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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Cingular / January 2004Can't hear my phone ring
I am hard of hearing (especially higher frequencies) and have trouble heaing my Nokia 6349i ring (or any other cell phone for that matter) I have tried the different ring tones and have the ring volume set high (5). Is there any device that I could add to give me a louder, lower frequecncy ring? Don't feel bad. The best suggestion I've received is to use an ear bud. It seems those of us who worked in high noise environments have lost our ability to hear electronically generated high frequency sounds. I could not hear my 6340 and changed to a T62U, which while a little louder still cannot be heard over background noise. Manufacturers of these kinds of devices have no concept of this high frequency hearing loss as all of the design engineers are young enough not to have experienced gradual high frequency hearing loss. I think the ringing tones are generated by a piezo electric device. Bob > I am hard of hearing (especially higher frequencies) and have trouble > heaing my Nokia 6349i ring (or any other cell phone for that matter) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Is there any device that I could add to give me a louder, lower > frequecncy ring? > I am hard of hearing (especially higher frequencies) and have trouble > heaing my Nokia 6349i ring (or any other cell phone for that matter) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Is there any device that I could add to give me a louder, lower > frequecncy ring? Download Nokia's PC Suite and compose a ringer (will need IR port or data cable): http://www.nokiausa.com/phones/6340i All of the musical ringers rarely have the lowest note used. Compose your own with the lowest frequency note, set the note suration to the shortest possible, and increase the tempo to maximum. On the 3390 this makes a lower frequency buzz sound. Or easier would be to find a friend with a Nokia that has the composer and have them compose and SMS the new tone to you. > Compose your > own with the lowest frequency note, set the note suration to the shortest > possible, and increase the tempo to maximum. On the 3390 this makes a lower > frequency buzz sound. And, you know, make a whole bunch of these in a row, which I left out of the process. > > Compose your > > own with the lowest frequency note, set the note suration to the shortest [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > And, you know, make a whole bunch of these in a row, which I left out of the > process. It still might not help. Nokia seemes to use a piezo element for the ringer, which, frankly, sucks at reproducing lower frequencies. I put the Peter Gunn theme in my phone as a ringtone, and the baseline is virtually inaudible except in a very quiet room. I didn't realize the phone had been ringing for 10 or 15 seconds when the brass part of the song would finally kick in! Low tones just don't reproduce well on these phones! (Which surprises me, since Nokia seems to be hawking phones at the hip-hop generation, who think that bass a lead instrument!) ;-) "Hotwiring" the ringer to the earpiece might be an effective, if warranty voiding, solution to the problem. > "Hotwiring" the ringer to the earpiece might be an effective, if warranty > voiding, solution to the problem. I hooked mine up to my 120-watt subwoofer but it's a pain to lug around. I didnt see all the posts on this thread. Actually the phone, if its Nokia should ring in the earpiece.Not exactly sure what kind of phone you are using however. B. > > > Compose your > > > own with the lowest frequency note, set the note suration to the [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > "Hotwiring" the ringer to the earpiece might be an effective, if warranty > voiding, solution to the problem. > I didnt see all the posts on this thread. Actually the phone, if its Nokia > should ring in the earpiece.Not exactly sure what kind of phone you are > using however. > B. No they don't--at least none of the TDMA models I've had nor the 6340i. Which is probably good--if you lost a call the phone could ring while you still have the handset to your ear--could cause hearing damage. (Do polyphonic ringer phones have a 2nd speaker?) If you look at any Nokia model, somewhere along the side there will be a small slot or tiny grill. That's the ringer. (The mic is another opening on the bottom near the front edge.) That's one of the reasons I carry the 6340i in the belt pouch upside down--otherwise the ringer slot is covered and I can't hear it. I had to make my own ringer tones to hear the phone at all. I found that the less complicated tones worked better--basically two or three notes repeating at moderate tempo worked best for me--and as low a frequency as the speaker would do. There is no excuse for Nokia not to have louder ringers--my last Motorola pager could be heard from 30 feet--and NEC pagers are even louder. And before anyone says it can be made louder via settings--the profile is set to level 5 with no escalating ring--it even prompts you "do you really want this volume". BUT apparently the current chipset used by Nokia ALWAYS does a mini-escalate--first "two" rings is at level 4 then it goes to level 5. I can hear level 5 rings fine--I can't hear level 4 rings 2 feet away from the phone. See old thread on this subject for more info on Nokia's always escalate "feature". Jud Dallas > > It still might not help. Nokia seemes to use a piezo element for the > > ringer, which, frankly, sucks at reproducing lower frequencies. I put the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > "Hotwiring" the ringer to the earpiece might be an effective, if warranty > > voiding, solution to the problem. > And before anyone says it can be made louder via settings--the profile > is set to level 5 with no escalating ring--it even prompts you "do you [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Jud > Dallas You too? Then it really isn't just me. :) I hate that escalate feature! If the damn thing is gonna wake me up, it might as well go ahead and get on with it instead of pissing around. More often than not, when I'm in the car, I know the phone is ringing because the audio from the stupid in-dash radio starts buzzing with a peculiar yet predictable sound. By the time the ringer *may* have been loud enough to be heard, I've already answered the call. What's the matter with Nokia? Are they afraid of intruding on someone's nap while they're driving? ;)  Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' ICQ = 35253273 "All that we do is touched with ocean, yet we remain on the shore of what we know." -- Richard Wilbur 3595 has a loud ring, probably the best right now, I can hear from across the room. I think it does ring through the ear piece though. The ring tone I use is the low tone. AL > > I didnt see all the posts on this thread. Actually the phone, if its Nokia > > should ring in the earpiece.Not exactly sure what kind of phone you are [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > > "Hotwiring" the ringer to the earpiece might be an effective, if warranty > > > voiding, solution to the problem. I think I misunderstood you. I was thinking of an earphone, not the speaker. I think earpiece would be the confusing term here. You might want to consider using an earbud type of device. It will ring through that, and once you get used to it, its pretty comfortable. B > > I didnt see all the posts on this thread. Actually the phone, if its Nokia > > should ring in the earpiece.Not exactly sure what kind of phone you are [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > > "Hotwiring" the ringer to the earpiece might be an effective, if warranty > > > voiding, solution to the problem. > I am hard of hearing (especially higher frequencies) and have trouble > heaing my Nokia 6349i ring (or any other cell phone for that matter) And you're complaining? Admit it, you're a lucky fella. Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' ICQ = 35253273 "All that we do is touched with ocean, yet we remain on the shore of what we know." -- Richard Wilbur >> I am hard of hearing (especially higher frequencies) and have trouble >> heaing my Nokia 6349i ring (or any other cell phone for that matter) > >And you're complaining? Admit it, you're a lucky fella. Can't the ring volume be adjusted on the 6349i? My 3595 can be adjusted loud enough to be heard across the street! :) How about vibrating, does the 6349i vibrate? Can you feel it? Jack Mac >>>I am hard of hearing (especially higher frequencies) and have trouble >>>heaing my Nokia 6349i ring (or any other cell phone for that matter) [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Jack Mac I don't like hearing ANY cell phone ring - ever. Hence the reason mine stays on vibrate. The 6340i vibrate feature works well. Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' ICQ = 35253273 "All that we do is touched with ocean, yet we remain on the shore of what we know." -- Richard Wilbur |
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