New G2x Owner! - T-Mobile LG G2x

So coming from my nexus that I have had pretty much since launch, I decided to get the G2x. And just wow. This thing is a beast. Totally outshines my poor old nexus! Love the camera and video recording. My only real annoyance with the phone is the fact that sometimes my data connection becomes active again while I'm connected to WiFi and slows any downloads or what not that I'm currently doing. All in all this thing is a beast, now I am just waiting to see how the batter holds up.

McFroger3 said:
So coming from my nexus that I have had pretty much since launch, I decided to get the G2x. And just wow. This thing is a beast. Totally outshines my poor old nexus! Love the camera and video recording. My only real annoyance with the phone is the fact that sometimes my data connection becomes active again while I'm connected to WiFi and slows any downloads or what not that I'm currently doing. All in all this thing is a beast, now I am just waiting to see how the batter holds up.
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Are you familiar with rooting?
If you are then remove my account and then data shouldn't come up willie on Wifi.
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Any Screen Bleed?? and What Date is On the Box..?

McFroger3 said:
So coming from my nexus that I have had pretty much since launch, I decided to get the G2x. And just wow. This thing is a beast. Totally outshines my poor old nexus! Love the camera and video recording. My only real annoyance with the phone is the fact that sometimes my data connection becomes active again while I'm connected to WiFi and slows any downloads or what not that I'm currently doing. All in all this thing is a beast, now I am just waiting to see how the batter holds up.
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Same here. I switched from my Nexus One a couple weeks ago. I'm really liking this new phone tho. Its blazing fast. Battery life could be better and I miss my colored trackball but other than that this phone is great. I've noticed a few very vocal naysayers here in this forum but don't let it sway you. The phone is a beast for sure.
A couple suggestions to get started to make ur experience better:
- Root and get rid of the T-Mobile bloatware. I ended up with Eaglesblood Froyo 1.0.4 rom. It is a stock-based rom. Its super stable and everything works, all the T-Mobile crap is taken out (wifi calling still there but I like that) and has a black notification bar. Any of the gingerbread roms seem to have several stability issues as well as GPS issues.
- Install Juice Defender from the Market. It has greatly improved my battery life.
Have fun. Its a great phone.
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moshe22 said:
Are you familiar with rooting?
If you are then remove my account and then data shouldn't come up willie on Wifi.
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So its the T-Mobile My Account app that is messing with the WiFi/Data?
What about the visual voicemail app?
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Any Screen Bleed?? and What Date is On the Box..?
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No screen bleed, tho the stupid screen protectors they gave me suck, they are not the nice slick clear ones, they he fingerprint free ones and makes screen look awful. The rep also put the thing on crooked lol.
Date on box is 05/16/2011
phburks said:
Same here. I switched from my Nexus One a couple weeks ago. I'm really liking this new phone tho. Its blazing fast. Battery life could be better and I miss my colored trackball but other than that this phone is great. I've noticed a few very vocal naysayers here in this forum but don't let it sway you. The phone is a beast for sure.
A couple suggestions to get started to make ur experience better:
- Root and get rid of the T-Mobile bloatware. I ended up with Eaglesblood Froyo 1.0.4 rom. It is a stock-based rom. Its super stable and everything works, all the T-Mobile crap is taken out (wifi calling still there but I like that) and has a black notification bar. Any of the gingerbread roms seem to have several stability issues as well as GPS issues.
- Install Juice Defender from the Market. It has greatly improved my battery life.
Have fun. Its a great phone.
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Already rooted with this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1096461
And the Trinity Kernel
And thanks for the suggestions.
I was going to ask a question, but for the life of me I can't remember it now, damn brain farts! It will come to me later on and ill post it lol

OH!!! I remembered what it was.
Anyone know how to get rid of a persistent voicemail notification?
I checked all my damn voicemails, deleted most of em, and marked the rest as saved, yet the damn thing stays, and it only does this in froyo. When I was testing GB with CM7, didn't have the damn notification. Thoughts?

