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I am just going to say it... the htc aria's call quality is horrible. Maybe I feel that way because before the aria i had a nokia phone. However if you go to settings- -call- -hearing aid. If you check th hearing aid option the call qualit is much better and you can hear people even in noisy rooms.
FYI: I recently got a check up and I have perfect hearing.
So my question is does this hearing aid use up battery life? And how do you guys think the call quality is?
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I do notice that if I lower the volume a little bit I can hear an echo of myself in the mic.. Also, the volume of the music player can be better too..
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I have seen the hearing aid setting, but I cannot find it in options on cm6..
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Infinitely better from the terrible LG Vu I had prior to my Aria and definitely better than iPhone. I have no complaints.
the in call quality is a lot better than the other phones i've had. the volume may not be as loud, but the quality of the audio is great. i haven't had any echo/weirdness at all. i had tons of that with some of my other phones.
from what i've asked people i call, the quality on their end has improved since getting the aria as well.
mattbollenbach said:
the in call quality is a lot better than the other phones i've had. the volume may not be as loud, but the quality of the audio is great. i haven't had any echo/weirdness at all. i had tons of that with some of my other phones.
from what i've asked people i call, the quality on their end has improved since getting the aria as well.
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In general, I have always been really happy with call quality on every HTC device I've used. I think it is probably one of their phone's best characteristics.
ominously said:
I do notice that if I lower the volume a little bit I can hear an echo of myself in the mic.. Also, the volume of the music player can be better too..
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I had really bad echoe problems with my 3GS, I think it may be an AT&T thing. The Aria is a much better telephone imo than the 3GS in every area except speaker volume. The speaker on the Aria just isn't loud enough, but I have better signal and way fewer dropped calls than with the 3GS.
Tinny sound + Earpiece louder than Speakerphone
When talking on the Aria I get a tinny sound in the ear speaker on the phone...also people claim I am breaking up yet I hear them loud and clear.
Anyone else getting this?
Ear piece louder than Speaker phone...
Anyone else notice that the ear speaker is louder than the speaker phone?
No to all three off your questions
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Sounds a little like a troll thread. I've had nothing but clear calls. It may not hold full bars like some of my other devices, but it sounds better than my old nokias that did and gets better battery life to boot. If you're not happy take it back.
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Everyone say they have poor call quality.. But none of you give any details as to which Rom on Aria you are using..
Quality & Volume are awesome with one latest Rom's..
The only time I have noticed poor call quality is when I was using the stock rom. It was more noticeable when on a Bluetooth headset when I had the phone below the waist. I would head crackling on my Bluetooth when it was to thexpoint that if I moved the phone to chest level it would go away.
Since upgrading to cm 006 then to cm 008 I haven't had a problem. In fact I can now leave the phone in the other room while I'm on my Bluetooth without any problems.
Hope this helps.
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Hello,
I was just reading a review on Hemorrdroids.
http://hemorrdroids.net/htc-desire-hd-review/
in the review it is quoted that the external speaker was something your mates will laugh at as the quality is that poor ?
I am hoping to upgrade to this phone in a couple of weeks. I was just wondering if that is that statement true ? I do use my external speaker sharing you tube videos with my mates at work. I can't imagine it being that bad.
Cheers for your help !!!
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Hello,
I was just reading a review on Hemorrdroids.
http://hemorrdroids.net/htc-desire-hd-review/
in the review it is quoted that the external speaker was something your mates will laugh at as the quality is that poor ?
I am hoping to upgrade to this phone in a couple of weeks. I was just wondering if that is that statement true ? I do use my external speaker sharing you tube videos with my mates at work. I can't imagine it being that bad.
Cheers for your help !!!
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if you are familiar with the other HTC phones such as the Desire and Nexus One, then this is pretty much the same on the HD. Quality is "bearable", but it is simply not loud enough. Max setting on the Desire HD is approx60-70& of Milestone Speaker loudness.
Yep, its the worst I have had...but the quality of the phone makes up for it.
Well its not good but to say its really bad.. when you use dolby mobile its okay.. and when you use dolby mobile on headset its AWESOME!! best i've ever heard on any phone / mp3 player
Yes I can confirm that. I just got mine, first thing I tested is external speaker volume, media playback sound, ringtones, etc. For the so called media abilities touted for the DHD I have to say the exernal speakers for both sound quality & more importantly loudness is pathetic.
