I have consistent problems on speakerphone with people saying they can't hear me. I had a bear motion slim case on it but I'm not clear if that is creating any issues. Is there a hidden microphone anywhere that the case may be covering? Or do I need a warranty replacement?
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It's weird, I've had certain people tell me this as well but others can hear me fine. Not sure what's going on, but I know that when I'm talking with someone who has trouble hearing me, if I put in my headphones it solves the problem. Maybe something to do with noise cancellation/echo reduction?
Do you have a case on or anything? I only have the issue on speakerphone.
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my girlfriend constantly nags about it when shes on speakerphone that i sound like im far away idk what it is
Bump. I tested with skype audio test last night with no issues. I can't figure out if there is really an issue
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Stop trying to find issues where there isn't. The speaker on this device is horrible, so who would actually persistently talk using it
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That makes zero sense. Especially since I'm referring to the microphone
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That makes zero sense. Especially since I'm referring to the microphone
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I get the same complaint. Not sure why. My case doesn't cover the microphone from what I can tell
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I've been messing around with this more and it seems like the bottom mic on my device is really directional in the sense that it only seems to pick up audible sound when you talk right into it. It's definitely barely picking up anything when the phone is held normally as if for a call. The speakerphone mic seems to work fine.
EDIT: I finally took it back to the store and swapped it out for a new one. It was definitely a hardware issue as my new one sounds much better.
Same issue here and I'm not using a case.
On speakerphone only, I get complaints every single time that people can't hear me to the point where I have to switch back to handheld.
Noise reduction currently off but it's the same either way. Gonna pop into Tmobile on the way home and see what they say.
Anyone else get a warranty replacement?
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anyone?
I would like to know also
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Go into voice recorder and be sure the microphone setting is set to 'normal'.
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For those who have a problem with this, I've been dealing with this issue since day 1. It seems to be a T-mobile problem and NOT a problem with the phone itself.
The software is set up as half-duplex and not full-duplex as it should.
That means that if the person on the other end of the line is talking or making noise and you start talking, they're not going to be able to hear you. I've tried this with my phone and a replacement phone. Same thing happened. That means that you will continuously cut in and out.
I'm currently talking to T-mobile and they have a ticket open with me to work with developers on the issue. I have no idea what happened but, as someone who uses speakerphone all the time, it's a MAJOR pain.
If anyone has more experience with this sort of issue, I'd love to hear it.
Hi Guys,
I'm having a problem along the same lines. I moved to Tmo a month or so ago when the S5 came out (ported from Sprint). The first couple of days I had great coverage but intermittently when I talked to someone, they'd tell me it sounded like I was in a tin can. At times it was hollow or echo-y. It kind of stopped, but then started up again. To me, everything sounds perfect. Now, randomly when I talk to someone, sometimes they can hear me without any problem, and sometimes they can barely understand me because of so much feedback coming through (even though I can hear them perfectly).
Tmo gave me a new sim card to use and said to wipe my cache to make sure everything was good. I did that and it worked great for about a day. Now, it's random again. I call land line and it sounds like I'm in a tin can and when they talk it's lots of feedback. I call friend on att and they have loads of feedback when they talk but perfectly fine on my end. I called someone on Tmo and had the HD appear on the call and it sounded like he was talking through a pillow.
It's so weird I can't figure out what's going on, but it's getting really annoying trying to talk to someone and end up calling them multiple times just to see if I can get a clear connection.
Bluetooth in my car seems to work perfectly for each end, though.
I'm on stock rom, rooted w/ philz recovery, and have not updated to the new ANES.
I don't use a case.
Wondering if that would help out.
Check this out might explain the mic issue
http://www.nxpsoftware.com/press/nx...g-lifevibes-voiceexperience-in-the-galaxy-s5/
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I can't get over how poor the incall voice quality is on any Rom including stock. Thought about returning but hoping for a fix. Increases volume with crazyag fix but calls still sound poor often. Its not all the time so that makes it more baffling. Anyone else notice and have any solutions.
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I never have issues. More often than not I use a stereo Bluetooth headset. But, the caller sounds crisp and clear to me on stock, S8, UnNamed, MIUI, and ICScreweD.
What exactly do you mean by poor? Low volume? Static? Etc.
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It could be a problem with your hardware or your phone's signal. I don't have any problems with call quality.
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If the problem is echoes heard by the person on the other end - use a case that doesn't suck.
A lot of cases make the echo canceller/noise reduction go nuts.
Its not a case as it happens occasionaly with or without a case. Its hit or miss.
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No issue with stock, unnamed and miui.
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No issues here!
