Never found the need...

Nope don't use it! Usually doesn't understand me anyway.

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I use more voice commands then keyboard. I bought the app vlingo. The full paid version. The more you use it the better and faster it gets. I use it for everything, contacts, calendar anything that needs keyboard entry I use vlingo. It also opens any and all programs on your device. They are going to be upgrading it again very soon, it just keeps getting better. I highly recommend it to anyone.

I mean really...why??? it's just weird...

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Not until its programmed to recognize Boston accents!!

It doesn't like my thick California accent. :(

I found that the BB VAD in times past was highly inaccurate, so I started using Vlingo instead. Been using it since 2.0 and I have to say it rocks. I'm up to 4.0 version now and with all the added features, I'll never go back. I did give the VAD a whirl in the latest 5.0.0.509 OS, and I have to admit, with the latest voice adaptation, it is pretty good. But I'll stick to Vlingo because that is simply what I am used to...

I used to use the voice commands all the time. Then 5.0 came around.

I use it, but only when I am using a headset in the car. Otherwise, I have my favorites in speed dial shortcuts.

the latest built of 5.0 on my tour works extremely well

Honestly, to me, I would just feel extra lazy doing that. There are already so many shortcuts and I can easily call any of my contacts with two keys that I don't honestly have any use for this feature. On top of that, I would just feel like a douchebag in the grocery store commanding my phone to do things instead of just hitting a button.

So for me, it is more of a novelty feature, but of no use.

For safety reason, I would have thought there were more people using it but like me, they don't, it looks like. I might be a tech gadget guy but I have never been partial to bluetooth headset things, either. Looking odd and I don't want to look like one of those guys looking like they are talking to themselves on street...

I don't use the installed software that much. My bluetooth, Blueant V1, has its own voice dialing system so I generally use that or I just grab my phone and speed dial.

I use it in spanish, it works great. I only use it while in the car and it always works flawlessly. Don't know what the problem with OS 5.0 VAD is, because to me it is much better than the previous version. The voice is less robotic and is very fast and accurate.

Just like password keeper, which everybody seems to hate, I use VAD on a frequent basis and love it.

I do use voice commands and it mostly works for me. I never use it with the side convenience key. It is actually quite annoying to bump that button and get a loud voice prompt(reassign it).

I do use voice commands with a bluetooth headset in the car while driving but setting up Speed Dial Numbers is much faster. I only use it when I forget which key I assigned to a number.

I have never felt comfortable using a voice dialing on any thing and the ones on cell phones have always been flacky at best so I end up just typing the contact's name in for my address book. One thing I love about blackberry is how easy it is to find a contact to call. Just start typing and it gives you the contact

The voice response system appears to be cobbled together from other apps, and it insists on the phones being "mobile" instead of "cell" which lets it confuse itself between "mobile" and "home". It's also strangely inconsistent in response between "did you say " and simply "calling ".

Rarely though.

it's easier for me to line up my icons the way i want to on my home screen and menu. i changed the convenience key because it simply annoyed me. every time i mistakenly hit it - "Say A Command"

I already talk to myself too much, and use my bluetooth alot. Just never had the need

I try to use it but have about a 50% success rate.
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This would be good feature if it worked 100%

I'm a big user of voice dialing on my BB 9700. Have been since the 8300 days. I also use voice dialing with my iPhone 3GS.

Here in British Columbia, like many other jurisdictions it's the law. Hands-free talking & hands-free dialing.

I have the Motorola IHF 1000 Bluetooth kit which I have paired with my 9700 & a pioneer BT car stereo paired with my 3GS.

Both work remarkably well. The IHF 1000 control module is right beside my steering wheel for easy access and the voice dial button immediately initiates the "Say a Command" from my 9700.

Admittedly, I've never checked the battery level on my Blackberry that truly has to be the most useless feature ever. Just how lazy do you have to be that if you need to know how much battery is left you can't lift the device up? Unless you're visually impaired this must put you in the lead for sloth of the year if you're using this feature.

I never liked the idea of voice dialing. I've seen my mother constantly repeating herself on her phone. Besides, after nearly 15 years of marriage and 27 years of knowing her, my wife still can't understand me half the time. How can I expect the phone to understand me?

