tama2112

So when this thing is sitting on my desk or wooden bed-side table, the vibrate is incredibly loud - really actually annoyingly loud! This morning I got an email at 5 a.m. and it scared the hell out of me.

I assume this is due to the camera lens contacting the hard surface.

Obviously not a deal breaker, and i'm not complaining about the phone - but just thought i'd share that. Anyone else notice it?

misterzeno

LMAO, yes it is, matter of fact I have the lens sitting on a microfiber cloth on my desk and yes this thing vibs like its a mini quake

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kgc107

I had a blackberry 8703e before..and that vibrate was ridiculously loud.

So this is actually more bearable for me haha, and yeah iam at work right now, it is loud on a wooden desk.

Still nothing compared to my old blackberry

Bluesun_EVO

Even not on a hard surface the vibrate is a little too loud for my taste.

At work, I have a double-stack of post-it notes (they're like 3/4 inch thick each) that I'm used to setting my phone on (previously iPhone). I did this so when my phone went off, it wouldn't make a ton of noise. Even sitting on this paper stack, my Evo is really loud :S

e30user

Can anyone comment on the strength of the vibration in comparison with a HTC Hero? The Hero can be quite loud as well but actually feels very weak to unnoticeable when it's in my pocket. I have to have ringtones disabled for most of the day. I miss the old days where early cell phone or pager vibrations were startling and unmissable.

Doomstang

I had a Hero before I got the Evo and I really noticed the loudness of the Evo's vibration when on a table. I don't know if it's because the metal ring around the camera is the point of contact or if it is just that much stronger. I was never impressed with the Hero's vibrate function though since it always seemed pretty weak.

taiguy

yea it'll get your attention for sure. I turned off the vibrate feature for alarms, where my phone would be sitting on a desk.

sitlet

my coffee table has a glass top, when this thing goes off it sounds like a jackhammer is going to shatter the glass haha. I believe its just because the lens and a tiny bit of the bottom of the phone is touching the surface. With my old phone, it had a completely flat back, so that kind of spreads out the vibrating.

Biggest Fro

It's loud on the table, but as soon as you pick it up, the sound goes away.

When I get my case I hope it makes it less noisy.

The sound isn't from the vibrator, but rather from the back of the phone rattling on the hard surface.

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Aragorn

Oh god yes! I got an email at 5 in the morning the other day and it woke me up from a dead sleep. I had to turn off the vibrate function for email notifications.

mrk

Vibrate is loud and strong, IMO. I'm pleased.

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Nanyloah

I purchased an Evo 4g back in September of 2011, i LOVED how quiet it was when it vibrated, unlike any other phone i owned. When that Evo gave out on me, sprint gave me a new one. Now this one vibrates so loud! wth could it be?

dan330

I have not paid attention to it..

But think of musical instruments made of wood.. To help resonate the sound.. Which is a vibration.

Wood must have a property that magnify the sound

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gonowhere

So....that's why my girlfriend likes my phone soooooo much!!!!

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^^^ you need to try harder!!!!