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Low Speaker Volume

Is there a way (registry hack, any other program) to increase the volume of the speaker during the phone conversation? I also own a Hermes and the speaker volume of the Trinity is so low compared to it that I can sometimes barely hear the other party. Any help?

onurd said:
Is there a way (registry hack, any other program) to increase the volume of the speaker during the phone conversation? I also own a Hermes and the speaker volume of the Trinity is so low compared to it that I can sometimes barely hear the other party. Any help?
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Are you aware that turning the wheel on the left side you can change the volume while in a phone call?

anonimo said:
Are you aware that turning the wheel on the left side you can change the volume while in a phone call?
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I have the exact same problem. When I am in a public place and when there is some noise around, I hardly hear the person I am speaking to. Even when I turn the wheel on the left to maximum
I have spent a lot of time looking for a solution but I have just seen that for some qtek devices, there is the key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\AUDIOGAIN] with values EARPHONE_UPLINK_VOLUME and RECEIVE_UPLINK_VOLUME, that allow to modify the max output level of the speaker. But I didn't find that key in the trinity

Even if I turn the scroll wheel all the way up, the volume is too low.
The audiogain registry key (although it doesn't exist in trinity's registry) is actually to improve the sound quality of the microphone and not the volume of the phone.
When I first make a call, when I hear the first ring, it is actually louder but then from the second ring on, the volume decreases at least by 25%.
Anybody with any ideas?

anyone figured how to increase call volume yet?

I would also appreciate a solution to improve the Speakerphone volume.

I would appreciate any fix to increase the volume of anything!
The included stereo headphones are completely useless! My god, why did they even put a volume dial on the headphones? I can barely hear anything with this crap phone...
A pity considering every other features works just perfectly.

ive got the same problem, before the bass fix, the volume was high but with a really unstable and bad sound... after the fix, there is kind of better sound but in phone calls the volume is low.. i really start hating this device......

I've been using my new p3600 for two weeks now, and this low speaker volume issue is killing me. I've been a Noia user for years, and the difference in sound quality during normal calls is simply unacceptable. The p3600 has so many awesome capabilities for such a small phone, but when it comes to the most basic function, I'm quite disappointed with.
I would also appreciate a fix to improve the quality of the speaker.
Cheers

i can say that this is not the only problem, there are so many others that i stopped thinking of this one... im going for a final hard reset now.. im really tired...im sick of it.....

Someone has an idea ?

Has anyone found away to increase the incall volume yet ???

Someone posted this registry hack elsewhere (use at your own risk of course)
1. HKEY_CURRENT_USER
2. ControlPanel
3. SoundCategories
4. InCall
5. InitVol
6. Change the DWORD value to 6 (Default = 2)
7. Click Done
Wait approx 10-15 seconds before testing.
PS. If the registry key or value doesn't exist, you can always try creating it.

Has anyone tried this??
What was the outcome??

ausi said:
Has anyone tried this??
What was the outcome??
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Yes i tried it and it never worked for me ...

i can also confirm that this does NOT work on the trinity, anyone else have any bright ideas...

Ah ha...
I just bought Dopod D810(HTC Trinity) for my wife yesterday, and just now she complained to me about this "low on call volume" to me. And since I'm the one recommended her the phone I have to responsible. LoL.
But despite this problem, all of other features are flawless, complete, with excellent case design. Kudos to HTC!!
Btw, this is kind of dejavu for me since it also happened on my Eten M600 back then. This issue can only be solved on driver level, i.e: patch the RILgsm.dll, or include this patched driver in newly cooked ROM.
On which, I don't have the necessary skills to do that... -sigh-
Any expert users can help us???

