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LuckyG wrote:
>
> I am on the AT&T side of the Cingular house mostly because to switch my
> 4 phones over will cause me to lose my AT&T plan in favor of a Cingular
> plan that will cost $35+ more a month and take away 250 minutes...now
> that we have that out of the way.....
>
> My LG4015 phone died...they said it got wet and would not be covered
> under warranty. It said it never got wet and the little red dot was a
> liar! Over the phone they basically 'felt bad' for me I guess (seems
> that the LG phone is known for problems) and they offered me a free
> Nokia 3120 or a Motorolla V180 for $45. After some research I chose
> the Nokia 3120....comments on the Motorolla ranged from the fact that
> their were screen issues to it appeared someone else made the phone and
> just slapped Motorollas name on it---who knows, one thing was certain,
> everone thought the Nokia phone was the way to go.
>
> I got my phone. As soon as I make a call (the volume is all the way up)
> I hear a hissing noise. Also the volume, though at its max setting is
> hard to hear...especially with that darn hiss masking it. I tried
> another 3120 in the Cingular store it had a slight hiss but the volume
> of the person speaking was about 50% louder. The dude also said he
> though something sounded wrong woth my phone.
>
> I called ATT and they had me manually switch the network and other junk
> but to no avail. They are sending a new phone.
>
> I have read many posts since and a lot of people complain about this
> hissing noise and volume issues on the Nokia 3120. My new phone should
> be here soon but I wonder if the AT&T 'older' 3120s had software issue
> or something that made them more suceptable to the hiss and lower
> volume I experienced? Why else would the same phone work better in
> the store right alongside mine. I guess it is possible mine is
> defective but there appears to be a bunch of folks out there with the
> same complaint. I doubt these phones are being made 'new' for AT&T
> anymore so I'll likey get a refurb (may have been one anyway) so if
> the bugs are indeed worked out in newer 3120s, I'll likely never get
> one. Any engineers out there want to take a stab at this one. Will I
> be better off with the Motorolla V180?
>
>
Hello
I don't have any problems with my 3120. I'm using the radio headset when
talking.
/Martin
N3210 -> N3310 -> N8310 -> N6610i -> N6630 & N3120 as workphone -> (N70?)