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Fluctuating phone volume, like overcompression/Vox. True? Fix?

rrinqu

Dec 3, 2006, 3:43 AM
Many of the user reviews say that the phone volume fluctuates, as if the conversation is overcompressed or on a vox circuit. Is this true?

If so, and if I understand correctly from a couple forum posts, this can be eliminated or reduced by some sort of EFR setting.

Can someone explain what's going on with all this? If it can't be corrected, it sounds to me like a deal killer. Something more than a yes or no would be most helpful.
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motomojo

Dec 6, 2006, 1:04 AM
Hi,

On mine, the phone volume did fluctuate. I followed others and turned on AFR to EFR on GSM speech (277634#*#). That solved the problem on my side, I did not hear volume flucatuation anymore. However, the callers on the other end heard "buzzing" noises like a bumble bee buzzing around. 😳

I just got a replacement phone today from Cingular. With the latest software or hardware upgrade, the flucatuating volume has been fixed. If you decide to turn on AFR to EFR on GSM speech however, your callers will still hear the "buzzing" noise. So, leave the AFR on.

Finally, in the midst of getting my replacement CU-500, I thought about upgrading to the Samsung Sync. I like the Samsung Bigger Screen. However, I was disappointed by the...
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