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The Verizon Wireless HTC Eris 'Silent Call Bug'

Posted by kdawson on from the no-i-can't-hear-you-now dept.

Hall writes "In the last few months some users of Verizon Wireless HTC Eris phone models have encountered what's being called the 'silent call bug' with their phones. What has happened since the update to Android 2.1 is that some phones get dead silence (can't hear the person they call nor can the other end hear you). The only solution is to reboot the phone, though the problem will re-appear after some time. VZW tech support for a while was simply swapping out Eris phones in hopes that the replacement didn't have the same issue. Too many were, though, and now some users have been told they're not swapping anymore. A couple of days ago, a user witnessed a car accident and was unable to call 911. Well, at least not until after rebooting the phone."

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  1. A movie comes to mind. by sethstorm · · Score: 5, Funny

    What good is a phonecall if you cannot speak?

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  2. Obvious... by grub · · Score: 4, Funny


    You're dialing it wrong.

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  3. Done this for years by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Heck, I have been rebooting my Windows Mobile phones for years to make calls. The competitors are only now catching up?

  4. You Think That's Bad... by pandrijeczko · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...what about an Eris owner trying to call a left-handed iPhone 4 owning friend who just happens to be holding his iPhone 4 by the wrong corner at that particular moment - they have *NO* hope of talking to each other.

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  5. Re:Hail Eris by ScrewMaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    Calling a phone Eris is sort of asking for it..

    Yeah ... kinda like naming a space telescope after someone whose name rhymes with "trouble".

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  6. Re:Hail Eris by AndrewNeo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Prepare for trouble! And make it Hubble!

  7. Re:Sucks to be poor by FatdogHaiku · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know what you mean. When I was a kid my family relocated several times... but I always found them...

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