drops calls like an iPhone 4 - Vibrant General

if i hold it like a normal person would hold it, it drops calls like crazy. i find myself having to do the iPhone hold on it and it works fine. anybody else having this problem? any solutions?

Absolutely no problems here with reception and calls regardless of how I hold the phone.

I haven't dropped a single call. I even kept reception in a spot here I have dropped calls with every other phone I have ever had.

Flak_Munky said:
Absolutely no problems here with reception and calls regardless of how I hold the phone.
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srqt said:
I haven't dropped a single call. I even kept reception in a spot here I have dropped calls with every other phone I have ever had.
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Same. Especially since Samsung has been so bad in this regard.

i think i hold the phone like most people do.. no problems at all.

I've noticed that if I hold my hand over the bottom of the backside of the phone, I will lose a couple bars. But my signal isn't that great to begin with. Never dropped a call, though.

I don't get any drop calls, I held my phone like the way it should be and no problem at all. I have the iPhone 4 also and I like the Vibrant more

I was on a call today to a land line and my call dropped 3 times while I had full signal strength. Somethings fishy. The phone was in speakerphone mode in a cradle.

XfooYen said:
I was on a call today to a land line and my call dropped 3 times while I had full signal strength. Somethings fishy. The phone was in speakerphone mode in a cradle.
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I'm pretty sure that's not what this thread is about, but it does sound like an issue. I've never had a dropped call on T-Mobile, unless I went into a dead zone which only happened once. That was also like 5 years ago.

havent had any dropped calls even in my old apartment where I wasnt able to get any signal with my blackberry.
Probably a lemon, get a replacement.

My bars are all over the place when I hold it with my right hand, but I normally talk on my left and I've yet to loose a call. Sounds awesome via the speaker too.

Quit trying to be as good, or bad, as the iPhone. Jesus.
You know, I've noticed that when I press END I have a dropped call, just like the I gadget.

The Samsung Vibrant does have the antenna built on the lower left corner. If you look at disassembling process from youtube, you will find it justified.
Some do claim their Vibrant will have a similar death-grip issue when holding where the antenna is built, but so far not much ppl reported an actual drop call, just a few bars dropped which may affect the quality of the call~

jaadamoo said:
if i hold it like a normal person would hold it, it drops calls like crazy. i find myself having to do the iPhone hold on it and it works fine. anybody else having this problem? any solutions?
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Could be the fact that its too new..Almost every electronic has problems. Remember when the 360 and ps3 would litteraly explode? Same thing with this id guess

I haven't dropped any calls yet, but I've missed a few because I was holding the phone in my left hand and using the browser or typing an SMS. I will just randomly get voice mail notifications, without the phone ever ringing. When I get the notification I'll look at the signal strength meter and there will be no bars. Switching the phone back to my right hand (or setting it down) will return to full signal strength.

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picking up the phone takes time

