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I came from a Droid X and ever since I've had my charge one thing has annoyed the tar out of me: how hard it is to hear people and how often people tell me it sounds like I'm speaking through a tin can. Is this just me and should I take it back to Verizon and get a different one?
My fiancée has a charge as well and when she calls me (her voice quality is noticeably worse than other people) it's almost unbearable to talk to her. It's like listening to someone talk over a tin can through an earmuff...when coupled with my already bad overall sound quality.
Any input would be grand. My return policy expires in two days and I want to make sure if it's just me I have time to get a replacement.
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Xerrus said:
I came from a Droid X and ever since I've had my charge one thing has annoyed the tar out of me: how hard it is to hear people and how often people tell me it sounds like I'm speaking through a tin can. Is this just me and should I take it back to Verizon and get a different one?
My fiancée has a charge as well and when she calls me (her voice quality is noticeably worse than other people) it's almost unbearable to talk to her. It's like listening to someone talk over a tin can through an earmuff...when coupled with my already bad overall sound quality.
Any input would be grand. My return policy expires in two days and I want to make sure if it's just me I have time to get a replacement.
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Some information would be great. Like.
Where are you located.
How far is your nearest tower.
What changes have you made to the handsets.
Were the handsets updated to EE4 or are you still running ED2 and awaiting the update.
Where did you purchase the handsets. Have you tried talking to the seller to see if others have had the same problem.
These answers will help in trying to help you with your problem
Thank you in advance,
Dragon Stalker
Not sure how close our local tower is, we live in Bloomington, IN. which is a pretty large college town so reception shouldn't be an issue. We're both running EE4 and the handsets were purchased new at the Verizon wireless store, not a 3rd party vendor.
From day one I noticed people told me I sounded muffled and I noticed, in turn many calls I received I struggled to hear due to either the incoming caller's sound be wretched or the earpiece just wouldn't go up any higher to hear clearly.
I haven't asked Verizon yet if it's a common problem, figured I'd get some input on here first to see if it's just me or if others share my plight.
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Ok cool. Check your pm.
This is my second charge and ive had the sane problem. Talking on this thing is nearly impossible. The handsrt speaker cracks and pops if the volume is above half. Im actually contemplating returning it for another phone. I actually love the phone but the voice quality while talking is horrendous. I haven't seen a fix for it either. Drops way more calls than my DX ever did.
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I think. anyone here leave the fascinate for charge and happy/unhappy? pros cons? thanks
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Sorry the promotion ended today. I was just told this buy a vzw rep when I went to get my new charge activated.
Still though the patch for missed calls was released today and the fassy is a great phone. Good luck.
And if I were you I'd still try.
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Sorry the promotion ended today. I was just told this buy a vzw rep when I went to get my new charge activated.
Still though the patch for missed calls was released today and the fassy is a great phone. Good luck.
And if I were you I'd still try.
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What are you talking about? It's not a promotion, it's a warranty replacement. You could hold on the the fascinate until the day your 1 year warranty is over and get a replacement phone because the phone is broken.
OP: I did the same thing 2 weeks ago and couldn't be more happy. You're going to love the charge.
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I think. anyone here leave the fascinate for charge and happy/unhappy? pros cons? thanks
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Its pretty awesome I think. Battery life is decent, the screen is amazing, 4G is super fast, touchwiz is easily covered and/or removed (with some awesome roms) the front camera (as well as back) is nice, and speaker quality is loud but top notch... however it has the same internal memory and RAM as the Fassy plus hard buttons on the bottom, also some report problems with output through mini HDMI but this could be due to cables or errors with apps/tv's. All in all a solid upgrade, a notification LED and a little better internal hardware (RAM and memory) and this would be a near perfect phone
blazing through on my VZ Droid Charge 4G
I love everything about this phone, even the little quirks you'll discover...except for the battery life. But there are tons of threads here telling about how to remedy this.
