Related
So a debt collector with the wrong number has been calling my cell phone for the past few weeks. I set up Auto reject for any unknown numbers, but I still get a missed call notification.
Back when I had my G1, I had a similar problem with mistaken identity. After setting up Auto reject on it, it was as if they had never called. Is there any way to achieve the same effect on my Vibrant?
Or to attack it at the root, does anyone have a secret to success with getting these walking talking pieces of **** to stop calling me? If I even ask whos calling they hang up on me. You would think if they actually cared about collecting a debt, theyd have a better system in place for fact checking. There should be an office where you can show your I.D to be expunged from their records. I am probably way more enraged than I should be...but I cant stand these people.
Not sure about the auto reject but tell them you wish to settle the debt(i know its mot you, hang tight) but that you need the settlement offer on physical paper. this will force them to mail a letter with company information on it. From there you at least know their main office number and who the a-holes are.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA Premium App
I do want to know who they are so that I might actually call the building and talk to someone who wont hang up on me, but the last thing I want is to give them information on me that they don't already have. 99.9% of the time, they think you're lying, so any extra info just gives them a new medium to harass me through.
I'm looking for an app I can install on my wife's phone that is hidden so that I can see where she is or has been via cell towers or gps. Doesn't need to be real time but I need to know if she has been where I think she has been. She is pretty dumb when it comes to her phone but has never had gps enabled and would probably notice the enabled icon. I'm pretty confident she is cheating on me and just need to know for sure before I confront her. Is there such an app?
I don't need a lot of features. Basically location history. Some place called spectorsoft has something but it is $70. ANy freebies out there?
Thanks!!
Just go to Google maps and sign her up on Latitude. Latitude will tell you where she was and is. Then after that, install Dexrex on her phone and you can see any, and all, texts she sends and receives. The best part is that it's all free. Then you can use Overview (which used to be free) to do similar things. Also, if you want to catch her on your PC, just install a keylogger.
Does she have Android smartphone? If she have, you can find such apps on Market. I needed that type of app before but unfortunately, we haven't got android on all device. Google Latitude is good too.
Sent from my IDEOS S7 Slim using XDA App
I don't condone your method.... But, I know where you are coming from.
Tasker is an amazing app. Not any type of tracking system specifically. But you can create a set of profiles and tasks where you could do something like send a txt to her. Something like "I love you." Or "how are you" or something inconspicuous. You can then program it to, upon recieving said message, turn on GPS for 1min, get a lock on her location and txt you back her location and then shut off GPS. You can also make it so if she looks back into her chat log. It won't show that her phone automatically sent that txt with her where a bouts.
I have something similar in case my phone is ever lost/stolen. Except my setup will also lock the phone, flash the leds, the camera flash, and make a loud noise.
Or you could just sit her down and talk about it....she will appreciate you more, because if she finds the apps you install.....theirs nothing worse than denying it was you who installed them (lying to her) when you have no proof she is lying to you. Your situation is nothing that can't be sorted out by talking about it. Have you got concrete evidence she's playing away? If you don't trust her....I'd learn to and quick because lack of trust is a killer for all relationships. Don't snoop around fishing dude....talk to her!
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
+ 1
djice000 said:
Or you could just sit her down and talk about it....she will appreciate you more, because if she finds the apps you install.....theirs nothing worse than denying it was you who installed them (lying to her) when you have no proof she is lying to you. Your situation is nothing that can't be sorted out by talking about it. Have you got concrete evidence she's playing away? If you don't trust her....I'd learn to and quick because lack of trust is a killer for all relationships. Don't snoop around fishing dude....talk to her!
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sent from my X10i using XDA App
I have teenagers, so I definitely know where your coming from. My solution is an annual subscription (I think $12 per year, no more than $19.99) is "WaveSecure" by McAfee. Which I do admit if I EVER lost my phone, it is a blessing to have! I can go to a certain locked website by McAfee and not only be able to see where my phone is (without the user knowing) but I can lock it and send a alarm with a custom message. I can even pull pics and content from it. And you can't get into it or uninstall it once its set up on phone without a 6 digit password. Its mainly used if you have you phone stolen. It even notifies me if the SIM card is removed!
Latitude also works, but you have to configure her phone, and (like my teenagers) will eventually know how to turn it off.
Damn kids get smart like that.
