matching incoming call - Tasker Tips & Tricks

I'm trying to set up a tasker profile when a specific contact calls me, set the volume to max.
in the incoming call state edit, if I input the 10 digit phone number xxxxxxxxxx directly on the "Number" field, it works ok.
However when I select this contact by click the 'search' magnify glass icon (match against a single contact), it doesn't work. After checking I think the issue could be the phone number under this contact is in the format of +1 (xxx) xxx-xxxx. I also put international country code in the phone number, so I can call then directly while I am travelling internationally.
My question is what's the best way to handle this case? If I just enter the 10 digit number, it works while I am in USA. it may not work while I am travelling internationally?
Thanks.

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Voicemail Number? Is it my cell phone number? or is it a weird one?

Ok in my speed dial i have a Voicemail number.. its a weird number, like a 772 area code number, When i call it goes to my voicemail.. Why? whos number is this (772)??
my Telephone number is a (305) number..
I am comming from sprint and my voicemail number was MY cell phone number in order to get to my voicemail.
Do i edit my option and change the number to call my cell phone number (305)???
OR do i keep the (772) number?? I am confused...? Either number i call it goes into my voicemail...
Ok, get this, when I go into my phone Settings > Services > Voice Mail and Text Messages... The numbers there are weird.. the voicemail is that (772) and the Text messages Service center is a weird (312) number.. Why??
that's normal for most US carriers now. If you call that number from a landline youwill see it takes you into the vmail system so you can retrieve your messages from a landline. It's going to be a different number depending upon what area you are in. Mine is 619-204-0806 and I use the phon ein 760 area code. 619 is probably San Diego and I live in the Palm Springs area which is a few hours away.
Oh Ok, I got it.. ... So should I just change the number under phone Settings to MY cell number? or keep that weird 772 number??
What do you think???
Also, I set up a password to my Voicemail, But when i call my voicemail from my Cell phone it doesnt ask for it, When I call that Weird (772) number from a land phone, it does ask for it..
Is there a way to get a password from my cell phone too??
Thank you
Kepela523 said:
Oh Ok, I got it.. ... So should I just change the number under phone Settings to MY cell number? or keep that weird 772 number??
What do you think???
Also, I set up a password to my Voicemail, But when i call my voicemail from my Cell phone it doesnt ask for it, When I call that Weird (772) number from a land phone, it does ask for it..
Is there a way to get a password from my cell phone too??
Thank you
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leave the 772 number, it's correct.
when you call in via the cell phone will never ask you for a password, it assumes that it's safe to allow the caller into vmail because they are calling from the cell number associated with vmail box. If you call from a landline, then it prompts the caller for a password.
Now, if I rememebr right (I was just playing around with this a few weeks ago), on ATT you can setup the vmail box to prompt for password from the cellphone also. Youwould need to go thru the vmail account options and see if there is an option for this. If you are on ATT I believe it's possible.
From prior experience in working for that POS company with that general vmail number you get charged minutes. But if u put in your own number as the vmail number it counts as mobile to mobile. Have fun!
triplehtown said:
From prior experience in working for that POS company with that general vmail number you get charged minutes. But if u put in your own number as the vmail number it counts as mobile to mobile. Have fun!
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wow good point, especially now that they give out m2m air time a lot more then before. I've got unlimited m2m so that makes sense for me to change it. I already switched mine....
smittyofdhs said:
wow good point, especially now that they give out m2m air time a lot more then before. I've got unlimited m2m so that makes sense for me to change it. I already switched mine....
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Yup yup, I used to change it over for customers that were cool automatically
triplehtown said:
Yup yup, I used to change it over for customers that were cool automatically
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you the man....
I bet most users don't know this and never even clue in when reviewing their bill....

Problems dialing from outlook contacts. Up date

The problem has been that the Kaiser does not dial local numbers with the + sign in front. The problem occurs with prepaid Rogers service in Canada only and probably occurs to all Kaisers (2 for sure). In fact Rogers and Fido monthly plan SIM card work just fine. HTC has not helped and nor has Rogers who claim that the phone is "not supported". The problem is in the Kaiser though. The prepaid sim card that creates the problem in the Kaiser works just fine in any other phone including Rogers HTC Touch.
I start hating my phone, too many problems with no solution in sight.
Cheers
Giovanni
I cannot dial the local numbers that I have in the contact list. All my contacts phone numbers have been made on the PC with outlook and then sycronized them on the Kaiser. All the numbers have been made selecting the country code in outlook and appear in the format +country code then (areacode) then number. Unfortunately I can only dial the international ones and not the local. When I dial the local numbers a AM says that the number has not been assigned. The same number dialed via Skype works just fine.
If I remove the +sign and leave the 1 (I am in Canada) the number dials no problem. Same thing if I dial just the area code and number.
The problem is driving me nuts. I cannot make 2 set of contacts one for Skype and one for the regular calls. I also travel a lot and I need to dial the numbers from different countries without have to change anything.
I looked on the net for suggestions but did not find any answer.
Any help is much appreciated
Cheers
Giovanni

Anonimus call

Hi,
Can somebody explain how to setup my diamond so I can call anonimus?
(the reciever may not see my mobile number on his mobile)
Thanks
Unfortunately rather complicated :
Settings-->Phone--> Chose "Caller ID"--> Click "Get Settings"
There you can tell the phone to provide your caller ID to :
- Everyone
- No one
- Only to contacts
Does anyone know of an easier way ? I Hate this procedure.
i believe its a operator svc option.
at least I have to pay locally every month to get this service.
OK... thanks... "problem" solved
JP
On Orange, if you prefix any number by #31# it will call anonymously.
Or on any UK network, you can prefix the number with 141.
pedmond said:
On Orange, if you prefix any number by #31# it will call anonymously.
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thats a GSM code. it should work in every network.
in some networks you can use #31# and the press send to deactivate CLIP for each call. *31# will activate again. just try it, if it is not working you only get an error message.

Dialing rules question.

Hi guys, i have a HTC Touch Diamond from Telus in Canada. I also have an Asterisk IP PBX at home. I have programmed my PBX to give outside line acces as soon as it see my cell phone number. So, as soon as i call my home phone number with my cell phone, it not ring even once, it give me right away a dial tone to make external call. And in my Telus plan, this number is illimited through Canada. So my question is: is there a way to program or modify my cell dialing rules to always add my home phone number followed by a pause and after that dial the contact or dialed number? It must have a dialing rules files somewhere in the phone? i'm willing to pay for that find. thanx
I use MagiCall for exactly the same purpose as you've described

Caller ID - Location

The other day I received a couple of calls from numbers I'm not familar with. When the calls came in, only the number was shown on the incoming call screen. Later I noticed in my call log that those numbers show a state in the log. Although it's only a state it is better than nothing. Why does it not show this info when the call is incoming? Is there a way to change this? I did not find any caller ID settings.
shouren04 said:
The other day I received a couple of calls from numbers I'm not familar with.
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I am using a 920I on AT&T on firmware for XSP. When I get a call from a number I do not have stored it shows what state the call is coming from. I do not know of a setting to change this.

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