Category: Geeks r Us
Hi,
Okay I know very little other than what I herd passed in the grapevine. But, , , talks 4.0 is soon to come out and it works on windows mobile phones along with a new licensing skeem! If any of you have herd anything else lets get the roomers going!
I hope the licensing is transferable to other phones so you don't have to keep buying it.
Talks for windows mobile will be announced in more detail at CSUN, which will run from March 16th to March 21st.
I haven't heard anything about it, but I hope it's true. I use Mobile Speak now, but I'd love to be able to switch back to Talks.
I'd been hearing rumors about it for a while now. Haven't talked to anyone that's used it yet, but it is on the list of things that'll be announced at CSUN.
www.serotalk.com.
It is a podcast from serotek and you can hear more about it there. It sounds very promissing. They will have a sim lisence system so as long as you use the same simcard you can change phones.
Wow! this is a great confirmation. Verizon is going to be marketing the motorola q9c with Talks and I thought that this was strictly a VZ/Talks partnership because there is nothing about windows mobile on there site. So, REally! Verizon is just going to use something that is going to be made available to the public just like mobile speak but at a discounted rate. Of course the question that needs to be asked is since they are not a GSM carrier is there any way to port the software to another VZ phone? Knowing VZ probably not.
Yay it's out! I have the files just waiting to be installed on my Nokia n82 when it arrives. I wonder if the price will remain the same?
Hi, to see what's new in this version, download and read this:
talks 4.0 changes
Regards,
oops... first mistake! sorry to all those who might have clicked on the link in my previous post. why not download the talks installation files along with the manual from:
here
Enjoy!
as for me, I'll be waiting for ellusion...
i have used the new talks, and it works well. hmm, will report back when or if |I have something stunning to report, ah yes, there is one thing, talks works with quick office, which gives me back my document editing capability i lost when i started using the n82
I downloaded the 4.0 version on my Nokia 6650 phone, and I love it! I read somewhere on the release note that the talks program can be transfered to your sim chip so that it's easier to switch from one phone to another without buying another licence. I purchased the premium version early January of last year. I thought I read on the notes that people who have purchased after November 2007 are entitled to a free 4.0 upgrade. Did I interpret the notes wrong? If you have Talks, have you tried transfering to the sim chip and onto another handset? I tried to transfer it from my old phone, but I did not succeed at it, so maybe I did read the notes wrong.
Mary
Where can you download the Windows Mobile version?
I'm not sure if that version is out yet. I've looked everywhere, and I haven't been able to find much about it.
For windows mobile phones with sprint who use no sim card at all how would you switch from phone to phone also.
I've only seen versions available for simbian 60 2nd and 3rd editions so far. I asume the windows version will follow soon.
I downloaded it on my phone and installed it a few days ago while away. It seems pretty good, the only problem I currently have with it is that I can't now get a character count by pressing pound in a text message. Also it seems a little too responsive sometimes if I use word echo when typing, it seems to say the word too fast, sometimes almost missing the first vowel in the word.
I've installed it as well and I'm using the U.S. eloquence version. If you're using Brittish eloquence, that one seems to lag.
Mary
I've just read that Verizon Wireless will start selling the Moto Q with Talks tomorrow (March 15).
You can change the speech delay in the settings.
Brooke, I read the same announcement, but what is confusing me is the moto q 9c isn't listed on the website anymore. I couldn't find it when I tried to upgrade.
I upgraded my talks last night. It's a free upgrade from version 3 and I think it's so cool. It reads and responds a lot quicker than the older version and it's good that i reads the emei number character by character now instead of having to record it some how. I think it's also good that you can keep it on your sim card for use in different phones. Does anyon know how to do this? Is it doe automatically? Does each phone have to have a demo of talks on before the full version will run? Just some thoughts.
no, all talks versions are the same out of the box, that is to say they are a ten minute demo, and depending on the licence you purchase, you get either a thirty day, or full licence.
I just looked at the registration screen and there's a sim ID. So I guess it's automatic.
Questions:
If you change your number do you have to get a new sim card, and does it affect the lisence?
I got Talks back when AT&T used to be Cingular. Do i still have to pay the $295 because I changed phones?
Ok, at least one answer here, is that the sim registration isn't available in the current build of talks 4 we have, as the price for upgrade hasn't been agreed. There will be an upgrade free, as obviously you won't then have to pay to swap it from phone to phone unless you have to switch sim cards, which happens far less often than changing phones.
Also it's odd that verizon are already able to offer this software as the resellers over in the UK haven't even seen a version for windows based phones yet, but Verizon do have some version which must be launched prior to other versions available.
I think it's good that you've got the option of choosing talks or zoom only instead of having both on all the time and accidentally putting magnification on when you meant to turn the speed up.
The moto Q appears to be discontinued or on its way out. This makes perfect sense as that phone is kind of archaic. I'm really not sure what verizon is doing by marketing the Q with talks when it's not even being sold in most if not all local stores. Should the phone be discontinued, it'll be a bitch and a half to get it replaced. They've got another windows smartphone, the smt5800 I believe. Anybody remember the old cingular wireless talks deal? Seems that these wireless carriers really have people with disabilities by the nuts when it comes to this kind of software. *sighs*
Any updates on this topic? Anyone ordered the moto q9c with talks?
I would try giving verizon a call cuz thats how i found out about it so maybe they have some motorola Q 9's set aside for this offer. I do also believe they said it was a one time fee of $99 so you should be able to take it to your next windows mobile based phone when you upgrade, so long as you stay on verizon anyways. Atleast that the impression i got from talking to them about this a couple weeks ago.
oh and to the person who wanted to change their number which would usually require a new sin card and may loose their talks license .. here is a work around. Call AT&T and get your number changed over the phone .. you may have to ask around but they can do it.. they also may try to charge you $36 to do it, if you can't get this fee waived $36 is still cheaper than another talks license. Well once they change your number over the phone it will be assigned to your old sin card and there for then you can change phones as well with the new number and still have your talks license in tact. .. this is all providing that the talks license is really tied to the sin card and not the number .. i would varify that first.
From what I read, it is only $99 if you already have the moto q9c. Otherwaise you are paying the new every two price or the full price.
I'm not due until next April. I've been looking around on craigslist and ebay for a moto q9c.