Full Screen Caller ID - Photo Contacts - options?

scidmail · #1 (**permalink**) 08-25-2007, 10:56 AM

Does anyone use Photo Contacts for a full screen Caller Id picture? I saw a thread where someone was trying to create a hack to do this, but wasn't being successful. Photo Contacts is the only program I can find. I downloaded the demo, but I find it odd that it doesn't use the pictures you've already assigned to your contacts. Does anyone use this program? Do you like it? Is there anything else out there that will work on a Treo 700WX? I don't need it to manage my contacts, I just want to see a full screen picture of my contact when they call.

Barb

bjhotch · #2 (**permalink**) 08-25-2007, 11:06 AM

I use it, and find it quite helpful. I did not have pictures assigned to my contacts prior to installing PCP, but of they show up in OUTLOOK, then PCP should be able to import them (TOOLS-OPTIONS-IMPORT OUTLOOK PICTURES I believe, sorry, I'm at work and don't have my phone). I especially like the custom ringtones, and the ability to build profiles and then assign them to an autoprofile. That way, my ringer quiets and the system sounds cease before bed, and automatically resume daytime levels in the morning!

Hope this helps.

Brian

tcullum · #3 (**permalink**) 08-25-2007, 12:48 PM

Try googling inesoft Address Book. (I'm too new of a user to post links)

Check out Inesoft's Address Book. This is what I use. It's a top-notch contacts manager, call manager (reject/accept callers depending on assigned categories), caller id screen that is customizable. Mine looks like iPhone's. A today plug-in for easy contact access. Oh, and it plays well with MS Outlook. There is a trial version too.

I've tried almost all of them and this is the one I shelled out money for. It literally had every feature I wanted and the performance I needed.

scidmail · #4 (**permalink**) 08-26-2007, 01:46 PM

Thanks for the info. I realized from Brian's post that the import function is only available in the Pro version. I've figured out though that because Outlook usually resizes the photos in contacts to about 72X72 the photos that are imported blow up looking a bit fuzzy. If I add pictures of about 200x200 directly to Photo Contacts they look much better. I also figured out that I can then export those pictures back to outlook which at least keeps the pictures consistent.

Inesoft looked interesting, I may have to try the demo. Does it import photos or use the photos from Outlook? How do they look on full screen? From their website it doesn't look like they take up the full screen on caller id.

Barb