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[Q] randomly muted

ok, i am really hoping someone can help me out here. so ever since froyo came out i have been having weird call problems, i will be on a phone call and randomly it will mute me. the mute button won't be activated and the only way to fix the problem is to toggle the speakerphone on/off. now i have tried several roms (syndicate, bonsai, ace) and they all have the same problem. i recently tried ace and it worked fine for a couple of days and then suddenly it did it this morning. i have also swapped out my phone and it still does it!
some people suggested playing with the voodoo sound options and none seemed to work.
if anyone has had this issue or knows of things i could try i would appreciate it extremely. this problem is driving me insane (along with all my friends who it constantly happens to while on the phone with me.)
thanks!

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It could be a manufacturer defect? Does it happen on stock?

thegnargnarshredder said:
It could be a manufacturer defect? Does it happen on stock?
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Only for about a day. I could try it longer. Wouldn't swapping the phone like I did cover a phone defect though?

This use to happen to me back on the DK28 build even DI18 I think but haven't seen it since official EB13 and even on EC05 now. That's weird. Did it start all of a sudden or has it been an ongoing problem? When did you get your phone? Oh wow you said it's a new one? Refurbished? WHen you got your new phone did you restore a backup from your old phone or start fresh?
phynias said:
ok, i am really hoping someone can help me out here. so ever since froyo came out i have been having weird call problems, i will be on a phone call and randomly it will mute me. the mute button won't be activated and the only way to fix the problem is to toggle the speakerphone on/off. now i have tried several roms (syndicate, bonsai, ace) and they all have the same problem. i recently tried ace and it worked fine for a couple of days and then suddenly it did it this morning. i have also swapped out my phone and it still does it!
some people suggested playing with the voodoo sound options and none seemed to work.
if anyone has had this issue or knows of things i could try i would appreciate it extremely. this problem is driving me insane (along with all my friends who it constantly happens to while on the phone with me.)
thanks!
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p3dr0maz said:
This use to happen to me back on the DK28 build even DI18 I think but haven't seen it since official EB13 and even on EC05 now. That's weird. Did it start all of a sudden or has it been an ongoing problem? When did you get your phone? Oh wow you said it's a new one? Refurbished? WHen you got your new phone did you restore a backup from your old phone or start fresh?
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i started fresh, except for a couple apps i restored settings for. but i didn't restore any system stuff. this happened right after froyo update for me. at first i thought it was a voodoo thin, but ive tried genocide with the updated voodoo, plus how can i be the only one having this problem. it makes no sense to me.
i guess i could try stock, but i mean i really don't want to run stock....ugh.
---oh new phone was straight from sprint about a week ago.

This is happening to me as well. I'm stock rooted froyo with all stock apps still in place. Very annoying. I never had this issue before the froyo update.
Anyone know of a fix for this yet?

I'm about to take a B.F.H. and "fix" the phone. My epic is doing this on every call I recieve or make.

Anyone have any ideas? I can't deal with this much longer. Really want to smash the phone. Guess I'll unroot and take it into bb or sprint...

iTbagdUrMac said:
Anyone have any ideas? I can't deal with this much longer. Really want to smash the phone. Guess I'll unroot and take it into bb or sprint...
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yeah i got a new phone and it made no difference. good luck though!

[Q] Caller Can't Hear Me

This has been happening on my Epic 4G for awhile now and it's really frustrating. I'm pretty sure this hasn't been happening the whole time I've owned the phone, but at this point it's hard to really remmber.
Basically, when I make or receive a call, within a couple\few minutes of the phone call the caller suddenly can't hear me - this happens whether it's using the phone normally, in speakerphone mode, or even a headset. As soon as it happens and the other caller starts the "Hello? Are you still there?" I can fix it by toggling the speaker on and off (or off and on) and it fixes it - but it can suddenly start again at anytime...couple of minutes later, five minutes later, etc.
Right now I'm slowly removing apps from my phone after every call this happens on - my goal is to determine if a particualr app is confusing my phone. I don't think it's the ROM or modem I'm using (Frozen 1.2, EC05) as I did a stock flash and flashed to those just recently and others aren't having the same problem. I DID restore some data so if I can't narrow down an app that's causing it, not restoring any data is my next option (but even more time consuming to figure out specifically which data is causing issues).
I'm pretty sure the phone hasn't always done this so I don't want to exchange the phone considering I don't have any other issues and I think this is software, not hardware related. Has anyone experienced anything similar to this?

