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Poor Sound Quality (Person on Other End Complains)

Hello All,
I am running Dutty's Dual Touch v1.1 Rom with radio 1.27.12.17 on my ATT Tilt. The device is brand new, 6 days old now. Whenever I make a phone call, I can hear the other person perfectly. However I have consistently heard complaints from the person on the other end of the line. They complain that they can't hear me, saying I sound muffled or far away. In some cases they can't hear me at all, and I would have to call the other person back. Sometimes they can hear me perfectly, and sometimes they cant. I'd say its 50/50, good and bad. What could be the problem?
Thanks,
thehin

I have similar problem. Sometimes people just can't hear me well, but I always can hear everyone perfectly. During the normal call it happens not very often, but the loudspeaker is almost unusable, in most cases none can here what I speak.
I have a good GSM coverage in my area, my old Nokia 6680 produced a good call quality.
I have standard ROM 1.56.405.5 (08/28/07), Radio: 1.27.12.11
I think, it is probably something in the Kaiser's hardware, because I’ve heard about similar problems from different people with totally different ROMs and radios.

Big Problem
This is a huge problem for me, it's somewhat embarrassing when people can't hear you, and you are forced to call back or call from another phone. I have full service, and have no problems with data connections. Could it be due to a constant connection????

Is your data connection active when you're on the phone? If so, try turning them off and then making calls. I think I read somewhere (or made up in my head) that the 3G connection messes with your call connection.

I expiernece the problem in both scenarios. I turned off 3G through comm manager, and it still happens. I even disabled data all together and it still happened. :-(!!!

met3ora said:
Is your data connection active when you're on the phone? If so, try turning them off and then making calls. I think I read somewhere (or made up in my head) that the 3G connection messes with your call connection.
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I think it is nothing to do with the data connection, mine is mostly off, but the problem remains. Theres some cases the sound just floating, according to recipients and they just cant hear what I am saying.

If anyone DOES NOT experience the same problems, can you please be kind enough to share your ROM version, and radio version?
Thanks

Has nothing to do with ROM type. The Mic on the HTC8925 / Tilt / kaiser is located at bottom right-hand edge of the device. Although your voice sound travels through all of the bottom parts of the device, the most sensitive spot is the small hole next to the mini USB plug in. If you are holding the phone and covering the bottom part of the phone with your palm, then the person on the other side of the call will not hear you well.
To test, start HTC recorder or Resco Recorder program and while tapping on various areas of the phone surface observe the behavior of the decibel meter on the Recording program. You will then discover the most sound sensitive spot of your device.

I will give that a try. However the other night when I was talking to someone, they claimed they couldn't hear me at all, and I was coming in and out. I checked my reception, full service. No data connection, no bluetooth, no wifi, no 3G, no GPS, no apps running. I then held the phone out and talked directly into the mic, he still could not hear me. I held the phone a little farther away, still no go. One person said I sounded like i was whispering off a mountain peak.
ARGGHH :-( I love this phone, but this is pretty annoying.

thehin said:
If anyone DOES NOT experience the same problems, can you please be kind enough to share your ROM version, and radio version?
Thanks
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You mentioned you were running Dutty's Dual Touch v1.1 Rom with radio 1.27.12.17 on my ATT Tilt. Have you tried to flashed back to the original Rom to see if you still have the same problem?

thehin said:
I will give that a try. However the other night when I was talking to someone, they claimed they couldn't hear me at all, and I was coming in and out. I checked my reception, full service. No data connection, no bluetooth, no wifi, no 3G, no GPS, no apps running. I then held the phone out and talked directly into the mic, he still could not hear me. I held the phone a little farther away, still no go. One person said I sounded like i was whispering off a mountain peak.
ARGGHH :-( I love this phone, but this is pretty annoying.
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LOL thats exactly how the Titan sounds through bluetooth, only it so happens to sound that way. on our side of the call.

Finally!
I'm so glad to find other people suffering the same problem.
I'm battling with Handtec & HTC to try and resolve this issue, it's driving me *and callers* mad.
I've been waiting 3 months for this to be resolved and Handtec have finally agreed to replace it... but if this is a common problem, a replacement isn't likely to resolve it. £440 is a lot of money for something you can only use 50% of the time.

