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Show HN: Connect for Mac – Send and receive calls from your Mac over Bluetooth

12 pointsby saucowover 11 years ago

10 comments

eddierogerover 11 years ago
I claimed a code earlier, and am back to share some thoughts.<p>I have been looking for this app since I owned a Treo. Setup was a breeze, and everything worked exactly as I expected it would. Call quality was clear, although I noticed a little delay that I&#x27;m not sure if was the result of cell network or just being able to hear the person calling me in the other room. I was pleasantly surprised to hear the computer ring the same as my phone (not sure what I expected, though), and the little battery and cell meter are excellent additions. Reading the address book for the image was also awesome, and another pleasant surprise. Aesthetically, it&#x27;s pretty, but it also works easily and well - what I expect in Mac software.<p>Some things I don&#x27;t like: The app is a space hog on my screen. Ideally I&#x27;d prefer it be in the menubar, and only be a drop-down text box that I can type a name or number in to, and the icons can be the signal indicators (optionally, of course, and defaults to a phone). Failing that, I&#x27;d prefer the window be resizable at least. I don&#x27;t need a full dialpad since I&#x27;ll be dialing from my keyboard anyway. On the note of the keyboard, I like that the caller image was the iOS-7-style rounded icons, but the dialers are old, square keys. Lastly, it looks like you made all of the integrations and just stopped - the menus are sparse, and feel like you just ignored they were there in a default Xcode project. If I&#x27;m dealing with phone numbers or address book data, I don&#x27;t need any text editing beyond maybe cut and paste (see the Edit menu - all of that text stuff is unused. Also, &quot;Help isn&#x27;t available for Connect&quot; isn&#x27;t helpful at all. Make it friendly (&quot;Help is on the way, but not here yet.&quot;) or have it open Safari to your support site, email, something.<p>All in all, I like it, and as I said, I&#x27;ve been looking for this app for over a decade. With that comes a price critique - I would have gladly paid a lot of money for this in the past, but nowadays so much of my communication is through the iPhone&#x27;s other capabilities, and my calls are rare anymore. At $0.99, it&#x27;s a no-brainer. At $3, you&#x27;re going to need reviews that defend the app&#x27;s functionality and compatibility since it&#x27;s out of the impulse buy window. Luckily, you&#x27;ve got one of those coming shortly. Best of luck, and great job on the app!
saucowover 11 years ago
I&#x27;m the dev for the app and was hoping to get some feedback from the HN community. Here are some promo codes, please comment with some feedback if you use one.<p>JTM6WFMLTYM4 49J7KRXTA4WY JH9YMKLHFYLJ RLFH4JYNKMNF 6P39L66ANY3M JHT37PJKWFR7 6WH3M46JH49H A7X44MKEJWP6 FMKLTJX4JKJL 6AMX34A9HKFX
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kevinchauover 11 years ago
I bought it, but will be requesting a refund. It interferes with my Magic Mouse when it&#x27;s in use and my mouse will skip around.<p>This is on the Late 2013 rMBP 15&quot; and a 5S.
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nycmattwover 11 years ago
I&#x27;m a bit late to the boat as well but I would also love a code too.
OafTobarkover 11 years ago
Late to the boat but would love a code if you are sparing anymore
beersinghover 11 years ago
Any more promo codes? looks like these are already used up =)
js4allover 11 years ago
Thanks, I used 49J7KRXTA4WY and I am currently testing.
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romeo88over 11 years ago
hey i would like to test it before buying it. are there plans to release a trial version?
morgrarover 11 years ago
just realized, i need to have mavericks for this to work. off to upgrade.
dale386over 11 years ago
Do you have any more codes?