External Speaker on Back Blew Out....Again!

[will survive]

Well... the title says it all. this is my second incredible with the external speaker, located on the back, blowing out and sounding muffled. i decided to be a little more careful with the volume settings when i received the reburb when it first happened. but even having the settings lower than usual didn't help. i even carried a pouch with me so it wouldn't attract dirt onto the speaker while i was at work. its happened twice in the last 70 days and i'm so frustrated right now... what to do?? what to do??

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[J-Buck]

That sucks. I always play mine on full volume and have never experienced this.

[Frag]

Never had an issue with the speaker. Incredible stays at full volume and I use the speakerphone a lot.

sent from my HTC incredible

[Jeeyota]

I have already turned my incredible in once for the external speaker too and now about a week ago the same thing is happening to the second one too!!! I guess i will have to unroot and send it back in again. I hope that some update will not make it so i cannot root again.

[will survive]

I have already turned my incredible in once for the external speaker too and now about a week ago the same thing is happening to the second one too!!! I guess i will have to unroot and send it back in again. I hope that some update will not make it so i cannot root again.

i hear ya... hate to unroot. i'm digging the froyo setup i got now and would hate to have an update get pushed out that prevents rooting. but i'm sure once the update pushes out the unrevoked team will be on top of it to find another method of rooting.

[WTF??]

geez... what a pain

Hope your next phone works for you!

[a65lopez]

well, i'm glad that it wasn't just me with this experience! i'm on my fourth or fifth phone( i've lost track by this time!) because of this issue. i've been getting refurbs as replacement until this last one - its brand new, in the new packaging, etc. no problems yet, plus when i sent my phone back i was able to keep the extra battery, and all the accessories that come in the box. Yes, i did check with several verizon reps that said they just wanted the phone.

[will survive]

well... i went to the verizon store today and they were surprised by the speaker being blown out. they were gonna offer me a droid as a replacement but they didn't have any in stock. i would've said no anyways. so i asked the rep if any chance i could get the droid x and she said i'd have to talk with the manager on that but they didn't have any in stock as well. i told her that i wanted to stick with my incredible so they're gonna send me one as soon as its available. i'd probably would've said no as well if they had the droid x in stock but it sounded tempting to get. i like the fact that there are plenty of accessories for it and none for the incredible but i've grown fond of the incredible in my short time of ownership. so we'll see how long the third phone last.

[zgirl8]

My speaker blew a couple of weeks ago, too. I pre-ordered and received this phone the day they were released so it is an "older" one if that makes a difference. I only use stock ringtones, and I do not play music through the speaker, so I'm not sure what caused it. Now I keep missing calls because the ringer sounds like crap and I can't hear it as well.

I'm torn, though. Otherwise, this phone works perfect. I hate to swap it for a refurb that may or may not have other issues, plus go through battery conditioning all over again! But I've gotta hear the ringer so I guess I have no choice. Is it even worth the effort to try and demand a new one or is a refurb my only choice?

[will survive]

got my replacement phone yesterday. so far everything looks ok. we'll just see how long this one lasts...