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I just got my Qtek 9100 a few days ago and as everybody else I am experiencing the same malfunctions, bugs etc..
I have a problem with the handsfree/speakerphone in the phone app and I couldn't find anybody else with the same problem.
My MIC seems to be OK as I can use it for recording memos, voice dialing and of course - talking. As soon as I activate the handsfree/speakerphone option the other side can't hear me or hears me broken or just plain hiss noise.
Is my unit defective? I think it sounds as a software problem that might be fixed with an update. Anybody else has heard about this problem somewhere? Anyone has experienced this problem? Should I return my unit?
One more thing, at times there is absolutely no audio coming out of the QTEK but that is fixed after I do a soft reset.
Help!
Speakerphone issue as you described is a known issue, hopefully a upgrade will fix this (fingers crossed)
Psshhheeww... now I am relaxed..
Funny.. when you know a bug exists by other people you feel better..
Anyway, we order two units, both have the same apps installed one has this bug and the other doesn't. Lucky me has the bogus unit... anything I can do about it?
And last question for now, any expected date on a rom/windows update for the Qtek 9100?
Thanks!
hey ari.
i do think it's a hardware problem.
like the good old JAM, who had the same problem with the speaker.
anyway, let's wait , maybe there will be a system update to fix this, but i doubt it, since many units dont have that problem and run the same rom.
Nadavi.
(Yes it's me) 8)
Hey Nadav,
I've been trying to reach you for the past days.. we have a mutual friend we didn't know of.. you know who it is?
Regarding the speaker phone, I was also sure it is a hardware problem, but think of it, the mic works falwless while recording, while talking with the phone in the good ol' regular way and while using the video cam or voice dialing... so, I think there is a chance that it is a software problem. Also, there were a few times that the handsfree/speakerphone DID work but I couldn't figure out how and when...
If it is a hardware problem I need to return the unit asap before I won't be able to do so... but if it is a software problem, I'll wait.
What do you people say/think?
Besides that, give me a call if you can.
Thanks!
Yes, but can we hope for a ROM update by Christmas?!
I did a BIGROM hack a while ago but have had lots of problems including random reboots, the stylus not working properly despite numerous screen calibrations etc.
I searched on Google for the latest T-Mobile UK ROM and found MA_TMUK_11300_128_11200_Ship.exe.
The ROM appeared to install properly but I now have no sound. Nothing from the speakers and nothing from the earpiece.
Can anyone offer any advice or share similar experiences?
Edit : Just plugged in the headphones and they work :?
Have you tried a hard-reset, this solved my simular sound prob. this weekend. I didn't update my rom, but go for it what can you lose besides data. A second rom-update might fix it too, when hard-reset fails.
regards, M
From time to time I have a problem where all my audio plays at 2x speed (or something faster than normal.) It starts happening with no "apparent" cause. It applies to all sounds, so my ringtones will go faster, the voice command voice is faster, and MP3's as well. It happens without any over clocking, or with over clocking for that matter.
It goes away after a soft reset but is still quit annoying. Anyone else have this issue, or better yet, a fix for this issue?
Thanx; Lew
thats happend to me once or twice, however..i dont soft reset...i just stop all running programs and its fine
Thanx for the reply. That don't seam to fix it for me. hmmm...
Same problem Here????? :roll:
I have the same problem when playing files off the storage card. So far, only thing that fixes it is a soft reset. Closing all open app's didn't do it for me.
I'm noticing the same problem as well, although I wouldn't say it plays TWICE as fast. To my musician's ear, it's more in the range of a whole step, which is common when 44.1KHz files are played back at 48KHz. Maybe there's a connection? I'd love to find out what's causing this.
As with others, the only thing for me that cures it is a soft reset. This is annoying, because it screws up the pitches of DTMF.
- Justin
Same here. You'd think that with such a high tech device and for the price, you'd get a device that at least played music correctly.
Is that too much to ask? I was going to ditch my iPod video and Nano and use my 8125 as my mp3 player but not with this annoying glitch.
You'd even expect the default ringtone to ring at the correct speed!
But NOOOO!
A.
mine did this to only thinkg i did was applied some tweaks using tweaks2k
not sure if that was what did it or not
Check to see if your ringtones are on the miniSD verses the phone in the rings directory. It did that on mine and then I erased the ring out of the SD card and put it in the windows/rings directory and then it didn't do that anymore. Try and see. It fixed it for me.
