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I recently screwed up my captivate fooling around with terminal. I managed to get it to boot to the AT&T screen so I kinda messed them over. My replacement unit seems to have a better gps chip. I know it has been refurbished because the inside stickers are not OEM. Apparently there is a quick hardware fix that is implemented to get the gps to function. I have a feeling its something to do with grounding and the fact that it uses the back cover for grounding is interesting. I think they might be replacing the copper fitting on the right side of the phone that contacts with the back cover when you open the phone. It seemed too new looking. I saw a post where someone said clean the contact patches on the battery cover and slightly pull out the right copper tab for more contact on the battery plate. I did this and tested my gps during a 100 mile trip. The gps worked pretty efficiently. It stayed locked on and it wasn't bouncing all over the place. I found my lock while moving which was impossible with my old cappy. I say its a grounding issue. I also noticed that my phone wasn't burning hot after an hour and a half of constant gps use but my old cappy would be really hot after 30 minutes. I may not be a phone expert but i learned a bad ground can cause intermittent flow in a circuit which causes that circuit to cut off after a short while. In the galaxy s phones I think it is a grounding issue that has been fixed. I advise people to make sure the contacts in your battery cover is clean(use alcohol to clean them). Pull up the right tab slightly so ensure contact with the metal battery cover(the left is rectactable and cant be pulled). I would make sure you use a rubber or plastic case on your cappy so interference with the gps or antenna will occur(the reason why plastic isn't a bad material to make a cell phone out of). My gps settings are basically AT&T's default. You will only get an accurate lock if you use the data network(cell towers) and of course use gps satelites in the location settings. Thats A-GPS at its finest. I just going to probably keep this captivate as a backup phone (unless someone just gives me the right amount of cash) because i just purchased an unlocked dell streak from dell for 400 bucks since they are having a sale on them. And now i know my gps works on my cappy.
I just got a replacement phone less than 6 hours ago and noticed a big improvement in GPS signal strength on the stock firmware. The inside stickers on mine are also different.
It quickly found multiple satellites with snrs in the 40's. The highest hit 47. I honestly didn't think it was possible to get that high unless you were floating in outer space. It started to lock on to multiple sats around the 30 second mark.
After loading up Darky's port 6.0.2 I tried again and in lbstestmode it found and locked onto 9 satellites in 8 seconds. It honestly blew my mind. Now this rom uses Da_G's GPS files. I still have a ton of real world testing to do but that initial result gave me a lot of hope.
Whats the build number of your replacement phone? Mines 1007 which is old build. You can find it below the serial number on the phone behind the battery.
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nybmx said:
I just got a replacement phone less than 6 hours ago and noticed a big improvement in GPS signal strength on the stock firmware. The inside stickers on mine are also different.
It quickly found multiple satellites with snrs in the 40's. The highest hit 47. I honestly didn't think it was possible to get that high unless you were floating in outer space. It started to lock on to multiple sats around the 30 second mark.
After loading up Darky's port 6.0.2 I tried again and in lbstestmode it found and locked onto 9 satellites in 8 seconds. It honestly blew my mind. Now this rom uses Da_G's GPS files. I still have a ton of real world testing to do but that initial result gave me a lot of hope.
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I am happy with it stock. Let me know how your test comes out on the GPS. I will definately watch this post.
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Whats the build number of your replacement phone? Mines 1007 which is old build. You can find it below the serial number on the phone behind the battery.
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1008 is my build. The newer ones are 1009 and 1010. I had the 1007 build myself at first.
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1008 is my build. The newer ones are 1009 and 1010. I had the 1007 build myself at first.
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Curious, do you have the 3 button recovery problem that build 1008 is notorious for?
Also, give it a few days on the GPS. Most times a factory reset makes the GPS work good and then it goes to heck in a hand basket. YMMV
For those who are not able to get a replacement Captivate, you guys might want to follow this link...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876179
The last page has some theories on how to make it better it but have not been tested. Will be doing that shortly.
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Curious, do you have the 3 button recovery problem that build 1008 is notorious for?
Also, give it a few days on the GPS. Most times a factory reset makes the GPS work good and then it goes to heck in a hand basket. YMMV
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I will continue to use it. I have not tweaked anything on the phone just because i don't want to take any chances of may be wrecking my gps through software changes. I have tried it and I get in to recovery mode just fine. Mine is a refurb unit so i think the bugs are worked out.
