don't say it just leave.

Rabia said:
i have voice comman version 1.60.4622.0 when someone calls it doesn't annouce the name or number of the contact while it announces messages & meeting but not callers, anybody know why?
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Mine usually does, but NOT over Bluetooth headset (that's explained in the documentation). However, if the calling number isn't identifiable (e.g., no caller ID), it won't announce anything at all. I've also noticed that sometimes it stops announcing incoming calls altogether; probably a reset will help, or perhaps it doesn't announce when ActiveSync or other connections are in operation, not sure...I'll keep an eye on mine and let you know. In any case, it can be spotty, sometimes yes and sometimes no. Cheers,

r3bel said:
a) patience is a virtue
b) if you think it's crap don't say it just leave.
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sorry if this sounded wrong but crap referes to the problem & not the forum, am here since 2 years, i have provided solution & would never leave this forum
anyhow i went back to 1.5 its perfect, untill someone figures the problem i will install 1.6 back
regards

I as well am runnin 1.6 and names get annouced, but not thru bluetooth either I must've missed that in the documentation because it is set to bluetooth. But even "unknown callers" have their numbers read out aloud

Google Voice push sms and voicemail after app update.

After the Google voice app update I have no setting for refreshing every 30 mins or so. Has anybody notice?

Very cool, looks like voice is moving along nicely.
Come on VOIP!

Other forum alerted me to the update. Glad it finally got push in. Now I can turn off email notifications.

so do we have to manually install google voice (or any other preloaded apps) so that they can get auto-updates from market?

The default on the updated app seems to be disabled notifications for some reason... anyone know why?

uansari1 said:
The default on the updated app seems to be disabled notifications for some reason... anyone know why?
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Because you no longer update by a time schedule anymore. It's all strictly push now.

tribalmunky said:
Because you no longer update by a time schedule anymore. It's all strictly push now.
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Right... but the box to "Synchronize the Inbox" was unchecked. I checked the box, which also turned the notifications back on. I used my gf's phone to leave a test vmail, and it instantly notified me.
Are you saying that leaving the box unchecked will still push the notification automatically? I thought that we had to enable synching the inbox...

uansari1 said:
Right... but the box to "Synchronize the Inbox" was unchecked. I checked the box, which also turned the notifications back on. I used my gf's phone to leave a test vmail, and it instantly notified me.
Are you saying that leaving the box unchecked will still push the notification automatically? I thought that we had to enable synching the inbox...
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No, I'm saying it was turned off because the old sync no longer applies and perhaps some people don't want push.

tribalmunky said:
No, I'm saying it was turned off because the old sync no longer applies and perhaps some people don't want push.
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Ah... ok, that makes sense. So I was right to check that box then.

Sorry i dont mean to Hijack the thread but I figured i'd ask here instead of creating a new thread. Can some one help me out with setting GV up, I have my number and all I just cant get GV to replace my T-mo voicemail.
I have tried all of the setting online and when I call my GV number. Any help would be appreciated.

Orangeandblue302 said:
Sorry i dont mean to Hijack the thread but I figured i'd ask here instead of creating a new thread. Can some one help me out with setting GV up, I have my number and all I just cant get GV to replace my T-mo voicemail.
I have tried all of the setting online and when I call my GV number. Any help would be appreciated.
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On your phone, simply go to settings>call settings..and change your voicemail from My Carrier to Google Voice.

Wowwwww im special. I cant believe I overlooked that :facepalm: Thanks a TON!!!!!

Orangeandblue302 said:
Wowwwww im special. I cant believe I overlooked that :facepalm: Thanks a TON!!!!!
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No problem... just be aware that if you reboot the phone you need to go back into those settings and change it again. I don't know if the new update has fixed that little issue, as I suspect it's not with the GV app, but with the software on the phone itself. Hopefully it will be fixed soon though...

Any word or clue to whether or not Google Voice will ever implement picture messaging ?

So I've synced my Inbox, have all my notifications set-up, rebooted my phone, and am still not receiving ANY notifications for TXT messages...Anyone have any idea what might cause this? It's a bit frustrating blah, especially since I use GV text for a side business

I don't get the VM notification emails anymore, but I still get that blasted second txt msg whenever someone sends me a GV sms =/

uansari1 said:
No problem... just be aware that if you reboot the phone you need to go back into those settings and change it again. I don't know if the new update has fixed that little issue, as I suspect it's not with the GV app, but with the software on the phone itself. Hopefully it will be fixed soon though...
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That will happen, but if you scroll down further that in Call Settings and tap Call Forwarding settings, you'll see it's going to your GV number. The voicemail option just changes where your calls get forwarded to for voicemail.

tribalmunky said:
That will happen, but if you scroll down further that in Call Settings and tap Call Forwarding settings, you'll see it's going to your GV number. The voicemail option just changes where your calls get forwarded to for voicemail.
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It also changes what number is dialed when you hit the voicemail icon in the dialer. Try rebooting your phone and clicking the vmail icon... it will automatically default to the Carrier. You have to change it manually in Call Settings as I described for the dialer to revert to GV for vmail.