I also has the same problem. People sometimes just told me that they hear nothing frommy side suddently for a few seconds.
The only way to "contain" it is using Bluetooth, this way so far I never found problem any more.
ROM: 1.56.708.3
Radio: 1.27.12.11

Well my At&t Tilt is stock, i mean i havent change any radio roms or what ever, and I have the same problem, sometimes people complaint they cant hearme, I know its very anoying, but on my case its not like a 50/50, its more 75/25 (25 they cant hear) this happend on the 2 o 3 first days I had the phone, After that or the people I call can hear me, or the problem persist and they dont tell me.
I see the microphone its on the bottom of the phone, I think its because of that, when people complain I simply put it on speaker and talk directly to the microphone (but I dont know if this works ) hehe

Good morning and Happy New Year
I have had the same problem but after upgrading to Dutty's Dual Touch v2 Rom and radio 1.27.12.32 the sound is excellent, tested it yesterday and both on speaker and off speaker is very clear. My advice if you do not want to move to Dutty's v2 then at least flash the Radio to .32
Good luck

I don't have the problem. I'm using a TyTN II version with stock ROM. Got it when it came out so a few months ago.

I have the same problem, and mine is stock standard. Also tried it with and woth out 3G, blue tooth ect ect ect ect same problem.
Any Advice Anyone.

On another site, the issue was discussed and some one suggested the issue was caused by a .dll file conflict that routs or attempts to rout calls to HTC recorder program. It was also suggested to remove any recording software from the device or disable its call recording in the settings and see what happens.

I have been trying to look for a solution for that problem, Finally I decided to let go and stop using the loudspeaker option
I am trying to research this on other related forums and will get back to you if I am lucky.....

I got the same problem, but the person on the other end of the line can't hear me, with or without the loudspeaker option!!
Has anybody found a fix for this?

[Q] Captivate - Hissing/Static Issue

I just got myself a Captivate for $120 from cowboom.com. Great phone, just a smaller version of Infuse, which I also happen to have. I really like the fact that charger port is at the top.
Anyways, when making calls, I hear mild but noticeable static which bothers me a bit. When I plug in an earpiece, I only hear it from left ear piece and sound through right ear piece is just fine. Can we tell if this is because previous owner flashed incompatible ROMs/Kernels/Modems, or just a bad hardware? I don't want to return this phone because it has a perfect GPS, but I will have to if the static problem is hardware related.
On a different note, I never knew that GPS on Captivate could be this good. It is a lot better than my Infuse. I had a Captivate about a year ago and GPS on that was a colossal mess. I feel like I need a PhD to understand the inconsistency of GPS chips in Captivates and Infuses.
Thanks in advance.

Here's some more info:
Baseband Version: I897UCKB1
Kernel: 2.6.32.9
Build: FROYO.UCKB1
Modem - I don't know how to find out....
I just rooted it and tried some sound mono conversion apps from the market which didn't help. Thought process was that if I can just mute 'left' and get all my sound through 'right' - that would solve the problem, but none of the apps allow me to change the left-right balance discussed above.

Baseband version IS the modem. Everything running is compatible.
You might want to try flashing a different modem. Top of the development section is a sticky.
Make sure its a I897 modem and not I9000.

If you're rooted then you might want to try flashing a voodoo kernel- that will get you nice sound boost and some clarity.

you can try flashing a different rom/kernel/modem...but if that doesn't fix it then i'm pretty sure that's a hardware problem...

[FIX] fix static noise / bad call quality

tl;dr:
A SU660 BB (824, 1120, 0420) will fix the weird static noise and bad call quality issue on "made in Korea" devices!
You'll find more information on this issue in this post and more information (including known issues and fixes) on BB 824/1120/0420 in the second one.
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I just want to share this with all of you who might have missed it within the CM7 Nightlies and Baseband discussion threads - and want to gather all information about this into one thread.
This was found out originally by vadonka here.
I found many others who confirmed that people on the other end of your call complain about static noise (like the noise when you're holding 2 phones together or standing next to a speaker).
We were not able to track down why some p990 users suffered from it and others don't. Some could fix it with the 502BB - some with 725BB and the Gingerbread leaked ROM - but not with CM7.
It appears that there are different (hardware?) versions out there.
If your device is "Made in Korea" (you'll find that info on a sticker under your battery) you might suffer from this noise issue - but not all Korea-made devices do.
For "Made in Korea" ones this noise is almost gone with SU660 BB and a matching RIL (824, 1120, 0420)!
These basebands are for the SU660 (the korean version of the P990), but work for us, too.
I'd almost given up on this issue - was using the leaked ROM (which sucks if you wanna use CM7) and intended to sell it soon. I tried nearly every possible combination of BB/RILs with CM7 some time ago - and never got rid of this problem. My poor girlfriend had to answer maaaaaaany test calls hehe.
This weekend I thought to give CM7 one more try, lurked into the CM7 nightly thread and found this Baseband which seems to fix my issue.
It's confirmed to work for the "Made in Korea" 2x's of vadonka, Sckank, TrymHansen, pastime1971 and temasek.
You'll find more infos on known issues in the 2nd thread.
So - why are Basebands which are made for the SU660 working best with our "Made in Korea" P990's? This could explain many of the "hard to track down" issues some people have - because their phones differ even if it's the same model.
You can get 824/1120/0420 BB and RIL here: P990 Complete Baseband Overview Thread
There you'll find BB and RIL install instructions, too.

