iPhone Voice Control Limitations 1/7/2010
I'd say only 25% of my voice commands when using iPod are understood. That's it.
Anyone else having major problems with voice recognition?
Yes, but I discovered that I wasn't having any problems. What I thought were problems were actually a limitation of the current implementation of Voice Control. Apple told me that they would add them to their list of improvement requests.
So, if you are having these problems, there is nothing you can do except wait for the update.
1. You cannot voice dial any number other than a 10-digit number. (E.g. You cannot say "Dial 611")
2. Voice dial will not call a Contact unless the name is in the Name field. (E.g. if you have a contact named "Apple" and it is in the Company field you cannot voice dial it. You have to place "Apple" in the Name field for voice dial to recognize it.)
3. You cannot cancel a voice dialed call verbally if it selects the wrong name. You must physically unlock the phone and then cancel the call using the buttons. Unfortunately, by this time it is already ringing and you have to complete the call or hang-up on the misdialed number.
All of these features work perfectly using a Windows phone with Microsoft Voice Command so it is tough for a new iPhone user like me.
However, Apple is doing an excellent job of updating Voice Controls so I am just going to wait for them add these features.
I hope this helps.