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Originally Posted by BobR
That's an awesome feature idea, Andrew. Hadn't thought about that one, but it would really be neat to be able to set quiet zones, based on certain times even, so you could program it to turn off the ringer every time you are in a meeting based on your calendar entries! I'd like to be able to program my home phone ringers that way also!
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Are you sure you cannot do this with WM- or Symbian-based smartphones? It's called "Profiles" and it allows you to customize your settings, including ring tones and alarms, according to time schedules.
Of course, if we were speaking of truly "intelligent" handhelds, as referred to in Brian's excellent editorial, the handheld should automatically detect it's present location and change its settings accordingly. For instance, a sender could be installed in the classroom notifying the handheld that it should switch on the "silent" profile.