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Well, The speaker began making crackly death sounds in my epic. From what I've seen via google search and here on the forums, It isn't entirely uncommon.
I've tinkered with some electronics before so i decided to avoid the whole going back to stock thing and picked up a speaker on ebay and replaced it. Along the way i decided to pick apart the failed bit. Took a few pictures but I am unsure of the cause of problems since i damaged the speaker prying the metal cover off. But I figure that one of the corners of the cone is getting popped inward and not letting the speaker do its thing.
If anyone else happens to have a failed/ noisy speaker and cares to take it apart please take a picture or two. I am simply curious as to if the corners are just creasing themselves inward somehow.
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Well, The speaker began making crackly death sounds in my epic. From what I've seen via google search and here on the forums, It isn't entirely uncommon.
I've tinkered with some electronics before so i decided to avoid the whole going back to stock thing and picked up a speaker on ebay and replaced it. Along the way i decided to pick apart the failed bit. Took a few pictures but I am unsure of the cause of problems since i damaged the speaker prying the metal cover off. But I figure that one of the corners of the cone is getting popped inward and not letting the speaker do its thing.
If anyone else happens to have a failed/ noisy speaker and cares to take it apart please take a picture or two. I am simply curious as to if the corners are just creasing themselves inward somehow.
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I just swapped one of my Epics out a couple of weeks ago because of this issue.
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I just swapped one of my Epics out a couple of weeks ago because of this issue.
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I would have of just gone to sprint. But it seemed easier to me to just get the speaker off of ebay for 13 bucks and have an excuse to pop open the back cover. And I am le lazy when it came to going back to stock. Strange there are no void stickers of any sort on the thing though.
Imaperson said:
Well, The speaker began making crackly death sounds in my epic. From what I've seen via google search and here on the forums, It isn't entirely uncommon.
I've tinkered with some electronics before so i decided to avoid the whole going back to stock thing and picked up a speaker on ebay and replaced it. Along the way i decided to pick apart the failed bit. Took a few pictures but I am unsure of the cause of problems since i damaged the speaker prying the metal cover off. But I figure that one of the corners of the cone is getting popped inward and not letting the speaker do its thing.
If anyone else happens to have a failed/ noisy speaker and cares to take it apart please take a picture or two. I am simply curious as to if the corners are just creasing themselves inward somehow.
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Yeah, I'm having the same problem... Samsung tried to blame the issue on Sprint haha!
But, no I don't feel comfortable taking the speaker out and replacing it... =/ good luck if you can figure it out though!
Imaperson said:
Well, The speaker began making crackly death sounds in my epic. From what I've seen via google search and here on the forums, It isn't entirely uncommon.
I've tinkered with some electronics before so i decided to avoid the whole going back to stock thing and picked up a speaker on ebay and replaced it. Along the way i decided to pick apart the failed bit. Took a few pictures but I am unsure of the cause of problems since i damaged the speaker prying the metal cover off. But I figure that one of the corners of the cone is getting popped inward and not letting the speaker do its thing.
If anyone else happens to have a failed/ noisy speaker and cares to take it apart please take a picture or two. I am simply curious as to if the corners are just creasing themselves inward somehow.
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If I can find a speaker on Ebay, I will certainly give it a shot. This distortion is really bugging me. If I turn it up, it sounds like crap. If I turn it down, I get no ringtone, so I miss calls.
I got the same issue. I thought it was related to eb13.
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Imaperson said:
Well, The speaker began making crackly death sounds in my epic. From what I've seen via google search and here on the forums, It isn't entirely uncommon.
I've tinkered with some electronics before so i decided to avoid the whole going back to stock thing and picked up a speaker on ebay and replaced it. Along the way i decided to pick apart the failed bit. Took a few pictures but I am unsure of the cause of problems since i damaged the speaker prying the metal cover off. But I figure that one of the corners of the cone is getting popped inward and not letting the speaker do its thing.
If anyone else happens to have a failed/ noisy speaker and cares to take it apart please take a picture or two. I am simply curious as to if the corners are just creasing themselves inward somehow.
