Let Dr Who read your text messages

stargurl · Post by **stargurl** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:05 am

From http://www.engadget.com

If you live in the UK and use BT's text-to-voice system to get your SMS messages delivered to your landline, you'll be hearing a familiar voice at the other end of the line for the next few months. BT has scrapped the computerized voice the company had been using for the system, and replaced it with the voice of Tom Baker of Dr. Who fame. Baker spent 11 days recording nearly 12,000 words and sounds, which were then processed by BT engineers for five months in order to be usable by the text-to-speech system. We're not sure who BT will tap next after Baker's three-month stint is over. They can, of course, just rotate through Dr. Whos; that'll give them enough choices for about 20 years.

Karnorjax · Post by **Karnorjax** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:59 am

so in the UK we can all text each other stuff like

Cant you get us out of here..

ahhhh and about the money..

hehehe

Dog · Post by **Dog** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:09 pm

Britain, Britain, Britain...

Actually, the best one would be "Music for monkey shaggers". If you've heard the above clip, you'll know what I'm talking about. Classic Tom Baker!!!

davemacfrombath · Post by **davemacfrombath** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:03 pm

Blackadder 2 - his finest moment...

Captain Rum: Crew, m'lord?
Blackadder: I was under the impression that it was common maritime tradition for a ship to have a crew.
Rum: Opinion is divided on the subject.
Blackadder: Really?
Rum: Yes, all the other captains say it is, I say it isn't!

Jon Pertwee is THE definitive Dr Who IMO*

but then I AM quite aged.

Post by **Loopz** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:18 pm

Yes i agree....you are quite aged with that opinion

philmanns · Post by **philmanns** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:47 pm

dave is the oldest person i know

davemacfrombath · Post by **davemacfrombath** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:32 pm

I'm the oldest person anyone knows.

Timbob · Post by **Timbob** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:38 pm

davemacfrombath wrote:I'm the oldest person anyone knows.

Are you Santa's daddy?

On another note
I love Stargurl's icon

davemacfrombath · Post by **davemacfrombath** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:13 pm

you're right - apart from the typo.

Timbob · Post by **Timbob** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:31 pm

davemacfrombath wrote:you're right - apart from the typo.

I corrected something.
I think.

Karnorjax · Post by **Karnorjax** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:55 pm

Well the Tom baker service is up and running and damn its good !

just sent myself one saying cant you get us out of here

hehehe sad but cool... you gotta test these things out.

little twin star · Post by **little twin star** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:45 pm

hahaha stargirl is almost fluent in dutch

Dog · Post by **Dog** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:20 pm

I'll tell ya something.. Old Tom knows some rude words

Well, the Tom Baker who rang me earlier with a text message certainly knew 'em

I am still laughing from that

philmanns · Post by **philmanns** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:12 am

moyles is well on the case with this, it's funny as f**k!

Pooka · Post by **Pooka** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:44 pm

Karnorjax wrote:Well the Tom baker service is up and running and damn its good !

just sent myself one saying cant you get us out of here

hehehe sad but cool... you gotta test these things out.

Ha Ha, thats funny