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I think the mic isn't loud enough
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It's not as good as my old iphone 4 but its better than most other phones ive used. The skyrocket had better in call quality to. But this phone is better and i dont talk enough to care. I say try the skyrocket if you dont care about the speed of the device. Or exchange it and see if the new one is any better
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Talking isn't a big priority for me either but very frustrating when i do. Maybe ics will help. Strangely task's Rom seems to be the best so far. Just installed iscrewd so maybe that will be the ticket.
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I've had people complain to me that the audio quality has been irregular on speaker phone and bluetooth. Some people have even told me it is echo-ish.
Mine sounds fine to callers, i just can't understand people sometimes due to low quality/clarity
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Mine sounds fine to callers, i just can't understand people sometimes due to low quality/clarity
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Is it just as hard to understand various people from various phones? Or do some people from different phones sound better than other people/phones?
Sent from my SGS II.
My wifes iphone sounds horrible but my bothers iphone sounds great. Weird.
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i've been told that sometimes i suddenly start to sound like i'm a million miles away even though i didn't move the phone away from my ear.
kind of annoying because it doesn't go away until i hang up and re-dial the number. had the same problem with my skyrocket but never with iphone....
and this is with no case. still waiting for my otterbox commuter in the mail.
No issues here either, clear call quality. I came from a 3GS and 4 where my gf would tell me it would sound like an echo (no cases) or distance sometimes like mentioned above. Said that hasn't happened with this new phone and i sound clearer when calling her.
Not to confuse the op, but this issue in regards to what im hearing not what the other end hears and its sporadic too. I never get complaints from callers, i just can't understand them sometimes.
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I've had the phone since it was released and noticed i was missing calls, emails etc. Come to find out my phones speaker is 99% dead.
If i place my ear to it, i can just barely hear sounds and music.
Anyone else experience this? Or am i lone wolf in this, lol
Frank
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I've had the phone since it was released and noticed i was missing calls, emails etc. Come to find out my phones speaker is 99% dead.
If i place my ear to it, i can just barely hear sounds and music.
Anyone else experience this? Or am i lone wolf in this, lol
Frank
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Haven't heard of anyone else having this problem. Sounds like you are indeed alone.
Maybe search the international gnote forum too, but I haven't red anyone experiencing this.
Sorry, good luck
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The issue I've had is that my speaker seems to disable itself after I do a Hangout on Google+. Sounds only come though the earpiece afterwards until I power it off and on.
Call Samsung you might be able to get it fixed if you don't have a warranty
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I've had my I717D (Telus version) for less than a week and from the first day I got it the external speaker would disable itself, then after a reboot it would work. It started happening more and more until today it doesn't work at all, I'm going back to get a replacement tomorrow.
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The issue I've had is that my speaker seems to disable itself after I do a Hangout on Google+. Sounds only come though the earpiece afterwards until I power it off and on.
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Ive tried rebooting, factory reset, right now flashing the stock rom back and doing a counter reset. Dont think its going to help.
Apparently a few people with the international version have had this issue.
But att does give a 1 year warranty, so they should take care of it.
Frank
My girlfriend and I both have Rezounds she however likes to talk with hers between her face and shoulder while busy doing other things. When she does so she sounds very distant and barely audible. Is there anyway to anyway to get around this? She is rooted running CleanRom DE 1.4 if that helps.
I've had multiple cln rezounds and everyone of them I've had, ive gotten complaints about my voice going in and out, unfortunately i think it's just how the rezound was made.
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I think you should try updating to either OTA or global firmware and trying some different roms based on those. If it only gets halfway better that would probably still be a big difference. It won't fix a hardware issue but just software may make some difference.
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The problem is that the rezound uses two mics and a proximity sensor to tell when your face is right up against it. Too much movement of the phone and it switches between modes...causing the audio to sound super compressed for a couple seconds.
Get her a Bluetooth she can hide under her hair
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I had the same problem with the mic and Bluetooth. I found turning off voice privacy worked for me.
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The problem is that the rezound uses two mics and a proximity sensor to tell when your face is right up against it. Too much movement of the phone and it switches between modes...causing the audio to sound super compressed for a couple seconds.
Get her a Bluetooth she can hide under her hair
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As soon as I have the chance I am AT LEAST going to get her onto the global update. I think while I am at it I might as well s-off her phone before that maybe get her on a decent new rom.
I wonder if using one of the asop roms where you need to tweak the proximity sensor anyway if there is something in doing that which could help? *shrug*
When it comes to using a Bluetooth she has one but she never thinks about it so she rarely wears hers.
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I had the same problem with the mic and Bluetooth. I found turning off voice privacy worked for me.
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I tried the voice privacy and haven't noticed a big difference maybe a little bit but a little bit is better than nothing I suppose. Thanks for the suggestion.
Anyone experiencing this during calls? On my 3rd note 3 and they all have this. Could it be sprint? I know they are upgrading all the towers here but they been doing it a couple months now.
