Audiovox SMT 5600 and speaker interference

[Guest Infarct]

Anyone else have this problem?

When the phone is on a data connection, any speaker (phone, car radio, computer speaker) does thi loud intermittent buzzing noise. Is this a bug or an undocumented feature?

[Guest jleecong]

I have noticed this with many phones. Nokia, Moto, Audiovox.

AT&T does it the worst. I couldn't put my phone within 5 feet of the computer without the hiss/humm noise.

With T-Mobile I know I'm about to get a call because my speakers make the noise, but then stop once the phone starts to ring.

[Guest martin]

When the phone is on a data connection, any speaker (phone, car radio, computer speaker) does thi loud intermittent buzzing noise. Is this a bug or an undocumented feature?

It's normal for a phone to do this.

When the phone is not being used it spends much of its time reading the strength of neighbouring cells and can jump for cell to cell. If it moves to a cell with a different LAC (Location Area Code) then it signals the network to update this location. It's the signalling that you will be hearing as interference on the speakers.

The phone will also carry out signalling for texts and call setups so you might hear it at these times too :)

[Guest Infarct]

So, basically it's an undocumented feature. yay. Kind of embarrassing when you're scrubbed in the OR and your phone starts a really loud buzzing sound in the corner.

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