schizo said:
Ah ha...
I just bought Dopod D810(HTC Trinity) for my wife yesterday, and just now she complained to me about this "low on call volume" to me. And since I'm the one recommended her the phone I have to responsible. LoL.
But despite this problem, all of other features are flawless, complete, with excellent case design. Kudos to HTC!!
Btw, this is kind of dejavu for me since it also happened on my Eten M600 back then. This issue can only be solved on driver level, i.e: patch the RILgsm.dll, or include this patched driver in newly cooked ROM.
On which, I don't have the necessary skills to do that... -sigh-
Any expert users can help us???
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hi this link doenst work "include this patched driver in newly cooked ROM"

zohaer21 said:
hi this link doenst work "include this patched driver in newly cooked ROM"
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Sorry zohaer... my post does not contain hyperlink.
I just underlined it to stress up some points...

push!
also need a solution

Caller hears his own voice echoeing

running the pdamobiz rom as stated in my signature for quite some time, I have plenty callers complaining about hearing their own voice echoing.
might this be due to the rom?
any experiences?
greetz thormdac

thormdac said:
running the pdamobiz rom as stated in my signature for quite some time, I have plenty callers complaining about hearing their own voice echoing.
might this be due to the rom?
any experiences?
greetz thormdac
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I sometimes have the same problem with my Trinity but I think it's network related .

thormdac said:
running the pdamobiz rom as stated in my signature for quite some time, I have plenty callers complaining about hearing their own voice echoing.
might this be due to the rom?
any experiences?
greetz thormdac
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yes, it happens all the time in me as well, with the powermap rom. the only solution i found so far ( and not the best ) is while you are talking, lower the microfone volume ( while in call, use the slide to lower your volume ), and it makes the others hear their voice less, but if you are in crowded places, you wont be able to hear them :< lets hope another newer and better rom will publish, coz i aint reversing back to the official htc ****ty one

By the way on the Eten forum people who had this problem partialy solved it by playing around with the Microphone Gain Control which is by default set to Disabled,why don't you Enable it and see if it makes a difference.

Same Problem
I have the exact same problem.....I am using the original HTC Rom.....so freaken anonying....
Wondering what the Audio Manager does?

sedde said:
yes, it happens all the time in me as well, with the powermap rom. the only solution i found so far ( and not the best ) is while you are talking, lower the microfone volume ( while in call, use the slide to lower your volume ), and it makes the others hear their voice less, but if you are in crowded places, you wont be able to hear them :< lets hope another newer and better rom will publish, coz i aint reversing back to the official htc ****ty one
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You don't have to go back to the original ROM, just the original registry setting to avoid the echo will be enough. According to users on a Dutch forum who had exactly the same problem. Here's a link where to get it: http://rapidshare.com/files/28751894/HTC.reg

incall volume (again)

Sorry if this appears to be a repeated post, but i've seen a post with a supposed hack that has satisfied at least one user but others (including me) still are not satisfied with the phone volume. Unfortunately the post is misplaced IMHO in the Hermes upgrading section. Here was my question about the so called reg hacks and phone volume. Someone please help:
Are these hacks specific to certain ROM versions? I have the HTC ROMs and tried these and i still find the volume to be low. I had the original iMate (Himalaya) then the Prophet now Hermes.
Of all three, the Himalaya had incall volume close to a normal phone. Since then i found the Prophet to be way lower. A ROM upgrade helped somewhat. I thought my dissatisfaction with this would end with the Hermes purchase but i think the incall volume level is even lower than the Prophet!!!
I can't believe i'm the only one with this impression. Volume levels can be a bit subjective so i'm not sure how easy it is to compare with others. But if for instance you hold the device at a couple of feet away from your ear (less than an arms length) and replay a voice mail message at full volume, can you hear that there is any audio coming out of the device? Even in a relatively quiet room, just TV playing quietly in the background i can 't tell.
Someone with a Razr or any normal phone can be heard (other party on line) from many feet away at max volume.
This is my one o/s issue with this device. The speakerphone vol is much better than the Prophet and is quite good.
Anyone found a real universal solution for ths incall volume issue yet?
first using HERM200 with
ROM 1.18.255.3
Date 07/22/06
Radio 1.16.00.00
Ext ROM 1.18.255.106
then updated on Mar 26 2007 to
ROM 2.11.255.1
Date 03/07/07
Radio 1.38.00.10
ExtROM 2.11.255.102

