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[q] Overall Sound Quality

I just "upgraded" from a dinc to a dinc2 and I'm pretty disappointed. I am trying to see if I can get some help from you guys before my 14 days are up.
1) The external speaker is horrible. On my dinc I used the speaker phone for all calls and 3-5 hours of XM Radio a day. The speaker was loud, clear and oddly amazing. The dinc2 -- I can kind of make a phone call, but it's not very loud and there is a nasty 'tin can' sound to it. Playing music through this thing is just horrible compared to the dinc, it's not loud enough and sounds like gibberish.
2) In call quality through the headset speaker has the same tin can sound and I swear I can hear myself talk through the headset sometimes.
3) The size -- love it
4) Software -- love it
I actually love everything about this phone other than the audio quality. I brought it back to the Verizon store a couple hours after buying it and they told me that it just had a lower quality speaker. After reading some reviews I think he is full of it. Please help/advise!!
Thanks
neal

I an pretty disappointed with mine as well.
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The speaker does seem to be a bit lower quality. I came from an Eris, though, which had an even worse speaker, so I didn't really notice it. However, the general consensus seems to be that the speaker is not as great as other devices.
What kind of headset are you using? I use headphones plugged into the 3.5mm port and it sounds pretty great to me. Bluetooth isn't as high fidelity, but it's still not bad (I assume this is due to compression over A2DP), and definitely not tinny. I haven't tried bluetooth communications as I actually don't use my phone as a phone very often (so much for being a phone!).

I thought it was just mine with the external sound speaker problem.
VZW is sending me a new one. Should be here today.
Will test the new one, but based on this thread, I'm not optimistic that another one solves the problem.
I also requested a new one because my GPS takes 5-8 minutes to lock on.

roadratx said:
I thought it was just mine with the external sound speaker problem.
VZW is sending me a new one. Should be here today.
Will test the new one, but based on this thread, I'm not optimistic that another one solves the problem.
I also requested a new one because my GPS takes 5-8 minutes to lock on.
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Gps status fixed my gps issue..I'm waiting on root to see of that makes my gps better. It's still not super accurate
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knipp21 said:
Gps status fixed my gps issue..I'm waiting on root to see of that makes my gps better. It's still not super accurate
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What do you mean by "GPS status?"

disregard....i found the gps status app

replacement phone just as bad....sent it back

I ended up with another incredible 2, it was worse. I traded that one for a charge. I really miss senseui, but I rooted this and put stock android on it. Still getting used to it but I am really happy with the hardware.
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I ended up with another incredible 2, it was worse. I traded that one for a charge. I really miss senseui, but I rooted this and put stock android on it. Still getting used to it but I am really happy with the hardware.
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Surprised they let you trade it for the charge.

I had to pay the difference plus 35 restock
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Any one else have volume issues when playing videos. Can't get sound off of videos on card. Any advice?

No sound through earpiece during calls

Hello all,
Earlier this week my earpiece suddenly stopped working and now I cannot hear anyone's voice when receiving/making calls (yes in-call volume is maxed out).
I am ec05 stock rooted running the genocide 2.0 kernel. I've been this way for about a month with absolutely no issues at all until this week.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Maybe the ear piece is broken
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Tried doing a factory reset (should I have done a reset through Clockwork instead?). Nothing changed.
Gonna see if I can get a replacement from Radioshack since we have the warranty with them.

try turning speaker phone on /off while in call. my phone used to do that randomly sometimes.

Just tried that to no avail
Thanks though.

Odin back to straight stock and see if it works.

Had something similar happen to me. Installed one of those apps that adjusts the ringers and notifications etc and the problem vanished. My problem was intermittent though.
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Your ear piece is dead, go to sprint and its 35 bucks to get it replaced, I had to do it not even a month ago.
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I just bought a new earpiece, keyboard, and Mic.
The Mic has always been garbage when using speaker phone. The person on the other end has problems hearing me when on speaker so hopefully that will fix it.
The #4 key was sheared off when the slide helper fell out...I already pulled it apart and set that back in place.
And then the damn ear piece quit working. I found one on eBay and am waiting on it to get here so I can pull it apart again and replace all this ****. I don't understand how all this stuff breaks AND I have to deal w unfinished software LOL. Glad It's my wife's phone hehe.

My new earpiece didn't correct the issue. I have tried everything from Odin to multiple roms. I give up. Lame. Very lame.