I have the german T-Mobile MDA-Pro with D1. (whytf can't I specifly that in my profile ?) I experience some strange thing with it. When I pick up the phone when someone calls me (by pressing the green phone button) it takes a while until the other side can hear me.
So whenever I answer a call (by pressing that green phone button) I will have to wait 5-8 seconds after the buttonpress until I say something or else the other side wont hear what I say and still thinks I havent answered the phone yet.
Yes! indead...I've got the same problem. is it a software bug?
I too have the same problem, and sometimes it hangs up the call even when I press the green button.
I've posted before and everyone has said 'Use the search'...I have and can't find anything relevent (don't think the search facility of this is very good).
Can someone PLEASE point us.
I really do miss the speed and efficiency of my XDA2s!
I have had some experience of this, it does delay mine was worse before I got rid of all th O2 tat, it is now liveable with, however it is cutting off when I press the answer button !!! OR IS IT after conducting tests using another mobile I found out that
1) the phone does not take very long before O2 divert the call to Voicemail
2) the phone starts ringing long before you know anything about it (its worse if the phone is asleep) it can be a good few seconds before it makes any indication noises
3) it carries on playing the ringtone after the call has been diverted which gives the impression that pressing the answer button is futile.
I have talked to the technical suppport of t-mobile germany and they told me they era aware of this issue and they will be releasing an update in Q12006 that will resolve this issue.
I have talked to the technical suppport of t-mobile germany and they told me they are aware of this issue and they will be releasing an update in Q12006 that will resolve this issue.
I too have this problem and for the moment while i await any future fixes from O2 or others, i am using the following short-term fix; Under phone settings I have changed the delay period before calls are forwarded to ansafone if unanswered (this works on O2 anywa). One problem with this is that callers may give up before they are diverted to ansafone if you set the delay too long
did this really resolve the issue I was talking about in my initial post ? (that when I pick up the phone by pressing the green button the caller can not hear me for the fist 10 seconds )
I have XDA Exec and kept getting confused why my GF always sounded confused and puzzled when I answered the phone, Id say "hello" and she would wait a while, then say "Hello? you there?"
I never realised it was MY phone that was cutting off my voice at the start of the call.
In regards to the delay ringing, and answering etc, I am giving all my friends instructions to bloody well keep ringing! I turn answerphone off normally as my phone is always on. If you want to speak to me, keep ringing till i answer, if I dont want to talk, ill reject the call.
Why ring twice and hang up? I could be doing anything that takes more than 2 seconds to get that damn phone out of my pocket, get it out the case, open it, see who is calling, press the button, damn, missed call.
Same problem here. I am seriously thinking about using this as just a PDA. I don't think it's practical to use a phone that only works some times. Somebody on HoFo said that the Universal isn't meant to be used as a phone, it can, but it isn't meant to be. I'm starting to agree.
I just like the idea of not having to carry around a phone AND a pda. I kind of hoped that's what the universal offers. But it kind of looks like it doesn't ...
Its a great phone when used as a hands free device, answers almost straight away, and has great volume unlike most hands free - my callers also comment that the line quality is excellent even if a few metres away from the phone.
I do always feel stupid though when using the phone as a standard phone, would feel more comfy putting a brick to my head.
I use the old phone ringer as my incomming call notifictaion and I hear my phone in plenty of time. The standard o2 incoming notification sound was useless. I don't know what T Mobile have but might be worth trying a different notification sound.
Cheers
I will have to wait 5-8 seconds after the buttonpress until I say something or else the other side wont hear what I say and still thinks I havent answered the phone yet
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Did anybody found a solution for this? this is very annoying.
Agreed, its just ridiculously slow - I worry whether or not I've hung up on people too, it takes a good few seconds before the line is actually dropped, let alone for the interface to update.
I've stopped using the "suspend" option and the phone seems to work like you'd expect (even on a cheap cell phone!). But the battery life is suffereing. Hopefully my new spare battery should be here soon.
I've stopped using the "suspend" option and the phone seems to work like you'd expect
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You mean I should walk around with some spare batteries in my pockets. :wink:
I think my pockets are too small for so many things.
Does anybody knows if this problem is known to HTC? Is there going to be an update?
It isn't possible that a phone doesn't act like a phone in these features that are already working 100 years. I want to pick up my phone and talk immediatly
By the way how do I switch off the "suspend" mode?
What is the "suspend" mode and how do I switch it off?
Look at Settings>Systems Tab>Power>Advanced Tab
Uncheck to "Turn off device if not used.."
This will stop the "suspend" mode
eeek ! Now I know why I would need an extra battery ....

Questions for Soon to be Xperia X1a owner

Hey guys i have a few questions, i'm going to buy an xperia x1a in about two weeks or so.
People are saying when the phone goes on stand by, it disconnects you from windows live messenger. Does this happen because of what you're connected to?(edge,gprs,3g,hsdpa,wifi) Or does it have to do with software? I'm mainly going to use edge on it, will i face this disconnect problem? Is there any fix to this problem? I like being on windows live messenger all day
Does anyone live near Boston Massachusetts using the t-mobile network? If so, how is you're signal reception there and the call quality?
Someone said, when someone calls him, he cant hear the person for about 2 seconds or so. is this happening to everyone's? or was it just his?
Are there any other problems i should be aware of before i buy it? :O
let me see,
the super triple or nothing keyboard
the add on blurry filter camera lens
special fading battery cover effect
crack and tear cover for the rough you
money or nothing superior support
leobox1 said:
let me see,
the super triple or nothing keyboard
the add on blurry filter camera lens
special fading battery cover effect
crack and tear cover for the rough you
money or nothing superior support
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Sounds like you got a bad unit
Anyone have answers about the signal reception and windows live messenger?
outkast123 said:
Anyone have answers about the signal reception and windows live messenger?
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I think it will only disconnect while using WiFi, because the wireless network adapter shuts off when the phone goes into standby.
THESpideyWVU said:
I think it will only disconnect while using WiFi, because the wireless network adapter shuts off when the phone goes into standby.
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you can change this behavior using advanced config, just tick enable wifi in standby mode.
one imp. problem you should keep in mind that.. xperia has very low volume in speaker.. so if you are on bike or walking on the road or bazar.. it will be hard to listen ring....
battery doesnt last for a single day too if you are using couple of softwares
rest everything is find with xperia x1
mine last for 2 days
but then i don't have wifi on when
it's off and don't have a active data connection
with 3g
I don't think the ring volume will be a problem, my phone is usually on silent
When you're calling someone, does the volume sound very low or is it normal?
most folks find x1 external speaker a little soft
yeah both ring tone and vibration is pretty soft imho
at times i don't notice recieving sms'r or even a call
when having the phone in my pants pocket
well my x1 is brilliant, ecspecially with itjes touch it wm6.5 rom.
Battery lasts about 2 days, i listen to the music on it for about three hours a day and i make 2-6 hrs worth of calls.
no cracks in my case...(yet). mine is one of the newer built x1's and is holding up well. no problems with answering a call. i can hear the other person fine, no delays.
speaker is quite low, but i feel the vibration even when im running or summat.
Any more questions? fire them my way.
a couple more questions please
I was thinking of getting x1a
I saw 2 speakers (one on each side towards bottom) in manual I downloaded at Sony USA, Is it so?
Any idea if Inesoft phone, Adobe 2.0 & ListPro show up okay on the WVGA
Thanks a lot
i believe it disconnects when the screen is turned off
Outcast,
I do not use LiveMessenger that often, but I use it once during travel, for more than three hours, and it worked perfectly.
Since I passed a great distance, I changed a lot of cell station and GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA worked seamlessly..
Inesoft works.
notjoker said:
i believe it disconnects when the screen is turned off
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it doesnt for me(wifi) , and i can copy/install/play internet radio/messanger/etc with it in stand by mode .
and yes the batt is pretty sucky cuz it gets warm when u use the phone in charge , and i guess it damages itself by the heat , but u should consider getting a 1800mah Mugen battery like im doing .
other than that , its a really cool phone .
also , the screen may not be as big as some other phones(iphone, touch hd) , but it doesnt give u the feeling ur holding an oven pan either

