I have the T-Mobile version and it's great (love Wi-Fi calling).
I've noticed that the AT&T version had a Mic hole on the back near the lens & flash. At first I thought maybe this meant that T-Mobile version didn't have audio zoom, but I can confirm that it does.
Any clue why T-Mobile version doesn't have this Mic?
Could just be a different placement issue. Have you checked the phone schematics?
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It looks like there is a mic hole on top of the phone instead of the back. It's on the right side. Just looked cause you mentioned this. Not sure if it's the same and just placed in a different spot
Nick12484 said:
It looks like there is a mic hole on top of the phone instead of the back. It's on the right side. Just looked cause you mentioned this. Not sure if it's the same and just placed in a different spot
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I'm pretty sure the AT&T version has that top Mic hole as well based on the photos I've seen.
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I'm pretty sure the AT&T version has that top Mic hole as well based on the photos I've seen.
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It does...
vegasdavek said:
I have the T-Mobile version and it's great (love Wi-Fi calling).
I've noticed that the AT&T version had a Mic hole on the back near the lens & flash. At first I thought maybe this meant that T-Mobile version didn't have audio zoom, but I can confirm that it does.
Any clue why T-Mobile version doesn't have this Mic?
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It's the same as the international version. I have no issues with any type of call quality whether indoor or outdoors.
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Anyone else notice a rattle sound when the phone vibarates?
Its driving me nuts!
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Probably the camera. That's what rattled on my old N1 anyway. I don't hear any rattle on my G2, though.
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None at all. It might be the screen rattling, because the hinge is weaken?
Just a guess
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No.
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Is is on the counter when it vibrates? It could be the metal battery cover on the hard surface.
On mine, it seems like the noise the vibrator makes is more noticeable than the actual vibration. It's very annoying and I disabled vibration everywhere I could. Interesting to know that not everybody has this problem.
mine used to not rattle but i noticed it one day it only rattle when the the fones not slide open
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Mine is definitely making a rattle noise like the spinner inside is loose.
I've tried it with the screen open also with same result. My iPhone did this also.
God I hate taking phones back.
How is everyone's signal on the G2? I read once that the radio isn't the best. I seem to only get edge in my house and I'm surrounded by great service area. Att always gave me 3g inside.
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Thanks for the replies!
Mine is definitely making a rattle noise like the spinner inside is loose.
I've tried it with the screen open also with same result. My iPhone did this also.
God I hate taking phones back.
How is everyone's signal on the G2? I read once that the radio isn't the best. I seem to only get edge in my house and I'm surrounded by great service area. Att always gave me 3g inside.
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mine used not to rattle when it was closed but it started to rattle one day and only appears to rattle for me when its closed
and i get a constant 3.5 megabtyes down and 1.3 megabytes up
Mine does the same thing. Glad I'm not the only one, I thought I was losing my mind.
Where is the microphone locate on Iconia A500? It didn't mention in the manual handbook.
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Where is the microphone locate on Iconia A500? It didn't mention in the manual handbook.
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As far as I can see (and have read elsewhere here on xda-dev) it is located in the middle on the front between the glass and metal (on the opposite) side from the dock-connector (also in the middle).
I just ordered the orig. a500 case from acer shop, but there is mentioned that it lacks a hole just where the mic. is located... I'll update the other post (in accessories) to confirm this...
But now you know where mic. is... And you should be able to see the tiny hole between the bezel and metal is you look close enough
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As far as I can see (and have read elsewhere here on xda-dev) it is located in the middle on the front between the glass and metal (on the opposite) side from the dock-connector (also in the middle).
I just ordered the orig. a500 case from acer shop, but there is mentioned that it lacks a hole just where the mic. is located... I'll update the other post (in accessories) to confirm this...
But now you know where mic. is... And you should be able to see the tiny hole between the bezel and metal is you look close enough
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same for me, the hole is covered by the glass and almost invisible
The microphone is there -see picture- i53.tinypic.com/jl1cmf.jpg
Sorry I can't link yet, because I didn't post enought... first post
Thanks alot!
I have purchased the Acer cover for mine and there are three holes in the back center top that expose the seam of the SD slot so I assume the mic in in there just did a spectrum/waveform test and it is stronger on the front than the rear. Go figure.
Well, I have myself a mod of sorts to try now >
According to the statement about the rear mic. I located a photo from one of the teardown articles. Clearly the mic is in fact blocked by the case itself so I'll pop the sucker open and gently dremel a hole to unblock it and see if the difference is measurable. If not there has to be SOME improvement right? Given the type of connector it shouldnt be too hard to replace it with a better quality device.
