[spartangreen]

Question to all you early adopters------how does the 7130c sound on Cingular?:sym:

[wirelessandy]

Hear hear. Literally. I want to know as well.

This is the most phone-like RIM BB in a while (other than the original 7100). The last 7290 I had sounded less than inspirational in the earpiece when it came to incoming calls. I kept hearing random garble. No problem with a bluetooth headset, though.

If the random garble or other noises are still present, I'll pass on this 'Berry, too. It's gotta work solid as a phone for me.

[geeq]

in would like to know as well

[ceebz]

Mine has been every bit as good as my 8700c. In fact, I believe the earpiece is louder and clearer.

Of course, this is with only a few calls.

[lgreenberg]

I don't see any differences between it and the 8700c.

[MattBerry]

I have one, and I have used it in a couple bars and I can hear just fine, the speaker can get really loud.

[wirelessandy]

Since I have never done extensive listening on an 8700c (except while chained to the display at a noisy store), I am assuming no real complaints about the 8700c, since we're using it as the baseline against the 7130?

[stripesace]

I notice no difference, but hte people on the other end note some difference, but not worth writing a report on.

[geeq]

difference in a good or bad way?

[stripesace]

Good.

[csorensen]

My 7130 is as good as the 8700 and even better with my Bluetooth earpieces. I tried the motorolla HS 810, HS 820, and HS 850 and my favorite the jabra BT250v.

[abbydog3]

My experience so far, 4 days, is the quality is much much better than my Treo 650 and almost as good as my favorite cell phone, Sony Ericsson Z520a.

I have lots of bars everywhere and google talk will stay connected all day without a problem.

[stripesace]

Well, Saturday I was on the back of a jet-dryer when my phone rang, I lifted my racing headset off my ear - put the phone in its place and let the headset smush the phone the phone to my ear. I had some problems hearing (I was on the back of a helicopter engine powering jet dryers) but the person I was talking to on the other end could hear me, granted the background they said was loud but they could still hear me/understand me. On the 8700c I had occasional problems being heard when I was in race control, and a full field of cars on the track.

[wirelessandy]

Originally Posted by stripesace

Well, Saturday I was on the back of a jet-dryer when my phone rang, I lifted my racing headset off my ear - put the phone in its place and let the headset smush the phone the phone to my ear. I had some problems hearing (I was on the back of a helicopter engine powering jet dryers) but the person I was talking to on the other end could hear me, granted the background they said was loud but they could still hear me/understand me. On the 8700c I had occasional problems being heard when I was in race control, and a full field of cars on the track.

Wow. That's noisy! But in a good way.

Now, on a complete opposite: What about when you're in a totally silent environment? Can you hear excessive hissing? Electronic "noise" (crackles, whooshing, etc)?

[tmj]

I've had my 7130c for about a week and a half, and have gotten a lot of comments from people about the better sound on their end than my 7290. The sound on my end is first rate, both stand-alone and with a bluetooth headset.

[diegosalinas]

by far superior to my treo 650...

even tonight i was walking on a noisy street and could make out the caller and vice versa just fine

in a quiet room, i can have the volume to medium and hear them perfectly

speakerphone is awesome and loud

zero complaints here

[adamlau]

Its warmth and depth of perception cannot match the Motorola i530, but it is otherwise a solid sounding phone. Loud (I often have to thumb the volume lower) and relatively full (not as tinny and as distant as the Motorola i605) is how I would describe the audio. Speakerphone is not as loud nor as clear as some of the NEXTEL offerings, but I was pleasently surprised when I first used it. Unfortunately, the speaker is mounted in such a way that placing the phone face up on a table renders the speakerphone near useless, even at maximum volume levels.

[ntjones]

Sooo...I'm starting to wonder if I have a bum unit. It seems that everyone is pleased with the voice quality, but I definately am not. Even outside on the top deck of my house, where I get either 4 or, most often, 5 bars, I get a lot of breakup in my calls. Oddly, people seem to be hearing me ok, though. It appears to only be a reception issue on my end.

Could my unit be bad? Or could it be solved with one of those "resync with the tower" type deals?

[mblind]

Voice quality on mine SUCKS. Maybe this is considered good for a Blackberry but it's the worst quality of any phone that I have ever had.. I LOVE the 7130c for everything EXCEPT voice quality. And yes I have been to a Cingular store and tested other models. Very disappointing.

[archer6]

I have been using my new 7130c for a week. I've made about 80 calls, some of which, while traveling some distance, and the voice quality is very good. I am very pleased as that was a concern before I purchased it.

Prior to my BB I was using a RAZR which delivered the best voice quality of any phone prior. Usually I get a new phone once or twice a year so that is a lot of phones to compare to.

In my experience so far the 7130c is just as good, and even superior as I have more range of adjustment for volume and it's louder than the RAZR. In noisey environments I can hear well which was not the case with the Moto.

I am very happy with my 7130c and quite impressed as I have not had a single problem. Easy to setup, and I like the SureType it's really fast.

Cheers....