Can someone please help. I have a new XDA II purchased a couple of weeks ago. I want to add voice dial so that I can record a voice tag to a specific contact, press a button on my bluetooth headset and the XDA II phone will dial that person for me.
Can some kind person please guide me exactly how to go about setting this up?
JSS
You can't record voice tag unfortunatelly... Microsoft sells Microsoft Voice command for
pocket pc for 30$.. you don't need to train it or record voice tag.. it just recognize what
you say. it isn't bad
you can grab it from www.suprnova.com in the App/pocket pc section (you will need a bittorrent client, ABC http://pingpong-abc.sourceforge.net).
You can use Neuvoice: http://www.neuvoice.com/xdasoftware.php
Allows you to record your own commands. I had problems with some English programs to recognize Dutch names in my contacts.
Neuvoice has to be trained, and this takes some time, but works perfect with foreign languages.
i use vito voice dialer
works great you record your voice tags then if you have button plus installed i have mine lined to the contacts button if i hold it down it will say please say name so you say the voicetag and itll begin to dial works very well
I tried MS voicecommand, and i was not impressed. The thing about "not training" is that it will recognise only the obvious. Also, it was very bad, to pathetic, in recognising things with the earphones on. Add to that noise when driving, it was impossible.
I found the fonix voicedial was very good. I downloaded a trial (gave me a few eeeks to use it, now theres a sensible trial period!), and it was very good.
I havent used vito, maybe give it a go.
fonix is very good fun to play with but it likes to call my dad most of the time lol im like mum....
dial dad
does your head in lol
Vito is the best one ive tried
but fonix is very fun to play with lol
I am french and i need to 'train tag'.
I use neu voice navigator.
For 9,99$, the voice recognition works very well, indoor, outdoor with wind and driving in the car.
Voice dial for XDA II
Thanks to all of you so far. I went to the Vito site and read that it does not work for XDA II.
""IMPORTANT! Doesn't work on MDAII/XDAII
VITO VoiceDialer PE is not currently supported by XDAII/MDAII. When recording a voice tag it brings up an error "Cannot process this file" Our development team is working on the solution. We apologize for the inconvenience. ""
Hopefully this can be fixed soon. I will try some other sites
JSS
I've tried Fonix and MS Voice Command on XDAII and in my view MS Voice Command is the best. Contrary to one of the posts above I've found it very accurate especially after learning how to speak to it after the first couple of days. It works well with the wired earpiece but will not work with a bluetooth headset as it takes its input only from the microphone. As such it is a viable hands free solution and you dont need to train it so if you add a new contact then it is automatically recognised. Beware that the current US version doesnt support dialling of UK phone numbers ie you cannot say 'dial 0113 205 3345' as it will only accept 7 and 10 digit numbers that do not begin with a zero.
I tried MS Voice Command and I must concur with others opinions. Because you cannot train it to learn your voice, it means that you must learn to speak the way it wants you to speak. Fair enough, but the 24-hour trial period is too short. After 24 hours, I could not get it to perform to my satisfaction. Perhaps with a longer trial period I might have learned how to use it.
That is why I am not buying it.
I've tried MS Voice command, and found that unless you want to speak with an American accent then don't bother.
I've also just tried Neuvoice, which works with tags that you assign, and that seems to work extremely well. Now if only one of them could work with a Bluetooth headset! But I guess that's a the fault of the XDA's bluetooth implementation, rather than any of the software.
I purchased MS Voice command (use on my XD2) and as everyone has said it is no good unless you use an american accent...only problem is that I keep talking like an American now :roll: LOL
Thanks - Sunny.
""I've also just tried Neuvoice, which works with tags that you assign, and that seems to work extremely well. Now if only one of them could work with a Bluetooth headset! But I guess that's a the fault of the XDA's bluetooth implementation, rather than any of the software.""
Thanks again. Of course, if it does not work with a bluetooth headset, there really is not much point having it until it does, because the whole idea is to make voice dial calls that are completely 'hands fee'.
I spoke with O2 Mobile Internet support team who tell me that the software will soon have an update (bugfix) which will apparently fix this problem and allow the XDA II to work for voice dial. Does anyone know what this is, when is it coming and how will we be able to get it and put it onto our XDA???
JSS
XDA II update
latest information from O2 is quoting Spring 2004.................
.....................so that'll be 2005 then!
ian
I suppose we will have to rely on the brains of the wonderful people on this forum who will surely come up with a way around the problems.
There must be some way through it. All ideas are welcome
JSS
Bougth a second hand P800 this week to compare with the XDA II.
I must say that the P800 is much more advanced on the phone point. It may be not as performant, but the thing works quite nicely. Voice control works perfect, also with BT headset.
And controlling and operating the phone is much easier thanks to the jog dial. I also like the better implemantation of the phone settings and options. Don't understand why this isn't implemented on more devices.
Think MS still has a long way to go with Pocket PC Phone Edition to reach at least the same phone functionality...
@ Jos
do you know why that is?
its because the p800 is a symbian phone with PDA features
the XDA is a PDA with mobile features
theres the difference
and p800 camera is ****e lol
Hi all!
I Just changed from a P800, and fully agree with gazzaman2k and Jos, P800 is a "so-so good" phone, but a very POOR PDA.
XDAII is a fully functional PDA, but the phone parts leaves so much to be desired......
Any way, I still would be using my P800, should I have been able to fix the SYNC problem.... A phone PDA UNABLE to sync with with your PC is a useless combo. Not to mention the full distress recoveries I had to do with my Outlook contact and agenda files.....
