Comments on: IPhone 3G S plagued by sound issues?

By: Gurinder

Gurinder — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:12:01 +0000

I have iphone 3gs 32 gb white. I heard annoying hiss during calls. I used to ask people are you on Motorway? Or is it windy there? because of the noise I heard. Then I realised it was my phone. My phone was replaced when I went to apple store but the same problem with new handset. The staff denied any knowledge about sound issues on phone but I am going to show them this website when I visit them next.

By: motad

motad — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:50:24 +0000

3.1 did mask it. But there is still a problem with the speaker being on longer then it needs to be after certain sounds are emitted. Booo!!!

By: Wildcat_1

Wildcat_1 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:19:50 +0000

Wahooo!!!, high pitched whine fixed in 3.1. Well masked anyway. Not bad considering Apple never acknowledged it as a problem

By: dini

dini — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:06:14 +0000

well i have this, u are typing and suddenly clicks are gone then back real quiet, then gone. hate this. no one seems to know how to fix it. 3gs, 3.1 new phone. just started. also if voice correction starts then clicks are gone.

By: HeavyUser

HeavyUser — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:37:49 +0000

This problem occurred with mine when I used Pandora…shut it down…then tried to watch a movie trailer using Flixster…

Sound was gone when I sychned it with my PC. I was going to do a “Restore” from iTunes when my phone was docked…but was not necessary.

By: Googs

Googs — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:04:32 +0000

Yup same problem here, it’s getting quiet annoying now tbh, here’s hopin for a fix!!!!

By: Barb

Barb — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:59:55 +0000

I am 65 years old and I can hear a definite whine on my 32GB 3GS in video recordings. Yes, it is a wonderful machine, but this is a problem that needs to be addressed. We are not trying to find flaws. We just want Apple to realize the problem is there and to fix it.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:04:34 +0000

I just wanted to say that I held off on buying my 32GB 3GS because of this, and I’ve had it for a few weeks and haven’t noticed any sounds. And I have a sensitive ear. Really, just don’t try to find flaws. Enjoy your amazing phone and have patience.

By: Goodkittee

Goodkittee — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:34:43 +0000

Yes, I have experienced the same problem, I have 3gs 32g, I usually just power my phone off and power it back on

By: Goodkittee

Goodkittee — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:51:52 +0000

My problem is the opposite, at times after watching YouTube , or Tv.com video, I cannot hear the notification sounds for SMS, the click for locking and unlocking, or emails. I have to power my phone off to hear a sound again.

By: alex

alex — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:01:40 +0000

i hear mine when its on and off vibrate even when its on the home screen. and when i shake it i hear something rattling around…. anyone know what it is?

By: motad

motad — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:53:59 +0000

I have this buzzing/whining problem and so does everybody I know who owns a 3GS no matter if it is 32 gig or 16 gig.
Mine happens after every text message, during video recordings, and when you put the phone to sleep.
When in silent mode the problem does not occur.
I hope APPLE fixes this soon!!!

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:10:57 +0000

I have this same problem.

I just recently purchased the phone… and after I would get mail or something I would hear the ringing. At first, I thought it was just my ears ringing, but it repeated several times. So the next time it happened, I put my finger over the speaker, and alas… the sound became muffled/inaudible. I hope a fix comes out for his soon =(

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:15:47 +0000

I have this sound problem (iPhone 3GS), with an add-on. My phone makes a louder high pitched sound that is made anytime it is accessing data, gives me a terrible headache while I have it held to me ear while talking on the phone. Disabling 3g on the phone seems to solve it. Any help would be appreciated!

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:12:41 +0000

By: Cutman

Cutman — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:30:04 +0000

T urn the camera volume down to 1 – 3 or switch your phone to silent and it will record with no noise. In beta 3 it seems to fix the problem for it. I tried it out with no issues from it.

By: bob saget

bob saget — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:05:16 +0000

Ha ha. That hurt. Opened it and immediately started cringing.

By: Karyn

Karyn — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:10:14 +0000

This high pitched ‘dog whistle’ is driving me crazy!! I’ll try the vibrate mode and hope to heck it goes away. Love the iphone but have to keep it away from me – can’t stand the headache!

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:43:52 +0000

Haha this is cazy, so would this be fixed in the next update?

I never heard it before now, then I had some late night texting, and heard this high pitched noise like the old mosquito ringtone it’s quite annoying.

By: Baxterb

Baxterb — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:51:51 +0000

I can hear it on my white 32 but just barely I have to hold the phone up to my ear to hear it and it’s real faint. My dog doesn’t even hear it unless I hold the phone up to him after I get a text or what not. If i hadn’t read this then I wouldn’t even know about it. Still kinda annoying just on principal that Apple didn’t pick up on this.

By: kk

kk — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:45:28 +0000

I get that same annoying sound as well! And the reception sucks!

By: alex

alex — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:05:03 +0000

never mind and if ur iphone has this problem and ur on contract then u can just go back to the shop u bought it from and they will allways sort it out

By: alex

alex — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:41:56 +0000

is that thing u typed in ment to be a website and it dont work

By: mike

mike — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:47:53 +0000

I noticed the problem on the first iPhone 3gs I had. It was a 32gb black. I brought it to Apple thinking it was a defective unit, but the second one did the same thing. I am now on iPhone number four, and I still have the same problem!!!!! Apple swears they never heard anyone complaining about the issue, and it must be some rf interference, which I think is a load of crap. Hopefully they fix the issue soon. Its driving me crazy!!

By: Ming

Ming — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:54:27 +0000

Scott wells: I had had my 32 gig for 2 weeks now. I now have sound problems. My problems, however, is that I getting no sound. My ringtones will not work. It’s not the speaker as I still have sound through the iPod and YouTube. Is anyone else having this issue?

I have exactly the same issue, same model as well.

By: Bijan

Bijan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:38:28 +0000

I hear it too, and its becoming annoying!

By: drafh

drafh — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:10:12 +0000

My SMS tri tone sounds like a broken door bell… flat. Some of the ring tones also have sound distortions. Wonder if I should take my white 16GB back to Apple or wait for the software update.

By: Scott wells

Scott wells — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:53:14 +0000

I had had my 32 gig for 2 weeks now. I now have sound problems. My problems, however, is that I getting no sound. My ringtones will not work. It’s not the speaker as I still have sound through the iPod and YouTube. Is anyone else having this issue?

By: bogdan

bogdan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:21:38 +0000

Mine does it, too. It started after 2 weeks. I can hear it loud and clear after lock toggle and after each SMS. It is extremely annoying. Usually this happens when an electric component is faulty. The same noise old TV’s make… I hate this so much!!!

By: Bc

Bc — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:45:09 +0000

Mine is making that awful high pitch. I just heard it last night when i was goong to bed and it was silence in ma roo