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I just replaced the big speaker on my epic, the sound works,but now I have to signal. Can't connect to the towers. Any suggestions?
Check the wire that leads to the antenna. Its a tiny one.
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Check the wire that leads to the antenna. Its a tiny one.
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It attaches to the speaker asembly, on the right side, grey ish right? When I replaced the speaker, the wire didn't seem to reattch right. should it be replaced? Any idea where I can get one?
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Well, The speaker began making crackly death sounds in my epic. From what I've seen via google search and here on the forums, It isn't entirely uncommon.
I've tinkered with some electronics before so i decided to avoid the whole going back to stock thing and picked up a speaker on ebay and replaced it. Along the way i decided to pick apart the failed bit. Took a few pictures but I am unsure of the cause of problems since i damaged the speaker prying the metal cover off. But I figure that one of the corners of the cone is getting popped inward and not letting the speaker do its thing.
If anyone else happens to have a failed/ noisy speaker and cares to take it apart please take a picture or two. I am simply curious as to if the corners are just creasing themselves inward somehow.
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glad to see im not the only one with this issue. my speaker sound like ass! unfortunately im not hardware savy enough to gut my epic but im gonna try and get my buddy at the repair center to see if he can fix it for me at his place instead of having to flash to stock to get it fixed then reflashing everything.
I always assumed it was an improper grounding issue, not the speaker itself. Different firmwares and ROMS have produced different results, so I have my doubts about the speaker being the issue.
Ya, mine is "blown" too... but it happened one day while I was at work... on silent. I was also kinda thinking it has more to do with software than hardware... but it hasn't fixed itself yet and it's been almost 2 weeks.
Looks like I might be doing the Odin thing soon, thank goodness for TEP.
Well, mine started to sound blown too. It happened overnight, I wasnt even using the speaker. Im farked too because I dont have insurance on this thing. Is this a software issue or what?
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Well, mine started to sound blown too. It happened overnight, I wasnt even using the speaker. Im farked too because I dont have insurance on this thing. Is this a software issue or what?
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Just for the record, if your wire wont attach again, its because the technicians have a special tool to pop in on and off.
If your speaker isn't working, take it into a repair center. If they can fix it in store and it's under warranty, it will cost you $35. If you have insurance, then it should be no cost. The store I went to was cool about custom roms and rooting, was even asking me about it.The store I went to was not a corporate store as there are no corporate stores in the area that do repairs.
Forgot to mention that if they can't fix it in store, they will send to Samsung and Samsung will send a refurbished model. So in that sense, it may be a good idea to Odin.
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I always assumed it was an improper grounding issue, not the speaker itself. Different firmwares and ROMS have produced different results, so I have my doubts about the speaker being the issue.
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I was hoping it would be a software issue but no amount of flashing back to stock would fix it. It started when my alarm went off one morning. Started out fine then turned to crackly death sounds all at once.
So far so good on the replacement speaker however.
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I was hoping it would be a software issue but no amount of flashing back to stock would fix it. It started when my alarm went off one morning. Started out fine then turned to crackly death sounds all at once.
So far so good on the replacement speaker however.
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yup, exactly how mine malfunctioned. I set the alarm, worked when i set it, then woke up to a gawd awfull crackly noise, and the speaker was blown.
Since i don't have TEP, should i just try and buy it and replace it myself or go back to stock and have the techs look at it at my sprint store?
I am experincing the "blowing" or "bursting" speakers, too, all of a sudden. I am on Bonsai 4.0.1, but I experienced that on stock ROM, too. I wish we can find a solid solution to this intriguing issue.
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It might not actually be blown!
Long time reader, first time poster.
Ok, here is what I discovered about the Epic speaker. Like everyone else here I had my speaker die the same way, suddenly was distorted at any normal volume and no sound when you turned the volume to low, after awhile it just up and quit.
One thing i did discover was the if I tapped the speaker module it would start working again but blown sounding, so I thought "hmmm, seems like a loose connection". Got bored the other night and decided to take the speaker module out and see if I could spot a loose connector. No, no such luck, so after tearing the speaker module apart and playing with it, I narrowed it down to a bad solder joint in the ?diode? array under the red goo. when i would flex the cable it the speaker would suddenly start working again normally (no distortion, nice loud volume).
