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XDA IIs / XDA III speaker / headset problem

I just bought the device three weeks ago, and since then i have learned several problems with mine.
1. twice my speaker / microphone do not work, i can make a phone call and connect to the other person, but i cannot hear anything and he cannot hear anything. i tested this on my office phone also. so it seems the speaker and mic just went dead. soft reset fixed it.
2. i use blue tooth handsfree and the sound quality is horrendous. i tried with so many different types of headset, different brands. if the device is close to the headset (around 20 cm) the sound is clear, but as soon as it's out of line of sight, or a bit far (50 cm and beyond) it makes crackling noise.
Mind you i do not have a lot of stuff in my XDA it's pretty much standard, except for one/two games I installed.
Last problem, battery life is TERRIBLE. Probably last me at most two days with moderate usage. One time i forgot to bring my charger home on weekend, and it died, and I could not use it for the whole of Sunday.
My question is, is this the quality of XDA or my device is defective?
thanks.

Hmm i also noticed the same thing with mine..(just bought it a few days ago)
i installed a battery meter display and i can see thhat it goes down a few percent in about an hour or so with s ome moderate usage such as playing some games and making calls..
i'm gonna do a stress test and see how long it lasts ono standby

For the battery problem, even before I bought it, I had read several reviews on it, and they did mention that battery life on XDA IIs is not very good, I just didn't realize how bad it is.
But for the other problems (speaker & bluetooth), i never expected them to exist at all. Especially not from a 800US$ device.

Get use to it the XDA IIs is the biggest piece of crap ever designed. I had one and threw it in the furnace. Buy an XDA IIi. Its faster, better and accually works!!!
Mike

Mikee4fun said:
Get use to it the XDA IIs is the biggest piece of crap ever designed. I had one and threw it in the furnace. Buy an XDA IIi. Its faster, better and accually works!!!
Mike
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Must be nice having money to burn, I appreciate everyone has their own opinions, but personally I find the device rather useful!

Usefull? LMAO I couldn't find the XDA IIs usefull if you ask me. Haveing to softboot multiple times. The XDA IIs screen looked like you left the device in a smoking room! All yellow and washed out I thought I was going to puke!!! I paid $800 US for a brick!!! The XDA II was way better. Now that I have a XDA IIi, I would say it tops the chart as the best HTC device to date. The XDA IIi has a brighter screen then the XDA II, it is way faster, and the WIFI works great. Oh I forgot to mention, the bluetooth accually works as well.
Mike

Extremely rose tinted glasses view on the Xda II from most people on here. If you all cast your minds back you should remember that bluetooth only worked properly when the last ROM update came out (shortly before the lauch of the IIs). No built in wifi, no support for BT handsfree profile, I could go on.
For the record, my old II is the cupboard @ work, with it's ugly sd wifi card stivking out of the top. The IIs is a far better machine, in addition to using one day in, day out myself , I support 15 other users at work, I would never have let them loose with the II without buying a lot of extra software as the WiFi setup for example was only for those in the know!
The general whinging about the screen colour is a joke, most people wouldn't even notice unless it's pointed out.
As for the processor speed increase in the IIi, so what? I've never yet felt the need for more speed! The IIs is still a long way from perfect but as soon as the ROM update is released the only real choice between it and the IIi will be what colour/weight you prefer & whether you ke the keyboard!

No support for BT handsfree profile with an XDA II? Are you smoking somthing? Becasue I sure had it and it worked fine for me. And irblinx don't slide the XDA IIs down too much! LMAO :lol: Because all it won't stay in place much longer. Bottom line is the XDA IIs is a pyle!!! The only positive was having WIFI otherwise its a waste of money. And for stating that unless the yellow screen was pointed out to people they wouldn't notice it, well they must be living in a smoke room and had vasoline rubbed in there glasses.
Mike

