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Originally Posted by doogald
Android is pretty new - 2.1 came out just 14 or 15 months after the first ever Android phone, and I am sure that voice dialing was not considered a critical, must-have item. This is a Google designed product, so the use of data should not be surprising - it allows a great deal of processing power on servers rather than a limited amount on the phone itself.
To answer a question you posted elsewhere, 2.2 will not help you - Google voice actions are also server-based.
I really think that Android was designed to be used not as a fancy feature phone but as a rather sophisticated client integrated with powerful internet services, so using it while limiting data is fine, if that's what you want, but you shouldn't be too surprised at the limitations that you place on yourself.
I hope you find a voice dialer you want, though.
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Maybe it's something they'll re-think or maybe they just figure the only customer they're interested in will be the one willing/able to pay for a healthy data stream but a good contacts dialer shouldn't need to access the web/cloud. That technology has been out for many a year.
Seems like they'd make the extended voice rec services an optional thing as there are a lot of customers who choose not to pay for data. Oh well, they seem to be doing ok so what do I know...
I'll look around for a different dialer that meets my needs but I'll also start looking at other android touch screens and (gag) windows based phones...
Thanks,
John