I'm using a universal with all the default ROMs. I'm also using PocketPlus and vBar.
For some months after I got the phone (had it since July of last year) I was able to answer calls with it 'closed' (screen not showing) and talk to the person calling me. After a while, this stopped working. It seems that the speaker on the outside doesn't let me hear them, but they can hear me.
I have since tried a hard reset, which didn't seem to cure it.
Note that I can talk to people just fine with the phone in any other position. It works when it's closed (screen showing) and when it's open.
What I'm asking is - is this definitely a hardware problem? Is there anything I can do about it? Has anyone else experienced this?
Anjow said:
I'm using a universal with all the default ROMs. I'm also using PocketPlus and vBar.
For some months after I got the phone (had it since July of last year) I was able to answer calls with it 'closed' (screen not showing) and talk to the person calling me. After a while, this stopped working. It seems that the speaker on the outside doesn't let me hear them, but they can hear me.
I have since tried a hard reset, which didn't seem to cure it.
Note that I can talk to people just fine with the phone in any other position. It works when it's closed (screen showing) and when it's open.
What I'm asking is - is this definitely a hardware problem? Is there anything I can do about it? Has anyone else experienced this?
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I noticed that if my JJ is not on when I close the unit, the ear piece won't change from inside to out. Make sure your JJ is on when you close it after answering your call. See if that helps?
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The device always turns itself on when a call or message comes in, so that's not the issue. What's more, like I said - the other person can hear me but I can't hear them - so the call is indeed connecting.
I have this exact same problem some of the time, but at other times it works fine. Anyone else have this, or know how to solve it?
I am facing the same problem . I have found a "workaround", in my case, during the call, i am opening a little the lead and the sound appears. I think we have to deal with some issues in LCD Coaxial Cable (actually, with the wires related to speaker)...
Grayman1984 said:
I am facing the same problem . I have found a "workaround", in my case, during the call, i am opening a little the lead and the sound appears. I think we have to deal with some issues in LCD Coaxial Cable (actually, with the wires related to speaker)...
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Grayman, I have the exact issue as yours. What did u find the cause to be?
Ok guys, i've a really huge problem: the speaker and the microphone of my wizard don't work anymore. Don't know why - there was no impact on the phone (it didn't fall out of my pocket or so). The two speakers on the sides are working sometimes but the one for calling doesn't work. Even the microphone doesn't work anymore - no one can hear me and I can't hear anyone. This sucks!
I thought of a software problem, but even after the third different rom I've had the same symptoms. I'm thinking about disassembly the phone with the service manual.
What do you guys think? What should I do? Anyone experienced this?
Had something similar
Speakers weren't working at all so i had to use my headset . 3 minutes later I got furious and took the phone and headset and repeatedly plugged and unplugged it to and from the jack.
it actually worked somehow, i was able to use the speakers again
I guess my actions caused it to short itself back to normal
You can easily replace it for about 5 bucks.
Well, i'm goning to take the phone apart to fix this - maybe the contacts to the speaker are just corroded. But I have to say, that the phone sucks! Nothing's working like it should.
I'm having this same problem, it happens for a while then it fixes itself. anyone find a solution?
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The contacts that switch between the headset and the internal speaker/mic are most likely not making a good connection. You can take it apart and clean them/replace the jack.
Another (much easier) approach is to put some dielectric grease (auto parts stores carry it, it's used to keep spark plug boots from sticking to spark plugs or coil packs) on the contacts of the headset jack (the part that goes into the phone) and plug it in and out a dozen times. This will usually fix it for a long time. I've fixed several Wizards this way, and they haven't failed yet.
Tom
I just had this exact same problem for the first time last night, I was playing a computer game on my desktop and a plane flew over head and my wifi internet went out and my phone did exactly what your talking about.
It was just weird that it all happened at the same time. I can hear anything out of the speaker except for when someone is calling or i get a text.
Thank god i found this post, I will try doing something crazy or maybe cleaning it out.
Be checkin' back!
I have an 8525 with ATT in the USA. Two days ago the speaker just stopped working. It won't ring, go to speakerphone, make any kind of sound. I'm wondering if hopefully it's just my ROM that it may not be compatible with but I've been using it successfully for 6 months now.
Does anybody know how to fix the speaker or if it can be fixed? I'm loathing having to look at my phone all the time to see if its ringing because the vibrations are also too subtle. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
ckent03 said:
I have an 8525 with ATT in the USA. Two days ago the speaker just stopped working. It won't ring, go to speakerphone, make any kind of sound. I'm wondering if hopefully it's just my ROM that it may not be compatible with but I've been using it successfully for 6 months now.
Does anybody know how to fix the speaker or if it can be fixed? I'm loathing having to look at my phone all the time to see if its ringing because the vibrations are also too subtle. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Unlikely to be the ROM
We'll rule out the volume setting (assume you checked that!)
You could try a hard reset to rule out any software issue.
However, I suspect it's the rear speaker connector that's popped off. It's common enough and only requires the rear casing to be removed. When re-assembling remember to align the macro toggle switch with the switch on the case. See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1376254&postcount=2
Warranty voiding of course.
Mike
PS. Rarely it can be the coil in the speaker has broken (really pretty rare)
First 1,gps needs around 10 mins in clear sky to lock my position , with gps fix(from the market) it takes 5-20 seconds.
