slydial

response required

The phone number that you’re supposed to be rerouted too is out of service. The number listed on their website is out of service yet they take the money for subscriptions. Even through the app you cannnot make a call to leave a vm. Terrible! terrible!

response required

Slydial used to have a free version but now it forces the premium model on you. I use this maybe twice a year and I’m not giving this company my CC information for that. The website “sign up” takes you straight into the premium sign up. Total BS.

response required

I tried the Slydial app when it was free with ads; it worked around 50% of the time. Many times saying that it could not connect. I don't have a problem with Slydial charging .10 per Slydial but having to plunk down $10 to “pre-pay” for a service that I will use by rarely is a bit ridiculous. There is no mention at what point the "pre-paid amount" expires or if the balance is refundable if you cancel. It was purposefully priced at $2.95/month or $10 for the pre-pay so people would balk at spending the $10 and go for the monthly for only $2.95. There is also no “clear way to cancel” so even if you did wish to cancel that looks to be a hassle as well then you need up keeping the services and over paying until you can figure out how to cancel it. You need to adjust your “pre-pay pricing” $2.50 - $5.00 is at least reasonable, that’s 25-50 slydial calls at .10 each and if people like it they can add more or have it automatically re-billed or cancel. Fix it, let me know and I will re-evaluate your app. As it stands now you get one Star for the idea but - 4 STARS for the “BAIT & SWITCH and MISLEADING PRICING" I think you’re grossly over estimating your products worth on the open market, most people will use your product on rare occasions. I would use it so I could leave a message when I know someone can’t be bothered and I don’t wish to disturb him or her but want to leave a quick voice mail.

response required

Downloaded to my wife’s iPhone 5C and used it to call my iPhone 4S, both running current IOS. When I called my wife’s number her phone rang normally and showed the identity screen of my calling. After a few rings I answered and basically the app had no effect at all on the call proceeding normally. Figured I would try it again. This time the called phone (the 4S) rang one time and briefly showed the caller screen and then hung up the phone call. Voice Mail was never reached. So I Then reversed the procedure and used my iPhone 4S to call my wife’s iPhone 5C. This time the app did work and the call did not ring on the 5C nor was it shown on the caller ID screen. So it apparently will not work if used to call a iPhone 4S. Not good at all unless you know what model iPhone you are calling. This also explain the discrepancies in the reviews here. There is also one other caveat. In the Recent Calls screen on the iPhone 5C it actually shows that you were called by “Slydial.” In the Recent Calls screen on the 4S (which did not work) it shows the phone number of the Slydial server and I don’t think that is too great either. If you are using the app with anything approaching an important reason to maintain the secrecy of you having called it is best to trash this app and not to use it.

This app worked great with my Blackberry and great with the iPhone. I use it daily to get voice messages to people who may be in meetings with clients or any where else they may not want there phone to ring. As for the recurring charges so many are complaining about, Slydial is providing a service. When you place a sly call, you actually call Slydial and pass along the number you want to leave a MSG to. They then call the number you gave them in a way the goes right to the mailbox and patch you through. This all happens automatically, so people don't know it's going on. Every sly call you make costs them money and they need to get that money back. There appears to be a big difference between the Blackberry user who looks at things from a business standpoint, and the iPhone user who looks at apps as cool toys. To the business user this is a very inexpensive charge for what you get. To the iPhone user, if they ask their mother for money for this app they may not be able to get the money for a game later on. Maybe instead of asking your mother, you should try your father.