[PLUG] Off-topic: Cell Phone Call Quality w/apology

Sorry I'm new at this. I'm sure this won't be my last screw up.

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I appreciated you comment on cost but but this may not be an option for you.

I use AT&T Go-Phone and buy a yearly $100 card. I don't use data, but wi-fi
wherever I can and don't share my cell number with everyone. Reception &
voice quality is good in western Chester County and most anywhere I go.

As a disclaimer I am not a Luddite but haven't much tolerance for
technology and prefer old school one-on-one relationships. I don't even
answer my home land line unless I recognize the phone number... so maybe I
am a Luddite.

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I am interested in this Unit. Could you please send the speicifications?

Also, I'm assuming I would be responsible for shipping?

Thanks!

- Matt

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I appreciated you comment on cost but but this may not be an option for you.

I use AT&T Go-Phone and buy a yearly $100 card. I don't use data, but wi-fi
wherever I can and don't share my cell number with everyone. Reception &
voice quality is good in western Chester County and most anywhere I go.

As a disclaimer I am not a Luddite but haven't much tolerance for
technology and prefer old school one-on-one relationships. I don't even
answer my home land line unless I recognize the phone number... so maybe I
am a Luddite.

--
Wayne Applegate

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> 1. Off-topic: Cell Phone Call Quality (Casey Bralla)
> 2. Re: Off-topic: Cell Phone Call Quality (jeff)
> 3. @OSHWA (Rachel Rawlings)
> 4. Re: Off-topic: Cell Phone Call Quality (Keith C. Perry)
> 5. Re: Off-topic: Cell Phone Call Quality (Tim Binder)
> 6. Re: Off-topic: Cell Phone Call Quality (Chris Grabowy)
> 7. Re: @OSHWA (Guo Yixuan)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 09:04:57 -0400
> From: Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org>
> To: PLUG Philadelphia Linux Users Group <PLUG@lists.phillylinux.org>
> Subject: [PLUG] Off-topic: Cell Phone Call Quality
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> I'm finally reaching the limit of my cell phone tolerance. The voice call
> quality of my cell phone is terrible, and almost unusable.
>
> I suffer from frequent tenth-second drop-outs which make it very hard to
> understand what is being said. I don't know if its my phone, my carrier,
> or my
> location. I was hoping I could get some good advice from this techo-group.
>
> I know it is not the other caller, because I even have the problem
> listening
> to my voicemail menu.
>
> I've got a Samsung Galaxy S3, which appears to be a good quality phone.
>
> I'm using Net-10, one of the pre-paid carriers. Their prices are pretty
> good.
>
> My location is in NJ east of Philly, and PA, just north of Newark. Both
> locations seem to be equally bad.
>
>
> So how can I isolate the cause of my crappy voice calls?
>
> Is my carrier?
> Is it my phone?
>
>
> If I switch carriers will my quality improve?
>
>
> I'm a 58-year-old guy, and not looking for gobs of data, but I can't see
> spending $75 per month for a bloody phone.
>
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> --
> Casey Bralla
>
> Chief Nerd in Residence
> The NerdWorld Organisation
>
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> Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 10:52:59 -0400
> From: jeff <jeffv@op.net>
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> Guess: check the phone's cpu/memory stats. Might be too busy doing other
> stuff. I had one but it was pretty well behaved.
>
> Does it do this on wifi too?
>
> Good luck.
>
>
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> From: "Keith C. Perry" <kperry@daotechnologies.com>
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> Very hard thing to deal with and the truth of the matter is that its a
> dynamic problem- wireless, carrier, handset and environment all have to be
> optimum to actually provide acceptable calls.
>
> From what you describe it sounds like a carrier issue or an issue with the
> S3 on your carrier. Handset - carrier integration is one the bigger issues
> these days. There are a couple of things you can try.
>
> 1) Try a call in an open area while stationary on a clear day - Attempt
> that in places that you frequent. This will help determine general carrier
> coverage. This is only one side of the equation so also...
>
> 2) Drop your handset down to its lowest capability mode - For instance, on
> Sprint that mean 3G. Whatever that is for Net-10 its going to be the
> "slowest" mode and least data capable (lowest bandwidth). This will help
> determine how your device does on the carrier network with the most basic
> mode supported.
>
> 3) Call LAN lines or a voice / music service off the network - Calls that
> stay within the mobile network may not be processed the same. When calls
> have to handed off to other carriers I've found they can sound better. One
> of the things I do when I have bad mobile connection is switch to my
> business line. It may sound surprising but a VoIP call over a VPN via my
> PBX often sounds better than a direct mobile call. Which leads me to my
> last point...
>
> 4) Try another voice call technology - A traditional VoIP deployment is
> overkill for a test but you can do voice calls through Google hangouts,
> fring, skype and other services these days. That may actually provide the
> best experience. You would be using data but the good thing is that voice
> uses very little data.
>
> ---
> KP
>
> On Sep 19, 2015 9:04 AM, Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org> wrote:
> >
> > I'm finally reaching the limit of my cell phone tolerance. The voice call
