woofie2
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I'm willing to bet for the RCD you access the phone through the MFI not the radio. That's how the 9W3 works, and if I understand 9W7 it's just 9W3+9W2. SO no dialing actual numbers, but who does that nowadays anyway. You press phone, and the menu comes up Phone Book - Recent Calls - Missed Calls and then you navigate using steering wheel controls.
You are correct, the 9w7 and 9w3 work the same in that respect, but if you have the overhead control buttons (OEM bluetooth buttons) the 9w7 will work with those where as the 9w3 will not.
so you do not have to have the MFSW to use the Voice command functions of the bluetooth.