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I have small hands, so to me the phone feels just a tad big, but the awesome screen, huge keyboard, and easy to read texts and web pages more than make up for it. Reception is outstanding, too! It's a noticeable improvement over my old fascinate.
thankyou for the replies! so im getting pretty much all positive? great step up from the fassy? i thought there WAS an LED notification? wah. not that it would be a deal breaker.. ive been dealing with no LED since i got this phone in feb. but i had a D1 and loved the LED. either way. i like the front facing camera.. and if its a replacement and its that much of an upgrade than why not do it if i can? plus my phone does have terrible service. always missing calls and texts.. i thought it was just my phone. didnt realize till this deal took place that it was that widespread. size factor.. is it THAT much bigger than the fassy?
Samsung doesn't put notification LEDs on their new phones. Not on the Charge, not on the Nexus S, and not on the Galaxy S II. Unfortunately we don't even have BLN for the Charge because the code is currently incompatible.
As for size, yes, it's significantly larger than the Fascinate, no matter what anybody tells you. But the size doesn't bother me nearly as much as I thought it would.
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What are you talking about? It's not a promotion, it's a warranty replacement. You could hold on the the fascinate until the day your 1 year warranty is over and get a replacement phone because the phone is broken.
OP: I did the same thing 2 weeks ago and couldn't be more happy. You're going to love the charge.
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I think he means that the tech bulletin no longer allows for a change to a Charge. A buddy of mine who got approved to have his Fascinates changed a few days ago got denied today because they are releasing the OTA that fixes the problem.
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I think he means that the tech bulletin no longer allows for a change to a Charge. A buddy of mine who got approved to have his Fascinates changed a few days ago got denied today because they are releasing the OTA that fixes the problem.
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ah really??? that sucks so should i even bother trying lol i dont want to put my phone back to stock just to get denied. although i do have other issues that im sure werent "fixed" with the update.. ie: unresponsive screen frequently and plenty of freezes/reboots.
I found it ironic that the day receive my Charges, they release the OTA. I was defaulting my Fascinates before sending them back, and *POOF*, ED05 Corporate. So far, I haven't had it running long enough to make an opinion on the Charge, but you can't argue with that speed. I noticed that my screen flickers when it turns on. Anybody else seeing this?
Charge kills the Fascinate...you won't look back trust me. I was expecting worse battery life and have experienced the exact opposite which is a plus. I don't think there's even a comparison when you factor in 4g, build quality, super amoled +. I'm personally loving my Charge right now.
I seem to love my charge I just am sad over no led notification and the bottom buttons don't wake up the phone. But all in all I'm liking it.
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Got my Charge ordered today, I'll be joining y'all when I pickup my phone next weekend.
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Eris _2.1_2010 said:
Got my Charge ordered today, I'll be joining y'all when I pickup my phone next weekend.
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so then theres still a possibility i can get it? everyones saying the offer has been pulled since the ED05 update rolled out today and was supposed to fix all the issues..
Eris _2.1_2010 said:
Got my Charge ordered today, I'll be joining y'all when I pickup my phone next weekend.
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Sorry, the bandwagon is full LOL!...Sorry, I couldn't resist! I think its a much better phone then people give it credit for... definitely exceeded my expectations.
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I seem to love my charge I just am sad over no led notification and the bottom buttons don't wake up the phone. But all in all I'm liking it.
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That's for a very good reason. Think about it: if the physical bottom buttons woke up your phone, it would wake up like crazy while in pockets or purses. Those get pressed all the time on my phone just by walking around.
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so then theres still a possibility i can get it? everyones saying the offer has been pulled since the ED05 update rolled out today and was supposed to fix all the issues..
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I called on sunday and they sent out a dinc2. I ended up going to the store today and got it ordered and they did mention an ota was bein sent out. Just wish I could've got my charge today but I left town today and I'll get it when I get back home next weekend.
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Eris _2.1_2010 said:
I called on sunday and they sent out a dinc2. I ended up going to the store today and got it ordered and they did mention an ota was bein sent out. Just wish I could've got my charge today but I left town today and I'll get it when I get back home next weekend.
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hmm.. well maybe ill still attempt it if you went in and got it ordered today..you got the charge as a REPLACEMENT or bought it out?
Very much enjoyed the transition. Missing CM7 and fully customized GB kernels, but they will come in time.
