There isn't a day that goes by that people dont complain about this phone. It seems that every since the bleeding issue has been addressed people have been finding the tiniest things to get mad about. Some things can be fixed through software fixes/roms and some things you just simply return the device for if you can't fix it yourself. Some things are just your imagination lol. The device in my opinion is doing good to be out for almost a month. Maybe I'm just tired of hearing people let the negative outweigh the positive. Honestly if you didn't want the issues you should have waited a couple months after the launch. This is the first phone I bought on the day it launched. I expected issues...nothing is perfect but with these roms coming out its starting to become a perfect device in my eyes. Once Faux123 cooks us a kernel there shouldn't be any complaints left.
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Totally agree
Yes, what is even more annoying is that each "issue" has two dozen threads dedicated to it. Making it impossible for anyone to make any headway.
How about a single "battery issues and solutions" thread?
A single "LCD bleed" thread.
A single "random reboot" thread.
Can you imagine how much better this forum would be? Maybe the mods could merge threads and do this, but it's probably too far gone at this point to implement some organization.
Currently, every time someone has one of those issues, they start a whole new f-ing thread.
mapin0518 said:
Yes, what is even more annoying is that each "issue" has two dozen threads dedicated to it. Making it impossible for anyone to make any headway.
How about a single "battery issues and solutions" thread?
A single "LCD bleed" thread.
A single "random reboot" thread.
Can you imagine how much better this forum would be? Maybe the mods could merge threads and do this, but it's probably too far gone at this point to implement some organization.
Currently, every time someone has one of those issues, they start a whole new f-ing thread.
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Agreed. So expect more to come.
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mapin0518 said:
Yes, what is even more annoying is that each "issue" has two dozen threads dedicated to it. Making it impossible for anyone to make any headway.
How about a single "battery issues and solutions" thread?
A single "LCD bleed" thread.
A single "random reboot" thread.
Can you imagine how much better this forum would be? Maybe the mods could merge threads and do this, but it's probably too far gone at this point to implement some organization.
Currently, every time someone has one of those issues, they start a whole new f-ing thread.
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Man... ain't that the truth
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Agree. I for one have not a single issue except wifi fighting with data sometimes..
Gps rocks
Camera rocks even though before clicking this thread I saw " camera sucks thread"
Video camera rocks
Screen is awesome (dont bring up backlight)
Good memory
Fast ass phone
Sturdy hardware
good looking
Already a leaked gingerbread build within 2 weeks
Cm roms
This phone is the **** meng..
smashpunks said:
Agree. I for one have not a single issue except wifi fighting with data sometimes..
Gps rocks
Camera rocks even though before clicking this thread I saw " camera sucks thread"
Video camera rocks
Screen is awesome (dont bring up backlight)
Good memory
Fast ass phone
Sturdy hardware
good looking
Already a leaked gingerbread build within 2 weeks
Cm roms
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I disable data when I turn wifi on. It only fights it sometimes when I leave both on.
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I'm running the new eagleblood rom based off gingerbread this phone is faster than before. Backlight was a issue till I found one with minimal to none. Everything has a fix. Stop complaining and fix it. Your on XDA.
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charlieb620 said:
I'm running the new eagleblood rom based off gingerbread this phone is faster than before. Backlight was a issue till I found one with minimal to none. Everything has a fix. Stop complaining and fix it. Your on XDA.
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Op - I know at one point you were planning on returning the g2x and wait for sensation. Glad that you have got one that doesn't have that much bleeding and you are happy with it
For me personally this device rocks in all aspects except for the slight lcd bleeding I have. Any other software issues will be addressed by our awesome devs. I just hope LG address this lcd bleeding.
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+1 everyone being WAY too picky.
100% of the people are under a FULL REFUND period still. Rather than b*tch and whine, return the thing and get something else. Why cause so much stress you have to whine on an online forum about it instead of just returning the thing for 100% your money back? Sounds like gluttony for punishment to me; would rather waste 5-10min complaining than rectify the situation and be done with it by getting something else. Tmobile has plenty of other good android phones.
The blacklight bleed is not that big an issue. Anyone running their backlight at 100% all of the time to complain about it has bigger issues like going 4 hours on a charge. No one should need to set the backlight at 100% for anything besides trying to kill your battery for some reason.
And if LG does fix the issue EVERYONE has a 1 year warranty on the phone despite the return period to swap it for a "fixed" one. There is absolutely nothing that warrants the dozens of threads about it blocking other meaningful discussions.
kirdroid said:
Op - I know at one point you were planning on returning the g2x and wait for sensation. Glad that you have got one that doesn't have that much bleeding and you are happy with it
For me personally this device rocks in all aspects except for the slight lcd bleeding I have. Any other software issues will be addressed by our awesome devs. I just hope LG address this lcd bleeding.