Now, as near as I can tell, Samsung is only using 2 leads of the connector hence the diode array (best guess due to the wiring pattern), voltage one way and the speaker plays, voltage the other way and the vibration motor runs. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
Unfortunately, I cannot say if this is a permanent fix or not, my diodes appear to have taken some damage due to me continuing playing around with the speaker module while it was on (Either cumulative from running it messed up, or maybe I shorted them while I was poking around; but the speaker volume decreased gradually over time, no distortion though). But I do know for awhile everything was working fine, and my speaker worked like it was supposed to.
If any of you have the same problem, and can manage small surface mount work, this might be a way to save a few $$ or get it working again in short order since the only replacement speakers in can find right now appear to be coming out of Hong Kong with a long delivery time.
Hope this helps someone. Thanks for all the help that you guys have given me over the years.
As in everything in life, YMMV.
Hmm, I did not think to check out the wires while i had it out. I no longer have the broken part so if i encounter the issue again i know where to start looking.
Thanks!
I had the same problem. Thankfully i have best buy black tie insurance.
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I've noticed that I'll hear a weird vibration noise if I increase the volume over a certain amount in call. I fixed it at some point by inserting and removing the headset but it returned once I changed the volume again. Has anyone else experienced this? This is on the normal speaker not the back one for speaker phone.
Mine has always done it. Kind of sounds like a slightly blown speaker. Honestly it only does it when I turn it up louder than I would want it anyway so it doesn't bother me.
When I first got mine, it vibrated badly when the volume was anywhere over the minimum. I returned it for a new one and this current one hasn't done it once. I have read many reports about this issue all over the interwebs...there must have been a batch or two that is stricken with this issue.
Thanks, I was hoping it was a software problem but it seems it definitely is a hardware defect. I'm in the process of ordering a replacement.
I don't experience the "popping" noise when I'm on a call. Only when I've left it on the charger for awhile. I'm not not sure what exactly causes it but it's quite annoying. If I take it off the charger and let it cool off, it's fine. Not sure what the deal with that is..
It seems my replacement phone has the same issue. Did I just get unlucky or is this a problem with all Epics?
Mine does the same thing. You are talking about the earpiece, right? Sounds like theres a hair stuck in it buzzing when you are talking to someone. It's definitely something screwy with the speaker itself.
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It seems my replacement phone has the same issue. Did I just get unlucky or is this a problem with all Epics?
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Happens on mine, too.
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Just wondering if anyone has experienced their Atrix crackling or distorting when making calls using the earpiece or speakerphone. I searched around and it seems a limited number of people are experiencing this when their volume is set to over 50% or near the max. I am experiencing this even when my volume is set to under 50%.
I am referring to the earpiece/speakerphone and not the actual speaker in the back.
Yes. I have the same problem. Nothing has fixed it so far. Sometimes I can't hear anyone, cause it gets so loud. Let me know how you resolve this!
Jake
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Same issue for me, but it's minor.
Are you guys all on the stock 0.37 Bell firmware? I am currently playing around with the Noise Suppression settings but they don't seem to be helping much. I am considering flashing to the French SBF to see if it improves things.
I do have this problem. It sounds like the speaker has something loose in it and its rattling but I suspect the speaker is blown. My rear speaker is on its way to hell too. Coming from iPhone 4, i'm really disappointed with Motorola build quality.
Im on at&t. The problem is obviously hardware related. It was on firmware 1.2.6. 1.5.7 and now 1.8.3. Themed no themed, odexed, deodexed, doesn't matter. Old radio, new radio..... Seems to be related to signal quality somehow. Shall we make it a warranty issue? It happens on every call for me.
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The first Atrix I had, had that problem. Went back to the store, pulled another out of the box to compare and the problem was obviously hardware related. Had the phone replaced.
Isn't this a common problem across the board with Motorola phones?
My work mate has another Motorola android phone and she had hers replaced three times due to ear piece problems!