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
lawalty said:
I have teenagers, so I definitely know where your coming from. My solution is an annual subscription (I think $12 per year, no more than $19.99) is "WaveSecure" by McAfee. Which I do admit if I EVER lost my phone, it is a blessing to have! I can go to a certain locked website by McAfee and not only be able to see where my phone is (without the user knowing) but I can lock it and send a alarm with a custom message. I can even pull pics and content from it. And you can't get into it or uninstall it once its set up on phone without a 6 digit password. Its mainly used if you have you phone stolen. It even notifies me if the SIM card is removed!
Latitude also works, but you have to configure her phone, and (like my teenagers) will eventually know how to turn it off.
Damn kids get smart like that.
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh yeah! I forgot about that one. I think Lookout (free) can do the same. Well, it can give you the location of the device, but it can't take pictures like WaveSecure.
felacio said:
I don't condone your method.... But, I know where you are coming from.
Tasker is an amazing app. Not any type of tracking system specifically. But you can create a set of profiles and tasks where you could do something like send a txt to her. Something like "I love you." Or "how are you" or something inconspicuous. You can then program it to, upon recieving said message, turn on GPS for 1min, get a lock on her location and txt you back her location and then shut off GPS. You can also make it so if she looks back into her chat log. It won't show that her phone automatically sent that txt with her where a bouts.
I have something similar in case my phone is ever lost/stolen. Except my setup will also lock the phone, flash the leds, the camera flash, and make a loud noise.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1 for a noob friendly guide!
Cerberus from the market. Once installed and configured, can be set to be invisible in the app drawer.
You can also record audio and take pictures remotely with it! Be sure to silence the camera first though!
Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk
I would check your local laws before doing this. I believe it is illegal. I believe there was a recent case where a husband did something similar and was held on wiretapping charges. I do believe it was key logging and not cell phone tracking.
But I hope she is not cheating on you. That is crappy to go through.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
You could just chip her... You take her to the vet and for about £20 they put a microchip in her neck and then you can tell where she's been, it's not painful, I did it to my *****.
Andyt95 said:
You could just chip her... You take her to the vet and for about £20 they put a microchip in her neck and then you can tell where she's been, it's not painful, I did it to my *****.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You got diet pepsi to come out of my nose with this one lmao had to clean my Photon screen lol
Sent from my Photon Blaster.
install a launcher that allows hiding of apps in the app drawer to further safe guard.
Theft aware... 7 day trial, hidden, and if she is rooted you can hide the gps icon. Location is sent via hidden sms and you can get calls and texts forwarded to your phone.
It's not good to spy on people, especially your wife. But hey, it's your choice. Hopefully she isn't having an affair so best of luck.
Sent from my X10i using XDA App
+1 !
Amen brother!
djice000 said:
Or you could just sit her down and talk about it....she will appreciate you more, because if she finds the apps you install.....theirs nothing worse than denying it was you who installed them (lying to her) when you have no proof she is lying to you. Your situation is nothing that can't be sorted out by talking about it. Have you got concrete evidence she's playing away? If you don't trust her....I'd learn to and quick because lack of trust is a killer for all relationships. Don't snoop around fishing dude....talk to her!
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
@OP
If you don't want your wife anymore, post a picture of her here. If she's not too shabby, I'll buy her off you for $5. If she looks like a bulldog licking piss off a nettle, I'll give you $2. Either way, she's better off without you.
...if you do want her, what the hell are you doing thinking this crap, let alone posting it in a public forum? You should be thoroughly ashamed of yourself.
I suggest you seek some professional help. You have trust issues... which makes you untrustable.
I also hope you don't have kids. You are no role model.
You are pathetic. Same goes for everyone in this thread encouraging him. All of you... pathetic.
djice000 said:
Or you could just sit her down and talk about it....she will appreciate you more, because if she finds the apps you install.....theirs nothing worse than denying it was you who installed them (lying to her) when you have no proof she is lying to you. Your situation is nothing that can't be sorted out by talking about it. Have you got concrete evidence she's playing away? If you don't trust her....I'd learn to and quick because lack of trust is a killer for all relationships. Don't snoop around fishing dude....talk to her!
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sometimes I get mad at how the tech community views women. Then I read posts like this. Thank you.
nobnut said:
@OP
If you don't want your wife anymore, post a picture of her here. If she's not too shabby, I'll buy her off you for $5. If she looks like a bulldog licking piss off a nettle, I'll give you $2. Either way, she's better off without you.
