Guest booit Posted January 23, 2012 Report Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) Hi guys, Long time reader, first time poster. I'm currently having problems with my relatively new ZTE Skate which is only 3 weeks old. I'm currently running Atomic v4 and have recently upgraded from V3.5. I've began to experience problems with sound on my phone. It doesn't ring, the message tone doesn't go off, I can't play music.... that is unless I connect a pair of headphones through the Jack socket but even then the quality sounds terrible as if there is too much bass and not much of anything else. The phone hasn't been dropped or gotten wet. The problem began whilst I was on V3.5. I hadn't upgraded or installed any new software either. Another bit of info is that when I play music (without headphones in) I get the little headphones symbol at the top left which is obviously suggesting that headphones are connected; yet no sound. Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Wayne Edited January 23, 2012 by booit
Guest Atomix86 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Posted January 23, 2012 I know there is a defect with a lot of the handsets in which the external speaker actually breaks and ceases to work, perhaps you have that issue?
Guest booit Posted January 23, 2012 Report Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) That would quite possibly explain it... very disappointing as I've only had it a short while. Best see if I can find the receipt and take it back to Argos! Thank you Edited January 23, 2012 by booit
Guest H3ROS Posted January 23, 2012 Report Posted January 23, 2012 I would take it back and get a replacement. As Atomix86 said it's a known defect which doesn't seem to effect everyones device, but a few people here have had problems with it :( I'm hoping my speaker doesn't ever fail as I've no idea where I put my receipt.
Guest Wacky.ddw Posted January 23, 2012 Report Posted January 23, 2012 My phone only recouldnises some headphone plugs. If i want to use iphone ears i just put them in 3/4 then it works
Guest Anthony1989 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Posted January 23, 2012 Same thing happened to me a week after i got the phone was disapointed but rang orange and told them my problems and had a replacement handset sent out the next day, luckily i havent had any problems with this one
Guest booit Posted January 23, 2012 Report Posted January 23, 2012 It sounds like I'll have to take it back... Will I have to load the standard rom? Or will it be ok with the one I'm currently using (I don't think the Argos staff will know). Thanks for your help by the way guys, much appreciated! A very nice welcome indeed.
Guest Anthony1989 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Posted January 23, 2012 It sounds like I'll have to take it back... Will I have to load the standard rom? Or will it be ok with the one I'm currently using (I don't think the Argos staff will know). Thanks for your help by the way guys, much appreciated! A very nice welcome indeed. Your best just flashing the stock rom back onto it wiping everything just to be on the safe side :)
Guest booit Posted January 23, 2012 Report Posted January 23, 2012 Do you know where I can get the stock rom from? Cheers :)
Guest Anthony1989 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Posted January 23, 2012 Do you know where I can get the stock rom from? Cheers :) http://android.modaco.com/topic/344856-10-aug-ouk-p743tv100b05-stock-rom-for-the-orange-monte-carlo/ << There you go mate, good luck with everything :)
Guest booit Posted January 23, 2012 Report Posted January 23, 2012 Thats brilliant, thank you so much!
Guest C3C0 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Posted January 24, 2012 Yes. The same problem with the speaker here. Went dead after 4 months of using. Now I see it's really a common issue of this device. Mine is getting fixed right now and I hope there will be no problems with it after that. If yes, I will start looking for another, more reliable phone...
Guest booit Posted January 24, 2012 Report Posted January 24, 2012 Well i've taken it back to Argos... unfortunately no others in stock; anywhere! So i've had to take a refund. Looking for a new one now...
Guest TechnoDroid Posted April 28, 2014 Report Posted April 28, 2014 (edited) Same thing just happened to mine - must be the speaker as I can get sound out of the headphone port. I must have had it 2 year or more though. Turns out the speaker is quite an important part of a phone! What to buy next huh? Definitely something that doesnt have 1mb of internal memory and a decent camera. Thinking moto G or maybe a trip to the darkside with the iphone 4S used. This new oneplus looks interesting and maybe the nexus phone but a bit pricey. Strangely it started working again today! Edited May 1, 2014 by TechnoDroid
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now