Hi, Couldn't you just use it with an earpiece and tilt it away from your head? That's my understand when I had this discussion with an iPhone user. Plus, I don't know anyone who actually holds their phone to their ear when they are wearing an earpiece.
Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Dec 5, 2009, at 10:36 PM, Rajiv Shah wrote: > Hi, > > No, you don't need to tweak a setting. You simply need to tilt the phone > slightly until you hear the speaker turn on. That is when the keypad will > become available. > Unfortunately, the keypad is disabled when you are connected to a call on the > phone's ear piece. But if you use a blue-tooth or wired headset, the same > keypad will beome available. This is something the Apple folks overlooked in > the Iphone's evolution. This is also something which eliminates some > anonymity when keying in some confidential details. > > I hope this helps. > > Rajiv > > > > ---- Original message ---- >> Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 17:50:11 -0000 >> From: "Donal Fitzpatrick" <dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie> >> Subject: dealing with automated phone systems using iPhone and vo >> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> >> Hi, >> >> I am trying to use the iPhone to gain access to one of those automated >> telephone systems. I'm sure you all know the sort of thing "press one to go >> insane, press 2 to have more automated options, press * to hear these >> options again". >> >> However, after dialling the initial number, I can't seem to: >> 1. find the keyboard; >> 2. as a consequence enter the numbers required to proceed. >> >> Has anyone any tips for dealing with this? Do I need to tweak a setting or >> something? >> >> Thanks >> >> Dónal >> OK the subject of this mail isn't the greatest description I've ever come up >> with but the problem is this. I'm trying to ring one of our telecom >> providers, and they require me >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