I've had my XDA iis for a few weeks and I am finding it rather "buggy"!
It might almost be bearable if it was only a PDA but the fact it is a phone too, I really cant do with it being unreliable.
I put the new ROM update on it today and it seems to have fixed my problem with the XDA turning on every couple of mins or so when it was
paired with my headset, however I noticed the sound quality on the BT headset was now the worst I had heard it! CRACKLE!!! HISSS!!!!
Poooo!
Has anybody had any sucess getting a refund or swaping it for another phone?
It does not seem to perform as advertised?!
D

There are as many horror stories going around with the IIi as the IIs, at least the IIs is quad band. Other than the size, lack of keyboard and weight there is little difference. I wavered before buying the IIs after hearing some very bad reports about the IIi.
My mate has a II and is very happy, you are happy with your IIi and others are happy with the IIs. We all have opinions on our phones and you obviously have yours and have made it very clear several times on here.

Yes Dave I have I am happy you like your XDA IIs.

Not sure about your comments on BT there Mike4fun, because whilst the O2 Xda II had support for BT Headset profile (which actually worked properly when O2 released the final ROM!!) it never, to my knowledge, supported handsfree (i.e. BT car kits).
As for the yellow screen, of the 15+ users at work none have ever mentioned discolouration of the screen. I have noticed it but I can compare the II side by side with the IIs and do have the advantage of reading this forum.
For the record, here's my considered opinion of the various models
Xda I:
Pros = wow, a whole new world at the time
Cons = only Dual Band, poor battery life & volatile memory only meant constantly losing data, ariel made it uncomfortable in the pocket. Poor performance as a phone
Xda II:
Pros = No sticky up ariel, tri-band, backup battery allows swapping batteries, vga backpack (leave your laptop behind at last)
Cons = BT support ropey until final ROM release, sound quality from mic during phone calls (only!) terrible
Xda IIs:
Pros = Keyboard (if you like that sort of thing), WM2003SE (portrait or landscape modes, ambassador you're spoiling us!), built in (and easy to use) WiFi, lots of additional BT profiles supported
Cons = size & weight, sound quality from mic during phone calls (only!) terrible, BT support at launch ropey (still not fixed at build 3900), Latest ROM seems to crash more, where's the backpack O2? Yellowy screen (yawn)
Xda IIi:
Pros: Less size and weight than IIs, faster processor
Cons: See IIs, if you really want a keyboard you have to cart an extra bit of kit around
Xda Mini: Not used so I haven't a clue
Let's be honest, none of the models has yet managed to be really useful as a phone, and the O2 Active nonsense is best removed before you even start to try using them. But all in all they have improved model on model, if you preferred the case on the II then the obvious upgrade path is now the IIi, however if you already own a IIs there is absolutely no reason to swap it for a IIi. And when push comes to shove I just prefer black to silver!!
Roll on the III, IV etc so we can once again pick our favourites and happily slag the others

[Q] Do you regret your purchase/upgrade?

Hi Fellow Members from all over the World:
If you knew all the Desire HD issues before you buy it/upgrade, would have you bought it/upgraded?
Please post your comments and share youir experience!

I thought this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817464 was dealing with this topic (backwards from your) very well ...why create another one?

not in the slighest i thought it was good to start with but today after some searching it was brought to life

M_T_M said:
I thought this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817464 was dealing with this topic (backwards from your) very well ...why create another one?
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Mine is general AND has a poll, the other one is too specific and restrictive: proximity sensor and battery. In mine, you can vote and eventually explain why. That's why I created a new thread.

Absolutely not.
I had the nexus one before and thought DHD would be my secondary phone (I have to have two) but after playing with it for one hour I switched sim cards and never looked back.
One word - screen. When I look at the nexus screen now it looks like a toy.
Although I am a bit irritated about the speaker quality.

kuba1410 said:
Absolutely not.
I had the nexus one before and thought DHD would be my secondary phone (I have to have two) but after playing with it for one hour I switched sim cards and never looked back.
One word - screen. When I look at the nexus screen now it looks like a toy.
Although I am a bit irritated about the speaker quality.
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agreed, the speaker quality is terrible and so low

Hell no this phone rocks.
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By the way, I'll vote and answer when I get mine. I pre-ordered mine as I'm due to an upgrade and they said I'll get it tomorrow but I know the demand for the DHD is so high that it might take longer.

who knows said:
agreed, the speaker quality is terrible and so low
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Isn't it? You would expect more from a flagship phone and boasting "Dolby Mobile" and "SRS", the nexus one had none of these and although the speakers were rubbish too, they still where better then those on the DHD.

