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OK I have a T-Mobile Dash with Kavana's WM 6.1 and it *was* working just fine. I flashed the ROM about a week ago, installed SmartToolkit, and it's been running fine for a few days.
Today, out of the friggin blue, I now have a bunch of white lines on my display. They start at the very top of the screen, and fill up a little more than 1/3 of the screen. Each line is 1px thick, and it skips every other line.
I did a screen capture, but it didn't pick the problem up (the captured screen looked great), so I photoshopped the screen shot to show you folks EXACTLY what it looks like on my phone.
This morning, it was fine. I made some calls, sent some emails, and it was working fine. Just about 20 minutes ago, I noticed this problem. I have NOT adjusted any settings, added new software, dropped it, submersed it, or modified it in ANY way. I didn't power cycle it, plug it in, or do anything more than let it sit on my desk next to me.
After I noticed the problem, I reset it, and it was there. I took the battery out, let it sit for a few minutes, rebooted it, and it was still there. The lines DID appear in the windows splash screen as well as the HTC boot logo (the boot logo is not pure white, more like a light grey, so if you angle the phone down a little to darken the grey, you can see the white lines)
These lines appear above ALL screens, including running programs, system menus and messages, and even when shutting down. It does NOT, however, seem to affect the phone's performance, so I can live with it for a few more hours until I see some replies here.
Unless this something that is easily remedied, I figure these should be my next few steps (unless a guru tells me otherwise):
- Soft reset (tried, not solved)
- Soft reset including battery removal (tried, not solved)
- Re-flash ROM with Kavana's 6.1
- Re-flash ROM with T-Mobile factory install (link, anyone?)
- Call T-Mobile for device replacement.
That's my battle plan for now... any thoughts, anyone? Thanks in advance for your help.
Attached picture in my first post updated... I used photoshop to make it look *exactly* like the actual screen. That's the best I could do without actually taking a picture of the phone itself. :\
"Bump" <-- Sorry... don't know if that's against the rules here, but at this point I'm ripping the hair out of my head. Can someone please help?
I had the same problem except it was with i screen I purchased on ebay. It looked exactly the same as yours right after i installed it. It seems the screen was defective. I couldn't fix it so I got the vendor to replace my screen and the new one worked like a charm. So you may, unfortunately need to purchase a new screen.
Like hell I will... the damn thing is less than a month old!!!!!!!! T-Mobile will buy a new screen! LOL
Hey, thanks a lot, I really appreciate that!!
for sure. I wouldn't void my warranty either. Unless someone else has another solution, I would just reflash the t-mobile rom and get replaced. That's a bummer man. Hopefully you get it worked out. Glad I could be of assistance.
Thanks again!
I'm on the phone with TMo right now, and I'm starting to get pissed. I originally signed into t-mo in October last year, so it's been what, 6 months? Since then I've done 3 warranty replacements with the Wing, then they did a "Multiple exchange" to the Dash (which I cant figure out, seeing as the Dash is cheaper) and now this, with a dash less than a month old.
I think I'm going to start a new topic about this so everyone can see what kind of run-around t-mobile is giving me.
Can you say that in plain english now.
Mikey1022 said:
Can you say that in plain english now.
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I left Sprint for T-mobile in October of 2007 (last year), when I bought the Wing. Since then, I have had to replace it 3 times. Then, on the last warranty replacement (about a month ago) I asked for an alternate model. They sent me the Dash.
Better?
SpringfieldXD45C said:
I left Sprint for T-mobile in October of 2007 (last year), when I bought the Wing. Since then, I have had to replace it 3 times. Then, on the last warranty replacement (about a month ago) I asked for an alternate model. They sent me the Dash.
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Yeah like i said in your other post...which i think one of these should be closed. Maybe it's you not the phones.
Mikey1022 said:
Yeah like i said in your other post...which i think one of these should be closed. Maybe it's you not the phones.
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Dude, who put sand in your shorts??? How the HELL do you work out this is ME?? The phone was sitting on a DESK when this happened. It's never been dropped, submersed, abused, struck, anything...
