music + incoming call = embarrisment?

[Tymmz]

So I listen to music and I get a call. I unplug the headphones and have a literate conversation. After the coversation is over and I hung up the music starts playing again, but through the f***ing speaker. Everyone at Sainsbury knows now that I like speed metal, great.

Is there a way to avoid these delicate situations?

Cheers

...no I won't use the little mic which comes with the Apple earplugs.

[unity]

...no I won't use the little mic which comes with the Apple earplugs.

But thats the solution.

But you could just plug the headphones back in instead of ending the call. By the time the call terminates from the other caller hanging up, they should be in.

[Big-TDI-Guy]

So I listen to music and I get a call. I unplug the headphones and have a literate conversation. After the coversation is over and I hung up the music starts playing again, but through the f***ing speaker. Everyone at Sainsbury knows now that I like speed metal, great.

Is there a way to avoid these delicate situations?

Cheers

...no I won't use the little mic which comes with the Apple earplugs.

I don't know of bail-outs - but I saw a much worse version of this just this summer.

I was with the head of our purchasing department giving specs on Thermal Chambers I was acquiring for my program. We called a repeat vendor (they like to stick with who they know), and the "ring" was some rap song... He (the purchasing / finance guy) thought he got a wrong number and redialed. (it was on speaker phone) Only to hear the same rap song for a ringer. Immediately hung up, and "X"d this guys list from our "Approved Vendor" database. That was over a $60,000 dollar purchase alone! Let alone for past and future business down the road.

His justification: "It was childish and unprofessional - the end."

I was beside myself. To think that such an insignificant (though slightly annoying) thing could have an impact that large on another business. :eek:

[Tymmz]

I don't know of bail-outs - but I saw a much worse version of this just this summer.

I was with the head of our purchasing department giving specs on Thermal Chambers I was acquiring for my program. We called a repeat vendor (they like to stick with who they know), and the "ring" was some rap song... He (the purchasing / finance guy) thought he got a wrong number and redialed. (it was on speaker phone) Only to hear the same rap song for a ringer. Immediately hung up, and "X"d this guys list from our "Approved Vendor" database. That was over a $60,000 dollar purchase alone! Let alone for past and future business down the road.

His justification: "It was childish and unprofessional - the end."

I was beside myself. To think that such an insignificant (though slightly annoying) thing could have an impact that large on another business. :eek:

That's bad, really bad.

[emotion]

After the coversation is over and I hung up the music starts playing again, but through the f***ing speaker. Everyone at Sainsbury knows now that I like speed metal, great.


The trick is to listen to music you're not ashamed of.

;)

[Tymmz]

The trick is to listen to music you're not ashamed of.

;)

I'm not ashamed of my taste of music, but I don't want to be one of those people who share their music with everyone around them, because not everyone wants to listen to (insert genre).

[Big-TDI-Guy]

I still wonder, from time to time, if anybody at that company ever found out why we no longer do business with them. (like if they called to schedule any periodic maintenance) And what consequences it had for the individual and/or company. :confused:

Yeah, we all have things we like to do that we don't necessarily want to share with everyone you work with or know. (not bad things, just personal things) I listen to music that I wouldn't want played in front of my program director, or even my mother. I read articles and have political / religious opinions on things that many I work with would find offensive. (yeah, believe it or not, the defense and medical industry is EXTREMELY overboard with HR / Ethics and PC-ness) So I completely agree. Music can be a psychological "imprint" - because the associations with certain bands / genres can paint very inaccurate pictures. None the less, people run with those impressions.

[plumbingandtech]

I'm not ashamed of my taste of music, but I don't want to be one of those people who share their music with everyone around them, because not everyone wants to listen to (insert genre).

Could have been worse.

Celion Dion?

[unity]

Celion Dion?

You just HAD to go there.....

[RossoA]

Personally, I like using the headphone mic, I found it awesome to use. Occasionally, it does get a little distorted, but I blame my overly loud friends who still think they need to scream down their handset to be heard.

I listen to a lot of metal, and if things like that happen, F*ck it, Satan'sburys can cope. Blast your sh*t.

[Tymmz]

The trick is to listen to music you're not ashamed of.

;)

Could have been worse.

Celion Dion?

true!

[jessica.]

So I listen to music and I get a call. I unplug the headphones and have a literate conversation. After the coversation is over and I hung up the music starts playing again, but through the f***ing speaker. Everyone at Sainsbury knows now that I like speed metal, great.

Is there a way to avoid these delicate situations?

Cheers

...no I won't use the little mic which comes with the Apple earplugs.

1) Who cares if you like speed metal and who cares of people at Sainsbury know?
2) Embarrassing is in the thread title.
3) Solution...listen to music that is somehow supposedly more trendy and suck it up because then people at Sainsbury will just think you're a normal well-adjusted kid. :)

[Kashchei]

The trick is to listen to music you're not ashamed of.

;)

Negrodamus says you'll all be ashamed of your own taste in music in 20 years. That is fine since popular music, by definition, is disposable. How many of you danced to the "Macarena" or barked along to "Who let the dogs out?" and how many are willing to admit this?

[Big-TDI-Guy]

Negrodamus says you'll all be ashamed of your own taste in music in 20 years. That is fine since popular music, by definition, is disposable. How many of you danced to the "Macarena" or barked along to "Who let the dogs out?" and how many are willing to admit this?

