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  1. Speed dial from number pad numbers

    Assign any contact phone number to a number pad number so you can hold down that number when dialing to quick call that number

    23 votes
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      2 comments  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    • 23 votes
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        6 comments  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
      • Dialed history to have 3 tabs - Call history | Most frequent called| Favourites

        Dialed history should have 3 tabs -
        Call history | Most frequent called| Favourites.
        This would help in filtering required contacts instead of navigating into People app and searching contact to call/msg everytime..

        23 votes
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          1 comment  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
        • Collapse call history

          Treat calls like conversations, and collapse them when they are to the same number back to back.

          22 votes
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            2 comments  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
          • Save , create , and send sms to contact/number contact in call history

            When long-pressing a contact/number at call history have the option to: save-to existing contact, create contact, send sms like 99% of mobile phones.

            19 votes
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              2 comments  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
            • Filter Call History

              Filtering the Call History by Outgoing, Incoming, Missed Call (like it was implemented in WM6) and being able to delete just the filtered history entries is what I am missing in Windows Phone.

              19 votes
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                1 comment  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
              • Call length times in the *phone* call log

                Call length information should be a priority since the primary function of this device is a phone.

                19 votes
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                  0 comments  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                • Add an "I'll call you back" button.

                  It answers with a short message saying "(myname) saw your call but is unavailable. **** call you back shortly." Then have a five-minute reminder.

                  18 votes
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                    7 comments  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                  • Phone should ring even if on silent/vibrate as long as headphones/headset connected.

                    If a headset / headphones are connected to a Windows Phone device, phone should still ring through headset / headset.

                    18 votes
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                      1 comment  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                    • Turn off proximity sensor during a call with headset.

                      When you're in a call with headset and start using the phone for secondary activities and your hand gets close to the proximity sensor, it turns off the screen and gets it back to the call screen. Really annoying.

                      18 votes
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                        3 comments  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                      • Allow phone hub to go direct to keypad

                        Going to the phone hub should take you directly to the keypad, not to recent calls.

                        17 votes
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                          4 comments  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                        • Contact lookup as you enter phone numbers

                          as you enter a phone number have the list of contacts matching the numbers entered displayed which will allow a contact to be selected from the list and also for numbers to be identified with particular contacts as they are entered

                          17 votes
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                            1 comment  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                          • call blocking

                            It would be really good to be able to filter out calls or block completely

                            17 votes
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                              0 comments  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                            • Recent contacts stack on top of Each other.

                              Would be nice you could change the "recent calls" to work like the apple and androids.
                              When you go the call history and you call someone 3 times i wont show there name 3 times, is will only show you one persons name at a time. That's what the recent call list should look like. If you want to know at what times you called them you simply click on there names and it will show you all the times you contacted that person. So essentially i'm asking to condense the information instead of showing every last phone call you…

                              16 votes
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                                0 comments  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                              • On all versions of Windows phone, old and new, can you please, please create a call blocker feature?

                                Please create an app that allows you to block certain callers, all old phone have this feature, this is supposed to be a "smart phone" so make it smarter, or Im afraid I willl get an iPhone, and i despise Apple products of all kinds

                                16 votes
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                                  0 comments  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                • Filter Communication Manager

                                  Create a filter where you have an option to accept White List, block Black List, Block all, Block hidden or Block specific number for calls and text messages as well. This is to prevent outside threats or anyone who does something wicked.

                                  16 votes
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                                  • Put speaker, mute, etc buttons together with the number pad on the same screen

                                    They'll all fit easily. http://imgur.com/8o5o8. It can be frustrating, eg: putting automated phone system on speakerphone, then dialing, then switching back when call is answered.

                                    15 votes
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                                      1 comment  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                    • Use area code for Unkown Incoming Calls

                                      Maintain a small mapping of area codes to metropolitan area to display caller's general location on incoming call screen when no contacts match.

                                      15 votes
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                                        1 comment  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                      • Playing music during calls

                                        We should be able to play songs during calls so that receiver can also listen to the song. This is a very basic feature. my girlfriend will be very happy if it was there

                                        14 votes
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                                          1 comment  ·  Making and Receiving Calls  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                        • Display a contact's company when called.

                                          When receiving a call, you should be able to see additional information other than just the name of the contact - mainly, their company. I am a business user, have over 500 contacts, most of them assistants and company managers, etc. I need to know which company are they calling from.

                                          14 votes
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