Solution I found, But iPhone say, "HA, HA, NO can use solution Bad boy!?"

Question

Hello all,
I have had a couple of accidents with my iPhone 4 - mostly with it slipping out of my hand while rushing to get it out of my pants pocket to answer a call. Once I tried to block the fall with my boot, but unfortunately this backfired on me and I ended up kicking it rather hard against the wall. Fortunately, other than some fine hear line cracks in the back glass panel, wall paint and shoe polish marks on the outer bezel, it still works fine.
I subsequently decided it be wise to look at some practical solutions to help me extend the usability and prolong the life-cycle of my iPhone 4 so I went about evaluating all the facts and concluded that since the phone is most vulnerable when I rush to get it out of my pants pocket (it's primary residence) to answer a call in time, plus the fact that I hate holding any phone against my noggin to have a phone conversation, plus the fact that I cannot stand having anything in my ear for anything longer than 15 minutes, plus the fact that I dislike cables attached to me, oh yes, and the proximity range issue thing... Well, after all these considerations, I concluded that the most practical solution for my needs would be to go out and buy a decent Bluetooth ear-piece, which I did.
I paired my new ear-piece with iPhone 4 -- all good. I can use voice dialing to place a call -- all good. I can keep my ear-piece in my shirt pocket and yank it out only when I need it to answer a call -- NOT good. For some really stupid reason that I fail to understand, iPhone 4 will automatically decrease the ringer volume and still indicate full volume in settings when one has a Bluetooth ear-piece connected!!?? And there is no setting to disable this! So now I cannot hear the phone ring most of the time. Such a little limitation, but such a huge inconvenience to me. Or, is there something I have overlooked?

Answer 1

Thanks, I know it rings in the ear-piece. I don't want to wear the ear-piece all day just to know the phone rings. My gripe is that full volume should not be indicated in settings when my iPhone decided for me to reduce my ringer volume with the ear-piece connected. It must be my choice for my needs to turn the volume back up so I can hear the phone ring without having to wear the ear-piece.