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Old 02-08-2009, 10:43 PM   #1
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Exclamation Phone Voice Control - trap for the unwary

After getting my new WS Zetec and reading the manual thoroughly, I rushed out and bought a compatible bluetooth mobile phone (Nokia 6120) and bonded it to the car.

I programmed in a few key numbers for voice recognition - things like "DIAL HOME".

A day later in the garage I thought I'd try "phoning home". So after my mobile checking it was bonded, I pressed the mode button and said, "PHONE". I then forgot the key word, "DIAL", but I remembered the system will list the available options when you say "HELP", so I said, "HELP!".

The next thing I heard was, "Ring, ring...ring, ring...ring, ring...<answering sound>..."Blacktown Police, hello"...<pause, then repeat>..."Blacktown Police".
I pressed the hang-up button.

I've decided if they track me down, I'm going to blame my 3 year old. She was after all sitting in a booster seat in the back seat at the time!!!

Sheeesh!!!! This is a true story.

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Old 03-08-2009, 07:55 PM   #2
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Haha. It took my voice control chick a while to get used to me, and even still she will ignore me or take what I say and turn it around, just like a real women actually! Once you can recall the commads the voice control becomes amazing.
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