Buzz fix (Was: Re: [Shr-User] Quick e-mail poll: Still using your Freerunner?)

2010-01-01 Thread Jens Seidel
On Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 07:26:37PM +0100, Esben Damgaard wrote:
> Yes and no. I have two Freerunners (and a gta01 that collects dust). One 
> without buzzfix. Using it for testing, programming and playing.
> Other one with buzzfix and using it as primary phone.

I'm curious, do you notice any difference between the buzz fixed one and the
other? I read that only a few phones are affected by the buzz problem but
nearly all (including the buzz fixed ones) have major problems with audio
quality (noise, echo).

So I wonder whether it's worth to get such a fix.

Jens

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Re: Buzz fix (Was: Re: [Shr-User] Quick e-mail poll: Still using your Freerunner?)

2010-01-01 Thread jeremy jozwik
On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Jens Seidel  wrote:
> I'm curious, do you notice any difference between the buzz fixed one and the
> other? I read that only a few phones are affected by the buzz problem but
> nearly all (including the buzz fixed ones) have major problems with audio
> quality (noise, echo).

im curious how many people have played around with there mickeyterm settings.
my phones audio is just as bad as any other phone ive had. not buzz fix.

with audio as low as it may be.

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Re: Buzz fix (Was: Re: [Shr-User] Quick e-mail poll: Still using your Freerunner?)

2010-01-04 Thread Michael Zanetti
On Friday 01 January 2010 20:35:03 Jens Seidel wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 07:26:37PM +0100, Esben Damgaard wrote:
> > Yes and no. I have two Freerunners (and a gta01 that collects dust). One
> > without buzzfix. Using it for testing, programming and playing.
> > Other one with buzzfix and using it as primary phone.
> 
> I'm curious, do you notice any difference between the buzz fixed one and
>  the other? I read that only a few phones are affected by the buzz problem
>  but nearly all (including the buzz fixed ones) have major problems with
>  audio quality (noise, echo).

I own a rev. A5 freerunner and was seriously affected by the buzz problem. 
After applying the hardware fix the audio quality improved a lot. Before the 
fix there was no chance to use the FR as a phone.

However, the audio quality was never as good as on a friends rev A7 FR 
(without buzz-fix).  I did a lot of experimenting and tweaking with all 
possible audio parameters but the volume has always been either too low or 
distorted. He just uses the default audio configs and has nearly no problems 
with sound quality.

> 
> So I wonder whether it's worth to get such a fix.
> 

It is definetly worth it if you, or better said your call partner expierences 
a rather loud buzz. The fix will remove that buzz but won't fix other issues 
like rustling, echo or low volume. Those issues can mostly be addressed with 
software.

Hope that helps,
Michael



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Re: Buzz fix (Was: Re: [Shr-User] Quick e-mail poll: Still using your Freerunner?)

2010-01-04 Thread Davide Scaini
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 6:53 PM, Michael Zanetti wrote:

> On Friday 01 January 2010 20:35:03 Jens Seidel wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 07:26:37PM +0100, Esben Damgaard wrote:
> > > Yes and no. I have two Freerunners (and a gta01 that collects dust).
> One
> > > without buzzfix. Using it for testing, programming and playing.
> > > Other one with buzzfix and using it as primary phone.
> >
> > I'm curious, do you notice any difference between the buzz fixed one and
> >  the other? I read that only a few phones are affected by the buzz
> problem
> >  but nearly all (including the buzz fixed ones) have major problems with
> >  audio quality (noise, echo).
>
> I own a rev. A5 freerunner and was seriously affected by the buzz problem.
> After applying the hardware fix the audio quality improved a lot. Before
> the
> fix there was no chance to use the FR as a phone.
>
> However, the audio quality was never as good as on a friends rev A7 FR
> (without buzz-fix).  I did a lot of experimenting and tweaking with all
> possible audio parameters but the volume has always been either too low or
> distorted. He just uses the default audio configs and has nearly no
> problems
> with sound quality.
>
> >
> > So I wonder whether it's worth to get such a fix.
> >
>
> It is definetly worth it if you, or better said your call partner
> expierences
> a rather loud buzz. The fix will remove that buzz but won't fix other
> issues
> like rustling, echo or low volume. Those issues can mostly be addressed
> with
> software.
>

" The fix will remove that buzz but won't fix other issues
like rustling, echo or low volume. Those issues can mostly be addressed with
software. "
The same happened to me, but i didn't find a viable software cnfiguration to
use the fr as a phone. What about you? I'm really looking forward to replace
my nokia N70 with fr for calls...
d


> Hope that helps,
> Michael
>
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Re: Buzz fix (Was: Re: [Shr-User] Quick e-mail poll: Still using your Freerunner?)

2010-01-04 Thread -= Apertum =-


* Davide Scaini wrote, Il 04/01/2010 23:05:
>
> " The fix will remove that buzz but won't fix other issues
> like rustling, echo or low volume. Those issues can mostly be
> addressed with
> software. "
> The same happened to me, but i didn't find a viable software
> cnfiguration to use the fr as a phone. What about you? I'm really
> looking forward to replace my nokia N70 with fr for calls...
>

I agree.

Me too i have especially the "low volume" problem (i'm with QtMoko). I
tried everything via mixer software, but without any success: phone
calls are always with tiny volume, in an open space or also in a car,
it's really difficult to ear the call. My phone it's a V6 release and
without any buzzfix.

Any suggestion?

-- 
Andrea

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