Mine are in those folders and it still does it. I have done registry tweaks and it does it. My friend has done nothing except install Agile 5.0 and his does it too, it has to be caused by using your own homemade ringtones.
Nope. I use a stock ring tone (Old Phone) and it still does it.
In a word I can tell you what causes this: BUG.
I figured out how to make mine play the sounds at normal speed. I just connect the stereo headset and disconnect.
Let me know if it works for you guys.
try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=46000&highlight=sound+fix
Has anybody tried the solution in the link provided by Nice Pants? I am hesitant to make a registry tweak that nobody seems to know too much about.
- J
I tried this registry fix and it didn't work. I believe the registry fix is used when your audio isn't working at all, not for this speed issue. I'm experiencing this speed issue as well. It's pretty annoying. Connecting and disconnecting the stereo headset solves the problem, but only temporarily.
You're right, I edited the registry using my directions, and after a soft reset my sound speed was back to normal, I came to realize after the same problem occured again, that it was actually the soft reset that was fixing it. I've only had this happen twice, and unfortunately I haven't been paying attention to what I was doing before it happened.
I currently have the summiter custom 2.17 ROM installed and I never had this problem with the stock cingular ROM. So... it's annoying, but I don't know if I have the patience to look through the registry for the fix, when this will probably be fixed by the "official" cingular ROM whenever it's released.
This is just another one of those issues that we as early adopters will probably have to live with (like the stupid battery icon, and no vibrate on push email).
I'll keep looking though, and if I eventually come up with a fix I will definitely post it here.
I am having this problem as well and posted a comment on Cingular's forum. This problem happened often on the stock ROM, but then seemed to go away when I upgraded to the 2.17 ROM. However, it has returned! It seems to happen randomly every day or two.
Initially (when I was using the stock ROM), I called Cingular's tech support and they forwarded me to HTC's tech support. The HTC guy was sort of rude and initially accused me of overclocking, which I hadn't done! He told me to soft-reset the device, which of course worked, then that was that. Incidently, I have tried overclocking since then and it does not affect audio playback speed. How about them apples? I am not overclocking anymore. I only did it as an experiment.
Also, this is my second device (I traded the first one in because of this issue). And based on the number of people that run into this, I believe the problem is fairly wide-spread, just most people don't pay as much attention to the audio as we do or perhaps reset their devices more often.
I wonder if a workaround can be created to exploit the solution of plugging and unplugging the headphones? Could somebody write an app that emulates the headphones being plugged in and unplugged? Or can somebody trap whatever messages the OS is sending around during that process and figure out which one "resets" the audio speed?
This is strange. I'm half wondering if it's a design flaw...
I hope this thread stays alive and somebody comes up with something. It is frustrating, despite being a "small" issue...
Personally I always have my headset in my pocket and just connect and disconnect, but I'd love to see this problem fixed. I have noticed on my device that the sound speeds up when EDGE disconnects and reconnects because I loose signal while using Agile. Does anyone have this problem and is not using Agile Messenger??
I don't even subscribe to EDGE services, I just use mine for the phone, text messaging, and wifi. And I notice that it started doing it about a week ago, in which i did a HARD reset. It of course went away, and i was thinking it might be some of the Tmobile addons in the extrom. but it seems that cingular is having same issue. I havent even bothered to call t-mobile because all im going to get is a rep who doesnt know anything. its not like they can write rom patches. I notice it came back the other day and i soft reset and it goes away. I want to let you know i've had this issue with a computer before. Someone a long time ago wrote an AC 97 sound driver for BeOS that i used on an old emachines. There was a bug in the driver that made audio play back 10% faster. It was completely software related so maybe someone in the board here who knows about the registry and drivers for this device could find a way to patch the bug.
I love having a bluetooth headset with my 8125, but I am frustrated that those who listen on the other end are having a hard time hearing me. At first, I thought that it was the Motorola H700 that I had. So I bought a Plantronics Voyager 510 after reading good reviews. Then I began having same problems with the 510. Volume apparently isn't the problem. Those who hear me state that the words become garbled at times and I am understood only 75% of the time. It's not related to my relative position. I have tried to unpair and pair the devices again. I'm wondering if it is the phone. I'm wondering if the drivers for the device have become corrupted in someway and need to be reloaded. However, I really don't want to hard reset my phone given the amount of time that would take. Anyone have any thoughts to the problem and a potential fix? Thanks.
i too have the same issue with my h700 on my tmo mda. i always thought it was my h700 but i tried it on my girlfriends phone and it was clear. i could hear the music in the background pretty easily. i agree that the problem is with the phone but to what would cause it to do this i have no clue.
