I know it sounds like a dumb question, and it might be, but I tried to see everywhere, but I can't seem to figure out how to pass contact numbers and names in a text on the Dash. You can do this on a RAZR, I can not believe you cant on a Dash.
Please help, thank you.
I use send contact.
Crap... now I can't remember what it is. I have enclosed an attachment that I think is the right file. Anyway, I go to a contact, select send from the menu and text message is now an option. I select what Info I want to send and the person receives a message saying something like "so and so sent you contact information for business whatever, do you wish to add them to your contacts"
The uninstall is apparently not clean since I have since uninstalled it but still have the feature.
Sorry for the vagueness.
That is not what I need.
What I mean is, say I am typing a text to you, but I then need to type in stylez number, on the razr or any other phone, you can go to options and click on Insert Number... and I select who I want and stylez number will show in my text, without me writing down first and all that.
Get it?
Also, does anyone know where I can get that feature that is found in Ricky and Stylez remade 1.7v, where when I send a new text, I can just start typing in the To: field and a list of numbers corresponding to what I am typing will appear? Without having to pick one by one?
Thanks.
I can not believe nobody knows the answer to these queries...
Should I think that the Dash is not as good as a RAZR?
Seriously... you reply to the dumbest topics and you can't do me a favor?
i think because windows mobile 6 didn't support insert contact info in text messages.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/v6-0/Send-Receive-Text-Messages-touch.aspx
i found this but this is not what i want.
http://freewareppc.com/communication/insertcontacts.shtml
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Got some very annoying problems with rhodium here. First of all - choosing different number than primary for some contacts doesn't work - the phone still tries to call the primary number. Next thing - extension numbers that definitely worked before stopped working the very day I got rhodium - anybody else experiencing this problem? Finally - I want to put the number that I got in text msg to my address book. Can't find the way. Plz help me a bit or I'm gonna dump that phone down the toilet where it belongs. Grrrrr, god it pissed me off today....
I can only help you with the last problem: When someone sends you a phone number via text, it should be highlighted. Then you hold down, and press save to contacts, or copy and paste it into an existing contact. If it is not highlighted, the people who sent it to you are probably leaving the area code off.
first of all which contact interface you use? touchflo 3d's contact or windows mobile own contact?
i think you use touchflo 3d's contact interface,which i never use.
Instead i use wm's own contact interface. it doesnt have the problem you mentioned. click on the contact name,all the numbers will come up,then you click on any number you like,it will dial, see nowhere i find the problem as per your description.
you can use keyswop to change left softkey(calendar) to wm's contact.
Nokiadashi,
Are you just trying to increase your post count for some reason? Your moronic posts are annoying with the large blue fonts, the cut and paste posts saying every problem is because of a ROM, and your useless "help."
Please learn some manners when posting
I second JReb's post & move to bannage if he keeps this up.
I copmpletely agree, Nokiadashi is just increasing post count, his posts arent helpful at all anyways. Get this moron off of XDA
So I've been searching all over the place for an answer. When adding multiple recipients to a text message it doesn't auto put in a ; after the persons name. so it only sends the message to the first person in the list. Is there anyway to enable this or do I have to manually put it in. Any help would be appreciated.
its alway been that way if i click on "To" & then select contacts. if you start typing a contact in the "To" field & then select it that way it should insert the semicolon
I know I have had many phones and many roms on those many phones but just today I tried to send to a few people only the first person in the list got it.
t69broken said:
I know I have had many phones and many roms on those many phones but just today I tried to send to a few people only the first person in the list g
no answers i love this site is this question really too dumb?
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Give this a try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=513170
Yeah that is still not as easy as just typing the names into the sms field and having it auto put the semicolon in.
figured it out
i changed the reg setting for predictive text and that took the semi colon away. hard reset and no predictive and got my semicolon back
how do you send somebody someones number?
Penguin_02 said:
how do you send somebody someones number?
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simply text them the number or in your text messaging window (depending on what version of sense you are running) you'll see an option to send an MMS or something... in there you can send a vCard.. which is just sending them someones contact information that is stored on your phone. When the person recieves the vcard they open it up and are given the option to save it to their own phone. It will give them everything you have.. the persons phone numbers, address', email address' etc etc
is there an easier way. like just sending them the number?
Yes, just go to the contact you want to send, then in menu select send to button
and then select the info from that contact you want to include on the message
It´s very easy
Penguin_02 said:
is there an easier way. like just sending them the number?
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Sure - just send them the number.
What are you actually asking here? How to send them a number? One way would be to tap in the phone number as a text and send it, but I suspect you're actually asking a different question.
