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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 07:55 PM
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eggz....time to change tyres.....
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Olivin530i' date='Apr 1 2005, 09:47 PM
It can be quite fun but I found that it cannot recognise my voice input for the number "2" well.? Any phone number that I try to verbally train will be mis-recognised as a "0" or a "4" at times and my final command would be a "CANCEL" in frustration!
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Yeah! I've got the optional car ph. Same problem regarding input for "2". It only recognises English accent. Really frustrating.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Edlee' date='Apr 1 2005, 11:09 PM
[quote name='Olivin530i' date='Apr 1 2005, 09:47 PM']It can be quite fun but I found that it cannot recognise my voice input for the number "2" well.? Any phone number that I try to verbally train will be mis-recognised as a "0" or a "4" at times and my final command would be a "CANCEL" in frustration!
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Yeah! I've got the optional car ph. Same problem regarding input for "2". It only recognises English accent. Really frustrating.
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I tried saying "2" with my nose closed, pinch the lower of my lip, curl the tongue, change intonation and etc............ tough luck
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Olivin530i' date='Apr 1 2005, 11:18 PM
I tried saying "2" with my nose closed, pinch the lower of my lip, curl the tongue, change intonation and etc............ tough luck
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Try saying "throw" in cantonese. By that I mean "tieu". It works for me.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Edlee' date='Apr 2 2005, 01:41 AM
[quote name='Olivin530i' date='Apr 1 2005, 11:18 PM']I tried saying "2" with my nose closed, pinch the lower of my lip, curl the tongue, change intonation and etc............ tough luck
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Try saying "throw" in cantonese. By that I mean "tieu". It works for me.
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that's a good way of imitating the English accent.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 11:12 PM
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Hi Olivin, thanks for the tips. Ha ha ha..see lah never read the manual

Problem with 2? I bet what you really need is a German accent

Go watch the 1st and 3rd Indiana Jones movies to pick it up
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Olivin530i' date='Apr 1 2005, 09:46 PM
eggz, I am sure you would be able to voice dial with S65, mine can!

Phone model: Siemens S65
Car model: BMW E60
[Y] ability to make/receive calls from I-drive control
[Y] ability to make/receive calls from phone only
[Y] phone book automatically synches to car I-Drive
[Y] dial by name (From the I-drive control)
[Y] voice dial (via the steering wheel speach button)
[Y] calling name display on the I-drive
[N] ability to send/receive SMS from I-drive

Phone model: Sony Ericcson T630
Car model: BMW E60
[Y] ability to make/receive calls from I-drive control
[Y] ability to make/receive calls from phone only
[Y] phone book automatically synches to car I-Drive
[Y] dial by name (From the I-drive control)
[Y] voice dial (via the steering wheel speach button)
[Y] calling name display on the I-drive
[N] ability to send/receive SMS from I-drive

Phone model: Sony Ericcson P910i
Car model: BMW E60
[I] ability to make/receive calls from I-drive control (I - Intermittent)
[Y] ability to make/receive calls from phone only
[N] phone book automatically synches to car I-Drive
[N] dial by name (From the I-drive control)
[N] voice dial (via the steering wheel speach button)
[N] calling name display on the I-drive
[N] ability to send/receive SMS from I-drive

Phone model: Nokia 7610
Car model: BMW E60
[Y] ability to make/receive calls from I-drive control
[?] ability to make/receive calls from phone only (? - somehow did not try out)
[N] phone book automatically synches to car I-Drive
[?] dial by name (From the I-drive control)
[?] voice dial (via the steering wheel speach button)
[?] calling name display on the I-drive
[N] ability to send/receive SMS from I-drive

I have not got the chance to try a Treo but eggz is right in that they are rather tricky.? I liked my P910i alot and have flash upgraded the firmware but still in vain and very fedup coz the T630 (much lesser feature than P910i) works so well....

Almost opted for the RAZR V3 but held back coz it had only 5MB to internal memory.
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Thanks for the replies, really useful feedback. <_<

looks to me like the bluetooth retrofit really works better with the older model phones , but I really need a PPC or at least a Smartphone (P910i or Nokia 9300) for my work, unless I want to carry to items, a Phone and a PDA like I used to.

So guys, what you say ? Should I

1) Get the Bluetooth retrofit done, carry a phone and a PDA, and hope that a software update in the future will better support newer phones

OR

2) Get the Bluetooth retrofit done, buy a Smart phone (e.g. P910i ) and get used to the limited functions, and hope that a software update in the future will better support newer phones

OR

3) Wait for the bluetooth option to support PPC or Smartphone before I commit to it and carry on use a bluetooth headset

Advise and suggestions will be appreciated.

Anymore Singaporeans with bluetooth option with a differnt phone from above e.g. Nokia 9300 or newer phones ?? Pls feedback !

Thanks
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 03:38 AM
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Was at Sime Darby Ctr where my friend picked up his new 520 today. There were at least 8 brand new 520s awaiting their new owners. Seems PML is really flooding the roads with these cars.
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Edlee' date='Apr 2 2005, 08:38 PM
Was at Sime Darby Ctr where my friend picked up his new 520 today.? There were at least 8 brand new 520s awaiting their new owners.? Seems PML is really flooding the roads with these cars.
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Means we can expect more members in this forum.
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Edlee' date='Apr 1 2005, 11:09 PM
[quote name='Olivin530i' date='Apr 1 2005, 09:47 PM']It can be quite fun but I found that it cannot recognise my voice input for the number "2" well.? Any phone number that I try to verbally train will be mis-recognised as a "0" or a "4" at times and my final command would be a "CANCEL" in frustration!
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Yeah! I've got the optional car ph. Same problem regarding input for "2". It only recognises English accent. Really frustrating.
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Hi Guys

This is Bunbun from Hong Kong What's the english accent for "2"? "too" ? hahaha...
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