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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.

tr.slate said:
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!

hanged_man said:
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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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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G2X completely off of TM's website? It all makes sense now...

Well it's obvious...despite the "normal" issues that any phones may experience (G2X blown out of proportion IMO with just a bunch of whiners),...that all led most to believe that it was temporary out of stock on TM's website due to the issues.....
It's very apparent it was taken off due to the Sensations release....had the G2X still have been on TM's site, it would have killed the sales of the Sensation.
Now with the new MyTouch4G Slide, obviously it would be wise, marketing wise, to take the G2X off completely to save the sales OR assist the sales (either way you look at it) of the Sensation and MT4G Slide...
Either way...I still own a G2X and will be getting the MT4G Slide for giggles just to have....returned to Sensation today...was a piece of crap....
G2X has realistically been the fastest phone I've ever owned...heck my SGS4G was faster than the Sensation...
Not to bash the Sensation, but soon it'll be just a dust in the wind as all the new devices come out soon....hint hint....Samsung Galaxy S 2 for TM? ANyone?

Uhh, no?
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Phones/cell-phone-detail.aspx?cell-phone=T-Mobile-G2x-with-Google

I was about to throw mine out the ****ing car window today. ****ing GPS was needed, and of course, when you need it most, it fails.
PhantomRampage said:
Uhh, no?
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Phones/cell-phone-detail.aspx?cell-phone=T-Mobile-G2x-with-Google
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LOL!

iunlock said:
Not to bash the Sensation, but soon it'll be just a dust in the wind as all the new devices come out soon....hint hint....Samsung Galaxy S 2 for TM? ANyone?
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Every phone you ever buy from here on out will be dust in the wind. Accept it.

Is this post your opinion or do you have some super secret information from a T-mobile executive? I have both of the phones mentioned and I can assure you, the Sensation is no slouch once you stop Sense from running and use LP or ADW. It then becomes instant just like my G2X. Even running the phone stock with Sense, my Sensation always loaded apps faster (especially Google Maps) than my G2X. It also has a smoother browser than my G2X and plays the only game I play (Homerun Battle 3D) at a higher framerate.
By the way, I can do a side by side video if you think I'm lying. I never say anything I can't back up.
Lastly, the G2X would have never outseld the Sensation or MyTouch 4g Slide. Not because its inferior but because the mainstream buyer is going to want all the stupid eye candy on Sense. Also, the mainstream T-mobile customers will choose HTC over LG any day of the week. Its what they know.
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bighulk666 said:
I was about to throw mine out the ****ing car window today. ****ing GPS was needed, and of course, when you need it most, it fails.
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Lmao, I was in a very similar situation a few days ago. It took all my strength to stop myself from tossing it out onto the interstate. I'm trying to make it until the Nexus 3 is released but it's very likely that ill smash this phone to bits long before it arrives.
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jrwingate6 said:
Is this post your opinion or do you have some super secret information from a T-mobile executive? I have both of the phones mentioned and I can assure you, the Sensation is no slouch once you stop Sense from running and use LP or ADW. It then becomes instant just like my G2X. Even running the phone stock with Sense, my Sensation always loaded apps faster (especially Google Maps) than my G2X. It also has a smoother browser than my G2X and plays the only game I play (Homerun Battle 3D) at a higher framerate.
By the way, I can do a side by side video if you think I'm lying. I never say anything I can't back up.
Lastly, the G2X would have never outseld the Sensation or MyTouch 4g Slide. Not because its inferior but because the mainstream buyer is going to want all the stupid eye candy on Sense. Also, the mainstream T-mobile customers will choose HTC over LG any day of the week. Its what they know.
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Very well put

I can still find the g2x over here still said temporarily out of stock
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using G2x to show a boarding pass
Definitely had many reasons to throw this phone out of the window but my worst experience was while standing in a airport security line and naively thinking that I would show my boarding pass to the security agent on my G2x. Of course just as I step up to the agent, the phone freezes and then resets leaving me to stand in the line for another 5 minutes while I pulled out the battery and reset the device. The entire time the agent is looking at me and telling me that I need to get back to the end of the line if the phone is not up in next 2 minutes
I hate this phone with a passion...

red04star said:
Definitely had many reasons to throw this phone out of the window but my worst experience was while standing in a airport security line and naively thinking that I would show my boarding pass to the security agent on my G2x. Of course just as I step up to the agent, the phone freezes and then resets leaving me to stand in the line for another 5 minutes while I pulled out the battery and reset the device. The entire time the agent is looking at me and telling me that I need to get back to the end of the line if the phone is not up in next 2 minutes
I hate this phone with a passion...
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I just chuckled at your misfortune, sorry to hear that.

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Are you on the HTC payroll?
I get it. It is a nice phone if you happen to be lucky and get a good one. Very similar to the G2x situation.
Which screen does your have? I am still interested in the Sensation. I miss the larger screen on my HD2. I just could not pull the trigger based on the poor quality of the demo in my local store. I would love to see a comparison video and pics between the two phones.