Oh wait, that's right... When I asked T-Mobile about this and they said it's a KNOWN PROBLEM, I suppose that's my fault too, right?? I think you should do a little less talking, because you're a pretty ignorant and useless member that just likes to reply to posts with meaningless, unhelpful, rude messages.
You know, I love the way some people act on this board... (Don't get me wrong, most of you are excellent and helpful, and I'm grateful) But some of you just like to sit here and make absolutely no useful contributions... you just like to chastise people and act all superior without giving any real advice or help.
Ever think maybe people come here for help? If you can't ask for it, or you can't give it, then what are you doing here?
Both of you should mellow out. I adore my dash, but I'm on my third one, (my first refurb) and it has ...issues. My last one died in it's sleep in my pocket. It isn't exactly the toughest phone around, nor the most stable. I suspect the wing is even less reliable, as I researched one at length before choosing dash.
Of course, every time one bites the dust, I think, "is it me?" It isnt that unreasonable for someone else to wonder the same.
Peace love, and good luck with TMo. I've gotten a lot more help from them with sugar than I ever got from Sprint or Verizon with any approach. Don't loose your cool.
Even though I agree with your sentiments, I'm finding it a bit hard to mellow out.
However, I disagree with you on one thing: Yes, I think it really is THAT unreasonable for someone to wonder if the problem is me.. One of the Wings TMobile sent me wouldn't even power on, right out of the box... how the HELL is that my fault, and how the HELL is it natural for someone to think that it is?? What, did I open the box the wrong way, sending a static charge through the foam and frying the circuitry of the phone??
Furthermore, to assume that I'm the problem, when I've shown no signs of incompetence or admittances of dropping, submersions, etc. is not only unethical, it's also pretty insulting.
I know perfectly well how to care for electronic devices, and if I did accidentally drop or submerse a phone, I would be embarassed to try to blame T-Mobile for it.
No, I'm sorry, but it is 100% NOT my fault, and without PROOF it IS unfair and unreasonable for someone on this board to assume so. Certainly if T-Mobile thought it was my fault they wouldn't keep sending me phones, now would they?? No, I'm sorry, but I think people here that are that ignorant are simply posting because they have nothing better to post... and perhaps they just get off on ripping into other people. Perhaps they had their lunch stepped on a few times too many in high school. Maybe they weren't hugged enough. I don't know. All I know is they have no right to make assumptions about me. I didn't do that to them, so they should show me the same respect.
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Putting someone on speaker creates a very annoying echo for the person you're talking to of their own voice. Anyone figure out a fix for this yet?
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Putting someone on speaker creates a very annoying echo for the person you're talking to of their own voice. Anyone figure out a fix for this yet?
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I have the same exact problem. I did notice that i didnt have this problem speaking to my cousin who has a G1. Im not sure if it has to deal with the type of phone or what but it is definitely annoying, esp seeing as the speakerphone is one of the phones key features.
Same problem on t-mobile tp2. I even got the phone recplaced by t-mobile and have the same issue. Is it a flaw in the phone?
It's because it records its own sound off the speaker. I can't believe they didn't think about this???
so this is a known issue for all tp2? i was thinking it might have something to do with the noise cancellation.
trying second replacement now... hopefully bumps the problem away
I have similar issues, but my main issue is that I cannot hear on speakerphone--there is a lot of static and the sound cuts in and out. As soon as I switch to headset or standard speaker, I have none of those problems.
I am using Tilt2, Energy Rom (if that means anything), and have the exact same issue.
I agree with the OP who said that the speakerphone feature is one of the main benefits of this phone -- how to get it to work properly?
I just got my second replacement phone from t-mobile.
NO echo with 6.1
Immediately after 6.5 upgrade... I had an echo again.
HOWEVER, Problem may be fixable with replacement. I was originally premature in saying it was the upgrade. While I sometimes get the echo it is not as common as before. For the most part the second replacement seems to have corrected the issue (I still get it sometimes but not always as before).
