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Old 08-19-2009, 11:37 AM
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PhotoContacts Replacement??
Heya everyone!
I have used a program called PhotoContacts for about 2 years now - since my first smartphone (MotoQ9M) and have it installed on my Omnia. I really like the features it offers, in this order:
  1. Call filter - I am able to set it to simply reject a call if it's not coming from a number stored in my contacts (my phone never even rings, it's great!)
  2. Set a separate ringtone for each contacts I have - it can even be an mp3 file on my storage card (or anywhere on my phone, even 10 folders deep in a directory)
  3. Set a separate Text Message tone for each contact I have... same as above, pretty much any type of sound file anywhere on my phone.
It's a great program, it really is... BUT: it takes a fairly large amount of space, it's always taking up a fairly large chunk of RAM, it sometimes closes without warning (and then the telemarketers get through!!), it has ZERO integration with pretty much anything else... and it hasn't been updated since I bought it two years ago. I mean, it was 5.10 and now it's 5.11 - but trust me, nothing changed (I know about their change-log, but...)

Anyway, while I like the program, it's flaws are beginning to wear on me. Add to that the fact that it appears to be a "dead project" (like SPB Phone Suite) and I think it's time to find a replacement.

I have MobileShell 3, which will allow me to set a ringtone for each person - I can live with having one text message tone.... what I can NOT live without is the call filter. I need to be able to reject all calls that are not on my contact list. PhoneSuite looks promising, but also appears to be a dead project, doesn't even integrate with their OWN product (MS3) and had an odd list of "bugs" (and seeing how it's a dead project, the bugs are pretty much permanent "features"). I found another on XDA Developers that sounded good until I read the "Known Issue" that when on a call, if another call comes through, then the original call gets hung-up on and the new call gets through - even if it's on the "black list"... which makes it pretty useless for what I want.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Take care,
Rob