McFroger3 said:
OH!!! I remembered what it was.
Anyone know how to get rid of a persistent voicemail notification?
I checked all my damn voicemails, deleted most of em, and marked the rest as saved, yet the damn thing stays, and it only does this in froyo. When I was testing GB with CM7, didn't have the damn notification. Thoughts?
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Not sure about the icon but I use Google Voice as my default voicemail. I think its much more useful than the T-Mobile voicemail.
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Also if you don't have a good car charger, its a worthwhile purchase. I got this one from Best Buy:
http://reviews.bestbuy.com/answers/...hicle-charger-questions-answers/questions.htm
It puts out 2 amps so your phone should charge at its maximum rate.
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Congrats on your purchase. If you would like to protect your investment with a quality case and belt clip, look no further. I just received mine yesterday and its awesome!
http://www.seidioonline.com/product-p/bd2-hr3lg2x-bk.htm

*Omnipresent* said:
Congrats on your purchase. If you would like to protect your investment with a quality case ad belt clip, look no further. I just received mine yesterday and its awesome!
http://www.seidioonline.com/product-p/bd2-hr3lg2x-bk.htm
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Ditto, great case.
There's lots of complaining about this phone but its a great one. Just needs some software issues ironed out. Enjoy!
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*Omnipresent* said:
Congrats on your purchase. If you would like to protect your investment with a quality case and belt clip, look no further. I just received mine yesterday and its awesome!
http://www.seidioonline.com/product-p/bd2-hr3lg2x-bk.htm
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gimiento said:
Ditto, great case.
There's lots of complaining about this phone but its a great one. Just needs some software issues ironed out. Enjoy!
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I actually got suckered into getting one of the hard cases t mobile sold since id get 30% off if I bought 2 accessories with the phone.

McFroger3 said:
So its the T-Mobile My Account app that is messing with the WiFi/Data?
What about the visual voicemail app?
No screen bleed, tho the stupid screen protectors they gave me suck, they are not the nice slick clear ones, they he fingerprint free ones and makes screen look awful. The rep also put the thing on crooked lol.
Date on box is 05/16/2011
Already rooted with this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1096461
And the Trinity Kernel
And thanks for the suggestions.
I was going to ask a question, but for the life of me I can't remember it now, damn brain farts! It will come to me later on and ill post it lol
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Yes, this app is the cause of this data/wifi being turned on at the same time
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moshe22 said:
Yes, this app is the cause of this data/wifi being turned on at the same time
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thanks for the info mate, have had it uninstalled since you mentioned it and no more issues.

Just a little advice from me. Dont read the negatives and take them on as your own.
I've owned the hd2 the vibrant and now this phone. All incredible phones that some how have gained bad reputations but turn out to be really awesome. Running faux asop rom and it rocks. I love it more than my vibrant.

@mcfroger3 dude i had the same problem on froyo i only put a new sim n i had that icon stuck up top for two days! n didnt have any vm's lol but i eventually got a vm and when i deleted that one the icon went away try and get someone to leave u a vm n then delete that see if it works

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Despite the issues with the g2x

