Dropped Outgoing Calls after Exactly 5min 32sec - Maybe VoIP Issue

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I have a problem which I cannot work out and wondered if someone has seen something similar or can advise how to test further, I am in the UK.

I noticed that my POCO X6 5G phone dropped outgoing calls after exactly 5mins 32 secs exactly. The phone was under warranty and Xiaomi replaced it under warranty, it made no difference so they replaced it with a Redmi Note 14 Pro+, it made no difference.

With the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ I did nothing other than turn the phone on, go through the setup (I did not sign in to Google or anything else and skipped everything I could and did not restore any data), inserted my EE Sim and made an outgoing call, after 5min 32sec exactly the call dropped.

I then swapped the UK EE Sim back to my old Redmi Note 10 Pro, made a call to the same number for 15min 28sec with no issue. My other phone a POCO X5 5G is fine just like the Redmi Note 10 Pro.

I have already tried changing any setting I can think of, with WiFi, without, WiFi calling enabled/disabled, different cell sites, disabling 5G, using a different UK EE Sim with a different phone number etc and the only consistent thing I can find is the handset that I use (i.e. POCO X6 5G or Redmi Note 14 Pro+).

I do not know what the issue is but I never have an issue with incoming calls, only outgoing. What I observe is that if I call a landline (it is Vodafone UK) which is a VoIP landline it drops after 5mins 32secs every time without fail if using a 'bad' handset but works perfectly every time using a 'good' handset. It strikes me that the drop time is 332 sec, if I assume the call log adds 2 seconds it would be 330 sec and seems like some sort of timeout setting. If I make outgoing calls to other numbers (say another mobile or business landlines etc), I do not see an issue.

From googling 'VoIP 330 seconds' I see this suggestions...

'SIP Session Expiration: The VoIP provider or PBX might have an expiration time (e.g., 300 seconds) for a registration, and if the phone or gateway sends the re-registration packet a few seconds after this time (e.g., 330 seconds later), the connection is dropped until the next registration is processed. '

...I am therefore wondering if on the older Xiaomi phones sends the re-registration packet earlier than the newer Xiaomi phones this would explain the issue, what are the thoughts? Is there anyway I can get some logs to show what sort of VoIP information the Xiaomi phones are sending and when?

Thanks in advance
 
Welcome to Android Central! What a bizarre situation.🤔 I probably won't be able to help, but in case the phone is inappropriately timing out because it thinks it's idle, what are you doing on the phone while the call is going on? If you're just leaving it alone, try actively doing something else (like browsing the web) while on the call.
 
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It is odd, I do not understand it, although because I can repeat it with 100% certainty, it must be something that someone can diagnose with access to logs or maybe tweaking settings.

When I have the issue, I just make a normal call from the phone app, so dial, stick it to your ear, talk, 5mins 32secs later the line drops. I have also tried using a headset, putting it on speaker phone and constantly moving my finger on the screen to prevent the screen going off, again no difference, so doing something active does not help.

My thoughts it is:
  1. A Xiaomi hardware thing on new phones, although I think that is very unlikely because it is always exactly 5mins 32secs which to me seems like some sort of timeout setting
  2. A Xiaomi software thing (HyperOS) on newer builds, seems possible as I think it is a timeout setting
  3. A Android software thing on newer version of Android, possible as I think it is a timeout setting and I have not tried it on anything other than on newer Xiaomi phones
The phones run the following version:
  • No issue
    • Redmi Note 10 Pro - Android 13
    • POCO X5 5G - Android 14
  • Issue drops after 5mins 32secs
    • POCO X6 5G - Android 14
    • Redmi Note 14 Pro+ - Android 14
Although I am sure there are different builds for each phone, it seems it is not the Android version so more likely the HyperOS thing. Maybe I need to try and find someone with a different make of phone running Android 14 and see if that has the issue or not...

Thoughts on tests I can do...
  1. Does anybody know if there are some settings for how VoIP is configured and I can see if there is a timeout parameter?
  2. Is there an alternative phone app you can use?
  3. Maybe I should but generic Android OS on the phone and see if I still see the problem, if I do it has to be a hardware thing, else has to be with the HyperOS. I would need to get Xiaomi to approve this mind as it is still under warranty.
 

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