Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> clifto wrote:
>> Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>>
>>>Speach recognition (voice command, voice dialing) is a great idea.
>>>Making it work, work reliably, and making it work for everyone, seems to
>>>be beyond the capabilties of some cell phone manufacturers! My Motorola
>>>RAZR V3m is supposed to accept voice commands and do voice dialing.
>>>Maybe it does for some people but it doesn't work for me. I can say
>>>"check status" twenty or thirty times before the phone finally
>>>recognizes it. In fact, the command "check status", when I say it,
>>>frequently results in my phone starting to dial my next door neighbor!!!
>>
>> Try speaking in a higher pitch.
>
> My vocal range is one note short of an octave! I don't have a whole lot
> of choice!

Mine isn't much greater after radiation treatment (successful) for throat
cancer. But often when the phone can't understand me, I can raise pitch
enough to make a big difference.

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