...if you do want her, what the hell are you doing thinking this crap, let alone posting it in a public forum? You should be thoroughly ashamed of yourself.
I suggest you seek some professional help. You have trust issues... which makes you untrustable.
I also hope you don't have kids. You are no role model.
You are pathetic. Same goes for everyone in this thread encouraging him. All of you... pathetic.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You took the words right out my mouth mate.
Grow a set of stones, act like a man and just talk to her.
Sent from my Arc via subspace beacon.
rjmarsan said:
Sometimes I get mad at how the tech community views women. Then I read posts like this. Thank you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Exactly, I'm sure he would be delighted if someone was doing this to his daughter.
I hope this is the right forum and i will keep it short and sweet. The bounty is $10 that i will send via paypal for anyone that can point me in the right direction as i assume there is something that already exists that can perform this function. If this doesn't already exist in some form then i'm thinking ~$100 would be a reasonable bounty that I would send to someone that is willing to write it quick and dirty (the app would be instantly posted for public consumption here as well). The bounty is meant to expedite the timeline as I am actively looking for this.
EDIT: Forgot to mention that I am knowledgeable enough when it comes to all things droid, its just the recent move to my first samsung device has surprised me (flashing roms/kernels through odin as opposed to right through the phone with rm/cwm, developer community i am unfamiliar with etc.). Collecting the $10 bounty entails nothing more then pointing me in the direction of an app that does what i need and i can handle the rest.
EDIT2: If tasker is viable then describe the method and the bounty is yours.
QuickSurfer said:
I hope this is the right forum and i will keep it short and sweet. The bounty is $10 that i will send via paypal for anyone that can point me in the right direction as i assume there is something that already exists that can perform this function. If this doesn't already exist in some form then i'm thinking ~$100 would be a reasonable bounty that I would send to someone that is willing to write it quick and dirty (the app would be instantly posted for public consumption here as well). The bounty is meant to expedite the timeline as I am actively looking for this.
EDIT: Forgot to mention that I am knowledgeable enough when it comes to all things droid, its just the recent move to my first samsung device has surprised me (flashing roms/kernels through odin as opposed to right through the phone with rm/cwm, developer community i am unfamiliar with etc.). Collecting the $10 bounty entails nothing more then pointing me in the direction of an app that does what i need and i can handle the rest.
EDIT2: If tasker is viable then describe the method and the bounty is yours.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Voice mail. Set auto direct in normal phone divert settings. Even answers with your own voice if you like.
Lol
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
P.s. There is also an auto reject function built in. You can reject with pre determined SMS if you like
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
The title was probably misleading
Essentially I am looking for the option to have my phone automatically answer a call with a short message such as "in meeting" etc. Obviously voice mail performs a similar task however it is outrageously overpriced with my carrier (like an extra $10 and i already pay that for call display). I dont care if people can leave a message for me I just went them to hear my message which is exactly the same as all those apps that will send a sms, however i am mainly dealing with land line phones here so sms is not an option
QuickSurfer said:
The title was probably misleading
Essentially I am looking for the option to have my phone automatically answer a call with a short message such as "in meeting" etc. Obviously voice mail performs a similar task however it is outrageously overpriced with my carrier (like an extra $10 and i already pay that for call display). I dont care if people can leave a message for me I just went them to hear my message which is exactly the same as all those apps that will send a sms, however i am mainly dealing with land line phones here so sms is not an option
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try find Android secretary in market
What practical use do you see for S-Voice besides waking up phone & ask for weather?
Let's discuss that here, so we could build our experience of possible use ways of S-Voice for the time when we'll get our hands on the phone
I don't see much practical use except maybe for apple fanboys...
Besides in a car I find voice controls hardly practical and sometimes obnoxious.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk 2
It doesn't look very stylish to type silently on your phone while waiting in line at Starbucks. So have a conversation with your phone while you wait in line. The Galaxy S3 is just like an old friend who is ready to strike up a conversation with you. All you have to do is say "Hi Galaxy!"
You can shout obscenity at it while you're pissed off at work. There is a market for anger management apps.