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Yea I was to the point of no return. I just kept bothering tmobile until I felt as though I got a device that was satisfsctory. My friend works for them so when he gets his sensation from training class ill mess around with it to see if its worth the hype.
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+1 everyone being WAY too picky.
100% of the people are under a FULL REFUND period still. Rather than b*tch and whine, return the thing and get something else. Why cause so much stress you have to whine on an online forum about it instead of just returning the thing for 100% your money back? Sounds like gluttony for punishment to me; would rather waste 5-10min complaining than rectify the situation and be done with it by getting something else. Tmobile has plenty of other good android phones.
The blacklight bleed is not that big an issue. Anyone running their backlight at 100% all of the time to complain about it has bigger issues like going 4 hours on a charge. No one should need to set the backlight at 100% for anything besides trying to kill your battery for some reason.
And if LG does fix the issue EVERYONE has a 1 year warranty on the phone despite the return period to swap it for a "fixed" one. There is absolutely nothing that warrants the dozens of threads about it blocking other meaningful discussions.
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I still have 16 days left so my decision is still on the air. Phone still looks new. Right now I'm keeping it, but anything can happen. Who knows more roms may come out. I'm happy with it. I bought times of accessories so if do go somewhere else the accessories will be up for grabs.
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So far this has been the best Android device I have ever used and I have used many. Luckily I do not have a single problem with this phone. My WiFi works great and never fights with data. I get 30mbs download speeds and 10mbs upload speeds while on WiFi. I get 7mbs download and 2mbs upload on 4G. My GPS locks within 3 seconds and is accurate to 5 feet. I am running the stock software with the pre-dexopt patch using Launcher Pro and this phone flies through everything. It plays every game at high frame rates and Flash runs buttery smooth. I never thought I would use a Android phone that didn't lag but this phone hasn't lagged once. I can honestly say that I am extremely happy and in my opinion this is the best device available in the US right now. The only device that will dethrone it is the SGII which I will be getting and give the G2X to my wife. For those who think the Sensation will be better than the G2x.....HAHAHAHAHAHAH
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So far this has been the best Android device I have ever used and I have used many. Luckily I do not have a single problem with this phone. My WiFi works great and never fights with data. I get 30mbs download speeds and 10mbs upload speeds while on WiFi. I get 7mbs download and 2mbs upload on 4G. My GPS locks within 3 seconds and is accurate to 5 feet. I am running the stock software with the pre-dexopt patch using Launcher Pro and this phone flies through everything. It plays every game at high frame rates and Flash runs buttery smooth. I never thought I would use a Android phone that didn't lag but this phone hasn't lagged once. I can honestly say that I am extremely happy and in my opinion this is the best device available in the US right now. The only device that will dethrone it is the SGII which I will be getting and give the G2X to my wife. For those who think the Sensation will be better than the G2x.....HAHAHAHAHAHAH
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This phone is far superior to my G1. As long as it just runs with no errors, I'm good.
.....or it could be that many of the first release devices had major issues and people have come to rely on the excellent folks here at XDA to help them. I know that many also moved from the HD2 to a full time android device and there has been growing pains.
I had a POS one, swapped it and am very happy now.
Thanks again to all great people here at XDA that have helped me make the adjustment from WM.
Reading is the key!
Just my personal opinion, but it does seem like they rushed out the 2.2 build. I worked as a sales rep for T-Mobile (today was my last day), so I had to see the dark side of the user experience more since people would come to me with troubleshooting issues. It just doesn't have the polish that I would expect from a 2.2 ROM. Most times it would fly, but occasionally it would hang when switching apps, be slow to respond, and sometimes outright crash for no reason. That said, almost all the stability issues I've had were fixed when I flashed the Gingerbread leak, and I didn't even wipe before flashing (I was naughty).
Seems to me like they intended to ship it with 2.3 but ran short on time. Instead they took the ROM they had for the O2x, got rid of their UI changes and hobbled it onto the G2x with the intention of updating it quickly. For that reason, I told the customers that came into my store with stability issues to wait for the update, but if it doesn't come before their return period is up (30 days here in California) to go ahead and return it. I fully expect that update to come before June 20th.
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Yes, what is even more annoying is that each "issue" has two dozen threads dedicated to it. Making it impossible for anyone to make any headway.
How about a single "battery issues and solutions" thread?
A single "LCD bleed" thread.
