Hands Free Auto Answer fro iPhone

In article <michelle-BEB63F.09582714092009.DeleteThis@news.eternal-september.org>,
michelle.DeleteThis@michelle.org says...
> In article <MPG.2518822237e66042989a9b.DeleteThis@news.individual.net>,
> Jim Mason <_.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > OK, let's define our terminology. What do you mean by "auto answer"?
> > > I hope you do not mean that it will answer the phone whenever it
> > > rings, without you doing anything.
> >
> > Why would you hope that? I use this function by default in the car
> > version of a Nokia handsfree kit.
>
> For two reasons, off the top of my head:
>
> 1. I want to know who is calling before I answer the phone; I may not want
> to speak with the caller at the moment.
>
> 2. I may not want to answer the phone at all at the moment, regardless of
> who is calling.

But why would you hope that the OP didn't mean auto-answer as clearly
indicated? Surely whether or not you find that facilty useful is entirely
irrelevant re what the OP asked?

In article <C6D433B7.1AA14%lynn.williamson@FOREVERREDbtinternet.com>,
lynn.williamson.RemoveThis@FOREVERREDbtinternet.com says...
> On 14/9/09 15:42, in article
> michelle-025CF7.07423814092009.RemoveThis@news.eternal-september.org, "Michelle
> Steiner" <michelle.RemoveThis@michelle.org> wrote:
>
> > In article <C6D40A83.1A963%lynn.williamson@FOREVERREDbtinternet.com>,
> > Lynn W <lynn.williamson.RemoveThis@FOREVERREDbtinternet.com> wrote:
> >
> >>> Maybe "it just works" without having to worry about changing any
> >>> settings. If I recall correctly, that's how my old Motorola phones
> >>> worked before I got an iPhone.
> >>
> >> No, I've tried it and it doesn't auto-answer
> >
> > OK, let's define our terminology. What do you mean by "auto answer"? I
> > hope you do not mean that it will answer the phone whenever it rings,
> > without you doing anything. I took it to mean that it would answer when
> > you press a button on the headset itself.
>
> No I actually meant I wouldn't have to press anything so yes I did mean it
> would answer when it rings as my Nokia did.

But didn't that facilty have to be set up through the headset first? It
certainly has to in the car kit and works perfectly with the iPhone.

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On 14/9/09 18:15, in article MPG.25188a79b61db2e989a9d.TakeThisOut@news.individual.net,
"Jim Mason" <_.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:

> In article <C6D433B7.1AA14%lynn.williamson@FOREVERREDbtinternet.com>,
> lynn.williamson.TakeThisOut@FOREVERREDbtinternet.com says...
>> On 14/9/09 15:42, in article
>> michelle-025CF7.07423814092009.TakeThisOut@news.eternal-september.org, "Michelle
>> Steiner" <michelle.TakeThisOut@michelle.org> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <C6D40A83.1A963%lynn.williamson@FOREVERREDbtinternet.com>,
>>> Lynn W <lynn.williamson.TakeThisOut@FOREVERREDbtinternet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Maybe "it just works" without having to worry about changing any
>>>>> settings. If I recall correctly, that's how my old Motorola phones
>>>>> worked before I got an iPhone.
>>>>
>>>> No, I've tried it and it doesn't auto-answer
>>>
>>> OK, let's define our terminology. What do you mean by "auto answer"? I
>>> hope you do not mean that it will answer the phone whenever it rings,
>>> without you doing anything. I took it to mean that it would answer when
>>> you press a button on the headset itself.
>>
>> No I actually meant I wouldn't have to press anything so yes I did mean it
>> would answer when it rings as my Nokia did.
>
> But didn't that facilty have to be set up through the headset first? It
> certainly has to in the car kit and works perfectly with the iPhone.
No only done on the mobile I had.

On 14/9/09 20:02, in article slrnhat4r2.gjc.jon+usenet@snowy.squish.net,
"Jon Ribbens" <jon+usenet@unequivocal.co.uk> wrote:

> On 2009-09-14, Jim Mason <_.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> OK, let's define our terminology. What do you mean by "auto answer"? I
>>> hope you do not mean that it will answer the phone whenever it rings,
>>> without you doing anything.
>>
>> Why would you hope that? I use this function by default in the car version
>> of a Nokia handsfree kit.
>
> Someone I know had this feature enabled on their carphone many years
> ago. Someone rang them, and they didn't hear the ringing above the
> noise of the car. The phone auto-answered and the caller then got to
> listen in on the private conversation going on between the driver and
> the passenger - which happened to be about the caller, and was not
> complimentary
Wouldn't happen with this as its an earpiece

In article <slrnhat4r2.gjc.jon+usenet@snowy.squish.net>,
jon+usenet@unequivocal.co.uk says...
> On 2009-09-14, Jim Mason <_.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> OK, let's define our terminology. What do you mean by "auto answer"? I
> >> hope you do not mean that it will answer the phone whenever it rings,
> >> without you doing anything.
> >
> > Why would you hope that? I use this function by default in the car version
> > of a Nokia handsfree kit.
>
> Someone I know had this feature enabled on their carphone many years
> ago. Someone rang them, and they didn't hear the ringing above the
> noise of the car. The phone auto-answered and the caller then got to
> listen in on the private conversation going on between the driver and
> the passenger - which happened to be about the caller, and was not
> complimentary

Yes I could see that being a problem! But I always have my Iphone playing
music in the car and a call automatically mutes it so you know a call has
come in. If the iphone is in ring mode it gives you a warning bleep just
before it auto-answers.

"Michelle Steiner" <michelle DeleteThis @michelle.org> wrote in message
news:michelle-025CF7.07423814092009@news.eternal-september.org...
> In article <C6D40A83.1A963%lynn.williamson@FOREVERREDbtinternet.com>,
> Lynn W <lynn.williamson DeleteThis @FOREVERREDbtinternet.com> wrote:
>
>> > Maybe "it just works" without having to worry about changing any
>> > settings. If I recall correctly, that's how my old Motorola phones
>> > worked before I got an iPhone.
>>
>> No, I've tried it and it doesn't auto-answer
>
> OK, let's define our terminology. What do you mean by "auto answer"? I
> hope you do not mean that it will answer the phone whenever it rings,
> without you doing anything. I took it to mean that it would answer when
> you press a button on the headset itself.
>
> --
> Member National Rifle Association
> Member American Civil Liberties Union
> Member Human Rights Campaign

For *me*, the ideal auto-answer would require nothing whatsoever on my part,
but not actually answer the phone until a pre-determined (by me) number of
rings, during which I have the option to look at who's calling and cancel
the call if I wish. That's not the way I'd always want it set up, but I'd
like it to be an option.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com