Motorola E815 / E816 Hollywood
I Made a Mistake!
I traded my 815 today for the 8100 (no hate mail, please). I have to say I may have made a mistake! I'm not a huge phone buff and just found out about this site from a verizon rep (but can't get enought of it!). I have to say, the only reason I traded it was because the clarity was very poor. I'm coming from an old-school samsung a530. The phone was a little small but had great call clarity. Anyway, I'll have to admit that the 8100 has better call clarity - which is very important to me - but that's about it. The navigating through the menu is a hassle and the phone seems very slow! What I'm wondering is: do you think I may have just gotten a poor 815? Everyone one here says how great the clarity and reception is. The reception on my 815 was great but the sound was sooo muffled, I was saying "what?" every other sentence. I'm in the KC area, let me know what you think. Thanks everyone for all of the tips and info on here!
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Checkout the thread I started under "A POSSIBLE FIX FOR EARPIECE ISSUE....."I was experiencing similar problem, but not muffled. Volume level past 4 was tinny and sounded like too much power was being fed through earpiece. The fix made volume 1 through 4 noticeably louder. Now I do not have to say "Can you hear me know?"I couldn't be happier with this phone with the fix! I'm sure it will work for you, check feedback under the above mentioned thread. Good luck! 🙂
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My first one was not so good - I exchanged and it improved somewhat, but still not perfect. About call clarity: assuming you mean muffled sound (as opposed to broken reception) here's my experience: I noticed that the slightest movement of the location of the earpiece over my ear makes a world of difference. I think someone else said something about this in another thread (?) If it's muffled, reposition the phone slightly - the sound really comes through when I do that, at least that's how mine works. It took a little getting used to. p.s. I was initially waiting for the 8100 but tried it out in the store today and liked my e815 better. Good luck.
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