I commute 60 miles a day driving my car. People keep telling me the it won't recognize the commands, but it works every time for me. If there is enough background noise forget about it though. I'm a spanish speaking person, and love the. Detail they put the option for european and latin american accents, and it works great with a bluetooth headset.

It never recognizes voice commands that well, you have to repeat constantly and hope for best.

I want to use it, but it's just not convenient. and it's a major PITA when it gets it wrong.

One thing that would be helpful would be a nickname field in the contacts app that could be used for VAD. That would make VAD so much more usable.

Also, the moto V710, E815, and even the RAZR nailed voice activated dialing (didn't have nicknames, though). I wish my BB would be a little closer to the way that worked. And the settings that moto offered were helpful and made VAD way more reliable. I cannot rely on BB's VAD, so I rarely use it.

Almost, but not quite, related: I wish you could dial by location number like you could with Moto. 8 speed dial locations on the storm just isn't enough for me, especially since a lot of my frequently called contacts have multiple numbers. I dial phone numbers way more than I feel I should.

I use Vlingo instead of the voice software included with the BlackBerry OS. I found when upgrading from OS 4.7 to 5.0 on my 9530 the voice recognition became much worse. There was a period where Vlingo was not compatible with OS5 and I tried the Nuance included software and it didn't work nearly as well as the version on OS4.7 I have removed it from my device to preserve my precious little 128MB of app memory - I used Vlingo 100% for voice commands.

I don't use the preinstalled voice commands, but I do use Vlingo because it is awesome and I got it for beta testing the new version.

After reading the last article about voice commands, it seems as if they work pretty well on the blackberry, I just haven't had the time to mess around with it yet. Come time though I will give it a shot and see if the voice commands on the blackberry is worthwhile!

I use them with my hs-500 only so i can just leave the phone in my pocket while driving which is now law in BC

Yes, but enhance the feature with Vlingo.

When behind wheel is the only way. only rarely does it not understand my southern drawl. when you spend most of the day driving between accounts it is the safest way to call next coupke of accounts to verify time.

I use voice commands all day, every day. Not the BB voice dial, but I use vlingo. Can't live without it. Wasn't sure if this poll was asking specifically for native BB voice command.

When behind wheel is the only way. only rarely does it not understand my southern drawl. when you spend most of the day driving between accounts it is the safest way to call next couple of accounts to verify time.

Anytime I'm driving, as should everyone.

I used voice dialing all the time with my old Palm, but when I got a BB 8800, and then a Bold (both with AT&T's fabled never updated OS's), it was not nearly as easy to use. It won't understand me, so I never use it.

yes...but only when using a bluetooth speakerphone or headset.

I've always used VAD, on my 8300 and now on my 9700. I use it with my Jawbone on my 45-minute-each-way commute and in other travel situations. It works quite well once you start getting very specific with your commands ("Call %wife'sname%, mobile" or "Call %wife'sname%, Work 1" works every time). I have a few friends with names that have a slightly different spelling from their phonetic base. The first time I heard the VAD ask me for confirmation, I heard how it pronounced the names, and I just pronounce them that way. Example: VAD pronounces "pizza" 'pizz-ah', not 'peet-sah'.

There have been a few situations where I thought it would be really handy to have Vlingo, so I may give it a try.

EVERYONE should have a headset/handsfree setup with VAD. JMO, FWIW, WTF, BBQ, BSG.

She doesn't understand High Plains English.

I use BB Voice Commands from my Bluetooth because a push of the headset button connects with it, not Vlingo which works much better for me.

I didn't like the original voice dial and it wouldn't understand me so I got vlingo and it works pretty good it be nice if they had it for cheaper cus I won't 20 for it haha

I use it all the time when I'm on my Bluetooth. Outside of that, I don't think I've ever felt the need for it.

I use the hands free in my car, but the BB voice feature just doesn't seem to understand me. Oh well!

I use voice dialing all of the time. My only complaint, like JDonThompson is that sometimes it gets confused between "mobile" and "home". Other than that, it works great.

I do use it to dial with my Jawbone when I'm driving. I don't use it for anything else, but I do like it for dialing-while-driving. It works pretty well most of the time, and my kids and wife get a laugh out of me saying "NO!" when it gets it wrong. So all in all, I'm glad it's available.

It worked fine but I never remember that it's available and out of habit I just use the speed dial.