Same issue here, echoes making the speaker virtually useless and also at times lots of static noise, especially when using the phone (i.e. making notes) whilst the speaker is enabled.
Thought I could bypass it by using a BT speaker, but wouldn't you know it; the BT is faulty and has a whopping range of 1 - 1,5 metres.
Trying to get a replacement as we speak.
The other day I was using the speaker phone right side up and the person on the other end complained of a major echo. As soon as i turned the phone over (upside down) they claimed the echo went away.
pigphish said:
I just got my second replacement phone from t-mobile.
NO echo with 6.1
Immediately afer 6.5 upgrade... I have an echo.
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ugg, I just updated to 6.5 after having the phone for 6 months, now everyone on the other end is complaining of an echo.
Think possibly install the old radio as a solution?
Same problem here, hopefully this thread gets enough attention so that T-Mobile, HTC, or Microsoft does something about it.
I doubt its a hardware issue because it sounds like people who got replacements are still having the same problem. I had the problem from day 1 out of the box, but hesitate to get a replacement because i think they usually give you refurbished ones if you do.
Well, the reason I posted this is because it had been happening to me since day 1 with the 6.1 and then again with the 6.5 T-Mobile ROMS The speaker is too loud and gets picked up by the phone's mic and then sends the sound of the person talking to you right back to them, and they hear an echo. It's the same thing that happens if you're using Skype with someone and your speakers are on too loud. You get stuck in a repeating feedback loop of echo.
did you try changing reduce noise in phone calls in phone advanced options from never to automatically?
I will try that now. I've had it on 'always' until now.
I'll have to try a speakerphone call later though.
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Well, the reason I posted this is because it had been happening to me since day 1 with the 6.1 and then again with the 6.5 T-Mobile ROMS The speaker is too loud and gets picked up by the phone's mic and then sends the sound of the person talking to you right back to them, and they hear an echo. It's the same thing that happens if you're using Skype with someone and your speakers are on too loud. You get stuck in a repeating feedback loop of echo.
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I tried lowering the volume of the speakerphone and it still doesnt help.
To replicate this I used my home phone called my cellphone and went into another room. I can hear exactly what the person on the other line is talking about now. Very annoying, but there must be some type of firmware fix.
i have this problem sometimes..im thinking its the connection i get thru the towers
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did you try changing reduce noise in phone calls in phone advanced options from never to automatically?
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Tried changing these settings during call with no success.
I think the problem is sound bouncing off of objects close by. I found if I turn the speaker phone on amd place it too close to other objects people hear the echo but if I move it away the echo goes away.
Hi everybody
I'm suffering from a sound problem while making calls. Sound in call got buzzes sometimes, seems periodically, means that i can guest when it is muted completely (about 0.5s duration) or when it's like strong wind sound beating at the opposite line's micro. I tested this with a waiting piece of music from a friend (his provider offer a waiting song when people are waiting to get connect to him) and the song got buzzes and muted at exact points.
It's not caused by ROMs, as i change rom almost everyweek and the issue remains constantly.
I did some testing methods relating to sim:
- Put my sim in other handset, sound is good.
- Put other sim in my DHD, sound is bad but with other buzz and muted circles
- Put other provider's sims in my DHD, same stories
So i guess it's not because of sim-card.
I've had this problem for a while, and decide to ask here because i cannot find out a proper solution. My phone has the latest radio.
After clarifying and asking some of my friends, i found this problem is not speaker-related (which i fear the most) but mobile signal-related. The symptom is getting better or worse when i "touch" the two prongs next to the simcard, under the bottom hood. They are the antenna of this phone, right? I tried to raise them a little bit, or lower them a little bit (of course very small changes because these components are tiny and seems fragile) because i heard somebody in XDA told so to improve signal strength or something like that. But the issue only changed (better or worse, hardly to realize), it didn't disappear.
