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BluePhoneElite

BluePhoneElite - 2.0.12

bluetooth cell phone caller ID, SMS, proximity suite

All Time: (3.9)
This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 2.0.12
Release Date: 2008-07-08
License: Shareware
Downloads (this version): 1,598
Downloads (all versions): 98,717
Price: $24.95

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Product Description:

Call Features
  • Dial and answer calls from your desktop
  • Log calls with time, duration, caller and notes
  • Display caller ID using your phone's phone book or Apple's Address Book
  • Pause iTunes and DVD Player or set iChat away message when a call is in progress
  • Customize a variety of visual and aural call notifications
  • Export calls to iCal, Address Book or external files

Text Message Features
  • Send and receive text messages using email-style Message Center
  • Archive text messages to your computer using hierarchical folders
  • Pop-up incoming text messages on-screen
  • Export SMS to iCal, Address Book or external files
  • Trigger AppleScripts for different SMS events

Other Features
  • Display power and signal status in the menu bar
  • Proximity detection controls iTunes, iChat, DVD Player and the screen saver
  • AppleScript-able

What's new in this version:

  • [Bezel] Trash button is now more reliable
  • [Calls] Improved caller ID detection on Symbian phones
  • [Messages] Fixed exception when deleting messages from the trash
  • [Messages] Fixed merge error when saving selection changes
  • [Messages] Fixed merge issues saving and sending messages
  • [Phonebook] Fixed issue where phonebook was not read from phone
  • [Phones] Added possible work-around for Motorola error when saving SMS
  • [Phones] Added possible work-around for Sony Ericsson error when sending SMS
  • [Phones] Added work-arounds for Motorolas that list SMS with UCS2-formatted phone numbers and non-GSM date formats

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

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BluePhoneElite CommentaryKinda of drag… - Version: 2.0.10, 5/25/2008 05:43PM PST

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Brass Hammer
This kind of sucks on the iPhone. What is the problem?
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BluePhoneElite ReviewDeveloper doing good job - he's not the one needing a 'kick' - Version: 2.0.10, 5/25/2008 07:26AM PST

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spollak
I've used BPE from v1-v2. It's a nice little app. Hopefully it will also gain full iPhone support in future - with the new iPhone SDK. I'm not sure why the prior reviewer was so harsh about BPE. The application works fine for me on Leopard and a MacBook Pro.
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BluePhoneElite ReviewDeveloper needs a kick in the pants - Version: 2.0.8, 3/31/2008 01:57PM PST

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Stuart9155
I've been using Bluephone for over 2yrs. I love what the program can do - in theory.

In practice, it seems to be getting worse to use with every upgrade. V2 is slow, to the point of being almost unusable at times. It hangs regularly, or fails to send messages. More often than not it won't even force quit, and requires a restart to get back to normal.

I think it's fair to say that if someone is using their Mac to send text messages, it's because they want to send large volumes of texts quickly. So why on earth isn't it possible to start writing a new text whilst one is sending? Why does any kind of message (delivery notification or error) require the user to stop what they're doing and click "OK" before anything else can happen? Why is it not possible for incoming texts to disappear after a set period of time, without having to be clicked on?

There's been too much bloat added to this program. I don't care about advanced features, I'm even less concerned about eye-candy, I just want to be able to knock out as many texts in as little time as possible.

I would pay twice as much for a program which has Bluephone's basic feature set but works properly and efficiently. If the developer can't step up to this challenge, please could somebody else?
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