Orangeandblue302 said:
Sorry i dont mean to Hijack the thread but I figured i'd ask here instead of creating a new thread. Can some one help me out with setting GV up, I have my number and all I just cant get GV to replace my T-mo voicemail.
I have tried all of the setting online and when I call my GV number. Any help would be appreciated.
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Uninstall the update. When you re-install after the sign part there is the option to setup for voicemail.

uansari1 said:
It also changes what number is dialed when you hit the voicemail icon in the dialer. Try rebooting your phone and clicking the vmail icon... it will automatically default to the Carrier. You have to change it manually in Call Settings as I described for the dialer to revert to GV for vmail.
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Ah, well I never use it because what's the point with Google Voice. I can see them and listen to them on the app without having to dial in and waste minutes.

Call blocking software

Ok, I used to have an app installed on my phone that not only would block calls that i chose (by number) but it gave me the option for an error message to be played for the caller. I had it set to say "your call cannot be completed as dialed, please check the number and dial again." Now I cannot find this app, does anyone know what it is? Please help, thanks.
Jason

Not the app you're looking for, but I use aFirewall and it blocks calls. It just sends them to Voice mail, but if you have Google Voice you can set it up to send them to a really obnoxious voice mail message.

Yea, I had that, but the app I had before literally made the caller think your number had been disconnected. It was sweet.

cm6 rc2 has a blacklist in call settings, works just fine.

icon57 said:
cm6 rc2 has a blacklist in call settings, works just fine.
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Yes, this works also, but it doesn't redirect to voicemail. It just outright end the call.

back to my main question, blacklisting is not the thing wanted, it is the message played to the caller, "your call cannot be completed as dialed, please check the number and dial again.
I had an app that allowed the user to chose the message the caller hears, another option was the...beep...beep...beep...beep tone.
It was sweet.

I would be interested in finding the name of this app... I'll keep an eye on this thread.

Done tonnes of searching and can't find what you mean.
If you do find it please send me a PM, sounds class

Michigan Jason said:
back to my main question, blacklisting is not the thing wanted, it is the message played to the caller, "your call cannot be completed as dialed, please check the number and dial again.
I had an app that allowed the user to chose the message the caller hears, another option was the...beep...beep...beep...beep tone.
It was sweet.
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I'm pretty sure Google Voice does this, When I was reading the GV FAQ awhile back I remember thinking what a really cool function of GV it was. On the downside I believe GV has to be your primary number though, not positive, you might wanna check it out.

productofusa said:
I'm pretty sure Google Voice does this, When I was reading the GV FAQ awhile back I remember thinking what a really cool function of GV it was. On the downside I believe GV has to be your primary number though, not positive, you might wanna check it out.
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Google voice does let you set a specific number to get a disconnected message.
It does require for you to use google voice as your voicemail, but it does not need to replace your current number.
i've used this feature and it is quite effective. for maximum effect just set the option within your phone book to send the caller directly to voicemail.
your phone will not even ring.

Easybusy
I think you talking about easybusy. I use it and have my phone set to forward calls to a fake number like 555-555-5555. One problem, I'm currently testing the new energy rom and now my easybusy software will not work.

Problems with Sprint number and GV integration that you should be aware of

There are two problems I have discovered with GV and Sprint number integration that you should know about before you switch, because it's a pain to turn this feature off (as I just did.)
If you need to use any service that must call you, and you must enter digits on the phone, it won't work. There's a problem with GV where if the other person starts the call to you, DTMF signals from your end are too distorted to register with any equipment that reads them.
Second, GV has a call record feature that is toggled by hitting the number 4. When it is toggled it announces to both you and the other person that the call is being recorded. This doesn't sound like a bad thing at first, but note that it can be triggered accidentally depending on you or the other person's voice through a phenomenon called talkoff. Talkoff is when a human voice mimics a DTMF signal for a very short time, but long enough to trigger some equipment to interpret it as a key press. The equipment that google uses is susceptible to this. When it is accidentally triggered, have fun explaining to the other person why they just heard the message "this call is being recorded."
More information about this problem can be found here: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/voice/thread?tid=7e30f066f09baf68&hl=en

Curious as to what you mean bye your first point... could you give an example of what kind service would cause this..
Sorry if this is a dumb question lol
Chad

Chadk881 said:
Curious as to what you mean bye your first point... could you give an example of what kind service would cause this..
Sorry if this is a dumb question lol
Chad
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Like say you need an online bank to verify your phone number, they'll have an automated system that calls you, and then has you input a number to verify you own the phone number, when you do this it won't be able to recognize the numbers you key in.

Rakeesh_j said:
Like say you need an online bank to verify your phone number, they'll have an automated system that calls you, and then has you input a number to verify you own the phone number, when you do this it won't be able to recognize the numbers you key in.
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This call record feature... this works at any time by hitting 4? How does that work if you are navigating a DTMF menu?

From the linked forum post it looks like the call record feature does not activate if you call out so hitting 4 in a calling tree would allow you to navigate. Haven't tried it myself but from reading the link it looks to be true.

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Like say you need an online bank to verify your phone number, they'll have an automated system that calls you, and then has you input a number to verify you own the phone number, when you do this it won't be able to recognize the numbers you key in.
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That's odd, I have had to do this with several companies and never once had a problem..