Mine does it. Especially noticeable after dialing when waiting for the other party to pick up while it's rinigng. It's really bad at anything over 50% volume.
Definitely HW related.
Mine does it for the first ring when I call out. Then it sounds normal.
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Mine does it for the first ring when I call out. Then it sounds normal.
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Mine does exactly that.
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Mine does exactly that.
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I'm thinking I'll hang tight with it for a while. The speaker seems to work fine during calls and everything but the first ring. I had issues on my Nokia E71 where the first ring would be really quiet and then after that the volume would go up to normal. If it gets worse, I'll exchange it then.
I've got the crackling issue as well. Happens at any time during a call but is especially noticeable during the initial dialing
Same issue for me too. However, it's not the speaker because I get the same noise with my headphones as well. Typically I only hear it on the first ring.
As the title says, there's a constant static. Will changing earphones help? Or it a problem with phone itself like review sites say? Is there any solution because this static makes conversation impossible which pretty much defeats the purpose of the phone. If I get RMA will others phones also have this defect?
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Also noticed that static goes away when I cover the speaker with something.
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I have static in my earpiece with the default in call volume (which is all the way up). When I turn the volume down some I don't have it and the volume is still plenty loud. I'm not sure if it's the same noise your having.
Not sure if problem is same as yours. Noise is kinda like static which you hear in electrical interference. Something like the sound you hear from PC speaker when your phone is near it and you get a call or SMS that time. That kind of sound constant goes up and sometimes down randomly but its almost there all the time while using earpiece only, not without it. Funny thing is when I cover up the back side speaker with my hand that static goes away. Its really strange I don't know what's going on. Never had anything so irritating and unbearable on my previous galaxy s2
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Known nexus 4 issue. If it's not loud enough, I recommend you to just keep it and ignore it. If it's really loud, try RMA. Mine also buzzes but I just ignore it. People think that it is due to poor shielding or something
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I have the same problem. I will be asking for a replacement, because if people just accept it, it will never get fixed. This is a defect.
This is an old issue. One of the first since the N4 came out. I have always wondered if it is a noise cancellation feature gone bad. Like the buzzing wasn't meant to be so loud, but for one reason or another just got a little stronger than what it was supposed to be.
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This is an old issue. One of the first since the N4 came out. I have always wondered if it is a noise cancellation feature gone bad. Like the buzzing wasn't meant to be so loud, but for one reason or another just got a little stronger than what it was supposed to be.
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I think I agree with others that its a hardware issue because when I keep my hand on speaker the problem goes away. Plus I talked to a couple of people who said they had their phones replaced up to 3 times!! And still ended up with a defective piece. Very bad on googles part, I would have been happier to pay more but at least get a reliable device in return. I had my phone imported so RMA will be hell for me and even after that there is no guarantee. Just sad on googles part, just sad.
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Hi!
I'm sorry if this is really long and confusing, I just want to try and explain as best as I can. If anyone is experiencing similar issues or just have some input I would love to hear it.
I bought a G2 (International version) about a week ago and have some issues with noises being heard from the call speaker (can be heard on the top backside also) even when not in a call and the screen being off.
I've read a bunch of posts about people complaining about the sound quality during calls, I would say mine was not horrible but not great either. I don't make a whole lot of calls on my phone so I didn't really notice it at first, until a couple of nights ago when I kept hearing this weird high pitched noise that I couldn't figure out where it came from. I don't have super hearing or anything, but I do hear the noise some chargers sometimes make when they're plugged into an outlet, highly annoying. Picked up my phone (from about 1 meter away) and that's where the noise was coming from.
I first thought it was the actual speaker making the noise but the noise is the same on the backside of the phone around the camera area.
There's the high pitched sound, some faint hissing, some dial-up modem like sounds and a lot of click click click..cliiiick's.
I do have pretty weird cell reception here, in one place it can be full and if I move it 1 cm it drops to 1 bar and so on.
I also noticed the phone got very hot up top. I wasn't doing all that much on the phone, had the browser open, played candy crush and wordfeud for like 5 minutes, checked my email.. normal stuff. Got a phonecall and when I put the phone against my ear it was really uncomfortably hot. Not burning hot or anything but definitely not something I want to speak in for more than 5 seconds. I checked the battery temp and it said 36 C, but the top of the phone was wayy hotter than the bottom part. This was at night so screen brightness was set to 0.