LOL, i thought of real usage suggestions, not laughs
eksasol said:
You can shout obscenity at it while you're pissed off at work. There is a market for anger management apps.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
^^^That ^^^ but otherwise I don't think I'm going to use it much. I don't particularly feel the need to have a conversation with my phone.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
Isadora said:
^^^That ^^^ but otherwise I don't think I'm going to use it much. I don't particularly feel the need to have a conversation with my phone.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The SGS2 is no fun to talk with because it is just a phone..
But the Galaxy S3 is a different story. She is natural and human. She knows when I sleep. She watches me every moment of the day. She always knows what I want next.
I think it depends what its capable of. Can you ask it to do calculations? can you ask it to create a shopping list? can you ask it to play a certain song? or could you ask it to read out a text message, ask it to call someone.
Havok316uk said:
I think it depends what its capable of. Can you ask it to do calculations? can you ask it to create a shopping list? can you ask it to play a certain song? or could you ask it to read out a text message, ask it to call someone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
also really curious of how much it is capable of
The key will be extending it to other apps unlike the POS that is Siri which only works with Apple apps. E.g. Can I use SVoice to send messages or make calls using custom dialed or SMS.
I hope to be a greek version otherwise it is useless for me
I have uninstalled vlingo. Google voice search is handy, when I search for something but don't know how to spell it.
Svoice could be useful while driving in my car to trigger a phone call.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
I see it working with my Bluetooth in my car. I get in the car forget to turn on Bluetooth and just say hi galaxy turn on Bluetooth . And I'm all ready to receive calls and my music starts to play automatically.
Other then that no use at all. Im from Australia so it probably won't even understand me, I don't care don't want the phone for that may freeze it lol
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
saltmine said:
The SGS2 is no fun to talk with because it is just a phone..
But the Galaxy S3 is a different story. She is natural and human. She knows when I sleep. She watches me every moment of the day. She always knows what I want next.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Creepy... Perhaps it will delete your contacts in anger if you stop looking at it when it talks with you.
Maik82 said:
I hope to be a greek version otherwise it is useless for me
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes voice apps are useless if they dont understand your own language. i use my phone in english so phone part may not be important but cant have my all frinds have english names to start a voice call
I'm on the road a lot for work, and listen a LOT of music. Driving and scrolling through tracks can be a bit of a hazard sometimes, so I'm really hoping I can just tell my phone to play a track or album and it does it.
That alone would be a selling point for me.
BJ van Beethoven said:
I'm on the road a lot for work, and listen a LOT of music. Driving and scrolling through tracks can be a bit of a hazard sometimes, so I'm really hoping I can just tell my phone to play a track or album and it does it.
That alone would be a selling point for me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, I want this too...
even if it doesn't cone built into the phone, shouldn't we be able to find a mod for it?
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA
if there is going to be a gps reminder thingy ill be extremely happy. nothing like pulling into walmart and having your phone remind you to get the toilet paper you have desperately been needing for a couple days. it can be quite the cleansing experience.
i am also wondering if they are going to throw in the sheep reference towards apple users. i know its petty, but if i could get the phone to make fun of some of the tree huggers that hang out in starbucks... i might get a laugh and it would make my purchase of the phone all the more worth it.
If it's extensible enough so other apps can use it them it may be really useful. Google Voice hasn't done this. e.g. 'forward this email to my Tennis group and upload all attachments to Dropbox'. Or 'Play TuneIn channel ABC'. Complex voice commands could really be useful. We know Siri is nothing more than a simple keyword recognition engine so I'm hoping Samsung has done something better.
Agree, until we know what its capabilities are there is no way to make a guess at how useful it might be.
Hello, friends I'm looking for an Android application, that makes answering machine, but can not find it anywhere .... You know of any application that that function? thanks
socmoi said:
Hello, friends I'm looking for an Android application, that makes answering machine, but can not find it anywhere .... You know of any application that that function? thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That makes answering machine? What do you mean?
I take it voicemail is not good enough?
"I love my Springfield XD40"
answering machine automatic, which can record messages, send sms if this smartphone in silence, and things as well... As there are in symbian, for example
Download vlingo from market.
It will do almost everything
!
Try Iris or Vlingo/Vlingo Beta for US!
Vlingo is pretty good at answering questions, almost like Siri!
E.g. I asked who the members of The Black Eyed Peas were and Vlingo answered the right names!