Whether you have any issues or not, (me personally none I love this phone)
Are you keeping your g2x?
smashpunks said:
Whether you have any issues or not, (me personally none I love this phone)
Are you keeping your g2x?
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original pre ordered G2x problems: decent Bleeding/reboot every few days
2nd G2x: HORRIBLE how can i say this better ..... FUGLY BLEEDING
3rd device on its way: possible bleed maybe reboot issue/wifi problem....?
4th G2x:......... maybe if the third one sucks
5th G2x...... i hope not
but yes im keeping it/them even if i have to exchange it for the next two years
alot of support behind the phone and a great community!
bought it with my employee discount
no returns for us
luckily i still have 1 discount left which i'll use on the sensation or the GS2. then my discounts reset in october.
Definately keeping it. I guess I was one of the lucky ones. I have not experienced any of the reported issues. My screen does have a slight bleed, but not highly noticeable . I already rooted and flashed Eagles_blood rom. Its only a matter of time until more roms and custom kernels are realeased, then we will really see what this phone is capable of.
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I bought the phone yesterday knowing that I had 30 days to make my mind up on it. While I've only had the phone for a little over 48 hours, so far all is good. Yes the screen bleeds but its not as bad some peoples. Frankly I dont often watch video on my phone nor do I use dark wallpapers so the only time I ever even think of the bleeding is during boot and when I check this forum (lol). No reboots yet, OS is faster than any phone I've ever used, and contrary to my expectations HSPA+ actually does provide a noticeable boost. What I'm monitoring closest now is battery life. So far it seems to be at least on par with my Vibrant which is something I can live with. Loving stock Android also. If things keep up at this rate I wont be taking it back in 28 days.
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Frankly I dont often watch video on my phone nor do I use dark wallpapers
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Well gingerbread has a black notification bar, so if you have issues with the top corners like i did you might change your mind about the bleeding being ok.
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Well gingerbread has a black notification bar, so if you have issues with the top corners like i did you might change your mind about the bleeding being ok.
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I've checked screenshots with black toolbars and it wont be an issue for me. I keep the tool bar hidden anyway so the only time its even visible is if I have an app open in which case im focused on the content of the app not the notification bar. I'm sure there will be tons of themes with light notification bars anyway.
I have a black notification bar right now and the bleeding isnt noticeable.
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today i returned mine, i miss it already but the battery life was unacceptable, been using it for 10 days and it got slightly better, not to forget the backlight bleeding and the various bugs here and there.
Im going to pick up SGS2 once it's available here, although i despise the touchwiz but thank god we LauncherPro
I unfortunately had to exchange my first one for a new one. My original would randomly think the wired headset was connected when it wasnt. This rendered the phone basically useless. Plus no one else in these forums talked about a similar situation. So I exchanged mine for a new one. So far its good. Fingers crossed!
I wish everyone that decides to pass on the G2X for the sgs2 or sensation the best of luck! Coming from Sammy's first real attempt at trying to run with the big dogs, the VIBRANT, I can honestly say that while its a decent device to get started with in android, it leaves much to be desired. At the time of its release the galaxy s line had the best hardware then too. But that didn't mean sqaut in real world performance. Those things laughed at us everytime we opened the app menu!
Look at all the time people like SUPERCURIO put into voodoo, just to make that thing be half the phone it could be. And dont even get me started on updates! Froyo? Froyo? Did you say Froyo? I had froyo before it was even a wet dream in TMO's eyes here. If it wasnt for some great DEV's pulling together on that thing and making it what it should have been in the first place, I, along with half the people that bought a vibrant probably woulda nailed our genitalia to the floor in a burning building.
So you guys get a super duper AMOLED screen phone that you still cant see in the sun! Talk about how AWESOME that screen is inside the house. Go ahead, take it in, love it, embrace it! Your little injection molded plastic-ey POS may sound like the next best thing, but this guy read the book and bought the t shirt! #SAMSUNGNEVERAGAIN!
Just wait, you'll see. And BTW good luck with that htc boot loader, sensation fans. I'll sit back and watch from the sidelines with my #CYANOGENMOD G2X!
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today i returned mine, i miss it already but the battery life was unacceptable, been using it for 10 days and it got slightly better, not to forget the backlight bleeding and the various bugs here and there.
Im going to pick up SGS2 once it's available here, although i despise the touchwiz but thank god we LauncherPro
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Your going to love all the mods you're going to have to do to get rid of the iphone lookin, battery hogging, hope you know how to root, because it will still run in the background and control everything. So yes, they dont like to release kernel code either.
Please dont take my ramblings as the spoken word. Sammy might surprise us and throw us a bone. But remember if you get one update thats all you should expect.
And for the record, HELL YEAH! I still have a sour taste in my mouth from that fricken phone!
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jdkackley said:
Your going to love all the mods you're going to have to do to get rid of the iphone lookin, battery hogging, hope you know how to root, because it will still run in the background and control everything. So yes, they dont like to release kernel code either.
Please dont take my ramblings as the spoken word. Sammy might surprise us and throw us a bone. But remember if you get one update thats all you should expect.
And for the record, HELL YEAH! I still have a sour taste in my mouth from that fricken phone!
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My name's S0NiX, and I approve of this message.
I returned for now and will be getting it again in a few months, regardless of the upcoming Sensation/GS2.
ciscothek said:
I have a black notification bar right now and the bleeding isnt noticeable.
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Eaglesblood rom has black notification, and you barely see it. I see it a little in youtube, cwm and bootup. But only in complete darkness.
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Galaxy S 4G for free

