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taking your rooted rommed phone into an att store

i hooked my dads captivate up with root and firefly rom.
he is on vacation and took it to an att store because he stopped getting data signal in the middle of trip.
The guy commented on him already being updated to 2.2 and said he thought the sim had failed and stuck a 4g sim card in it. He said the guy didn't say anything about it being rooted or on a custom rom.

Cool story!
This is my Captivate. There are many like it but this one is mine

Yah I think some employees of the telecom stores realise the stock builds are junk. If it was a Samsung store/rep prolly woulda been a whole different story.

Fiin said:
Yah I think some employees of the telecom stores realise the stock builds are junk. If it was a Samsung store/rep prolly woulda been a whole different story.
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i assume he was a flasher himself as i am sure he noticed it wasn't stock

Thats because att reps and techs ee retarded they don't know sh**. I have had countless disagreements about what our phones can do and I'm new to this but they swear up and down I can't (we can't)... And these fools so called (techs) went to school to learn about their jobs. Dudes get your money back lol..
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guanakito100 said:
Thats because att reps and techs ee retarded they don't know sh**. I have had countless disagreements about what our phones can do and I'm new to this but they swear up and down I can't (we can't)... And these fools so called (techs) went to school to learn about their jobs. Dudes get your money back lol..
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all you gotta do is walk in, ask for an android specialist, tell him how badass his job is and that you love the customization features the phone offers, and they wont give 2 $hits about your custom phone.
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All the people in my local AT&T store that have a Captivate are running custom ROMs.

bames said:
i assume he was a flasher himself as i am sure he noticed it wasn't stock
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That was my thought as well

Same for me as well. My Local store is the one that filled me in on XDA. lol

T-Mobile/LG releasing G2X information in a Few Days (not another rumor thread)

check tmo news.com right now.....unable to post link!

LG has continued to stick to it’s message of working fast and furious to push out a T-Mobile G2x Gingerbread update that contains various bug fixes. The problem is right now their message is something along the lines of “we know you are frustrated and we’re understanding so we hope to have some information to tell you soon.” What’s soon? Is it two days or two weeks as it’s already been a month that the G2x has been gone from T-Mobile.com. The time to tell us something has come and gone, now we’re moving into impatience.
Tonight’s information shows that LG hopes to deliver some information about the update in the next few days but not necessarily the update itself. As you can see in the Tweet above there is no indication that the “next few days” means an actual software release. So G2x owners are stuck playing the waiting game yet again. While I understand that neither T-Mobile nor LG wants to give a target date and miss it, perhaps it’s better than not saying anything at all.
@theLGgirl

Maybe a light at the end of the tunnel? I won't hold my breath, but still...
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That message does not sound good to me. I believe they are working hard on it but it almost sound as if there having some problems with it. Doesn't look good. Glad I have a bug free G2X because I don't think there fixing anything.

jrwingate6 said:
That message does not sound good to me. I believe they are working hard on it but it almost sound as if there having some problems with it. Doesn't look good. Glad I have a bug free G2X because I don't think there fixing anything.
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If they weren't having issues with it then I assume it would be out by now...? I think this was just sent out tonight to help ease the minds of those like us in the forums. Not that I feel better or worse but at least it's some form of "Yes, we know" -Just my opinion of course.

Yeah I posted that info over an hour ago on another thread
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i'll believe it when i see it.

come on guys and or gals
they said its a strong focus and expeect news in a few days give them a breadk its not like its been 2 months already or something. you should believe them its not like they have been misleading you since prior to launch of the phone.
lg and tmobile are upstanding and wouldnt never lie about stock or anything.
oh hey by the way i have a great deal for the first lucky person to contact me.
i have this bridge i am selling real cheap. its not made by lg or on tmobile its a good deal.

While I love my g2x, I can honestly say that I have never seen such a high end phone get pulled so quickly. LG borked it bog time and now the consumers pay. So T-Mobile exchanges the phone for a lower specification phone and expects us to pay MORE money for the so called "upgrade" to the Sensation. Personally I am pissed how this has been handled!

No one has seen a high end phone get pulled this quickly .....it didn't get pulled....
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laker666 said:
No one has seen a high end phone get pulled this quickly .....it didn't get pulled....
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Really? They stopped selling it. I have never seen that happen so quickly. Hell even the Evo, which should have been pulled was instead quickly upgraded by HTC. You are foolish if you think that T-Mobile just went out of stock.