Update:
I have replaced the speaker...no workie....Odin...no workie....roms....no work....
My wife and I gave up and called sprint, went to a store, they swappedthe entire piece that houses the screen and earpiece and it works now!! This is great! Lol the Guy told me they couldn't swap the speaker, I kept my mouth shut. No insurance, over 1 year of owning the phone...$35 got it fixed, and they dropped a new keyboard in as my wife somehow sheared #4 key off. Good day. She's rocking stock ec05 til she gets frustrated w battery life again lmao.

Quality of certified like new replacement from VZW?

Hey all,
Having some charging issue with my device that will likely necessitate a replacement device. I've been hesitant to make the move given the quality issues of CLNR with Verizon in the early months of the GNex existence.
For those who have recently received replacements, did you encounter much problem? It seemed like the issues were mainly related to the screen or reception issues. I had my Gnex since day 1 and never had any dropped calls or weak/fluctuating 4G signal. I'm hesitant to give it up!!
Thanks in advance!

I just got a replacement 2 weeks ago and mine has been great. No issues at all. But every device is different
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Its probably the charger cable,battery the USB port is broke. I suffered similar issues with a CLN HTC incredible. Try switching batteries cables or adapters. If all else fails take it back

I had similar issues with my original galaxy nexus after owning it for 8 months. The replacement they shipped me the ear piece on it didn't work. Sent that one back and the one after it I've had for almost 4 months now with no problems. A lot of it is just random bad luck, if I was you I'd send the old one in and hopefully your luck will hold up.
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It might be a good time for a refurb, considering VZW just retired the phone.. Is it possible the remaining Gnex stock was pulled for refurbs?

About two weeks ago I got mine replaced by verizon due to my phone having charging issues as well. I went into the store, didn't call before hand.
I had flashed back to stock before i went in. Told the girl there that it wasnt charging right and i have multiple batteries and they all do the same. she went to look up on some database if others were reporting similar issues (there were none). after giving her my phone number and 5 minutes later she said a replacement is on the way and to mail my old one back in the same box (shipping was paid for)
I was very pleased by how quick and painless it all was. She never touched or looked at my phone at all and asked hardly any questions. my phone also had a chip in the screen (about 2 cm at the bottom right, no cracks though)
the replacement phone had a sticker saying "like new" replacement but it was absolutely pristine. absolutely 100% perfect cosmetically and works great as ever (screen colors seemed better than my original one imo).

Thanks for the heads up. Went ahead with the replacement. Will wait and see.
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Just realiezd there's a scratch on the screen of the device I'm sending back... Any advice on what to do? I don't wanna get burn... I heard that VZW can charge an arm and a leg for returns that have damage...

kl323 said:
Just realiezd there's a scratch on the screen of the device I'm sending back... Any advice on what to do? I don't wanna get burn... I heard that VZW can charge an arm and a leg for returns that have damage...
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Nothing to worry about. Mine also had a chip in the bottom right corner (about 1/4 in long and 1/8 in high) as well as light scratches near the top of the screen. Luckily the chip did not develop a crack, but none-the-less, the lady at the VZW store didnt say anything of it even when i pointed it out, and my return was accepted with no charges incurred.

any defects?

Has anyone noticed any hardware defects with their models yet?
my raising volume button seems to get stuck pretty often, like maybe 30% of the time. That is, it fails to raise the device volume. The button to lower volume seems to work fine though

Wow, do I gave the only defect?... Does anyone know the replacement process / policy if I didn't purchase the sprint protection plan?

Haven't noticed a single thing - everything running absolutely perfect and definitely haven't had that volume issue.
I'm not sure what you do if you didn't get insurance but if it is an actual manufacturing defect I'm pretty sure you can go through Samsung themselves. (I've only ever used Asurion or Squaretrade myself never through the actual manufacturer)
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My battery cover doesnt snap all the way on...REALLY annoying for my OCD...i need to try and call sprint and see if theyll let me swap just the back i dont want a whole new phone.
Also using the cable it came with i only get USB charging...using my old Note 2 cable i get AC charging...the actual charger works but the cable doesnt seem to. I must have gotten a crappy package. At least the phone itself seems fine lol
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All of my hardware and software keys just stopped working minus the home button and volume up button. Becoming really frustrating especially since ive only had the phone for 6 hours.