T Mobile has a web only deal for a Samsung Galaxy S 4G for free ending today.
For those of you that have one, can you please let me know what you think of it ? I guess it ends today so they can clear stock for the HTC sensation, but I dont think I'll be able to afford one of those, so this seems like a sweet deal.
some honest opinions would be appreciated, good or bad.
grifforama said:
T Mobile has a web only deal for a Samsung Galaxy S 4G for free ending today.
For those of you that have one, can you please let me know what you think of it ? I guess it ends today so they can clear stock for the HTC sensation, but I dont think I'll be able to afford one of those, so this seems like a sweet deal.
some honest opinions would be appreciated, good or bad.
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I bet its the same deal they did with the g2, you have to make a new plan/new line of service with a web plan to get the special deal. They wouldn't even work with me on the phone over it.
grifforama said:
T Mobile has a web only deal for a Samsung Galaxy S 4G for free ending today.
For those of you that have one, can you please let me know what you think of it ? I guess it ends today so they can clear stock for the HTC sensation, but I dont think I'll be able to afford one of those, so this seems like a sweet deal.
some honest opinions would be appreciated, good or bad.
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Get this phone cause I'm telling you ya won't regret it. Ever since one of the devs(drhonk) got the phone to test on things are blowing up around here(I mean that in a good way ) we have cwm and a few roms and alot of Tweaks that are gonna make that sgs4g fly and all your friends are gonna be like "wtf, I wish my phone would perform like that". Lol. But yes I would definitely recommended it especially if its for free. I mean come on that's a deal.
**edit** if what flyinbird93 says is true then that sucks I thought it was free upgrade when trading in your existing phone
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Yes, it's an online only deal, but it seems pretty awesome.
I'm giving up on Verizon since my home area is a known trouble spot, and they're letting me out of my contract for free.
So come on, be honest, let me know all the pros and cons...battery life ? Camera good ? Is Video chat any good ? Is the 4G service good ?
wow. didn't last long. out of stock already
grifforama said:
wow. didn't last long. out of stock already
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Too bad. I scored two for free with a new contract over mothers day weekend. Do not regret it at all. Get on the back order list off you can.
On the moon our weekends are so advanced they encompass the entire week
I'm trying to get my friend to get one but they are out of stock! Sucks!
There is no better phone, even for the 150-300 some could pay for it. I doubled my original speeds in one day just by grabbing the latest updates here. Trying to get my g/f to snag me another s4g for free during this deal for my daughter, its gonna be a family phone here, lol.
Got the same deal
They had this deal about a month and a half back. This is how I ended up with the phone. I switched over from sprint and am loving every minute of it. Not too big on the unlimited data but only 2gb of high speed cap they have in place but its cool. There is a lot going on with this phone right now to make it really bad ass, hell it is a beast completely stock.
i've had the SGS4G for a little over a month and i love it, and its gotten better the past few weeks with all the roms and other dev stuff coming out for it. it's prob just as good as the HTC Sensation for the value since you'd be paying a lot more for the Sensation now. the specs are pretty equal i think, the only thing is that it doesnt have a notification LED and no camera flash/LED either, but thats not too big an issue so i dont mind as much now.
Liquid Smoke said:
i've had the SGS4G for a little over a month and i love it, and its gotten better the past few weeks with all the roms and other dev stuff coming out for it. it's prob just as good as the HTC Sensation for the value since you'd be paying a lot more for the Sensation now. the specs are pretty equal i think, the only thing is that it doesnt have a notification LED and no camera flash/LED either, but thats not too big an issue so i dont mind as much now.
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I have no complaints about the phone myself. I was sad about the internal storage but once you fota fix that problem is solved. As far as notification light - I use Bali kernel which has BLN support. My four buttons on the bottom light up whenever I have a notification. The ext4 mod makes my phone super snappy and responsive and I can't wait until we get voodoo on top of that.
My co-worker used the Sensation over the weekend and said it seems to have some odd connectivity issues when making phone calls/texts/using data. http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/HTC-SENSATION-4G/Sensation-4G-Data-Connectivity-Issues/td-p/875585 Every phone has it's flaws but I hope it isn't plagued by bugs like the G2X (which is an AWESOME phone but just needs a software update).
Don't get me wrong, The Sensation is a beast but I'm not a big fan of Sense UI. I prefer Go Launcher or Launcher Pro. Heck I'd even use the stock Gingerbread launcher over Sense. If you try to run an alternate launcher over Sense it seems to bog the phone down (at least on pre-dual core phones). This probably wont be a problem once they unlock the bootloader though.
Let the results speak for them selves I mean were literally blowing other phone out the water thanks to this community.
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matthenry87 said:
As far as notification light - I use Bali kernel which has BLN support. My four buttons on the bottom light up whenever I have a notification.
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Can you point me in the right direction for this mod? I have frost bionix running, and this mod would just be the icing on the cake. Thanks!
Also, I took advantage of this deal and now my dad will have one of these awesome phones just in time for fathers day. We got the 200 mb data free for a year too. If you take advantage of this deal, make sure to call and ask for free data/10.00 off your data (if you want more than 200 mb)
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Sure. The kernel that bionix comes with has bln support. You need to download the bln app from the market. To make it work you need to push a file to /system/lib/hw. You can find a link to the post that has this file on the bali kernel's thread. It's the fix by chadster I believe.
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Thanks for the info! I appreciate the quick response.
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thank you LG for gingerbread works great!!!

