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Slow Ringer Response

Anyone have Slow Ringer Response problems? It takes 2-3s before a call registers and the phone rings.

Vibrate before ring?
I was missing a lot of calls with like you say a 2-3 second delay before I heard any ringer, then i realized I had phone set to "vibrate BEFORE ring" rather than "vibrate AND ring"
Could it be that?
Good luck.

speakerphone said:
Anyone have Slow Ringer Response problems? It takes 2-3s before a call registers and the phone rings.
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Well, maybe a second or two at max, but yes there is a delay.
What you can do, depending on your provider, is go into the phone settings, and call forwarding, and adjust the delay before it forwards unanswered calls to voicemail to 30 seconds.
I've made this change on my wife's phone as she always takes 29.9 seconds to find the phone in her handbag!

BadTasteUK beat me to it. This will not solve you delay issue, but should allow you sufficient time to answer the call.

same here. main prob that most people i know only allow 3-4 rings before hanging up.

same here.
i have a regular Phone anf it Allway rings a few seconds B4 the Polaris.

i remember having the same problem with previous htcs. maybe someone has found a way to resolve this. i ll search in the fora for previous models. hopefully we ll find somthing.

the same for mine with China mobile Chinese Version

I have dozens of 'missed calls' that don't ring, due to delay

I think it is connected in two ways:
1) Getting from standby mode is slow, takes a while to start again some services
2) Loading mp3s or wav files(ringtone) takes a small amount of time
Solution:
Find a way to cache sounds and/or have certain call services running all the time(which would drain battery faster)

This is an inherent windows mobile problem, and has been around for ages...

With little effort it could be done.

are all WM affected, or some brands worse than others?

I have found that I always get a delay of one ring before my HTC starts to ring. but it is worse if I use an mp3 rather than a mid or even wma. I also found that if I cut down the mp3's size to around 30 secs then it loads quicker

Try this solution :
Go to "HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0\Script" in registry
normaly, you have this : apw3r
Replace by : apr
Explication :
A = Activation (??? i'm dont know)
W3 = Wait 3s
R = Ring
You can add "v3" if you want vibrate 3s !

No, it doesn´t work... only wait n seconds to repeat playing ringtone
24. Change ringtone/vibrate/LED flash characteristics
If you would like more control over how your device rings/vibrates/flashes its LEDs on events, you can can change the Script values of these events. For example, for an incoming call performing 'activate device, play ringtone, wait 3 seconds, repeat':
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0\Script = "apw3r" (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
For performing 'active device, set volume to 33%, play ringtone, set volume to 67%, play ringtone, set volume to 100%, play ringtone (no repeat)':
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0\Script = "ac33pc67pc100p" (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
The following are the full codes available to you. Please note that all the codes are executed simultaneously except after a ringtone play / wait code. E.g. 'v1p' will vibrate and play at the same time, while vibrating for 1 second. But 'pv1' will play the ringtone through all the way first, then start vibrating for 1 second.
a = activate device
cN = set volume to N in percentage max volume
fN = flash notification LED for N seconds
p = play ringtone. Note that this will play the ringtone all the way through before continuing with the next code.
r = repeat. Note that this should be the last code in your Script string, if used at all.
vN = vibrate for N seconds
wN = wait for N seconds. Note that the device will wait this long before continuing with the next code.

erf, sorry

3 second delay
There is a software program called "tweaks 2k2.net". Under the heading of Phone tweaks there is an option to disable the 3 second ringtone delay (it works fine for me). So I think the delay has been put there for a purpose. The only downside is that you have to purchase the software. Hope this helps.

3 second ringtone delay is set and unset in the control panel already
my machine uses sktools, and under "option to disable the 3 second ringtone delay" it was already disabled but still slow.

Takes 4 Seconds for my phone to start ringing

I ran a test to see how long it takes for my phone to actually start ringing.
And it took at the least 4 seconds to start ringing, by this time the caller has heard the ring in his ear for about 5 rings.
Does anybody know how this can be fixed or to be made faster?

What ring setting have you got ? Vibrate and then ring ?

canthonyza said:
I ran a test to see how long it takes for my phone to actually start ringing.
And it took at the least 4 seconds to start ringing, by this time the caller has heard the ring in his ear for about 5 rings.
Does anybody know how this can be fixed or to be made faster?
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If i remember right the easiest solution is to convert your MP3 ringtone to a .wav file.