Screen is significantly larger. Phone is noticeably thicker, but nowhere near the brick that the Thunderbolt is. 4G is amazing - and maybe I just got super lucky, but after flashing GC GBE's latest via ODIN right upon getting the phone, I have the most amazing battery life I have ever experience in a smartphone. On a grade of Blackberry (-2921912912) to iPhone (+8239238932) - the Charge has (thus far) been even better than the iPhone on battery. At first I thought it was because I'm on WiFi all the time (now that WiFi actually works, unlike with the Fascinate) - so with the data radios disabled, it was sipping juice... however, out and about and even on 4G/3G border, I still get ridiculous battery life.
I still can't believe I managed to make a 15 minute drive, hang out in a store for 15 minutes (using 4G to product compare the whole time), make a 15 minute drive home.. at it was still at 100%.
My fascinate would've been in the 80s by then.. if not worse.
tl;dr: amazing battery, better radios in ALL aspects compared to fascinate, bigger screen, only missing CM7 and custom GB kernels.. and it's a bit thicker.
I've searched and it doesn't seem that many others are having this problem. My wife also has a Droid Charge and has never had this happen.
Basically, mid-call (usually 5-10 minutes, 1-2x a day), the other party will stop hearing me. I can hear them, but they can't hear me. If I hang up and call back, the problem is still there. Cycling airplane mode doesn't help... I actually have to reboot the phone. It's gotten to the point where I tell people if it happens, I'll call them back (since it takes a while to reboot).
This is with the stock ROM, as well as Humble 1.5.
Usually it's just silence on their end, but once in a while, the problem manifests as a screechy, random fax-type noise. Same thing... I can hang up and call voicemail and have it sound like that. I always have to reboot the phone.
Has anyone else had this problem, and if so, were they able to fix it w/o getting a replacement phone?
Thanks.
I have the exact same situation. Wife and I both have DCs. I got mine first. About the second day I had it, the screetching noise happened. It was so loud it almost blew my ear out. Hanging up and redialing did not help. I had to reboot the phone. I exchanged for a new phone for that and other reasons. The new replacement on does the same thing once in a while and the wife says there is sometimes a clicking noise then she can't hear me at all but I can hear her fine. She has had the screetching noice once.
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I have the exact same situation. Wife and I both have DCs. I got mine first. About the second day I had it, the screetching noise happened. It was so loud it almost blew my ear out. Hanging up and redialing did not help. I had to reboot the phone. I exchanged for a new phone for that and other reasons. The new replacement on does the same thing once in a while and the wife says there is sometimes a clicking noise then she can't hear me at all but I can hear her fine. She has had the screetching noice once.
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Weird. I've only had the screeching noise one time. Usually, it's like my end is on mute.
I thought it might be the switch to 4g recently, but remembered it happened before then, too. Plus, it doesn't happen on my wife's phone at all.
I guess I'll have to get a replacement. Is there any way to ensure I get a new phone and not a refurb if I do a warranty replacement?
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Weird. I've only had the screeching noise one time. Usually, it's like my end is on mute.
I thought it might be the switch to 4g recently, but remembered it happened before then, too. Plus, it doesn't happen on my wife's phone at all.
I guess I'll have to get a replacement. Is there any way to ensure I get a new phone and not a refurb if I do a warranty replacement?
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You are going to get a refurb unless you are within 14 days. You can argue and they might give you a new one if you threaten to port out but other then that you will not get a new phone.
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You are going to get a refurb unless you are within 14 days. You can argue and they might give you a new one if you threaten to port out but other then that you will not get a new phone.
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Damn. I'm a bit over 30 days. That really sucks, as I seriously doubt they'll be able to reproduce the problem with my phone, but will take it back and "refurb" it to the next unsuspecting owner.
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11.05 version or less, you get popping 100% of the time using the method I posted.
If you are lucky to have an 11.08, we finally got one in the office that DOES NOT POP. IIRC this arrived wed or thurs as a replacement.
Please verify the version under your battery and report! I have no more interest in this as VZW was kind enough to switch me to a different model phone.
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Ok, it's back and a friend and myself can recreate it ALMOST every time. We will test more in the morning but here some briefing... this is a factory load, with the latest OTA (hope I got the version correct!).... ie a brand new phone in the last week with the OTA applied.
Start a call, any call. Inbound or outbound.
Switch on speakerphone.
