V400 - volume is randomly very low after switching to T-Mo..

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.motorola (More info?)

Have you tried putting your old Cingular SIM in to see what happens? You
should still be able to use it to dial 611 and listen.

"redsok" <redsok@windust.com> wrote in message
news:9irua1djd5tnsd1s7nla3e43957tinpsaf@4ax.com...
>I have a V400. It worked fine when I was with Cingular.
> After I switched to T-Mobile. The phone's volume acted
> strangely. I can make one call and hear the voice all fine.
> The next call the volume goes almost non-existant, but I do
> hear a very very small sound.
>
> To fix the problem, I turn off and back on the phone. I
> even open the backcover and remove the battery for a few
> second. Sometimes it works. I can get to make a few good
> calls, then all of sudden, the volume goes down to very low
> again. And it only happen before a phone call. Never in
> the middle of a phone call.
>
> After a long talk with a T-Mobile rep, she said my phone is
> bad. What a coincidence! I wish I didn't switch the
> service. Can anyone offer some help?

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.motorola (More info?)

I had the same problem and sent it to Motorola for a warranty repair. Got
back with no reoccurrence of the problem.
"satchmo" <ganisher@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1118892491.660460.291950@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I have the same problem with my v400. I find that if I actually clamp
> the earphone area with two fingures creating a little bit of pressure,
> the volume increases. It's almost as if the connection is loose. A
> friend who has the v600 was experiencing the same problem. He ended up
> opening the phone and tampering with the connection, I however am not
> willing to do that.
>
> redsok wrote:
>> I have a V400. It worked fine when I was with Cingular.
>> After I switched to T-Mobile. The phone's volume acted
>> strangely. I can make one call and hear the voice all fine.
>> The next call the volume goes almost non-existant, but I do
>> hear a very very small sound.
>>
>> To fix the problem, I turn off and back on the phone. I
>> even open the backcover and remove the battery for a few
>> second. Sometimes it works. I can get to make a few good
>> calls, then all of sudden, the volume goes down to very low
>> again. And it only happen before a phone call. Never in
>> the middle of a phone call.
>>
>> After a long talk with a T-Mobile rep, she said my phone is
>> bad. What a coincidence! I wish I didn't switch the
>> service. Can anyone offer some help?
>
>