By calling in, you help us improve speech recognition. Our biggest need is for calls that come from cell phones. You can call from anywhere that you use a cell phone, including your home. If you call from within your car, please do so as a passenger. Calls from home phones, especially cordless phones are also needed.
All information is kept private and confidential.
We don t use any of the data except for linguistic analysis as described above. The information will not be shared outside of Microsoft. It s helpful if you know the manufacturer of your phone and your phone carrier before you call, but it s not essential. A familiarity with the Internet, e-mail and calendar software is also helpful, but not required. When you call in to contribute your voice sample, you will be asked to confirm that Microsoft can use your sample in perpetuity in connection with its speech recognition research and product development.