Let the screen blank out and wait at least 30 seconds.
Tap the power button to get the screen back.
HIGH PITCHED POP
Do it again.
HIGH PITCHED POP
Sometimes you can get it without doing anything, or sometimes if you hit the volume keys, it will happen.
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It's not isolated to inbound or outbound, or speakerphone. We have been having these issues since day one, and it used to be.... say 20% of the calls. I know that a LOT of others keep mentioning this issue here, especially in the rom sections, so maybe people thought it was rom/modem related.
We just figured this out when he called me, and were able to reproduce it on every call/callback. It even happened when I called 611 to ask what to do. They said to go to a corp store.
Problem: The other party can not hear the popping, but it's uber annoying. I'm typically on conference calls, speaker or not-speaker, and have to hit mute all the damn time, so this might be why I experience it... going out of a "sleep mode" more often than a lot of other users.
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Let me know if you have any issues like this. We are going to the local store tomorrow to show them. Not hopeful that they can actually do anything, but I'll report back!
Well I started getting the mad loud static last night, nearly making my ears bleed. Thought things were good being on the EP4D modems.
I'm rooted, but I am on the stock EP4D modems.
I was rooted then unrooted and took ota update and since day one i've had that crazy dumb popping sound but only when receiving calls..when i make calls its good and when i have a bluetooth headset its good when receiving...i dont know what it is but i want to find out because if i have to i will make vzw give me another phone
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Outsider2011 said:
I was rooted then unrooted and took ota update and since day one i've had that crazy dumb popping sound but only when receiving calls..when i make calls its good and when i have a bluetooth headset its good when receiving...i dont know what it is but i want to find out because if i have to i will make vzw give me another phone
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I already got a replacement and it's still happening. Next tier of VZW support wants to replace my phone again, and I'm skeptical that another replacement will "fix" the problem.
Again, we will be doing more testing later today, and will try to go into a VZW corp store to show them in person.
edit: it's also not just the popping, but sometimes the call will change and the other end is like they are talking.... best way to describe it.... through an overmodulated CB radio with their mouth too close to the mic. It becomes very hard to understand them, almost impossible since it's all garbled, and you have hang up and start the call over.
we can recreate it every single time now. Will have to run to the store to see what they say.
This is just one test:
call the phone from another line
Answer normally
wait a few seconds, suggest 30
Turn on speaker phone
Hit power to blank your screen, or wait for timeout.
wait a few more seconds, suggest 30 (recreated with about 5 seconds).
Hit power or volume keys.
Enjoy popping.
repeat, and enjoy. Might get the garbling or random pops without hitting any keys. Those are bonus features. UGH!!!
It's really awesome that you figured out the steps to reproduce. Let us know Verizon tries to fix it.
I'm guessing they either replace all phones with a diff model (very unlikely) or have to issue a follow-up patch for the modems.
Mine happens not only on speakerphone but also bluetooth, wired hands free and normal calls. It's not related to inbound or outbound. Through trouble shooting my issue it doesn't necessarily relate to turning on speakerphone. I would posit it's more related to the proximity sensor and/or screen activating. I've also noticed it occurring directly after adjusting the volume of a call without removing the phone from my ear (no proximity sensor/screen activation).
I haven't had time to go to a verizon store yet to get the phone replaced but it's definitely an issue that cannot be fixed by one of their reps in the store or over the phone.
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Mine happens not only on speakerphone but also bluetooth, wired hands free and normal calls. It's not related to inbound or outbound. Through trouble shooting my issue it doesn't necessarily relate to turning on speakerphone. I would posit it's more related to the proximity sensor and/or screen activating. I've also noticed it occurring directly after adjusting the volume of a call without removing the phone from my ear (no proximity sensor/screen activation).
I haven't had time to go to a verizon store yet to get the phone replaced but it's definitely an issue that cannot be fixed by one of their reps in the store or over the phone.
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Exactly what I've noticed too! I haven't had the problem lately but that was the issue to a tee for me as well.
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I haven't got a fix,.but flashing stock EE4 modems, then flash back to EP4 series modem seems to help somewhat
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I had all these issues, waited for official gb release, still had static on stock gb. Called Verizon and recieved replacement yesterday. So far I purposely tried to get static and I can't. Hopefully this continues. Only solution: get a replacement phone! Replacement looks brand new btw.