I've had the same problem as well.
I believe it has to do with the MDA's bluetooth version. Does anybody know if there is a new version of bluetooth 2.0. I think something along that line would solve the prolems.
If it is a matter of drivers, then I would suspect that more than just a few of us would be complaining about this. I'm wondering if I did something to corrupt the current bluetooth drivers. Is there a way to re-establish the most up to date drivers without a hard reset? Thanks.
I listened to myself to see what others were hearing from my phone. I noticed that with faster speech, the information became more garbled. When I slowed down the speech, the information was less garbled. Which would be responsible for the problem? The headset or the phone? Has anyone tried the Voyager on another phone to experience if the same problem occurred? I don't have another bluetooth phone to try this on. Can anyone else try speaking at different speeds to see if this result can be replicated? Thanks.
Hello, I tried searching but came up with nothing... I suddenly lost all loudspeaker sounds. It just stopped working. I can feel vibrations when there is a call coming (but no sound), I can hear the caller through the speaker but not when the speakerphone is on. They can hear me well. I cannot hear music played (unless it is through the headphones).
I did not instal anything or did drop the phone. Does it have to be hardware? Should I first try something else before I take the device apart?
what rom/ radio rom are you running on your device?
did the sound stop while using it or was it something you suddenly realized and you couldn't recall the exact moment, you last heard a sound. because in that case, there might have been a slight software change, you didn't notice.
are you sure, the headphone socket is clean? if something shortens the socket, it might disable the speaker without being displayed as a connected headphone.
have you tried the usual (soft reset, battery in/out, volume changes, different mediaplayers, incoming/outgoing calls)?
do you have any sound related software installed, like call recorders or the magictweaks package or did you manipulate sound related registry values, with hdtweak or similar apps?
there are dozens of possibilities that could suddenly stop the sound from working, one of which might be a hardware issue. however, my money is on a completely random reason in combination with an older radio, and by upgrading the radio and/or hard resetting it will go away
Thanks for your input. I do have a lot of tweaking software installed but it all was tweaked about 2 years ago and never touched since then. The ROM is Topix 3.1.2 WWE.
With regards to the headphone socket, I haven't used it for months. But now, just for testing, I have put and took out the headphone jack about zilion times to check if it is OK. I think, whatever would be stuck in there would loosen out but I cannot be sure of that.
"The usual" that you mentioned have all been tried, the only thing I did not do was a hard reset.
And the speakerphone stopped working with 'NoData' turned on, so it couldn't auto-update on it's own. I just realized that it is not ringing and then started tracing the problem.
I would really like to avoid hard reseting and/or upgrading ROM... I have the device configured exactly to suit my needs and I am very picky in this subject (lots of apps working together in harmony). But I may have no choice.... Is there a way of upgrading and then restoring all the software that is on the device now back on it? Will the Sprite backup do the trick with an upgraded ROM installed or will it all clash?
you don't need to upgrade the OS rom itself, only the radio. that's why i wrote "upgrading the radio and/or hard reset", because it includes 3 options:
1. just a hard reset might resolve the problem, if it is a pure software issue
2. a radio update might fix the sound, because the radio handles everything, windows mobile needs to address the hardware (sound, camera, wireless communications...). however, performing a radio update without hard reset might screw up wi-fi connections and bluetooth partnerships, that you might have set up and if your sound works again and your bluetooth and wi-fi wont, it does not really improve your situation.
3. therefor, performing a radio update, followed by a hard reset might be your best option.
i can understand, that a hard reset for some people, is something, you'd only wanna do, if there is absolutely no other options, because setting up the device again can take a lot of time, however, using a program like sprite/spb/resco backup usually creates full backups, that save too much unwanted information, so probably, after a full backup/restore, your problem will return as well. but you can give it a try:
create a full backup, perform a hard reset, test the sound (call yourself, play an mp3 file), then restore your full backup and see, whether the sound still works. however, you should also backup your pimdata in a pimbackup or through outlook or myphone, in case the backup does not work properly.
Thanks again. My Radio is 1.17.25.09, which is pretty fresh.
I could still backup, hard reset and check if the sound appeared. If not, I can reflash my Topix ROM and take the device apart. Or upgrade to one of the new ROMs and then take it apart