A single "random reboot" thread.
Can you imagine how much better this forum would be? Maybe the mods could merge threads and do this, but it's probably too far gone at this point to implement some organization.
Currently, every time someone has one of those issues, they start a whole new f-ing thread.
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more than a dozen! lol. It's ridiculous.. especially when someone is in a direct thread like rooting.. "How do I root?" Ugh.. read the stupid OP of the thread you are in!!! "uh, I'm getting an error." - "Follow the directions in the OP" - "Great thanks! It worked!"
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here's the kicker... You see, I'm a NEW android/smartphone user. This is my first smartphone. I came from using a razr just for phone calls, for the last 4+ yrs.
I thought the g2x is the next best thing to sliced bread. I love it. I got mine on the day it was launched, the first run of phones.. It has slight screen bleed.. so what. I would have never noticed it unless someone said something. I thought about returning the phone to get a different one because "heck, everyone else was complaining"... and I was like.. why would I do that? The phone works fine.. nothing wrong with it... and I'll probably get one that has more probs.
So I kept the phone. Battery life? As someone else said... on every single other forum where a new phone comes out... that's the #1 talked about topic. "Battery life sucks! Battery life sucks!" Now after talking to a few folks, do I see there is a problem for a few people.. absolutely. If you're phone has apps frozen, nothing running, you set it down on the table.. pick it up a cpl hours later and it has dropped 25%... ya, major problem. A few guys are seeing a drop down to a dead battery in 8hrs, with almost zero usage. A phone call or 2 and litearlly a few txt msgs. There is somethihng seriously wrong. BUT there are others that are using their phone all day long.. txting all day.. screwing battery usage with using ATK 30x a day, etc.. and they are complaining about battery life of 8hrs when they are using their phone like a computer. Stupid.
I have talked to multiple guys about their battery usage... they started off complaining... Then as we discussed in PMs... they admitted.. "Ya I guess I do use the phone a lot. I'm literally texting all day long." WTF!?!? Duhhhhhhhhhh
lol... I seriously believe that around 75% of the battery complaints are idiots using the crap out of their phone... and wondering what is going on...
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I totally agree...way too much complaining. And I LOVE that we now have a thread for complaining about the complaint threads. I know, I'm twisty...but I love it.
I agree. I was just looking at the pictures posted in one of those other threads of the screen bleed. They are all mostly like mine. One, with a sqiggly line, did look really bad. But really, I do not see the bleed in everyday use. At all.( Edit: And I am a 100% brightness sorta guy) Someone was griping about how they can't see it in use, but boy when 2,3 comes out and that bar turns black....oh boy am I gonna be mad!! Wow.
Mine activated early yesterday morning. I am amazed at this thing...
I may totally regret saying this, but other than the screen bleed "issue", this thing has been perfect for me. Just lucky I guess.
No reboots, wifi seems to work perfect, great data speeds and clear crisp calls. So far. My call reception was awful on Metropcs.
Again I may regret saying this. I have seen a couple of posts where people say they started having issues after a week or so.
Am I the only one having a problem free experience?
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Credit to KeePeeR26 who posted the link in another thread. I think it deserves it's own thread and the mods should consider making it a sticky. I signed the petition and I was the 27th. If we all sign it maybe it'll get LG's attention when it's picked up by the blogs and media. The five of you that have phone's with no problems don't need to sign.
http://www.petitiononline.com/LGO2XPrb/petition.html
First......
Most of the issues will be resolved with the update that is already is progress. Haven't you seen the gingerbread preview? Only thing it wouldn't fix is probably screen bleed.
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kangxi said:
Most of the issues will be resolved with the update that is already is progress.
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And the Gingerbread update is being coded by the same LG experts that created the original O2X and G2X s/w. Allowing the O2X problems to carry over to a phone launched six months later doesn't give me a lot of confidence in LG. I really am hoping the 2.3.3 update makes the phone stable but indulge my skepticism until we actually get the ROM and see the improvements.
Seems to me they took the critics of the O2X to heart and switched to plain Android to prevent future criticism. They probably basically switched to Gingerbread development after that, meaning the G2X has the same buggy drivers that the O2X had.
"Our smartphone freezes and often reboots in a kind of loop. We can only remove and reinsert the battery to have a working phone again." is the main cause for the petition? Yeah that's definitely an issue I haven't had yet. Wifi knocking out 4G? Thats annoying as hell.
I havnt seen any issues other than screen bleed and some touch screen issues. Cm7 even at its infant state improved the overall feel of the phone and fixed the touch issues I was having. The biggest complaint I see are reboots and battery problems. Reboots are most likely hardware issues. You should return your phone. Battery issues are more often than not the fault of the user. I bet if you took a poll across the android phones on xda I would put battery issues as the number one issue for android.