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I had all these issues, waited for official gb release, still had static on stock gb. Called Verizon and recieved replacement yesterday. So far I purposely tried to get static and I can't. Hopefully this continues. Only solution: get a replacement phone! Replacement looks brand new btw.
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That is promising that you tried my test set outlined above a few times. Every local device, even the VZW display device charge had the problem today.
Tier 2 tech tried with a test droid and his droid and couldn't get it to happen with the test method I've outlined. Again, every local device (probably 6 now) has had the problem.
Got another one on the way, let's hope this is the ONE +1 for VZW going out of their way, too!
Mine does it too now.
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3rd one. First call.... pop pop pop!
Ok, so I'm getting a different phone delivered tomorrow, hope it doesn't have problems.
I've handled probably a dozen of these charges, same issue... was waiting for the software update since july or so. update came out, and still happening, UGH.
There are apparently 2 different SKU's for this phone!
My brand new one (bought about July 2011 at the same time as a friend) and first replacement was:
SCHI510RAV
Latest replacement is:
SCHI510ZDU
Latest had a lower imei, and an older date stamp.
I wonder if there is any correlation to reported issues (like in the rom sections) and the popping results. You can view under the battery.
VZW can't tell me why it's different.
VZW wanted to get Samsung on the phone, I called BS.
So I just called Samsung and they are clueless on the different sku's and the reproducible issue.
I have friends at work that need a resolution now! Again, I'm moving to another ship thanks to VZW, but still got stragglers out there in my building.
Honestly...other than *****ing in numbers...I'm not sure what else to do.
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I have a CLN phone on the way as well. Popping is crazy loud. This will be my 3rd charge. If it does it again, I will push for another phone. Planning on getting the Nexus anyway. Wife needs a good phone not a popping a screeching one.
So, for the last week I have not been able to reproduce the issue. Going so far a trying to force it to happen with the usual steps. It's never been sporadic before and I didn't receive any updates nor did I do anything to try and fix the issue.
Anyone else have a similar experience this week?
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My 2nd CLN replacement (3rd Charge overall) finally didnt have this problem. Unfortunately youll just have to keep getting replacements till you get lucky.
Fortunately with INFINITY 12/11 TSM, this phone is running better than EVER and with my extended battery in my backpack for daytrips this phone is finally great on all fronts.
I considered going to the nexus but since the nexus has the same size battery, same or bigger screen, and same radio hardware (close enough), i doubt it will have better battery and the Charge's physical buttons and screen are wins in my Eye over the nexus.. all we need is CM9 and the Charge will really be a great phone.
Yeah, I lied before. Just had a phone call with static. Well, now that I have time to get a replacement, looks like I'm moving on to the next one with fingers crossed.
For those who already have a One S, do you also have a contact noise in the background when you're talking to someone on the phone?
It gets louder if you turn up the volume and it is pretty annoying. Am I the only one having this problem?
What could be the reasons for this?
Rosinior said:
For those who already have a One S, do you also have a contact noise in the background when you're talking to someone on the phone?
It gets louder if you turn up the volume and it is pretty annoying. Am I the only one having this problem?
What could be the reasons for this?
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Did you check the review from the link here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24308267&postcount=6
No complaints from the guy who reviewed it there. How is the battery life on the device though? Any other complaints you got? I'm considering getting one soon.
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Did you check the review from the link here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24308267&postcount=6
No complaints from the guy who reviewed it there. How is the battery life on the device though? Any other complaints you got? I'm considering getting one soon.
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In comparison to my hd2 it has a better battery life. I would say about 6-8 h online time. The only disturbing thing I found so far is the noise when calling someone.
The processor is devilishly good, everything is smooth and fast. Also it fits perfect in the hand, not too big and not too small either.
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In comparison to my hd2 it has a better battery life. I would say about 6-8 h online time.
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What type of usage are you talking about where you are getting only 6-8 hours?
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What type of usage are you talking about where you are getting only 6-8 hours?
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6-8 hours immense browsing with the phone. After that I have to recharge the battery, but not sure yet.
