Poll - do you want voice dialing on the N900 - maemo.org

Gadgety | # 1 | 2009-11-14, 16:03 | Report

The N900 does not come with voice dialing out of the box. Here we have the new top of the line flagship phone from Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone company, and I want them to provide voice dialling for it. However, perhaps they expect the community to make it happen. What is your view? Would you want Nokia to provide it, or do you believe Nokia can expect the maemo community to provide it?

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sadfist | # 2 | 2009-11-14, 16:11 | Report

What if it's not a feature that you are particularly interested in?

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range | # 3 | 2009-11-14, 16:16 | Report

Originally Posted by sadfist View Post

What if it's not a feature that you are particularly interested in?

You want balanced polls?

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sadfist | # 4 | 2009-11-14, 16:18 | Report

Originally Posted by range View Post

You want balanced polls?

Well the thread is called "do you want voice dialing on the n900". I would assume "no" would be an option.

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Gadgety | # 5 | 2009-11-14, 16:19 | Report

Yes, granted. I first considered three optional answers, where "I don't want it" was the third answer, but decided to leave it out and focus on what I see as the key issue, i.e. how does the community see that it's likely to happen - i.e. I have an agenda. I still kept the title as I want maemo members attention and the alternative seemed less clear in its statement. There could be another poll for want/don't want.

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sadfist | # 6 | 2009-11-14, 16:27 | Report

Originally Posted by Gadgety View Post

Yes, granted. I first considered three optional answers, where "I don't want it" was the third answer, but decided to leave it out and focus on what I see as the key issue, i.e. how to make it happen. I still kept the title as the alternative seemed less clear in its statement. There could be another poll for want/don't want.

That's what I figured, just busting your chops ;-) I think I'd have to go with both answers personally.

The phone functionality has often been described as an afterthought and I think a little polish from Nokia would go a long way for how the device is received in the mainstream. People expect things like MMS and voice dialing these days (and people also don't consider that anyone might have a differing opinion/usage pattern than themselves).

As for the second option, seeing a community developed solution would be really awesome, even if it was in addition to something Nokia came up with. This is one of the things that really drew me to the N900. Every time I browse through this forum and see some cool idea posted, or evolved into a project I'm really impressed and glad that I chose to go with a device like the N900.

Laughing Man | # 7 | 2009-11-14, 16:37 | Report

Do I want it? Yes, it could come in handy. Do I use it? Nope never got it to work on any of my cellphones reliably. It's faster for me to speeddial a person.

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Gadgety | # 8 | 2009-11-14, 16:42 | Report

Originally Posted by sadfist View Post

That's what I figured, just busting your chops ;-) I think I'd have to go with both answers personally.

The phone functionality has often been described as an afterthought and I think a little polish from Nokia would go a long way for how the device is received in the mainstream. People expect things like MMS and voice dialing these days (and people also don't consider that anyone might have a differing opinion/usage pattern than themselves).

As for the second option, seeing a community developed solution would be really awesome, even if it was in addition to something Nokia came up with. This is one of the things that really drew me to the N900. Every time I browse through this forum and see some cool idea posted, or evolved into a project I'm really impressed and glad that I chose to go with a device like the N900.

I agree. The potential of the N900 is just mindblowing, and to my mind seems better than any other phone out there. If I were a Linux programmer there is no doubt in my mind I would get this unit. The fact is, I'm not, and stillI got interested in it. I was all set to get a WinMo device (still may). I like anything that provides choice.

There are existing features on the N900, such as VOIP calls with web cam that I find really, really convincing and can almost be enough for me to buy the phone outright. There's also a little bit of a revolutionary aspect to it that I believe only a company such as Nokia could make happen (I certainly hope they stick with that VOIP enabled cam), which really appeals to me. The maemo user community is part of that, as well.

However, there are also some omissions on the N900 that just seem daft if they want to have mass appeal, which I believe it will need to be a revolutionary item or killer app, and not just stay within an inner circle of tech savvy people. I do understand that the next gen may be different, but why not make it happen right now?

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wire-less | # 9 | 2009-11-14, 16:56 | Report

My E65 does it. I asumed N900 does it to.
Voice control is good when you've no hand
free and can not look at the phone.

Driving a car is such a situation.

Using the E65 you've to press a small button on
the side. This is not easy without looking at
the phone.

A nice feature when it is done well.

wire-less

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Gadgety | # 10 | 2009-11-14, 17:01 | Report

I totally agree. Driving is one such scenario. I use the BT head set all the time. Furthermore I believe it's better from a radiation stand-point. Convenience as well - leave the unit safely stashed away when it's not necessary to take it out. The lack of a convenient voice dial service is one reason I did not get the HTC TP2 - you have to activate the phone in order to use the wire-less head set.

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