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T-Mobile UK MDA Compact & Poor Audio

All,
I recently got a T-Mobile UK MDA Compact and when I attempt to make a phone call the audio in the ear piece is very poor and plus the other person seems to here a echo or if they speak loud to me the ear piece seems to distort. Also with the sim card in or out when I switch the phone on and place it over my ear I can some electrical interference coming from the ear piece.
I spoke with T-Mobile who said they are not aware of this problem but they have now sent me 4 replacements all with the same problems.
I used to have a old Siemens S55 and the audio conversation on that is 10 times better, the voice of the other person is clear and just like talking face to face with them.
The MDA compact is extremely poor for audio conservations using the handset but when I use it with my Sony HBH600 bluetooth headset the audio is much better, has anyone else experienced this problem or is it just my bad luck :-(
Thanks
Msuk

Non O2 stereo headset

Just wondering if anyone is using a non genuine headset with there O2 xda II mini? While I had my genuine ones that come with the unit the audio dropped to one ear only, I tried another (non O2) set of headphones which were actually better qaulity and working fine on my other phone but had the same result.
Anyway I sent the mini and non genuine headphones across the country to O2's service centre and have just recieved an email which states "As PHF is a non genuine O2 Accesory it is most likely incompatable with XDA II Mini. Therefore we quote to replace PHF. Thank you." :shock:
I find it extremely hard to believe that any 2.5mm headphone jacked headphones would not work in the mini so was just wondering if anyone else could conform either way
Cheers all,
marto

The answer is actually rather simple!
If you look at the original O2 XDA Mini headphones (and many other originals for phones with a 2.5mm jack) then you will notice that it is a 4 contact plug: that is, there is one point of contact at its tip and three points of contact along the plug (marked out by black rings). 4 contacts by the way = microphone, two audio channels and a ground.
Most replacement ones are only 3 contact, thus they are missing the inner black ring - which is usually the right audio channel (or left... not quite sure!). But if you really must get your 3 contact earphones/converter to work in the O2, you need to have the plug only partially in the socket... pull it out a bit while playing music and you should find the sweet spot! Though note that it probably wont stay in the plug, plus since 3 contact earphones lack a microphone then you'll have to remember to unplug your earphones before making a call.

Awesome response
Now why couldn't I get a straight answer like that from the O2 Call centre or the Service centre :evil:
Cheers again,
marto

marto_martin said:
JWhile I had my genuine ones that come with the unit the audio dropped to one ear only, I tried another (non O2) set of headphones which were actually better qaulity and working fine on my other phone but had the same result.
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Had 2 sets of genuine O2 headsets now. Same thing's happened both times. I've lost the audio in the right earphone. I've checked my hima audio jack and the solder connections are fine. It's definitely the headset that's playing up. Even went so far as to cut the headphones off at the mic portion and solder new ones down but the same thing still happens. No sound on the right.
Anyone else experienced loss of audio in one earphone after a while and if so, how the hell did you fix it?

All I can say is lucky you not in Australia trying to get something done at O2's service centre here (mpsqld)...
When I sent the unit back for the second time and included the motorola headset I was trying to use this was there reply
As PHF is a non genuine O2 Accesory it is most likely incompatable with XDA II Mini.
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:evil: :evil: most likely?????? gee what a firm response
What a joke! ended up having to ring them (following no replies from several emails) asking if they actually physically tested the unit or just blamed in on the "non genuine" headset.
The motorola headset works fine (stereo sound) with my wife's motorola phone so told them to just sent it all back!

hey i just got my wife the jamin (i got a jam) and the headset from the jamin works on the jam if that helps.
infact i prefer the jamin headset cause its a bit more heavy duty.

I've bought a 2.5 mm to 3.5mm coverter (off ebay) and use ordinary headphones, music quality is much better then on the ones bundled with the phone.

Headphones and Mic

Hello everyone.
I have a great pair of wired headphones that I love to use for watching movies and listening to mp3's... noise canceling, enhanced bass, extended range, the works... =)
The only problem though is that when I get an incoming call on gsm, there is no way to listen to the call from the headphones and still use the built-in mic of the universal. I'm forced to unplug the headphones and just use the jasjar's built-in speakers like a regular phone. This is especially horrible on the bus, train, etc.
Funny thing is if I use skype on the jasjar, I can hear out of my great headphones and still talk through the built-in mic... i recorded a few voice notes using the built-in mic while having the headphones plugged in the universal...
clearly, from this... the function is available?
but how do I do this using the gsm phone?
I suppose you may want os details and such... I'm using the newest official i-mate jasjar rom
Thanks in advance!

Exec Microphone problem
I agree because when i plug my cassette adaptor into my phone in the middle of a call the other person can hear me for the first 1 or 2 seconds and then nothing. This sounds software related. Shame to have to add more hardware to the situation.

