Well, it's definitely not just me. I have now gotten notes from several people echoing the audio-cutting-out problem. After a dive into Verizon's phone support system (most of which is apparently geared toward selling one on their Unlimited 5G plan), and two instances of my phone audio cutting out while on the line with Verizon(!), an actual tech person gave me what I hope is a solution.She explained that all across MA Verizon is deactivating 3G towers so they can upgrade them to 5G functionality. The 3G towers' signals are weaker than they used to be (tech people, forgive me for mangling this explanation), and unless the Cell Data Roaming is turned on in your iPhone settings, your phone will have flawed reception. The tech rep told me to turn on (in the Cellular section of my iPhone Settings) Cell Data, turn on Cell Data Roaming, and if I had an international CDMA setting turned on (this is a setting on earlier iPhones up to iP8), to turn it off. She then instructed me to turn off the phone entirely and restart it after a few seconds. I just restarted my phone, and my fingers are crossed that this works (she did sound very confident, and told me that it'd be fine if I posted this solution on Facebook. Lincoln Talk is my amplifier of choice...)Let's hope it works. It is helpful, at least, to know that others have been experiencing this same technological irritation; it'd be great if we could all experience a fruitful remedy.DebOn Feb 8, 2022, at 3:24 PM, Staci Montori <stacimont...@gmail.com> wrote:Hi Deb, I am having the exact same thing happen. It is very frustrating. I thought it was my phone or bluetooth at first and almost went to trade in my phone, but then someone else said they were having the same issues.I am thinking it doesn't happen when I am making calls outside of Lincoln, but not completely sure. Have you noticed it is happening only in Lincoln or everywhere? I do know know that it doesn't happen with iphone audio facetime so it does seem to only have to do with the wireless phone function.I am going to call Verizon as well but first need to find enough time to spend on it as I don't think it will be a quick fix. Please let me know if you have any success in getting it fixed. I will do the same.Warm regards,StaciOn Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 3:01 PM Deborah Howe via Lincoln <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:Is anyone else with Verizon cell service experiencing audio cutting out on their iPhone calls? In the last couple of months this has become a real problem with my phone; either my voice cuts out for a couple of seconds or the voice of whoever I'm talking to does. It's frustrating, and has been happening with increasing frequency. I have gotten new earbuds, and a couple of days ago bought a new iPhone, thinking that perhaps the problem lay in the hardware. But nope -- the problem continues. Am I the only one in Lincoln with this issue? Online Verizon help desk reps ask for address and zip code, which suggests to me it's a transmission problem. If there's something I can do to fix it short of calling Verizon and falling into their maze of holds and call transfers, I'd love to know. Thanks!!Deb-- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
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