Have you tried switching Roms, I have this same problem on EC05 when I moved to gingerbread it stopped happening.......
Do you voodoo installed?
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I was having the same problem with EF02 and the EF02/EF10 modems. I switched back to the EC05 modem and haven't had the problem since (knocking on wood)...
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Try ee03 modem..
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masaidjet said:
Have you tried switching Roms, I have this same problem on EC05 when I moved to gingerbread it stopped happening.......
Do you voodoo installed?
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I do have Voodoo installed (since it comes with Frozen 1.2). I haven't tried switching ROMs yet but I have started looking again (I was pretty content with Frozen but if no one had a similar issue and changing the modem doesn't work then a ROM switch is my next try).
Thanks to others who suggested changing modems - I'm going to do that now and see if EE03 fixes this....*crosses fingers*

evancg said:
I do have Voodoo installed (since it comes with Frozen 1.2). I haven't tried switching ROMs yet but I have started looking again (I was pretty content with Frozen but if no one had a similar issue and changing the modem doesn't work then a ROM switch is my next try).
Thanks to others who suggested changing modems - I'm going to do that now and see if EE03 fixes this....*crosses fingers*
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Go into you Voodoo sound settings and change recording setting to Original. Shoul fix your issue.
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Sure you are not hitting the mute button by accident? Sounds dumb but I've done that before.

Blankrubber said:
Go into you Voodoo sound settings and change recording setting to Original. Shoul fix your issue.
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I have the SAME EXACT PROBLEM and just like the OP it hasn't always been like that, did this work for you?
Sent from my rooted, suited, & booted Epic 4G kno dat!

I was having the same issues so I just applied this. People couldn't hear me on speakerphone at all...seriously. hopefully this helps. Thanks for the tip
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evancg said:
Basically, when I make or receive a call, within a couple\few minutes of the phone call the caller suddenly can't hear me - this happens whether it's using the phone normally, in speakerphone mode, or even a headset. As soon as it happens and the other caller starts the "Hello? Are you still there?" I can fix it by toggling the speaker on and off (or off and on) and it fixes it - but it can suddenly start again at anytime...couple of minutes later, five minutes later, etc.
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Yes! Mine started doing this a couple months ago, and I resolve it exactly the same way (though I have to hit the volume button once, either up or down, then toggle speaker on then off). It's definitely not the ROM because I've had it with both Froyo and GB ROMs. Unfortunately, I haven't found any other solution, yet. I'm hoping it will go away with official GB, but I have no real reason to think it will work. I'm going to play around with the Voodoo sound.

edonnelly said:
Yes! Mine started doing this a couple months ago, and I resolve it exactly the same way (though I have to hit the volume button once, either up or down, then toggle speaker on then off). It's definitely not the ROM because I've had it with both Froyo and GB ROMs. Unfortunately, I haven't found any other solution, yet. I'm hoping it will go away with official GB, but I have no real reason to think it will work. I'm going to play around with the Voodoo sound.
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you guys shouldn't be having this problem make a backup then odin to ec05 stock and check if you still have the issue if you do just take it to sprint and show the tech your problem they should fix it or get you a replacement phone.

I have the same issue. I am completely stock. It usually happens 10 to 15 minutes into a phone call. I've already called sprint, taken it to a store but only reflashed the os, and I just recently spoke to someone on chat, who said the problem has been solved. If it happens again should I get a replacement phone?

Blankrubbers fix actually worked for me
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steviee7 said:
you guys shouldn't be having this problem make a backup then odin to ec05 stock and check if you still have the issue if you do just take it to sprint and show the tech your problem they should fix it or get you a replacement phone.
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I had this problem as well. I odinned stock and problem solved. Now I'm back on bonsai with no problems.
Edit: I just noticed that I don't have voodoo sound installed, I know that I used to, maybe deleting that solved my problem and not odinning back to stock.
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evancg said:
This has been happening on my Epic 4G for awhile now and it's really frustrating. I'm pretty sure this hasn't been happening the whole time I've owned the phone, but at this point it's hard to really remmber.
Basically, when I make or receive a call, within a couple\few minutes of the phone call the caller suddenly can't hear me - this happens whether it's using the phone normally, in speakerphone mode, or even a headset. As soon as it happens and the other caller starts the "Hello? Are you still there?" I can fix it by toggling the speaker on and off (or off and on) and it fixes it - but it can suddenly start again at anytime...couple of minutes later, five minutes later, etc.
Right now I'm slowly removing apps from my phone after every call this happens on - my goal is to determine if a particualr app is confusing my phone. I don't think it's the ROM or modem I'm using (Frozen 1.2, EC05) as I did a stock flash and flashed to those just recently and others aren't having the same problem. I DID restore some data so if I can't narrow down an app that's causing it, not restoring any data is my next option (but even more time consuming to figure out specifically which data is causing issues).
I'm pretty sure the phone hasn't always done this so I don't want to exchange the phone considering I don't have any other issues and I think this is software, not hardware related. Has anyone experienced anything similar to this?
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speak up i can't hear you