Just exchanged my Cappy on Monday. My new build is 1012 and the last 4 digits of my IMEI is 6219. This is a very recent build. So far no random shutdowns (I returned my old one for this) and my gps is much improved over my old unit. So far I have had zero issues locking and no longer are my tracks all over both sides of the road. My previous was useless. Leaving it on stock for another week.
Hmmm, what version of the OS is it on the 1012? I guess its jh7 eclair.
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Hmmm, what version of the OS is it on the 1012? I guess its jh7 eclair.
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Whats the build number of your replacement phone? Mines 1007 which is old build. You can find it below the serial number on the phone behind the battery.
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Build 1008 (same as my original one). Button combos into recovery and dl mode work fine. My original 1008 phone did not have issues with button combos either.
I've only tested the GPS while driving once but it kept a lock, and rerouted me fine when I decided to take a different way then was suggested.
it looks like i might have to use the random shutdown complaint to get a replacement!!
The fix must've come after 1010 because that's what mine is and I need the LBSTestmode mod to make it even remotely usable.
Similar situation
My situation is the opposite though. When I originally got my Captivate back in August the GPS worked flawlessly. I even remember thinking how quick it got a fix compared to old phones and GPS units. After about a week I had to return the phone due to a sound issue. Now my GPS seems to take forever to get a fix, lags a lot and is not very accurate. Kind of like most users report. It seems like you are playing a slot machine when buying a Captivate. Pull the lever and you might get a great phone but the odds are way against you.
Had the phone on day 1, hour 1 the 20th and have had not 1 odd issue. Everyone here seems to hate their device, I'm coming from a vibrant which was cool too but this is way better....
How come y'all having so many issues and I haven't had 1... Anyone else have no issues like me?
I love this phone and its perfect for me.....
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Had the phone on day 1, hour 1 the 20th and have had not 1 odd issue. Everyone here seems to hate their device, I'm coming from a vibrant which was cool too but this is way better....
How come y'all having so many issues and I haven't had 1... Anyone else have no issues like me?
I love this phone and its perfect for me.....
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I got the phone yesterday too and so far I don't have an issue. Came from Vibrant as well. I do see a little bleeding on top of the screen, but this is not an issue for me.
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I got the phone yesterday too and so far I don't have an issue. Came from Vibrant as well. I do see a little bleeding on top of the screen, but this is not an issue for me.
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My first phone had a lot of bleeding, switched it out for another and it barely has any. That's the only problem I've really run into.
My first unit had the restart problem but I replaced it at the tmo store and this new one is working fine and is almost up to the two day uptime since its initial boot.
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I got my phone last night and only issue I have is the screen bleed but it don't bug me either. So far really nice phone.
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I also got my phone on the 20th and everything have been running perfect. This phone is just amazing. The only thing I miss about my droid Incredible was the MIUI ROM.
I've had one reboot, but 2-1/2 days since then without any problems. I was a bit concerned about battery life for the first couple of days, but I've been off-charger for about 7 hours now with light usage and the battery is still at 83%, which is fine. Otherwise, no problems other than minor software issues (kinetic scrolling parameters, Qik has a version incompatibility with iPhone, I can't add applications to Car Home).
This tends to happen a lot. The people who are happy are content and don't usually post about it. Conversely, those who have issues, or think they have issues, end up posting about them, so you basically just end up with a bunch of negative discussions.
This is my 4th Android phone (G1, Nexus One, Epic 4G, and now the G2X), and by far the best one I've ever owned, ever.
I've had mine since the 20th and so far have had no problems at all. I activated it in the store and had a slight concern when it seemed to freeze up for a few minutes after it asked about synching my apps. However, I waited a few minutes and apparently it was indexing everything, because once it came back to normal I checked my apps and everything was there. Both the T-Mo rep and I were surprised to see all the apps back as well as my contacts, emails, and texts. Gotta love that Google cloud!
My only complaint (if you can even call it that) is that I can't tell which end is up when I pick it up. I came from a Nexus One and that trackball was a huge clue for where the top of the phone was. This phone is so dark with its new black gel case that I usually pick it up upside down and struggle to find the power button. I'm sure I'll get used to it eventually. Glad to see all my apps working with no hiccups, and I was fortunate not to get one with any screen bleed or unexpected restarts. Hope this keeps up.
i thought i had the wifi/4g problem but it was a mistake on my part. had the phone little over 24 hours and not a problem thus far
Most Happy people wont go to xda to create a thread and tell people how perfect and great their phone is.
