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iPhone makes sound from speakers?

Halvard

Halvard

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From earlier phones I have had, I know that if I have a phone near a speaker and the phone rings or get a text message the speakers will make that weird sound.

But very often when my new iPhone 4 is just laying there it also makes that sound from speakers. (Not the speaker in the iPhone of course).
And I know that it is my phone and not someone elses, becouse when I move it away from the speaker the volume of the sound gets lower and when I take it close again it gets higher.

What can I do to stop this. And I'm not even running any apps.
 
Stealthipad

Stealthipad

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Halvard said:
From earlier phones I have had, I know that if I have a phone near a speaker and the phone rings or get a text message the speakers will make that weird sound.

But very often when my new iPhone 4 is just laying there it also makes that sound from speakers. (Not the speaker in the iPhone of course).
And I know that it is my phone and not someone elses, becouse when I move it away from the speaker the volume of the sound gets lower and when I take it close again it gets higher.

What can I do to stop this. And I'm not even running any apps.
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If you are on 3G it should not make any noise on the surrounding speakers. EDGE or 2G will for sure make the same sound when your phone too close to a speaker. This has been happening for a long time.

Consider it a feature to tell you that your phone has dropped from the 3G network and running on EDGE or 2G
 
Halvard

Halvard

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Stealthipad said:
If you are on 3G it should not make any noise on the surrounding speakers. EDGE or 2G will for sure make the same sound when your phone too close to a speaker. This has been happening for a long time.

Consider it a feature to tell you that your phone has dropped from the 3G network and running on EDGE or 2G
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But I'm on WiFi
 
Agent-P

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Halvard said:
Stealthipad said:
If you are on 3G it should not make any noise on the surrounding speakers. EDGE or 2G will for sure make the same sound when your phone too close to a speaker. This has been happening for a long time.

Consider it a feature to tell you that your phone has dropped from the 3G network and running on EDGE or 2G
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But I'm on WiFi
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Even though you're on wifi, the iPhone is still using the cellular network for calls and SMS messages. I used to use this speaker sound on my old phone (when I was sitting at the desktop) to know I was getting an SMS message before it got to my phone. I felt like a wizard lol.
 
Halvard

Halvard

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Even though you're on wifi, the iPhone is still using the cellular network for calls and SMS messages. I used to use this speaker sound on my old phone (when I was sitting at the desktop) to know I was getting an SMS message before it got to my phone. I felt like a wizard lol.
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Yeah, but it also makes sound when nobody gets a message or anyone calls
 
Gav2k

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It's is still in contact with the cell tower
 
Stealthipad

Stealthipad

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Halvard said:
Yeah, but it also makes sound when nobody gets a message or anyone calls
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Your iPhone, like any other, will "bark" at the closest cell tower on a regular basis even though you are not using it. This sound and the reason it make this sound is a well know fact for years and years. We are not lying to you!:eek: How else would Apple know where you have been the last few days! :eek:

If you want to stop the sound put it in Airplane mode, but then you might as well turn your phone off!:p
 
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