Sadly even after changing modems and making the adjustment in Voodoo Control I still have the same problem. Going to uninstall Voodoo all together and see if that resolves anything.

I just discovered that I'm having the same problem after I Odin'd back to stock EC05 for a different reason. So, EC05 and EC05 modem, and I'm having a problem that I didn't think I was having before I tried EF02.
Could something have been changed that going back to EC05/EC05 modem didn't resolve?
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evancg said:
Sadly even after changing modems and making the adjustment in Voodoo Control I still have the same problem. Going to uninstall Voodoo all together and see if that resolves anything.
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This problem is not generated by Voodoo. I have a stock Epic (rooted) and have never had Voodoo installed on my device and I have intermittently had this problem in the past (haven't seen it for a while, though). My friend has an Epic (never rooted) and also has this problem.
About the only thing I've heard that people have said fixes this is to wipe cache and dalvik and then flash something using Odin. Stock or custom I don't think matters.

As others have noted, uninstalling Voodoo didn't fix it for me. I think what must be causing this is everytime I wipe and install a clean ROM I restore some data through TiBackup and SOMETHING I'm restoring is causing this. Guess I'll just have to wipe and be very careful about what I'm restoring.

This might be completely random, but by chance did other people that experience this problem happen to install NZBAir?

EB30/EG30 Modem Odin tar Please! Urgent!

I wasnt paying attention when flashing my kernel and accidentally put it in Phone.
So now i have no radio at all... I went back to the stock kernel and to zedo's the right way, and flashed a new ROM but it wont give me my radio back.
Does anyone have or can give me an EB30 radio tar that i can put in Odin?
Thanks in advance.

There should be a link for it in the guide thread in the development forum.

datajosh said:
There should be a link for it in the guide thread in the development forum.
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Thank you! Didn't know it was there, Thanks button hit.

I'm in the same boat. My friend flashed the a ROM in Odin meant for the UK version of the Galaxy SII, and bricked his phone. Still starts up but no calls, no 3g/4g, no signal bars, no wifi.
For those who are having the same problem, here is what I discovered, you don't have to use heimdall to flash the modem.bin, just flash it in odin in the PHONE slot. Works perfectly.

The links to the modem.bin are dead.. does anyone have this please? my phones working again but no service thanks

Icetech3 said:
The links to the modem.bin are dead.. does anyone have this please? my phones working again but no service thanks
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same here would rather not have to go to sprint searched Google but nothing but dead ends ?
NVM found it thank this dude for posting it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18012619&postcount=22

Unfortunately the eg30 modem has not been successfully pulled from a phone.
Here's the eg12.bin.
http://db.tt/p4652Cdf

Many people, including myself have trouble with the EG12 modem. I realize this is your only hope right now, but test something out to make sure your not having the same issues. While phone is in deep sleep, screen off for 2 or 3 minutes, not plugged into PC or charger. Try calling the device from another phone, if the modem is effecting your device it will not ring while in sleep mode, or ring at the very last second before being sent off to voicemail.
I hope all is well for you!

cordell12 said:
Many people, including myself have trouble with the EG12 modem. I realize this is your only hope right now, but test something out to make sure your not having the same issues. While phone is in deep sleep, screen off for 2 or 3 minutes, not plugged into PC or charger. Try calling the device from another phone, if the modem is effecting your device it will not ring while in sleep mode, or ring at the very last second before being sent off to voicemail.
I hope all is well for you!
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This happens to me on my stock (unrooted) device with on a daily basis. My girlfriend thinks I'm avoiding her calls. I've got the EG30 modem.