Be interested to see how you make out. My mic is terrible, very quiet. The voice recorder app barely registers when i try to record anything, the needle hardle deflects at all.
I am thinking about opening it up and checking to see what is happening but not sure how to go about cracking open the case, anyone seen any vids on this?
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Be interested to see how you make out. My mic is terrible, very quiet. The voice recorder app barely registers when i try to record anything, the needle hardle deflects at all.
I am thinking about opening it up and checking to see what is happening but not sure how to go about cracking open the case, anyone seen any vids on this?
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Here you go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIvbWo_p3KI
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Well, I have myself a mod of sorts to try now >
According to the statement about the rear mic. I located a photo from one of the teardown articles. Clearly the mic is in fact blocked by the case itself so I'll pop the sucker open and gently dremel a hole to unblock it and see if the difference is measurable. If not there has to be SOME improvement right? Given the type of connector it shouldnt be too hard to replace it with a better quality device.
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Please report back with your results. I too am curious how the tablet will be affected.
Good video - http://youtu.be/JfatoeWbMRk
nice. btw I noticed that this dhd version has a mic on the gps cover. mine doesn't have that. Is that Inspire 4g?
i ve seen this too...
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nice. btw I noticed that this dhd version has a mic on the gps cover. mine doesn't have that. Is that Inspire 4g?
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Hi Kuzaima,
I think that the one with the 'extra' mic is from Asia or a different region. I have seen a side by side image of them somewhere......may even have been on XDA.
Regards
Mental.
Now I know why there is such a delay with getting these repaired... what a PITA they are to take apart.
I was going through reviews of HTC One and came across these videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlAt7CKHsNY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssaf0AQdPwc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ubr-Hzu894
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I was going through reviews of HTC One and came across these videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlAt7CKHsNY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssaf0AQdPwc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ubr-Hzu894
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No issues with that here on AT&T.
I'd say no one can accidentally death grip their Ones. I can drop one bar of each if I press the stripes hard against my palm.
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No issues with that here on AT&T.
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mikbe said:
I'd say no one can accidentally death grip their Ones. I can drop one bar of each if I press the stripes hard against my palm.
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Nice to know that.
I didn't find any death grip yet. But one thing is annoying that if you grab light proximity sensor autobrightness gets crazy (as it should be ofc)
If I have my hand at the top of the device (e.g. when holding it horizontally when watching a video) the WiFi drops from full signal to just the dot in the icon
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If I have my hand at the top of the device (e.g. when holding it horizontally when watching a video) the WiFi drops from full signal to just the dot in the icon
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Mine doesn't do that, I just tried it and the WiFi signal stays as strong as ever.
My T-Mobile one is not affected with service or WiFi signal with even a TWO hand death grip.
I have never had a cell phone with such a great carrier and wifi signal.
Same router, same house, same room, my HTC One vs Xperia Arc 2k11 device get twice the bandwidth.
best phone I have ever had. No death grip, no airline crack in top, no flaws whatsoever.
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I have never had a cell phone with such a great carrier and wifi signal.
Same router, same house, same room, my HTC One vs Xperia Arc 2k11 device get twice the bandwidth.
best phone I have ever had. No death grip, no airline crack in top, no flaws whatsoever.
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Ditto
So if you touch a transmitter there is some attenuation?
Call the cops!
Its also only sprint HTC Ones that seem affected.
I have AT&T and when I support the phone with my shoulder... People can't hear me... And this hasn't happened only once... Multiple times. Left shoulder to ear so go figure... But sad
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I have AT&T and when I support the phone with my shoulder... People can't hear me... And this hasn't happened only once... Multiple times. Left shoulder to ear so go figure... But sad
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I get the exact same thing! I thought it was just me... Every time I have to tuck it between my ear and shoulder, no one can hear a word I'm saying. It's not the ideal position to hold it, granted, but it's the only phone I've ever owned that's had this problem. I'm just glad to hear it's not just something I'm doing wrong!
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I get the exact same thing! I thought it was just me... Every time I have to tuck it between my ear and shoulder, no one can hear a word I'm saying. It's not the ideal position to hold it, granted, but it's the only phone I've ever owned that's had this problem. I'm just glad to hear it's not just something I'm doing wrong!
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Can someone else check this plz so I know of I need to exchange my phone out not
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Can someone else check this plz so I know of I need to exchange my phone out not
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Are you sure your not just covering the Mic with your shoulder?
Probably the reason.
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Are you sure your not just covering the Mic with your shoulder?
Probably the reason.
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Well the mic is at the bottom... So definitely not covering it. Maybe covering the small hole on the back (assuming it's the noise cancellation mic) but that shouldn't matter... Did you try?
