c600 speaker mute gawn :-(

[Guest simonbratt99]

hi,

i used the c500 ability to cover the speaker with your finger to mute any noise, this was brilliant.

Phone on my disk might ring , i could pick it up , mute it, and read whos phoning, now the blimin thing rings and annoys people.

Putting your finger over the speaker hole now (c600) doesnt do anything :-(

Who else liked this 'function'

Edited January 25, 2006 by simonbratt99

[Guest newtonmj]

It certainly seems like the sounds from the C600 leaks out from all over the place.

However, all is not lost - simply press the 'volume down' button on the side (not sure if 'up' also works) when you receive a call and it'll mute the ringing...

(this feature was also available on the C500 so your finger-over-speaker trick has always been unnecessary...! ;))

Mathew

Edited January 25, 2006 by newtonmj

[Guest trevormuk]

Why wouldn't you set the profile to Meeting?

[Guest shadamehr]

It certainly seems like the sounds from the C600 leaks out from all over the place.

However, all is not lost - simply press the 'volume down' button on the side (not sure if 'up' also works) when you receive a call and it'll mute the ringing...

(this feature was also available on the C500 so your finger-over-speaker trick has always been unnecessary...!  ;))

Mathew

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You see - even after YEARS of using SmartPhones, a 'pro level' user can learn something every day.

I had wondered where the 'silence but not reject' option was hidden.

Thanks for this excellent tidbit mate!

[Guest MitchellO]

You see - even after YEARS of using SmartPhones, a 'pro level' user can learn something every day.

I had wondered where the 'silence but not reject' option was hidden.

Thanks for this excellent tidbit mate!

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Yeah, very interesting!!! Thanks so much for that tip newton!!

[Guest Chivvy]

hi,

i used the c500 ability to cover the speaker with your finger to mute any noise, this was brilliant.

Phone on my disk might ring , i could pick it up , mute it, and read whos phoning, now the blimin thing rings and annoys people.

Putting your finger over the speaker hole now (c600) doesnt do anything :-(

Who else liked this 'function'

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Im with you on this one.....got so used to doing it on my c500 that i still put my finger on the side of my c600 when it rings and the speaker aint even there! Was especially handy to "mute" delivery report alerts while sitting at the dinner table! lol

[Guest trevormuk]

Am I missing something?

Why don't you put the phone in silent or meeting mode?

In meeting mode the phone vibrates - so you know someone is calling or sending a text etc ..

Seems like a bizarre ritual if you ask me :)

[Guest newtonmj]

If you have it in silent mode you're obviously not going to hear it when it rings so that's out...

If you opt instead for vibrate then you've got to have it on your person - you might not want this so that's out... (buzzing around on your desk like an Ann Summers sample might also be out)

Which leaves the only option of having it actually ring. That's fine, but this doesn't mean you necessarilly want to answer it (should I? shouldn't I? type of pondering...) and whilst you're deciding (or wandering off somewhere private to answer/speak) you don't want the embarassing ringtone that your girlfriend put on for you (okay, it was me) causing annoyance or funny looks. Hence, some form of user-induced muting is perfect... and for those that RTFM that means simply pressing the volume button as discussed (and for those that didn't they can simply adopt the finger/palm/body cover-all-holes approach of their choice..! :)).

Mathew

Edited January 26, 2006 by newtonmj

[Guest trevormuk]

Hmmmm .. still don't get it!!

Seems a bit crazy and archaic to me

:)

[Guest gilesjuk]

hi,

i used the c500 ability to cover the speaker with your finger to mute any noise, this was brilliant.

Phone on my disk might ring , i could pick it up , mute it, and read whos phoning, now the blimin thing rings and annoys people.

Putting your finger over the speaker hole now (c600) doesnt do anything :-(

Who else liked this 'function'

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Doing so is likely to ruin the speaker, the speaker will be trying to move and wont be able to due to being prevented by being airtight.

[Guest newtonmj]

Doing so is likely to ruin the speaker, the speaker will be trying to move and wont be able to due to being prevented by being airtight.

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Nonsense!! :)

[Guest Harp]

Hmmm....

Why don't you just have a ring tone that only rings for the same time that it used to take for you to get your finger over the speaker hole on the C500!!! Yes I know they repeat, but just record your own and leave a long gap after it.

Then you can just set up one of the other profiles to do this, if it is such a problem.

Sorted. :)

[Guest gilesjuk]

Nonsense!!  :)

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If you say so, but sometimes the circuits and speakers haven't been designed to cope with the strain of such situations (cheap speakers are made with paper). There have been numerous reports of C500 speakers breaking, so you have to wonder if people have broken them this way.