I want to know how to send somebody another persons number in a text.
I tried
going to the person's number that i want to sell. then going to menu, pressing "send contact by message" when i try to send it that way it doesnt work.
in the message field when i try sending it that way "the contact information you have selected from 'name' will be send to the recipient of this message"
i want to know an easier way where it just send the number in the text field.
vcard method doesn't seem to work either.
Yeah, I know what you mean. Even the cheapest handset in the world makes it easy to insert a number into a sms.
I was trying this the other day and it's not as simple as you might think or as it should be.
The only option I have is to send it as a mms, which is not included in my contract. There's no option to insert a number whilst editing a sms. Stupid really, you would have thought that an OS that's promoted as being business friendly would make it easy no send contact details.
ANOTHER reason my next handset will be Android
i dont know what the pluses for having an android. can anyone tell me?
isnt an android rom being developed for our phone?
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i dont know what the pluses for having an android. can anyone tell me?
isnt an android rom being developed for our phone?
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Android is just a different operating system. Its not really a ROM, but more of a hack. It unloads windows mobile and loads up android OS. Pretty simple, just copy the files to your SD card, load the .exe and wait for android to load.
what are the perks to having the android? it seems like its better than windows mobile.
can someone tell me the difference? and the pos, and negs of both.
Penguin_02 said:
what are the perks to having the android? it seems like its better than windows mobile.
can someone tell me the difference? and the pos, and negs of both.
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yes...yes we can...
Penguin_02 said:
I want to know how to send somebody another persons number in a text.
I tried
going to the person's number that i want to sell. then going to menu, pressing "send contact by message" when i try to send it that way it doesnt work.
in the message field when i try sending it that way "the contact information you have selected from 'name' will be send to the recipient of this message"
i want to know an easier way where it just send the number in the text field.
vcard method doesn't seem to work either.
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dik23 said:
Yeah, I know what you mean. Even the cheapest handset in the world makes it easy to insert a number into a sms.
I was trying this the other day and it's not as simple as you might think or as it should be.
The only option I have is to send it as a mms, which is not included in my contract. There's no option to insert a number whilst editing a sms. Stupid really, you would have thought that an OS that's promoted as being business friendly would make it easy no send contact details.
ANOTHER reason my next handset will be Android
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off topic much!
Do some reading in the android subforum and you'll learn ALL about it!
Regarding your question about texting a person a number.. "it's not as simple as you might think or as it should be" It really isnt that difficult. I dont know why you guys are having issues.
When you open the persons contact you want to text to select the menu option, select "reply with MMS"... You said it wasnt an option but it IS there. Then when that opens select menu again then select "Attachment..." then select Menu AGAIN
click "Add vCard" a list of contacts will pop up, select the person you want.. it will attach, click ok then click send. Done and done..
NOW.. you want a REALLY easy way to send a number to someone.. go to the contact of the person you want to text... go to where you write a text message.. pop out the keyboard and TYPE the number in... then press send !!!!!
Also... Android doesnt make it any more simple to do this. I have the 2.1 version running on my phone as well and.. yeah just about the same really.
Is there any way to remove the "Send message to #######" from a contact's details? It seems to be a mistake that you get that option on any number not selected as "mobile" in the first place. If I can't deselect specific numbers, can I have it not show any "send message"? My plan has no free texts (I use GTalk instead) so having all those entries just clutters up my contacts...
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Is there any way to remove the "Send message to #######" from a contact's details? It seems to be a mistake that you get that option on any number not selected as "mobile" in the first place. If I can't deselect specific numbers, can I have it not show any "send message"? My plan has no free texts (I use GTalk instead) so having all those entries just clutters up my contacts...
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instead of setting it to "mobile", pick "custom" and type mobile in and itll still say mobile and maybe it wont have the text option...
i havent tried im just saying...it could work, if not i dunno...
-BMFC
Didn't work.
To clarify, the ones that I think are especially stupid to have "Send message" on are the ones with "Home" or "Work" as the type. It's like whoever created the contacts app thought you could send a text message to any and all phones.
I know what you mean. It annoys the hell outta me too. For now, I don't know of any way to fix it.
If you're rooted, you may be able to replace the APK with a different phone app, specifically one from vanilla Android, if it can be done.
Is it just me, or is there anyway to remove the option to Send a Message to any numbers not designated as "Mobile"?
In my address book, numbers designated as Home or Work still give me the option to Text them.
Its frustrating to accidentally send a Text to my Wife's work number, because I selected the wrong option in People, when it shouldnt even show as an option unless its a Mobile.
