Customer Reviews

Vocally Voice Activated Phone Dialer

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I just installed one of these for a relative that was having trouble dialing the phone, or even navigating through the directory system used on many standard telephones.

It is easy to install, set-up and use. To set up, the user simply says the name and repeats it once... if the two voice samples are fairly consistant, the number may then be entered. Something like 50 names/numbers may be stored.

After that, when the phone is picked up, a computer voice asks "number to dial please" ... after the name is given, it is played back for verification, and the number is dialed. SIMPLE!

It can also be programmed to dial spoken numbers, if desired. In general, after the voice samples are stored, the phone will respond only to the person who submitted the samples, although a similar voice can possibly activate dialing.

This item is sold by several "secondary sellers" on Amazon... prices and shipping rates vary from seller to seller over time, pick the one that best suits your needs.

This unit could have been so helpful to my Mom who has low vision. After I carefully read the instructions and followed all of their tips, this unit was just impossible to program. We tried for several hours but it could not distinguish between different names and continually dialed the wrong parties. What a shame. I am forced to return this item.

Great product that works as advertised. Simple and quick to set up and start using. My father who struggles with macular degeneration independently called me for the first time in over 2 years! This deviced has restored a great sense of freedom and independence for my my dad. I can see how some folks may have issues however, if the inflexion in their voice is not consistant while speaking the name of the person they wish to dial. My suggestion would be to record and store several of the same name/number using different inflexions so that it doesn't matter how they speak it when they want to dial. Wish I bought this years ago!

The product works. The voice recognition is adequate but not perfect. The interface with the user is too difficult for an older person and requires assistance from someone with some computer savvy. The instructions should be printed in larger type and simplified.

This is a very easy product to use. Sometimes, if you do not say the name with the same emphasis that you did when you recorded it, it will not work. However, it works 90% of the time I use it. For those people that want to dial the phone now and then, you can do that too. Just press 0. However, you also have to press 0 to hear the beep beep for a message waiting, because when you pick up the phone you will hear "Name to dial please!" I like the female voice, too.

Do not recommend. Difficult to set up and impossible for an elderly person to operate who has low vision.