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2010-03-21
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hm slide to answer seems to be a nice alternative, either n97-style or htc-style. i like both.
it already happened to me that i accidently accepted or rejected a call. wouldnt happen that easily with "slide to answer"
it already happened to me that i accidently accepted or rejected a call. wouldnt happen that easily with "slide to answer"
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2010-03-21
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I've had the N900 for over three months now and I personally have never accidentally answered or rejected a phone call.
I don't use extra caution when taking it out of my pocket. However, I do put the phone in my pocket the same way every time, with the back side facing my leg. Maybe that could be of help.
I don't use extra caution when taking it out of my pocket. However, I do put the phone in my pocket the same way every time, with the back side facing my leg. Maybe that could be of help.
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2010-03-21
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I have to say, however much I love my truly wonderful N900, I often reject calls by mistake and often cut people off mid call due to not keeping the handset pushed to my face.
Some form of slide to answer / reject / end call would be greatly appreciated if anyone from Nokia is reading this. Hardly critical, but would enhance the user experience a lot.
Some form of slide to answer / reject / end call would be greatly appreciated if anyone from Nokia is reading this. Hardly critical, but would enhance the user experience a lot.
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2010-03-22
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Same here - even in a pouch in my pocket I often end up cancelling a call while getting it out my pocket.
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2010-03-22
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And I am in the "never answered by accident" camp too. Although, its not like I get that many calls and I keep the screen against a plastic wallet holding my medical card, so that the back is facing outwards for optimal signal. ;-)
Believe me, the location of the antenna in the N900 is hugely relevant. If I hold it in my right hand I can lose the 3G signal entirely, in a rough reception area. It even tells you in the manual where each antenna is advising you to not cover them, a bit of a silly thing to say when GPS is in one side, Wifi in the top, GSM in the right - so where the hell are you supposed to actually hold this thing? :-p
Originally Posted by FreddyFish
I personally have it the opposite way around. If you have the back facing your leg, its transmitting the radio signals straight into your leg instead of outwards to the cell towers. Could shorten your battery life considerably. I always keep mine screen facing me, because logically the bit you press to your face is the bit where the radiation will be directed the most away from, for optimal reception and minimal exposure.
I've had the N900 for over three months now and I personally have never accidentally answered or rejected a phone call.
I don't use extra caution when taking it out of my pocket. However, I do put the phone in my pocket the same way every time, with the back side facing my leg. Maybe that could be of help.
Believe me, the location of the antenna in the N900 is hugely relevant. If I hold it in my right hand I can lose the 3G signal entirely, in a rough reception area. It even tells you in the manual where each antenna is advising you to not cover them, a bit of a silly thing to say when GPS is in one side, Wifi in the top, GSM in the right - so where the hell are you supposed to actually hold this thing? :-p
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2010-03-22
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I have also never accidentally answered or dropped a call by pressing the button unintentionally but I can see how this might be a problem in some situations. I think the slider idea would be good.
I also keep my phone in my pocket with the screen facing towards my leg but the reason I do that is because I want to reduce the possibility of cracking the screen if I bump against something with my leg. I have seen that happen with a colleague that unintentionally bumped his pocket against the corner of a table and cracked the screen of his HTC touch 1st gen.
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I also keep my phone in my pocket with the screen facing towards my leg but the reason I do that is because I want to reduce the possibility of cracking the screen if I bump against something with my leg. I have seen that happen with a colleague that unintentionally bumped his pocket against the corner of a table and cracked the screen of his HTC touch 1st gen.
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2010-03-22
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Originally Posted by byte_76
i once received a call and looked at the screen. i wanted to accept the call, so i moved my finger towards the screen.
I have also never accidentally answered or dropped a call by pressing the button unintentionally but I can see how this might be a problem in some situations. I think the slider idea would be good.
for some reason, i actively pushed the big red reject-button instead the accept-button i originally intended to push xD i guess my brain was attracted by the red color although my mind knew my finger was going at the wrong button. it was one of those moments where you suddenly realize you're going to do something wrong but you cant prevent your body from physically moving because its too late.
i dont know why. it was like "why did i do that?!" and i literally facepalmed myself.
not that a slider-button could prevent one completely of such madness, but i think it will surely give you some extra time to draw back.
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2010-03-22
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Originally Posted by byte_76
My friend did that with his N95 while playing Pool, hit the corner of the table andl bye bye LCD.
I have also never accidentally answered or dropped a call by pressing the button unintentionally but I can see how this might be a problem in some situations. I think the slider idea would be good.
I also keep my phone in my pocket with the screen facing towards my leg but the reason I do that is because I want to reduce the possibility of cracking the screen if I bump against something with my leg. I have seen that happen with a colleague that unintentionally bumped his pocket against the corner of a table and cracked the screen of his HTC touch 1st gen.
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2010-03-22
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Originally Posted by msa
Please, don't ever run for president
for some reason, i actively pushed the big red reject-button instead the accept-button i originally intended to push
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The N97 had it fixed from release: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdTj3d148UI
Personally I like the swipe to answer and swipe to unlock part.