Hiss in video recordings
I recorded some video last night with no problem. Today, I discovered a hiss in all new recordings. I restarted the phone to no avail. Will be exchanging the phone for a new one tomorrow.

Inline said:
Haven't noticed a single thing - everything running absolutely perfect and definitely haven't had that volume issue.
I'm not sure what you do if you didn't get insurance but if it is an actual manufacturing defect I'm pretty sure you can go through Samsung themselves. (I've only ever used Asurion or Squaretrade myself never through the actual manufacturer)
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Darn, that's slightly frustrating.. I was so excited and happy for this phone, even this lemon is so difficult to part with ;P
Beautiful device though, Samsung really hit it out of the park this time!

I am having an issue with my Wi-Fi. It will not stay connected. I have to reboot the phone just to get it to come on. Then when it comes on it will not stay on if I am not using the phone. Other than that it works fine.

If I charge the phone for an extended period of time, it will not wake. I have to perform a battery pull to restart it. I have tried with the quick charge settings on and off, and I have tried with the included Samsung charger and a Palm charger. I'll probably take it back to Sprint for a replacement.
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I have a white model from Tmo and it's absolutely perfect so far. I would imagine that anyone of you having serious issues with your note 4 should bring it back to your carrier right away without delay. At least call them.
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Just a reminder. Do a *#0*# test on your phone before walking out the door. That won't catch every defect, but it will catch quite a few.

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Just a reminder. Do a *#0*# test on your phone before walking out the door. That won't catch every defect, but it will catch quite a few.
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What does that tell you exactly?
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Dialing *#0*# on ant Samsung phone puts the phone into self-test mode. You can test almost every sensor, button, and speaker on the phone. It's fantastic for testing the AMOLED screen too. The only thing I don't think it tests are the microphones.

My white one has a bum barometer sensor. It reports a value, but it's stuck at 29.870 in Hg. Doesn't budge at all from that value. Best buy is going to exchange or when they get more in stock. Other than that, no gap, no issues whatsoever.

Damn, I'm having a lot of trouble exchanging my phone.. All the sprint stores I've went to the past 3 days have all said they are out of stock..
Has anyone else exchanged their phone at sprint yet? Should have bought my phone f4om best buy :/ don't like dealing with sprint

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Damn, I'm having a lot of trouble exchanging my phone.. All the sprint stores I've went to the past 3 days have all said they are out of stock..
Has anyone else exchanged their phone at sprint yet? Should have bought my phone f4om best buy :/ don't like dealing with sprint
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Call Customer Service and have them send one via 2 day air. I just got my phone today in two days. The stores here are like yours; out of stock.

Speaker problem

My zenfone 2 ze551ml model bought in india from flipkart is just 45 days old and it has got a problem, there is a crackling sound while playing any audio from rear speaker from yesterday, i have tried to turn off audio wizard even factory reset the phone but no benefit, what can bw the problem, i have unlocked the bootloader already, if i send this for warranty service shall i be eligible for that, hope u people got me right
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have the same issue, seems like a hardware problem.
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I have had my Z2 for three months, I had already replaced the speaker and now the new one is going bad, the speaker just sucks.

4 month and my speaker is still working fine unlocked bootloader using superzen rom

GaBuzz said:
I have had my Z2 for three months, I had already replaced the speaker and now the new one is going bad, the speaker just sucks.
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hey mate, where did you find the replacement? same here, crackling and annoying buzzes from the speaker. poor quality overall, even when it was fine.

I purchased it from ebay, takes about 10 minutes to replace, it very easy to do http://m.ebay.com/itm/buzzer-loud-S...e2-repair-replacment-/281792338212?nav=SEARCH

I went to the service center here they said that they don't have the speaker yet so they registered my complaint and told me that when they will receive the speaker they will call me and get it replaced, now just waiting for their call
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You can buy a new one on ebay for $6 shipped, I ordered 4 if them, so now I have enough speakers to last me a year.

Have the same problem .
Did you find any way to fix it ?
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speaker
hello can you tell me if its easy to replace zefone2 speaker mine as failed after 7 weeks
any advice would be appreciated

ur speker is not working? or what happened exactly? did u use viper4android?

ZenFone 2 rear speaker sucks
Fitted 3 speakers in 3 weeks they only last a week .us this a fault with the ZenFone 2 speaker??

Old thread but check your speaker for black powder on the outer edges. Its dust thats magnetic/ferrous. Clean it off and you could be good to go.