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I must have the one in 100000 of these G2x 's My uptime is 175 hours an 6 minutes. MYphone just plain an simply works! An left to work this morning at 730am its 440 pm an i have 71% battery left. Only thing that bothers me is speakers need to be louder, an I want a damn Otterbox defender case!!!
It's been 2 weeks sense I got the phone and I'm not counting the screen bleed, dead pixel, random revolts. Today all of the sadden the phone is in my pocket an I felt its very hot I look at the phone ant its stock and looping the LG logo and turning off and turning on and no matter what I did its still the same looping it got so hot it was burning my hands do I took the battery off and and it is going back to T-Mobile and I know u guys want to defend your phones noo its good its perfect butt you'll see that this phones are manufacturing defect and I almost sold my Nexus s.
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Are you looking for sympathy?
Mi g2x is badass... Minimal screen bleed, zero restarts, good battery life, no problems at all...I LOVE IT!!!
G2X
Tee try to defend your purchase this phone is **** and I recomended to my friends when I got it they bought it and were having problems too wifi screen bleed reboots and so on I had lots of phones and this is the worst manufactured crap
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All of u guys who is defending u accepting this garbage to have screen bleeds and so many defects I was in your shoes too
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I gotta say my g2x is the ish. So maybe you got a dud just exchange it for a new one
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Gongrats anyway it's a fast phone with too many defects u will see in days
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just exchange it or return it and move on. why start a thread?
The only defect I had in 14 days was that it wasn't waterproof. But yeah, my bad.
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Gongrats anyway it's a fast phone with too many defects u will see in days
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thanks for sharing the battery experience. I don't know why people are getting on you for posting this. I mean, this is a forum for g2x, right? this guy has a problem with his g2x and he's sharing the experience. nothing wrong with that. it seems like some people are just fanboys for the phone. if you don't like seeing complaint posts and criticism about your phone, then why are in a forum?
anyways. i exchanged my phone 4 times and all of them had minor screen bleed. but I didn't experience any reboots or battery overheat issue.
Thanx C19932 I loved the phone too its the fastest but it doesn't mean it has to have so many problems. I tough about exchanging but I read here all the people exchanged still have problems, and I paid full price for it that's how I like the phones
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thanks for sharing the battery experience. I don't know why people are getting on you for posting this. I mean, this is a forum for g2x, right? this guy has a problem with his g2x and he's sharing the experience. nothing wrong with that. it seems like some people are just fanboys for the phone. if you don't like seeing complaint posts and criticism about your phone, then why are in a forum?
anyways. i exchanged my phone 4 times and all of them had minor screen bleed. but I didn't experience any reboots or battery overheat issue.
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It's, I think, the later responses that pretty much assume everybody will have these problems and/or are ignoring them altogether that are getting to some posters.
I had to go to the store for an exchange as well. You're not the only one experiencing problems, and people can't act like you are.
Cool story bro.
samomamo said:
It's been 2 weeks sense I got the phone and I'm not counting the screen bleed, dead pixel, random revolts. Today all of the sadden the phone is in my pocket an I felt its very hot I look at the phone ant its stock and looping the LG logo and turning off and turning on and no matter what I did its still the same looping it got so hot it was burning my hands do I took the battery off and and it is going back to T-Mobile and I know u guys want to defend your phones noo its good its perfect butt you'll see that this phones are manufacturing defect and I almost sold my Nexus s.
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I got a G2X day it came out and I love it. No issues. I had a Vibrant and I would never buy a Samsung product again. For everyone waiting for the next Samsung phone just make sure you love whatever OS it comes with because no matter what Google releases after you will never get it.
samomamo said:
Tee try to defend your purchase this phone is **** and I recomended to my friends when I got it they bought it and were having problems too wifi screen bleed reboots and so on I had lots of phones and this is the worst manufactured crap
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Dude i know your were your coming from but you have to relize that just because YOUR G2X was a complete dud doesnt mean all G2X are like that.and dont say im just defending the G2X because i DON'T have it, its just the way it is they're are always going to be bad apples in the bunch especially during the first batch... dont believe me go to other phones sections.. but yeah man that does suck hope you get your money back or atleast a replacement...
