Droid Call Quality....

hexon · Feb 16, 2010

romanakanoodlez said:
improving mic quality.
on the dial pad type in:
##program (hit send)
for spc password type in six zeros 000000
go to vocode and swap to evrc-b
go to home screen and phone will power cylce giving you better
mic quality.

Can you explain what exactly this does to enable better mic quality?

97'es · Feb 17, 2010

yeah shoulder holds are out of the question..... people get pissed. Anyone with a case that covers the noise cancelling mic? perhaps related?

discohornet · Feb 17, 2010

romanakanoodlez said:
improving mic quality.
on the dial pad type in:
##program (hit send)
for spc password type in six zeros 000000
go to vocode and swap to evrc-b
go to home screen and phone will power cylce giving you better
mic quality.

If you go to the link I just posted above you --> Droid Sound Quality : elementel.net

you will see that it doesn't really help all that much.

carmendiva · Feb 17, 2010

How do they know if you do a shoulder hold?

97'es · Feb 17, 2010

carmencrishnaya said:
How do they know if you do a shoulder hold?

because I sound a million miles away. the quality is fine as long as the mic is lined up perfectly with my mouth.

drew_14 · Feb 17, 2010

The noise cancelling mic definitely helps. If you have a case, be sure it doesn't cover it. My sister bought a Seidio Innocase around the middle of December and hers completely covers the second mic on the back. I ordered mine about a week later and Seidio had apparently caught on and simply drilled a hole in the case. Now I see they've modified the case design to take the second mic into account. Her Droid almost sounds a little tinny when she has her case on covering the mic.

hexon · Feb 17, 2010

carmencrishnaya said:
How do they know if you do a shoulder hold?

Holding the mic on your shoulder can cover up the noise cancelling mic

drew_14 said:
The noise cancelling mic definitely helps. If you have a case, be sure it doesn't cover it. My sister bought a Seidio Innocase around the middle of December and hers completely covers the second mic on the back. I ordered mine about a week later and Seidio had apparently caught on and simply drilled a hole in the case. Now I see they've modified the case design to take the second mic into account. Her Droid almost sounds a little tinny when she has her case on covering the mic.

I'm pretty sure that if your sister calls seidio's customer service they will replace her case with one of the newer ones. I saw a thread about it a while back.

edge · Feb 17, 2010

Great phone with a great network. I am happy to pay the premium for Verizon service for my calls to sound crisp and not drop.

DjSmooth · Feb 17, 2010

I had somewhat of a similar experience when I first got my Droid, first I was blown away of the call quality in general; coming from a BB Bold I noticed it from my first call. But than one day I was heading out and I needed to call a Cab, so once I got outside I made my call and kids where coming home from school so you can imagine the noise level. But anyway, I'm talking to the Dispatcher, and I tell him where I am, and he like pauses to listen, and I said I'm outside on the corner, he paused again and than said "where are you" I said Outside on the corner of blah blah blah, he than said in a I don't believe you voice, Ok come outside.

Yeah, I have no complaints about the call quality on the Droid, just excellent.

yasuro · Feb 18, 2010

my droid and my wife's droid call quality is horrible. we've both replaced phones multiple times so it seems a consistent problem.

when i call my wife's phone on my palm, the call quality is much better. so i think both our mics are horrible.

the multiple exchanges, horrible voice call quality, and overall bugginess, makes me regret moving us from iphone to droid. iphone had it's own problems, some structural, but the vaunted verizon voice quality has let us down. voice quality is worse than on at&t.

colnago · Feb 18, 2010

yasuro said:
....the multiple exchanges, horrible voice call quality, and overall bugginess, makes me regret moving us from iphone to droid. iphone had it's own problems, some structural, but the vaunted verizon voice quality has let us down. voice quality is worse than on at&t.

I don't think its a "network" issue, "all the time". From what I understand, based on CDMA technology, and some of the Droid's more advanced settings, as signal strength/bandwidth decreases, compression increases, lessening audio quality. Factor in whatever hadware there is in the phone itself, that make up whatever sound quality one may experience (not all phones are equal, esp. considering reception:

http://androidforums.com/motorola-d...rough-3g-1x-switching.html?highlight=homemade)

Given the flaky reception I had with "both" of my Droids, I can see how call quality can vary greatly, especially if there is any noise cancelling is involved, and not perfected yet...it is a new platform.

