Nokia 6230 headset & SMS alert oddity

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"evan" <evansmailbox@takethisout.btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> I've got a 6230, firmware 3.15, on Vodafone UK. Short battey life apart,
> it's a nice phone but there is one thing that's driving me nuts and I'm
not
> sure if it's a bug, a feature, or just something I can't work out how to
> change:
>
> If I'm using the bog-standard Nokia handsfree, or the
> invent-a-new-way-to-strangle-yourself-and-look-a-prat-at-the-same-time one
> as supplied, or a Jabra over-the-ear one (all wired, none Bluetooth), SMS
> alert tones go to the headset earpiece, & not the usual phone speaker. It
> rings fine for incoming voice calls. Tried all sorts of tones
> (mono/poly/mp3) & it seems to happen for all of them.
>
> This is very not-handy for me. All I can do at the moment is have the
> earpiece in all the time, which is irritating & in some circumstances not
> possible. Alternatively, I have to unplug the headset every time I've
> finished a call, but then plugging it in to answer one again is not quick
or
> easy, & in some cases impossible.

If you have a headset plugged in, nearly all tones (with a very few
exceptions) go to the earpiece. This is how it's meant to be I'm afraid.
There's no way to change it.

Adam

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.nokia,uk.telecom.mobile (More info?)

I have this problem, too. (Using 3.15 as well.)

I believe this is a bug. All my other Nokia phones (6190, 8890, 6310i) send
the message alert tone to both the headset and the handset speaker.

Speaking of bugs, try assigning an MP3 or AAC file as a group ringing tone
and then enable the silent profile. When someone from that group calls, the
phone will play the file.

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"evan" <evansmailbox@takethisout.btinternet.com> wrote in message
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"Adam Greatrix" <extorian@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "evan" <evansmailbox@takethisout.btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:cfnr36$d5b$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
> > I've got a 6230, firmware 3.15, on Vodafone UK. Short battey life apart,
> > it's a nice phone but there is one thing that's driving me nuts and I'm
> not
> > sure if it's a bug, a feature, or just something I can't work out how to
> > change:
> >
> > If I'm using the bog-standard Nokia handsfree, or the
> > invent-a-new-way-to-strangle-yourself-and-look-a-prat-at-the-same-time
one
> > as supplied, or a Jabra over-the-ear one (all wired, none Bluetooth),
SMS
> > alert tones go to the headset earpiece, & not the usual phone speaker.
It
> > rings fine for incoming voice calls. Tried all sorts of tones
> > (mono/poly/mp3) & it seems to happen for all of them.
> >
> > This is very not-handy for me. All I can do at the moment is have the
> > earpiece in all the time, which is irritating & in some circumstances
not
> > possible. Alternatively, I have to unplug the headset every time I've
> > finished a call, but then plugging it in to answer one again is not
quick
> or
> > easy, & in some cases impossible.
>
> If you have a headset plugged in, nearly all tones (with a very few
> exceptions) go to the earpiece. This is how it's meant to be I'm afraid.
> There's no way to change it.
>
> Adam
>
>
Had a horrible feeling. Thanks Adam.

However, it does seem an especially dim bit of UI design. It should at least
be something you can change.

Now to think up a workaround....

Evan