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You got a bad one just like I had 3 of them until I found a good one. There is problems with this phone just like every other one. I had to exchange my Vibrant 4 times just to get a working GPS and had to exchange my N1 3 times for various reasons. I wouldn't say I'm rich but I have enough money to buy any phone I want and I chose to buy this one for the time being. I chose it for a couple of reasons. The DEV support its going to receive and its the quickest phone on the market. I have no doubt in my mind that I am going to buy the SGII if it gets to Tmobile but I can tell you right now, once I get rid of this phone, I wont make a thread crying about it. I am no fanboy for any device and I am not loyal to any particular manufacturer so I could give a **** less what you say about the G2X just as long as you use English the next time you start ranting.
By the way, my G2X has no problems but my first 3 did. This is the best Android device I have ever used.
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mine had screen bleed so tmobile gave me a new one , this new one has less screen bleed , this new one had the same problem that youre describing , just turn off the phone by removing the battery , put it in again , hold down the vol down button then hold down the power button at the same time , it should enter factory reset mode , there it should boot again normally , been working fine so far.
its a buggy phone, but its the software fault not the hardware, gingerbread should fix the problem , i would like it to have honeycomb instead of gingerbread though.
Thanx all of u, u guys are the best. Thanx for responding
I'm on my second G2X but since rooting and freezing the T-mobile junk this is by far the best phone I've ever had. Before this I was a hardcore Nokia user.
From what I've read the first batch of phones was bad but it would seen that these are getting fixed. Case in point is the screen bleed, my first phone was awful but this one has none and I know of 3 others who have no bleed either.
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Hello everyone.
Now I know you guys are probably pretty sick of these reviews by now, and I can't say I blame you.
However, I just got my G2x Yesterday and felt that I would share my experiences thus far... from a developers point of view.
I'll throw some common topics out here real quick:
Screen Bleed : Minimal on the lower right corner when brightness is 50% or higher when in the dark on a dark background. Therefore, negligible.
Random Reboots : No random reboot so far at all, both of my G2x's charged through the night just fine.
Wifi: Wifi seems just fine. I saw some complaints that the signal was weak, etc. I have not noticed this at all, and the signal strength is comparable to my Epic4g.
For the dates on the phones:
Phone 1: 05/06/2011
Phone 2: 05/06/2011
I have been running CM7 on them both flawlessly so far, waiting for some of the bugs to popup so I can fix them
The phone is VERY fast, responsive and does everything I throw at it. (It also makes my Epic feel like a G1 in comparison.)
So far I am very impressed. I may have gotten a good batch, or something. But so far I have no run into any of the problems that I've seen posted by others.
Off-topic. T-Mobile's data network blows Sprint away 10x over.
Don't apologise for this thread. It definately is appreciated by many. Before I get anything like this I voraciously read up on it.These days if you're surprised by a bad product, it's on you. But others have to post about their experiences like you.You know there are people on the fence put off by the "issues". So your review will help balance their input.
And even though I have one, your positive objective review reinforces my belief that my issues are the exception.
I agree that this phone is awesome. Actually I agree with everything you said. Except apologising LOL.
I'm getting a replacement, and I'm using the phone today,actually feeling guilty that I'm exchanging it. It just works so well. But it still is acting up this morning. I really do have a hinky one.
So blah blah blah.....keep posting.
ickster said:
Don't apologise for this thread. It definately is appreciated by many. Before I get anything like this I voraciously read up on it.These days if you're surprised by a bad product, it's on you. But others have to post about their experiences like you.You know there are people on the fence put off by the "issues". So your review will help balance their input.
And even though I have one, your positive objective review reinforces my belief that my issues are the exception.
I agree that this phone is awesome. Actually I agree with everything you said. Except apologising LOL.
I'm getting a replacement, and I'm using the phone today,actually feeling guilty that I'm exchanging it. It just works so well. But it still is acting up this morning. I really do have a hinky one.
So blah blah blah.....keep posting.
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Haha
A small update: I did run into the CM7 bug regarding sound for the first time today. The sound stopped working completely, in all regards, and I had to reboot the phone to restore it.
This is a bug in CM7 as of nightly 34, so hopefully it may be fixed in the current code revisions. (I'll compile a copy in the next day or two)
I just got the G2x on Friday and the phone has been awesome! I also agree on the data thing, Sprint's 3g sucks.
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I just got the G2x on Friday and the phone has been awesome! I also agree on the data thing, Sprint's 3g sucks.
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That is an understatement. I couldn't even watch a youtube video on 3g before.
Welcome.. I was waiting for your review..
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Off-topic. T-Mobile's data network blows Sprint away 10x over.
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This.
I tested my friend's EVO next to my G2X in the same location. Both standing outside with WiMax turned on for her. I had 7Mb down and 2 up she had 2 down and SEVERELY capped up.
