Verizon iPhone 5 bad call quality

wired2apple · Oct 1, 2012, 07:10 PM

Im in New York, and the 3 new iphones i have all have bad call quality. Breaking up when ringing, and when listening to the other caller. Does anyone else have similar issues? I dont think it could be that unique for 3 devices to have similar issues?

ashenfang · Oct 1, 2012, 07:33 PM

yep. I have two iPhone 5's. A white and black 16gb. Both phones suffer from poor sound-call quality. Sometimes it just sounds really muffled and other times the person sounds "robotic". From what I understand this is a common complaint and hopefully will be addressed in the first IOS update.

iammike1 · Oct 1, 2012, 07:34 PM

Maryland here. Same problem.

paradise808 · Oct 5, 2012, 01:08 PM

I'm not satisfied with the Verizon's iPhone 5's call quality. I've been going back to Apple several times and am on my second phone replacement from Apple. The call quality is choppy, sound goes in and out and the most annoying part is there are times a loud booming metallic echoing sound that drowns the call out. Apple says that they can't figure out the problem yet.

I'm also experiencing that the phone's LTE is overriding my Wifi and using the data instead of the wifi, which caused me to burn through my data plan in 10 days. Apple said that they are aware of that problem and trying to fix it.

The phone is also switching the date / time periodically even when the setting is in manual mode. Apple also said that they are aware of this problem as well. Just very frustrating for an expensive phone.

whiteatom · Oct 19, 2012, 03:01 PM

post the apple thread.. they need to know about this..

https://discussions.apple.com/message/19740160#19740160

whiteatom

elpmas · Oct 19, 2012, 03:31 PM

Hm I have similar issues. :/

Paulsan · Oct 19, 2012, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paradise808

I'm not satisfied with the Verizon's iPhone 5's call quality. I've been going back to Apple several times and am on my second phone replacement from Apple. The call quality is choppy, sound goes in and out and the most annoying part is there are times a loud booming metallic echoing sound that drowns the call out. Apple says that they can't figure out the problem yet.

I'm also experiencing that the phone's LTE is overriding my Wifi and using the data instead of the wifi, which caused me to burn through my data plan in 10 days. Apple said that they are aware of that problem and trying to fix it.

The phone is also switching the date / time periodically even when the setting is in manual mode. Apple also said that they are aware of this problem as well. Just very frustrating for an expensive phone.

Have you considered turning off cellular data when you only want WiFi?

Bahroo · Oct 19, 2012, 04:14 PM

i have a verizon iphone 5 and the call quality is crystal clear really... have you guys tried a soft reset? hard reset? restore?

SilentLoner · Oct 19, 2012, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bahroo

i have a verizon iphone 5 and the call quality is crystal clear really... have you guys tried a soft reset? hard reset? restore?

Yeah I'm the same in Chicago. Perfect here

WiseGuyMac · Nov 16, 2012, 08:27 AM

I'm on my third handset and am still having the same issues. Verizon blames Apple and Apple just keeps replacing the hardware (when they have them available). Very frustrating as I didn't have this problem on Verizon with my 4S. Only thing different is LTE, which may be the common denominator in all of the problems.

smithrh · Nov 16, 2012, 08:43 AM

iPhone 5 - I have this problem as well.

Store would not replace it as they couldn't reproduce the problem within a minute or so.

Basically, I'm muffled and/or garbled to the other party almost all the time.

However, with a headset, the quality is great - so it's not the network.

The only time I can be understood without a headset, ironically, is when there's a decent amount of background noise. When I'm someplace quiet, that's when the problem is worst.

Given this, I'm suspecting issues with their noise cancellation.

WiseGuyMac · Nov 16, 2012, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smithrh

iPhone 5 - I have this problem as well.

Store would not replace it as they couldn't reproduce the problem within a minute or so.

Basically, I'm muffled and/or garbled to the other party almost all the time.

However, with a headset, the quality is great - so it's not the network.

The only time I can be understood without a headset, ironically, is when there's a decent amount of background noise. When I'm someplace quiet, that's when the problem is worst.

Given this, I'm suspecting issues with their noise cancellation.

Now that you mention it, the problem isn't as noticeable when I'm using it in the car and there is a decent amount of road noise. You're probably right about the noise cancellation not working quite right. But I can tell you that it's not fixed yet as I'm on my third device (most recently swapped 3 days ago) and the problem still persists. I really don't want to go back to the 4S but I will if I have to as this is driving me nuts!

