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iphone call quality??

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TeddyBlack

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I've just bought myself an iphone after switching from vodafone to O2, and in general i'm really happy with it, but......I don't know if it's the O2 network or the iphone itself, but the first thing I noticed is that the call quality was pretty poor. Not so much the loudness, it just sounds like the caller has an echo/talking through a rolled up tube. I can make out what they are saying, but it is definitley not crystal like almost every phone I've had previously. I was just wondering whether it's the O2 network, the iphone in general, or my individual iphone itself??.

Could anyone help out with their experiences of their own call quality on the iphone??

Thanks.:confused:
 
fastbite

fastbite

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Jul 23, 2007
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TeddyBlack said:
I've just bought myself an iphone after switching from vodafone to O2, and in general i'm really happy with it, but......I don't know if it's the O2 network or the iphone itself, but the first thing I noticed is that the call quality was pretty poor. Not so much the loudness, it just sounds like the caller has an echo/talking through a rolled up tube. I can make out what they are saying, but it is definitley not crystal like almost every phone I've had previously. I was just wondering whether it's the O2 network, the iphone in general, or my individual iphone itself??.

Could anyone help out with their experiences of their own call quality on the iphone??

Thanks.:confused:
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I feel the same. Very disappointed with the sound being low and the call quality being bellow what I'm used to. I feel it is the iPhone, which other wise i love, rather than anything else.
 
savanahrose

savanahrose

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Jul 31, 2006
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If it is any consolation, I have the same thing happening with my LG every once in awhile. I don't own an Iphone yet (in march) so I can't say anything on the iphone, but i can't wait to see if I have the same problem. :p;):D
 
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TeddyBlack

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May 29, 2007
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call quality

Thanks for the replies,

I bought mine from carphone warehouse, and i've got a sneaking suspicion it might have been a returned iphone, as the box was not shrink wrapped, and didnt contain a cleaning cloth. Should it have?:confused:
 
sneeks

sneeks

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Oct 21, 2007
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It should be shrink wrapped as shown and the phone also has two soft plastic covers on it, one with a tab on the right shown in the second photo.

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aviddk

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Oct 18, 2007
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Picked up mine yesterday and the call quality is like a land line call. I didn't notice a cleaning rag; but the shrink wrap was so tight I had a hard time removing it.:D
 
Fuchal

Fuchal

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Sep 30, 2003
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I am constantly impressed with my iPhone's call quality. It is far better than any other phone I have owned in the past 8 years or so.
 
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eenu

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TeddyBlack said:
I've just bought myself an iphone after switching from vodafone to O2, and in general i'm really happy with it, but......I don't know if it's the O2 network or the iphone itself, but the first thing I noticed is that the call quality was pretty poor. Not so much the loudness, it just sounds like the caller has an echo/talking through a rolled up tube. I can make out what they are saying, but it is definitley not crystal like almost every phone I've had previously. I was just wondering whether it's the O2 network, the iphone in general, or my individual iphone itself??.

Could anyone help out with their experiences of their own call quality on the iphone??

Thanks.:confused:
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Same i was on O2 before with a k750i and the call quality was far superior on that...so its the iphone not the network
 
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TeddyBlack

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May 29, 2007
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It gets worse.....

Thanks again for all the replies.

A quick update,

I went back to the carphone warehouse and managed to get a replacement
quite easily, except.....when I got it home, apart from the call quality sounding better, I now have an iphone that has the negative black problems on the screen!. I can't believe this. I dont know whether to get ANOTHER one hoping both issues will be fixed, or just take my old one back and accept the low call quality; at least the screen looked great on that one. Otherwise, at this rate, I'll go through the stores whole inventory!

PS. While I was in there, the sales guy thought I wanted to cancel my contract and get my money back. He then showed me an email that had been sent to all carphone warehouse stores that morning, instructing them not to give any refunds or cancel contracts if the phone has been activated!.
Not related to my post I know, but thought it worth telling people.
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TeddyBlack

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May 29, 2007
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The negative blacks problem, is where when you view the screen face on, the black areas of the image on the screen appear lighter than black,i.e. like a negative. It kills any detail in the blacks and means you have to tilt the screen to see the image/video in it's intended state, which for some people might be a problem, but let me assure you, that once you have seen it, it irritates the hell out of you.

Here is a link to an ongoing thread explaining things a bit better than me.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/385074/

Here is a test for your own iphone
http://appleservedup.com/

Thanks.
 

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isleofjib

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Jan 21, 2007
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just my two pence, but i'd try to get a working model. don't accept your old one back. i'm in the states, but the call quality is great. a lot better than my old phone and i thought it had good quality. you won't be disappointed if you get one that works the way it should. sorry to hear about your problems, tho.
 
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TeddyBlack

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May 29, 2007
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Finally!

Went back to the carphone warehouse again, and spoke to one of the salesmen who was next to hopeless. Asked for the manager and explained the previous problems to him. I showed him the test pages on appleservedup.com on a handset in store which was fine, compared to mine. He refused to admit there was a difference, which there blatantly was, but begrudgingly agreed to another replacement, as they had already sent my first phone back to apple. He trotted out the expected line that carphone warehouse had had no reports of any screen problems whatsoever, and generally implied I was being fussy. I told him to expect to see me back this afternoon if this handset was dodgy as well.(not sure that made his day though).

Thankfully, after going home and activating my third iphone, the screen looks great, and the call quality is better than my first one(albeit not as good as my k750i. But more than bearable though).

All in all, a bit worrying that it took three phones until I got a decent one, but hopefully it's just a bit of bad luck on my side!

Anyway, thanks again to all who replied with advice.

Cheers.:D
 
fireuk

fireuk

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Jul 5, 2008
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IPHONE call problems

Hi guys ...

I am really struggling to hear on my iphon. The sounds slightly muffled. Apple say theres nothing wrong but its a problem that lots of peeps are reporting.

other than this the phones great.... hmmmm yeah great phone just struggling to make conversation on it!

something not right hey?
 
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