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Posted by: goldisnotold

I started using smartphone P900 at the age of 47. I think I am getting old because I usually fail to listen the sound alerts for calls and messages. Is the phone weak in making sounds or I am hard of hearing.

Posted by: Genghis Khent

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Originally posted by goldisnotold
I started using smartphone P900 at the age of 47. I think I am getting old because I usually fail to listen the sound alerts for calls and messages. Is the phone weak in making sounds or I am hard of hearing.

You're a young pup. I'm 51, sonny

I can hear the sounds fine. Forgive me if this is obvious, but in Control Panel, Sounds and Alerts, there is a slider to adjust the sound volume, and of course, make sure you are not in silent mode Hope this helps. Jeff

Posted by: LarryH

Gotta chime in with Jeff here. At 52, I find the alerts loud and clear. In direct contrast with my now extinct T68i.

Posted by: Bengalboy

Also, you should go to control panel/device/sounds and alerts and change the notificatin sound for the specific alert you get....I have "You have a Call" for voice mail notifications and other Mp3 recordings for the respective SMS, MMS, Email, etc....If you can't hear these at max volume......you need to see an ENT doc....

Posted by: Genghis Khent

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Originally posted by LarryH
Gotta chime in with Jeff here. At 52, I find the alerts loud and clear. In direct contrast with my now extinct T68i.

Happy T-Day, Studio City neighbor.

Actually, my alert is loud enough to wake up the dead. My proof is it woke up one of my students who was catching a few ZZZZZs in one of my computer programming classes. Speaking of which, the concept of being able to write programs for these phones sure got my students'interest, though I am a bit afraid to find out exactly what kind of programs they have in mind.

Posted by: LarryH

Today might be a tough day to get to an ENT guy. So instead, Jeff, Mark and all -- Happy Thanksgiving.

Hope you heard that.

Posted by: cmc0

Personally, at my age, I also found the alerts sound pretty low also on both the P900 and P800. Just about most phones seem low to me so it may just be me, but the vibration helps in most cases. Try it out!

Posted by: Testa_ross4

I am a puppy and the new fangled MP3, Poly ring tones are near inaudible in most external environments , still prefer old fashioned, beeps and rings in noisy places.

Posted by: goldisnotold

My ears are pretty good bcs I listen heart beats of others with unaided ears (without stethoscop). The volume adjustment does not work either bcs p900 says that if u choose multimedia files as sounds and allerts, your volume adjustment would not apply to these files. Moreover, the same media files play pretty loud when u play them with music player. I am new to these smartphones because at my age people usually remain content with old things

. At the same time, I am encourage to see others around me. :laughs:

Posted by: gene9

I edited two of my own mp3 ringtones using Sound Forge and they were LOUD. Actually had to tweek them down a bit so as not to overdrive the P900's speaker.

As stated in the P900 white paper, I cut off frequencies below 400Hz (actually 500Hz with Sound Forge), boosted frequencies around 4000 Hz, and normalized to about -8.5db RMS (my tweek, a loud normalization).

My favorite homemade ringtone right now is the beginning of DJ Hell's "Keep on Waiting" - here's a Real Audio link to the video...

http://www.motor.de/_ram/video/hell_keeponwaiting.ram

The song off the CD is even more twitchy and fluttering. My phone sounds loud and scary when it rings; people look up and turn heads.

Posted by: The Rex

er, lotsa *ahem* oldtimers around the uiq forum

i'm 26 here...

i'm still using my old wav files from my p800 (didn't get around to getting mp3s just yet) and they're all nice and loud, even outdoors

i'm using lame to convert and dumb down the wavs, and mo' cheese ms sound recorder to cut them down

Posted by: samantha2001

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Originally posted by rex-star
er, lotsa *ahem* oldtimers around the uiq forum i'm 26 here...

i'm still using my old wav files from my p800 (didn't get around to getting mp3s just yet) and they're all nice and loud, even outdoors

lol

i'm 1 year older than you rex, i'm 27.

i'm still using my good old p800, wav files are loud...people look at me everytime i get a call

Posted by: C20LET

I'm only 21....

I hate the musical ringtones that come with phones these days. I don't hear them when I'm out or they embarass me when others are around. I'm using the 'old fashioned' ring ring that came with the P900. Used the same one with the T610 as well. Mine phones are on silent a lot anyway, so it really doesn't matter all that much I guess.

Anybody try using the vocal ring song that came with the P900? ring ring ring....ring ring ring. I use it for laughs sometimes and it's the only other ring I haven't removed from memory. Seriously....what is the point of having people sing to you other than telling people your phone has AI or something when it tells you "you have a message".

Posted by: Xarthan

i dont think there are many who are less than 21 that own a p900.

i mean who can afford a 1K phone at that age?

Posted by: bianz

me = 20

Posted by: friedbrains

well i'm 39 and i can't hardly afford it! well actually i can afford it! but that i am actually holdimg myself down, rather restraining myself, well sort of being restrained by a cute leash called "my girl", since i already own a t39m, t68i, 2 cheaps nokias, hbh-20, and tomorrow an hbh-60... wonder how long can i hold, since i was supposed to have the p800 last august, but decided to wait for the p900... ggggrrrr, i can't wait any longer... please, please pauline... oh well...