Indoors was even more pathetic for WiMax... I maintained the same speeds while her's dropped to edge-like.
Also I know people have been complaining about connectivity issues, but nothing can be farther from the truth with mine. The day I went to the T-Mo store to look at the phone, all 3 units they had turned on outperformed my G2 by at least 1Mb.
Then I decided that maybe the G2X's had newer SIMS, so we swapped. G2X still outperformed my G2.
The data on this thing is blazing fast. Even in my office where for some reason my phone decides to connect to edge by default, If I force it to H in the secret menu, its just as blazing.
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A small update: I did run into the CM7 bug regarding sound for the first time today. The sound stopped working completely, in all regards, and I had to reboot the phone to restore it.
This is a bug in CM7 as of nightly 34, so hopefully it may be fixed in the current code revisions. (I'll compile a copy in the next day or two)
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The Torchlight does that. Activate the LED flashlight and the audio goes bye-bye.
CM7's servers stopped producing nightlies because of bad drives. #34 is almost a week old and they are already out with CM7 RC0. The only way to get those updates are by using KANGS. I'm using Gigglebread and it works great (I believe the audio problem still exists but haven't tested it).
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The Torchlight does that. Activate the LED flashlight and the audio goes bye-bye.
CM7's servers stopped producing nightlies because of bad drives. #34 is almost a week old and they are already out with CM7 RC0. The only way to get those updates are by using KANGS. I'm using Gigglebread and it works great (I believe the audio problem still exists but haven't tested it).
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Well awesome that I know the LED flashlight causes that. I will refrain from ever using that again
However, that sounds like it is a kernel problem, and will likely be addressed in the future.
Users that updated their G2X to V21E, you getting any random reboots or freezing? Please report in this post. Thanks!
Nope not yet and seem overall faster, but only time will tell.
Is Wifi fixed?
Yea, the true test will be a couple of days of uptime...
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Been only a few hours guys. Take a day or 2 to test this out. Battery, WIFI, GPS, Reboots...etc
None so far... but the true test is when it's on my charger at night. So we will see...
None so far. Definitely noticeable increase in speed. No wifi or GPS issues yet either. Only bug so far is the 4g and signal status not switching to green indicating network connection to Google. Does on my N1.
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my phone sometimes freezes or becomes unresponsive to my fingers...
I will be flashing back to 2.2. I never had a single reboot in the 4 months I've had the phone and now in 3 hours since I have updated, the phone has rebooted 4 times and froze twice. Also, my GPS would lock in 10 seconds with 20 feet of accuracy and now its taking a couple minutes to lock with 100 feet of accuracy. I really hope this isn't the finished product.
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My phone froze once so far since I updated my g2x was once off the lucky ones with almost no issues I hope it dont continue
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no reboots, notice the same white 4g deal, not turning green though. Has anyone got superoneclick to work with this yet?
Call me crazy but I don't notice anymore screen bleed after all mine was very minimal
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skye206 said:
Call me crazy but I don't notice anymore screen bleed after all mine was very minimal
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Your crazy. ;-)
Is your phone set to Max brightness or is it on auto? If its on auto, I bet LG reprogrammed the code to dim the backlight more than it was before so people don't notice it as much. Mine has always been minimal but its still the same at max brightness. A software update ain't going to fix a hardware issue.
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I will be flashing back to 2.2. I never had a single reboot in the 4 months I've had the phone and now in 3 hours since I have updated, the phone has rebooted 4 times and froze twice. Also, my GPS would lock in 10 seconds with 20 feet of accuracy and now its taking a couple minutes to lock with 100 feet of accuracy. I really hope this isn't the finished product.
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you stink of troll filth...
I have not had a single problem and ive been on the update since literally the first post was made about the update... the only thing i keep getting is a gtalk authentication error but i figure most of apps in the update are not quite up to date nor do i really use gtalk lol
JHaste said:
you stink of troll filth...
I have not had a single problem and ive been on the update since literally the first post was made about the update... the only thing i keep getting is a gtalk authentication error but i figure most of apps in the update are not quite up to date nor do i really use gtalk lol
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That jrwingate6 guy is some sort of shill poster,
claims to love the phone,
the next day he hates it,
next day he says he is leaving the forum because he is selling it,
next day he is complaining that he is keeping it because he can not sell it, next day he is whining that he never has had a problem with the phone,
next day he is complaining that GB is never coming,
next day he is saying the G2x is being recalled and will never be sold on T-mobile again,
next day he is saying he just updated to GB but it sucks so he is going to need to remove it
And he continues. if he is not some sort of paid corporate troll....its a pity because he is working it hard.
jrwingate6, I called you on this before....its fine....if I see your reply you can assume, I passed it off as gar-bauge and moved on.