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Anyone experiencing this during calls? On my 3rd note 3 and they all have this. Could it be sprint? I know they are upgrading all the towers here but they been doing it a couple months now.
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No issues on my end. I have the black Note 3 if that helps.
I got the black one. It will be fine for a minute, then start making noises and crackling type sounds. But this is my 3rd note. So I was just curious if maybe it could be the network? I am gonna try a wifi Call and see if it's different
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I got the black one. It will be fine for a minute, then start making noises and crackling type sounds. But this is my 3rd note. So I was just curious if maybe it could be the network? I am gonna try a wifi Call and see if it's different
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That's odd, Iv'e made several calls on mine since yesterday in different locations and have not had a problem. Have you rooted or tried any thing audio wise? Also is your volume at the max?
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That's odd, Iv'e made several calls on mine since yesterday in different locations and have not had a problem. Have you rooted or tried any thing audio wise? Also is your volume at the max?
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Doesn't do it when I listen to the pre recorded visual Voice mail messages. And it will be fine on a call for a minute and then start acting up. I notice on my wife's Galaxy S3 that when the signal is bad and stays to break up it kinda sounds similar to what I'm hearing, just not so noticeable. I'm wondering if it's these upgrades they are doing here. Funny how pre recorded messages don't have this issue but when I'm on a call it does
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Most likely a network issue. I know when they are working on towers they offload on to other towers and that causes all kind of problems. Id say give it sometime. If you have the TEP on the phone hardware issues are covered for free.
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crackly note 3 calls wtf
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This is my second note 3, bought at best buy sprint. Calls are crackly found a article that says they having crackly calls phone issue. I'm returning this shut if it's phone defect and note network related.
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This is my second note 3, bought at best buy sprint. Calls are crackly found a article that says they having crackly calls phone issue. I'm returning this shut if it's phone defect and note network related.
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I'm gonna wait until the end of the week to see if it goes away. what's the chances of getting 3 defective notes all with the same issue? Like I said, listening to the pre recorded voice mails that came on the phone play just fine which leads me to believe that if it were a hardware issue, it would happen when I play those messages as well but it doesn't
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I'm gonna wait until the end of the week to see if it goes away. what's the chances of getting 3 defective notes all with the same issue? Like I said, listening to the pre recorded voice mails that came on the phone play just fine which leads me to believe that if it were a hardware issue, it would happen when I play those messages as well but it doesn't
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It's annoying! I'm going to continue to research and see if samsung responds to this. If not i have 12 days for a full refund. And Waite for the real next big thing
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It's annoying! I'm going to continue to research and see if samsung responds to this. If not i have 12 days for a full refund. And Waite for the real next big thing
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I know it can't be hardware because phone calls make this sound whether it's through the headpiece or the speaker phone. But music and other apps that use the speaker don't have this noise.
I'm thinking it may have something to do with the radio. May need to be updated.
If I get a 4th note and it does it then I know it's something network related. My wife's Galaxy S3 isn't as pronounced but you can kinda hear it. The note 3 is just more noticeable
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My Note 3's speaker & earpiece sucks. I paid full price. It's going back for a refund........Will get a 1max if tri-band, or Mega till Note 4.
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I got the black one. It will be fine for a minute, then start making noises and crackling type sounds. But this is my 3rd note. So I was just curious if maybe it could be the network? I am gonna try a wifi Call and see if it's different
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Same happens for me.....
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Same happens for me.....
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Wondering if it's a bad radio firmware that can't be fixed with an update. I don't talk on my phone much but I don't want it to sound digitized with popping and crackling sounds
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Wondering if it's a bad radio firmware that can't be fixed with an update. I don't talk on my phone much but I don't want it to sound digitized with popping and crackling sounds
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Is spoke to a sprint tech today, they tell me I'm the first to call about this matter, REALLY!! I told them it's all over the blogs and Internet about bad ear piece on the note 3! No radio update, call sauna they told me or just go return the phone!!! Best buy tomorrow to return it, I can Waite a few months for something that works or even better price drop
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Is spoke to a sprint tech today, they tell me I'm the first to call about this matter, REALLY!! I told them it's all over the blogs and Internet about bad ear piece on the note 3! No radio update, call sauna they told me or just go return the phone!!! Best buy tomorrow to return it, I can Waite a few months for something that works or even better price drop
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I'm going to do one more swap Friday when I'm off work. If it does the same thing, I'm just going to get the g2
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I got the black one. It will be fine for a minute, then start making noises and crackling type sounds. But this is my 3rd note. So I was just curious if maybe it could be the network? I am gonna try a wifi Call and see if it's different
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I get that, too. I have a white one.
