Garbled and Scrambled phone reception with 3G iphone
HELP DESPERATELY WANTED!
I have a factory unlocked 3G iphone which I bought in Singapore. I live in Dubai and have subscribed to our local carrier's (Etisalat) 3G network.
Every single call I receive the sound comes out all garbled and scrambled and sounds like aliens talking underwater. If the caller calls back the sound is normally absolutely fine.
Obviously this is incredible frustrating as it is making my iphone almost unuseable.
I have been on the Apple support forums and this seems to be problem with the carrier aparently.
Has anyone else experienced this, and are there any tips with how to deal with it? What can I do?
Many thanks,
HMHB
Dear HMHB,
What software are you running? 2.1 or before. Have you done an update though iTunes?
Debbeh
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