Have you guys seen this yet? I been looking around for a good speech to text app for my Tilt, but does not look like there is anything out there. I text back and forth to my wife all the time and when I'm driving 85mph down the road it is not easy to respond, that's why I was looking for a way to respond via voice. Well I ran across this www.jott.com where you call a toll free number and speak your message and it send it via e-mail or text to your contact. I'm been playing around with it and it is pretty cool and pretty spot on as to what you say in the message.
If you guys know of a better way to send or respond to a text message without having to type, let me know. So far this is all I have found.
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JMan
Jott is pretty cool. I've been using it for over a year now and it takes the place of me having to look for paper, pen, pull over to write a note. You can't dictate a book... I think the messages are limited to 30 or so seconds, but more than enough to dictate phone numbers, dates, short shopping lists, etc.
Since I use Voice Command, I don't have to do anything but speak to get my reminders/messages back in email.
They've recently integrated with Google Calendar and a slew of other 3rd party services.
Read the info on their site about how they transcribe. They use a combination of automation and humans. Probably not a great thing for confidential information. But for routine notes and reminders, it's unbeatable!
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Are there any IM programs anyone is aware of that can initiate a chat with SMS, but otherwise is offline?
I don't get a lot of chat requests, but I do sometimes chat a bit, and I only have 250 sms. But I find that IM+ uses quite a bit of battery, particularly on HSDPA. If I exit it and just leave FlexMail running (2 idle imap mailboxes) it uses only a few percent of battery an hour vs 10% or so with FM and IM running.
So perhaps there's an IM program out there that is offline until you get an SMS, at which point you can chat over data? Figure it's worth asking.
I made a fair attempt at searching, but all I find either use SMS or data, no hybrids.
I've continued to look, haven't found anything yet. I have switched to Jabber using transports to see if that lowers data usage, but the jury is still out on that, I'm tracking battery usage right now.
OZ IM from AT-T uses SMS to send its messages not data hence you will be charged per message you send as a SMS.
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OZ IM from AT-T uses SMS to send its messages not data hence you will be charged per message you send as a SMS.
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I guess I wasn't terribly clear.. I want an IM program would do basically this:
Goes online (using data I presume)
Program itself now goes offline (no more data usage)
When I get an IM, I get an SMS which initiates the program going back online
Chat over cellular data
When done with chat, program again goes back offline and waits for another sms
Seems the perfect combination for someone like me who doesn't have a lot of SMS and wants to save on battery life at the same time.
...but once you receive an SMS doesn't that charge against your original 250?
Curious but, isn't an unlimited/high text message plan fairly affordable? I'm with AT&T and have unlimited texts for $15...and it covers all 5 people on my family plan.
You can fwd your IMs with AIM fowarding, and when you get a text from AIM, login to like Slick or something. Then when you're done, sign off slick. With AIM forwarding on, you'll still be on even if you're technically not "on".
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You can fwd your IMs with AIM fowarding, and when you get a text from AIM, login to like Slick or something. Then when you're done, sign off slick. With AIM forwarding on, you'll still be on even if you're technically not "on".
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That really IS the best way at the moment. Unfortunately, developers either go for the SMS or the data. SMS cost more usually, and data is not as reliable.
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...but once you receive an SMS doesn't that charge against your original 250?
Curious but, isn't an unlimited/high text message plan fairly affordable? I'm with AT&T and have unlimited texts for $15...and it covers all 5 people on my family plan.
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Hmm, I didn't realize that the $15 unlimited plan covered the whole group. I thought it was per-user. I might have to look into that.
I have 250 for $5 just for myself. Yeah, the initial SMS would come out, but that's not a big deal, I don't get a lot of SMSes or initiated chats, but there are times I need to be contacted to get in touch with someone on IM and aren't near a computer. And at work I don't have personal IM running (except on the Tilt ;-) )
I'll check out your suggestion.. Sounds like that's a good possibility to just go all SMS for the IMing.
i do believe that AIM has the ability to do this, if you are offline and i wanted to get in touch with you and you have your AIM account setup correctly by providing the profile with your phone number there will be the option to send via text message, at that point you will receive the text message and then get online yourself to talk to the person.
i dont think there is any program that once you receive the text message that it will automatically go online for you.
it may be ICQ i dont remember which client has this capability of sending text but one of them do it.