ieh said:
Sorry if this appears to be a repeated post, but i've seen a post with a supposed hack that has satisfied at least one user but others (including me) still are not satisfied with the phone volume. Unfortunately the post is misplaced IMHO in the Hermes upgrading section. Here was my question about the so called reg hacks and phone volume. Someone please help:
Are these hacks specific to certain ROM versions? I have the HTC ROMs and tried these and i still find the volume to be low. I had the original iMate (Himalaya) then the Prophet now Hermes.
Of all three, the Himalaya had incall volume close to a normal phone. Since then i found the Prophet to be way lower. A ROM upgrade helped somewhat. I thought my dissatisfaction with this would end with the Hermes purchase but i think the incall volume level is even lower than the Prophet!!!
I can't believe i'm the only one with this impression. Volume levels can be a bit subjective so i'm not sure how easy it is to compare with others. But if for instance you hold the device at a couple of feet away from your ear (less than an arms length) and replay a voice mail message at full volume, can you hear that there is any audio coming out of the device? Even in a relatively quiet room, just TV playing quietly in the background i can 't tell.
Someone with a Razr or any normal phone can be heard (other party on line) from many feet away at max volume.
This is my one o/s issue with this device. The speakerphone vol is much better than the Prophet and is quite good.
Anyone found a real universal solution for ths incall volume issue yet?
first using HERM200 with
ROM 1.18.255.3
Date 07/22/06
Radio 1.16.00.00
Ext ROM 1.18.255.106
then updated on Mar 26 2007 to
ROM 2.11.255.1
Date 03/07/07
Radio 1.38.00.10
ExtROM 2.11.255.102
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I'm with you ... this low volume thing sucks ... and I am surprised more folks are complaining about it too. Hopefully someone has a solution.

For a while there i'd thought it was my device only.
The thing is if you browse through the registry there are quite a few "volume" keys and values. I've tried a couple to see if by trial and errror i could get some volume increase but no progress.
Isn't there anyone with contact to HTC who can help? I find it strange that there would be no way to get more audio. Especially since the handsfree volume is so loud, you can get good volume playing back mp3s through the wired earphones but the incall (even through the wired earphones) is so low.
Could it be a hardware issue? (therefore not possible to fix with registry hacks).

It is true, it is sooo quiet! I tried several ROMs and several radios... Seems that only the different radio versions make some difference... Haven't tried any registry hacks yet...

I also think the in-call volume is very low. The hack appears for be for AKU 3.3 ROMs, but I haven't done that upgrade yet and search really hasn't turned up much of anything for the earlier ROMs
Mike

zim2dive said:
I also think the in-call volume is very low. The hack appears for be for AKU 3.3 ROMs, but I haven't done that upgrade yet and search really hasn't turned up much of anything for the earlier ROMs
Mike
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Same here. UK T-Mobile MDA Vario II. In call volume too low but just like everyone else the speakerphone too loud! Hopefully someone will identify the registry hack - there must surely be one?

I'm in the same boat and would love to see more attention going into the phone part of this PDA Phone--thanks to anyone who can help identify the registry hack or help solve this.

I, also, am displeased with the low in-call volume of my hermes. I've had the stock (Cingular) ROM, and now the XDA Live 0.20 WM6 ROM and the maximum in call earpiece volume was the same unacceptably low level in both cases.
Surely someone knows of a fix?!

