I owned an X2 before and had trouble with phone calls. I could place and receive calls but sometimes the call would start breaking up so bad we could not hear each other. I even tried using facebook messenger to make a phone call and the break up would happen. Is it possible I could have just had a bad unit? I really miss the phone and am thinking about buying another one.
I think this was a broken unit, you should have claimed the warranty. My x2 works perfectly, I easily call with it when my work phone struggles to get reliable signal. Also, gps works very well, it even connects to satelites inside the building. Ps huawei is known for manufacturing radio equipment for mobile networks, I think it helps to make a phone with a good radio also
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Hi there, I've been having problems with my brand new Desire S.
Whenever I place or receive a call over the cellular network I can hear the other party fine, but they can only hear me for the first 5 seconds of the call. It doesn't happen all the time, but I'd say 9 out of 10 calls are affected.
I've also configured internet calling and the calls over VoIP are not affected by this.
Any ideas on what might be causing this behavior?
Turns out it was an out-of-the-factory problem. Mainboard had to be replaced by HTC service center. I'm still waiting for the phone to be shipped back to me.
It's disappointing to buy a new phone, be able to use it for a week and then have it 3 weeks in the service.
HTC should improve their manufacturing quality assurance if they want to be considered a real phonemaker.
I have read through the FAQs and seen several posts from users of other phones and other networks with the same issue, but there has not been an answer to be found.
I've experienced this issue with 4 different ROMs now, so it's not ROM-based. I've tried 3 different radios, so it's not likely modem-based.
The issue is that I will get voicemail notifications for calls I miss, but I'm sitting at my desk with my phone and it didn't ring, nor is there a missed call indication. 5 minutes later, someone else might call me and the call comes through fine. It appears to be purely random. People who call me sometimes get through, sometimes not. It's not the same person who can't get through, or the same network.
Does anyone have an idea what is happening?
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I have read through the FAQs and seen several posts from users of other phones and other networks with the same issue, but there has not been an answer to be found.
I've experienced this issue with 4 different ROMs now, so it's not ROM-based. I've tried 3 different radios, so it's not likely modem-based.
The issue is that I will get voicemail notifications for calls I miss, but I'm sitting at my desk with my phone and it didn't ring, nor is there a missed call indication. 5 minutes later, someone else might call me and the call comes through fine. It appears to be purely random. People who call me sometimes get through, sometimes not. It's not the same person who can't get through, or the same network.
Does anyone have an idea what is happening?
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Your description definitely sounds familiar. There are times when the phone was under clothing or left on vibrate, then there are those back to back instances where you notice because the first call went straight to voicemail and the next one gets through.
Ideas? Maybe not, but there may be some clues worth considering. Every wireless carrier I've used suffers dead spots where you are 99% guaranteed to have your call drop in progress driving by.
Locally (NJ) AT&T has 2 on the westbound "covered roadway" leading to the skyway. My point is I've observed where they won't affect my passenger's TMobile calls. Oddly, when I experience this there, the call has usually gone on uninterrupted through the Holland Tunnel. Must be an infrastructure quirk.
The drive by carrier dead zone is a fixed location call deterrent. An expert could probably say how much each example is based on tower locations versus radio interference. I guess a similar scenario might be possible wherein the call recipient is stationary, like at your desk, and some moving interference breaks a fragile tower connection. I have to say it seems a lot less prevalent with SR vs. previous smartphones and with my current ROM / Modem vs. former ones.
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Your description definitely sounds familiar. There are times when the phone was under clothing or left on vibrate, then there are those back to back instances where you notice because the first call went straight to voicemail and the next one gets through.
Ideas? Maybe not, but there may be some clues worth considering. Every wireless carrier I've used suffers dead spots where you are 99% guaranteed to have your call drop in progress driving by.
Locally (NJ) AT&T has 2 on the westbound "covered roadway" leading to the skyway. My point is I've observed where they won't affect my passenger's TMobile calls. Oddly, when I experience this there, the call has usually gone on uninterrupted through the Holland Tunnel. Must be an infrastructure quirk.
