[JTekt]

...or is it really horrible at detecting/interpreting what you say?

I've never really used the voice dialing capabilities of my Bold until about a month ago after I received my first bluetooth headset. My experience was horrible as no matter how clearly I tried to speak the name, it would get it wrong about 70% of the time.

I thought it was the fault of my cheap bluetooth headset, but upon trying to use the voice dial without the bluetooth headset, I still experienced the same problem.

So is it just me, or do others feel this way about the voice dialing accuracy on their berries?

[dragonsamus]

I've never used voice dialing. I always delete it with every OS install.

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[amazinglygraceless]

I am a huge fan of Voice Activated Dialing. Works almost 100% of the time for me
regardless of the method I use i.e BT headset, wired headset, no headset, visor
mounted speakerphone, or car.

[Misterb]

I am a huge fan of Voice Activated Dialing. Works almost 100% of the time for me
regardless of the method I use i.e BT headset, wired headset, no headset, visor
mounted speakerphone, or car.

You must talk like a robot, then. LOL

[SevereDeceit]

I've never used voice dialing. I always delete it with every OS install.

Same here, I've never even tried it...

[amazinglygraceless]

You must talk like a robot, then. LOL

Very funny MisterB

Surprisingly when I first starting using it (8100) I tried speaking as mechanically
as it did. Now I just speak in a normal voice at a normal speed and it just works.
I can't imagine having a phone without it.

[Username00089]

I just use CrackMem to delete voice dialing. It's useless to me.

[Xopher]

I use it all the time and it works very well for me (without sounding like a robot).

I've actually used VAD for several years now, even back on my RAZR and prior cell phone - even before I had a bluetooth-enabled phone (using wired headsets). I guess I am just used to how they work and using them.

I also use Vlingo for texting and e-mails. In a pinch, I could probably also use it for voice dialing. Since it is supposed to learn as you speak more, it might become a better option in the future, if the native VAD doesn't "learn" how you speak.

[rayzryd266]

I now shrink it out of my OS now - as it works as bad as the OP states for me. I just don't get how people are getting it to work that well. I had to give up when I couldn't even get it to recognize my family members

[hondateg91]

I have no use for it so I delete it when installing os.

[JTekt]

I now shrink it out of my OS now - as it works as bad as the OP states for me. I just don't get how people are getting it to work that well. I had to give up when I couldn't even get it to recognize my family members

yea, I love the idea of it but for me it just seems to work really bad. I even tried changing some of the names in my phone to just one letter to see if I would have better luck finding it if I just said the letter.

I mean, at least I think my speech is normal

[flyawaymike]

ditto on no problems with it, it's accurate like 95% of the time, and the 5% it's not, it got it on the second try running down it's list of "did you say?..."

i use it frequently even, never have to unholster the phone - just hit the button the bluetooth headset and go...

it's great for driving, especially.