High Monarch of MacDebate
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Kuwait
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I just found out now that my cell phone messes up the ipod video. if i get a call on my phone and its sitting next to the ipod then the ipod goes crazy increasing and decreasing the volume quickly non stop. this is messed up.
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weird... whats actually causing this? im curious
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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iPod Video has secret cellular wireless receiver? CONFIRMED!!1!11!
That is weird, though. Do you have the means to post a video of it in action? |
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High Monarch of MacDebate
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Kuwait
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i will record a video with a phone. please hold.
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High Monarch of MacDebate
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Kuwait
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http://www.248am.com/video/ipodvideogoingcrazy.3gp
here is the video. right click and save as. its low res but will shoot better one once i get home. notice how the volume starts acting up. portable: MacBook 2.4Ghz, 2GB RAM, 250GB HD | personal: PowerMac G5 dual 2.3ghz, 6GB RAM, 6TB HD | work: MacBook Pro 2.5ghz, 2GB RAM, 160GB HD | car: Alpine iDA-W407 with black iPod 80GB | pocket: iPhone 3GS with Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pro's |
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High Monarch of MacDebate
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Kuwait
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whats probably causing this is the same thing that causes monitors to filcker when the phone rings. but the problem here is that ipods and cell phones will mostly be carried together so its anoying cuz now you need to keep your phone and ipod apart.
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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I wonder if all 5G iPods do this...
I think the 5G iPod has probably the poorest QC of any Apple product in years. I already returned three. All for different problems. Hopefully my fourth one will be a good one. |
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High Monarch of MacDebate
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Kuwait
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dude did u see how cheap the packaging is? Compared to the second generation 20gb ipod I had the packaging is a joke.
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Looks to me like a problem with the click wheel... radio interference from the phone is setting off the little contacts inside it.
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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The click wheel explanation makes sense...
Yeah, the packaging is abysmal. While I appreciate Apple cutting down on excessive packaging materials waste, this is ridiculous. The box doesn't look like it pads the back of the iPod very well. I guess there are always trade-offs when your product becomes a commodity item. |
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Rocket Surgeon
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: The Canadark
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How close do they have to be to cause the problem?
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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If you have the iPod's hold switch on, I assume this problem won't happen?
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Yeah.
With the hold switch on, the effect doesn't occur. |
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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This is definitely the real thing; my RAZR and iPod do not get along when in close proximity. Appears to only work with Cingular phones, if the discussions on Apple's support forum are to be believed. Must be some conflict with the Apple click wheel and the frequency of Cingular's GSM signal.
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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It's only an issue with the latest generation of iPods that use click wheels designed by Apple, instead of by Synaptics. The affected iPods are 5th Generation 30 & 60GB models (with video), and the iPod nano.
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EDIT : AI is also suggesting that this is an issue with GSM phones and not CDMA ones. Formerly known as cynical_rock censeo tentatio victum There is no snooze button on a cat. Last edited by Elysium : 2005-11-17 at 13:47. |
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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The first one had a huge seam between the metal and plastic shells, almost like the robots at Apple's contractor's facility got lazy, and didn't fully put together the unit. The second one came with thousands of little scratches and pits on the screen, and had several stuck pixels. The third one was seemingly perfect, but the audio signal was extremely noisy, even when not playing music, I could hear a constant hiss coming from my headphones.
I finally got my third replacement. The click wheel seems to be placed off-center, there is a small gap between the two shells, but everything else seems fine, so I guess I'm settling with this one. |
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