Any one able to help on this?
massivebasset said:
Is it just me, or is there anyway to remove the option to Send a Message to any numbers not designated as "Mobile"?
In my address book, numbers designated as Home or Work still give me the option to Text them.
Its frustrating to accidentally send a Text to my Wife's work number, because I selected the wrong option in People, when it shouldnt even show as an option unless its a Mobile.
Any one able to help on this?
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I'm not trying to sound mean or anything but maybe just don't text the wrong number...?? Generally you should probably know your wife's cell phone number vs. her work number.
rutter9 said:
I'm not trying to sound mean or anything but maybe just don't text the wrong number...?? Generally you should probably know your wife's cell phone number vs. her work number.
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Yes, I do, and you are right, user error is the most at fault here.
I know my wife's cell number, but I hardly know anyone elses. Thats why I keep a detailed Google address book, so that I dont have to.
However I still think its silly that it allows you to designate numbers as mobile or not, but then automatically gives you an option to text non-mobile numbers. Is it not?
And if it is silly, its something Id like to correct if I could, hence asking the community if anyone else has seen this, and knows of any way to address it besides always pushing the decision on the user.
That's a good point. I thought that was annoying as well. I do most of my messaging straight from the messaging app but it still shows all numbers. It's a bit annoying.
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Sorry I don't have an answer, just want to say I'm with u on this. I think its reasonable to expect such a genius phone to know it can't send a text to a land line.
Although, as I type this I'm realizing that more companies are using cell phone for their primary lines and employees. Who knows, maybe we will be able to send texts to land lines someday soon. If a regular phone has an lcd for cid display why couldn't it display a text message... things that make you go "hmmm"
I asked a similar question before in a different thread... but does anyone know if the People app source is ever released when they release the source for the EVO ROM?
I imagine the hardest part about excluding the option to message other numbers would be finding the right spot to implement an if statement. Then would it be possible to compile the APK and install that custom version on my phone? While I would be in there I'd probably address the First name sorting problem
I'm 100% with you on this. I know it's part of user control but it shouldn't have to be.
There should be a checkable option in the Messages/SMS app: "Include Non-Mobile Numbers" and it should be off by default.
I also wish you could exclude certain contacts in the Messages/SMS app. There are people at work I would never text but I have their number in case they call me (I often am the "go-to IT guy") so I know who it is.
Ah well, we can hope!
I'm so with everyone on this..It annoys the hell out of me.
but you know what? I found out that apparently Sprint has some kind of service that will txt to landlines.
txt your home phone and you'll see..maybe there is a way to turn that off i dont know. didnt check much further into it
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I'm so with everyone on this..It annoys the hell out of me.
but you know what? I found out that apparently Sprint has some kind of service that will txt to landlines.
txt your home phone and you'll see..maybe there is a way to turn that off i dont know. didnt check much further into it
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Yes, I've done it by accident many times. Those who I've texted (landline instead of wireless), said they answered the call and was given the option of having my text "read" to them. In fact, I just did it yesterday to my brother, thought I was texting his cell and instead sent it to his home. His wife answered and some "computer lady" read her my text...
massivebasset said:
Is it just me, or is there anyway to remove the option to Send a Message to any numbers not designated as "Mobile"?
In my address book, numbers designated as Home or Work still give me the option to Text them.
Its frustrating to accidentally send a Text to my Wife's work number, because I selected the wrong option in People, when it shouldnt even show as an option unless its a Mobile.
I know this version of the G1's Contact.apk has this option (it was my request of the dev lol)
It works on my EVO (2.1 rooted) but MAN it's ugly after using People for the last few days.
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I hate to say it but some people's mobile number is their home number. Lots of peep no longer have land lines at all. If you put a filter on what the sms app shows you would likely have as many people unhappy about that as you do this. If your going to error, do it on the side of making things possible as opposed to restricting things is likely the logic in play here.
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I thought the messaging app did have that option then I realized I use handsent and it does have a mobile only option in its send settings.
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i guess it depends on how many contacts you have but you could create a group that only contained mobile numbers. Although if you have a significant amount of contacts this would probably be a pain
I created separate "land" contacts for those I text and that have land lines. Lousy but works.
massivebasset said:
Is it just me, or is there anyway to remove the option to Send a Message to any numbers not designated as "Mobile"?
In my address book, numbers designated as Home or Work still give me the option to Text them.
Its frustrating to accidentally send a Text to my Wife's work number, because I selected the wrong option in People, when it shouldnt even show as an option unless its a Mobile.
Any one able to help on this?
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Download handcent sms from the market and under settings, then send message settings, check,"show mobile num only" should work for you. Sorry if this was already posted, I didn't read the full thread
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