Comments on: Disconnect http://ionfish.co.uk/2006/09/disconnect/ Stating the obvious since 1982 Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:23:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Thame http://ionfish.co.uk/2006/09/disconnect/#comment-691 Sun, 08 Oct 2006 16:33:37 +0000 http://ionfish.co.uk/2006/09/disconnect/#comment-691 That's a great idea. I've really been enjoying the recent surge of applications that help you better focus on what you're doing. My phone does have a flight mode, but it completely kills the radio meaning I don't get any text messages. If I do find the need to disconnect, I usually just go to the library at school and leave my phone at my apartment I would like a disconnect feature that could also somehow be overriden by "urgent" or "emergency" calls, because I always get a little worried that someone might really need help and I wouldn't have my phone on me. That’s a great idea. I’ve really been enjoying the recent surge of applications that help you better focus on what you’re doing.

My phone does have a flight mode, but it completely kills the radio meaning I don’t get any text messages. If I do find the need to disconnect, I usually just go to the library at school and leave my phone at my apartment

I would like a disconnect feature that could also somehow be overriden by “urgent” or “emergency” calls, because I always get a little worried that someone might really need help and I wouldn’t have my phone on me.

]]> by: Rocketeer http://ionfish.co.uk/2006/09/disconnect/#comment-568 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:41:50 +0000 http://ionfish.co.uk/2006/09/disconnect/#comment-568 I can definitely relate to the IM 'Appear Offline' and the "Remove a network cables" tactics as I find people tend to be a bit of a nuisance when they see you're busy. I spend a lot of my time near a keyboard/pad and if I had a smartphone, I would definitely need a "disconnect" button! I can definitely relate to the IM ‘Appear Offline’ and the “Remove a network cables” tactics as I find people tend to be a bit of a nuisance when they see you’re busy.

I spend a lot of my time near a keyboard/pad and if I had a smartphone, I would definitely need a “disconnect” button!

]]> by: Rich http://ionfish.co.uk/2006/09/disconnect/#comment-562 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:11:12 +0000 http://ionfish.co.uk/2006/09/disconnect/#comment-562 Look for "Flight Mode". On a Windows Mobile device (I'm guessing, based on your "small age" comment), tap the signal strength indicator to get the right popup. That'll turn off the radio, leaving the phone on but disconnected from the network. Otherwise, put your phone on silent, turn on call forwarding to your voicemail, and put it in a drawer. Look for “Flight Mode”. On a Windows Mobile device (I’m guessing, based on your “small age” comment), tap the signal strength indicator to get the right popup.

That’ll turn off the radio, leaving the phone on but disconnected from the network.

Otherwise, put your phone on silent, turn on call forwarding to your voicemail, and put it in a drawer.

]]> by: Squid http://ionfish.co.uk/2006/09/disconnect/#comment-558 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:16:42 +0000 http://ionfish.co.uk/2006/09/disconnect/#comment-558 My phone has the option to suppress alerts, IIRC. Either that or I find the "you got an sms / voicemail" popup so unobtrusive I can dismiss it easily enough to forget whether it's there. My phone has the option to suppress alerts, IIRC. Either that or I find the “you got an sms / voicemail” popup so unobtrusive I can dismiss it easily enough to forget whether it’s there.

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