So anyone can give me a suggestion on this case? What do i suppose to do to make call quality better? Because it is annoying really! Have ever imagine a high-end device would provide such a poor service for a basic purpose like this. I often lose information or important points during conversations because of this f***ing issue! Not good at all!
Thanks in advance.
Hello everyone? Anyone can help?
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i had this problem before. Its the hardware. Brought it to HTC 3 times before they exchanged a new set for me
Really? Sounds very badly! Is there any other way to repair, because my handset is rooted and not bought officially from HTC agents so it's a pain to contact with HTC, especially when they appear to be not really helpful like in your case @topucash
well, you can always flash a RUU or restore from your backup of the stock rom. I actually had to request for a 1 to 1 exchange , else i expect myself to visit them forever
Can not really follow you. What did you mean by "else i expect myself to visit them forever"?
And what did HTC tell you about this issue? Did they call them "hardware problem" or something?
Any one can help me please, i'm dying of suffering from this awful issue
I haven't seen any threads pointing out the issues I've been having with my Lumia 900. For context, my Lumia is a pre-order cyan model that has been updated via Zune to the latest firmware.
My observed "unique" issues:
Pressing the Windows button, especially inside of games act CRAZY. Pressing the Windows button does nothing - the phone won't go home to the tiles. This is consistent across most games. Sometimes it will simply go into "voice" mode, but then am unable to cancel the voice by hitting back. It just sits there, no matter which key I mash. This is not consistent...sometimes it acts this way, sometimes it acts normally.
Pressing the "back arrow" key...pretty much identical to the above, except instead of "voice" mode, I get the app chooser. When in the app chooser, hitting the Windows key does nothing. At times, the only way to exit some apps is to hit back arrow into app chooser, choose another app, then hit the Windows key to go home. Again, only in games.
My Lumia randomly picks up capacitive button input, even when my hand is nowhere near the buttons. This almost manifests itself as a "Search" key press. Again, this only seems to happen when playing games! What is strange is that I can reasonably consistently repeat this behavior by touching the metal bezel around the camera.
Why in games only? Reasoning seems to suggest that Nokia may have slipped some detect code into the OS that alters capacitive button behavior when gaming to address a major WP7 complaint regarding accidental key presses exiting games. It's well within Nokia's rights given they have a customization exemption from Microsoft. That said, I've heard of no such "feature" existing, nor have I heard of anyone else having the issue.
I'm likely going to go back to the AT&T store and request a new device, because on top of this, my phone has the annoying vibration "buzz", as well as the phone generally seeming less responsive and reliable than my old Focus.
Thoughts?
I just tried in a couple of games to verify, and I don't have any of the issues you've described. I'd say get it swapped out.
I have none of these issues either. I also recommend a swap out.
I'd also suggest returning it.
I don't think those behaviors are normal for this phone; mine doesn't behave that way.
I just returned my cyan phone. No problem from the AT&T store at all. One sales guy was unaware of the problem, but the guy next to him was up to speed. They had cyan un stock and was going to do a straight swap, but I was aware enough to ask about white...they still had 2! Cyan would have been a straight swap, but for a $35 restocking fee, I could have the white. On top of that, he did I could return my cyan bumper case, so id be $20 out of pocket for a phone that wasn't available in the $100 rebate timeframe, yet still keep the rebate. Done deal!
FWIW, fit and finish in the white phone is noticable better: no loose buttons, no vibro rattle and the gloss white looks great. I'll know more on the soft key issues after I reinstall more apps.
I'm a very satisfied customer.
Actually, this is a KNOWN issue -- specifically when playing audio through the bottom speaker. Here's a link to the Nokia thread discussing this problem.
Does your new phone not have that issue? Here's a test: play a song through the built-in speaker, wait 10 seconds...do the capacitive buttons not respond properly, or act as if you've long-pressed them? You can "fix" the issue by plugging in some headphones.
Very strange.
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Actually, this is a KNOWN issue -- specifically when playing audio through the bottom speaker. Here's a link to the Nokia thread discussing this problem.