Xda is clearly not the place for that. Im one of them. I have no issues with my phone, it has been great, fast and reliable.
Im just lurking around the G2X forums waiting for development updates.
No problems on my phone.
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No problems on mine either.
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No problems with my phone.
Only a small amount of screen bleed here, and for some reason I can't get it to connect to hspa only umts. Other than that great. Sucks though my vibe got hspa.
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No "send it back" issues here
my data connection sometimes locks up and seems slower than my vibrants connections. but i'm sure newer basebands/radios will come out and hopefully fix all that. a tiny bit of bleeding on top corner but nothing noticeable...i'm loving it....wish it had 768 ram but it has enough, haven't ran into many problem in that area, i have almost 300 apps and a multitask alot so i'm hopping this one doesn't kill my adw ex in the backround..i have it on persistent but it can still kill it if it wants....fingers crossed that's never an issue. so far love the phone....now waiting on the cable for the HDMI to come in the mail, and screen protectors.
One day 1, I had a couple random reboots. Days 2 and 3 have so far been completely error free. I have very little LCD bleed, only a tiny bit in the top corners that I can barely notice. Standby battery life has improved immensely as well. Down to 3-4% battery per hour which is very good on a stock ROM/kernel.
I'm totally satisfied.
I really like the phone and am keeping it but there's no question it has issues. Everyone uses their phone differently which is why we are having different experiences. I rely on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth heavily and LG's implementation of both is quirky causing erratic behavior. T-Mobile really screwed up the data management settings with their My Account app allowing the phone to use native data when set to Wi-Fi only. You're experiencing that whether you realize it or not.
I was in a T-Mobile store and they allowed me to play around with the configuration of their demo unit. I could replicate almost all the strangeness I experienced on my phone. Someone who uses the phone differently may never see the issues I'm having. Either software updates from LG or a replacement ROM will cure most of the problems that have been posted so in the end the phone will still be a good choice.
No issues here...
Flawless...
Mine is fantastic, I dont seem to have any screen bleed or reboots but ive noticed it seems like it lags sometime coming from the lock-screen but doesn't affect anything. All we need now are some custom roms.....
Please post the manufacture date of your phone if you have NOT have the problems
Please post the fix if you have had the problems but did something that remedied it!
I got mine on 5/27. It rebooted spontaneously a couple of times in the first two days. However it has been working flawlessly for several days now. Not sure what happened. Knocking on the wood.
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I have had my device for 3 weeks and yesterday I had to pull the battery for the first time due to the phone not coming back on. Today I lost signal out of the blue, and couldn't search for networks. Had to reboot the device.
I want to root the device and install one of the custom gingerbread roms but if I need to warranty this thing I want it stock.
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I'm using gingerbread roms so its hard for me to comment here. But I have not had many issues even with these roms. Mu build date is may 9 iirc
I did however exchange my battery. I have done a couple of battery pulls but mostly due to rom issues and that has been very rare. I don't consider a battery pull to be a problem unless its once a day or more. I have had the device about a week.
G2x with faux AOSP
chubb16 said:
I want to root the device and install one of the custom gingerbread roms but if I need to warranty this thing I want it stock.
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Dated 4/11, stock and unrooted. No reboots, lockups or anything of the sort.
I just used this phone outdoors in direct sunlight. I mean straight on as direct as it can be bright sunshine, and the display was easily visible even just set on auto. I can live with a little light bleed along the edges on a screen that works this well otherwise.
This phone is fast too...
ETA: This is my original and only G2x, no exchanges. I guess I got relatively lucky.
Only two "random" reboots in a little over a month (both occurred shortly after plugging into my laptops USB to charge).
Got mine on 4/20. No reboots ever.
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Dated 4/11, stock and unrooted. No reboots, lockups or anything of the sort.
I just used this phone outdoors in direct sunlight. I mean straight on as direct as it can be bright sunshine, and the display was easily visible even just set on auto. I can live with a little light bleed along the edges on a screen that works this well otherwise.
This phone is fast too...
ETA: This is my original and only G2x, no exchanges. I guess I got relatively lucky.
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Bingo. Makes me forget the sensation even exists.
G2x with faux AOSP
<SIGH> My better judgement be damned, I just picked up a 4th G2x - dated May 13th... Hoping I have better luck with it...
