Samsung A500 Notification Volume?

Does anyone know how to change or [hopefully] increase the volume on
the Samsung A500 notification ringer? It's too soft to be heard, and
I'm hoping to use it to alert me of an appointment (via Yahoo
Calendar).

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

-Chess

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"Chess Saurus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know how to change or [hopefully] increase the volume on
> the Samsung A500 notification ringer? It's too soft to be heard, and
> I'm hoping to use it to alert me of an appointment (via Yahoo
> Calendar).
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> -Chess

It uses the same volume as all other rings.

Tom Veldhouse

You can set different volume levels for calls, messages, alarms; and
different ring types for calls, messages, schedule.

Menu + 0 + 2 will get you there.

"Chess Saurus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Does anyone know how to change or [hopefully] increase the volume on
> the Samsung A500 notification ringer? It's too soft to be heard, and
> I'm hoping to use it to alert me of an appointment (via Yahoo
> Calendar).
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> -Chess

There is a bug with the A500 that makes the notification ringer lower
than all the other ringers. It's the same way with the A600. Though I
have found out that when I receive a one-way text message the ringer on
my A600 is just as loud as the other ringers, but if someone sends me a
short mail, then notification that tells me that I have short mail is
the too soft to hear bug.

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"Thomas T. Veldhouse" <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
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> "Chess Saurus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Does anyone know how to change or [hopefully] increase the volume on
> > the Samsung A500 notification ringer? It's too soft to be heard, and
> > I'm hoping to use it to alert me of an appointment (via Yahoo
> > Calendar).
> >
> > Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > -Chess
>
> It uses the same volume as all other rings.
>
> Tom Veldhouse
>
Actually the short mail ringer notification volume is much lower than it
should be even when set to the max. level. It's a software bug that
wasn't fixed with WD29. All the other types of ringer volumes work the
way they should.

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Exactly what I have noticed.

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dantjie <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
>
> There is a bug with the A500 that makes the notification ringer lower
> than all the other ringers. It's the same way with the A600. Though I
> have found out that when I receive a one-way text message the ringer on
> my A600 is just as loud as the other ringers, but if someone sends me a
> short mail, then notification that tells me that I have short mail is
> the too soft to hear bug.
>
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>

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[email protected] (Larry Thomas) wrote in article
<[email protected]>:

> >
> Actually the short mail ringer notification volume is much lower than it
> should be even when set to the max. level. It's a software bug that
> wasn't fixed with WD29. All the other types of ringer volumes work the
> way they should.
>
> [posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

I'll check out my demo phones tomorrow, and if it gives me the same
results, I'll report it to the QA department.

[posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

[email protected] (SprintPCS Tech) wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
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>
> [email protected] (Larry Thomas) wrote in article
> <[email protected]>:
>
> > >
> > Actually the short mail ringer notification volume is much lower than it
> > should be even when set to the max. level. It's a software bug that
> > wasn't fixed with WD29. All the other types of ringer volumes work the
> > way they should.
> >
> > [posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]
>
> I'll check out my demo phones tomorrow, and if it gives me the same
> results, I'll report it to the QA department.

Thanks many A500 users have been complaining about that for a long time.


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It needs to be fixed on the A600 as well.

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"Larry Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> >
> Actually the short mail ringer notification volume is much lower than it
> should be even when set to the max. level. It's a software bug that
> wasn't fixed with WD29. All the other types of ringer volumes work the
> way they should.
>

I haven't noticed this. All ringers have the same volume on my phone,
whether it is for notification, voicemail, caller-id call, or unidentified
call. They all use the same volume. If I lower the ringer volume, they all
go down. Perhaps some ringers themselves are quieter than others. That is
not a fault of the software, but a fault of the ringer.

Tom Veldhouse

"Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> You can set different volume levels for calls, messages, alarms; and
> different ring types for calls, messages, schedule.
>
> Menu + 0 + 2 will get you there.

Hmm, that is correct. It seems that turning the main volume down will lower
the rest though ... at least when you put the phone in vibrate mode.

Tom Veldhouse

"Thomas T. Veldhouse" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I haven't noticed this. All ringers have the same volume on my phone,
> whether it is for notification, voicemail, caller-id call, or unidentified
> call. They all use the same volume. If I lower the ringer volume, they
all
> go down. Perhaps some ringers themselves are quieter than others. That
is
> not a fault of the software, but a fault of the ringer.
>
> Tom Veldhouse
>
>

Nevermind. There is a separate volume setting for three different ringer
types.

Tom Veldhouse

"Thomas T. Veldhouse" <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
>
> "Larry Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > >
> > Actually the short mail ringer notification volume is much lower than it
> > should be even when set to the max. level. It's a software bug that
> > wasn't fixed with WD29. All the other types of ringer volumes work the
> > way they should.
> >
>
> I haven't noticed this. All ringers have the same volume on my phone,
> whether it is for notification, voicemail, caller-id call, or unidentified
> call. They all use the same volume. If I lower the ringer volume, they all
> go down. Perhaps some ringers themselves are quieter than others. That is
> not a fault of the software, but a fault of the ringer.
>
> Tom Veldhouse
>
>

Definetly a software problem. This has been reported by many other A500
users on various forums. It has nothing to do with the ringer type used.
It only affects the short mail ringer not the text messaging ringer. My
GF also has the A500 and I just tested it and same thing. Much lower
than it should be. Do a search on sprintusers.com and you will see the
discussions about this problem.

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It needs to be fixed on the A600 as well.

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"Larry Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> >
> Actually the short mail ringer notification volume is much lower than it
> should be even when set to the max. level. It's a software bug that
> wasn't fixed with WD29. All the other types of ringer volumes work the
> way they should.
>

I haven't noticed this. All ringers have the same volume on my phone,
whether it is for notification, voicemail, caller-id call, or unidentified
call. They all use the same volume. If I lower the ringer volume, they all
go down. Perhaps some ringers themselves are quieter than others. That is
not a fault of the software, but a fault of the ringer.

Tom Veldhouse