The drive by carrier dead zone is a fixed location call deterrent. An expert could probably say how much each example is based on tower locations versus radio interference. I guess a similar scenario might be possible wherein the call recipient is stationary, like at your desk, and some moving interference breaks a fragile tower connection. I have to say it seems a lot less prevalent with SR vs. previous smartphones and with my current ROM / Modem vs. former ones.
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Thanks. No, this is definitely chronic and not related to dead spots. I have my phone with me at my desk, 3 or 4 bars, no issues. Just doesn't come in. It's been really bad since moving to the JB ROMs. It pretty much never happened without explanation (dead zone, etc.) when I was on ICS and earlier. :/
One other performance problem that my Captivate had resembled this.
When I complained to Customer Service, they did some kind of remote (non-destructive) "reset" of my account. That corrected the random call drops I had reported then.
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One other performance problem that my Captivate had resembled this.
When I complained to Customer Service, they did some kind of remote (non-destructive) "reset" of my account. That corrected the random call drops I had reported then.
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Were you dropping calls midstream, or not receiving calls? My problem is with not receiving calls when I'm somewhere I usually do and at times when my cell service looks fine (adequate bars).
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Were you dropping calls midstream, or not receiving calls? My problem is with not receiving calls when I'm somewhere I usually do and at times when my cell service looks fine (adequate bars).
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Now that you mention, I recall it was a mix. Bars were good, some calls were silently missed, others FCd the phone app while ringing in, forcing reboot. Good, stable calls surrounded the (<5%) failed ones. AT&T's account reset corrected both issues. Stock ROM back then was Éclair or Froyo.
I've noticed a strange behavior with my T-Mobile V20. It really likes to drop service and then show a loading symbol for a bit before locking onto a signal again.
Usually the current reception is weak (1 bar), but not always. Sometimes it does it when I have 2-3 bars of LTE, just to switch down to 5 bars 2G.
There are also times when it'll show that I have 3-4 bars of voice reception, but the status will say "Searching" and calls won't work. Rebooting will make LTE appear.
Is this normal behavior? I just got this phone, and it's also the phone I used to switch off Verizon. T-Mobile definitely has better coverage where I am, but that's only when it isn't dropping the signal.
I have the same issue with my LG V20 phone. The reception/signal strength is horrible. Callers constantly complain that my phone goes in an out, making it difficult to maintain a conversation. Bluetooth connectivity is also an issue as connecting the device requires multiple attempts. This phone is becoming useless due to the reception and Bluetooth connectivity issues. I will continue to use my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 as a backup. I have never experienced any such issues while using the Samsung device. Hopefully the developers at LG are taking notes and a fix/update will be released before 2017.
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I have the same issue with my LG V20 phone. The reception/signal strength is horrible. Callers constantly complain that my phone goes in an out, making it difficult to maintain a conversation. Bluetooth connectivity is also an issue as connecting the device requires multiple attempts. This phone is becoming useless due to the reception and Bluetooth connectivity issues. I will continue to use my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 as a backup. I have never experienced any such issues while using the Samsung device. Hopefully the developers at LG are taking notes and a fix/update will be released before 2017.
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I haven't had problems with Bluetooth; in fact, I've had the opposite; Bluetooth works nicely.
I hate to say it, but I haven't actually made a call on my phone yet, so I can't comment on that, but you seem to be having it much worse than I am.
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I have the same issue with my LG V20 phone. The reception/signal strength is horrible. Callers constantly complain that my phone goes in an out, making it difficult to maintain a conversation. Bluetooth connectivity is also an issue as connecting the device requires multiple attempts. This phone is becoming useless due to the reception and Bluetooth connectivity issues. I will continue to use my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 as a backup. I have never experienced any such issues while using the Samsung device. Hopefully the developers at LG are taking notes and a fix/update will be released before 2017.
