Recent content by mattw

I know that it does while on the charger, that is my usual configuration. I plug in my headphones and the charger since Pandora eats my battery with the low signal in the office. I believe I ran a test and hear the buzz while off of the charger when trying to isolate the cause a few months back.

Mine has always done it. I hoped the update would stop it but it did not. I notice it at work where I don't have wifi. It is the only place I sit and listen to my phone. Possibly if you were listening with an active wifi connection you would hear it more often. I would hear it every few...

My phone does this too. I had assumed it was the CDMA radios but you are correct about wifi causing the issue. I had not noticed the noise today and I just happened to have wifi off. Your post made the connection for me. I've put it in the annoying but deal with it category. It wasn't bad...

I've been charging but not via USB. I'm not sure if I've been charging every time I've heard it. I will try disconnecting when I hear it. Thanks for the tip.

When listening to music, either on device or streamed, I occasionally hear a noise which sounds kind of like a cricket but reminds me of the interference I could hear on speakerphones from AT&T phones when initiating a call. This sound can be heard at varying intervals. Sometimes every few...

I had this but it went away after restart. No idea when it started. Here is to hoping it does not return.

That's interesting, I got an Optimus for my son and I thought that it appeared to hold the signal well compared to the Pre I had at the time. Once I got the shift it appeared to me to fare about the same or maybe a little worse than my Pre. This was a very unscientific observation of the bars...

I'm using the hard case, holster combo which I bought at the Sprint store. I nearly bought the leather side case but decided to give the hard case a shot so it has some protection for the times I carry it in my pocket. The hard case has some issues reacting with the prox sensor (which I...

I took a rat tail (round) file to the top edge of the case where the proximity sensor is. I now have a U shaped indentation in the holster which exposes the proximity sensor. This helps but doesn't cure the issue. When the phone is in horizontal position it rings at the set volume. If I...

Would it still do this with Launcher pro or is it the underlying os which does this? I might try drilling a hole in the plastic case to see if that helps. Strange thing is, in this case the ringer is out and exposed so it is super loud. I have a hard time believing they would build a case...

I found a strange issue with my shift. I was wondering why the ringer volume didn't seem to have an effect. Turns out that it does, as long as the shift is not in the case. I purchase the shell/holster combo from Sprint and found that if the phone was in the holster the ringer was full loud...

Thanks, makes me feel better about the battery life. The fast drop at the beginning was making me concerned something was not right. I've never had a phone which behaved this way. That corresponds with what I observed while charging. I would watch it charge (nothing better to do at work) and...

I am new to the Android world after using a Pre for 18 months. With the Shift I am seeing a large initial drop in the reported percentage of battery left. Without turning on the display I can notice a 5-10% drop from a full charge in 15 minutes. However, when I've left the phone on overnight...