In call sound help

Ok so its happened twice today. I was calling someone and it showed it was dialing and connected but i didnt have any sound from the ear speaker or the speaker phone. The 2nd time it happended it apparantly went to voice mail but i didnt hear anything until the voicemail said that i need to leave a longer message. Has anyone else had this problem?
Once connected hold the volume rocker on the side of the phone all the way up, aside from that I have no idea.
yea its wierd i know, i've called my wifes phone 10 times trying to replicate it but cant. but this morning it happened twice within 1 hour. i had to call back and then it seemed to work fine. hopefully its just tmobile being crappy and not my phone.
This is just IMO so there is no fact to what I am going to say. Myself, I think it is a HTC thing. My G1 did that all the time but when I got me a Cliq, I never had that issue again. Now that I have the N1 I have encountered this same problem again. It tends to happen more if you are in an area where is it Edge/GPRS.
predator290 said:
Ok so its happened twice today. I was calling someone and it showed it was dialing and connected but i didnt have any sound from the ear speaker or the speaker phone. The 2nd time it happended it apparantly went to voice mail but i didnt hear anything until the voicemail said that i need to leave a longer message. Has anyone else had this problem?
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I have experienced similar issues....For instance, I called someone today, and I couldn't hear them, it was weird...anyway, I got someones voice mail while calling them and it kept saying it could not hear me to record the message, LOL! I am striking it up to no being familiar enough with the phone or maybe my face hit the hold button or something on the screen, but I found it all strange. It's quite possible there is a bug or something although the touch screen can sometimes be touched by your face or whatever and put the call on hold by accident, etc. etc. Take a look at the on screen options once you make a call, there are many options including a hold button in the upper left hand corner which can easily be touched by your face, ear etc.
this is what the proximity sensor is for. it turns of the screen when it comes near your face.

Microphone issue N1

I have had my nexus for about a month now and a little while back started having problems with the microphone. People on the other end will say I sound like I am in a "tunnel" or "distant". Seems to get worse during long conversations. Sometimes I can hold a 20 minute conversation and not have one problem other times it gets so bad that they cant even hear me.
I have really good reception and 3g at my house. I called T-mobile to see if it could be something with their network and they said probably not since they had only noticed problems in Texas and some other random state (I live in BK,NY) . Called HTC and they were no help at all (said I should try and reboot my phone thats all they could think of). Called google and they said I sounded just fine. As I said before It doesn't happen during every single call, but I have had about 3 different people tell me the same thing...
Anyways, the bootloader is unlocked so I can't send it in to get it replaced or even have it looked at with out paying an arm and a leg.
Anyone Have any ideas? Anyone? Bueler? Bueler?
Thanks.
Ok this is just a random thought as I have had a similar experience, but only when I hold said phone with my shoulder. Are we perhaps doing something to the noise cancelling mic? Would covering it make a difference during a conversation? Something to do with the proximity sensor? i am just thinking out loud.
I dont think its the proximity sensor because I put tape on it keeping the screen off and it was still doing it. as for covering the mic on the other side I don't know. I guess i could cover it for a while and see what happens. I'm going to send it to HTC and see what they say. Hopefully its a hardware issue that they can fix for nothing.

volume is not loud and signal turns off when internet is enabled.

Hi i love this phone but i have having some small problems.
1) i find it the phone's volume is not loud at all. I can barely hear people when i put it up to my ear.
2) when ever i enable the internet the phone signal bar instantly dies somtimes. Not every time be pretty constant enough for me to notice and i have only owned the phone 6 days.
Anyone else notice these problems? if not then i well return it.

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