Second and most important,all the people that i talk with cant hear my voice clear,i hear them clear tho,there is a really low pitch sound in the background when noone talking even on the road with full bars,i tryed 2g and 3g networks, i even tryed calling my phone from someone else phone and i couldnt hear his voice clear,when i used the headphones my callers heard my voice crystal clear.
I am thinking of taking my phone for replacement in the next 3 houers so i really apriceate any fast feedback especially for the second problem.
GPS fix is usually very quick on my X5 with data connection on, usually under 30 sec.
I've had one or two instances where a geocaching app wouldn't get a fix in 5 or 10 min. A reboot solved that every time.
As for the sound problem: sounds like your microphone is defect. No such problem on my phone...
1. You need to enable gps xtra for faster lock, in the same menu where you enable gps.
2. Some say that B160 rom creatly improves call quality, id try that from. Look from the dev section.
so gps is normal but microphone defective?
anyway,i got it back at the shop for a replacement i ll have a new in 4-5 days ,but im a bit woried if it will be defective again as there are some known problems like gps,wifi,light bleeding,burned pixels,flash player random reboots and i think i ve got 60-70% chance of geting a working one
I have a similar problem...
When people call me they tell me that my voice is very low. This changes when i hold the phone in front of my face, then it becomes better. But it is only good when I switch to the loudspeaker mode. Then you hear my voice clearly. Is it possible that this phone has a certain voice activation level and that this is set too critical?
And if it is so, can I set this threshold value anywhere?
edit: And can I edit the volume of the microphone itself too?
I find that if I have the phone tucked between my ear and shoulder (like you do when you are using both hands for something but still want to talk on the phone), noone can hear me at all.
But if using it "normally" (ie: by holding it to my ear with my hand) it works fine.
Does this device have a noise cancelling mic that is affecting things when the entire back panel is covered or something?
i have the same mic problem... i sent it for replacement...
7s10u said:
i have the same mic problem... i sent it for replacement...
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My replacement came yesterday and mic is ok
True about GPS, just need to enable the option sanpsa said.
Mic, never had a problem so far.. touch wood.
Notwithstanding the fact that flipmodegr's microphone was obviously faulty, something to consider when others say they're having difficulty hearing you is the noise-cancellation microphone.
I suspect that those who're having problems might be covering or scraping the second microphone hole, or have a cover of some sort over it.
I haven't encountered the problem at all, but I'd be interested in knowing if those of you who have (outbound) audio problems are using any sort of cover on the 'phone while you're actually using it.
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Notwithstanding the fact that flipmodegr's microphone was obviously faulty, something to consider when others say they're having difficulty hearing you is the noise-cancellation microphone.
I suspect that those who're having problems might be covering or scraping the second microphone hole, or have a cover of some sort over it.
I haven't encountered the problem at all, but I'd be interested in knowing if those of you who have (outbound) audio problems are using any sort of cover on the 'phone while you're actually using it.
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I'm pretty sure it's not a noise cancelling mic. It's just a directional mic for use when recording video.
Cephalus said:
Notwithstanding the fact that flipmodegr's microphone was obviously faulty, something to consider when others say they're having difficulty hearing you is the noise-cancellation microphone.
I suspect that those who're having problems might be covering or scraping the second microphone hole, or have a cover of some sort over it.
I haven't encountered the problem at all, but I'd be interested in knowing if those of you who have (outbound) audio problems are using any sort of cover on the 'phone while you're actually using it.
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well,i never covered the hole of the second mic i have even tryed touched the phone from the side with 2 fingers in each side,tryed every holding position and i was also carefoul to dont touch any holes or the main body of the device,also no phone case was used
Poulsen8r said:
I'm pretty sure it's not a noise cancelling mic. It's just a directional mic for use when recording video.
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Google search mentions a noise cancellation microphone exists.
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sanpsa said:
1. You need to enable gps xtra for faster lock, in the same menu where you enable gps.
2. Some say that B160 rom creatly improves call quality, id try that from. Look from the dev section.
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I unfortunately don't have the option for xtra GPS - I only see Use GPS Satellites, and beneath that is GPS Source (which gives me only one option - Use internal GPS)
I am on Gingerbread - CyanogenMod 7.2.0.
Can you or someone else suggest a way to get around this problem? I am trying geocaching and the lack of GPS fix is really frustrating!
for me the GPS fast fix was only solved with replacing the gps.conf file, with this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=905377&d=1329444560
tempius said:
for me the GPS fast fix was only solved with replacing the gps.conf file, with this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=905377&d=1329444560
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Excuse my ignorance but where do I need to change this? Or can you direct me to the right thread with the instructions?
If this is the same for everyone, I'm amazed it hasn't been noticed already..
When I hold my phone speaker up to my ear I hear what sounds like a cross between interference and buzzing/noise. The occurs whether I am making on phone call or else the phone if sitting in standby. I'm currently holding hope that this can be magically fixed by a firmware update, as of course, replacement is out of the question at the moment!
Has anyone else noticed this issue? Any ideas if it is a hardware defect or down to poor design?
..Sorry - Just found a duplicate post using different terminology. Please delete this thread.