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How to Increase Droid X Call Quality

This is the exact same trick the Incredible users used and the Droid users used and probably users of other phones as well. Like the article says, you're simply changing the phone to use a newer type of voice codec.

From what I've read about this, the only reason that phones don't come this way out of the box is b/c not EVERYWHERE supports this codec yet. If you happen to be in one of the few areas unlucky enough not to support this codec, just change it back if it doesn't work.

AFIAK there is no downside do making this change if this codec is supported in your area (which it most likely is). I know the article says something about faster battery drain but I don't believe the Incredible users were reporting any increased battery drain after doing this either.
 
I tried it out and it made a slight improvement in call quality, noticeable but not night and day for me. It makes the DX use a newer codec to encode your voice so it should help if your network supports it. Easy to reverse if you find yourself in an area that doesn't support it.
 
Just so you guys know, the revision B is a newer technology than the default A, but I read that only some 15-20% of Verizon's towers support B so far. This basically means that you're severely hurting your overall coverage if you force it to B. So only use it if absolutely necessary and if you find your signal is poor then go back to A.
 
I'm confused. If it doesn't work in all areas, does that mean that after you upgrade the codec that you might drive through an area where your phone no longer works specifically because of the codec? Even if they have Verizon service?
 
zandroidx said:
I'm confused. If it doesn't work in all areas, does that mean that after you upgrade the codec that you might drive through an area where your phone no longer works specifically because of the codec? Even if they have Verizon service?
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Right. Rev A and Rev B are two different signals and most towers broadcast just A and some broadcast both. If you set it to B then your phone can only have service if it happens to be in range of a tower that has the B signal. If you're not having problems my suggestion is to just not mess with it and leave it at default.
 
My call quality is fine as is. Much better than with the Dinc. I don't need to mess with the codex as I did with the Dinc. Just sayin.
 
i tried it and i still had poor reception. i guess my phone has a problem. i have a fair amount of static in calls. it is only clear if i am standing outdoors.
 
It is clearer, but I just don't want to deal with the headache if I happen to be on the phone, and it switches to a tower that gives a bad signal.
 
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