Its set to Vibrate and Ring

johnk1973 said:
If i remember right the easiest solution is to convert your MP3 ringtone to a .wav file.
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But this is one of the stock ring tones that comes with HTC Pro

Using MP3 ring tone. and tesing with my daughter cell phone.
1st ring Phone lights up and starts to vibrate
2nd ring Ring tone kicks in and caller id picks up

aussieak said:
Using MP3 ring tone. and tesing with my daughter cell phone.
1st ring Phone lights up and starts to vibrate
2nd ring Ring tone kicks in and caller id picks up
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That is also in my case.
But... once I had a longer period. I checked the taskmanager and a lot of software was loaded. Maybe a program was too busy.
Then I tested again and loaded a bunch of programs and each time the phone was like above: 1e ring blinking and second ringing.
Of course it is possible that, while calling from the same number, the mp3/wav is already in memory, speeding up the process.
So, after a soft reset, it should take more time.
Did not have time to check that.
Huib
P.s.
My problem is: I keep loosing my ringtones now and then after synching with my PC's

herpi said:
That is also in my case.
But... once I had a longer period. I checked the taskmanager and a lot of software was loaded. Maybe a program was too busy.
Then I tested again and loaded a bunch of programs and each time the phone was like above: 1e ring blinking and second ringing.
Of course it is possible that, while calling from the same number, the mp3/wav is already in memory, speeding up the process.
So, after a soft reset, it should take more time.
Did not have time to check that.
Huib
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Thanks, I will take a look at running apps and try and see what factors would cause delays like this.

I disabled the touch pro themed dial keypad using advanced configuration tool. The phone rang a bit more quickly using windows mobile default keypad.

Ok so I uninstalled CommPro and it seemed to be much quicker now. It get the ringtone after the second ring.
Thanx

anyway to lift the 300k restriction on ringtones?

im transfering my ringtones from my bold to my captivate and it states that i cant use anything above 300k, as most of my ringtones are above 300k. Is there anyway to get around this? Thanks. Also is there a way to set said ringtone as the DEFAULT ringtone besides using the stock sounds that samsung provides? please advise.

i used MP3s for my ring tones and they are 3-5 megs with no issues.
what you have do is sync to your computer and create a folder in the root directory of the SD card (/sdcard/) that's labeled ringtones.
i copied my MP3s there and they showed up in the list of available ring tones.
you may be able to do it right from the file browser on the phone, but i don't know how to do that yet. just got the phone yesterday.
now to figure out how to get custom txt message noises.

myrddin201 said:
i used MP3s for my ring tones and they are 3-5 megs with no issues.
what you have do is sync to your computer and create a folder in the root directory of the SD card (/sdcard/) that's labeled ringtones.
i copied my MP3s there and they showed up in the list of available ring tones.
you may be able to do it right from the file browser on the phone, but i don't know how to do that yet. just got the phone yesterday.
now to figure out how to get custom txt message noises.
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btw i downloaded ringo-pro and was able to change the default ringtone no problem...

thats sorta stupid the 300kb cap... i would just go into the sd card and make a folder named ringtones that works usually

Get Rings Extended
I actually own a Captivate, and the only way I was able to get around the limit was to install the free Rings Extended app. I had already put my full-length ringtones in the /media/audio/ringtones folder on the phone's internal memory, after trying to just have the ringtones folder on the root of my SD card to no avail, and it didn't work.
In order to get Rings Extended to work (it doesn't have an icon on the app list), go to Settings, Sound and Display, Voice Call Ringtone, check the set default box, and choose Rings Extended to manage ringtone selection. You can then change your phone's ringtone to something larger. To set ringtones per person, just go to your Contacts list and do it as normal. Rings Extended will pop up to allow you to choose longer ones.

ringtone plays for 2 secs then cuts off.

i'm running stock and i have made two different ringtones and when the phone screen is off, when someone calls me it rings for 2 secs and goes quiet. when i am browsing the web or am on the phone the whole ringtone plays. i am using ringdroid, has anyone had this issue?

I recommend ringtone maker or look around on zedge. It is most likely the apps fault because this is the first thread I have seen about ringtone problem.

[Q] Custom ringtone plays continuously after missed call

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if there is a fix. I have a two week old Nexus 5 on 5.1, completely stock. I set my ringtone to an Mp3 "song" that I have in my music folder by going to settings/Sounds and Notification/phone ringtone, and selecting ES file explorer to choose the Mp3.
When I get a phone call the Mp3 plays as my ringtone as expected, and stops when I answer the call. However, if I don't answer the call, as soon as the person hangs up and the missed call notification pops up, the Mp3 I have chosen for my ringtone will start playing and will not stop. It just plays over and over. Exact same thing happens on my wife's N5 when we purchased the same time. Any ideas what's going on??