After 15 hours (about 30 mins using internet, most of this time in standby) I still got 75% of battery life.
I have 53% battery life after 24h not charging.
I used it for some surfing, sync, whatsapp, facebook and some other apps most time in wlan. 8h was completely standby, the rest was a mix of using and standby.
My first impression is, that the battery has an acceptable life.
That seems to be decent, though I do wonder how it'll be once it's all settled in, but back on topic. Do you still get that sound while using the headset or a bluetooth? Related to this, but is it just you or does the other person hear it, it might be the mic (or does the One S have a dual mic setup?) backfeeding or something like that.
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For those who already have a One S, do you also have a contact noise in the background when you're talking to someone on the phone?
It gets louder if you turn up the volume and it is pretty annoying. Am I the only one having this problem?
What could be the reasons for this?
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I have this problem too. It also feels like there are sometimes kind of interruptions in the conversation.
Haven't had a call yet...if the issue is there I hope it is a software bug. That can be fixed easily. I also hope they will get rid of that ugly on screen menu button and bring the htc sense blur live wallpaper back!
And the flip clock should always flip and not occasionally.
I received my replacement one s due to call quality issues and the new one is even worse. everyone says i sound like im in a tin can as my voice is SUPER muffled. they can hear when i start and stop talking but the words just arent sharp enough to hear anything. wtf is going on with this phone?
This can be operator issue.
Yup I've had that too. I get it about every time that I call a new number. Completely muffled and can't hear other side. But that might just be me sincevI'm convinced that my phone is completely defective.
I've noticed that my phone lags in basic tasks that even my mytouch 4G handled smoothly. It'll even freeze halfway through a song quite often. Not sure what's going on but I've had major performance problems with my One S even after a full reboot.
My battery dies in about 10 hours of mostly being on standby. I go to school so I listen to music for about a total time of an hour and half throughout the day.
I turn my Internet off, wifi off and Google location services off and still the same result.
Battery settings says it's mostly using the screen even though it's off for about 85% of my use... Anyone else?
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The only thing that I can't complain about would be data speeds. I got 16mbps down last Friday night in Los Angeles. Pretty awesome.
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Yup I've had that too. I get it about every time that I call a new number. Completely muffled and can't hear other side. But that might just be me sincevI'm convinced that my phone is completely defective.
I've noticed that my phone lags in basic tasks that even my mytouch 4G handled smoothly. It'll even freeze halfway through a song quite often. Not sure what's going on but I've had major performance problems with my One S even after a full reboot.
My battery dies in about 10 hours of mostly being on standby. I go to school so I listen to music for about a total time of an hour and half throughout the day.
I turn my Internet off, wifi off and Google location services off and still the same result.
Battery settings says it's mostly using the screen even though it's off for about 85% of my use... Anyone else?
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I migrated over from a mt4g as well. The call quality on that thing was perfect. You might want to try and do an exchange on your one s because mine doesnt hang on basic tasks and ive been really surprised by the battery life in comparison to my mt4g. With some moderate morning use (some games, surfing, app downloads) and then forgetting to charge it afterwards my phone lasts on stand by from 9pm to 1pm the next day with some charge still left over. it sorta lags a tiny bit but nothing to complain about. the only game ive really played on it is temple run and it seems to glitch in the beginning a few times by freezing and continuing the game but it sort of fixes itself? My screen, like yours, is apparently always the culprit for battery time even though i have it set to auto brightness and have it so it turns off in 30 seconds.
the call quality is what i can't handle. this phone is great but if i can't make a phone call whats the point!? i'll be getting my 3rd replacement on monday =/
3rd? Wow. I had about 17 exchanges on the mytouch 4G (no joke) and was hoping that I wouldn't have to go through any on this phone. Was there anything special that you did with the phone? (ie charge before 1st use?). I'll probably just tell Tmo about the call quality and lag for them to exchange it. I hate that they won't take battery probs seriously and ask you to do a factory reset.
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3rd? Wow. I had about 17 exchanges on the mytouch 4G (no joke) and was hoping that I wouldn't have to go through any on this phone. Was there anything special that you did with the phone? (ie charge before 1st use?). I'll probably just tell Tmo about the call quality and lag for them to exchange it. I hate that they won't take battery probs seriously and ask you to do a factory reset.