positive comments
pretty similar to 725BB - if you don't have problems with 725 BB stick to it, as it might have less issues!
good call quality on both ends
good battery life (neither better nor worse than e.g. 218 or 725 BB)
good network speed & connectivity
no wifi problems
known issues with SU660 BBs (824, 1120, 0420)
automatic time is not working
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Fix:
There is a fix from pastime1971 if you're using CM7, you need a CM version with the following fix cherry picked though: "Change Iaaf7f1c4: LGEStarRIL: Apply DST regardless of Infineon fix (PATCH #3)"
In temasek's or owains KANGs this fix is already included.
Head to their threads to download a ROM and get instructions how to enable automatic time.
grognaz said:
every reboot i have to set 2G only again (...)
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Fixes:
- Installing Toggle 2G/3G will fix this with the "Turn on 3G manually" setting! (confirmed by rugglez, thx!)
- Set 2G manually (duh!)
When you're on 2G and you'll disable data and reenable it, data might not turn on for some users
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This can happen with other basebands as well, it seems to be a BB/ROM combination issue
Fixes:
- activate and deactivate airplane mode
- use 3G
You could loose your IMEI while flashing
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Fix:
- please refer to this post to restore your IMEI.
Some people won't get signal
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Fixes:
Well your phone isn't compatible to 824BB - you should install 725 or 218 instead.
As it's not compatible you shouldn't suffer from the "Made in Korea"-Noise issue anyway.

So this is the dial-up-esque noise that pre-warns of any impending text messages/phone calls?

plz tonydl i wana try 824 BB and RIL , i'm on cm7 7.2 the latest kang , but can you tell how to change it ?? (a mini guide plz)

Mungulz said:
So this is the dial-up-esque noise that pre-warns of any impending text messages/phone calls?
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No - it's a quite disturbing noise on the other end which won't stop. If you're not suffering (better: the people whom you're calling) I wouldn't advise this baseband.
stpsp said:
plz tonydl i wana try 824 BB and RIL , i'm on cm7 7.2 the latest kang , but can you tell how to change it ?? (a mini guide plz)
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Sure - just follow Pauls guide to change the baseband here.
For getting the matching RIL I use sibbors "GetRIL" app: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sibbor.getril

i flashed 824 yesterday and i have a couple of problems with it.
every reboot i have to set 2G only again, seems to reset/ignore the GSM only option and the timezone is 1hour behind...
so far i have not noticed any noise like i had with 725 but havent used it a lot so i will continue to listen and ask if its better than before

grognaz said:
i flashed 824 yesterday and i have a couple of problems with it.
every reboot i have to set 2G only again, seems to reset/ignore the GSM only option and the timezone is 1hour behind...
so far i have not noticed any noise like i had with 725 but havent used it a lot so i will continue to listen and ask if its better than before
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Yep, it's not perfect. As I said before, you need to disable automatic time for the moment - which is probably due to the "fix" I mentioned above.
I can confirm that 2G makes some trouble - maybe Toggle 2G/3G will help you?

tonydl said:
Yep, it's not perfect. As I said before, you need to disable automatic time for the moment - which is probably due to the "fix" I mentioned above.
I can confirm that 2G makes some trouble - maybe Toggle 2G/3G will help you?
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well it no serious problem once its set manually and since i never use 3g i just have to think about enabling the 2g option when i reboot. maybe i could try if green power can handle the 2g only option... lets see
edit: nope doesnt look like it since green power works with the device settings which are messed up. however, as far as i experienced it might be a problem with cm7, i think i have some strange behavior with every bb except 208 if i remember correctly.
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Beware of imei getting hosed when you install Korean baseband. There is a way to recover and keep it handy. I used putty on windows to fix it when I messed up a while ago.

