Comments on: Turn Your Phone For Silence http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/03/06/turn-your-phone-for-silence/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Nieuwe Jensen http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/03/06/turn-your-phone-for-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-3239 Nieuwe Jensen Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:22:12 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/03/06/turn-your-phone-for-silence/#comment-3239 I see a couple problems with this concept. 1. What if you want the phone face up in order to see the time or anything else that may come through (silently) on the external display? 2. What if you place your phone in a bag and it gets jostled around? Will the phone switch modes without your realization? In general though, I applaud creative solutions such as this one, instead of having to press some unintuitive sequence of keys or adding another dedicated key. I see a couple problems with this concept.
1. What if you want the phone face up in order to see the time or anything else that may come through (silently) on the external display?
2. What if you place your phone in a bag and it gets jostled around? Will the phone switch modes without your realization?

In general though, I applaud creative solutions such as this one, instead of having to press some unintuitive sequence of keys or adding another dedicated key.

]]> By: Anoop Atre http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/03/06/turn-your-phone-for-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-2181 Anoop Atre Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:41:42 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/03/06/turn-your-phone-for-silence/#comment-2181 Very cool indeed, as for pocket based discreteness isn't that as simple as making the phone light-sensitive? The additional advantage is that it doesn't ring in theaters or in other darkrooms where silence is preferred but with an override option. Very cool indeed, as for pocket based discreteness isn’t that as simple as making the phone light-sensitive?

The additional advantage is that it doesn’t ring in theaters or in other darkrooms where silence is preferred but with an override option.

]]> By: Ole Jensen http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/03/06/turn-your-phone-for-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-2102 Ole Jensen Thu, 09 Mar 2006 08:19:16 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2006/03/06/turn-your-phone-for-silence/#comment-2102 It is a great idea to automatically let the mobile assume silent mode, when placed upside down on a table. If you could let the user easily select "upside down mode" from silent to discrete it would be even better. Some meetings can take place with mobiles on discrete. Another problem is that sometimes you would like the mobile to go into discrete mode, when placed in a pocket. Any suggestions? It is a great idea to automatically let the mobile assume silent mode, when placed upside down on a table.

If you could let the user easily select “upside down mode” from silent to discrete it would be even better.

Some meetings can take place with mobiles on discrete.

Another problem is that sometimes you would like the mobile to go into discrete mode, when placed in a pocket. Any suggestions?

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