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!! You sound like me. I lost count on how many returns I did on my mytouch4g. In fact... that's how I got my one s.
I b*tched and had so many returns they offered me whatever android I wanted (after threatening to cancel and not pay them sh*t and getting into an argument with their "customer loyalty" department when she tried to "upgrade" me by sending me a sidekick -_-) for free... so I waited until the release date of the one s and ordered it =3
Even though nothing too special must be done with these phones batteries I still let it get an entire charge before I started to play with it. The phone is perfect in every way and I honestly had no complaints until everyone I spoke to told me I sounded like I was muffled =/
My first phone - Everyone could hear me fine, i couldn't really hear them...everything was high pitched and muddy and buzzy sounding for me and it actually hurt my ears to talk to anyone
My second phone - The complete reverse. I can hear everyone fine but no one can hear me.
My third phone - I'll let you know... I'm stuck at work but I'll find out tonight.
(i still haven't sent any of my phones back in case todays phone is even worse.)
They don't take anything seriously -_- every time i call them I'm prepped for the argument because they never know wtf they're talking about. I always had to tell them "HEY...This is my 20th mytouch...CHECK MY ACCOUNT...(by then they just sit silently when they see i'm not lying)... i'm PRETTY SURE i know how to trouble shoot and reset my phone, no there isn't any water damage, so stop wasting my time and send me another phone so we can both get back to whatever the hell it was we were doing >_<" all of my rage.
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Received my phone and the call quality isn't 100% but its SUCH an improvement from my other two devices. I'm keeping this one. It'll do. I can hear everyone (not as great as on my mytouch4g) fairly well without any muffled sounds and they can actually understand everything I'm saying. Finally! Definitely try and return your OneS.... i know it's a pain in the ass but it's worth it in the end =/
ToterPunkt said:
EDIT:
Received my phone and the call quality isn't 100% but its SUCH an improvement from my other two devices. I'm keeping this one. It'll do. I can hear everyone (not as great as on my mytouch4g) fairly well without any muffled sounds and they can actually understand everything I'm saying. Finally! Definitely try and return your OneS.... i know it's a pain in the ass but it's worth it in the end =/
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Haha yup I was offered a sidekick too! I will never know how in the world they find a sidekick a "comparable model" to the mytouch4g and not a Galaxy S 4g at least.
I called about an hour ago, they said my replacement will arrive on Wednesday. They charged me a $5 fee though. I'll definitely charge that one for at least 8 hours and hopefully get more than 4 hours of heavy use out of it.
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XstreamaticX said:
Haha yup I was offered a sidekick too! I will never know how in the world they find a sidekick a "comparable model" to the mytouch4g and not a Galaxy S 4g at least.
I called about an hour ago, they said my replacement will arrive on Wednesday. They charged me a $5 fee though. I'll definitely charge that one for at least 8 hours and hopefully get more than 4 hours of heavy use out of it.
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My first one i had to foot the $5 too, but the other two it was more of a "you guys f*cked this up" type situation so they didn't bill me anymore for returns. Good luck =)
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My first one i had to foot the $5 too, but the other two it was more of a "you guys f*cked this up" type situation so they didn't bill me anymore for returns. Good luck =)
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Well I got my replacement Wednesday. Charged it for 13 hours and still have insanely weak battery life. Apart from that, my phone rebooted once while on my pocket and being unused. Then it was lagging during browser use and rebooted again. I'm pretty ticked off considering my mytouch experience with T-Mobile and HTC. At this point I might just return the phone, reverse my upgrade and cancel in November when my contract is up and I could get a good black Friday deal on whatever new iPhone Apple offers by then.
-Rant Over-
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I have a normal quality whit stock rom. then i upgraded to maximushd and in call sound quality issues begin.
here is all i did, and no improvement until last step.
1. tried different radios. 1.13 and 1.15 and reflashing 1.20, no improvement
2. installed ElementalX 6.1 kernel and nothing
3. tried In-Call Quality Fix for Sense 5 here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2482089
4. finally i tried flashing phone.apk from here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46945481&postcount=1844
after 2 days, it seems the problem is solved.