I updated..must restore stock recovery and unroot...wow everything works great...lets talk about positive changes this update has done to our beloved g2x's.
Plugging in a USB cable the mass storage notification now pops up so fast it startles me.
Finally a positive thread.. My phones doing good as well.. No update will be bugless..
Everything I use works great. But there are some tiny things...... but its the best gingerbread build I've ever run on the g2x that's for sure.
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Spyvie said:
Plugging in a USB cable the mass storage notification now pops up so fast it startles me.
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Not only that but if you try your gps you will get instant locks!
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moshe22 said:
Not only that but if you try your gps you will get instant locks!
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+1 same here!
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+1 same here!
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Is almost unreal, I'm so happy
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Not only that but if you try your gps you will get instant locks!
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Yes it does. Wohoo!
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Could someone answer these two questions please?
1. How's the battery life after the upgrade?
2. Can it be rooted? Is everything such as bluetooth ADP working fine?
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On my 3rd G2x and it has been solid cept for a few things, such as GPS taking up to 20 minutes to lock, apps being unable to be moved to SD-card, whenever adding an app or widget to the homescreen would lock up the phone for a bit and would take up to 5 minutes to pull up a list, eating through a battery down to 40% after a full charge within 3 hours of light use.
Granted I fixed almost all those issues by rooting it and applying fixes I discovered through this wonderful forum. From the GPS fix (it locked within about 20sec-3minutes, much better than before) and the pre-opt-dex patch that was put up here which totally helped when adding apps/widgets to the homescreen(3-10 seconds compared to the 5 minutes). To some battery monitoring apps and charging techniques that helped me get the best out of my battery, which saw a full charge last about 9 hours before it squealed to be plugged back in.
Now with Gingerbread finally installed the GPS lock is virtually instant, the apps/widgets are likewise, almost instant. The battery seems to be a bit better. I took it off the charger at 4pm and its still at 25% at this time (12:49am).
As odd as it seems, I look back and am thankful for the buggy G2X. While I really liked my Nexus One, I never really delved into the community much. It was a solid phone and never had any problem, save for the complete lack of space to put apps on it. The buggy G2x lead me to this wonderful forum which was full of people with helpful opinions and great tips. Through the assistance of everyone here I learned a lot more about the Android system and about phones in general. Coming from a big PC background (I like building and fixing them) I liked that the Android OS provided me with similar work around that I did when working on PC's.
So, while the initial experience with the phone was nightmarish, in retrospect I really learned something, it's good to know that there is a group of people dedicated to making sure we get the best out of our phones and freeing us from the shackles of the providers limitations on the phones (rooting rocks!!)
A note to T-Mobile and LG. Why did you rush this phone?!?! I would have gladly waited till July for a fully functional phone. Without Gingerbread this is one of the most powerful phones in the universe, with Gingerbread it can now take advantage of that power. It's not like the competition was putting out anything much better than the MyTouch4g at that time, yes the Atrix, but that was a buggy nightmare too. So what if the Sensation beat this to market, this has stock android, an arguably better (supported at least) GPU, and is rootable. I would have waited. Look right now, for my criteriahttp://blogs.computerworld.com/16755/android_user_interface for a phone my options are currently the G2X, Nexus S and....can't really think of anything else... So seriously, coming from a Nexus One, the obvious choice is the G2X. I would think that a decent chunk of the people reading this would agree.
same here
I was one of the lucky ones to have a G2x without issues
stock phone not rooted, update went thru without problems and the phone feels snappier; I do miss the original LG camera app though
It's good to hear everyone is happy with their phone...now I won't have to read about everyone jumping ship to the sensation.
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After the update my phone lost signal. For the baseband it says unknown. Does anyone know how to fix this?
mr.johnsexydavis911 said:
After the update my phone lost signal. For the baseband it says unknown. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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try doing a factory reset.
What's the process to get the Gingerbread? Is everyone updating through LG update then what are you flashing?
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mr.johnsexydavis911 said:
After the update my phone lost signal. For the baseband it says unknown. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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uhhhh try restarting the phone first and see if that fixes it... otherwise you are going to have to throw CWM on there and restore to stock and try doing the update again OR wait until there is a flashable bootloader posted up which is likely to be soon...
You guys seem giddy as school girls. I'm going to have to try this rom today.
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And was it my imagination, or is the universally-despised "battery fully charged" pop-up gone now? (I charge overnight while I'm sleeping, so it could well be that I dismissed it in my sleep.)
Updated mine as i couldn't resist anymore. Only thing now is getting root access again.
I tried Super 1 Click Root 1.9.5 but no go. Has anyone succeeded in getting root after updating to 2.3.3? Please share your root info.
Thanks in advance.
UPDATE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179748
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And was it my imagination, or is the universally-despised "battery fully charged" pop-up gone now? (I charge overnight while I'm sleeping, so it could well be that I dismissed it in my sleep.)
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It's still there, :-( I guess I must have hit the dismiss button in my sleep yesterday morning when the alarm went off. I woke up before the alarm sounded this morning, and there was the pop-up, same as always. Oh, well...

