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Just got an iPhone 4, not quite satisfied.

ECUpirate44 said:
Call quality sounds largely the same on all cell phones. Once 4G is the new standard, expect a big improvement.
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Agreed. Verizon still uses its 2G network for calls which probably doesn't help. I've never noticed any major improvements in call quality from my first cellphone in 2006. Honestly I don't expect much either I don't do much talking but I do much surfing :D.
 
Learn to text, this is 2011, folks...
Stop complaining about an amazing phone. if you're experiencing sharp edges maybe it was manufactured with a little kink on one of the edges. Call quality is fine, BUT, I'm using the Verizon one, you should've spent 200 to switch off AT&T and go to Verizon and spend 200, 400<700.
 
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Who uses a smartphone to make calls anymore? :D

Just kidding....

But on a serious note you're not going to wake up and find that call quality has magically gotten much better so if it's not up to your standards then just return it, otherwise you will be miserable and it will be nagging at you.

If you do decide to keep it I would reccomend a bumper for your sharp edges issue. its small and not intrusive... I hate cases and the edges dont bother me so I use my phone naked but a bumper is probably the only case I could deal with if I had to use one.
 
The phone can be a bit uncomfortable to hold if you're on the phone for quite a while. I experienced this when I first purchased my iPhone 4. However, if you put a case on the phone, you should feel a difference, especially if you talk on the phone for long periods of time.
 
DanteMann said:
Hi there, just got my very first iPhone 4. Now I really have to ask. How many of you actually care for call quality? I'm referring to outgoing and incoming call quality. Because I honestly was expecting a lot better. Don't get me wrong the call quality is not horrible but it's average at the very best. The phone also isn't the most comfortable phone to hold with it's sharp edges as well. So considering how much I spent on this phone and that it's supposed to be high end, I can honestly say I'm really disappointed with my first iPhone experience. I took it back for the sales rep to listen to, and he simply said it sounds just like his iphone 4. :confused: I've had the phone for about a week, and can return it within 15 days of purchase. I thought this purchase would be a no brainer considering all the talk this phone gets. But now after looking at various reviews, I can see the iPhone 4 never really was considered all that great for call quality. For me call quality is THE MOST IMPORTANT part of the phone. This is why I stuck with my Nokia for so long. I'm leaning towards asking for a replacement but I'm thinking it's going to be the same thing. I'm running out of time and I really don't know what to do. I was really looking forward to having this phone.
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I know what you mean about call quality when i first switched to the iphone i was like wow the call quality is a bit horrible. But i am now used to it so its no longer a bother.
 
DanteMann said:
Hi there, just got my very first iPhone 4. Now I really have to ask. How many of you actually care for call quality? I'm referring to outgoing and incoming call quality. Because I honestly was expecting a lot better. Don't get me wrong the call quality is not horrible but it's average at the very best. The phone also isn't the most comfortable phone to hold with it's sharp edges as well. So considering how much I spent on this phone and that it's supposed to be high end, I can honestly say I'm really disappointed with my first iPhone experience. I took it back for the sales rep to listen to, and he simply said it sounds just like his iphone 4. :confused: I've had the phone for about a week, and can return it within 15 days of purchase. I thought this purchase would be a no brainer considering all the talk this phone gets. But now after looking at various reviews, I can see the iPhone 4 never really was considered all that great for call quality. For me call quality is THE MOST IMPORTANT part of the phone. This is why I stuck with my Nokia for so long. I'm leaning towards asking for a replacement but I'm thinking it's going to be the same thing. I'm running out of time and I really don't know what to do. I was really looking forward to having this phone.
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Haven't had a problem with mine so far after a year,you prolly have a lemon or ur trippin... sorry
 
ECUpirate44 said:
I wouldn't bet on it. If you think about it, while network speeds and phones have become more advanced over the years, voice quality hasn't changed much in the past decade. The next iPhone is going to run on the same 3G network as the 4. The only way it would improve is if Apple used a different or better earpiece which I doubt.
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Newer codecs are available, now. One of the UK networks has implemented it on its network, although at the moment phone support is non-existent (only a couple of phones), both phones need to be on the 3G network, and of course both ends of the call need to be on compatible phones.

http://www2.orange.co.uk/servlet/Sa...=OUKService&t=Service&cid=1276852537911&tab=1

I suspect that the iPhone won't get it as Apple aren't too hot on implementing useful features, especially if they can't be used in the US.
 
Return the outdated iPhone4, and pick up the Google Nexus-S at T-Mobile or Sprint. The Nexus is known for crystal clear call quality, they have a special chip inside just for that. Plus its running Gingerbread 2.3.4 night and day better than the stone age iOS
 
DanteMann said:
I'm in Canada on the Roger's Network.
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Darthdingo said:
Return the outdated iPhone4, and pick up the Google Nexus-S at T-Mobile or Sprint. The Nexus is known for crystal clear call quality, they have a special chip inside just for that. Plus its running Gingerbread 2.3.4 night and day better than the stone age iOS
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If you're gonna troll, at least give him an Android option in the right country.
 