Iris is better if you want almost like a virtual "person" to talk to!
hope i helped
tigiy said:
Download vlingo from market.
It will do almost everything
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oscar-Mark said:
Try Iris or Vlingo
Vlingo is pretty good at answering questions, almost like Siri!
E.g. I asked who the members of The Black Eyed Peas were and Vlingo answered the right names!
Iris is better if you want almost like a virtual "person" to talk to!
hope i helped
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think he meant something that records incoming calls when you're away when he said answering machine, not an app that literally answers to him
This could work
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devindia.acr&feature=search_result
Wow, i can't believe how many people have been looking for a simple app that answers a call and records the callers message, like voicemail BUT NOT on a remote server.
I live in a rural area and i have no reception at my home, so when i get home from work I can't even check my voicemail, not to mention all the people out there who have to pay for a voicemail service.
primal66 said:
Wow, i can't believe how many people have been looking for a simple app that answers a call and records the callers message, like voicemail BUT NOT on a remote server.
I live in a rural area and i have no reception at my home, so when i get home from work I can't even check my voicemail, not to mention all the people out there who have to pay for a voicemail service.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am also looking for a phone answering machine like you, but if I understand correctly you don't have reception at home, so how could an offline answering machine app even work?
I have reception at work but i can't always answer, like when i am driving home... at least when i get home I can check what messages were left on my phone(not server)
Old faithful said:
I am also looking for a phone answering machine like you, but if I understand correctly you don't have reception at home, so how could an offline answering machine app even work?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok, I get it...
I just can't understand why such a basic feature, that almost all landline phones have, is nowhere to be found for android phones!
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 2
My guess would be because 98% of developers do not live in rural area's and don't have any real issues with being connected or not.. or simply being out of touch with reality like google's background data using up extreme amount$ of data time on peoples phones...
Old faithful said:
Ok, I get it...
I just can't understand why such a basic feature, that almost all landline phones have, is nowhere to be found for android phones!
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
primal66 said:
My guess would be because 98% of developers do not live in rural area's and don't have any real issues with being connected or not.. or simply being out of touch with reality like google's background data using up extreme amount$ of data time on peoples phones...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I thought of that, but the fact is, most users don't live in the USA where, it would seem, voicemail is free or included in all plans and data is cheap (for checking voicemail stored with online services)...
So what's the hangup? Is it for some obscure legal reason? Sometimes I wonder if it's not deliberate, to push us all into the cloud and take away the last controls we still have on personal data...
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 2
I did read a short thread somewhere that said perhaps it was a firmware issue but there were no real details so i never took it seriously.
As for data being cheap.. well here in Canada they figured out that they can charge extra for data and that is the direction it is going in.. for example, last year I had unlimited internet $45/mth, this year, same and only company available to me $45 15gb/daytime/mth and 40gb/night/mth... and for phones they talk in mb LOL
Old faithful said:
I thought of that, but the fact is, most users don't live in the USA where, it would seem, voicemail is free or included in all plans and data is cheap (for checking voicemail stored with online services)...
So what's the hangup? Is it for some obscure legal reason? Sometimes I wonder if it's not deliberate, to push us all into the cloud and take away the last controls we still have on personal data...
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
primal66 said:
I did read a short thread somewhere that said perhaps it was a firmware issue but there were no real details so i never took it seriously.
As for data being cheap.. well here in Canada they figured out that they can charge extra for data and that is the direction it is going in.. for example, last year I had unlimited internet $45/mth, this year, same and only company available to me $45 15gb/daytime/mth and 40gb/night/mth... and for phones they talk in mb LOL
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I feel your pain, Man! 'cause I'm in the same boat
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 2
why androids dont have a basic feature called answering machine
back way in the burst age of symbian the answering machines were so popular and were easy to use bcoz the symbian platform has an option called line 1 and line 2, in which during the call the voice intercoms with the recieved call from line 1, answers it and leaves the voice message from line 2. this option was crossed out in the android platform due to some synical reasons where a lot of myths says that this option has created bandwidth vulnerabilites on the source code & for which it was avoided. so unless the source is added with a bit of spicy line option i think the answering machine with a auto voice message would b an imagination.
try this app
https play google com store apps details id ru yukhlin answeringmachine
You can take incoming phone call, record voice messages, enter tone dialing and answer voice or beeps in according to a self made script program.