Does your new phone not have that issue? Here's a test: play a song through the built-in speaker, wait 10 seconds...do the capacitive buttons not respond properly, or act as if you've long-pressed them? You can "fix" the issue by plugging in some headphones.
Very strange.
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My new phone works perfectly, given the repro steps above. Playing music through the bottom speaker and waiting over 10 seconds, the capacitive buttons work just fine...no long press behavior, at all.
kenikh said:
My new phone works perfectly, given the repro steps above. Playing music through the bottom speaker and waiting over 10 seconds, the capacitive buttons work just fine...no long press behavior, at all.
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Interesting. I did a side-by-side comparison with my co-worker -- same phone, same color (cyan), purchased at the same time. His phone is fine, mine is not. I can repro the issue at ANY TIME by simply playing a song through the speaker. I can fix the issue at any time by simply plugging in headphones. Wacky.
Looks like I need to swap my phone, which kinda sucks.
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Looks like I need to swap my phone, which kinda sucks.
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I thought so, too, but after having the gloss white, I am happy I made the switch. I noticed that the matte finish cyan was starting to hold dirt, requiring cleaning to keep it looking good. I think that the gloss white will have no such issue.
kenikh said:
I thought so, too, but after having the gloss white, I am happy I made the switch. I noticed that the matte finish cyan was starting to hold dirt, requiring cleaning to keep it looking good. I think that the gloss white will have no such issue.
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Well....after testing my co-worker's phone (that didn't have the capacitive button issues), I decided to head to the AT&T store and swap my phone. The sales rep (at AT&T) sympathized with me...as he also had the same issues. His was a "launch day" phone, and he noted that only the earliest phones seemed to have this issue, though not all of them.
Anyhow...new phone...no issues, thus far. Bummer that it required a handset swap, but what'cha gonna do! Glad to have a healthy Lumia 900 (in Cyan) once again
My lumia has a mind of its own at times. It'll launch speak to me randomly, even when my phone is laying on the counter. The captivate buttons are either super sensitive or non responsive.
My internet connection is very unreliable. It'll lose data connection out of no where. Dedicated camera button will not always work. Usually I have to wake the phone up first for it to respond.
Internet explorer is rubbish. Sometimes it will load the page with hella glitches.
This is the second lumia I've gone thru. I even did the software update.
As much as the higher ups want me to sell this phone I refuse to. Maybe I've just been unlucky twice but IMO they need to extend the $100 credit for another month.
I gave this phone an honest chance but as soon as the HTC one comes out I'll be ditching this phone.
chivamex10 said:
My lumia has a mind of its own at times. It'll launch speak to me randomly, even when my phone is laying on the counter. The captivate buttons are either super sensitive or non responsive.
My internet connection is very unreliable. It'll lose data connection out of no where. Dedicated camera button will not always work. Usually I have to wake the phone up first for it to respond.
Internet explorer is rubbish. Sometimes it will load the page with hella glitches.
This is the second lumia I've gone thru. I even did the software update.
As much as the higher ups want me to sell this phone I refuse to. Maybe I've just been unlucky twice but IMO they need to extend the $100 credit for another month.
I gave this phone an honest chance but as soon as the HTC one comes out I'll be ditching this phone.
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Those are *NOT* normal issues. I would say swap it out once again...
Mine has been great. None of the regular issues I've read about. The only problems I've had is the disappearing keyboard, which is an OS problem not a hardware problem. Even though it's supposed to have been fixed, I still have this problem with my Radar, HD7, HD2 running Tango (refresh), & my 900. I digress, my bad, I've also just started to get a weird white flashing on my IE9 address bar. It flickers in & out, just started yesterday & continues to do so everytime I'm online.
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chivamex10 said:
My lumia has a mind of its own at times. It'll launch speak to me randomly, even when my phone is laying on the counter. The captivate buttons are either super sensitive or non responsive.
My internet connection is very unreliable. It'll lose data connection out of no where. Dedicated camera button will not always work. Usually I have to wake the phone up first for it to respond.
