Purchased an S3 (i9300) in October - 4.0.4 ICS
Rooted
Flashed CWM Touch 6.1.2
Updated ROM to stock UK ROM - JB 4.1.1
On both the ICS ROM and the JB ROM I had a problem with call volume fading during calls.
I can hear the other end perfectly on both speakerphone and normal, but........
about once every 6 minutes for 10 seconds the call recipient says my voice becomes indistinct to the point of not hearing me. Bluetooth headset doesn't help.
It doesn't matter whether I call them or they call me.
I have 5 bars of signal on my phone and it happens when I'm calling a fixed line phone or a mobile.
I'm with Telstra Australia and have had them run tests which reveal nothing..
Samsung haven't heard of the problem.
Has anyone come across this problem?
Suggested Fix??
it's the modem I think I'm in Sydney and I had too try a few different ones till I found XXDID works good on Telstra
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All those issues are modem/baseband related. Find the modem that suits with your provider, there is a thread dedicated to modems.
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Received my SGS2 on 29th June and ever since it start having emergency call syndrome (out of blue not receiving any network signal).only after reset, it regain signal and same story goes on till date.
To overcome this prob,i tried these:
- factory reset 3 times
- manually choose telco/network carrier
- update/flash firmware (stock XWKF1 -> XWKF3)
so for these only reduce problem's rate to occur.PLease,help anyone?
Is your sim card active ?
Hi
I have the same problem as yours (i thought i am the only one having this)...out of the blue the phone changes to the emergency calls Only status....
it is very annoying specially when you are expecting an important phone call and you discover that the phone cannot receive calls
it became a habit of mine to keep checking my phone every once and a while, and when spotted i restart my phone and this brings the phone back to normal (Normal for a day or two of course).
Can anybody help with this?
SGS2 GT-I9100, Android: 2.3.3, Build: JHKG2
First of all I would download a newer firmware. If that doesn't fix it you should probably just return it to Samsung for replacement/repair.
Actually i have flashed this Israeli ROM (it is an Orange official but leaked ROM) about a month or so and it supports Arabic, English & Russian (exactly what i need) that i have no complains about so far except this emergency Calls issue and i am not so fund of rooting etc so i don't know where i can find another ROM (official not cooked ) that have the same languages supported.
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What is your signal strength when it changes to emergency only? Mine does that during very weak signal, I found it's because it can only receive GPRS singal which is from another carrier when my own (HSPA) can't establish connection.
jzmtl said:
What is your signal strength when it changes to emergency only? Mine does that during very weak signal, I found it's because it can only receive GPRS singal which is from another carrier when my own (HSPA) can't establish connection.
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frankly i didn't check or notice such thing, but the moment i installed my latest ROM (GB/JHKG2) i have noticed that the signal strength is very week especially indoors.
thinking off and analyzing this situation i have a confident opinion that the problem i am facing is related to the ROM i am using (GB/JHKG2).
i am thinking of flashing a different Kernel to this ROM and see what will happen
Mo.shishani said:
frankly i didn't check or notice such thing, but the moment i installed my latest ROM (GB/JHKG2) i have noticed that the signal strength is very week especially indoors.
thinking off and analyzing this situation i have a confident opinion that the problem i am facing is related to the ROM i am using (GB/JHKG2).
i am thinking of flashing a different Kernel to this ROM and see what will happen
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When you installed a different rom did you flash back to your original telcos baseband? This makes an enormous difference to signal strength.
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did you flash back to your original telcos baseband? This makes an enormous difference to signal strength.
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sorry LuvinN1 i am new to such terminologies and i have no idea about what you mean of telcos base band
I have flashed another kernel and guess what? ....the problem is solved ;-)
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well i am using s2 from last six months but from two months back i am receiving one problem:
when someone calls me he/she used to hear the that ring is going on but at my end i did not receive any call and even the notification of the missed call.i have checked with my service provider that the problem might be with the sim but there was no such fault with the sim as my number works perfectly in another handset.kindly suggest me the remedy for this problem also i have already updated my software to ics4.0.3 from samsung service centre but to no avail as the problem is still there.
kindly help
Since you are running stock ICS rom then i suggest you send it in for repairs?
This is more of a question for very advanced users (possibly experienced in unlocking hundreds of phones with boxes like nspro or riff).
Very strange - the same unusual problem that I have seen now TWICE in two i9100 phones. Both from Orange (ORO) and unlocked I believe with nspro. Both were with older Android versions (4.03 or so).
The phones start OK and register fine on non-ORO network with their SIM. Calls can be placed and received. However after about 2 hours no new calls can be RECEIVED - the phone can still make calls, but when somebody else is calling it - the phone looks from the calling end like it is turned off or out of coverage area (or in some deep sleep of the modem). Once you try to place a CALL from the phone it works, and then the phone can RECEIVE calls OK - but only for another 2 hours or so.
EDIT:
The problem is present in both original 4.03 and latest 4.1.2 with any modem+ril combination that I tried, including the latest once from the original ORO network.
Hey there,
I've had my S3 for almost 2 years now (So definitely no warranty) and around 2 weeks ago it started acting out:
Whenever I answered or made a call, there would be no sound (media players could work fine in the background but no call sound) and after around 30 seconds the network signal would drop and take a minute or so to reconnect.
Texts, Apps and general internet usage works just fine but buttom line i've been without a proper phone to make calls with for the last 2 weeks.
I've tried flashing CM11 Installer version (used to be stock) and that helped for like a day, then I got an advice to flash a new modem but that didn't help either.
I've seen that this problem happened to some people around the web about 2 years ago but haven't managed to find a single [SOLVED] thread.
So, does ANYONE have any clue as to what's going on or how to solve it?\
I would really hate to shed 300$ on a new phone right about now =P
Flash the latest stock firmware for your country with Odin, then factory reset before booting. If still the same then you have a hardware fault.
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Hello,
Were you ever able to find a solution for your problem? I have a customer who is complaining of the same issue(s).
She said that she is unable to make phone calls or send SMS messages while on Data (2G, 3G, etc.), as well as her signal drops repeatedly.
I was hoping that you'd be able to assist me if you were able to find your solution, as I think the next step would be a hardware (Antenna) change in the phone itself, if it isn't the software itself that's the issue.
Hey guys,
I'm from India and I bought the I9300 International version, although the Download mode shows SGH-I747 and unlocked I think. The build number on the device is JSS15J.I9300ZSENA1. It runs on Android 4.3 Jellybean and is the Pebble Blue version.
I'm using Reliance carrier on it and having frequent call drops, connectivity issues and texting problems as well. Then I get this security notice which asks me to boot the device repeatedly and I don't have any clue why that happens.
Now, my main problem is that I can't use the device for calling purposes as well texting.
So, how can I fix this? When I tried to update the firmware, I found the At&t text on it. That made me think that this might be the right place to post. Anyway, will changing the ROM to a Custom one like Cyanogen help to fix this issue? I need some help with this as I spent some decent bucks on it.
Some screenshots that might help.
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Disable svoice. Its rubbish anyway.
The call drops could be network signal swapping bands or an issue with the carrier.
If you are sure it's the phone acting up the only real fix is to reflash the stock rom.
I wish I stole my HTC M9.
The strange thing is, I9300 is a AT&T version. i always thought I747 was the AT&T version. But anyway, will reflashing the stock ROM work somewhat with call issues?
And thanks for the SVoice advice.