Hi people,
I am looking for a VERY SIMPLE yet SO HARD TO FIND program.
I need to have a (time) counter, separate for incoming and outgoing calls THAT RESETS.
I don't need data counter,
I don't need totals of incoming + outgoing,
I don't need a custom dialer,
I don't want to calculate those on PC,
I don't need call history per call (doesn't bother me if it's there though),
I don't need alarms if a counter is exceeded (but this is welcome)...
PhoneWeaver I think doesn't have this (it is not listed in the features),
Inesoft Phone4 don't think has this (is not described in history features), plus I am not willing to change my dialer,
SPB Wireless Monitor doesn't do it (and it SHOULD).
What I want to do is simple. I have some free talk time (only for calls I make) per month and I want to know when this time is about to get "empty". If the device alarms me, even better.
Is this simple thing so hard?
I have looked around, but couldn't find anything (it's so many ways you can search for such a thing)...
Help?
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Many would really welcome a local answering machine on their Pocket PC’s to, for example, avoid the (often costly) need to call in remote voicemail boxes and/or to keep / archive the recordings of their, say, girlfriend.
Unfortunately, I have bad news for all these people: there is NO way one can implement such software on the current (mostly HTC-manufactured) crop of Pocket PC Phone Edition devices because of the hardware limitations I’ve explained in my article on recording conversations. That is, it’s pretty futile to look for any answering machine software for your Pocket PC phone – unless you have the GIGABYTE G-Smart (see below).
Note that
there are SMS notifiers (Aali Alikoski’s free SMS Notifier and BOO! Interactive’s commercial SMS Answering Machine) but they only answer with an SMS message and aren’t able to directly record the speech (the message) of the caller
other smart phone platforms (see for example Smart Answer on the Nokia S60 platform) do have call recorders. They, however, have hardware that does allow recording calls. (HTC, hear this?! It has been stated many times and we’ll tell you many MORE times that you SHOULD produce phone models that are able to record phone calls because that feature would also make it possible to use the phone as an answering machine!)
there is only one Pocket PC Phone Edition model, GIGABYTE’s excellent G-Smart, which contains built-in software to do this. The software, however, can NOT be “hacked” to other devices – this GIGABYTE PDA has special hardware that, unlike HTC models, does allow for recording the voice of the other party (incidentally, this is why it also contains a call recorder software, not just a call answering machine.)
Some related threads:
Answering machine
You can also try entering the words "Answering machine" here, making sure you also select the “Search for all terms” radio button.
DAMMIT
The Answerphone is great on the g-Smart... but not perfect....
To get it working better you need to get rid of your service providers answering service, otherwise that one will occasionally take the call, as the time that you set the answerphone on the g-Smart, isn't always accurate. I.E. set it to a 20 sec delay, and because of the lag for the phone to ring, the lag for the software to activate etc etc.... the SP answering service grabs it first...
Once you've disabled the SP service, it's great... when you have signal... otherwise you'll miss everything, won't get any indicators and all the caller gets is the DO-DO-DO-DO-DO of the engaged/not available.
Upside though... cheaper... messages available locally... and you can screen the calls...
I am a novice MortScript user and can't figure out the best way to do the following:
1. Figure out if Bluetooth is connected to a particular device.
2. If there is a missed call, new text message, or other new notification, I would like to be able to write a script to call my home phone (for a ring or two) as a way to alert me. I have the basics to write the script for the call, but can't figure out how to query the notifications (to see if there is a new sms, missed call, appointment reminder, et cetera) to activate the call routine.
Reason: I have the ATT EP5632 which I like as I don't have to carry my 8525 around the house, however, when I get a text or other reminder, I usually don't hear it. Also, the EP5632 is not very reliable in maintaining the Bluetooth connection so often I have missed calls (if anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them!) so this script would serve as a backup.
Thanks in advance,
Gene
8525
WM5: 1.34.502.1
Radio: 1.54.07.00
Has Microsoft (or anyone else, for that matter) ever published a book, whitepaper, or anything else that actually explains how the various components of WM5/6 actually "work" in a real PDA phone?
I've seen various scattered documents at MSDN that tell how to write applications for phones running WM5/6, but I've never been able to find anything that coherently explains how a PDA phone running WM5/6 actually HANDLES incoming/outgoing phone calls -- the apps and DLLs involved, points where you can wedge your own handlers into the event chain, etc.
I guess what I'm really looking for right now is some guidance about where to even LOOK for that info... the official library/object name(s), the proper phrases to google for, etc. I have a hunch that what I'm looking for is NOT in the MSDN documentation tree for WM6 Professional PDA Phones, and is hidden somewhere else in the hierarchy... but finding anything at MSDN feels like searching for a needle in a haystack unless you already know exactly what you're looking for and what it's officially called ;-)
For what it's worth, I want to write my own replacement handler(s) for voicemail notifications. I can't stand the way WM6 stupidly makes me swat away the notification that I have voicemail, and decline to listen to it, then swat away a second notification that I have a missed call before FINALLY letting me know whose call I missed (and by extension, who left the voicemail message). I want to write a handler that shows something like:
Missed Calls:
Joe Smith @ 3 minutes ago (italics = left voicemail)
Jenna Ho @ 2:27am
Matt Johnson @ yesterday 11:52pm
Matt Johnson @ yesterday 10:23PM
on the screen instead.
