Quick Tip: Voice Dialing on iPhone
Many have complained about the lack of VoiceDialing feature at the phone level. It is quite evident that this feature is lacking in the iPhone featureset, however, it can be used to access to AT&T’s VoiceDial feature called VoiceConnect. You can do this directly on the iPhone by going to “Settings” => “Phone” => “AT&T Services” => “Voice Connect.” In order to use this service you will need to have a remotely hosted phonebook which can be setup at AT&T’s website. While this make take a little longer to setup, once it has been setup it is very seamless allowing you to easily speak the name of someone you wish to call, prompting the iPhone to dial accordingly.
This service is $5/month as it takes the burden of the voice recognition away from the phone and places it with AT&T’s servers.
You have got to be kidding me. Apple can come up with everything imagineable for their IPhone, but they cannot come up with integrated voice dialing. Nor, it seems can they come up with a voice dialing software to download to make this possible for everyone who has already purchased the phone. Maybe they should talk to the Company Voice Signal who has revolutionized this technique on all the other cell phones!!!!!!!!!!!
I just got this phone, and I am returning it if this cannot be worked out. I am a real estate agent and spend half my day in the car. The most important feature for me is voice dialing. I do not want my contacts on AT&T’s web site — I want it at my fingertips on my phone and I want to be able to touch my headset and say the name for instant access.
What will it take Apple to make this happen — enough people having accidents or getting tickets for not having “hands free” — maybe a class action lawsuit?