Jem0612 · Dec 16, 2012, 08:05 AM

The same probleme in Stockholm, Sweden with operator Telia. I am on my third Iphone 5, all with the same probleme.

macher · Dec 16, 2012, 08:24 AM

Uh oh wonder if VZW is experiencing the same issues that gave AT&T a bad rep?

LapsangSouchong · Dec 16, 2012, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smithrh

iPhone 5 - I have this problem as well.

Store would not replace it as they couldn't reproduce the problem within a minute or so.

Basically, I'm muffled and/or garbled to the other party almost all the time.

However, with a headset, the quality is great - so it's not the network.

The only time I can be understood without a headset, ironically, is when there's a decent amount of background noise. When I'm someplace quiet, that's when the problem is worst.

Given this, I'm suspecting issues with their noise cancellation.

I suppose it could be. However, I switched back to AT&T and callers are no longer complaining that I sound muffled and tin-y. Perhaps it's partly location. I dunno.

macher · Dec 16, 2012, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LapsangSouchong

I suppose it could be. However, I switched back to AT&T and callers are no longer complaining that I sound muffled and tin-y. Perhaps it's partly location. I dunno.

I have an AT&T iPhone 5 and VZW iPhone 5(work phone). There is a difference in voice. VZW sounds 'robotic'. But it's not a big deal to me or significant enough.

determined09 · Dec 16, 2012, 10:27 AM

I was just about to buy a iphone 5 at full price . I think i should wait for the 5s to come out. I would hate to have a phone that the other people will not be able to heard me during the call.

smithrh · Dec 16, 2012, 10:28 AM

I had read in one of the many threads (not just on this site!) that an Apple entity (Apple Ireland?) had notified someone with this problem that it was a known issue and a fix was coming.

I still suspect there's an issue with the noise cancellation. There are 3 microphones, and noise cancellation can be tricky to do right. All of that noise cancellation of course gets turned off if a wired headset is plugged in.

determined09 · Dec 16, 2012, 10:45 AM

Look at this link on the verizon forum about the iphone 5 problems.

https://community.verizonwireless.co.../914380#914380

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Here's a link to apple forum
https://discussions.apple.com/thread...t=285&tstart=0

smithrh · Dec 16, 2012, 11:05 AM

On the other hand, certainly not every iPhone5 out there suffers with this problem, which complicates the picture.

I'm going to file a bug report with Apple, for all I know they're looking for more examples...

smithrh · 06:27 PM

Anyone with any luck after the 6.1 upgrade?

The folks on the Apple Discussions forum thread seem to be liking the results so far...

Edited to add: So far, 100% positive feedback by the peeps I've called. Hopefully this is fixed.

iammike1 · Jan 28, 2013, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smithrh

Anyone with any luck after the 6.1 upgrade?

The folks on the Apple Discussions forum thread seem to be liking the results so far...

Edited to add: So far, 100% positive feedback by the peeps I've called. Hopefully this is fixed.

If you mean the Beta, I'm sure the vast majority of us don't have access to it yet.

EDIT: Wow, didn't they just release a new Beta a few days ago? lol Wasn't expecting a release.