Internet explorer is rubbish. Sometimes it will load the page with hella glitches.
This is the second lumia I've gone thru. I even did the software update.
As much as the higher ups want me to sell this phone I refuse to. Maybe I've just been unlucky twice but IMO they need to extend the $100 credit for another month.
I gave this phone an honest chance but as soon as the HTC one comes out I'll be ditching this phone.
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All of this is the same for me, except this is my first WP7 phone.
Just had to try it out, but have decided it's not for me. HTC One X when it comes out, then trading for One S or Xperia S..
Anyway, I want to add that I used the headphone jack for the first time this past weekend, and I noticed that there is a TON of background noise when playing sounds, but goes away a few seconds after audio stops... so it is very obviously coming from the phone itself.
NOT impressed.
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All of this is the same for me, except this is my first WP7 phone.
Just had to try it out, but have decided it's not for me. HTC One X when it comes out, then trading for One S or Xperia S..
Anyway, I want to add that I used the headphone jack for the first time this past weekend, and I noticed that there is a TON of background noise when playing sounds, but goes away a few seconds after audio stops... so it is very obviously coming from the phone itself.
NOT impressed.
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Hmmm....well, at least you get to replace it. Good luck with your One. Noticed it too has a nasty bug it shipped with. But, thats OK, its Android, and is not held to the same standard as anything Windows. Wait a minute....didn't the iPhone, the latest one, ship with a Siri bug or something...nahhh...couldn't be, I have to be remembering wrong. We all know that HTC and Samsung absolutely deliver the most impressive, long Lasting, bug free devices in the universe, with a solid reputation for innovation and length of use.
But, really, good luck with whatever choice you make. I'm sure you'll be very impressed.
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Hmmm....well, at least you get to replace it. Good luck with your One. Noticed it too has a nasty bug it shipped with. But, thats OK, its Android, and is not held to the same standard as anything Windows. Wait a minute....didn't the iPhone, the latest one, ship with a Siri bug or something...nahhh...couldn't be, I have to be remembering wrong. We all know that HTC and Samsung absolutely deliver the most impressive, long Lasting, bug free devices in the universe, with a solid reputation for innovation and length of use.
But, really, good luck with whatever choice you make. I'm sure you'll be very impressed.
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haaaaahhhhhh I know what you're getting at, but at least android has a huge development community to take care of just about any issue that pops up
If people were hacking the crap out of the 900 (which I'm sure will come in time) then I might stick with it just to see what is possible. But for now, it just isn't for me.
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haaaaahhhhhh I know what you're getting at, but at least android has a huge development community to take care of just about any issue that pops up
If people were hacking the crap out of the 900 (which I'm sure will come in time) then I might stick with it just to see what is possible. But for now, it just isn't for me.
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And that needs to be ok. I left the Android community because I believe that many of the OEMs rely on the dev community to get somethings right. And I'm really not ok with that for everything.
but, to each his own.....good luck on yours...
chivamex10 said:
My lumia has a mind of its own at times. It'll launch speak to me randomly, even when my phone is laying on the counter. The captivate buttons are either super sensitive or non responsive.
My internet connection is very unreliable. It'll lose data connection out of no where. Dedicated camera button will not always work. Usually I have to wake the phone up first for it to respond.
Internet explorer is rubbish. Sometimes it will load the page with hella glitches.
This is the second lumia I've gone thru. I even did the software update.
As much as the higher ups want me to sell this phone I refuse to. Maybe I've just been unlucky twice but IMO they need to extend the $100 credit for another month.
I gave this phone an honest chance but as soon as the HTC one comes out I'll be ditching this phone.
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This is typical of the early phones that had glitches. My cyan had all of these issues...my white 900 has none.
It's a bummer that the 900 had so many issues out of the box...pretty inexcusable, actually. But having had the experience of using a first gen device, I knew that it wasn't the OS, it was the phone.
When your 900 is running significantly worse than an old Focus, it's the phone.