Will be joining the charge world next week.

I'm coming from my fascinate. Excited to join yall in this. Anything cool to expect?
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LTE, it's kinda fast.
mrmidnight said:
I'm coming from my fascinate. Excited to join yall in this. Anything cool to expect?
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Expect to get Charged.
Expect to solidify that all your future phones will be forever Samsung.
Screen: Outstanding
LTE: Outstanding
Call quality: Outstanding (especially when you enable Noise Reduction in your call settings)
Music Player: Thick, smooth bass and crispy, glistening treble. Built in EQ (presets and custom), built in effects.
Screen Capture: Built in. Hold return and press home.
This phone is AWESOME!!!, which in turn makes you awesome for choosing it.
Yeah, this phone is full of win. I also didn't see it mentioned that this thing has the loudest speakerphone I have ever heard on any device.
But its the screen that blows me away.
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Expect to solidify that all your future phones will be forever Samsung.
Screen: Outstanding
LTE: Outstanding
Call quality: Outstanding (especially when you enable Noise Reduction in your call settings)
Music Player: Thick, smooth bass and crispy, glistening treble. Built in EQ (presets and custom), built in effects.
Screen Capture: Built in. Hold return and press home.
This phone is AWESOME!!!, which in turn makes you awesome for choosing it.
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I kinda agree to this, because AMOLED is the reason why I chose Samsung.
My first Android phone was the Incredible, which was AMOLED, then Fascinate, Super AMOLED, and now Charge, Super AMOLED +. I just couldn't bear to see anything else as my phone screen.
I started with the eris in January last year, then the droid, now fassy, tuesday will be the charge, ive been around the block a littlr
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I made the switch last week and it's so much better than the fascinate. You're really going to enjoy it.
mrmidnight said:
I started with the eris in January last year, then the droid, now fassy, tuesday will be the charge, ive been around the block a littlr
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Really I got my eris in january last year as well, got my fascinate and my x as well. Im debating on jumping ship as well.........
this phone's awesome, you'll love it... amazing screen, blazing fast 4G, camera and sound (through speaker and headphones) is better, its like a souped up Fassy
blazing through on my VZ Droid Charge
I came from an enV Touch(piece of dog crap) and kept it the full 2 years, I don't know how you guys can afford to switch phones every few months haha. Am I the only person who stays on the same phone the full 2 years?
Well anyway, coming from a non-smartphone this thing is incredible(not htc)!
-Super Amoled+ screen is awesome, it makes the screen on my dads Droid X look like crap!
-Battery life is alright, just calibrate the battery then download JuiceDefender and you'll have around %30 battery left by the end of the day with some heavy usage.
-Microphone quality is fantastic, first day of having the phone people were telling me I sounded a lot better(and the enV Touch had a pretty great mic!)
-Speaker is awesome, VERY loud. A few of my family members complain about their smartphones being great but they can hardly hear stuff through the speakers. You won't have that problem with the Charge.