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Just a heads up,
I was looking at a co-workers G2 on Verizon today and heard the same cracklin' when making a call, it wasn't that way on messages or audio.
But when making a call it had the same issue. I did not try making a wifi call.
She thought it was just her who heard the noise but is super irritated now. She is looking into the LG Optimus G Pro on AT&T.
I have the same crackling irritating popping noises while making and receiving phone calls. It happens if I am using the phone earpiece, speakerphone, earbuds, and also on Bluetooth. When playing music on ear buds I do not hear the crackling and popping irritating noise. That sucks because I really like the phone but I run a business and I really need to use the device as a phone. I will definitely be returning this phone in a couple days if the issue does not get any better which I'm 99 percent sure it won't on its own.
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I am having the same problem. chirping, garbled sounds, buzz noises, etc. Hopefully this can be fixed with a software update.
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I have the same crackling irritating popping noises while making and receiving phone calls. It happens if I am using the phone earpiece, speakerphone, earbuds, and also on Bluetooth. When playing music on ear buds I do not hear the crackling and popping irritating noise. That sucks because I really like the phone but I run a business and I really need to use the device as a phone. I will definitely be returning this phone in a couple days if the issue does not get any better which I'm 99 percent sure it won't on its own.
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I am in the situation as yourself. I also run a business and since I am on wifi 95% of the time. I already am using Line2 and for me and how I use my devices Line2 has been a life saver. Especially when I at a clients place up in the hills where there is no hope of a signal.
Hope it gets better for you and the rest of the folks out there.
Hi all,
I just got the Z2 for my fiancé as she wanted the best camera in a phone. All is going well except for call quality.
She hears everybody just fine but people complain that they can't hear her well. I've been reading online and some people are having the same issue even after replacing the phone.
Is it something to do with positioning the mic or could be a faulty hardware? She has an average (small) female face/head size. Could it be because the mic is just too far away from the mouth? Or something to do with noise-canceling mic?
EDIT: updated the phone to 402 and still she still has the same issue
I have the same issue, have to raise my voice slightly for people to be able to hear me properly
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I have the same issue, have to raise my voice slightly for people to be able to hear me properly
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It could be caused by faulty SIM card
I one had this issue with another device and I was using a normal sized SIM cut to fit micro sim slot, one I got it replaced at my operator then all went marvelous
It's a proper so card so not sure it's that but I will test another just in case
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I have the same issue, have to raise my voice slightly for people to be able to hear me properly
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And how do you live with that?
Anybody else with similar issue?
I'm not a fan of talking on the phone I text mostly so it's not too bad lol
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Same issue here with call quality...
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Same here , people dont hear me well , installed voice recorder and tested my voice seems fine the rec volume is fine , but in call the other party dont hearing me good i need to speak loud
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Same issue for me too. Thought it might have been my case. Both happy and sad it's not. Shame it's not fixed in the latest firmware. Hopefully a future one can fix it.
Same here
But it do happen for most calls
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Same here. Had to buy a handsfree, because i can't use the speakers when at work. NON disclosure stuff. I'm a bit disappointed at Sony actually. But with the handsfree everything is great.
My friends Z2 doesn't have these issues though, latest firmware.
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Here too... Call quality on other end is not good enough till u speak.
Have had complaints about my voice quality being poor as well...
Is this an isolated case? So far I haven't heard anyone complaining about my voice. What does the voice sounds like on the other end? Choppy, muffled, too soft?
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Is this an isolated case? So far I haven't heard anyone complaining about my voice. What does the voice sounds like on the other end? Choppy, muffled, too soft?
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Sound like Morgan Freeman from the wormholl , very ****y and on seconds,other party is loosing your whole words , i also discovered it isnt on each call , and will try to low or high the in call volume to see if it effects somehow to this bug/fault but obviously its not a single problem
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Same problem
I have complaints with almost every phone call about my sound quality. Have to speak louder or take phone off my ear and put microphone closer to my mouth.
Got this problem as well. Thought my was an isolate case but seemly it isn't so. Hope Sony do something abt it in the next firmware update
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Wow, seems that everybody is having the same issue! How do you guys manage to live with it? I'd go nuts.
Anybody NOT facing the same bad quality issue? I got the phone replaced, let's what what my fiancé thinks about it.
I am waiting for replacement at Monday , arriving a new bach , will report after it , but mine alwso has gaps and uncentered camera , i cant believe sony make so much deffekt devices and thats the flagship for 2014 ..imagine in 2015 sony will sell a phones that ruin themselfs in your hand
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same here too !!!
if you let the mouth piece drift even slightly away from your mouth , people say your breaking up or they cant hear you ! seems that Sony have a crap microphone built in the phone . and what good is a phone when people struggle to hear you ????