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This is typical of the early phones that had glitches. My cyan had all of these issues...my white 900 has none.
It's a bummer that the 900 had so many issues out of the box...pretty inexcusable, actually. But having had the experience of using a first gen device, I knew that it wasn't the OS, it was the phone.
When your 900 is running significantly worse than an old Focus, it's the phone.
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You know though....every phone, every brand has these...'glitches'. Its only a matter of 'if' they happen to you. Every phone mentioned on any forum, as being superior, has its own list of complaints that a significant number of people subscribe to.
I also think that if anything, Microsoft is held to a different standard than others. Just as Apple is begining to take heat for the slowing down of innovation. Basically, more people, more interest, more issues.
Even Android is running into problems based on quality of hardware, and the lack of testing on all hard ware in general, instead relying more on the dev community to help them out.
None of it is excusable, but I 'notice' that only Microsoft seems to be held accountable for such things.
Anyone here ever get an Android phone that was basically a piece of crap? I'm sure we can all supply examples....for me, the LG G2x, the Motoroal Bionic and the Motorola Droid 2x, as well as the HTC Sensation. The nicesst words I can use is....Rubish. But, like everything else, it only matters if it happens to you. There are fans of those phones all over the place. Yet, for me, POS's.
Not everyone likes every phone. I like Windows Phone. My son does not. He said to me....Dad, its nice, its ok, but it doesn't wow me. And I want to be wowed. That needs to be ok. He didn't say Microsoft was crap, and, Windows OS sucked. It just wasn't for him. Even though his last phone, the Sensation, had just stopped working, he ran out and got an HTC One-s . Go figure.
People that have problems with any phone, should be disinclined to venture in that area again. But, I repeat, it appears that people hold Microsoft to a higher level of accountablity in the Mobile area, than say....Google.
Just my Opinion.
Very true alodar1! I love WP OS and all my phones running it. These things will be fixed & for me, at least, they are not deal breakers.
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Hello All,
First off, hardware: I9250, stock ROM build 4.3 Build JWR66Y, not rooted, but bootloader is unlocked (CWM might be on there, it's been a while).
I noticed a few weeks ago after upgrading to 4.3 that I can no longer make phone calls without resorting to Bluetooth or Speakerphone (speaker ok, people can't hear me on the other end. I tried calling another phone I have (old N1) and I have to literally yell into the little hole at the bottom to start hearing anything in the N1). I have seen this problem being discussed with other phones (mainly N4) but not much on the GN.
Tried using an app called SoundAbout to disable wired headset detection, no go.
Tried booting into SafeMode, no change. I thought maybe using Volume+ might be incompatible with the OS upgrade or something.
1) Is anyone else having this problems? Supposedly this was a problem on 4.2.2 which got fixed on 4.3 for N4 users....
2) Anything else I can try before trying to downgrade to see if it fixes the problem? Factory wipe is something that I want to avoid like the plague.
3) Is there a way to test the hardware? Before I try and buy a microphone assembly?
Thanks in advance!
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I have the same issue. After a nasty drop and some rain, I had to replace the screen. Now it works wonderfully except the earpiece during calls emits a lot of static and I can barely hear the other end, and they can't hear me.
Strangely though, with a headset or while on speakerphone, both directions are perfectly clear. I'm betting someting in the motherboard (i.e. audip processing circuit) is fried, because I've already tried replacing the earpiece.
Anyways, hope you find your issue, and let us know. Otherwise you'll have to stick to speaker or grab a new phone.
Sprint GNEX
Yes, I can rule out physical damage from falls, as I am anal about keeping my phone pristine. I haven't dropped it, and its protected by a good case in case there was some unknown shock.
I find it hard to believe nobody has ever come across this problem, even if not on a GNex. I'm just biased against any product made from LG (huge history of poor build quality outside of asia), and I'm pretty adamant about having a Nexus phone, I'm going to have to wait until Nexus 6 and hope that it doesn't go to LG yet again since motorola is eneligible for Nexus award (go HTC! the N1 was awesome).