Not sure how relevant this thread is - Cingular only:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=295074
Mike

Worth noting that this is not a universal problem. Mine for example with in call volume at max using scroll wheel whilst on call is WAY too loud!!
Mike

Thanks for the link. Alas, the other thread appears to be for the newer almost-official Cingular ROM... I think most of us here are looking for an equivalent hack for the older ROM (yah, I know we could just bloody upgrade.. but I'm taking my upgrades one step at a time ).
And yes, as a data point, I am on Cingular.
Mike

zim2dive said:
Thanks for the link. Alas, the other thread appears to be for the newer almost-official Cingular ROM... I think most of us here are looking for an equivalent hack for the older ROM (yah, I know we could just bloody upgrade.. but I'm taking my upgrades one step at a time ).
And yes, as a data point, I am on Cingular.
Mike
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I am using the latest rom (Non-Cingular) so i don't think that's the issue. Is it perhaps only the Cingular ROMs ave this issue solved?

ieh said:
I am using the latest rom (Non-Cingular) so i don't think that's the issue. Is it perhaps only the Cingular ROMs ave this issue solved?
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I would not be surprised (if Cingular were the only ROMs with the issue)
Cheers,
Mike

My incall volume problems r solved.. with these regedits..
I only changed the values to CC in these 2 keys in all Audiogain keys (resco regeditor)
EARPHONE_UPLINK_VOLUME
RECEIVE_UPLINK_VOLUME
HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\InCall\AttenuationCategory=0
My call quailty has improved a lot. i could barely hear the callers voice earlier.
Thanks to EVA_D and MOLSKI

zeusin said:
My incall volume problems r solved.. with these regedits..
I only changed the values to CC in these 2 keys in all Audiogain keys (resco regeditor)
EARPHONE_UPLINK_VOLUME
RECEIVE_UPLINK_VOLUME
HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\InCall\AttenuationCategory=0
My call quailty has improved a lot. i could barely hear the callers voice earlier.
Thanks to EVA_D and MOLSKI
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I dont have the Audiogain reg entrys... Where can i find it?

smarty77 said:
I dont have the Audiogain reg entrys... Where can i find it?
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Same here.

smarty77 said:
I dont have the Audiogain reg entrys... Where can i find it?
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HKLM\SOFTWARE\HTC\
audiogain,0,1,2 are there in mine.. but i am using a prophet... pls check

no audiogain
I checked that already... also loaded another ROM... (LVSW) but also in that image no entry's called audiogain.

smarty77 said:
I checked that already... also loaded another ROM... (LVSW) but also in that image no entry's called audiogain.
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Hi, i did experiment with the tweaks, to be honest now i am not sure if they actually help. The audiogain tweak seemed to work on my PDA when i had WM6 running. But for Wm5, i dont need to use it, my prophet sounds fine.
Am tired of buggy wm6, so back to fast n stable Aserg rom, which has no sound issues for me..

no updates? mine SUCKS!

Speaker volume

Hi,
I have noticed that when receiving a call, the volume of the person who is speaking is quite low - I have increased the volume bar to the max but still the sound quality is low and I can't hear the other person clearly. Is there a way to increase the sound?
Thanks for your help!!

Look for SRS Wow on Universal Mobile section
It worked for me

orb3000 said:
Look for SRS Wow on Universal Mobile section
It worked for me
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Thanks for the reply! I have SRS WOW but there's no much difference when a person is speaking to me on the phone. The voice is very low and it's very difficult to hear sometimes. I am using Tomal v8.5 -->could it be the rom is in fault?

Don´t think it´s the ROM, I have used 8.5 for a long time and never had that issue.
Perhaps a hardware problem?
Let´s see what other members think...

have you try with ear phone / hands free? if it working well with ear phone but not without it, there could be a hardware problem.
is there any new software instaled? try to full backup first then do hardreset. it's better to test on fresh. if it still, try to reflashing, perhaps you had a bad flashing cousing that.

That happened to me as well when I got my Shadow...
I finally realized that there was a protection sheet on the panel...
I know.... that was so silly...

Does HSPL solve the "very loud speaker and crackling noise"?

Can anybody confirm that after HSPL the frustrating problem with very loud incall speaker and popping/crackling noise is gone?
thanks,
G

What ROM are you on? I've found this problem to be a 1.43 issue. Other ROMs seem to be set at a much more acceptable volume. The speaker still crackles a bit, but it's a vast improvement over the stock 1.43 sound quality.

the 1.61 rom and Radio, which i think is the most important thing reduced the crackling on calls. You can Hardspl up to that version.