Very nice, I've been looking for an app like this for a while now. Just input a # you don't want to receive calls from and it will be blocked. Requires root, though.
Sure, you can use the built in "Send to Voice Mail" feature in Contacts, but that's not a good solution because 1) It clogs up my voice mail inbox and 2) I get an almost as annoying text notification every time someone that I have chosen to send to VM tries to call me.
The app is still pretty new, so it's lacking a few features I would like (such as regexp patterns), and I'm not sure it'll block text messages as well (which would be nice), but it's definitely a very good start.
http://www.cyrket.com/asset/9001392803553682779
market://search?q=pname:com.ap.CallBlocker
I just downloaded it gonna start putting number in it. Do you know if you can use it to block unknown numbers?
I haven't actually tried blocking my home phone in it to try it out for myself, but supposedly what this app does is to send the caller directly to voice mail, just like the feature that's already available to us in the default contacts app. That's not quite what I'm looking for, as that means I will still get those annoying notifications and the voice mail inbox will (might) get clogged up.
Perhaps what I'm looking for is just not possible, but simply put I want an app that interceps an incoming call/text, cross-refs it against a black list, and if it's a match - mimics a red phone button press (decline)/refuse the text message - all within a few milliseconds. It would also be nice if it stopped the number from getting logged in the call log.
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I haven't actually tried blocking my home phone in it to try it out for myself, but supposedly what this app does is to send the caller directly to voice mail, just like the feature that's already available to us in the default contacts app. That's not quite what I'm looking for, as that means I will still get those annoying notifications and the voice mail inbox will (might) get clogged up.
Perhaps what I'm looking for is just not possible, but simply put I want an app that interceps an incoming call/text, cross-refs it against a black list, and if it's a match - mimics a red phone button press (decline)/refuse the text message - all within a few milliseconds. It would also be nice if it stopped the number from getting logged in the call log.
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I'm pretty sure that what this application does is to receive the phone call (it may do half a ring) and immediately answer it and hang up. This should avoid the problem of sending it to voicemail.
i have been talking to the dev since release, the callers do NOT go to voicemail so it won't clog your voicemail manny.
also it cannot be used to block Unknown numbers so fo that you would need to write your app(i am trying but it is very hard to do when you don't know exactly what you are doing). but the dev claims that if you put in 1800 in the block box then it will block ALL 1800 numbers that call you. seems pretty good but i haven't been able to test it yet(crazy ex might have finally gotten the hint)
EDIT!! as soon as i posted this i got an update on it and now you are able to choose between unknown numbers or blacklisted numbers, i suggested checkboxes to select both, as well as text message block, but i am not sure how possible that would be
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i have been talking to the dev since release, the callers do NOT go to voicemail so it won't clog your voicemail manny.
also it cannot be used to block Unknown numbers so fo that you would need to write your app(i am trying but it is very hard to do when you don't know exactly what you are doing). but the dev claims that if you put in 1800 in the block box then it will block ALL 1800 numbers that call you. seems pretty good but i haven't been able to test it yet(crazy ex might have finally gotten the hint)
EDIT!! as soon as i posted this i got an update on it and now you are able to choose between unknown numbers or blacklisted numbers, i suggested checkboxes to select both, as well as text message block, but i am not sure how possible that would be
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Ah, thanks for clearing that up mate. Very good to know.
where can we get that updateeee
does anyone have the update for this?
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Very nice, I've been looking for an app like this for a while now. Just input a # you don't want to receive calls from and it will be blocked. Requires root, though.
Sure, you can use the built in "Send to Voice Mail" feature in Contacts, but that's not a good solution because 1) It clogs up my voice mail inbox and 2) I get an almost as annoying text notification every time someone that I have chosen to send to VM tries to call me.
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Really? I use the built in feature and I don't get a text when someone on my blocked list calls. It will show up in the call log but I don't get a text or notification unless they leave a VM.
where can i download? please?
I decided to start developing my own version..
^^^That is cool let us know, I am willing to test it. The developer has stopped updating this app.
Good to hear your making a new app. This one bugged me as it wouldnt block 1-800 type numbers..
Yes!