I let it cool down and ran Antutu just to see how hot it would go to, it peaked at 47 C and again the top part of phone was a lot hotter than the bottom part. The sound can be heard when it's quiet during the day too. I tried a factory reset but the sound was still there.
I took it back to the store and wondered if I got a defect phone or something. The guy at the store pretty much tried to brush me off. He did try to reproduce the problem and took the phone back behind but said he couldn't hear it in a "soundproof" room.
His colleague said "well phones do get hot when playing games". But really, shouldn't the G2 be able to handle the same things I normally did on my oold phone (HTC Incredible S) with no issues at all?
The sound can not be heard from any other phone I've tried to hear it from (my old phone, various Galaxy S3's and 4's, iPhones, Nexus 4 or the Galaxy Trend plus I bought so I would have a phone while the G2 is on service).
Those of you who have issues with crappy signal/reception and have normal hearing; can any of you hear it making sounds even while the screen is off?
If you made it all the way through that; thanks for taking the time to read! Any input you have would be greatly appreciated as it's not so much fun to feel like a annoying nagging customer when raising the issues at the store. I think the phone is fantastic, save for those issues!
Return it for replacement. Definitely not normal. Especially that hot. This phone stays cooler than my Spectrum. I get no sound static or audible noise less I'm on call, ect. Sounds like voltage leak, and into the speakers. Never uncomfortable at ear after an hour of games. Demand a replacement.
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I already made a thread about the noise. The last lg phones have it. All nexus 4... you can check the threads...
And also this one. Once heard cannot be unheard.
Some ppl do not hear it. Some ppl do not wanna hear it.
What I read from N4 the intensity of the noise can differ...But am not sure about that. Mine n4 from us had it. And a brand new that a friend bought few week back from eu the same...
But a replacement won't do a thing. No one said oh, New device fixed it. Max they did. Oh, it's better. They also said that the issue can become worse in time.
It's just the quality control sucks in the dept from lg...
Anyway. When you exchange it. Let me know if the new device is better.
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Steamer86 said:
Return it for replacement. Definitely not normal. Especially that hot. This phone stays cooler than my Spectrum. I get no sound static or audible noise less I'm on call, ect. Sounds like voltage leak, and into the speakers. Never uncomfortable at ear after an hour of games. Demand a replacement.
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I was expecting the store to replace it with a new one on the spot, it was only a week old. But since they couldn't "reproduce" the problem they had to send it to the service center. It's nice to know that at least I'm not being super annoying and complaining about things that are "normal". I did wonder why no one complained about the top part getting hot. I have hats, don't need an ear-warmer!
Thanks!
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I already made a thread about the noise. The last lg phones have it. All nexus 4... you can check the threads...
And also this one. Once heard cannot be unheard.
Some ppl do not hear it. Some ppl do not wanna hear it.
What I read from N4 the intensity of the noise can differ...But am not sure about that. Mine n4 from us had it. And a brand new that a friend bought few week back from eu the same...
But a replacement won't do a thing. No one said oh, New device fixed it. Max they did. Oh, it's better. They also said that the issue can become worse in time.
It's just the quality control sucks in the dept from lg...
Anyway. When you exchange it. Let me know if the new device is better.
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I did search for similar threads but found nothing that matched my issues with noises during idle.
I am soo glad to hear that I'm not the only one with the issue, or that I'm imagining things! I don't have much hope of the new one being better, which I told them at the store. If it persists with the new one I'm returning it. I was contemplating getting the Nexus 5 instead of the G2. I didn't notice the sound on the Nexus 4, but maybe it was fainter than on the G2. So does the Nexus 5 also have this issue?
If it gets worse with time I'll probably end up getting annoyed at some point.
I'll let you know if the new one is better. but that won't happen for at least 3 weeks. I'm guessing a month and a half with it being xmas and all that.
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I did search for similar threads but found nothing that matched my issues with noises during idle.
