Speaker Phone..

[ChrisLuce#IM]

I still use the iPhone 3G and have always been happy with the phone. One issue that kills me is the speaker phone sucks. With all the talk of the iPhone 4, (unless I missed it) was there any talk about a better speaker phone?

Chris

 

[OmariJames]

I haven't seen any articles about it.

 

[ghostface147]

We won't know until we get the unit in our own hands. I think the 3Gs speakerphone does a decent job, most certainly light years head of the initial iPhone.

 

[Jellotime91]

Yes, when they mentioned the noise-canceling mic. Their exact tagline was "make every conversation a quiet one".

However I don't find the 3GS's speakerphone to be bad at all! Don't know what you're talking about.

 

[ChrisLuce#IM]

Well, maybe what I mean is being able to make the speaker phone louder. Yes, the speaker phone works but just not loud enough for my use.

Chris

 

[OmariJames]

I'm going to disagree with the most of you and say that the 3GS speakers are subpar to other phones like the Blackberry models.

 

[ChrisLuce#IM]

I wanted to say it but didn't. I was a long time BB user but when the 3G came out I made the switch. Yes, the speaker phone on my Bold 9000 was amazing! I will keep my fingers crossed on the iPhone 4.

 

[rstark18]

I absolutely think the 3G speakerphone sucks. Maybe the 3GS is better? I hope the 4 is much better!

 

[DataCentre]

My speaker on my 3GS is also very poor. Never use it because the volume is too low.

 

[ghostface147]

Damn, I guess I just have superior hearing to mere humans.

 

[Jellotime91]

I use my speaker on my 3Gs literally all day, it sounds great actually. At full volume music gets distorted but I'm not a loud music type of person anyway. Speakerphone is always loud enough for me, though it was awful on the 3G.

Why would you use speakerphone in a loud place though honestly??? That's kinda rude isn't it?

 

[LazyStarGazer]

In a noisy environment, wouldn't a blue tooth in one ear and a finger in the other be ideal?
Of course you would have to shout so the other party could hear you.

 

[Jellotime91]

In a noisy environment, wouldn't a blue tooth in one ear and a finger in the other be ideal?
Of course you would have to shout so the other party could hear you.

Exactly.. I'd never use a speakerphone or a bluetooth headset in a loud place.

 

[LazyStarGazer]

If someone is say, working around machinery though, they don't have much choice, other than calling back later.

Text, IM or email would be better.

 

[fresh1]

Exactly.. I'd never use a speakerphone or a bluetooth headset in a loud place.

Yep same goes for me

 

[Jellotime91]

If someone is say, working around machinery though, they don't have much choice, other than calling back later.

Text, IM or email would be better.

If you work around machinery wouldn't you rather put the phone up to your ear??? Seems to be a lot safer and the clear, obvious choice.

 

[osensnolf]

Speaker is not loud in car while driving. The ac blocks out the sound. I have been around some bb that are very loud and wish my 3gs would do that.

 

[karrott]

Yes, when they mentioned the noise-canceling mic. Their exact tagline was "make every conversation a quiet one".

However I don't find the 3GS's speakerphone to be bad at all! Don't know what you're talking about.

The noise canceling mic is to reduce background noise while speaking. It won't affect the quality of the speakers, although I assume they'll be as good as any other Apple product.

 

[Jellotime91]

Here, check out this video:
FaceTime hands-on with iPhone 4! | SlashGear TV

You can see they are in an extremely loud conference room, yet you can still hear the girl's voice clearly even though it's being re-recorded by a run-of-the-mill camera with all of the surrounding background noise. That should tell you the speaker phone is pretty damn loud.

 

[LazyStarGazer]

If you work around machinery wouldn't you rather put the phone up to your ear??? Seems to be a lot safer and the clear, obvious choice.

Where do I download that?