I ended up recovering my old T68 phone, (I need it for the BT carkit) I passed my Cassiopeia EM505 to a friend, my wife got my P800 (unable to sell it on e-bay) and I'm so-so satisfied with my XDA.
Until:
1.- it gets the handsfree BT issue solved (car kit usage)
2.- The Voice command functions are fully implemented (BT headset too)
3.- The phone functions are VERY MUCH IMPROVED (one hand use)
I would NOT consider the XDAII a "PHONE-PDA", but a "PDA-phone". (Capitals being removed intentionally)
BTW, most of the "Voice/dial command" programs I tried are useless and/or unreliable.
but also :x
Indeed, I agree the XDA II is a PDA-PHONE and the P800 a PHONE-PDA.
Would be nice to see an OS that would run on the fast hardware of the XDA II with all the plusses of Pocket PC and Symbian...
And the P800 is for my girlfriend. She needed a new phone and I could get this one for a fair price. Plus it gives me the chance to play around with both en see the pros and cons of both.
For performance and Outlook sync, I prefer the XDA II, but for phone funcionality I prefer the P800...
Voice diaing continued...
The XDA II is a quality PDA with phone functions. Since, I understand, other PDA's (even those without built in phones) are able to have voice dial functions for add-on phones, it seems to me that the XDA II could easily also have these functions. I think that it would just mean getting the right software. How and where from I would like to know?
It may be possible to improve the phone functions, but the single one thing that would improve the XDA II for me is the addition of voice dialing via bluetooth - so that you can record a tag to a contact, press a button on the earpiece, say the contact name and then the number is dialed. That handsfree capability would be a very good start - and let's face it, with driving restrictions etc, these days, it really is essential if the XDA II is ever going to be of any value as a mobile phone.
What I need to know for certain is:-
1.Is there a software that will allow me to have this function.
JSS
also
In shared memory - more memory for win mobile
mp3 & polyphonic ring tones & Speakerphone & vibrating alert
wap - why
Lets hope so
http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/show/handset/htc_shift/features/small_business
That's another fantastic piece of material to start more rumours about Shift Voice calling capabillities
O yes...it ain't over till the fat lady sits on your shift... so again, we might actually get voice calling on our intentionally crippled devices
lucid said:
That's another fantastic piece of material to start more rumours about Shift Voice calling capabillities
O yes...it ain't over till the fat lady sits on your shift... so again, we might actually get voice calling on our intentionally crippled devices
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And probably they are looking at us (XDA Forum) for their ROM with voice and other support.
Hi,
Another idea as below;
Now sfit can be used for phone, but only we can talk each other by shift Microphone, who knows how to use earphone for communication with shift?
currently mobile phone earphone is 2.5mm, shift should use 3.5mm earphone, to find 3.5mm earphonebut is not problem. but I have tried some, still not working, how to make earphone working for shift ...
Each of your post is an enlightment to me. I now have the crazy idea to use wifi and the SD card too.
No body want to hack bluetooth and mic on Shift phone.
Please help!
Please help to hack for use earphone, SD card, Bluetooth, Wifi in Window Mobile side for HTC Shift.
Shift will be a great device.
Thanks
Nice sharing ........Thansk
once upon a time.. when mobile phones with camera first released...my friend ask me a question.
How do i make my phone camera-able?
my answer was "go buy a camera and duct tape it to your phone"
maybe the answer for you guys more or less the same... just duct tape your mobile phone to your shift...
hope it works... cheers
(seriously... i still couldn't figure it out my self on how to make a call from shift)
I got mine to make/receive calls. On a shift 9501 using the rom and radio here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=486234
ive already posted this at ppcgeeks, and figured that it doesnt hurt to post here too. hopefully i can get a quick response
it might have been discussed already, but i really need to know now. i dont really have time to search through 1000 threads that have the word recorded in it. is there a prog that will allow me to record the conversation into an mp3 or something, or is there a compatible voice recorder that i can plug in the mini usb? OR.... does anyone know of a sprint phone that i could do this with? its that important that i would be willing to pay the loot to switch phones to do this.
thanks you sooooo much for any help or useful advice
Several links:
http://www.smartphonemag.com/old_blogs/menneisyys/112005SoundRecorderApps.asp
http://www.smartphonemag.com/cms/blogs/3/brand_new_beta_of_best_audio_recorder_ap
http://www.smartphonemag.com/cms/blogs/3/513
http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/audiorecorder/
Haven't tried any of them but they may get you headed in the right direction... I'd start with the Resco option... last link.
this is tricky business. i researched for a while into recording calls and tried Resco Audio Recorder and LivePVR. the problem here is that these programs don't consider the earpiece to be a source for audio. they both require that the speakerphone be on, however if it isnt on before the call is made then the software does not recognize any source, and being fast enough to turn the speakerphone on IMMEDIATELY is damn near impossible. the closest i got was with LivePVR, but i wasnt able to record everything i wanted to. as far as i can tell there isnt any way to get the speakerphone on before a call, so you might be SOL here unless there is something im missing
ok...i bought a mini usb BT adapter at Walmart that has exactly what you want as a service.....its blue and looks like a little mushroom...i could get more details for ya if needed.......but you can run a voice service through your pc and then record in any program....you talk through your laptop/pc microphone.....
hi
i would like to use my asus transformer as a hand free bluetooth handset
i paired my tablet with my phone, but it always said 'paired, but not connected'
i can use a app to do file transfer between my phone and the TR so i know that the two can work together
i just want to receive my phone call on my transformer..
someone can help me ?
thanks
this has been a common quesiton. from what we've seen, there is an app called syncsms to get your messages. As for taking calls, you probably would need to use google voice and forward your calls to the google voice number...
thanks....