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What kind of case are you using? It sounds like you have something blocking the signal (your case), you have multiple, defective radios in your device, or something -- in the area within which you operate your phone -- is interfering with the signal. I am not experiencing those issues at all, and neither is my wife (we're both using US996).
Good luck in any case. Your phone not working correctly is a horrible experience.
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What kind of case are you using? It sounds like you have something blocking the signal (your case), you have multiple, defective radios in your device, or something -- in the area within which you operate your phone -- is interfering with the signal. I am not experiencing those issues at all, and neither is my wife (we're both using US996).
Good luck in any case. Your phone not working correctly is a horrible experience.
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Which carrier are you on?
I haven't had any problems with dropped calls. Then again, I'm usually somewhere near wifi and make most of my calls that way.
douger1957 said:
I haven't had any problems with dropped calls. Then again, I'm usually somewhere near wifi and make most of my calls that way.
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I remember you... Howdy
Zacharee1 said:
I remember you... Howdy
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Who's doing Note 4 customer service now that you and I aren't there anymore?
douger1957 said:
Who's doing Note 4 customer service now that you and I aren't there anymore?
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Well now that CM14.1 is for all Snapdragon variants, we've got some new helpers.
So I've figured out at least one of the signal oddities. I'm going from one bar on LTE on T-Mobile to roaming on AT&T. I was able to use the app LTE Discovery to see that I was on AT&T's LTE B17 (which isn't even listed as supported on the H918). The phone was just disabling voice and data.
My cell reception seems normal for tmobile(which is mostly not good in my area) but the weird thing is on bluetooth. When i bend down at work with my phone in my pocket the BT signal get choppy. Like im compressing the antenna or something. Weird.
Bubba Fett said:
My cell reception seems normal for tmobile(which is mostly not good in my area) but the weird thing is on bluetooth. When i bend down at work with my phone in my pocket the BT signal get choppy. Like im compressing the antenna or something. Weird.
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You could take a look at the FCC test for BT https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/repo...on_id=Yart0xj3tUt4f53nf7wvbQ==&fcc_id=ZNFH918
I found out that this phone is rated for LTE B13 from there. Looks like it supports a lot more bands than LG or T-Mobile say, since even the FCC doesn't include B17.
Am I the only one out there experiencing severe call quality issues? My phone (T-Mobile OnePlus 7 Pro) is suffering from severe call quality issues.
I seem to be having the issue with the following configurations in an attempt to narrow down / in on the issue:
Galaxy Buds (BT Headset) = Calls on Wifi Calling, Regular LTE and WhatsApp calls. Broken audio (stuttering)
Direct Phone microphone (on handset) = Calls on Wifi Calling, Regular LTE and WhatsApp calls. Broken audio (stuttering) / Drop-outs
Purchased USB-C to 3.5 mm adapter to wired headset = Severe Echo on Wifi Calling, Regular LTE and WhatsApp.
I've tried driving into range of another tower and experience these same problems. I picked up my daughter's iphone X and on the same towers and wifi network, these problems don't exist. The call quality is pristine.
On my Note 8/9 (can't remember what the current one is, but I own it), the problems don't exist in these same configurations. The problem is clearly local to the OnePlus 7 Pro. I've done the "clear cache, reset networking, reset wifi" solutions and they don't seem to help. At this point, I'm wondering if it's a bad phone or just bad software.
I'm at my wit's end and pretty much feeling buyer's regret right now, because I so wanted to love this phone, but it's caused me more heartache than ever. Obviously, the phone is up to date on the most recent version of T-Mobile firmware, but I can't possibly imagine a phone could be so bad at doing what a phone does and pass the certification lab for the carrier and get the amazing reviews that exist on the web.
I'm a few minutes away from just going back out to the store and buying a new Galaxy S(whatever is the most recent)+
**frustrated** and **confused**
Lol..