I have a normal Desire, a iPhone 4 & a Samsung Galaxy S to compare it to right here I'm afraid to say its definately not in the same league as the latter 2 & even the Desire which I find quite tinny seems to go louder.
Maybe someone will make an audio hack so it goes louder!
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Yes I can confirm that. I just got mine, first thing I tested is external speaker volume, media playback sound, ringtones, etc. For the so called media abilities touted for the DHD I have to say the exernal speakers for both sound quality & more importantly loudness is pathetic.
I have a normal Desire, a iPhone 4 & a Samsung Galaxy S to compare it to right here I'm afraid to say its definately not in the same league as the latter 2 & even the Desire which I find quite tinny seems to go louder.
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for me i don't care about listening to music through the external speaker, my concern is could i hear the phone when it rings?
NoEnd said:
for me i don't care about listening to music through the external speaker, my concern is could i hear the phone when it rings?
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Ring volume is not that great I'm afraid.
I'm the reviewer...
I just find it so annoying, look at the San Fran, £99 and it's speaker is FAR better. Come on HTC!!!
The speaker is rubbish, it's just not loud enough. You can't even hear the GPS talking in a car lol.
If you want to see how sad it is, ive just updated the video thread with it in the bugs/problems sections a guy had some laugh with it.
to be honest the sound quality through the headphones is far more important to me. I guess it depends how you use the phone. Im just glad that people say the quality through a good pair of headphones is awesome!
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to be honest the sound quality through the headphones is far more important to me. I guess it depends how you use the phone. Im just glad that people say the quality through a good pair of headphones is awesome!
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im skeptical of how awesome it is, ive been spoiled with sound quality with my cowon S9 and Q-jays IEM's, im hoping that the DHD will sound on par with the cowon however i doubt it will be
awesome compared to iphone/ipod ....now that i can see
Speaker is woeful
I can also confirm that the external speaker is really disappointing. I criticised the original Desire for poor speaker volume and the promise of Dolby Mobile and SRS was one of the deal breakers in choosing to upgrade to the HD.
The ringtone selection is limited because you need to look for ones that are naturally loud. Forget watching some videos on the awesome screen when you can't hear the audio. I guess SatNav is going to be difficult too.
I use MixZing to improve speaker output for music when earphones are not nearby. But unless a hack appears to increase native volume, it's going to be a problem for a lot of people.
As a plus point, sound through ear/headphones is very impressive. Still needs a volume boost but perfectly acceptable for music playback.
Reminds me of the streak when i got it on 1.6 the speaker was quiet and made odd noises when put up full then came 2.1 its louder and clearer....Quite possibly a retarded software safety limit implemented.
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this is a deal breaker for me!
i thought with the SRS and all other crap they advertised that the speakers would be a bit decent! i have the n1 and the loud speaker and earpiece just total crap even with the hack to make them louder...
been missing a lot of calls cuz can't hear the phone (don't like vibration) ringing and when listening to the other side i try to find a quite place to listen to them as if i raise the volume the sound become very high pitched ..
damn you HTC i though the loud speaker would be at least like the ones in the EVO which is quite good!
a 50 bucks Chinese phone has far way better speaker than this crappy 700+ phone
hmm maybe most HTC's employees are bats! use high pitched frequencies to communicate
Can anyone compare the loudspeaker with HD2 ? HD2 seems even too loud for me.
Are you satisfied with the external speakers on the Desire HD?
Everyone please answer the poll so we can get an accurate idea of what Desire HD users think about the external speakers.
I've read so many post on how bad their speaker is, but I must say, either I have bad ears, or I'm lucky, and got one with a great speaker. No problem making it loud enough, and I can even make it too loud. All without any crackling, or distortion. I love it!
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I've read so many post on how bad their speaker is, but I must say, either I have bad ears, or I'm lucky, and got one with a great speaker. No problem making it loud enough, and I can even make it too loud. All without any crackling, or distortion. I love it!
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I guess it may be a 1st batch issue then. If your speakers really are good it would mean that all our speakers are faulty. If this is the case it's a warranty issue, so we could get it fixed.
