General FWIW HTC tech conversation about silent call / sound issue.

I suspect that HTC has a monetary interest in you not getting a refurb.

 

A low level tech isn't going to steer someone away from a refurb because it costs the company money.

More likely they know its a software issue that even a refurb could possibly come and have the same issue.

 

This is probably what's going on. Good to know HTC is aware of the issues, so that could only mean they're working on it (at least they should be)...

 

I think they know well of it, and (hopefully have been in the process of fixing it) and are going to be sending out a patch now that everyone is up and running on 2.1

 

how can these people NOT know about any problems? dont they have people that test the os out before its released?

 

just did upgrade my eris that was working perfect before and now have " silent " calls and it append with no sign before so it is very upsetting and its software problem 100% ! patch now !!!
i am on hold for 1/2 hr -lucky i got unlimited !
HTC USA: 866-449-8358

 

They better send out a patch for the silent bug issue, 50% time without signal, and my screen that is unresponsive at times!

 

I have this problem too. Only way to fix is to reset it. Fix yet?

 

I had the same stupid problem
my friends keep calling and half the time i cant hear them..
i knew i should hav gotten moto droid...
but im getting a incredible in a week or so .

 

Check out the silent bug thread... I've been rebooting after using the camera and then doing a calibrate and my phone seems to work better.. I have been avoiding the camera app as much as possible and have had pretty good success with it. Sure hope there is an update soon though or maybe I'll blow up the customer service number at some point after the eris isn't available anymore, however, I LOVE the trackball feature, so moving to something else without it would sadden me.

 

Spoke to the in store Verizon tech today where I purchased the phone back in January of this year about the silent call issue after the OTA update.

He too has an Eris and has experienced the same issues even after a factory reset. He said he has personally been in contact with HTC, that they are aware of the bug and will be addressing it in an upcoming maintenance OTA release

I asked him if he knew when and said no, but to wait instead of getting a new phone because the problem is likely to persist with the replacements. He noted that we were definitely not alone with the silent phone issue.

When asked about upgrading to the MOTO Droid he said I would not have to pay the cancellation fee on the Eris but would need to pay the full price for the MOTO Droid or any other replacement phone.

I know I want to beleive what he said so am hopeful it will be addressed by HTC soon if they ever want me to buy another one of their phones. Since I use this phone for business it must be corrected or I'll be forced to pony up for a new phone...unbeleivable.

I'm trying to like this cool device

 

Again, I think it's in Verizon's monetary best interest to suggest not getting a replacement. On this forum, several others and I personally have had success getting a replacement that never has the silent bug (six weeks and counting). If you're phone's not working, you should get them to replace it. If the replacement doesn't work, they should replace it again. You're paying them plenty of money every month for telephone service, and it's completely within your rights to get what you pay for.

 

My old phone had the silent bug on the first call I made with the 2.1 OTA. It was my mom calling about how she was getting the silent call bug on her Eris.

It never happened again though. A month later I had to get it replaced because of the trackball. My refurb has never done it once.

 

I would consider getting another Droid phone if they told me I could upgrade to a different phone (after I've been having all of these Eris problems), but I love the portability of the Eris. The MotoDroid is so bulky, but the Incredible is ugly compared to the sleek Eris.

What are your thoughts?

 

Yeah, I really like the Eris. The droid is just way too big. I wish the Eris had a front facing camera though (my friends all just got the Evo and I'm sorta jealous...)

 

I'm going to try to root my V3 leak tonight. If it works, cool, maybe I will stay happy with my Eris. If not, the phone is so bad I may try to get a Droid X some time after it is released, so I can see reviews, problems, etc. before I make that jump. I do want to stay with Android, but I think vanilla may be the way to go. I figure if I can root I can use a different dialer and fix my phone problems.

 

I'm rooted, and I use dialer one...