This also explains why I my phone keeps rebooting and showing BSODS when installing Spica's HP kernel. I always thought that it was strange that there where different versions of the phone.
FYI, I tried different BB and also the 824 with MIUI but the battery drain was awful. LG just released V20M for the Netherlands so i got stuck with the 725 BB.
I don't complain about the quality and I didn't try the 824 with this version. Maybe later when i'm sick of this one .

I have a "made in korea" device with 725 BB (from v20c I think) and 218 RIL. My rom is CM7 204. I have asked a lot of my friends and family and no complains for the quality.

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I have a "made in korea" device with 725 BB (from v20c I think) and 218 RIL. My rom is CM7 204. I have asked a lot of my friends and family and no complains for the quality.
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That's interesting.
Then there're even some more differences than "made in korea".
LG has somehow managed to fix the static sound for their v20x builds with 725 BB, but CM7 hasn't.
Does anyone have an idea how to track this down to help the devs to build a workaround? I am pretty happy with 824 BB right now, but I would prefer to have a choice.

I have a P990 assembled in Korea and it had awful call quality with every BaseBand except 0502 and 0824.

i have tried 502 and it was also pretty good but the battery drain was a lot higher:O
so im back to 824. anyone know if there is a fix for the automatic time beeing off by an hour? i remember that this was present in earlier nigjtlies and got fixed somehow, so maybe the same fix can be used on this case.
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grognaz said:
i have tried 502 and it was also pretty good but the battery drain was a lot higher:O
so im back to 824. anyone know if there is a fix for the automatic time beeing off by an hour? i remember that this was present in earlier nigjtlies and got fixed somehow, so maybe the same fix can be used on this case.
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There is a fix from pastime1971 if you're using CM7.
You need a CM version with the following fix cherry picked though:
"Change Iaaf7f1c4: LGEStarRIL: Apply DST regardless of Infineon fix (PATCH #3)"
Head over to this post for a KANG which included it and gives a description: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20595849&postcount=12065

This is the latest KANG build P204-16
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20610135&postcount=12098

Another small issue: the call initiation is a bit longer - if I'm too quick with saying "hello" then the other end won't get it (and vice versa).
Can anyone confirm?

hmm now that you mention this i remember that i was talking over the headset with a friend and when i unplugged it he couldnt hear me anymore. i had to enable the speaker so he couos hear me again, after switching it off again everything was fine.
its like the mic didnt switch from headset to phone when i unplugged it:/
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grognaz said:
hmm now that you mention this i remember that i was talking over the headset with a friend and when i unplugged it he couldnt hear me anymore. i had to enable the speaker so he couos hear me again, after switching it off again everything was fine.
its like the mic didnt switch from headset to phone when i unplugged it:/
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I cannot reproduce that. Which ROM are you using and which BB/RIL?

Hello!
Mine is also made in Korea.
I tested 0622, 0725 and 0823 - 0824 didn't work.
Voice quality was always acceptable didn't notice any problems there.
But overall signal reception(especially indoors) is by far better using 0823 - but this might be a special because my provider is known for bad reception indoors…

[Q] Microphone Problem/Background noise

Hi
I got this problem with my SGS microphone, I've read some other users have similar issues but no one seems to get to the point of it.
you will see,
first problem:
I cant record voice on the device (voice recorder/camera). the output sound is full of background noise and this also affect calls, I sooo anoyed by the complains from people that cant hear me during calls because if the noise and i have to almost scream to make me hear (i really hate that).
second problem: when i plug a headset I cant get it to record, i thought first it was hardware and changed the earpiece to try and it was the same and im sure the headset is working. but the phone dont seem to recognize the microphone jag( as i said i tried a different ear jack).
I have tried different roms for I9000 and I9000T (btw this is a GT-I9000T from panama C&W).
currently im on Gingerbread 2.3.6 GINGERBREAD.XXJVU
KERNEL :2.6.35.7-I9000XXJVU-CL851880
BASEBAND : I9000UGJK4
I know it looks all messed up (you can see its a I9000T on a I9000 firmware)
but im using it in the UK and this version is not supposed to be used there (I used to think quad band phones were functional worldwide, harsh lesson )
Hope to get some help guys
thanks in advance ....:good:

owleye22 said:
I have tried different roms for I9000 and I9000T (btw this is a GT-I9000T from panama C&W).
currently im on Gingerbread 2.3.6 GINGERBREAD.XXJVU
KERNEL :2.6.35.7-I9000XXJVU-CL851880
BASEBAND : I9000UGJK4
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you can try UGKG3 modem or others meant for UK from My Android Collections

xsenman said:
you can try UGKG3 modem or others meant for UK from My Android Collections
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I've just tried without succsess, the signal is a bit better thou, but the mic problem stills there

owleye22 said:
I've just tried without succsess, the signal is a bit better thou, but the mic problem stills there
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F*** that ,,I'm getting an Iphone