Also, I use my cell phone as my "real" phone, and have an AT&T cordless phone that pairs with it via bluetooth. Unfortunately, it doesn't notify me of voicemail or received SMS messages, and I can easily go for HOURS without noticing (say, if I'm outside when someone calls, and they leave a voicemail message... until I physically happen to wake up the phone and look at the display, I'll never even know someone called). So... I want to build a circuit using a BlueSMIRF bluetooth-uart module and a microcontroller that toggles an input on my home automation/burglar alarm system (triggering a voice announcement over the loudspeakers), and have my handler app on the phone connect to it and trigger that notification every few minutes until I notice. I also wouldn't mind being able to make the phone go crazy vibrating in response to a received sms/voicemail message, so if I'm somewhere like a noisy nightclub wearing loose jeans and don't notice, it will keep vibrating and making noise until I do.
Am wondering if anyone knows an app or way to reset the total phone call timer on a HD2. It would be nice to have an app or method to reset my call timer when my provider billing cycle starts each month, so I can prove they are over-charging me for calls. All the old school phones had this feature, even a way to enter your call rate and have it calculate your call costs for you. Appreciate any help. Thanks.
noofny said:
Am wondering if anyone knows an app or way to reset the total phone call timer on a HD2. It would be nice to have an app or method to reset my call timer when my provider billing cycle starts each month, so I can prove they are over-charging me for calls. All the old school phones had this feature, even a way to enter your call rate and have it calculate your call costs for you. Appreciate any help. Thanks.
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Cannot be done at this time, this one is like an odometer for your phone, it is made so you cannot sell a used phone as new ....
Search, this has been asked many times ....
There are apps that can track your time, or ask your provider if they have a shortcode to tell you your minutes ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=675718
just one of many threads on the subject ...
Thanks for the quick response, although not overly helpful it suggests that there must some legal reason why you cannot reset the phone's 'master' call timer (like not being able to reset the km's on your car). I already searched these forums on 'call timer' and other derivatives but found nothing useful, therefore asked. Also, the link you gave advises it is an invalid link? Would anyone else be able to shed some light...surely there's a genius in the community who has written an app for win mo that can track your call time? Appreciate any assistance.
Try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705575
I hope that no one does figure out a way to do it. Most who want a way to do it, want it so they can sell a used phone as new or barely used. They come on forums claiming they just want to be able to track this or that, but most know what they are up to.
Sorry guys - I must need to be clearer.
I don't want to reset the phones master counter. That would be ridiculous.
I want an additional counter that I can control. Just like being able to leave your cars master odometer whilst you reset the tripometer for each short trip you take, so you can see how far you traveled in any day. Surely theres a way to read the call history log and total up the time between 2 given dates? I'm new to mobile programming but can't find a way yet to do this in .NET CF.
Thanks again for the response.
I don't know if it's working on HD2 but i used it on my old kaiser phone.
Phone Dashboard 2.01
its tracking call time / data usage / sms.
Cybertom said:
I don't know if it's working on HD2 but i used it on my old kaiser phone.
Phone Dashboard 2.01
its tracking call time / data usage / sms.
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That's useful - thanks.
Call history - why are we not shown the length of the calls anywhere?
I've searched but found no app that tells me the length of my calls. All the apps that available (including the default call history in Sense) only show the time you made the call, not the length of the calls. This would be very useful, wouldn't it?
Help anyone?
Thanks.
noofny said:
Call history - why are we not shown the length of the calls anywhere?
I've searched but found no app that tells me the length of my calls. All the apps that available (including the default call history in Sense) only show the time you made the call, not the length of the calls. This would be very useful, wouldn't it?
Help anyone?
Thanks.
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go to your contacts page in sense
click on your contact.
slide to the last icon that says call history
the duration is there for the individual.
First, I guess, my system setup. Just bought a new phone, and the old one (original HTC Touch, WinMo 6.1) had a setting for this but I can't seem to find a corresponding setting in the new phone, phone being the only thing changed.
HTC Touch Pro 2 (purchased with WM6.5 already installed). It's a new (to me) phone, so I don't know that much about it yet.
What I want is, if someone calls me half a dozen times in a row (or I miss half a dozen calls in a row from the same number), I'd like to see that reflected in my call log. In WinMo6.1, I remember it being a difficult-to-find setting (which I can no longer seem to find). Oddly enough, outgoing calls are already "unstacked", so if I call the same number 5 times, I get 5 entries in the call log.
I need this cuz sometimes when someone calls (or tries) that many times, it's cuz there's an emergency...and I would return their call first, even if they weren't the first person to call me.