PikkonX said:
Lmao, I was in a very similar situation a few days ago. It took all my strength to stop myself from tossing it out onto the interstate. I'm trying to make it until the Nexus 3 is released but it's very likely that ill smash this phone to bits long before it arrives.
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Same boat here. but my problem is with signal at home. the only way to make a proper phone call is using with wifi calling. I miss the Nexus line so much

jcbofkc said:
Are you on the HTC payroll?
I get it. It is a nice phone if you happen to be lucky and get a good one. Very similar to the G2x situation.
Which screen does your have? I am still interested in the Sensation. I miss the larger screen on my HD2. I just could not pull the trigger based on the poor quality of the demo in my local store. I would love to see a comparison video and pics between the two phones.
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Nope, not on anyone's payroll. In fact, if you take a look at my posts from the past two days in the Sensation forums, I was pissing everyone off stating that I think the GSII is the better device. I am fortunate enough to buy any phone I want, whenever I want so I am NEVER biased towards one particular device. Some people will defend the device there stuck with to no end and while I understand it, I hate it. I just say what I think the better device is along with giving my reasons. In my humble opinion, someone who is not tied to a device for a year or two usually ends up being less biased than the person who is and is trying there damndest to justify there purchase. There is no doubt about it, Sense blows and HTC did a horrible job with optimizing it. Once you load ADW on it, the UI feels like a dual core device. Everything else like the browser, market, apps and maps already felt like a dual core device. For instance, the app pictures load faster on the Sensation than they do on the G2X when scrolling through the market. You also don't get that stutter when doing so. Contact pictures also appear instantely unlike the G2X where it takes them a couple seconds to load as your scrolling through the list. Google maps also load instantely when s rolling through a map where as the streets appear blurry before loading on the G2X. It really is a nice phone once you pull Sense off of it but my absolute biggest reason behing choosing it to be my daily driver er is the display. Text is so much clearer and I find my self scrolling a lot less through websites due to the resolution and size. I do think the contrast is better on the G2X but clearer text is more important than darker blacks. I care about darker blacks on my 4 LED TV's in my house, not my 4inch phone.
Let me know what you want to see in the video and ill add it in for you.
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jrwingate6 said:
Nope, not on anyone's payroll. In fact, if you take a look at my posts from the past two days in the Sensation forums, I was pissing everyone off stating that I think the GSII is the better device. I am fortunate enough to buy any phone I want, whenever I want so I am NEVER biased towards one particular device. Some people will defend the device there stuck with to no end and while I understand it, I hate it. I just say what I think the better device is along with giving my reasons. In my humble opinion, someone who is not tied to a device for a year or two usually ends up being less biased than the person who is and is trying there damndest to justify there purchase. There is no doubt about it, Sense blows and HTC did a horrible job with optimizing it. Once you load ADW on it, the UI feels like a dual core device. Everything else like the browser, market, apps and maps already felt like a dual core device. For instance, the app pictures load faster on the Sensation than they do on the G2X when scrolling through the market. You also don't get that stutter when doing so. Contact pictures also appear instantely unlike the G2X where it takes them a couple seconds to load as your scrolling through the list. Google maps also load instantely when s rolling through a map where as the streets appear blurry before loading on the G2X. It really is a nice phone once you pull Sense off of it but my absolute biggest reason behing choosing it to be my daily driver er is the display. Text is so much clearer and I find my self scrolling a lot less through websites due to the resolution and size. I do think the contrast is better on the G2X but clearer text is more important than darker blacks. I care about darker blacks on my 4 LED TV's in my house, not my 4inch phone.
Let me know what you want to see in the video and ill add it in for you.
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Amen Brother....
I too am not locked to a single phone or carrier. So being biased is not in the equation. I too have both the Sensation and the G2x. My 'unbiased' opinion leans towards the G2x. I think loading a new launcher on the Sensation is equiv to rooting and flashing CM7 on the G2x. If I have to make a radical change in my device to like the device, time to move on. I have to like the device before I'll even consider making changes to it. yeah i know, strange.

I'm not in a contract but my opinion about how I buy phones isn't "what kind of phone it IS" but "What kind of phone it can BECOME".
I like getting a phone and flashing custom roms to gain extra special abilities and functions.
Coming from the Nexus One running CM7, the G2x with CM7 feels right at home.
GPS has been worked on tremendously and is finally reliable. The phone never locks up and simply just works as it should. I trust CM7 to build quality roms for a phone over any manufacture.
Stock roms, to me, are something to "just use" until something better comes along. Everything always works better hacked. The people that fight that urge simply blows my mind. Peace of mind is out there if you want it.
And as far as the higher resolution of the Sensation, I just run the G2x at 190 density to gain the same screen real-estate. Supposedly the G2x/O2x were designed to function properly at higher resolutions (*rumor).

