NOKIA 3120 Question

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?

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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?)

thats nice, are you on AT&T, how old is your phone, do you hear any hiss at all?

LuckyG wrote:

>
> thats nice, are you on AT&T, how old is your phone, do you hear any hiss
> at all?
>
>
I'm on a European network (Sonofon in Denmark). I don't hear any hiss at
all. Just plain talk and when talking, radio

My N3120 is about 2 month old

/Martin
N3210 -> N3310 -> N8310 -> N6610i -> N6630 & N3120 as workphone -> (N70?)

Martin Christensen wrote:

> LuckyG wrote:
>
>>
>> thats nice, are you on AT&T, how old is your phone, do you hear any hiss
>> at all?
>>
>>
> I'm on a European network (Sonofon in Denmark). I don't hear any hiss at
> all. Just plain talk and when talking, radio
>
> My N3120 is about 2 month old
>
> /Martin
> N3210 -> N3310 -> N8310 -> N6610i -> N6630 & N3120 as workphone -> (N70?)
I meant that I listen to radio between calls

further evidence that software or something has changed in the newer 3120s!