Could you make a video of the sound, preferably comparing it to another phone?
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Could you make a video of the sound, preferably comparing it to another phone?
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Yep. I post it as soon as I can.
I can hardly wait!
I have a DHD from the first batch and the external speaker sound is not loud enough (even on max.) and the sound quality is poor.
Not happy.
I'm getting similar sound quality from an over 2 year old TouchPro.
Contacted HTC support and all they advised was to remove battery reboot and check volume was set to maximum.
Told them that had been done - no reply since...........
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Already posted in the other thread, but considering I registered here just to complain about this speaker, I figured why not post again here
Speaker reminds me of an old Nokia that I sent back within the first week of receiving it. Except it's worse. Tinny and crackly. HTC can do far better. I'm still undecided as to whether I'll keep the phone as a result. I've ordered a bluetooth headset just to deal with this issue, but now I read that it's having problems with the BT headsets too!
can't you use DSPmanager and increase the volume of the loud speaker? We have full root after all.
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can't you use DSPmanager and increase the volume of the loud speaker? We have full root after all.
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I haven't tried that, but I have tried PowerAmp music player to boost music.
The result was as I expected: hardly any increase in volume, at the expense of crackly distorted bad sound quality - worse than it was at "normal" levels.
The strange thing is this:
Some apps sounds louder and some is hard to hear.
Have all volume sliders at max.
An MP3 used as alarm sounds higher then one played trough the mediaplayer.
Isnt this strange?
I have been missing calls at work so i bought a Samsung Bluetooth speaker BS300. It has just landed today. It is small and thin and also the sound quality is excellent and loud. I am waiting for the battery now to charge and i will leave a few comments later when i have made and received a few calls with it
I found the speaker was quite poor and sold the phone. Not just because of the speaker, was more that I just didn't feel it was a significant upgrade over the normal Desire.
Anyway, before I sold the DHD I compared the sound against my Desire, a Samsung i8910 and a Nokia N95. Even the old Nokia sounded better than both HTC phones and the Samsung just blew everything away.
I understand there's a lot of sound technology in the phone, but it only works if using headphones. Speaker is just a token affair as far as I'm concerned.
Just to make sure,
I hope there are no complaints related with the quality of the sound with a good set of headphones like Sennheisser or something like that, right?
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Yep. I post it as soon as I can.
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When are you going to upload it?
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When are you going to upload it?
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I don't have a good video camera, and nobody has one to lend me. I tried several phones that have video, but they all come out bad. I'm working on it. If I can't find one this week, I'm just going to buy one. I can always use it for other stuff. Don't worry I didn't forget about it.
Some of the worst phone speakers I have come across
Shame, the rest of the phone is great
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I don't have a good video camera, and nobody has one to lend me. I tried several phones that have video, but they all come out bad. I'm working on it. If I can't find one this week, I'm just going to buy one. I can always use it for other stuff. Don't worry I didn't forget about it.
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Thanks for taking the effort, as this could be a major development.
If your speaker really is very good, we can show this to HTC, and they will have to say that this is a warranty issue.
Personally I do really hope it is, because like london_euphoria said: the rest of the phone is great, it's only the external speaker that is a drawback.
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Thanks for taking the effort, as this could be a major development.
If your speaker really is very good, we can show this to HTC, and they will have to say that this is a warranty issue.
Personally I do really hope it is, because like london_euphoria said: the rest of the phone is great, it's only the external speaker that is a drawback.
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Agree. That's why I want to make sure it's a recording of the true quality, not a choppy cell phone recording. Bare with me. I should have it up this week.
I have had my dell streak for a few months now and im starting to notice that the media volume dosent go as high as I would like it to. Ive tried using volume booster apps or media players with ajustable equalizers. Im even concidering a portable headphone amp so I can use my sennheisers without them being to quiet. What would be the best way to increase the maximum volume of the phone?
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Same problem here
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Ive read some articles saying that you need to use a custom rom but I have no idea how that works.
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The sad part is in the original 1.6 rom the headphone volume was normal to me as in it was loud like my ipod touch. When i updated to 2.2.2 its now not as loud which is dumb. i would like to be able to hook it into my car cd player and actually have volume like before. oh and i am also i am using a custom rom. streakdroid 1.9 and its is not as loud as well any one fiound a fix for this or mabey some of the devs see this and address this issue in their next build.....PLZ?