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Really? They stopped selling it. I have never seen that happen so quickly. Hell even the Evo, which should have been pulled was instead quickly upgraded by HTC. You are foolish if you think that T-Mobile just went out of stock.
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I think they're out of stock or waiting to ship phones with updates pre-installed. I upgraded from the Nexus One and this phone is far superior (except the GPS)

My buddy bought one today...if they pulled it or recalled it they wouldn't be able to sell it in stores....that is where a lawsuit could realistically happen
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laker666 said:
My buddy bought one today...if they pulled it or recalled it they wouldn't be able to sell it in stores....that is where a lawsuit could realistically happen
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A lot of the stores are selling them when they have been asked not to. Why? Stores have to meet sales metrics. If you have a new customer signing up and they want the G2x, would you really tell them no?

EtherealRemnant said:
A lot of the stores are selling them when they have been asked not to. Why? Stores have to meet sales metrics. If you have a new customer signing up and they want the G2x, would you really tell them no?
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lol no stores have been "asked not to sell" g2x's.
I dont know where you guys get all this crazy info from.
I have not seen one official email telling myself, or any other store in my region to not sell G2X's. (although we havent been getting our stock replenished for about 3 weeks now. we still have 2-3 in stock, but due to the recent price hike no one is really interested in the phone)

Bro think logically here...if it was recalled and they continue to sell them, and someone with a buggy phone found that out and could prove it, don't you think T-Mobile would end up losing alot more money with all the legit lawsuits then they would eating the cost of the recalled and discontinued g2x? Once again it hasn't been recalled?
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'LG delays Optimus 2X Gingerbread update for Brits' article up on reghardware.com.
Would post the link but not yet able to :/

Waeren said:
'LG delays Optimus 2X Gingerbread update for Brits' article up on reghardware.com.
Would post the link but not yet able to :/
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Lawl. This means that T-mobile customers will only see it by late October or early November.
Hopefully by then, the SGS2 will be released on T-Mobile. This is ridiculous. They must have hired just one person PART-TIME working on this.

Uh, did any of you actually read the article?
"LG will be making the Android 2.3 upgrade available for all priority LG Optimus smartphones starting in June in specific markets and gradually rolling out the upgrade across all regions"
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It happens that the UK is one of the last markets it gets rolled out to, not that they aren't going to have it completed until September. Other markets will being receiving the update this month.

EtherealRemnant said:
A lot of the stores are selling them when they have been asked not to. Why? Stores have to meet sales metrics. If you have a new customer signing up and they want the G2x, would you really tell them no?
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Nearly a thousand posts and 91 thanks and this is what you come up with?
People are getting bored. I hope the update hits soon. At least we would have something meaningful to post about.

G2X, is it dead to the world?

I'd like to get the communities thoughts on this. It seems that to the app world the g2x won't get any support like it isn't relevant. Skype already added Sensation support for video calling, netflix we're still waiting motorola atrix has it, just got qik due to tmobile pressure (crap anyway). No google talk with video. Etc, etc. Is this device dead to the rest of the world? Seems like it.
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probably for now
mr mystery said:
I'd like to get the communities thoughts on this. It seems that to the app world the g2x won't get any support like it isn't relevant. Skype already added Sensation support for video calling, netflix we're still waiting motorola atrix has it, just got qik due to tmobile pressure (crap anyway). No google talk with video. Etc, etc. Is this device dead to the rest of the world? Seems like it.
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most likely noone wants to put an app on this phone since tmobile continues to blame apps for the ****ty phones problems.
i refuse to do my rom for this phone because i cant determine if i caused a problem or the dirvers or the phone itself. its just not worth my time.
THan again they probably work with the phone developers to get these apps out and i would bet lg hasnt responded or done what is asked of them.