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I agree because when i plug my cassette adaptor into my phone in the middle of a call the other person can hear me for the first 1 or 2 seconds and then nothing. This sounds software related. Shame to have to add more hardware to the situation.
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having same problem here. I think it will be fixed by January 1st, 2007 in the new OS. Stay tuned. I have two OS versions of WM. I will try it on both and let you know. Well I hardly use GSM.... actually I only use skype on GPRS. Its much cheaper. Incoming and Outgoing calls plan from Skype is really cheap ^^.

qtek s100 headphone jack 3pole? 4 pole? what does it mean?

question: i'm trying to find a suitable headset for my qtek s100, the ones i have do not work (they disconnect the call after a few minutes, whereas the original does not). but, i've been reading around and i've read some posts about 3 and 4 pole connectors? maybe this relates to my problem of disconnecting when using other then original headphones, so maybe someone can shed some light?
the original one is a 'gold' plug with 3 small rubber rings (thus separting the jack into 4 sections (is this what is meant with 4 pole)? the headsets that disconnect the call is a 'silver' jack with two rubber rings, separating it into 3 sections.
thus, why does the original headset work and the other ones (one noname, and one motorola (originally shipped with the motorola v66, 3 years ago). although the original one is stereo and the other two are just one earpiece (thus mono), this does not matter. a single earpiece headset is preffered by me. which ones work?
does anyone know where to buy replacement headphones (that work off course) and which one has some decent sound (if i want to use it as a mp3player, i'll have to buy stereo ones and then off course one with good sound)
thanks in advance for any reply

I had the same decision.
In the end, to me it doesent matter what pole config i chose.
The headset i use is the shure i2c (link http://www.shure.com/PersonalAudio/Products/Headsets/ISeries/us_pa_i2c_headset_content)
Sound isolating earphones might not be your 'thing' but im barely on the phone with anyone anyway. I use it all the time to answer calls though, and it works perfect for me, i havent been in a call longer then 5 minutes with this headset so i dont know if this headset will have the problems your describing.
Other then that, the only drawback i see is :
- no answer button
- have to switch the headphones to 'phone' mode (i use a alternate mp3 player), THEN press the XDA's green button to answer the call.
I'm a semi audio enthusist, and these headphones sound OK and arnt as detailed, sound wise to my non isolating earphones. Could of gotten better but these phone's do the job well without a huge price tag.
Happy searching,
Whitemoo.

100% Compatible Stereo HandsFree
i am using the sony ericson P900 stereo hands free
also it is original accessory of p900 i bought.
not a 3rd party.
1st time i bought a 3rd party p900 handsfree but in music it sounds crappy.
so i returned it and bought orignal one from another store. the cost is doubled.
now it sounds like a hifi stereo system.
who ever listen music on these stereo headset they says wowww....

Bluetooth Audio Quality

(Update: 2/23/10: To replicate the problem, use a bluetooth headset, make a call, then walk away from the phone until you're almost out of range. That's exactly the problem I have when I'm holding the device, it doesn't matter where I am distance wise, the best audio call quality I get STARTS where most phones get when you're too far from the device. Ideas?)
After weeks (3 straight) of searching, I have to finally ask.
Does anyone else have an issue with the quality of their bluetooth connection (calls only) regardless of brand and distance from the phone?
I've purchased nearly 13 different bluetooth devices trying to fix this. Changing the distance from the actual handset (experimenting if there's a different to if the Hero is plugged in or not), the price of the bluetooth unit, what type it was (speaker phone unit only, carkit, headphones, ad2p or not, etc etc), and I still have a poor call quality call.
Reception isn't an issue, I've tried from full bars to almost no bars, and in every instance, when I disconnected the bluetooth and went back to using either speakerphone, headphones, or directly on the device, the noise went away.
You can only hear the noise when the remote party speaks, and it really sounds like the old analog bag phones in bad reception. Is there anything as far as changing settings on the bluetooth to improve the audio quality?

not really. the BT module sends information to the receiver and the receiver decodes that into audio. so you cant really set an EQ for BT with android at least so it basically depends on the receiving unit. while music is playing turn the volume down to 75% on the phone and thats the best quality you will get. im an audiophile and it works for me.

I have a Plantonics Stereo BT.
It works great on my Hero... Much better than my HTC Diamond!

Haven't had any trouble from my Jawbone 1. The sound quality isn't as good as it was on my TP, TP2 or Pre but it's ok. Haven't had any weird noises. But it does randomly disconnect from my Hero. Well the phone says it is still connected but I get no call notifications through it and when I answer, the audio is through the handset. Even right after I finish talking to someone through the BT. Gonna have to chalk it up to the Hero cause I've had no issuse with it on any other phones. Best BT ever in my opinion.

Yeah, I don't know. I have used the Jawbone II, Jawbone Prime, Moto H12, Moto H790, and Plantronics Voyager Pro all with no problems in sound quality, also audio quality is very important to me because I do have some hearing loss. My call quality with the Hero isn't quite as good as with my old Blackberry Curve, but it is still very functional as I use it at least an hour everyday. If you have gone through that many headsets it is quite possibly the device itself.

I don't know, I have 3 Hero's and I honestly don't like the quality of sound on any of them. One of them is just straight stock. I just wish I could get it with a clear quality as my old dumbphones have. I think I've been helped to discover the answer to my question, thank you all!