Same darn problem
Ever since 2.2, media volume via headphones especially, is too low!
I reduce volume to 0 still hearing noise sound..
My dell streak sound quality is bad. When I reduce volume to 0 still hearing noise sound (playing mp3 or video). I am using at&t 2.2. can it solve via software update? is it hardware problem?
thanks!
Did anyone find a solution to the low media volume ? Im also noticing its very low, and im on streakdroid 1.9 with the volume hack installed but even that hasnt made it loud like it should be.
I find its perfectly loud, any louder and you're going to damage our ears. what headphones are people using. I'm using the Sennheiser CX 300-II excellent headphones for how cheap they are, i do use poweramp, with slight volume increase on the preamp. But if i whack it up anymore its to loud and i get distortion in the headphones.
Alexanderbooth said:
I find its perfectly loud, any louder and you're going to damage our ears. what headphones are people using. I'm using the Sennheiser CX 300-II excellent headphones for how cheap they are, i do use poweramp, with slight volume increase on the preamp. But if i whack it up anymore its to loud and i get distortion in the headphones.
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I agree the headphones are perfect but the general media volume is low. I can barely hear the copilot voice when im in the van !
drkdeath5000 said:
I agree the headphones are perfect but the general media volume is low. I can barely hear the copilot voice when im in the van !
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what you mean through the speaker on the back?
Alexanderbooth said:
what you mean through the speaker on the back?
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Yeah i find the rear speaker to be very low when playing music, running copilot and many other apps. Infact the only app i've noticed to have a loud volume with the streak is bbci player. This wasnt the case on the original stock rom (316 i believe) so its something to do with 2.2.2. Before upgrading my streak was quite loud all round.
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Yeah i find the rear speaker to be very low when playing music, running copilot and many other apps. Infact the only app i've noticed to have a loud volume with the streak is bbci player. This wasnt the case on the original stock rom (316 i believe) so its something to do with 2.2.2. Before upgrading my streak was quite loud all round.
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oh right i see, never really noticed, don't really use the speaker for anything other than notification sounds.
drkdeath5000 said:
Yeah i find the rear speaker to be very low when playing music, running copilot and many other apps. Infact the only app i've noticed to have a loud volume with the streak is bbci player. This wasnt the case on the original stock rom (316 i believe) so its something to do with 2.2.2. Before upgrading my streak was quite loud all round.
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Hmmmm. I think I am sticking with not updating to 2.2.2 at this time.
you can cup you hand round the speaker to amplify the sound like a gramophone works. Its aslo a comfortable way to hold the phone as well.
Hope this helps as a workround.
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me too...
after upgrading from 2.2 to 2.2.2 I've noticed a significant decrease in ringtone, media and alarm volume, there is also a flickering noise in ear speaker during calls which is very annoying.
If there is no solution to this, I'm thinking to switch back to 2.2
I had been listening mp3 on android based HD2 with the high of %65.
Now with that dell streak I have been listening %90 or 100 and while in the middle of the city, %100 may not be loud enough.
I do not care ringtone speaker vs. The only low sound level I care is the sound level via 3.5mm wired headphone media volume. I also use minimalisting program tiny player which has no eq or visual effects.
It sounds loud enough on the headphones but when you try to plug it into any external speaker or amp like a car stereo or an xmi speaker the audio volume limiting system that they included with 2.2, the output is too low. It's a bummer that you can't turn off the avls like a lot of other devices. Dumb, I wish they'd fix it, I'd love to use it in the car but it's way too quiet.
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Hmmm, 2.2.2 is definitely on the low side...what's the deal of such low volume - isn't the Streak a multimedia device as well? The volume is a shame - even my old phones' volumes are louder. Hope they fix this up in their next firmware. I really can't understand the idea to lower the volume - aren't there people who test the firmwares and made this remark at Dell before releasing??
guys, stop complaining and provide solutions for the ****ty sound, we all know it ain't loud enough...
Hopefully someone will provide solutions to increasing and improving sound.
Complaining about it won't make it any louder, we need a proper fix!!