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most likely noone wants to put an app on this phone since tmobile continues to blame apps for the ****ty phones problems.
i refuse to do my rom for this phone because i cant determine if i caused a problem or the dirvers or the phone itself. its just not worth my time.
THan again they probably work with the phone developers to get these apps out and i would bet lg hasnt responded or done what is asked of them.
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I know what you mean. I have pretty much had my fill of the g2x debacle. I have had both the Sensation and the G2X since June 8, but I have finally decided to sell my G2X on craigslist. There's just no reason for me to keep it at this point, it's become more of a liability than anything.

well it's because all the exaggerated negative posts on this forum when the g2x was released and then when people google g2x and read this forum the power of suggestion leads them to believe that "yeah, there is flaws with the g2x" then they in turn start posting BS about so called "problems" on other g2x forums and then it spread like wild fire, making ppl who never even tried the phone to conclude the phone is a bust.
All the slanderous, false and exaggerated remarks about the G2x in the first 3 months never gave it a chance to shine and show it's true potential.
But those that know better, this phone is a Beast and definitley a keeper.

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I'd like to get the communities thoughts on this. It seems that to the app world the g2x won't get any support like it isn't relevant. Skype already added Sensation support for video calling, netflix we're still waiting motorola atrix has it, just got qik due to tmobile pressure (crap anyway). No google talk with video. Etc, etc. Is this device dead to the rest of the world? Seems like it.
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I've had the G2X since the day it came out. The only real issue I've had with it is a random reboot once every couple of days.
I'm MUCH more troubled by the recent trend of app support by phone model. That's the LAST thing Android needs now and it's mostly driven by DRM concerns rathern than technical ones.

jacob808 said:
well it's because all the exaggerated negative posts on this forum when the g2x was released and then when people google g2x and read this forum the power of suggestion leads them to believe that "yeah, there is flaws with the g2x" then they in turn start posting BS about so called "problems" on other g2x forums and then it spread like wild fire, making ppl who never even tried the phone to conclude the phone is a bust.
All the slanderous, false and exaggerated remarks about the G2x in the first 3 months never gave it a chance to shine and show it's true potential.
But those that know better, this phone is a Beast and definitley a keeper.
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You can't be serious. Your saying that people are lying about their issues with the G2X? I had to purchase 5 G2X's to get a working one that didn't freeze or reboot a couple tines a day. If you want, I can show you my receipts for the returns so you don't think I'm a liar.
In my opinion, 1 out of 5 devices is not a good ratio. Was there people lying about problems they were having? Of course. There's trolls on every forum who don't own the device and just want to start giving other ones bad names. Are there people who have had multiple devices with the same exact problems. Yes, I'm one of them and there are people here who I trust who are reporting the same thing.
I agree, its a good device of you get a bug free version but lets be honest. Not everyone gets lucky.
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jacob808 said:
when people google g2x and read this forum the power of suggestion leads them to believe that "yeah, there is flaws with the g2x"
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LG acknowledged the problems with the phone before it was ever released in the U.S. They could have salvaged the phone and their reputation if they reacted back in March when they became aware of the problems. Instead, things got so bad T-Mobile pulled the phone. I don't think they did that because of what they read on this forum. Even today, after nine months of coding, the best LG can do is a GB ROM with A Froyo kernel. That's what screwed up the phone, not "the power of suggestion." And with the likelihood of future LG ROM and driver updates being pretty much non-existent that will effect the devs working on the phone.

So all those lock ups, battery pulls and random crap was all in my head? Thank you so much for the clarity. I feel better now.
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sorry
jacob808 said:
well it's because all the exaggerated negative posts on this forum when the g2x was released and then when people google g2x and read this forum the power of suggestion leads them to believe that "yeah, there is flaws with the g2x" then they in turn start posting BS about so called "problems" on other g2x forums and then it spread like wild fire, making ppl who never even tried the phone to conclude the phone is a bust.
All the slanderous, false and exaggerated remarks about the G2x in the first 3 months never gave it a chance to shine and show it's true potential.
But those that know better, this phone is a Beast and definitley a keeper.
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But slander is thrown out when the statements are true. so therefore its not slander.
But your right. i have seen many phones get pulled from the carriers because of false accounts of user experiences... oh wait i have seen phones with just as many problems reported that were never pulled. so maybe that makes this one worse of all time?
jacob.. not sure if you work for tmobile or lg but it wont work sorry.
the phone has a bad rep for a good reason. and the same phone over seas had the same problmes 2 months before it was even released here. so you can thank LG for releasing a phone they already knew had big problems.
Glad you seemed to get one of the few early release phones that didnt have the problems. but just because you have 20 dollars in your pocket doesnt mean every does..get it... just becaue your phone worked doesnt mean everyone here is making something up. tmobile pulling the phone is all the proof needed.. if you can understand that than there is really no hope for you.

