...And maybe causing some of the other problems when headphones are plugged in too. I've posted about this in other threads, but I want to draw more attention to this. Of all issues HTC is making statements on, this is one that hasn't been acknowledged at all. I think most people just attribute it to poor reception when really it's just a flaw in the jack design. It seems to be the case in every 0003 I've come across, but I'm not 100% sure on the 0002s... Maybe we can get some input here.
When fully plugged in, the connector pin for antenna is not always touching a contact on your 3.5mm plug. Supposedly some headphones work, but there may be slight variations in the headphone plugs by manufacturer that would work. I've tried several sets... AKG, Skullcandy, Panasonic, Phillips, etc. and several Evos, they all have the same problem.
Try this: Turn on the FM radio without headphones. It'll ask you to plug headphones in to use as an antenna. Plug the headphones all the way in, until it snaps, and it'll start tuning... You'll then hear nothing but static OR get lousy reception that changes a lot when you move the headphone cables around, right?
Now, gently pull/twist the headphone plug out a tiny bit, past that snap, but not out so far that it turns the FM tuner off... TA-DA! Great reception!
It might be hard to do at first (you might pull it out too far and disconnect), and definitely too hard to keep in place to get any extended use out of it, but try it a few times. It'll at least prove that it's not reception or individual phones - it's a flaw in the cheap jack. I wonder how many, if not all phones were sold like this and whether they fixed it in the newest??
There is a fix you can do... you can take your back battery cover off, remove the little piece of tape covering the jack and bend the pin just a little into place...... But I'm not doing that yet - I want HTC to do something about it. Unfortunately most people don't recognize this problem or just attribute it to lousy reception, etc.!
When fully plugged in, the connector pin for antenna is not always touching a contact on your 3.5mm plug. Supposedly some headphones work, but there may be slight variations in the headphone plugs by manufacturer that would work. I've tried several sets... AKG, Skullcandy, Panasonic, Phillips, etc. and several Evos, they all have the same problem.
Try this: Turn on the FM radio without headphones. It'll ask you to plug headphones in to use as an antenna. Plug the headphones all the way in, until it snaps, and it'll start tuning... You'll then hear nothing but static OR get lousy reception that changes a lot when you move the headphone cables around, right?
Now, gently pull/twist the headphone plug out a tiny bit, past that snap, but not out so far that it turns the FM tuner off... TA-DA! Great reception!
It might be hard to do at first (you might pull it out too far and disconnect), and definitely too hard to keep in place to get any extended use out of it, but try it a few times. It'll at least prove that it's not reception or individual phones - it's a flaw in the cheap jack. I wonder how many, if not all phones were sold like this and whether they fixed it in the newest??
There is a fix you can do... you can take your back battery cover off, remove the little piece of tape covering the jack and bend the pin just a little into place...... But I'm not doing that yet - I want HTC to do something about it. Unfortunately most people don't recognize this problem or just attribute it to lousy reception, etc.!