If there is ONE thing from being behind the "trends" that is beneficial to me, that's it. I've always had the most obscure taste in music, that usually deviated FAR from the mainstream.

Though I was guilty of having a mullet and a tail when I was 11 years old. SHHH! :p

[synth3tik]

If your not going to use the mic, then just turn the ute button on, it will take an extra .5 seconds.

[zap2]

you could put the phone up to your ear, but keep the headphones in...:)

[Tymmz]

1) Who cares if you like speed metal and who cares of people at Sainsbury know?
2) Embarrassing is in the thread title.
3) Solution...listen to music that is somehow supposedly more trendy and suck it up because then people at Sainsbury will just think you're a normal well-adjusted kid. :)

Maybe that's the problem. I'm not a kid and maybe only someone closer to an adult understands the desire to kick someone who is playing music through their mobile in the ...

I really dislike kids who want to share their music with the rest of the world.

[Tymmz]

you could put the phone up to your ear, but keep the headphones in...:)

I can imagine it won't work and besides that it would look really stupid.

[Dave B]

I was with the head of our purchasing department giving specs on Thermal Chambers I was acquiring for my program. We called a repeat vendor (they like to stick with who they know), and the "ring" was some rap song... He (the purchasing / finance guy) thought he got a wrong number and redialed. (it was on speaker phone) Only to hear the same rap song for a ringer. Immediately hung up, and "X"d this guys list from our "Approved Vendor" database. That was over a $60,000 dollar purchase alone! Let alone for past and future business down the road.

But how did you hear his ring tone by calling him ?

Dave

[Tymmz]

If your not going to use the mic, then just turn the ute button on, it will take an extra .5 seconds.

What mute button? When a call comes in I can't access the ipod via the doubletap function.

[Big-TDI-Guy]

But how did you hear his ring tone by calling him ?

Dave

I don't know what provider does this - but I've heard it a couple times before. (it's a cellular thing)

They let the user (mobile phone owner) somehow select a different "ringing" tone heard by the caller. Instead of the standard "call connection ring" you hear when dialing - it plays whatever music they have selected.

Some idiot / jokester at my last job had that with the A-Team theme. This guy had his business contact linked to some hardcore rap song - with all "sorts" of "tasteful" lyrics. :rolleyes: He did kinda earn that hit, but I still think it was a harsh reaction to take.

I guess some companies are very careful about appearances.

[unity]

One of my friends had this. "Please enjoy this music while we connect your call... then the music starts and plays until the person picks up.

[codezrus]

"...no I won't use the little mic which comes with the Apple earplugs."


& you won't have to...

Today at apple store I found a product. It is an adapter that has an external mic and lets you plug your fav headphone! So no need to unplug it when you receive an incoming call.

I saw two:

-Shure Music Phone Adapter for iPhone
- I forgot whats called, but it was only $19 dollars!


Hope that helps,

[Jphillippe]

I listen to my music discreetly. But people should listen to music they feel, shouldn't matter what it is. As a musician I can say music is universal, and anybody with ears can listen to it. If you feel embarrassed than maybe your surrounding by the wrong people. I don't personally like Celine Dion, but I do like Mariah Carey. Anything wrong? does that make me anything? I don't think so.

[danny_w]

That's bad, really bad.
You may think that's bad, but that's business. If you want to be treated as a professional, then act like a professional, whether it's in business or anything else. If I were in his shoes I would have done the same thing, but I do believe that I would have told him why.

[Big-TDI-Guy]

I listen to my music discreetly. But people should listen to music they feel, shouldn't matter what it is. As a musician I can say music is universal, and anybody with ears can listen to it. If you feel embarrassed than maybe your surrounding by the wrong people. I don't personally like Celine Dion, but I do like Mariah Carey. Anything wrong? does that make me anything? I don't think so.

It only is a problem if you're claiming "Man status" but also watch a lot of Lifetime, Oxygen and TLC.

That could be a flag. ;)

jk

I do remember when TLC was The Learning Channel - and it out did Discovery when it came to science content - now it's just HGTV with a more feminine twist. :(

[MishoM]

Why not just turn it down a little bit...?

[autumnsong]

I could be wrong on this, but I thought that even when you are on a call, you can access the other features. Try hitting the home button then go to ipod and stop the song while on the call. Sorry if I'm mistaken about this.

[Eric Piercey]

Negrodamus says you'll all be ashamed of your own taste in music in 20 years. That is fine since popular music, by definition, is disposable. How many of you danced to the "Macarena" or barked along to "Who let the dogs out?" and how many are willing to admit this?

LOL. At least someone sees the error of their ways. Personally (and if you choose to hear this as smug that's fine) I hated that crap then and I hate it today. I still love the music I listened to as a kid, albeit with different ears.


Also on the rap ring story ... since when do custom ringtones play for the caller? Every system I've ever called someone on -I hear a generic ring. Did you mean their answering machine/voice mail message had rap? If a vendor used a rap song on their voice mail I'd drop them as a vendor as well. Not because I hate rap (just 98% of it) but because it is indeed unprofessional. If it was a surfshop or a tatooshop or some appropriate business, yeah whatever... but 5+ figure transactions type businesses should know better even if the business is slinging crack cocaine.