Comments on: Best Google Voice Phone is Android, but Palm Pre is a Close Second

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:31:04 +0000

So far I’m liking gdial pro on Pre.

To be honest – it’s hard to see my way thru forest of complex options between my native pre number and the GV number .. but I’m sure there is benefit & I’ll grow into using lots of features.

I think the big marker is CONTINUEING RELEASES of gDial enhancments. The developer commitment, coupled with Pre and WebOS friendliness to developers, will promote great WebOS aps over time because nothing is “best” just out of the box!
So I’ll stick with it.

Keep it up flpalm – you got my vote.

By: Somil

Somil — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:43:58 +0000

Hello,

Is the dialer for calling working for anyone on gdial pro.

The sms works great but nothing happens when i try to click the dialer, It just flashes but the call is not placed to the forwarded number.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:13:48 +0000

I use gdial pro all the time and I love it! The only thing I wish it could do would be to insert the contact I called into the pre’s call log, so instead of showing in the pre call log that I called google voice a hundred times, it would show who I actually called.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:16:08 +0000

Is this app similar to Skype? Can you make free calls and video conferencing around the world for free from Gdial pro to other users of Google voice?

By: Paul Long

Paul Long — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:40:39 +0000

I don’t get it. If one has a flat-fee calling plan, which I believe all Pre owners have as part of the required package for the Pre, why use a service that charges for calls by the minute?

By: mjh

mjh — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:35:21 +0000

I like gDial Pro. I like it better than the other 2 homebrew google dialers, but none of them integrate perfectly w/contacts. Yes you can dial a contact from gDial Pro, but you can’t use gDial Pro from contacts or universal search or any of the other homebrew contact apps. In short you can’t make it act like the default dialer. And that sucks. It takes away a lot of the functionality of the Pre, IMHO.

I’m hoping that palm will allow that type of integration.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:26:18 +0000

Of course I agree. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I got the app, so I am able to use it and report that for me, it’s a stellar piece of software.

I think Apple overstepped their bounds, but it is their platform, and it is their right.

Still think it’s stupid. But I do like VoiceCentral.

By: Jalapeno

Jalapeno — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:46:42 +0000

I think the key word there is “before Apple pulled it down”, what good is having a great app that no one can use. I really wish Apple would stop this nonsense and stop deliberately crippling the iphone, until then I will continue to use my Pre.

By: um

um — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:53:56 +0000

meaning playback directly on the interface as mp3 files. a la visual voicemail. hitting 1 also does not let you listen to old voicemails (wth?)

By: Bharat Naik

Bharat Naik — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:54:12 +0000

Great App. The Dialer is as good as native dialer. I have been using it for a couple of weeks. More and more features are being added. Updates comes almost twice a week. Love GV and gDial Pro makes it very usable with mobile phone. Watch out iPhone and Apple. gDial has all the features I need to have. Thanks to flpalm for a great app in the form of gDial Pro.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:08:05 +0000

Great app. I’m using it more and more every day. Just wish Google would integrate the GV accounts for Google Apps users.

By: Iphone limits GV usage

Iphone limits GV usage — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:09:01 +0000

Sure it does. Just hold down the “1″. It then dials voicemail for your listening pleasure.AFAIK the Pre does not have the codec to play the sound file natively.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:57:03 +0000

I think you all would be surprised at the functionality of GV on the IPhone if you had the VoiceCentral app. I bought it before Apple pulled it down and it does EVERYTHING on the IPhone for GoogleVoice. It’s indispensable and although I don’t have a Pre, I think it’s better than anything that the Pre has out there, or the Android phones.

By: um

um — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:19:20 +0000

gdial pro does not allow you to listen to voicemails. i would think that is a critical feature.

By: Owen

Owen — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:14:27 +0000

Agree on all points. GDialPro is a must have app for any Pre owner who has a GVoice account. Been using it since it was released and it is now pretty much perfect.

By: Brent Hopkins

Brent Hopkins — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:58:21 +0000

I’m using GDialPro and dkGoogleVoice on the Palm Pre. I also like the ability to read the (occasionally hilariously jumbled) voicemail transcripts on my Pre without having to dial out. Nice for buildings with wifi but no cellular signal.