alodar1 said:
Amen Brother....
I too am not locked to a single phone or carrier. So being biased is not in the equation. I too have both the Sensation and the G2x. My 'unbiased' opinion leans towards the G2x. I think loading a new launcher on the Sensation is equiv to rooting and flashing CM7 on the G2x. If I have to make a radical change in my device to like the device, time to move on. I have to like the device before I'll even consider making changes to it. yeah i know, strange.
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Eh, its not strange, its just what you do. Myself on the other hand, ADW goes on every phone I purchase almost immediately due to the amount of customization and smoothness. Sense has to much eye candy and vanilla is just too, well vanilla. To each their own...
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I buy wuteva ever phone I want when ever I want it. I tossed the thunderbolt out the window for the g2x and that was the best thing I ever did cause that was sum HTC junk don't even get me started on that and my girl wanted the sensation cause of sense and all its prettyness so i got it for her(mistake) and every phone I get my hands on I root flash mod than flash sum more and I can say that the g2x (that I own) bloooooows away the sensation..I'm just gonna say one reason of the many, when were both chilling on the couch watching TV and I'm flying threw the web and wuteva else on wifi she's curseing up a storm cause her sensation doesn't connect to wifi unless shes 10feet from it and its her 3rd one lol and there's just so much more take my word please.... the sensation is pretty ill admit but the g2x is a F*CKIN BEAST!!!!!

player911 said:
I'm not in a contract but my opinion about how I buy phones isn't "what kind of phone it IS" but "What kind of phone it can BECOME".
I like getting a phone and flashing custom roms to gain extra special abilities and functions.
Coming from the Nexus One running CM7, the G2x with CM7 feels right at home.
GPS has been worked on tremendously and is finally reliable. The phone never locks up and simply just works as it should. I trust CM7 to build quality roms for a phone over any manufacture.
Stock roms, to me, are something to "just use" until something better comes along. Everything always works better hacked. The people that fight that urge simply blows my mind. Peace of mind is out there if you want it.
And as far as the higher resolution of the Sensation, I just run the G2x at 190 density to gain the same screen real-estate. Supposedly the G2x/O2x were designed to function properly at higher resolutions (*rumor).
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Well the potential for the Sensation once it becomes unlocked is going to be pretty good. You know it will get CM and the Adreno 220 is capable of more power than most other GPU's. It just has some ****ty drivers right now and games aren't yet optimized for it. I also have my G2X density at 190 but it still doesn't make the text as clear as on my Sensation. I've said it before but after looking at my Sensations display for a couple of days, my G2X display looks blurry.
Oh....you asked earlier. I have the Sharp display and just like the G2X, I had to return 3 of them to get a nice display.
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I buy wuteva ever phone I want when ever I want it. I tossed the thunderbolt out the window for the g2x and that was the best thing I ever did cause that was sum HTC junk don't even get me started on that and my girl wanted the sensation cause of sense and all its prettyness so i got it for her(mistake) and every phone I get my hands on I root flash mod than flash sum more and I can say that the g2x (that I own) bloooooows away the sensation..I'm just gonna say one reason of the many, when were both chilling on the couch watching TV and I'm flying threw the web and wuteva else on wifi she's curseing up a storm cause her sensation doesn't connect to wifi unless shes 10feet from it and its her 3rd one lol and there's just so much more take my word please.... the sensation is pretty ill admit but the g2x is a F*CKIN BEAST!!!!!
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Well I can tell you my Sensation remains at full bars of WiFi all throught my house and outside of my house. Look back through my posts and you will see a video I made, showing the power of the Sensations WiFi. I also hold it in landscape, showing there is no death grip issue with mine. Yes I was 2 floors away from my router when shooting this video and it was proved in the video. Every manufacture makes buggy devices. You can't expect to get a perfect device anymore in today's market. My past 5 phones had to be returned multiple times a piece just to get a device with none or minimal bugs.
On the other side of the table. My wife had the G2X as well. She then saw my Sensation and wanted it so I sold her G2X and bought her a Sensation. She couldn't be happier and hasn't reported any problems to me. Trust me, she knows what bugs are and she will tell me about them.
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Uhhh for the longest time it was indeed OFF OF TM's site. I just checked yesterday and it wasn't on there at all. Now it's back on, therefore, it's ironic that I happen to be at TM Corporate store yesterday talking with a guy from Corporate that happened to be there and he did specifically mentioned that, (paraphrasing) "regarding the G2X, there are many reason for why it was pulled off before the launch of the sensation. It wasn't due to any hardware related issues, more software actually. The G2X was actually the fastest selling phone nationwide, which supply and demand may have been a contributing factor for it being pulled for a while. He did mention the improvements on the screen for the newer batches of the G2X, which is another reason adding to the why's...."
It was a good 10min convo...all paraphrasing of course, but at any rate, it doesn't take too much brain power to realize the reasoning(s) and in the G2X's case, IMO it's all pretty practical rather than theory.
PhantomRampage said:
Uhh, no?
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Phones/cell-phone-detail.aspx?cell-phone=T-Mobile-G2x-with-Google
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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.

Rominucka said:
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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mrmidnight said:
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

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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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

tsitalon1 said:
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.

piizzadude said:
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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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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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.

imnuts said:
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

tsitalon1 said:
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.