Darthdingo said:
Return the outdated iPhone4, and pick up the Google Nexus-S at T-Mobile or Sprint. The Nexus is known for crystal clear call quality, they have a special chip inside just for that. Plus its running Gingerbread 2.3.4 night and day better than the stone age iOS
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Are you sure about that? The Nexus One has a special noise cancelling chip + second mic for noise cancellation, the Nexus S doesn't have anything like that IIRC.

bohbot16 said:
If you're gonna troll, at least give him an Android option in the right country.
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The Nexus S is available in a GSM/UMTS unlocked version too for the rest of us.
 
DanteMann said:
Hi there, just got my very first iPhone 4. Now I really have to ask. How many of you actually care for call quality? I'm referring to outgoing and incoming call quality. Because I honestly was expecting a lot better. Don't get me wrong the call quality is not horrible but it's average at the very best. The phone also isn't the most comfortable phone to hold with it's sharp edges as well. So considering how much I spent on this phone and that it's supposed to be high end, I can honestly say I'm really disappointed with my first iPhone experience. I took it back for the sales rep to listen to, and he simply said it sounds just like his iphone 4. :confused: I've had the phone for about a week, and can return it within 15 days of purchase. I thought this purchase would be a no brainer considering all the talk this phone gets. But now after looking at various reviews, I can see the iPhone 4 never really was considered all that great for call quality. For me call quality is THE MOST IMPORTANT part of the phone. This is why I stuck with my Nokia for so long. I'm leaning towards asking for a replacement but I'm thinking it's going to be the same thing. I'm running out of time and I really don't know what to do. I was really looking forward to having this phone.
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Consider getting Viber. Call quality will amaze, even on 3G.
 
If call quality is the "MOST IMPORTANT THING" then i think you bought the wrong phone.

It's not that I think call quality on thr iPhone is bad but people dont buy iPhones to make calls.
 
Funny thing is, on WI-FI or decent 3G signal, Skype has amazing call quality. That said, the iPhone 4 really did improve things, but there is blame on both sides with Apple and AT&T.

My dad's Blackberry has amazing call quality, as did my very old Nokia from high school days, but I was on Sprint at the time and lived in the city.
 
deannnnn said:
If call quality is the "MOST IMPORTANT THING" then i think you bought the wrong phone.

It's not that I think call quality on thr iPhone is bad but people dont buy iPhones to make calls.
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Lol, why would you even buy it then, just get a iPod. If you cant recommend the iPhone4 to be used as a phone thats pretty bad.
 
DanteMann said:
. For me call quality is THE MOST IMPORTANT part of the phone. This is why I stuck with my Nokia for so long. I'm leaning towards asking for a replacement but I'm thinking it's going to be the same thing. I'm running out of time and I really don't know what to do. I was really looking forward to having this phone.
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Nokia has always been known for exceptional call quality. If that's the most important thing to you, Nokia will be hard to beat.

Since you are happy with that part of your current phone, I would take it back and try again when the next model iPhone comes out and see if it works for you.
 
I'm on Fido in Canada which uses the Rogers network, like the OP, and my call quality is superb. Beats the crap out of the others phones I've used.
 
ECUpirate44 said:
I wouldn't bet on it. If you think about it, while network speeds and phones have become more advanced over the years, voice quality hasn't changed much in the past decade....
Again, when 4G networks become the new standard, there will be a significant improvement in voice quality.
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I doubt the switch to 4G will make any difference. The phone companies have an economic incentive to compress the signal as much as possible.
 
VulchR said:
I doubt the switch to 4G will make any difference. The phone companies have an economic incentive to compress the signal as much as possible.
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Once 4G becomes the new standard, the signal should be sent through the 3G network. Wouldn't a compressed signal on a 3G network sound better than a compressed signal on a 2G network?
 
droidlover78 said:
Youre unsatisfaid with call quality because iphone is underpowered and propertary.
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Do you mean, proprietary?

if so, then you're wrong there. The processor that runs the apps has almost nothing to do with the Mobile Station Modems that handle voice calls.

And, when it comes to cellular voice, virtually all of the standards beyond analog are encumbered in some way by patents. So are the baseband chips, which are manufactured by vendors that hold patents to the architectures, and/or have licensed and cross-licensed patents with their competitors. Apple didn't make the baseband, Broadcomm did... the same baseband chip that is in lot of other cell phones too. So in that regard, ALL cell phones are proprietary. Even the android ones.

Nice try.
 
There was a noticable decline in voice quality when switching to iphones.

By decline, I mean not as clear and crisp as our previous nokia and moto phones.

We noticed this the day we purchased them new from the ATT store.

We also understood that we could return if we wanted. We got used to it after a few weeks.

However, the additional features and functionality that the iphone brought to us made up for the decline in voice quality.

Today, we use more data and texting than voice on the iphone.
 
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