jrwingate6 said:
You can't be serious. Your saying that people are lying about their issues with the G2X? I had to purchase 5 G2X's to get a working one that didn't freeze or reboot a couple tines a day. If you want, I can show you my receipts for the returns so you don't think I'm a liar.
In my opinion, 1 out of 5 devices is not a good ratio. Was there people lying about problems they were having? Of course. There's trolls on every forum who don't own the device and just want to start giving other ones bad names. Are there people who have had multiple devices with the same exact problems. Yes, I'm one of them and there are people here who I trust who are reporting the same thing.
I agree, its a good device of you get a bug free version but lets be honest. Not everyone gets lucky.
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I'll agree with this post. At first getting 5 good in a row I thought those with issues were nuts..
Then I received 2 bad ones after that, getting it free on a new line.. Nothing new on the phone and it froze and rebooted like crazy, 2 in a row... Now I finally got a good one again no issues.. So I had 2 bad out of 8. 25% bad vs good here, but its true, there are defective ones for sure that can't be fixed no matter what you do..... So ya its true there are good ones and there are bad. You will know in the first 12 hours...
When you get a non defective one there awesome..

So back to my question, do you guys also feel like this phone is now dead to the market?
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mr mystery said:
So back to my question, do you guys also feel like this phone is now dead to the market?
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I hope not. Love my phone.
But I do see what you mean, ignored by skype and Oovoo up until recently.

blestsol said:
I hope not. Love my phone.
But I do see what you mean, ignored by skype and Oovoo up until recently.
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Don't get me wrong I love my g2x as well, just bothered by the app support that doesn't appear to be changing.
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It's upsetting, because this phone blows the Sensation away
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mr mystery said:
So back to my question, do you guys also feel like this phone is now dead to the market?
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I'd have to say yes. Not only with the general market, but also on the development side. I can't see anyone else doing development for the G2x other than the great devs we already have.
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blestsol said:
I hope not. Love my phone.
But I do see what you mean, ignored by skype and Oovoo up until recently.
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Oovoo on g2x has long been working. Skype ignores all tegra 2 devices not just g2x.
We only have few devs, especially if you came from hd2. Plus, we have had a lot of whiners few months back.
This past days, g2x forums in rootzwiki has been very active, even devs post their builds there first than here.
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Considering I'll never use Netflix or Skype, no, the G2x is not dead to the world. There are still what, 12 billion apps that can be used?
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Don't get me wrong I love my g2x as well, just bothered by the app support that doesn't appear to be changing.
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What app support? 3 programs? That's basis for the "APP WORLD HAS ABANDONED THE G2X?" Come on! Give me a break. I'm sure all the apps your heart is missing will soon enough be working on your phone.
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jose makalolot said:
Oovoo on g2x has long been working. Skype ignores all tegra 2 devices not just g2x.
We only have few devs, especially if you came from hd2. Plus, we have had a lot of whiners few months back.
This past days, g2x forums in rootzwiki has been very active, even devs post their builds there first than here.
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Oovoo didnt work for me for a minute. Even when I was stock it said device not supported.
It was only a few updates ago where I seen it say now supports G2x.

blestsol said:
Oovoo didnt work for me for a minute. Even when I was stock it said device not supported.
It was only a few updates ago where I seen it say now supports G2x.
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I've done a video chat using ooVoo twice on my G2X, after that, it just stopped working. It loads up, and the interface is EXTREMELY slow!

dkb218 said:
Considering I'll never use Netflix or Skype, no, the G2x is not dead to the world. There are still what, 12 billion apps that can be used?
What app support? 3 programs? That's basis for the "APP WORLD HAS ABANDONED THE G2X?" Come on! Give me a break. I'm sure all the apps your heart is missing will soon enough be working on your phone.
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3 of the most sought after and usable apps friend. Give me a break thanks.
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Ics discussion/speculation

Well , other phones have this so i think we should too! I like reading other peoples thoughts on when ics is gonna be released even if its a random guess. i think by the end of this month is my estimate.

We will get it when everyone else in the world has it....
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I quickly learned the skyrocket is red headed step child... when I bought this device..... I wouldn't be surprised if we never get it
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WhatzinyourphonE said:
I quickly learned the skyrocket is red headed step child... when I bought this device..... I wouldn't be surprised if we never get it
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I find your lack of faith disturbing.

