Hopefully I can clear this up for you. When a standard headphone adapter is plugged in, the iPhone's internal microphone is disabled. When a call comes in, our microphone gives you the ability to pick up your handset and answer it while leaving the adapter in place. The button can be used to answer the call or pause and play music.I am happy to see that Seidio is going to make an inexpensive audio adapter with mic and answer button. But I can't believe they placed the mic/button so close to the connection to the iPhone. If the mic and button are less than 2 inches from the iPhone you might as well just use the iPhone.
Hopefully I am missing something, but it doesn't look like the cord is retracted at all.
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Mike
Yes but since the microphone is so close to the phone you would have to hold the phone in your hand while talking in order for the mic to be effective. This is kind of pointless for a handsfree device. It seems like you would want the mic/button closer to your chest/mouth in order for the person to hear you speaking without holding the phone. For example if you are walking and have the iPhone in your pocket or are driving. I have not used this so I don't know how sensitive your mic is. Perhaps Seidio wants to send me this accessory and I will be happy to test it and write a review for you.Hopefully I can clear this up for you. When a standard headphone adapter is plugged in, the iPhone's internal microphone is disabled. When a call comes in, our microphone gives you the ability to pick up your handset and answer it while leaving the adapter in place. The button can be used to answer the call or pause and play music.
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This particular adapter is exactly for that customer. It's for the person who simply picks up their device, looks at the caller ID (or not) and puts the phone to their ear to answer.Yes but since the microphone is so close to the phone you would have to hold the phone in your hand while talking in order for the mic to be effective.
If you're looking for handsfree then you could use either a bluetooth headset or our retractable headset adapter when it becomes available.This is kind of pointless for a handsfree device. It seems like you would want the mic/button closer to your chest/mouth in order for the person to hear you speaking without holding the phone.
Not true. When a standard headphone is plugged, with or without an adapter, the internal microphone is not disabled. EDIT: See my next reply for the problem with your company's standard adapter.Hopefully I can clear this up for you. When a standard headphone adapter is plugged in, the iPhone's internal microphone is disabled.
You can do the same exact thing with a standard adapter, or with headphones that are small enough--or have been cut down to be small enough--to fit into the iPhone without an adapter.When a call comes in, our microphone gives you the ability to pick up your handset and answer it while leaving the adapter in place.
Of course. I just don't see the point of having it 2" from the iPhone itself. If I was to buy an adapter like this, for instance, it would need to have the microphone and answer button closer to the headphones that are on my head.The button can be used to answer the call or pause and play music.
OK, I think I see where your confusion is coming from: your standard adapter probably does cut off the microphone since, unlike the Belkin standard adapter, it is using 4 conductors instead of 3. I don't know why you designed it like this, as most people will use it with standard headphones--and they might still need to make phone calls using the iPhone's microphone.Hopefully I can clear this up for you. When a standard headphone adapter is plugged in, the iPhone's internal microphone is disabled.
Hmm.. I plugged in a 3 lead (not 4 lead) headphone jack into the phone and I was able to:When a standard headphone adapter is plugged in, the iPhone's internal microphone is disabled
A review isn't needed to see where the mic and answer button are located.Have you tried it or are you just saying that. I'd love to see some reviews before I grab one?
Thank you. Had this been your only reply to this thread you would have batted 1000!We are also in the process of designing a retractable headset adapter for those of you who prefer not to reach for your phone.
MorningZ,It would have been great to order one of those, but the site doesn't like FedEx shipping to my office's physical address ("FedEx does not deliver to PO Boxes, APO, and FPO addresses. Shipping address has to be a physical address for receiving packages", and it most indeed is a physical address), so hell with it, i'll go elsewhere