Incredible cell reception and call quality here, on international stock, the weird part for me is it sounds worse on VoLTE and Wifi calling. Regular voice calls are outstanding.
But if you have both of those disabled and the call quality is that bad, I would exchange/return it.
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Am I the only one out there experiencing severe call quality issues? My phone (T-Mobile OnePlus 7 Pro) is suffering from severe call quality issues.
I seem to be having the issue with the following configurations in an attempt to narrow down / in on the issue:
Galaxy Buds (BT Headset) = Calls on Wifi Calling, Regular LTE and WhatsApp calls. Broken audio (stuttering)
Direct Phone microphone (on handset) = Calls on Wifi Calling, Regular LTE and WhatsApp calls. Broken audio (stuttering) / Drop-outs
Purchased USB-C to 3.5 mm adapter to wired headset = Severe Echo on Wifi Calling, Regular LTE and WhatsApp.
I've tried driving into range of another tower and experience these same problems. I picked up my daughter's iphone X and on the same towers and wifi network, these problems don't exist. The call quality is pristine.
On my Note 8/9 (can't remember what the current one is, but I own it), the problems don't exist in these same configurations. The problem is clearly local to the OnePlus 7 Pro. I've done the "clear cache, reset networking, reset wifi" solutions and they don't seem to help. At this point, I'm wondering if it's a bad phone or just bad software.
I'm at my wit's end and pretty much feeling buyer's regret right now, because I so wanted to love this phone, but it's caused me more heartache than ever. Obviously, the phone is up to date on the most recent version of T-Mobile firmware, but I can't possibly imagine a phone could be so bad at doing what a phone does and pass the certification lab for the carrier and get the amazing reviews that exist on the web.
I'm a few minutes away from just going back out to the store and buying a new Galaxy S(whatever is the most recent)+
**frustrated** and **confused**
Lol..
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Call quality is excellent for me as is reception. TMO on TMO Rom. My only issue is DUO freezes the person on the other end for me. Its only been to the same person so far but that is my only issue
You have done soft reset, but try to do a hard reset(erase everything instead of clearing cache). That helped with some crackling noise but.
Call quality not even in the same ball park as my tmobile note 9.
I also had issues with my OP 7 pro. Specifically on speakerphone wife could not hear me at all. I was on the international variant + T-Mobile. I ended up sending it back. Bought the OP 7 and have the exact same issues. I sold me OP 6T tp upgrade to the 7 series. I ended up finding a used OP6T in offerup. Popped the SIM card in. No call quality issues and people can hear me just fine when in speaker phone and driving. I usually have my phone placed in the center console in my car. So for me this is the primary way to talk. It sad that the OP 7 series has these issues. I was really hoping they would fix this in a software update. Still handing on to the OP 7 praying for a fix. But I may just end up selling it on swappa.
Have you guys tried to get a replacement? I don't have any problem with call quality. I use Bluetooth headset or reg phone on ear way most of the time, and rarely on speaker.
I had that problem on the T-Mobile variant and when I converted it to the international firmware it doesn't have that problem now
My call quality is really good sometimes. Some times, it'll have weird moments where I get muted or the other person does. Speaker phone mic sucks real bad though. I hate using speaker phone if I need both hands to do something, so I ordered a bluetooth headset.
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My call quality is really good sometimes. Some times, it'll have weird moments where I get muted or the other person does. Speaker phone mic sucks real bad though. I hate using speaker phone if I need both hands to do something, so I ordered a bluetooth headset.
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I primarily use the speakerphone for calls so this is kind of a show stopper for me. Desperately looking for a fix. Might have to sell mine on swappa.
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atn0716 said:
Have you guys tried to get a replacement? I don't have any problem with call quality. I use Bluetooth headset or reg phone on ear way most of the time, and rarely on speaker.
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That's probably why you aren't experiencing the issues we are seeing. Its mainly on the speakerphone. I am currently using a op 6t until I can find a fix. I don't have any issues on the 6t.