Joey3002 Please post it when completed. I cant find the other app anywhere. If you take paypal donations, I will send some $ after you post it. Thank You!
i've been waiting and waiting and FINALLY got my invitation today, and i'm loving it. For anyone out there that wants to save on text messages,who actually has been invited, i'd suggest this (to keep this somewhat kaiser related) go to www.google.com/voice and simply log in, once you've done so...just make it your home page. that way anytime u want to see if you have any sms messages, all u have to do is hit the internet explorer hard key, and it'll open right up to your sms inbox.
by the way, i've heard that android mobile app is fully functional, and either iphone/blackberry are in the worlds, or on the way. but has anyone who knows about goovoice heard anything about a winmo app? it'd be nice to have an app in the background which always notifies you of new text messages/voicemails etc.
Yeah, I got my invite a while ago. I'm having a hard time getting used to it. It seems like a lot of work, and I've only really got 2 phone numbers. Not to mention, there isn't a Windows Mobile application yet.
i'm only using 1 number right now to be honest (no one calls me at my house number) but the voicemail transcribing and sms, call screening are things that i know i'm going to enjoy with this.
Has anybody else tried this?
http://lifehacker.com/5611003/build-a-find-my-iphone-clone-for-android
I did and it works OK, but I have a couple of questions I'm hoping someone can help me out with. First, the 'get location' task seems to run fairly often throughout the day despite no text messages coming in (with or without the magic word). I notice this just by the gps icon appearing at the top fairly often and in the battery usage stats. If I disable the task in tasker, then the symptom goes away.
Is there a way to prevent this from occuring and still keep the usability of the hack? It drains needless battery by finding my location 50+ times a day.
Second, I have it set up according to the directions so a text from a specific number with a specific word sends an SMS back to the same specific number with the location. I know I can make it just act on a key word from ANY number, but is there a way to set it up so it'll send the response text back to ANY number that sends a text with the magic word?
Finally, in the SMS response, I'm trying to format it so the coordinates are a link that I can just tap on and get a google map. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get a hyperlink to work. Right now I have it text the location response to a google voice number. Even if I format the text like this: "http://maps.google.com/maps?q=31.9xxxx,-110.9xxxx" it doesn't show up as a clickable link, I have to copy and paste it into a browser and then it shows on the map. Is there a way to fix this?
Thanks!
First off, if I was trying to find my Nexus One and found an iPhone, I'd be pissed.
Couple things... First off, there's a thread here on XDA about creating such a set of profiles, you might check into it.. I have a long standing debt to dump my profiles for this very thing there, but they need rework and I just haven't taken the time to do it yet. :/
So in the last year (that article you point to was written 8/10) Tasker has gotten the ability to get its location by command, so there's no need for a context for it. Just use the Get Location command in your SMS Received task. It'll grab it only when it needs it. Make sure that you make it grab it AFTER the SMS match, or it'll grab GPS every SMS you get.
And to make it respond to a specific number or the number you're sending from, both are easy... To respond to the number you're sending from just make that a separate command that uses the SMS From Last variable and responds to it, not your fixed number. And similarly if you want to respond to an arbitrary fixed number, again, a different command.
You need to go beyond the article and learn Tasker a little.
For sending a map link, I KNOW somewhere I have a link I'm using but I can't find it... Googling is getting me nothing. It was like goog.le/q=lat,lon, but your problem appears to be more that it's not showing up as a link in your particular SMS client, dunno about that.
Thanks khaytsus! I think I did figure out my first problem. I had two profiles, one to get location, and another to respond to the SMS (which used the get location profile). Both profiles were active (had a check mark) when it turns out the location one shouldn't have. After seeing your post though I deleted the location profile and just added a task to use the 'get location' option that you mentioned.
I'll now try to figure out the part about responding to any SMS number.
If you happen to know where that other thread is I'd appreciate a link, I've tried searching but Tasker is mentioned so much it gets a ton of hits. I did get it to work like I wanted though. I just deleted the required incoming phone number match on the condition and replaced the number in the outgoing text response with "%SMSRF" and it works great now. I tried it with my wife's iphone and the response even shows up as a hyperlink! Odd that when I send it from the google voice inbox the response isn't hyperlinked. Oh well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052249
This is the thread I'm referring to, although there are actually multiple ones out there. I think this one is getting some traffic. I really intended to dump my profiles and tasks to let people use 'em but to be honest I don't even KNOW what I'm using.. I'd have to go through the whole thing, I have a lot of nonsense Tasks in Tasker I'm not even using.. Ahem.
