Originally Posted by Pixelologist
This was among my favorite little things about my previous phone - a Nokia 6682. I could lock the keypad and could still answer a call normally should it ring. End the call and the keypad remained locked. That and the 3rd party user-independent voice-dialing app I used are two of the major things I'm missing from my mobile phone experience with the iPhone.
It really does make perfect sense (doesn't it?) If your phone is in "sleep" mode or locked .... if a call comes in - let me decide to answer or send to voice mail without unlocking.