My first call on the Droid was to voice mail, in a low signal area, and it sounded really compressed and slightly distorted...as if I was calling the other side of the world with a calling card service. Other local calls, to land lines sounded ok, as well as other cell phones. I didn't have a lot of time (2 weeks) to gauge/monitor/test every call type, over any extended period of time, but if nothing else, the Droid on Verizon is "capable" of good call quality, in both directions.

FWIW, colnago = VoIP engineer, and self-proclaimed audiophile, with full conrad-johnson tube audio system.

yasuro · Feb 18, 2010

colnago said:
I don't think its a "network" issue, "all the time". From what I understand, based on CDMA technology, and some of the Droid's more advanced settings, as signal strength/bandwidth decreases, compression increases, lessening audio quality. Factor in whatever hadware there is in the phone itself, that make up whatever sound quality one may experience (not all phones are equal, esp. considering reception:

http://androidforums.com/motorola-d...rough-3g-1x-switching.html?highlight=homemade)

Given the flaky reception I had with "both" of my Droids, I can see how call quality can vary greatly, especially if there is any noise cancelling is involved, and not perfected yet...it is a new platform.

My first call on the Droid was to voice mail, in a low signal area, and it sounded really compressed and slightly distorted...as if I was calling the other side of the world with a calling card service. Other local calls, to land lines sounded ok, as well as other cell phones. I didn't have a lot of time (2 weeks) to gauge/monitor/test every call type, over any extended period of time, but if nothing else, the Droid on Verizon is "capable" of good call quality, in both directions.

FWIW, colnago = VoIP engineer, and self-proclaimed audiophile, with full conrad-johnson tube audio system.

be that as it may, out of the box, the droid has horrible call quality. it's especially, markedly, bad when calling droid to droid. we're both in good reception areas (full bars) and it doesn't matter if i'm in another state or both local, call quality is the same.

i tried the evrc-b programming change, but no difference. looks like i'll be exchanging again (they're only giving out refurbs now). it'll be my 3rd droid and my wife's 4th.

colnago · Feb 18, 2010

yasuro said:
be that as it may, out of the box, the droid has horrible call quality. it's especially, markedly, bad when calling droid to droid. we're both in good reception areas (full bars) and it doesn't matter if i'm in another state or both local, call quality is the same.

i tried the evrc-b programming change, but no difference. looks like i'll be exchanging again (they're only giving out refurbs now). it'll be my 3rd droid and my wife's 4th.

Fair enough. Like I said, I went thru (2) different "new" Droids, and couldn't deal with the poor reception (ref. VZ coverage map for Maryland, in Balt/DC corridor). Multiple zero-signal areas in my town alone was enough to move to another platform.

Psychokitty · Feb 18, 2010

97'es said:
yeah shoulder holds are out of the question..... people get pissed. Anyone with a case that covers the noise cancelling mic? perhaps related?

Yup. Found this out today. Will report my transmit sound quality after a few days of nakedness.

carmendiva · Feb 19, 2010

yasuro said:
be that as it may, out of the box, the droid has horrible call quality. it's especially, markedly, bad when calling droid to droid. we're both in good reception areas (full bars) and it doesn't matter if i'm in another state or both local, call quality is the same.

i tried the evrc-b programming change, but no difference. looks like i'll be exchanging again (they're only giving out refurbs now). it'll be my 3rd droid and my wife's 4th.

idk if they still do this but verizon has a policy that if you've had you're device for less than 90 days and it's been replaced 3 times, i believe you're able to get out of the device

lolz this is how i always seem to get a new phone all the time(every few months) haha

yasuro · Feb 19, 2010

carmencrishnaya said:
idk if they still do this but verizon has a policy that if you've had you're device for less than 90 days and it's been replaced 3 times, i believe you're able to get out of the device

lolz this is how i always seem to get a new phone all the time(every few months) haha

i mentioned that at a corporate store, but they said there is no such thing.

Psychokitty · Feb 19, 2010

Gee, maybe they had yer number, eh? :rolleyes:

Sherr · Jun 7, 2010

For those of you who have tried everything, here is one more thing to try... it does use more battery power, but I've found it helps improve call quality.

YouTube - How To Access Droid Hidden Menu and Improve Call Quality HD

HookEmHorns*UT* · Jun 7, 2010

I have only had the Moto Droid for a few days but i think the call quality is the best i have ever heard or had in a phone. I am pissed at my self for getting the Eris originally. The Moto is friggin amazing!

mrjerryk · Jun 7, 2010

The only problem I have with the sound of the droid when on a call is I can hear myself in the receiver. This really bothers me. Not sure if something is wrong or not, has anyone else had this issue?

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