Absolutely not! I got mine yesterday & I LOVE it. I cant stop playing with it

Ignoring the battery issue (it's getting better after few charge cycles though), I don't regret it all.

today i took mine out for a solo test run for the first time. came off charge at 10am and 12 hours later has 35% battery, after 45 minutes of gps, 3 hours of wifi internet and and hour of angry birds. oh and 3 phone calls. thats not bad. this is after 8 complete charge cycles done over 4 days. when you use it heavily it dies quick, but pace yourself and it does juuuust fine.
the camera is shockingly bad though. white balance is terrible, focusing in anything but perfect light is crap, and the image quality is questionable.
and the ear speaker volume is a little quiet for calls in loud environments, but its CLEAR. i had no problems hearing what the other person was saying, even in a noisy cafe.

I'm not really shure if I would have bought it and these are the reasons why:
battery life is not that good, although I expected this so it's not really a reason, though I'd like to mention it
"Locations" only works with data connection, so what's the use of preloaded maps then? I want to see my location without having a data connection (when roaming abroad) but this is not possible, why not? such a shame. This should be possible. I even think it's ridicoulously easy to implement in a firmware update, though I wouldn't really know
Speaker is absolutely useless. I never hear it when it's in my pocket and to make matters worse, the vibrator is not one of the best either. It makes a lot more noise than it should and it just vibrates fast, not hard. The lower the frequency and the bigger the amplitude of the vibration, the harder you feel it. Every phone in this price range I ever had, had a better vibrator
camera quality is very disappointing. On the DHD's screen it all looks very nice and crisp, untill you copy the shot to your pc, bummer... I was expecting a serious improvement in quality, coming from an iPhone 3GS but sadly this is not true
setting up the dlna to work (if compatible, which it is rarely!) is harder than running to the store, buying a Nokia N8 + hdmi cable, transfer some movies to it and connect it to your tv. So, kinda useless...
is it really that much trouble to install a LED notification light that you can actually see from an angle?
Ok, flash in the browser works, but how... it's slow and laggy
to sum it up, the DHD is still a fantastic phone, but to me a flagship device should excell on EVERY field, or at least be way above average on every field. This means GPS solution + speaker + camera... everything! And it just doesn't, not even by a long shot.
Honestly I was expecting more from the DHD
for the moment I'm keeping it because I still feel there is no phone out there that can offer me this much, but as soon as Symbian revamps their UI, I'm going back to Nokia. On the insides, S60 is still a very good OS and I love it for its possibilities but sadly it looks like crap and we're too spoiled by iOS and Android to go back there...

kuba1410 said:
Isn't it? You would expect more from a flagship phone and boasting "Dolby Mobile" and "SRS", the nexus one had none of these and although the speakers were rubbish too, they still where better then those on the DHD.
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Dolby is when you use headset not the speaker
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kuba1410 said:
Absolutely not.
I had the nexus one before and thought DHD would be my secondary phone (I have to have two) but after playing with it for one hour I switched sim cards and never looked back.
One word - screen. When I look at the nexus screen now it looks like a toy.
Although I am a bit irritated about the speaker quality.
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Same here. And the colors on the N1 look way overdone. I don't even like to look at it. I read so much on the bad speaker, but I must say I think I have one the better ones I guess. The loudspeaker on mine is very good. I can make too loud sometimes. No distortion at any level. I actually like it. Better than my N1.

The phone arrived four days ago. No regrets yet...

