A phone you can't answer

[Deleted member 26715]

So have you tried the 'Trusted Location" fix?

But that would only help if they are in that location, so no good if out & about.

 

[Profpointy]

But that would only help if they are in that location, so no good if out & about.

Quite: A mobile phone you can only use in one place - just like those old-fashioned phones which were attached by a wire.

 

[spen666]

Quite: A mobile phone you can only use in one place - just like those old-fashioned phones which were attached by a wire.

That sounds like a great idea. It would stop you losing your phone.

Someone like Clive Sinclair should invent one. Could be onto a winner there, a phone you can't lose

 

[spen666]

I sometimes switch mine on.

I did that once- people kept sending me emails or calling me, so I turned it off again

 

[Pale Rider]

1. Go to Settings > Security > Screen lock.
2. Enter the password you entered via Android Device Manager.
3. Choose your new screen lock method (Pattern, Slide, PIN etc.)

All the pattern, slide etc commands are greyed out and can't be activated.

The auto lock after sleep is also set to a maximum of 30secs.

 

[jefmcg]

All the pattern, slide etc commands are greyed out and can't be activated.

The auto lock after sleep is also set to a maximum of 30secs.

Can you log a problem with your support team? This is insane. Even using a password (instead of a PIN) on a phone is madness.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Anal sysadmin strikes again

 

[Inertia]

My Blackberry requires you to unlock it make calls but you can answer incoming calls without unlocking it.

I hate my Blackberry and can't wait for it to be replaced. Unfortunately, they're replacing them with Windows phones rather than iPhones.

The salesman is probably giving them a good price on them, with good reason.

 

[jefmcg]

Anal sysadmin strikes again

I once got so fed up with the requirements of computer passwords, where I literally couldn't come up with one I could remember that met all the inane requirements that I finally worked out an acceptable combination of characters, and kept it on a post-it in an unlocked drawer of my desk. It was a statement of rebellion.

 

[jefmcg]

The salesman is probably giving them a good price on them, with good reason.

The phones are perfectly good - basically pure android - it's the scorched earth security policy that is the problem.

 

[Pale Rider]

Can you log a problem with your support team? This is insane. Even using a password (instead of a PIN) on a phone is madness.

As mentioned, the 'fix' is to use the trusted location feature of the lock.

The limitations of that are obvious, but a lot of staff do spend a lot of time in the office.

 

[Inertia]

The phones are perfectly good - basically pure android - it's the scorched earth security policy that is the problem.

?

I was referring to Users company getting Windows Phones.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

As mentioned, the 'fix' is to use the trusted location feature of the lock.
The limitations of that are obvious, but a lot of staff do spend a lot of time in the office.

Which begs the question why they need mobile phones, VoIP phones would be far cheaper

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I once got so fed up with the requirements of computer passwords, where I literally couldn't come up with one I could remember that met all the inane requirements that I finally worked out an acceptable combination of characters, and kept it on a post-it in an unlocked drawer of my desk. It was a statement of rebellion.

Stuck to the monitor would have been more rebellious

 

[Pale Rider]

Which begs the question why they need mobile phones, VoIP phones would be far cheaper

I rarely go to the office (thankfully) but I believe the standing instructions are to use the VoIP desk phones wherever possible.