Oct 1, 2012, 07:34 PM	#3
iammike1 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Columbia MD	Maryland here. Same problem. __________________ 15.4" MacBook Pro 2.0 GHz i7 SB 13.3" MacBook Pro 2.53 GHz C2D iPad 3 32GB Black iPhone 5 64GB Black
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Oct 5, 2012, 01:08 PM	#4
paradise808 macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2012	Verizon iPhone 5 Bad Call Quality / LTE Overriding Wifi I'm not satisfied with the Verizon's iPhone 5's call quality. I've been going back to Apple several times and am on my second phone replacement from Apple. The call quality is choppy, sound goes in and out and the most annoying part is there are times a loud booming metallic echoing sound that drowns the call out. Apple says that they can't figure out the problem yet. I'm also experiencing that the phone's LTE is overriding my Wifi and using the data instead of the wifi, which caused me to burn through my data plan in 10 days. Apple said that they are aware of that problem and trying to fix it. The phone is also switching the date / time periodically even when the setting is in manual mode. Apple also said that they are aware of this problem as well. Just very frustrating for an expensive phone.
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Oct 19, 2012, 03:31 PM	#6
elpmas macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Where the fresh snow don't go.	Hm I have similar issues. :/ __________________ 13" Macbook Pro '10 27" iMac i5 TV3 iPhone 5 32gb
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Dec 16, 2012, 10:27 AM	#17
determined09 macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2009	I was just about to buy a iphone 5 at full price . I think i should wait for the 5s to come out. I would hate to have a phone that the other people will not be able to heard me during the call. __________________ Verizon IPhone 5 16GB 15" MBP 2009 Ipod Touch 2nd 8 GB Ipod Nano 8 GB
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Jan 28, 2013, 05:49 PM	#21
smithrh macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2009	Anyone with any luck after the 6.1 upgrade? The folks on the Apple Discussions forum thread seem to be liking the results so far... Edited to add: So far, 100% positive feedback by the peeps I've called. Hopefully this is fixed. Last edited by smithrh; Jan 28, 2013 at 06:27 PM. Reason: Added 6.1 fix seems to address the issue
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Oct 1, 2012, 07:10 PM	#1
wired2apple macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Nyc	Verizon iPhone 5 bad call quality Im in New York, and the 3 new iphones i have all have bad call quality. Breaking up when ringing, and when listening to the other caller. Does anyone else have similar issues? I dont think it could be that unique for 3 devices to have similar issues? __________________
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Oct 1, 2012, 07:33 PM	#2
ashenfang macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2012	yep. I have two iPhone 5's. A white and black 16gb. Both phones suffer from poor sound-call quality. Sometimes it just sounds really muffled and other times the person sounds "robotic". From what I understand this is a common complaint and hopefully will be addressed in the first IOS update.
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Oct 19, 2012, 03:01 PM	#5
whiteatom macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2011	post the apple thread.. they need to know about this.. https://discussions.apple.com/message/19740160#19740160 whiteatom
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Oct 19, 2012, 04:14 PM	#8
Bahroo macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2012	i have a verizon iphone 5 and the call quality is crystal clear really... have you guys tried a soft reset? hard reset? restore?
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Nov 16, 2012, 08:27 AM	#10
WiseGuyMac macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2010	I'm on my third handset and am still having the same issues. Verizon blames Apple and Apple just keeps replacing the hardware (when they have them available). Very frustrating as I didn't have this problem on Verizon with my 4S. Only thing different is LTE, which may be the common denominator in all of the problems.
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Nov 16, 2012, 08:43 AM	#11
smithrh macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2009	iPhone 5 - I have this problem as well. Store would not replace it as they couldn't reproduce the problem within a minute or so. Basically, I'm muffled and/or garbled to the other party almost all the time. However, with a headset, the quality is great - so it's not the network. The only time I can be understood without a headset, ironically, is when there's a decent amount of background noise. When I'm someplace quiet, that's when the problem is worst. Given this, I'm suspecting issues with their noise cancellation.
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Dec 16, 2012, 08:05 AM	#13
Jem0612 macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	The same probleme in Stockholm, Sweden with operator Telia. I am on my third Iphone 5, all with the same probleme.
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Dec 16, 2012, 08:24 AM	#14
macher macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2012	Uh oh wonder if VZW is experiencing the same issues that gave AT&T a bad rep?
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Dec 16, 2012, 10:28 AM	#18
smithrh macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2009	I had read in one of the many threads (not just on this site!) that an Apple entity (Apple Ireland?) had notified someone with this problem that it was a known issue and a fix was coming. I still suspect there's an issue with the noise cancellation. There are 3 microphones, and noise cancellation can be tricky to do right. All of that noise cancellation of course gets turned off if a wired headset is plugged in.
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Dec 16, 2012, 10:45 AM	#19
determined09 macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2009	Look at this link on the verizon forum about the iphone 5 problems. https://community.verizonwireless.co.../914380#914380 ---------- Here's a link to apple forum https://discussions.apple.com/thread...t=285&tstart=0 __________________ Verizon IPhone 5 16GB 15" MBP 2009 Ipod Touch 2nd 8 GB Ipod Nano 8 GB
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Dec 16, 2012, 11:05 AM	#20
smithrh macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2009	On the other hand, certainly not every iPhone5 out there suffers with this problem, which complicates the picture. I'm going to file a bug report with Apple, for all I know they're looking for more examples...
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