I am soo glad to hear that I'm not the only one with the issue, or that I'm imagining things! I don't have much hope of the new one being better, which I told them at the store. If it persists with the new one I'm returning it. I was contemplating getting the Nexus 5 instead of the G2. I didn't notice the sound on the Nexus 4, but maybe it was fainter than on the G2. So does the Nexus 5 also have this issue?
If it gets worse with time I'll probably end up getting annoyed at some point.
I'll let you know if the new one is better. but that won't happen for at least 3 weeks. I'm guessing a month and a half with it being xmas and all that.
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Search in the N4 threads for static noise.
Btw, sometimes it's harder to hear, depends on the environment.
I bet N5 has the same issue...
As said, many do not wanna hear it.... And some even can't (doesn't mean it's not there...)
Btw I am fighting with myself too. If I should claim warranty or let it be... But sometimes it's pretty annoying. Mostly in calls in the silent periods. And sometimes I do not perceive it.
I got the g2 in hope that the n4 bug will be fixed.... One thing though in N4 it was worse.
Edit: some theory I remember. Said to have something to do with the data transfer. So in N4 they made "fixes" with tasker for calls with data WiFi Off during call and on after etc.
Btw if you really can hear from that far you really can have good hearing or really defect device... I can hear mine only ear next to it. Same as N4
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Search in the N4 threads for static noise.
Btw, sometimes it's harder to hear, depends on the environment.
I bet N5 has the same issue...
As said, many do not wanna hear it.... And some even can't (doesn't mean it's not there...)
Btw I am fighting with myself too. If I should claim warranty or let it be... But sometimes it's pretty annoying. Mostly in calls in the silent periods. And sometimes I do not perceive it.
I got the g2 in hope that the n4 bug will be fixed.... One thing though in N4 it was worse.
Edit: some theory I remember. Said to have something to do with the data transfer. So in N4 they made "fixes" with tasker for calls with data WiFi Off during call and on after etc.
Btw if you really can hear from that far you really can have good hearing or really defect device... I can hear mine only ear next to it. Same as N4
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Oh interesting, found lots of posts on the N4 board.. guess I didn't use the magic combo of words to get any relevant hits when I searched before I posted.
Yeah, the guy at the store definitely didn't even want to hear it. It's also hard to prove the sound is actually there. I mean how do I prove that I can actually hear the noise? I dearly would love to be able to keep this phone and live with the noise, but not combined with the top part acting like a stove. If I can't convince the store guys that there is something wrong with it and LG won't hear of it I guess I'm looking at a Samsung instead :/
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I already made a thread about the noise. The last lg phones have it. All nexus 4... you can check the threads...
And also this one. Once heard cannot be unheard.
Some ppl do not hear it. Some ppl do not wanna hear it.
What I read from N4 the intensity of the noise can differ...But am not sure about that. Mine n4 from us had it. And a brand new that a friend bought few week back from eu the same...
But a replacement won't do a thing. No one said oh, New device fixed it. Max they did. Oh, it's better. They also said that the issue can become worse in time.
It's just the quality control sucks in the dept from lg...
Anyway. When you exchange it. Let me know if the new device is better.
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Um, actually I exchanged my first device with a new one and it is gone. I was super sensitive to the sound although my cousin and the best buy guy could not hear it. I was exactly as OP described. Totally gone.
The one difference in the two phones is the first one I received needed to receive updates out of the box and the second one already had the updates. So i'm assuming the first was from an older batch of phones.
PS THIS IS A VERIZON DEVICE!!!!
OP I would suggest swapping it out. It doesn't hurt to swap it out and get a new one. If it still does it your only out a few minutes of time.
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Um, actually I exchanged my first device with a new one and it is gone. I was super sensitive to the sound although my cousin and the best buy guy could not hear it. I was exactly as OP described. Totally gone.
The one difference in the two phones is the first one I received needed to receive updates out of the box and the second one already had the updates. So i'm assuming the first was from an older batch of phones.
PS THIS IS A VERIZON DEVICE!!!!
OP I would suggest swapping it out. It doesn't hurt to swap it out and get a new one. If it still does it your only out a few minutes of time.
