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Re: HTC Legend built-in speaker awful

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From: Rod Speed
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2011 06:50
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Andrew W wrote
> Mike Rofone <mike_rofone@mic.org.nz> wrote
>> Andrew W wrote...

>>> I just bought a HTC Legend and the sound of the built-in is awful.

>>> On speakerphone the person on the other end sounds almost like a duck quacking.

>> I have the Desire. It's speakerphone function isn't much chop, either. Both hard to hear and the other person has 
>> difficulty in hearing me.

>> Ringtones also sound ordinary but it does the job.

>> But then I didn't buy it to replace my hi-fi system...

> I found out from others yesterday by reading some forums about HTC
> and their poor built-in speakers.

> The online reviews mentioned nothing about this. Most other phones
> sound far better.  This is bad.

> I use speakerphone a lot so I'll now have to try to sell this phone

And not tell them about the fucked sound. Charming.

> and get another brand.

>>> FM radio on speaker is worse than a cheap tranny.

>> How'd you get it to work without the ear/headphones? My Desire's FM radio won't work unless they're plugged in.

> If you press the menu button you can switch the radio to speaker mode. 
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Subject: Re: HTC Legend built-in speaker awful
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