Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Call logging softwares for Symbian

If you use a Nokia Series 60 phone, you can substitute the built-in log feature with a commercially available in third-party programs. One of the is Moov Software's Minute Manager.

Minutes Manager tracks the minutes of airtime, data bandwidth, and email usage. You can configure it further to support the more complex services package. For example, you can configure it based on the different peak times and weekends periods used by the various operators. It would starts to register after two minutes the phone rings or after the called person picks the phone up. This application may also ignore call logging for toll-free numbers specified in the contract (for example, families members, 611 and 911 calls). It even handles important details such as whether peak minutes can be carried over to off-peak time and if the plan allows you to carry more minutes since the last billing cycle (for example, plans Cingular Rollover Minutes).

Minutes Manager resets itself at the beginning of each billing cycle. It displays the unused minutes left in the current billing cycle, both in the program and on the phone display slowed. This is a very handy feature that lets you know instantly available minutes, without the pressure of a button.
However, Minutes Manager, which made certain limits. For example, it is only available on Series 60 devices. Also, it cannot distinguish between regular calls made between the numbers inside the network, which can become free during promotional campaign.

Extended Log Symbian is another utility that analyzes the phone's call log and helps in tracking the account usage.

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