Greenjinky said:
Absolutely not! I got mine yesterday & I LOVE it. I cant stop playing with it
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i bet you do

I've had this phone three weeks (I guess that makes me an old timer) and even now despite the much documented issues of speaker, battery life I can still say not only do I have no regrets, it's the best phone I have ever had.

matthiasdeblaiser said:
I'm not really shure if I would have bought it and these are the reasons why:
battery life is not that good, although I expected this so it's not really a reason, though I'd like to mention it
"Locations" only works with data connection, so what's the use of preloaded maps then? I want to see my location without having a data connection (when roaming abroad) but this is not possible, why not? such a shame. This should be possible. I even think it's ridicoulously easy to implement in a firmware update, though I wouldn't really know
Speaker is absolutely useless. I never hear it when it's in my pocket and to make matters worse, the vibrator is not one of the best either. It makes a lot more noise than it should and it just vibrates fast, not hard. The lower the frequency and the bigger the amplitude of the vibration, the harder you feel it. Every phone in this price range I ever had, had a better vibrator
camera quality is very disappointing. On the DHD's screen it all looks very nice and crisp, untill you copy the shot to your pc, bummer... I was expecting a serious improvement in quality, coming from an iPhone 3GS but sadly this is not true
setting up the dlna to work (if compatible, which it is rarely!) is harder than running to the store, buying a Nokia N8 + hdmi cable, transfer some movies to it and connect it to your tv. So, kinda useless...
is it really that much trouble to install a LED notification light that you can actually see from an angle?
Ok, flash in the browser works, but how... it's slow and laggy
to sum it up, the DHD is still a fantastic phone, but to me a flagship device should excell on EVERY field, or at least be way above average on every field. This means GPS solution + speaker + camera... everything! And it just doesn't, not even by a long shot.
Honestly I was expecting more from the DHD
for the moment I'm keeping it because I still feel there is no phone out there that can offer me this much, but as soon as Symbian revamps their UI, I'm going back to Nokia. On the insides, S60 is still a very good OS and I love it for its possibilities but sadly it looks like crap and we're too spoiled by iOS and Android to go back there...
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Very good points dude.

mancuk29 said:
Dolby is when you use headset not the speaker
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Didn't know that, any way, this till makes you think that speakers have some quality to them.
bobbyphoenix said:
Same here. And the colors on the N1 look way overdone. I don't even like to look at it. I read so much on the bad speaker, but I must say I think I have one the better ones I guess. The loudspeaker on mine is very good. I can make too loud sometimes. No distortion at any level. I actually like it. Better than my N1.
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Actually, the my first impression was: Nice, big screen, but the colors are off.
I had a black wallpaper on my N1, put the same on DHD and it looked bleached.
After over one week of usage I have no reservations as to the colors, the screen is pure brilliance, I am never going back to a <4.3" screen.
You must be lucky with the speaker. Youtube is nigh unusable without headphones.

New Bluetooth Headset

Hello, I have the Samsung Galaxy SII and I own already two BT headsets:
- Plantronics Discovery 640
- Nokia BH-609
The problem with plantronics is the blue light that flashes. Especially at night if I am watching a movie with low light, it is so bothering that I have to turn it off. Also it is old tech.
The Nokia BH-609 has great sound quality but a big problem for me: if I put it together with my phone one the same pocket there are 90% chances that the multifunction button gets double clicked and the phone redials the last called number (usually wife ) I installed third party apps in the Galaxy SII but couldn't reassign double click function.
Another problem with BH-609 is that if I will separate the phone for some minutes then to save battery it turns off and then I have to flash it on again to use it.
So now I am on the market for a new BT. Money is not an issue. My requirements are:
- difficult to double click (like plantronics or jabra)
- not bothering flashing blue light or at least a function to turn it off (like nokia BH-609)
I will use mainly for calls but I want to listen to low level music when I walk my dog.
Since money is not an issue I was thinking Jawbone ERA Motion. Do you think it meets my requirements?
Also does the plantronics Voyager Pro+ have a function to turn off the blue flashing? Or at least is it less bothering than Discovery 640?
Thanks

Well nevermind I just ordered the Jawbone ERA Bluetooth Headset (Midnight)
Hope I won't regret it.

