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MadSeasonAbove
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Pocket Dialing/Ass Dialing with these "smart" phones
#14493031 - 05/22/11 08:17 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Is there a way to not do this? I've gotten calls from people that accidently call me, and I have been guilty a couple times.
But talk about some shitty luck...
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/14690835/2011/05/21/teens-cell-phone-accidentally-dials-police-during-drug-buy
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Re: Pocket Dialing/Ass Dialing with these "smart" phones [Re: MadSeasonAbove]
#14493947 - 05/22/11 12:52 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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wow what are the odds
try telling that story in jail bet you can hear the laughter 10 blocks away 
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Re: Pocket Dialing/Ass Dialing with these "smart" phones [Re: MadSeasonAbove]
#14493984 - 05/22/11 12:59 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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dunno, has never happened to me with a simple slide unlock gesture, but you can easily add a lock screen pattern, pin #, or password to my phone... which would make it highly unlikely to ass dial.
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5HTSynaptrip
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Re: Pocket Dialing/Ass Dialing with these "smart" phones [Re: CosmicJoke]
#14493998 - 05/22/11 01:02 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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My first name is Adam and it fucking sucks. I'm first in so many fucking contact lists that I get called all the time. It seriously happens so much I have my iPhone set to silent except for a select group of people and my alarm clock.
There have been quite a few times though that I've heard minutes of conversations. Most of the time it's just pocket noise. My boss at the bar I used to tend had a stroke and that guy called me every other fucking day, sometimes more than once. Eventually I had to block his number.
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Re: Pocket Dialing/Ass Dialing with these "smart" phones [Re: MadSeasonAbove]
#14501451 - 05/23/11 09:21 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I used to pocket dial all the time. I just put a password on my phone so I can't but dial unless I unlock it.
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MadSeasonAbove
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Re: Pocket Dialing/Ass Dialing with these "smart" phones [Re: Micawber]
#14501772 - 05/23/11 10:18 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Thanks for the replies folks.
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Micawber said: wow what are the odds
Shitty:1
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CosmicJoke said: but you can easily add a lock screen pattern
Done. I'll see how it goes. I'm new to these computer phones...I guess I should read the manual..
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5HTSynaptrip said: My first name is Adam and it fucking sucks.

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Pancho The Dog said: I just put a password on my phone so I can't
passwords, I always forget them for some reason! I think it's kind of like hiding your smoke from yourself, and then rediscovering it later down the road..yeah you feel stupid for a half a second, but sweeeeeeeeeeet if you find it.
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Re: Pocket Dialing/Ass Dialing with these "smart" phones [Re: MadSeasonAbove]
#14525851 - 05/28/11 11:08 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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proximity sensor sucks on the phones or they didn't do the interaction design correctly for what if scenarios.
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Re: Pocket Dialing/Ass Dialing with these "smart" phones [Re: boO]
#14526355 - 05/28/11 12:58 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hey BoO, don't see you in here much.
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Re: Pocket Dialing/Ass Dialing with these "smart" phones [Re: 5HTSynaptrip]
#14527646 - 05/28/11 06:44 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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5HTSynaptrip said: My first name is Adam and it fucking sucks.
 I added a contact to my phone as AAA111 and set it to my voice mail to combat that.
I need to upgrade my phone.
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