[Q] Severe phone calls problem

Hey there,
I know it has been discussed partly, but with I think different aspects and details than I have. To cut it short: in about 50% of my phone calls, be it with good or bad reception, people cannot hear me speak on the phone.
The fun thing is, this cannot be connected to the internal microphone since I have it both on the normal mic as well as my bluetooth headset. No matter whether I call them or they call me. Sometimes (!) it helps to mute and re-enable the microphone on-screen, but this is not always effective. I thought this may be related to a bad combination of firmware and radio, but I recently switched to InsertCoin GE und updated both FW and radio, to no avail as regards to that matter. Furthermore, sometimes phonecalls just drop in the middle of a conversation, with no change in signal quality as far as I recognize.
Does this sound like some software thingy (and one might have a solution) or would you believe this is hardware related?
All the best in advance
Froscher

Nobody having an idea?
Froschfinger said:
Hey there,
I know it has been discussed partly, but with I think different aspects and details than I have. To cut it short: in about 50% of my phone calls, be it with good or bad reception, people cannot hear me speak on the phone.
The fun thing is, this cannot be connected to the internal microphone since I have it both on the normal mic as well as my bluetooth headset. No matter whether I call them or they call me. Sometimes (!) it helps to mute and re-enable the microphone on-screen, but this is not always effective. I thought this may be related to a bad combination of firmware and radio, but I recently switched to InsertCoin GE und updated both FW and radio, to no avail as regards to that matter. Furthermore, sometimes phonecalls just drop in the middle of a conversation, with no change in signal quality as far as I recognize.
Does this sound like some software thingy (and one might have a solution) or would you believe this is hardware related?
All the best in advance
Froscher
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Froschfinger said:
Hey there,
I know it has been discussed partly, but with I think different aspects and details than I have. To cut it short: in about 50% of my phone calls, be it with good or bad reception, people cannot hear me speak on the phone.
The fun thing is, this cannot be connected to the internal microphone since I have it both on the normal mic as well as my bluetooth headset. No matter whether I call them or they call me. Sometimes (!) it helps to mute and re-enable the microphone on-screen, but this is not always effective. I thought this may be related to a bad combination of firmware and radio, but I recently switched to InsertCoin GE und updated both FW and radio, to no avail as regards to that matter. Furthermore, sometimes phonecalls just drop in the middle of a conversation, with no change in signal quality as far as I recognize.
Does this sound like some software thingy (and one might have a solution) or would you believe this is hardware related?
All the best in advance
Froscher
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Hi can you tell us what exact combination of Firmware ROM Kernel etc you are using currently?

baedaa said:
Hi can you tell us what exact combination of Firmware ROM Kernel etc you are using currently?
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Hey there,
of course, I picked InsertCoin GoogleEdition with the corresponding 3.06.1700.10 firmware that's offered as a complementary download for the ROM. No hands on the kernel, left the one coming with the ROM. Does that help ?
Best
Froscher

Froschfinger said:
Hey there,
of course, I picked InsertCoin GoogleEdition with the corresponding 3.06.1700.10 firmware that's offered as a complementary download for the ROM. No hands on the kernel, left the one coming with the ROM. Does that help ?
Best
Froscher
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can you do a nandroid backup and try with another ROM? You could also ask in the thread of the ROM if someone got a similar problem.
I would also downgrade the firmware to the latest for HTC One (non GE). this should not be the problem but just to be sure

baedaa said:
can you do a nandroid backup and try with another ROM? You could also ask in the thread of the ROM if someone got a similar problem.
I would also downgrade the firmware to the latest for HTC One (non GE). this should not be the problem but just to be sure
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Yeah, I think I can. But I came from a 4.2.2 ROM with the latest radio, TrickDroid 8.0 and I had the very same problems. Does it more sound like a hardware than a software issue?
Best
Froscher

Froschfinger said:
Yeah, I think I can. But I came from a 4.2.2 ROM with the latest radio, TrickDroid 8.0 and I had the very same problems. Does it more sound like a hardware than a software issue?
Best
Froscher
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if it happens with other ROMs too it is most propably a hardware issue