I got it yesterday. Very cool looking headset. There is a free app that shows the battery level in the phone. Use the same charger as the phone (SGS2) I also got it updated easily through the jawbone website.
So far so good - think it worths the money.

panast said:
I got it yesterday. Very cool looking headset. There is a free app that shows the battery level in the phone. Use the same charger as the phone (SGS2) I also got it updated easily through the jawbone website.
So far so good - think it worths the money.
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i bought the Motorola Finity.. it is and isn't worth the money.. sound canceling is amazing, but it won't notify me of my notifications if my phone is silent... defeating some of the purpose of needing it..
sadly, this was the only blue tooth that i found that actually fit in my ear... all the circle buds were to big.. so... it is what it is..
hope you like your bt

ashies7 said:
i bought the Motorola Finity.. it is and isn't worth the money.. sound canceling is amazing, but it won't notify me of my notifications if my phone is silent... defeating some of the purpose of needing it..
sadly, this was the only blue tooth that i found that actually fit in my ear... all the circle buds were to big.. so... it is what it is..
hope you like your bt
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Thanks for your input. Actually problems started yesterday evening. The phone shows that the ERA is connected but in some calls I hear nothing, completely no sound, even though it seems connected and the SGS2 shows that the headset handles the call.
Is it common problem?

panast said:
Thanks for your input. Actually problems started yesterday evening. The phone shows that the ERA is connected but in some calls I hear nothing, completely no sound, even though it seems connected and the SGS2 shows that the headset handles the call.
Is it common problem?
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Are you on a new rom?? And you may have a faulty bt. I had to have my first one replaced. It was kicking calls over to my handset constantly. It was handeling music, just not calls. Had it replaced, and no problems since
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ashies7 said:
Are you on a new rom?? And you may have a faulty bt. I had to have my first one replaced. It was kicking calls over to my handset constantly. It was handeling music, just not calls. Had it replaced, and no problems since
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Hi, what do you mean new rom? For your info I updated yesterday through maker's site and I have the new firmware. The problem is this:
1 out of 5 calls (approx) I hear nothing, although the Galaxy S2 shows the the call is being handled by the headset. So sometimes for testing I call a phone of a friend in the same place with me, and although I hear the ring on the other phone, I hear nothing from the headset, that somehow still controls the call, because if I double tap it the call ends.
I called the online shop that I bought it and await for their reply.

panast said:
Hi, what do you mean new rom? For your info I updated yesterday through maker's site and I have the new firmware. The problem is this:
1 out of 5 calls (approx) I hear nothing, although the Galaxy S2 shows the the call is being handled by the headset. So sometimes for testing I call a phone of a friend in the same place with me, and although I hear the ring on the other phone, I hear nothing from the headset, that somehow still controls the call, because if I double tap it the call ends.
I called the online shop that I bought it and await for their reply.
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I meant did you flash a new rom? Like you've rooted your phone, and flashed a new rom, and now it's all custom and fancy. Lol
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Oh I see, no my phone is not flashed or rooted.
Does my BT problem sound to you like a faulty headset or a common jawbone problem?

I think a bad headset. Oh, and sometimes for whatever reason, bt doesn't work with all phones, but a new model should have no problem. I'd call jabra support and find out.
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I have a cheap old Plantronics 220. The volume level sucks and the earloop is just painful.
After playing with my friends Jawbone, I'm thinking about going that route. Unless you guys have some other suggestions about 'loopless' headsets.
Plus you can pick up the Jawbones new on Amazon now for around 40 bucks if you look around. Win.

i don't know. i returned mine back and waiting for the new one.
as a design and fit to the ear without the loop it was excellent. it had also the clearest sound that i heard from BT headset.
Cons on using on android:
- you have to use 3rd party app, otherwise there is no sign of connection with the phone (unlike most other headsets that show a headphone display on the top of the android)
- if you set the headset as multimedia also (not only to work during call) and have set the android to notifications sounds, these sounds will go to the headset and will drain the phone's battery pretty fast.
These are my conclusions from only two days of usage.