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That is actually good news. If it's really gone. Am bit skeptical, coming from countless threads, and some devices on my own in N4.
Well another thing I remember was that some ppl reported like you over the N4. Issue gone. And then few weeks after a re-post. "It's back"
Let's hope that does not happen though.
How long you have it already?
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That is actually good news. If it's really gone. Am bit skeptical, coming from countless threads, and some devices on my own in N4.
Well another thing I remember was that some ppl reported like you over the N4. Issue gone. And then few weeks after a re-post. "It's back"
Let's hope that does not happen though.
How long you have it already?
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I mean the screeching noise on my first device was constant. From the time I got it on day one. I just thought maybe it was me, or it was just something kind of temporary etc.. My girlfriend even made jokes about how I was getting old (im about to turn 25 lol) and its just my hearing. As soon as I got the second device it stopped. I was told it is probably a resistor or something like that making more noise than it should. I dont know.
I've had the second device for about two weeks or so.
Sktr021 said:
Um, actually I exchanged my first device with a new one and it is gone. I was super sensitive to the sound although my cousin and the best buy guy could not hear it. I was exactly as OP described. Totally gone.
The one difference in the two phones is the first one I received needed to receive updates out of the box and the second one already had the updates. So i'm assuming the first was from an older batch of phones.
PS THIS IS A VERIZON DEVICE!!!!
OP I would suggest swapping it out. It doesn't hurt to swap it out and get a new one. If it still does it your only out a few minutes of time.
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This sounds encouraging... so maybe it will be fixed on mine when I get it back? Store would not hear of just swapping it out for a new one on the spot so I'm stuck waiting.
usually when you hear hissesbits bad reception, but sometimes its bad simcard and rarely some hobbyist or secret agency listening in. Try elimination apps also, some could interfere somehow when trying to setup a tap
try different sim/network just in case, note different sim will erase some stuff
I forgot the obvious, liquid, damp environments like shower can break microphones or speakers or cause previously isolated components to leak into another
bachera said:
usually when you hear hissesbits bad reception, but sometimes its bad simcard and rarely some hobbyist or secret agency listening in. Try elimination apps also, some could interfere somehow when trying to setup a tap
try different sim/network just in case, note different sim will erase some stuff
I forgot the obvious, liquid, damp environments like shower can break microphones or speakers or cause previously isolated components to leak into another
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Yeah. No. That what we spoke of, is well documented and reported in N4.
Allegedly it's a shielding issue and as someone said the speaker or some other part is picking up static etc.
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As said it's also on idle when screen of, phone sleeping....
The showering would make sense if they would do it by default in LG factories
Same goes with aps.
But there are 2 issues that are reported for G2. One i think is the call quality for Verizon I think that maybe can be fixed with a software update.
And then there is this. It's static noise, crackling, etc which can be heard "anytime". It's feint, but there. Where it's annoying for me is in the silent parts of a call, when no one talks and my ear is near the device.
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actually just get a glass, or look at the mirror when you showered and how much condense is on it. then think, could that condense form on/in phone, you'd be amazed your microphone/speaker etc etc
Sonys strategy should be copied by all phone manufacturers
Kabloinko said:
This sounds encouraging... so maybe it will be fixed on mine when I get it back? Store would not hear of just swapping it out for a new one on the spot so I'm stuck waiting.
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Where did you get it and how long ago?
When I spoke to Verizon they said that it is considered a manufacturer defect and that it would be absolutely no issue switching it. He also said they weren't receiving many complaints about this issue.
I purchased mine at Best Buy and they swapped it out (after 3 days) without any questions at all. He just said no problem and switched it out.
I would pitch a fit if they won't work with you. It wouldn't even hurt them as it would be sent back to LG as defective anyways.
Sktr021 said:
Where did you get it and how long ago?
When I spoke to Verizon they said that it is considered a manufacturer defect and that it would be absolutely no issue switching it. He also said they weren't receiving many complaints about this issue.
I purchased mine at Best Buy and they swapped it out (after 3 days) without any questions at all. He just said no problem and switched it out.