Thank you so much
Thanks for sharing
Now I get to know how to use Find my iPhone option
Title pretty much says it. To clarify: we are starting to experience not receiving texts. When we discuss with the sender, we find they have sent to several people at once.
Is anyone else experiencing that? Any fix?
ewingr said:
Title pretty much says it. To clarify: we are starting to experience not receiving texts. When we discuss with the sender, we find they have sent to several people at once.
Is anyone else experiencing that? Any fix?
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Is the sender an iPhone user? iPhone group texts go out as MMS, which Google Voice doesn't support.
Hmmm....that's interesting. Given so many folks are iPhone users, that could almost negate the value of GV, as it relates to using for texting.
I know that not all of the folks sending them are iPhone users.
I know I have gotten texts from my sister who I believe is an iPhone users. But now I need to double check that.
My wife was with her friends this morning, and thd texting discussion came up. Turns out that many strange things happening for them when sending to a group: some get them, some don't; some get them as if from a different person than who sent it. I'm beginning to think that SMS group sending is just problematic. I would tend to think that maybe they are doing it wrong, but I don't see how a person could even do it in a way to hve a message look like it came from someone else.
Thanks for your thoughts.
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Hmmm....that's interesting. Given so many folks are iPhone users, that could almost negate the value of GV, as it relates to using for texting.
I know that not all of the folks sending them are iPhone users.
I know I have gotten texts from my sister who I believe is an iPhone users. But now I need to double check that.
My wife was with her friends this morning, and thd texting discussion came up. Turns out that many strange things happening for them when sending to a group: some get them, some don't; some get them as if from a different person than who sent it. I'm beginning to think that SMS group sending is just problematic. I would tend to think that maybe they are doing it wrong, but I don't see how a person could even do it in a way to hve a message look like it came from someone else.
Thanks for your thoughts.
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I agree that it is odd. I never noticed it until recently, although it that could be due to me not paying attention as much as anything. I wouldn't have picked up on it at all except that I use GoSMS with popups and, instead of showing the message when I get a group message from my wife (who has an iPhone), I get the MMS icon. Click on it and you get the message.
As far as I can tell, iPhone (and maybe others, I'm honestly don't know) send their group messages as MMS. If another iPhone user replies to it, all of the original recipients get the reply. If I reply, only the sender gets it. I think it has to do with if the message goes out as an iMessage. I don't know what makes an iMessage special, but I do know that my wife can't send one if she doesn't have a data connection, which would support the MMS theory. I'll look into it more when I get home from work tomorrow and see if I can figure it out.
I dumped Google Voice due to it's lack of MMS support as well. You just can't expect people to remember to send pictures to one number and text messages to another, it's just not a realistic expectation. I just use it for voicemail now.
I did validate that I do get text messages from my Sister, who is on an iPHone.
But regarding pictures, I don't really get or send pictures, and don't particularly care. If I want to share pictures, I typically do it on Facebook, or put on my picture site, and send links.
I do feel though that GV should support pictures. I don't know if that is in the future for GV or not.
I am a little confused. Are you saying that when you did use GV, you did get TExts from iPhone users, but if setn to a group you also got it ,but only sender got your reply?
Again, we do get individual texts from iPhone users, but not when they send to a group...at least not consistently.
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I am a little confused. Are you saying that when you did use GV, you did get TExts from iPhone users, but if setn to a group you also got it ,but only sender got your reply?
Again, we do get individual texts from iPhone users, but not when they send to a group...at least not consistently.
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I worded it strangely. What I meant was that on my normal phone number (not using GV), if I get a text message from an iPhone user it comes through as a regular text message. If I get a group message, however, I get it as an MMS. If I reply to that text, just the sender gets it (I believe anyway), but if anyone with an iPhone replies, every recipient (including me) gets their reply.
Since Google Voice doesn't support MMS of any sort, I get the same behavior that you are describing: on my GV number I can get text messages sent just to me from iPhone users, but I don't get any sort of group text sent from an iPhone to my GV number.
Thanks for the clarification.
I suspect that the ones my wife is having problem with then are iPhone users. I'll have her double check.
Yep. Found out group text msgs from iPhone won't come thru to GV. Come on Google....