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Help So, just how good or bad is the call quality?

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Topshelf

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Hey guys, I could really use some help here. I've had the DInc since launch day and while I enjoy the phone, the call quality is killing me. I thought it was average until I was forced to use my wife's iPhone 3G the other day. I had a 20 minute call on that and immediately went into a rage at my Dinc. It's nothing short of horrible, but I didn't realize it. I spend a good amount of time using my phone for calls, so I really, really need a Verizon Android phone that has exceptional call quality. Can any owners let me know if the X fits this bill?

Thanks
 
I was talking to someone yesterday and they were on a land line....it sounded like I was too. Call quality was THAT good.

Keep in mind that if your calling someone with a not so good phone, call quality probably won't be good.

Kinda of like the saying...only as good as your weakest link.
 
Call quality has been fantastic, especially using Skype Mobile. I have yet to have any dropped calls or fading in and out.

I only wish the speaker were louder, because as it stands, it's futile to rely on the speakerphone :(
 
Thanks. I've been testing my phone with other phones and landlines for 3 days now. The one common thing I've found is that my DInc is the weakest link. :(
 
I really appreciate the comments guys. Just to specify my exact complaint...the incoming voice almost sounds like it's breaking up at times. Outbound quality is OK, I guess, but incoming is just bad. I've been missing a lot of details during conversations due to that. Nobody has noticed this? I'm "this close" to trading my DInc to an X owner.
 
i got a few "they can hear me i cant hear them" calls....
probably a bad phone. i`ll wait a week then try to exchange.
had this problem with my dinc also...
 
have you guys tried changing the voice codec?

I'm assuming it's the same process as on the original Droid, which is to dial ##PROGRAM

The PW is 000000

Choose option 4, "Vocode", and switch it to EVRC-B (a reboot will ensue)

This should result in better call quality.
 
I have changed my settings to EVRC-B. No noticeable improvement. Guess I should get to a store to check one of these phones out before trading for one.
 
Got a chance to play with a Droid X tonight for about 30 minutes. Initial impressions are very good. I did some back to back phone calls to test quality, and it wasn't even close. The X is just in a different class when it comes to voice clarity. Strange thing is my buddy with a DInc swears he doesn't have any of the issues I have. And like an idiot, I never thought to make a call from the DInc that was right next to me the entire time to see if it was just mine or all DIncs. Either way, after playing with that X I don't know if I can go without that massive screen now. My God was that nice! So it looks like all I have to do is unload my DInc and I'll be picking up a new X. Thanks for the opinions guys.
 
My incoming and outgoing calls have been very very crisp. Even my friends comment on how clear my voice is. The Droid X really does do the phone thing really well, much better than any htc phone I have had (tilt, touch pro, touch pro 2, hd2, nexus one, etc.)
 
Just be warned that while this change might show a minor improvement to some people (I don't think the X needs this from my testing), you do open the possibility of losing signal all together if you are in an area that doesn't support EVRC-B. That's why it is not turned on by default.
 
Topshelf said:
Just be warned that while this change might show a minor improvement to some people (I don't think the X needs this from my testing), you do open the possibility of losing signal all together if you are in an area that doesn't support EVRC-B. That's why it is not turned on by default.
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I don't believe this to be the case. I've been all over USA with my Droid and I've never had any issues with that. Droid X will be the same :)
 
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