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Well the mic is at the bottom... So definitely not covering it. Maybe covering the small hole on the back (assuming it's the noise cancellation mic) but that shouldn't matter... Did you try?
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I'm having the same issue. Left shoulder, no one can hear me. Right shoulder, people hear me fine. I'm positive I'm not covering the normal mic.
I think it has to do with the noise cancellation mic, as that is the only difference. My guess is either it covers the mic so it can't pick up anything (and somehow that messes things up) or it covers the opening so the mic only picks up sound transmitting physically through my face (and then the noise cancellation mic is hearing mostly the same as the front mic so it cancels it out).
I'm hoping it can be fixed with a software upgrade, it's definitely annoying.
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Its also only sprint HTC Ones that seem affected.
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I have a o2-One (Germany) and simply by holding it in my left Hand normally signal goes down form -85 dBm 14 ASU to -97 dBm 7 ASU.
Not that I care too much though, because that is pretty normal and not really a death grip. It' more like a little weakening grip
On EE here in the UK, phone doesn't have any noticeable loss of signal from normal use but it is possible to tightly grip it and cause signal loss.
Other than that... In normal use wifi and 4g/3G signal are much better than iPhones in the same household!
I was curious about what a silver One might look like with black antenna bands, thinking maybe the black lines would add some detail to a very large silver surface. I find it not bad actually and I'm thinking of trying it out. Thoughts?
How would you do that I'm interested ?
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I was curious about what a silver One might look like with black antenna bands, thinking maybe the black lines would add some detail to a very large silver surface. I find it not bad actually and I'm thinking of trying it out. Thoughts?
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I've been thinking the same thing just didn't know yet how to do it. Looks great
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How would you do that I'm interested ?
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I've been thinking the same thing just didn't know yet how to do it. Looks great
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A really steady hand and a sharpie.
No. Really. Put painting tape on the edge of the band, and color inside the lines.
Looks ugly to me. Plus you probably won't be able to get that little ring around the camera effectively
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A really steady hand and a sharpie.
No. Really. Put painting tape on the edge of the band, and color inside the lines.
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Haha yeah that was my first thought the trouble with sharpie is that it has that kind of shiny texture to it that makes all the stroke lines visible... Still thinking of a good way
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Looks ugly to me. Plus you probably won't be able to get that little ring around the camera effectively
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True, though I likely wouldn't do that part or the connecting vertical line.
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https://www.dipyourcar.com
I'm thinking maybe these pigment liners: http://www.staedtler.ca/pigment_liner_ca
I use them for drawing and they have a much less shiny and coarse appearance after drying than sharpie. I think it would be best to maintain the matte finish of the plastic bands right? Also even though it says sharpies are permanent, I've had it rub off but not the pigment liners.
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I would just be careful covering that small hole on the back. I'm not sure if it's there to release heat. or is some sort of sound/mic, but there could be some issues with covering it up.
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I would just be careful covering that small hole on the back. I'm not sure if it's there to release heat. or is some sort of sound/mic, but there could be some issues with covering it up.
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It's my understanding that the hole is the ambient sound mic for canceling out atmospheric noise when your on a call.
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It's my understanding that the hole is the ambient sound mic for canceling out atmospheric noise when your on a call.
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That's exactly what it is.
Black automotive pinstriping tape maybe?
Looks ok, but not a huge difference maker in my eyes.
Well instead of making them black I just made them silver instead. I think the back needs to be more unified rather than more complicated
For anyone interested, I used a silver sharpie and taped off the bands using electrical tape. DO NOT use masking tape! The edges bleed like crazy because the aluminum surface is not smooth. Electrical tape worked great though. Also if you mess up in any way, don't worry, our old friend the magic eraser takes everything back to normal (I had to do this after the tape issue haha)
I like it, looks a bit more unified to my eyes. I'll report back later about how it holds up after use. Thanks to everyone who commented by the way, that's part of the reason I went silver.
OT, kinda bummed that my iPod touch takes better low light pics than my ultrapurple One... Oh well, life's about compromise
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Well, I can already tell you that it holds up very poorly... Seems holding it removes the sharpie on the edges in a couple days (top band is OK, just the bottom where my hand is for now). this is what I was afraid of... I guess my search continues.
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If an iPod is taking better pictures you want to return your phone, your buying hardware as well as a beautiful looking phone you shouldn't compromise anything for the price your paying for the handset. If it's just the purple tint in low light pictures then fair enough it will be sorted with next software update. (hopefully).
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The white bands on my One have turned grey-ish by themselves after 5 months of use.
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