_MetalHead_ said:
This happens to me on my stock (unrooted) device with on a daily basis. My girlfriend thinks I'm avoiding her calls. I've got the EG30 modem.
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Perhaps this is a issue that is connected with the LOS/Ghost LOS issues. I never experienced this until I read a post claiming the EG12 fixed LOS. I flashed and about 2 days later realized my device stopped ringing while in "sleep mode" We found links to EG30 but after Md5 checks they were the EG12 renamed. The day I found out I was not getting calls while in sleep I took the device to sprint who ordered me a replacement. Later on that night after working with mjcollum I came to the conclusion that EG12 was the cause or a huge contributing factor of my issue. Anyway, replacement has EG30 and I have no more device ringing trouble.
When this happens do you get the missed call notification? I did not...

cordell12 said:
When this happens do you get the missed call notification? I did not...
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Nope, no missed call notification. All I get is a pissed off girlfriend lol. I also have NEVER experienced a single LOS (with the crossed out circle) and I got this thing on launch day. This is the only issue that I have had with this phone.

_MetalHead_ said:
Nope, no missed call notification. All I get is a pissed off girlfriend lol. I also have NEVER experienced a single LOS (with the crossed out circle) and I got this thing on launch day. This is the only issue that I have had with this phone.
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lol That is exactly how I figured out the calls were not coming in while sleeping, pissed off wife! She said she called like 5 times in a row, then she called the landline asking WTF

Custom kernels and radio cut-outs

when i used the zedomax kernel the first time the radio would cut off randomly after long periods of time. no cdma at all, not even after airplane mode, having to restart the phone.
i cant get a log as to why it does it because im never on ddms at the time it happens. im having to back to the stock kernel and update profile and prl just to stop it. any ideas?

It is not the kernel and the search function works great
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then i dont understand what the problem would be. itll stay on the network if im on the stock kernel.

I had no LOS on stock for 1-1/2 weeks. I flashed a rooted kernel and it started happening constantly. 3 or 4 times a day. Power off and restart was the only way to get service back.
Last night I flashed back to stock and so far today, no LOS.
My take? Odin is so easy to use. Just flash back to stock and see what happens.
-Steve

and there have been plenty of people that have been the exact opposite of you both. sprint has been aware of this issue and is going to fix it on the first patch. theres an issue with the rom itself not the firmware

I agree. It is all over the place, stock and rooted.
That is why I say change your situation and see if it helps. It did for me. Will it for anyone else? I can't say. It's easy enough to find out.
-Steve

well when i talked to a csr last week they had no idea about the issue. we'll see.

csr's arnt all knowing... the tech people know a lil, and the online chat know less than both combined... but it is an recognized bug on the sprint forums

Need Help at my Witts End

So I have a Nexus CDMA rooted and running different roms. For the past couple weeks This damn thing wont act like a phone.
I will be on a call and the caller will hear tick tick tick and then nothing from me. I can hear them crystal clear. I hang up the call and then call back and the call is fine for a few minutes, then same thing.
I have tried multiple kernals, multiple roms.
I am now running Clean ROm with stock google kernal and it still does it.
Anyone had this issue? I love having a smartphone, but damn it has to ACT like a phone as well.
THanks for helping

It is only guaranteed to act like a phone until you start messing around with roms, *especially* when you are have the CDMA version...
What happens when you go back to stock rom, stock kernel, stock everything?
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Whats Stock? HAHAHA
I guess I was hoping to avoid that if possible.

I'm currently rocking CM9 with the Franco.Kernel and 4.0.4 Radios, and I've never had that problem (CDMA Gnex btw).
I would try what sbrownla suggested. Do a complete Factory reset and see if the problem occurs, because if it still does it may be an actual phone issue.

OptoChip said:
I would try what sbrownla suggested. Do a complete Factory reset and see if the problem occurs, because if it still does it may be an actual phone issue.
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This is pretty much the answer. Put it back to stock, if it still does it, the hardware has an issue and you need to have it replaced.

sbrownla said:
It is only guaranteed to act like a phone until you start messing around with roms, *especially* when you are have the CDMA version...
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Bingo. Once you replace the stock firmware, there's no guarantee that it will do anything or act properly.
What happens when you go back to stock rom, stock kernel, stock everything?
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This. Return to bone stock and see if it is a hardware issue.

well returned it to bone stock and the issue seems to have gone away. What is weird is that this just started happening. I have no idea why, been running great for months.
Strange

So even with Stock the problem has resurfaced. Contacted Verizon and they said its a known bug and they Samsung is releasing a fix at the end of may for what she called NUMEROUS problem and TONs of issues. She was outright badmouthing this handset. She was willing to exchange it for me to ANY other handset free of charge.