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That jrwingate6 guy is some sort of shill poster,
claims to love the phone,
the next day he hates it,
next day he says he is leaving the forum because he is selling it,
next day he is complaining that he is keeping it because he can not sell it, next day he is whining that he never has had a problem with the phone,
next day he is complaining that GB is never coming,
next day he is saying the G2x is being recalled and will never be sold on T-mobile again,
next day he is saying he just updated to GB but it sucks so he is going to need to remove it
And he continues. if he is not some sort of paid corporate troll....its a pity because he is working it hard.
jrwingate6, I called you on this before....its fine....if I see your reply you can assume, I passed it off as gar-bauge and moved on.
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ok so at least my sense of smell is still working
not to mention his sig says he's on the Sensation lol
Um, you guys know this is a test rom, right?
Yeah, not a single problem with the update. No reboots (never had them to begin with). This may not be the final GB but so fast I'm completely satisfied.
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tombaker1 said:
That jrwingate6 guy is some sort of shill poster,
And he continues. if he is not some sort of paid corporate troll....its a pity because he is working it hard.
jrwingate6, I called you on this before....its fine....if I see your reply you can assume, I passed it off as gar-bauge and moved on.
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OK, JR and I disagree more than we agree, and I'm sure he can defend himself but:
- claims to love the phone
He talks positively about aspects of it.
-the next day he hates it
He talks negatively about aspects of it.
-next day he says he is leaving the forum because he is selling it
He kept it because he got it free from T-Mobile and it does some things better than the Sensation.
-next day he is complaining that he is keeping it because he can not sell it, next day he is whining that he never has had a problem with the phone
I don't know where you pulled this from but it doesn't sound like JR
-next day he is complaining that GB is never coming
So?
-next day he is saying the G2x is being recalled and will never be sold on T-mobile again
Lots of rumors about this. JR tends to quote from a source though.
-next day he is saying he just updated to GB but it sucks so he is going to need to remove it
Too early to tell if others are going to experience the same thing.
Tom, you're the one that still believes the phone's not for sale on tmobile.com because it's so popular. You're no stranger to sharing and defending unique opinions so it's odd you chose to single out JR. You've gone after me too. I come here to hear different opinions. I can figure out which one's to believe without a self-appointed moderator telling me.
I came from the G2X because that phone was riddled with problems, but now it seems like I may have made a huge mistake. That phone's problems were nothing compared to the problems that I'm having with this phone and it seems to be getting worse.
The power button issue where at least two or three times a day, the home button is turning into a screen capture button. VERY annoying to have to deal with that, then go and delete all the stupid screen caps from the photo album.
Inability for the camera to focus on anything in macro/close up. I can't use any barcode apps, which I used to use all the time.
Complete loss of signal for no apparent reason until I toggle on/off airplane mode or restart about two or three times a week. EXTREMELY annoying and makes me miss important calls.
Phone freezing for no apparent reason in middle of a phone call.
The internet lag, which occurs when you're surfing and it takes 4-5 seconds to just connect and start downloading. I've never seen this with any previous smart phones.
These are only the major problems.
Are they planning to fix any of these problems? I have had some bad RMA issues in the past and would prefer not to get a crappy refurbished phone that's going to still have most, if not all of these issues (which all seem pretty wide spread).
Since I know that many of you are having these issues, what are you doing about them?
I don't have any of this issues and you should definitely consider getting an exchange for another Sensation.
I used to have a G2x too and 200% more happy with my Sensation.
What software version are you.running?
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I have never had any of these problems with my Sensation, I had a Galaxy S2 for a while before and couldn't be happier with with changing to the Sensation.
Does sound like a faulty phone to be honest.
govtcheez said:
I came from the G2X because that phone was riddled with problems, but now it seems like I may have made a huge mistake. That phone's problems were nothing compared to the problems that I'm having with this phone and it seems to be getting worse.
The power button issue where at least two or three times a day, the home button is turning into a screen capture button. VERY annoying to have to deal with that, then go and delete all the stupid screen caps from the photo album.
Inability for the camera to focus on anything in macro/close up. I can't use any barcode apps, which I used to use all the time.
Complete loss of signal for no apparent reason until I toggle on/off airplane mode or restart about two or three times a week. EXTREMELY annoying and makes me miss important calls.
Phone freezing for no apparent reason in middle of a phone call.