HardSPL won't touch anything of these things.
The SPL is only a bootloader.

I've flashed custom roms even before HSPL was out but...
I was hopping that flashing with HSLP would help!
G

wmfreak said:
I was hopping that flashing with HSLP would help!
G
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It wont help with a rom related problem. What custom roms have you tried?

mskip said:
It wont help with a rom related problem. What custom roms have you tried?
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hi sir we still wait your mskip cab for call in call recorder for hd2?
thanks and im sorry if it is not in the correct place
rgrds

mskip said:
It wont help with a rom related problem. What custom roms have you tried?
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I've tried, Topix, Dutty and a 6.5.3 one that I forgot who it was made by and all the official releases.
G

wmfreak said:
I've tried, Topix, Dutty and a 6.5.3 one that I forgot who it was made by and all the official releases.
G
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Flash the 1.61 radio using HSPL. Seems to have fixed the issue for me:
Leo_RADIO_15.30.50.07U_2.06.51.07
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5282938#post5282938

wmfreak said:
I've tried, Topix, Dutty and a 6.5.3 one that I forgot who it was made by and all the official releases.
G
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What Radio do you have on your phone? I dont have any crackling problems on loud speaker and I have 2.06.51.07. If you look at my flashing for noobs thread in the rom development section it tells you how to change radios using HardSPL. The Radio does handle the sound so maybe thats your answer.

mskip said:
What Radio do you have on your phone? I dont have any crackling problems on loud speaker and I have 2.06.51.07. If you look at my flashing for noobs thread in the rom development section it tells you how to change radios using HardSPL. The Radio does handle the sound so maybe thats your answer.
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I have the exact same radio as you have! But the crackling is still there.
regards,
G

wmfreak said:
I have the exact same radio as you have! But the crackling is still there.
regards,
G
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Stupid question but have you tried turning your volume all the way down to minimum while on loudspeaker as you may have it turned up too loud causing problems.
When im on loudspeaker I only have it on the lowest setting shich is still very clear and loud enough with no crackle.
Just a suggestion..

mskip said:
Stupid question but have you tried turning your volume all the way down to minimum while on loudspeaker as you may have it turned up too loud causing problems.
When im on loudspeaker I only have it on the lowest setting shich is still very clear and loud enough with no crackle.
Just a suggestion..
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It's not a stupid question, but trust me the volume it's all the way down at all times. It's not only on the "loud speaker mode" we have this problem but with the earpiece one too.
The only way to have a private and decent conversation when I place the call is to try to play with the volume before the other party pick up: when the call is in progress i turn the volume all the way up and then back all the way down fast. It's the only way that kindda works for me. Incoming calls... tough luck, let's hope the other party has their volume all the way down otherwise they come through extremely loud and the speaker pops.
I've flashed 3 radios since yesterday and it seems that 2.05.50.11 is the best for me so far. will confirm after more testing.
thanks for trying to help!
G

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wmfreak said:
It's not a stupid question, but trust me the volume it's all the way down at all times. It's not only on the "loud speaker mode" we have this problem but with the earpiece one too.
The only way to have a private and decent conversation when I place the call is to try to play with the volume before the other party pick up: when the call is in progress i turn the volume all the way up and then back all the way down fast. It's the only way that kindda works for me. Incoming calls... tough luck, let's hope the other party has their volume all the way down otherwise they come through extremely loud and the speaker pops.
thanks for trying to help!
G
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If you are having no luck at all I would contact wherever you got the phone from as it sounds like you have a faulty device. If you have tried different radios, different roms and different settings then it looks like its hardware based and not software/firmware.

mskip said:
If you are having no luck at all I would contact wherever you got the phone from as it sounds like you have a faulty device. If you have tried different radios, different roms and different settings then it looks like its hardware based and not software/firmware.
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I thought of doing that but it would be no use as some have already done that and the new unit they got had the same issue. It's not an isolated case as you have probably seen here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=588925&page=18
regards,
G