Well the t989 got it today, so I think we might actually get sometime this week, if not next week hope fully, at least this shows Rogers isn't waiting for the release of the s3 to update its existing galaxy line
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I think so too if t mobile can do it then why is att so far behind especially since there's been 2 leaks and from what ive read the second is all the way functional except a few bugs so what's taking so long

Yeah, hopefully this week or next. I see no reason why not. T-Mo SII just got it through Kies, so there is def SII love. US SIII just isn't groundbreaking.

Will this be an OTA we have to manually retreive or a Kies update? Im half wondering if Kies will give it to us right now.

I hope it gets here soon, I'm so utterly disgusted with the lack of features and performance in mine that I'm already ready to go back to an iPhone. The only reason I bought it was because my iPhone 4 was stolen and the AT&T sales rep said ICS was coming out "next week", this was nearly two months ago.

digitalmaniak3k said:
I hope it gets here soon, I'm so utterly disgusted with the lack of features and performance in mine that I'm already ready to go back to an iPhone. The only reason I bought it was because my iPhone 4 was stolen and the AT&T sales rep said ICS was coming out "next week", this was nearly two months ago.
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lack of features? which features might those be?
As far as performance goes, the skyrocket is no slouch.

bp787 said:
lack of features? which features might those be?
As far as performance goes, the skyrocket is no slouch.
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Last I checked only the galaxy S3 and like 1 other phone were better, am I wrong?
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digitalmaniak3k said:
I hope it gets here soon, I'm so utterly disgusted with the lack of features and performance in mine that I'm already ready to go back to an iPhone. The only reason I bought it was because my iPhone 4 was stolen and the AT&T sales rep said ICS was coming out "next week", this was nearly two months ago.
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Ooh boy..
More of this

Fragmentation.

Lack of features aka I can't find them cuz they aren't on the home screen or plastered to my face
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hey, I'm not here to start anything, I wasted $200 on this thing because it's just not right for my usage. I have to restart it several times a day because it locks up, the stock browser is a joke, I'm forced to use Dolphin which I hate to access my company portal (hey, I didn't use Safari on my iPhone, but Safari did work for that) It won't ring, I never get notifications of text messages or voicemail, I drive over 200 miles a day so having music to listen to is important, and I had to dust off my old iPod for that, I had the TomTom app on my iPhone and since I travel out of my service area regularly I cant trust the navigation that came with the Samsung because it constantly loses GPS signal, so I had to buy a TomTom. I honestly thought my phone was broken so I took it back but the guy in the store said there was nothing wrong with my phone. I used to use Foursquare but the GPS is so off that every time I check in anywhere it says I'm too far away. Oh, and my battery only gives me about three hours off the charger.

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Lack of features aka I can't find them cuz they aren't on the home screen or plastered to my face
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Haha! Epic!
But honestly this is taking way too long to get the "official" ICS out... not complaining just an observation.
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digitalmaniak3k said:
hey, I'm not here to start anything, I wasted $200 on this thing because it's just not right for my usage. I have to restart it several times a day because it locks up, the stock browser is a joke, I'm forced to use Dolphin which I hate to access my company portal (hey, I didn't use Safari on my iPhone, but Safari did work for that) It won't ring, I never get notifications of text messages or voicemail, I drive over 200 miles a day so having music to listen to is important, and I had to dust off my old iPod for that, I had the TomTom app on my iPhone and since I travel out of my service area regularly I cant trust the navigation that came with the Samsung because it constantly loses GPS signal, so I had to buy a TomTom. I honestly thought my phone was broken so I took it back but the guy in the store said there was nothing wrong with my phone. I used to use Foursquare but the GPS is so off that every time I check in anywhere it says I'm too far away. Oh, and my battery only gives me about three hours off the charger.
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Then you just have a faulty phone bro...
Cool story

crixley said:
Then you just have a faulty phone bro...
Cool story
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AT&T and Samsung disagree.

digitalmaniak3k said:
AT&T and Samsung disagree.
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Well maybe you're just "special"
Go back to an iPhone, they're good for people who can't figure things out

crixley said:
Well maybe you're just "special"
Go back to an iPhone, they're good for people who can't figure things out
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Wow you're a ****. And I mean that with the most disgusted inflection that word allows for, jackass.
To the other guy; your phone is faulty. It just is. You're the consumer, you payed for a product that isn't delivering. You're going to need to whine and ***** about it, make it a big of enough deal; don't take no for an answer.
They're retail stores, switching out used devices isn't really their forte. (If you had a faulty iPhone you'd still need to make a big deal about it before getting it switched).
You have a great phone, trust me and everyone else here who knows phones. Yours is faulty; the Skyrocket is an incredibly powerful device.

