I keep hanging up on people

There's a proximity sensor that disables the screen when it's near your face. It's known to malfunction with users who have long hair or sideburns. If neither applies to you, then it's possible the sensor is broken, in which case, VZW or Motorola should give you a refurb phone under warranty.

 

What should be happening when you place your phone next to your cheek (when on a call) is that the screen should go dark and be unresponsive. It should then light up again when you take the phone away from your cheek. This is controlled by a tiny sensor in the upper right corner of your screen, the so-called "proximity sensor."

If that is not happening, you may be experiencing the "long hair" bug. Some users report that if their hair is between their cheek and the phone it interferes with the proximity sensor's functionality. If that's not the problem, you may have a faulty sensor. (If that is the problem, you may wish to contact Verizon for a replacement phone.)

Otherwise, you might try "Screen Suite" to fix the problem. It includes the lock you're looking for among other features. There is both a free (e.g. trial) and paid version of the application.

 

Just make sure you put the phone directly on your ear. For the first few days that I had my Droid, I hung up on everyone. Then I read on this forum that my long hair was the problem. HTH!

 

Trick to stop hanging up and muting your phone

A trick I was taught is once you dialed out or answered a call, hit "HOME" and then hit the sleep button.

 

Check out the Screen Suite app on the android market

 

or just move your hair.....is it really that hard?