I would pitch a fit if they won't work with you. It wouldn't even hurt them as it would be sent back to LG as defective anyways.
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I'm in Sweden and got mine at a normal electronics store, the international version and not operator branded or anything. I got mine Dec 16 and went back to the store Dec 21. The guy at the store first wanted to do a warranty claim but I called bull**** and stated DOA since it was not even a week old. I was in that store for an hour trying to just explain what the hell was wrong with it. They claim they couldn't just switch it for a new one since they couldn't reproduce the problem. I don't know how the hell they expect to reproduce the problem with a soundsystem pumping in store (no chance in hell of having as good hearing as at night or when it's just quiet!) and listening for it in a soundproof room seems kind of moot too. My apartment is not soundproof nor is it isolated from radio interference or even in a particularly hot spot for cell reception.
I'm guessing LG Sweden haven't heard so much about this since they probably haven't sold as many of them over here. I'm emailing LG to hear what they have to say for themselves. I am in no way backing down on this. if I get it back and the service papers state nothing done and nothing wrong (in which case the store will make me pay the shipping fees) I will void the purchase. Will see if they try to fight me on that too. I'm bringing big brother to the store next time, he gets... loud.
Update:
I was just in the store to get my phone after getting an email that said it had gotten back from the servicecenter having been repaired but the DOA claim was denied. The repairshop had added little to no info on what exactly they had repaired or why the DOA had been denied, I asked the woman in the store for clarification and I stated that the fact that the phone had been repaired it clearly showed that it was DOA. She went back to check and came back and questioned why her co-worker had even sent it in for repair in the first place as it was de facto DOA and their routine is not to send DOAs for repair.
I never did found out exactly was what wrong with it, I got a brand new phone and an apology right there on the spot. I'm about to charge my new phone now so I can't say if the new phone has the same sound issues or heat problems yet. I'll come back and edit this post with the results, just for future reference.
Kabloinko said:
I was just in the store to get my phone after getting an email that said it had gotten back from the servicecenter having been repaired but the DOA claim was denied. The repairshop had added little to no info on what exactly they had repaired or why the DOA had been denied, I asked the woman in the store for clarification and I stated that the fact that the phone had been repaired it clearly showed that it was DOA. She went back to check and came back and questioned why her co-worker had even sent it in for repair in the first place as it was de facto DOA and their routine is not to send DOAs for repair.
I never did found out exactly was what wrong with it, I got a brand new phone and an apology right there on the spot. I'm about to charge my new phone now so I can't say if the new phone has the same sound issues or heat problems yet. I'll come back and edit this post with the results, just for future reference.
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yeah if you edit it I won't get a notification. Just reply normally and thanks for the info
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yeah if you edit it I won't get a notification. Just reply normally and thanks for the info
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Have tried it out for a little while now, not enough for it to get hot, but I can confirm that the persistent noise from the top of the phone is present in the new one too. Even tried disconnecting electronics that might interfere (cordless phones, wifi dongles, computer, speakers) but no change.
As for call quality, the voice quality is definitely better, no tin-can or garbled speech, but if both sides happen to speak at the same time it gets a bit choppy and cut off.
I'm going to post a question on LG Sweden's FB page and see if they have the balls to answer or simply ignore it and call it a feature most people can't hear. I'm curious as to what exact part in the phone is making the noise.
Kabloinko said:
Have tried it out for a little while now, not enough for it to get hot, but I can confirm that the persistent noise from the top of the phone is present in the new one too. Even tried disconnecting electronics that might interfere (cordless phones, wifi dongles, computer, speakers) but no change.
As for call quality, the voice quality is definitely better, no tin-can or garbled speech, but if both sides happen to speak at the same time it gets a bit choppy and cut off.
I'm going to post a question on LG Sweden's FB page and see if they have the balls to answer or simply ignore it and call it a feature most people can't hear. I'm curious as to what exact part in the phone is making the noise.
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Just as I suspected... it's present on every device...(maybe environment dependant)
Ppl just do not hear it or do not wanna hear it
Don't expect a fix. N4 never saw an acknowledgement....
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