HTC ThunderBolt ICS Update Testing in Final Stages, Roll Out by End of October?

Oh I really hope this is accurate...
gottabemobile.com/2012/10/11/htc-thunderbolt-ice-cream-sandwich-update-roll-out/
HTC ThunderBolt ICS Update Testing in Final Stages, Roll Out by End of October?
Adam Mills — 10/11/2012
The HTC ThunderBolt Ice Cream Sandwich update that has been delayed since the end of August, might finally roll out to ThunderBolt owners by the end of October.
We received a tip today from a reader who says that Verizon informed them, through a phone call, that the HTC ThunderBolt Ice Cream Sandwich update is in the final stages of testing and that Verizon currently plans to roll it out by the end of October.
The person is a HTC ThunderBolt owner who sent Verizon an email venting frustration over the Ice Cream Sandwich delay. And much to their surprise, Verizon called them and relayed the above information. It’s unclear at this point whether Verizon has begun telling other inquiring HTC ThunderBolt owners something similar or if this person just so happened to get information they weren’t supposed to.
So at this point, while this seems to be pretty credible, HTC ThunderBolt owners will still want to circle the month of October in pencil but we wouldn’t get excited just yet.
Read: HTC ThunderBolt Ice Cream Sandwich Update: Time for a Decision.
It appears that the HTC ThunderBolt ICS update might roll out this month.
That’s because there is always a possibility that something might go wrong in testing, delaying the software even further than it already has been delayed. We know HTC and Verizon have been working on this update since the delay back in August and it appears that we could be closer than ever to a decision on the update.
As of now, HTC and Verizon remain mum on the whereabouts of the update, only saying that the software is being worked on and that they would provide more information as it becomes available. We assume that this is because the update is still in testing, again possibly in the final stages, and because they haven’t yet determined an official roll out date.
Read: List of Broken Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Promises Could Grow.
Unfortunately, we haven’t heard anything in regards to the Droid Incredible 2 Ice Cream Sandwich update, an update that was delayed alongside the HTC ThunderBolt ICS update, though we imagine that HTC and Verizon are currently working on that one as well.
At the very least, the silence means that they still haven’t cancelled the update and if today’s rumor proves fruitful, it may actually roll out to ThunderBolt owners at some point this month.
We’ll keep digging and update you on what we find.
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I suppose we will see.
I don't even care for the OTA... I only care for the sources to make our development easier and working properly.
There's always that possibility... it could roll out tomorrow even. I don't think anyone really knows. But I, as well, hope it is released very soon.
I believe Verizon is the hold up, so I can see where this article could be true.
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At this point they can take their update and such and put 'em where the sun don't shine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Period!
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Verizon called a customer to tell them this?
Uhmmmmmmmmmm.
Unless that customer was the CEO of some major fortune 500 company, I have my doubts.
But we shall see.

TBH, this is all based on an unnamed user's claim that VZW called him (really?) to tell him about the update... sounds like BS to me. oh well though, i hope it's true.

total bull.
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plambda said:
total bull.
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+1 lol
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I bet someone made all that crap up just to see if people would post it on the internet. I might have believed it if they said they received an email stating that they were almost finished testing but even that would probably be bull coming from Verizon. It doesn't make sense that they delayed the update and haven't said one word about it unless they intend on not pushing it out.
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This just takes advantage of TB owners who are salivating for our rightful upgrade. We're running on fumes; that's why articles like this get published.
I only care about the OTA insofar as the camera and other functionality is concerned. I have a 4 month old son -- my first. I need my camera!
Duely blundered from my thunderdolt.

yeah....
I just had the fight of my life with Verizon, trying to make them give me the money they mistakenly charged on my credit card. Based on my experience and those of other people I know, I can't imagine that Verizon would do anything so customer-centered as this. As much as I would love to believe this, this has to be a fairy tale...and one that isn't likely to have a happy ending.
~Slim

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I just had the fight of my life with Verizon, trying to make them give me the money they mistakenly charged on my credit card. Based on my experience and those of other people I know, I can't imagine that Verizon would do anything so customer-centered as this. As much as I would love to believe this, this has to be a fairy tale...and one that isn't likely to have a happy ending.
~Slim
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You too? I just finished a 2 day war with them over changing the devices on my plan and keeping unlimited. I'm an 11 year customer, but lost that war. They are @#$*&%$. This topic is the biggest BS that I've seen in the bolt section for awhile, and yes, doesn't look like this will end well, I agree.