I use this. http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/U...ices/Bluetooth-Headsets/MOTOROLA-FINITI-US-EN
No need for 3rd party app, at least on inspire. Fits amazing with out ear loop, but I use it for the just in case. Would freak if it fell and busted it I lost it.
It fits inside your ear, not just sitting there. It has stealth technology, which says blocks wind to 40 MPH. But I know that I can be on a phone call and vacuum and no one knows I'm vacuuming. Lol.
Here's the thing I don't like. If my phone is silent, so is my bt on notification. And if i get a phone call, I don't get the ringtone all the time, but itbalways says, who is calling me.
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Does anybody know a good headset working perfectly well with iPhone? Is there one available developed by Apple?

hcramer said:
Does anybody know a good headset working perfectly well with iPhone? Is there one available developed by Apple?
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I know nothing about that.. but looking at the Walmart shelf, alot of them come with iPhone apps.
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ashies7 said:
I use this. http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/U...ices/Bluetooth-Headsets/MOTOROLA-FINITI-US-EN
No need for 3rd party app, at least on inspire. Fits amazing with out ear loop, but I use it for the just in case. Would freak if it fell and busted it I lost it.
It fits inside your ear, not just sitting there. It has stealth technology, which says blocks wind to 40 MPH. But I know that I can be on a phone call and vacuum and no one knows I'm vacuuming. Lol.
Here's the thing I don't like. If my phone is silent, so is my bt on notification. And if i get a phone call, I don't get the ringtone all the time, but itbalways says, who is calling me.
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So overall you like it? The reviews on amazon weren't all that great
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Yeah, if it would just notify me on silent it would be perfect. Only thing that fits my ear too lol
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Does anyone know if the jawbone notifies on silent ?
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nailbomb3 said:
Does anyone know if the jawbone notifies on silent ?
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The icon does. Not sure about any others
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I've been using a Platronics Discovery 655 for about 7 years now and so far it's been the best one I've owned. I wished they still made them.

Nitro is not available in St Pete, FL

I went into all ATT, BestBuy and RadioShack around the town and none had LG Nitro. In BestBuy they don't even have a mokup and guy I talked to thought the phone is not out yet.
So I was wondering, why is that? Maybe it's because the phone is so f.up hardware wise, and we should expect a recall?

AT&T is being quite funny about the Nitro. I ran into the same problem with it in Boston when it came out. No one had a display model or stock. I had to call around to 5 stores before I found one. No clue why that is.

Why what's wrong with the Nitro hardware-wise?

The AT&T store is the only one local that has it in stock. I bought mine at Best Buy, but it was a special order. Dunno why they aren't pushing the Nitro. What is messed up hardware wise?

Broken compass is a huge blow (for me), mic in headset that works on 4 different android phones doesn't work on nitro, notifications also don't play through headset.
Horrible battery life if you use phone more then just keeping it in standby. Oh and have usb port on top - is a nonsense!

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Broken compass is a huge blow (for me), mic in headset that works on 4 different android phones doesn't work on nitro, notifications also don't play through headset.
Horrible battery life if you use phone more then just keeping it in standby. Oh and have usb port on top - is a nonsense!
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Don't you already have the phone? Now you make it sound like you've never supported the phone, while you've been doing so from the beginning [email protected]
Compass is not broken, it just takes a while to find it's bearing (although the GPS catch is the fastest out there) Mic works perfectly on my headset (I use the Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10vi, and also tested it on the ibeats and beats pro and both worked fine). Notifications have always worked on every single headsets i used with this phone, with mic or no mic (sony, logitech, altec lansing, sennheiser, panasonic, etc). Battery life have improved in time over a months period, and now I just charged once and I can keep running the whole day using it for various things. And USB on top? works perfectly for me since I can line up the 3.5mm jack with the usb when I'm in the car and can put the phone in one of the cup holders. In case someone wants to mention the usb cover, it's not flimsy at all. as long as you don't try to yank it off, it does not even look like it will break anytime soon.
Now back to topic...I have a feeling AT&T might have some kind of an agreement with Samsung to promote their phones more aggressively over their other phones, maybe so they can get the Note and the Nexus in their roster. I actually noticed that AT&T makes no attempt to promote the LG phone other than during the announcement even from the first days it was released. In one of our malls here, there's 2 AT&T spots, one is a small kiosk, the other is a big store. Only the big store has it on display, and even now, 2 months later, the small kiosk still doesn't have it displayed. Same thing with a Radio Shack here in a town near me and in Brooklyn. I went in to look for possible cases for the phone, saw that there is no dummy phone shown, asked the guy where's the Nitro HD, and they're like huh? what phone? I had to speak to the manager and he said oh we do not carry that here.
I doubt it's hardware issue. If it was a battery issue, AT&T can issue a bigger better battery replacement instead of losing business. Or it could possibly be that they do not promote the phone to avoid having to deal with customer complaints about the battery, of course it only applies to those who don't wait and see how much better the battery is now. I still say it's something to do with an agreement with another maker.