The internet lag, which occurs when you're surfing and it takes 4-5 seconds to just connect and start downloading. I've never seen this with any previous smart phones.
These are only the major problems.
Are they planning to fix any of these problems? I have had some bad RMA issues in the past and would prefer not to get a crappy refurbished phone that's going to still have most, if not all of these issues (which all seem pretty wide spread).
Since I know that many of you are having these issues, what are you doing about them?
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Unfortunately the problems you are describing are just part of the "fun" of owning a Sensation. This was without a doubt one of the worst purchases I have ever made, and I still cant believe HTC produced this phone. Its almost as if they fired the entire quality control department just to get these handsets out the door. Regardless, I feel bad that you (likely) spent $600 on an awful device like I did. I would suggest you try and sell it on Craigslist and then buy the new Nexus device next month. However, you will then need to deal with knowing you sold some poor sucker a total piece of sh*t....... Its really a 'lose/lose/ situation buddy, I feel for ya!
I came from the g2x as well. After two g2x s and the same problems with both, no GPS locking and **** battery life ( dead by 5pm ). This phone isn't the best but it's been an amazing phone for me. I think you just got a bad one.
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Root, get a lightweight ROM and run a screenshot fix
shooric said:
Root, get a lightweight ROM and run a screenshot fix
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Problem is then you are stuck with a crappy phone, AND you cant return it when it fails (again).
I think we have a possible lemon Sensation and a Nexus troll.
My phone is totally stock, and I have none of these problems. It purr's along like a 911 Carrera.
AudiHeel said:
I think we have a possible lemon Sensation and a Nexus troll.
My phone is totally stock, and I have none of these problems. It purr's along like a 911 Carrera.
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Right, either that or YOU just happen to be one of the few people without problems. Why dont you check back in with us in a few months to see how well your device is working out buddy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1114612
same problem....
I have the very same problem as this guy's Sensation like mine....
but the opposite!!!
Schwiiing!!!!!
Your probably the few unlucky ones.
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update your rom ota. that's the first thing i did with my phone. def. sounds like some software problems.
You definitely have a faulty unit and need an exchange.
The Optimus 2x and G2x are the worst Android devices of 2011. Riddled with random reboots, reboots by charging and battery pulls, quite frankly how anyone can see it differently is nuts.
AudiHeel said:
I think we have a possible lemon Sensation and a Nexus troll.
My phone is totally stock, and I have none of these problems. It purr's along like a 911 Carrera.
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Same here....guess I'm in the minority too.
Mine's more like a supercharged Vette though.
RussianBear said:
update your rom ota. that's the first thing i did with my phone. def. sounds like some software problems.
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That is VERY bad advice. The most recent OTA update actually caused many of the problems people are now experiencing. More specifically, the newest OTA update now causes random screenshots (when pressing home) and makes the touchscreen very unresponsive. If I could go back to the previous version I would, however you do lose some functionality by doing so.
As before, dont just take my advice. Spend a few minutes on this forum and you with find thousands of other users pulling their hair out after purchasing this phone. Regarding the issue that occurs after updating via OTA, I point you to the following thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1235382
Enjoy, and 'caveat emptor'.
Wow. After having my Sensation for a few months I'm shocked to see you're having all these issues. I've had a ton of smartphones dating back to the Treo 600 and this is the best I have ever had.
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jlczl said:
Wow. After having my Sensation for a few months I'm shocked to see you're having all these issues. I've had a ton of smartphones dating back to the Treo 600 and this is the best I have ever had.
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I had thought I would be raving about this phone to be honest. I was a blackberry user for well over 10 years, going waaay back to the RIM 850 (I bet most people reading this were YOUNG children when that came out!). In the early 2000's I began importing the original HTC windows mobile handsets for sale on ebay, and I have tested, sold, and used almost every "smartphone" released since then. About a year ago I finally came to the realization that the Blackberry platform was showing its age, so I began looking into Android. After a few months of going back and forth I bought the G2, and then a few months later I "upgraded" to the Sensation. BIG MISTAKE!!! Between the sluggish, battery hogging monster that is the Sense OS and the HORRIBLE build quality of this phone, nothing good has come out of this relationship. For the few that have had no problems with this phone, just wait, they will develop! For those who are toying with the idea of buying this phone JUST WALK AWAY. Unless you can get this phone for free, and unless you don't mind sending it back for repair (over and over and over) then looks elsewhere for your Android fix.
nothing wrong wit mine. completely stock but rooted. i love this phone....
You have a faulty handset. I have none of these problems. This phone is nothing short of amazing.
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Faulty phone. Mine has none if those issues. Rooted running stock Rom.
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