Did it annoy anyone else when they say ThunderBolt? Maybe it's just me being OCD, lol

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Did it annoy anyone else when they say ThunderBolt? Maybe it's just me being OCD, lol
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Yes. In official (VZW or HTC) print, the bolt is either a capital "T" followed by lowercase letters, or all uppercase. The name of the phone is intended to be a single word, not two. Whoever started doing or perpetuates the "ThunderBolt" iteration of the name, because I've seen it that way on numerous android related websites, needs to stop it, it's unnecessary and visually annoying. If you were being OCD, that makes two of us.

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You too? I just finished a 2 day war with them over changing the devices on my plan and keeping unlimited. I'm an 11 year customer, but lost that war. They are @#$*&%$. This topic is the biggest BS that I've seen in the bolt section for awhile, and yes, doesn't look like this will end well, I agree.
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Dang, now I'm scared. I'm about to buy a Rezound off craigslist. Been about a 6 or 7 year customer. On unlimited data right now, Do you think I should try and get this phone and try to switch devices on my contract?

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Dang, now I'm scared. I'm about to buy a Rezound off craigslist. Been about a 6 or 7 year customer. On unlimited data right now, Do you think I should try and get this phone and try to switch devices on my contract?
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If you obtain your own device, VZW has absolutely no issue switching your device on your plan and letting you keep unlimited, I asked several store reps. And a phone Rep. About that very issue when I was thinking of getting an S3. If you supply/obtain your own equipment (VZW smartphone, not bought through VZW at a subsidized/renewal price) there's no problem. My issue is that I wanted to remove a dumbphone from my plan and it's the primary line. I can't do that and keep unlimited data on my smartphone line, so I'm stuck paying for a dumbphone I don't use to keep unlimited... Grrr

That makes two of us. They are such trolls!!!!
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If you obtain your own device, VZW has absolutely no issue switching your device on your plan and letting you keep unlimited, I asked several store reps. And a phone Rep. About that very issue when I was thinking of getting an S3. If you supply/obtain your own equipment (VZW smartphone, not bought through VZW at a subsidized/renewal price) there's no problem. My issue is that I wanted to remove a dumbphone from my plan and it's the primary line. I can't do that and keep unlimited data on my smartphone line, so I'm stuck paying for a dumbphone I don't use to keep unlimited... Grrr
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Wow!! You'd think that they would work to keep long-time customers happy. There are people there that can bend and/or break their so called "rules". I've actually had them do so before. However, most of the the people you'll speak to have no authority and/or have no idea what they are talking about. That's why when I encounter a problem requiring a call to Verizon, I immediately ask for a manager and refuse to speak to anyone else until I get someone who can actually make decisions. They do exist but are few and far between...
This is all really disappointing. I sincerely hope that one of the other carriers gives me a compelling reason to switch (ie expanded coverage area & better valued plans). If so, I'm jumping ship just as soon as I possibly can.
~Slim

If that is true that would make a lot of people in the Bolt community happy. I am running Liquids ICS, but having all the right coding would make his rom run even better.
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There should be a "30 minutes or less" type situation with carriers and ETA's on updates so they stop straight up lying, and if they get caught we get some sort of incentive. Seriously how many times have we heard "end of this month for sure" and then another two months go by with no word, and not just with the Thunderbolt. I've learned a long time ago not to trust them with dates anymore since they've lost all credibility in giving accurate ETA's, but this needs to stop, it's just getting annoying.

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Dang, now I'm scared. I'm about to buy a Rezound off craigslist. Been about a 6 or 7 year customer. On unlimited data right now, Do you think I should try and get this phone and try to switch devices on my contract?
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HTC Rezound is an wonderful device!! It has been on ICS OTA since August. You'll love it!