I recently read a review of the Galaxy Note by Ray S. on www.PhoneArena.com and he rates the phone a 7 out of ten and says it has poor call quality bad ear speaker and poor mic wich was very upsetting to me as I was looking to purchase one would like to know any thoughts on this from people who actually own and use this phone
I have the same question, is the in ear call volume loud enough or is it muted like on SGS 2? Did Samsung bother to put somewhat better internal speakers into this flagship phone? Can anybody honestly compare the call sound quality? I am NOT interested in music player volume quality. Thank you guys...
JGuinan007 said:
I recently read a review of the Galaxy Note by Ray S. on www.PhoneArena.com and he rates the phone a 7 out of ten and says it has poor call quality bad ear speaker and poor mic wich was very upsetting to me as I was looking to purchase one would like to know any thoughts on this from people who actually own and use this phone
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Some times a review is afected by the proffesional in charge of the review personal oppinion don't suppose but this things happens
I have been using the Note for a couple of days now and audio quality during calls is sufficient but not great. No deal breaker for me though.
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I have been using the Note for a couple of days now and audio quality during calls is sufficient but not great. No deal breaker for me though.
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Call clarity and call loudness are 2 seperate things. Is it that its not loud but clear or vice versa. Please reply ???
Telephone calls are top notch
ankydu said:
Call clarity and call loudness are 2 seperate things. Is it that its not loud but clear or vice versa. Please reply ???
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I find the call quality far better than any other phone I've had including SG2, Captivate and Motorola Atrix. I had to turn the volume down. It was too loud. Whoever I'm listening to comes through crisp and clear. They have no difficulty hearing me either.
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I find the call quality far better than any other phone I've had including SG2, Captivate and Motorola Atrix. I had to turn the volume down. It was too loud. Whoever I'm listening to comes through crisp and clear. They have no difficulty hearing me either.
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More note owners please confirm this, otherwise it would definately be a dealbraker for me.
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I've found call quality to be both loud enough and extremely clear. No issues at all.
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I've found call quality to be both loud enough and extremely clear. No issues at all.
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thanks for confirming !
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So far i would have to say the call quality is great and far better than the HTC sensation i was using. Also the actual volume available is very good with no background noise. As i think someone else mentioned i found i had to turn it down as it was a little to loud on the standard setting.
Same as S2 here, no problem at all.
I use too the mic record function for notes and it is great.
call quality and volume as good as 3GS and HD7. clarity is much better than streak even if the streak is louder. hbm-900 works fine while plantronics 975 voice is rubbish/bad and the answer button on the headset wont works.
A big thanks to all for confirming about the call quality. You all have made the deal for me !
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I think that problem of call quality could be due to the place the Note was built. In another thread a girl from Hong Kong said that it wasn't loud enough, quite noisy on both sides. Her Note was imported from Poland.
Could some other owners confirm or deny this?
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No issues for me too......
Someone on a another thread reported difficulty hearing people on the other end of a call using earphones/headsets. Has anyone else experienced this?
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I think that problem of call quality could be due to the place the Note was built. In another thread a girl from Hong Kong said that it wasn't loud enough, quite noisy on both sides. Her Note was imported from Poland.
Could some other owners confirm or deny this?
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It's probably the same Euro version that the majority of us have got. And therefore the same version that the majority of us are confirming that the call quality is excellent. It must be a one off issue with that particular user unfortunately.
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It's probably the same Euro version that the majority of us have got. And therefore the same version that the majority of us are confirming that the call quality is excellent. It must be a one off issue with that particular user unfortunately.
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To clarify, this Hong Kong user reported poor call quality using a headset specifically. Are you saying you don't have a problem with calls using a headset? If so, that would be very reassuring.
Sebring5 said:
I find the call quality far better than any other phone I've had including SG2, Captivate and Motorola Atrix. I had to turn the volume down. It was too loud. Whoever I'm listening to comes through crisp and clear. They have no difficulty hearing me either.
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Where did you get yours? I want one but nowhere in US carrying it now.
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To clarify, this Hong Kong user reported poor call quality using a headset specifically. Are you saying you don't have a problem with calls using a headset? If so, that would be very reassuring.
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No, I just use the handset itself and call quality is just fine.
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