MarkW10

I hope to get a HTC Wizard (Cingular 8125) but have a question about dialing.
Do I have to slide out the keyboard to dial or is there a way of just turning it on and punching in the phone number on the screen through some type of app?
Of course I know there is voice dialing. How well does this work?
Also, from what I've read this has vibrate mode. Do the call volume work well with as well as without a bluetooth headset?

Chris Leckness

Voice Dial works great in a quiet enviorment on the KJAM, not sure about on the 8125 yet.

As for dialing, you can hit the green phone button w/o having to slide out and a software dial pad pops up. You can use you fingers to dial, but make sure you have something to clean it with daily. Mine got messy fast. This is one of the drawbacks I don't like about the Kjam, one of the only that is.

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mlh1962

You can also set speed dial for those frequently called numbers, and by scrolling through your contacts when the one you want to call is highlighted just hit the green phone button.

mlh1962

One more way is to search the internet using pocket MSN or Yahoo for a business, the results will give you the option to call just by tapping the word call in the results.

harleyxlc

Or you can use some third party apps and add little faces to your today screen, that when pressed dial out!

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upenox

Originally Posted by harleyxlc

Or you can use some third party apps and add little faces to your today screen, that when pressed dial out!

Hmm, what is that app called?

harleyxlc

Wisbar Advanced with the Wisbar Advanced Desktop plugin. But for the email and text shortcuts, i use vijay555 apps...these make shortcuts that can be used in any launcher.

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melvynadam

Another way to add picture dialing: Spb Mobile Shell.

badersk

Alot of people like this dialer skins which makes the buttons bigger

PaulyA.com > For Mobiles

JaMMy_JaM

Originally Posted by badersk

Alot of people like this dialer skins which makes the buttons bigger PaulyA.com > For Mobiles

Thanks badersk. I am using paulya's buttons and they work a lot better than the default. Speed dialing is the way to go. Just press the green button and then hold down the number for the speed dial until it dials. I also use SPB Mobile Shell. I highly recommend this product for ease of getting around without the stylus. I already owned 2 of their products so I was able to get a 20% discount from their website. Very cool! Now if I can just figure out how to keep my phone from answering when I pull it out of the holster, I'll be set.

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melvynadam

Originally Posted by badersk

Alot of people like this dialer skins which makes the buttons bigger PaulyA.com > For Mobiles

Beware.... the "dialer does not include a SmartDial version". This is big turn off for me. Of course, YMMV.

badersk

Originally Posted by melvynadam

Beware.... the "dialer does not include a SmartDial version". This is big turn off for me. Of course, YMMV.

This is true. It is also why I don't use it.

shuttle2007

slide to dial. It feels useful and better

pr5owner

there are like 5+ ways to dial on any HTC phone with a slide out KB

1st soft keypad, the standard way to dial (like the iphone)

2nd name dial using letters

IE : spell calgary as if you were using T9 to dial calgary parking authority to tow that jackass that parked infront of your drive way (happened 4 times so its a hot dial on my phone now)


3rd speedial or hot dial, you can edit the using the menu > speeddial
you have 99 slots for speed dial (i dont even have 99 contact numbers let alone contacts)

4th call history, just click someone in your history to dial (i dont think there is a limit to the call log like normal phones, i have like 200+ in my call history)

5th slide out keyboard, just type in the name and it will show up like in #2

6th use the numbers on the slide out KB

7th use the contact list to pick and choose

8th voice command (built into tytn and some other phones) click on MFB on your BT headset or the voice button on your phone, say name, confirm

EX: press MFB > Call "calgary parking authority" > tytn says call calgary parking authoirty work, is this correct? > yes > tytn say "dialing"

9th 3rd party >> wisbar advanced photo dial, you can link a number to a picture of the person in a virtual page, it will look like the iphone icons except with peoples faces, you click on them to dial

10th there are more 3rd party apps but my fingers are getting tired.

i doubt you need more ways to dial a person...

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