GET READY FOR THE DOWNSIDES TO THIS PHONE:
-It sucks out of the box. It needs some modifications to be the perfect everyday phone, kernel change, ROM flashes etc. The software on it is just sluggish and ugly to look at. You could use Launcher Pro but I went the flash route.
-Putting the phone to your ear is quite uncomfortable. I noticed this on my first day of owning the phone and it's quite annoying. I just turn the sound up a little bit and hold it away from my face, you'd think this would get annoying but it's really not even noticeable anymore. Still kind of sucks how uncomfortable the metal is on your face when making a call.
WELL THERE YOU GO! Those are all my favorite pros and cons about the Charge, none of the cons turned me away from this phone at all. I still love this thing, I was considering waiting until the Galaxy S2 came out in the U.S. but I needed a phone now, I'm very glad I chose to get the Charge because it really blew me out of the water. I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as I did :]
Blarrick, mine is free from vzw, the fassy has a glitch that makes you miss calls and gps SuX0rZ. Very slow gps. Missed texts too...
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Blarrick, mine is free from vzw, the fassy has a glitch that makes you miss calls and gps SuX0rZ. Very slow gps. Missed texts too...
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Same boat here...should have my phone today or tomorrow! Then off to the store to grab the sim card and its time to see what I want to flash...
One thing did occur to me...why not but a fascinate and then update and swap for a charge? Wouldn't that be significantly cheaper? 300 with a contract?! no way in hell I would pay that.
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I'll be joining you guys with a Charge tomorrow! (coming from fascinate, so I know most of the in's and out's of flashing with Samsung)
I'm not being lazy, as I have been reading for the past couple days on how everything works with rooting here. But my only question, and only asking to be clear, Voodoo etc is Froyo only? So, I take it the majority of users are there atm?
It's strange jumping into the middle of the dev scene for a device since I was checking in daily on the Fascinate and knew most of the developments going on.
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But my only question, and only asking to be clear, Voodoo etc is Froyo only? So, I take it the majority of users are there atm?
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yes, for now
blazing through on my VZ Droid Charge
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I started with the eris in January last year, then the droid, now fassy, tuesday will be the charge, ive been around the block a littlr
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huh that's funny i have been around that same block. Bought the Eris in Febuary 2010, a Droid in July, Fascinate in December and I'm currently waiting for my Charge.
Any rumors on CM7 for the Charge? How is dev support for Charge community?
My charge shipped out yesterday (monday) and it'll be here wednesday, I was told it was being overnighted. The rep at vzw said the 4g sim card was coming with the phone and I just had to *228 to activate it. We'll see how this goes and hoping I don't need to goto a corporate store since there's only authorized retailers near me.
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Any DC users think of moving to the Bionic?

