When I switch to a new phone, there is usually the typical adjustment period where I get used to the new "sound" of the phone. Coming directly from the 4G, for me, the 3D may take more "getting used to" than usual.
I am having a hard time finding a sweet spot with the volume. If I turn it up, the audio blasts and is just uncomfortably loud. I turn it down, and it becomes acceptable until the other party talks more softly or trails off. That portion of the discussion becomes inaudible / unintelligible. The intensity of the caller's voice (volume) seems to fade up and down.
My landline (Charter VoIP) test, also my mom, once crystal clear now sounds muddy, with inconsistent volume, but more importantly, she has a harder time hearing me. I noticed a major uptick in the amount of times she asked me to repeat myself, from nearly none on the 4G to 5-6 times in one conversation on the 3D. Her difficulty to discern my consonants was a big factor.
Other tests, mostly with other Sprint customers, yielded similar results. Inconsistent volume, fading, and a lot of "huh?"s and "what's that?"s from both parties.
As someone else described, the ringback definitely sounds choppy, and fades in and out. Each time I call out I find myself checking my signal because I associate choppy ringback with poor signal strength. Makes me also wonder, if the ringback is this choppy, maybe this translates in the inconsistent voice quality I'm noticing?
I just called my voicemail and *2 in testing. A "control" because I know what the Sprint ladies always sound like. They were garbled and inconsistent as if the phone was struggling with signal, though signal strength is perfectly fine.
**Yet another update, calling my co-worker (albeit on AT&T), had to repeat myself several times "I'm having a hard time hearing you." This sucks.
For my tests, I had full, non-airave signal.
I am having a hard time finding a sweet spot with the volume. If I turn it up, the audio blasts and is just uncomfortably loud. I turn it down, and it becomes acceptable until the other party talks more softly or trails off. That portion of the discussion becomes inaudible / unintelligible. The intensity of the caller's voice (volume) seems to fade up and down.
My landline (Charter VoIP) test, also my mom, once crystal clear now sounds muddy, with inconsistent volume, but more importantly, she has a harder time hearing me. I noticed a major uptick in the amount of times she asked me to repeat myself, from nearly none on the 4G to 5-6 times in one conversation on the 3D. Her difficulty to discern my consonants was a big factor.
Other tests, mostly with other Sprint customers, yielded similar results. Inconsistent volume, fading, and a lot of "huh?"s and "what's that?"s from both parties.
As someone else described, the ringback definitely sounds choppy, and fades in and out. Each time I call out I find myself checking my signal because I associate choppy ringback with poor signal strength. Makes me also wonder, if the ringback is this choppy, maybe this translates in the inconsistent voice quality I'm noticing?
I just called my voicemail and *2 in testing. A "control" because I know what the Sprint ladies always sound like. They were garbled and inconsistent as if the phone was struggling with signal, though signal strength is perfectly fine.
**Yet another update, calling my co-worker (albeit on AT&T), had to repeat myself several times "I'm having a hard time hearing you." This sucks.
For my tests, I had full, non-airave signal.