> > quality of my cell phone is terrible, and almost unusable.
> >
> > I suffer from frequent tenth-second drop-outs which make it very hard to
> > understand what is being said. I don't know if its my phone, my carrier,
> or my
> > location. I was hoping I could get some good advice from this
> techo-group.
> >
> > I know it is not the other caller, because I even have the problem
> listening
> > to my voicemail menu.
> >
> > I've got a Samsung Galaxy S3, which appears to be a good quality phone.
> >
> > I'm using Net-10, one of the pre-paid carriers. Their prices are pretty
> good.
> >
> > My location is in NJ east of Philly, and PA, just north of Newark. Both
> > locations seem to be equally bad.
> >
> >
> > So how can I isolate the cause of my crappy voice calls?
> >
> > Is my carrier?
> > Is it my phone?
> >
> >
> > If I switch carriers will my quality improve?
> >
> >
> > I'm a 58-year-old guy, and not looking for gobs of data, but I can't see
> > spending $75 per month for a bloody phone.
> >
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Casey Bralla
> >
> > Chief Nerd in Residence
> > The NerdWorld Organisation
> >
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> Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 11:32:09 -0400
> From: Tim Binder <tbinder@coredial.com>
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> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Off-topic: Cell Phone Call Quality
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> Are you using Voice over LTE (VoLTE)? For my admittedly different phone I
> found that turning it off and just using LTE for data significantly
> improved my sound dropout issues. Perhaps worth investigating?
>
> > On Sep 19, 2015, at 9:04 AM, Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > I'm finally reaching the limit of my cell phone tolerance. The voice call
> > quality of my cell phone is terrible, and almost unusable.
> >
> > I suffer from frequent tenth-second drop-outs which make it very hard to
> > understand what is being said. I don't know if its my phone, my carrier,
> or my
> > location. I was hoping I could get some good advice from this
> techo-group.
> >
> > I know it is not the other caller, because I even have the problem
> listening
> > to my voicemail menu.
> >
> > I've got a Samsung Galaxy S3, which appears to be a good quality phone.
> >
> > I'm using Net-10, one of the pre-paid carriers. Their prices are pretty
> good.
> >
> > My location is in NJ east of Philly, and PA, just north of Newark. Both
> > locations seem to be equally bad.
> >
> >
> > So how can I isolate the cause of my crappy voice calls?
> >
> > Is my carrier?
> > Is it my phone?
> >
> >
> > If I switch carriers will my quality improve?
> >
> >
> > I'm a 58-year-old guy, and not looking for gobs of data, but I can't see
> > spending $75 per month for a bloody phone.
> >
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Casey Bralla
> >
> > Chief Nerd in Residence
> > The NerdWorld Organisation
> >
> ___________________________________________________________________________
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> Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 11:45:23 -0400
> From: Chris Grabowy <cgrabowy@gmail.com>
> To: "'Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List'"
> <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Off-topic: Cell Phone Call Quality
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> Is there a SIM card in your particular phone?
>
> If so then perhaps you can swap SIM cards with another person on another
> carrier?
>
> This might help determine if the carrier is the problem.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug [mailto:plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org] On Behalf Of Casey
> Bralla
> Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2015 9:05 AM
> To: PLUG Philadelphia Linux Users Group
> Subject: [PLUG] Off-topic: Cell Phone Call Quality
>
> I'm finally reaching the limit of my cell phone tolerance. The voice call
> quality of my cell phone is terrible, and almost unusable.
>
> I suffer from frequent tenth-second drop-outs which make it very hard to
> understand what is being said. I don't know if its my phone, my carrier, or
> my location. I was hoping I could get some good advice from this
> techo-group.
>
> I know it is not the other caller, because I even have the problem
> listening
> to my voicemail menu.
>
> I've got a Samsung Galaxy S3, which appears to be a good quality phone.
>
> I'm using Net-10, one of the pre-paid carriers. Their prices are pretty
> good.
>
> My location is in NJ east of Philly, and PA, just north of Newark. Both
> locations seem to be equally bad.
>
>
> So how can I isolate the cause of my crappy voice calls?
>
> Is my carrier?
> Is it my phone?
>
>
> If I switch carriers will my quality improve?
>
>
> I'm a 58-year-old guy, and not looking for gobs of data, but I can't see
> spending $75 per month for a bloody phone.
>
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> --
> Casey Bralla
>
> Chief Nerd in Residence
> The NerdWorld Organisation
> ___________________________________________________________________________
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> Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 11:44:08 -0400
> From: Guo Yixuan <culu.gyx@gmail.com>
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> I'm also here!
>
> Yixuan
> On Sep 19, 2015 11:11 AM, "Rachel Rawlings" <rachelneko@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > if you're here, let's find one another during the coffee break. If not,
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> >
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