aquariuz23 said:
Don't you already have the phone? Now you make it sound like you've never supported the phone, while you've been doing so from the beginning [email protected]
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not quiet understand you there. Yes, from the day one I was bashing this phone for it's flaws, simply because it's not worth the $600 price tag. If it was sold for $200 in retail, I'd love it.
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Compass is not broken, it just takes a while to find it's bearing (although the GPS catch is the fastest out there)
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Really? Do you have anything to compare it with? I'd like to see how it works for you. For instance load up the google navigator and select "walk", then open the map and see how "you" will spin and point in all kind of directions while the phone is stays still.
aquariuz23 said:
Mic works perfectly on my headset (I use the Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10vi, and also tested it on the ibeats and beats pro and both worked fine).
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Some headsets don't have problems, I agree, but some, that work on other phones don't work on Nitro. Lack of drivers? Maybe, I don't know, but it's a fact.
aquariuz23 said:
Notifications have always worked on every single headsets i used with this phone, with mic or no mic (sony, logitech, altec lansing, sennheiser, panasonic, etc).
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Well, I'm not the only one experiencing this issue with at least email notifications.
aquariuz23 said:
Battery life have improved in time over a months period, and now I just charged once and I can keep running the whole day using it for various things.
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Again, I'm comparing it to my use as I've been using 3 other phones in 4 years period, Nitro dies in 3 hours.
aquariuz23 said:
And USB on top? works perfectly for me since I can line up the 3.5mm jack with the usb when I'm in the car and can put the phone in one of the cup holders.
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Perhaps, however don't expect any kind of gadgets such as docks or webtops for this phone. And do you know why they put that cover? It's to protect the usb port from dust and crap, because most people care the phone in their pockets, upside down...

Hmmm got home today at 9pm, looked at the phone and couldn't believe my eyes, it shows 4G LTE icon. Either I didn't notice it at 5pm or they added Tampa Bay to LTE network between 5 and 9 today...
Let's the throttling war begin

I just missed it! I was in St. Pete/Tampa over the weekend and was shocked they didn't have LTE (yes yes, I know they weren't on the short list of markets)... Congrats on getting it now! I live in Boston and work in NH and its such a huge difference in speed between HSPA (at work) and LTE (at home), its ridiculous.

Jawbone Icon issue

My bluetooth headset recently stopped working. When it is plugged in it only blinks red and doesn't charge. I've scowered Google looking for a solution and the only thing I could find was to hard reset it. I've tried this several times..... Any other ideas?
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Between me, my wife, and my friend we have had every Jawbone headset since the first one. And in our experience when they quit, they quit for good. I know this isnt the answer you were looking for but they really only seem to have about a 9month to 1year lifespan under heavy/extreme use (I am on mine all day most days in pretty noisy conditions, with lots of temp changes and dust) they might last longer under less harsh conditions. I am actually trying different headsets now, the first Jawbone was the best, since that one they seem to just look nicer, but the noise-cancelling seems to have gone down hill in my opinion, and I really do need one that works without being so tempermental. I dont know how long you have had yours, but if it is over a year,my advice would be to chuck it and get something new.

yeah i've been thinking about it. There just so damn expensive! But being in the computer repair business it help have both of your hands when typing or opening up a case.... Have you found any other good headsets?