I'm thinking about it, is anyone else?
Has anyone of you played with one yet? I hear they have CM7 on it already....
After jumping to several new phones and then being pissed while waiting on a good ROM to come out, I have finally seen the light. I am no longer jumping to a new phone the second it comes out. When I see that there's a good amount of dev being done on a device, then I'll switch. That's right around the time something new comes out... So, I'll still be upgrading every year or so, but about 6 months after the new stuff gets released.
Thankful for the devs that make these phones great!
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And when I do swap, it'll probably be for the Prime...
No, the Charge is a quality device and I will be happy with it until there is a phone launched with ICS on Verizon. The Bionic has no guarantee for timely software updates and comes with too much bloatware for my taste. Honestly, I only bought the Charge to have unlimited 4G data. I would have rather just waited for a device with ICS but Verizon forced my hand.
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The Bionic has way too many disadvantages for me starting with the awful looking washed out/grainy pentile screen, the camera sucks etc etc etc
My boss had one for two days & I played with it constantly before he returned it. Neither of us where impressed with the thing at all.
~John
No way. This phone does everything I need and more. The screen is awesome by the way.
Phil Salm
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I am spoiled rotten by Super AMOLED and + displays. There is no way I would be happy, content, or even mildly okay with a pentile fuzzy screen. If something comes out that is faster, has more memory, AND has an awesome screen then I may consider it. I don't have to have a screen as good at the Super AMOLED or Super AMOLED+, but they sure have set the bar really high for me.
The screen was the deal breaker for me, no point in having a super fast phone if it looks like s*!#
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wait for the prime!! it will b the best phone relesed probably till GS3
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I'm thinking about it, is anyone else?
Has anyone of you played with one yet? I hear they have CM7 on it already....
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I agree with the other posters who say no way, but wanted to add that CM7 is not on the Bionic. It boots but that is about it.
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I agree with the other posters who say no way, but wanted to add that CM7 is not on the Bionic. It boots but that is about it.
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it boots on the charge as well.. AND JT IS WORKING ON IT!!! why would u want to go to another phone when were getting more and more devs!
Originally got the charge to get unlimited 4g and probably won't replace it until galaxy nexus or droid prime is out. Can't live without an amoled screen now...
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I don't even need to comment. What everyone is saying is right on. Bionic is a bunch of hype.
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Is it just me, or is anyone else sick of these threads? Honestly, the Charge has only been out a few months. Anyone who bought it is still well short of their upgrade date, so why would they be thinking about upgrading already?
Too much anxiety over these phones!
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I am a little sick of these threads too. I, and many other Charge users, might sell this phone and buy a full retail device if what they were waiting for originally comes out.
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bluevolume said:
Is it just me, or is anyone else sick of these threads? Honestly, the Charge has only been out a few months. Anyone who bought it is still well short of their upgrade date, so why would they be thinking about upgrading already?
Too much anxiety over these phones!
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Not everyone buys phones on contract, so that's why people would upgrade already.
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Not everyone buys phones on contract, so that's why people would upgrade already.
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AMEN Brother
I've had just about all the smartphones out & only 2 or 3 have been an upgrade
I am on contract but don't mind selling the phone to recoup some of my loss..
Two reasons why I'm thinking of moving away from the DC.
1. Handset speaker volume to low during a call...yes I have it all the way up!
2. No matter what ROM I use, the phone gets laggy after a few days and needs rebooting to clear. Using Zeam as launcher right now too!
Battery life is ok, get about 2 - 2.5 hrs of "screen time" a day
I do love the screen though...except for the over saturated colors....wish there was an app to adjust saturation
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I am on contract but don't mind selling the phone to recoup some of my loss..
Two reasons why I'm thinking of moving away from the DC.
1. Handset speaker volume to low during a call...yes I have it all the way up!
2. No matter what ROM I use, the phone gets laggy after a few days and needs rebooting to clear. Using Zeam as launcher right now too!
Battery life is ok, get about 2 - 2.5 hrs of "screen time" a day
I do love the screen though...except for the over saturated colors....wish there was an app to adjust saturation
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Well, I have to totally agree with you on all of those. #2 is the one that really kills me, especially when you are trying to do something as simple as making a phonecall.
We need a good app like QuickGamma, that would fix the colors with the screen. Red is WAY overblown!
The bionic's screen is horrendous ..
I am selling to get the htc vigor.. thing looks aamazing and I am an htc fanboi after having the incredible.
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bluevolume said:
Is it just me, or is anyone else sick of these threads? Honestly, the Charge has only been out a few months. Anyone who bought it is still well short of their upgrade date, so why would they be thinking about upgrading already?
Too much anxiety over these phones!
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Many Fascinate users were upgraded to the Charge for free during a short period of time. I, myself, was one of those users and I am eligible for an upgrade if I were to see something I really liked.
As was pointed out, many other people buy phones off contract. There is a huge used market. Many folks will buy a like-new used phone and turn around and sell it when something bigger/better comes out to recoup some value from it. There are lots of folks that upgrade their phone several times a year for a number of reasons.
I don't upgrade that often, but I've seen others that do.

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