No reboots our issues, build date 4/25/11..
Best phone around imo... Except sgs2 maybe.lol
All of the above daily! Most unreliable device I've ever had.
never had this problem at all build date 3/31
I seldom have this problem (3 times so far from the date I purchase).
Stock rooted ROM.
mingkee said:
I seldom have this problem (3 times so far from the date I purchase).
Stock rooted ROM.
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Actually that's not bad - I've had PCs reboot on their own more often than that, brand new even!
2 days old - 3 reboots
I've had this phone for 3 days, and I've seen it reboot 3 times.... Very concerned about this.
No problems, 4/14/2011
I think mine has rebooted by itself twice in almost a month. It also froze once and I had to do a battery pull.
Aside from that, no problems at all. I'm really happy and count myself lucky that I've never had to replace my unit *knock on wood*
Manufacture date: 4/26/11
Stock ROM, Unrooted
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It's about time a poll was made about this. I just hope that once and for all this matter gets concentrated in a single thread. I hope this thread gets a sticky until the the G2x issues are resolved or have come to a sufficient conclusion (I'm not so optimistic about T-mo after the Vibrant).
Getting a 4th replacement sometime tomorrow according to T-mo & UPS, just to note. I'll spare the details and update my post when I have more time. =X
On Stock ROM (Rooted) it rebooted every time I used the stock web browser.
On AOSP ROM 1.2.0 (slows.... 40 sec pause/freeze) on the stock browser
I'm still on AOSP for now. Just crashed on me again, but it happens when I web surf on the browser.
Its annoying but hoping this crap gets better. I swear buyer's remorse every time I think about how unstable this phone is.
I think. anyone here leave the fascinate for charge and happy/unhappy? pros cons? thanks
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Sorry the promotion ended today. I was just told this buy a vzw rep when I went to get my new charge activated.
Still though the patch for missed calls was released today and the fassy is a great phone. Good luck.
And if I were you I'd still try.
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Sorry the promotion ended today. I was just told this buy a vzw rep when I went to get my new charge activated.
Still though the patch for missed calls was released today and the fassy is a great phone. Good luck.
And if I were you I'd still try.
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What are you talking about? It's not a promotion, it's a warranty replacement. You could hold on the the fascinate until the day your 1 year warranty is over and get a replacement phone because the phone is broken.
OP: I did the same thing 2 weeks ago and couldn't be more happy. You're going to love the charge.
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I think. anyone here leave the fascinate for charge and happy/unhappy? pros cons? thanks
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Its pretty awesome I think. Battery life is decent, the screen is amazing, 4G is super fast, touchwiz is easily covered and/or removed (with some awesome roms) the front camera (as well as back) is nice, and speaker quality is loud but top notch... however it has the same internal memory and RAM as the Fassy plus hard buttons on the bottom, also some report problems with output through mini HDMI but this could be due to cables or errors with apps/tv's. All in all a solid upgrade, a notification LED and a little better internal hardware (RAM and memory) and this would be a near perfect phone
blazing through on my VZ Droid Charge 4G
I love everything about this phone, even the little quirks you'll discover...except for the battery life. But there are tons of threads here telling about how to remedy this.
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I have small hands, so to me the phone feels just a tad big, but the awesome screen, huge keyboard, and easy to read texts and web pages more than make up for it. Reception is outstanding, too! It's a noticeable improvement over my old fascinate.
thankyou for the replies! so im getting pretty much all positive? great step up from the fassy? i thought there WAS an LED notification? wah. not that it would be a deal breaker.. ive been dealing with no LED since i got this phone in feb. but i had a D1 and loved the LED. either way. i like the front facing camera.. and if its a replacement and its that much of an upgrade than why not do it if i can? plus my phone does have terrible service. always missing calls and texts.. i thought it was just my phone. didnt realize till this deal took place that it was that widespread. size factor.. is it THAT much bigger than the fassy?
Samsung doesn't put notification LEDs on their new phones. Not on the Charge, not on the Nexus S, and not on the Galaxy S II. Unfortunately we don't even have BLN for the Charge because the code is currently incompatible.
As for size, yes, it's significantly larger than the Fascinate, no matter what anybody tells you. But the size doesn't bother me nearly as much as I thought it would.
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What are you talking about? It's not a promotion, it's a warranty replacement. You could hold on the the fascinate until the day your 1 year warranty is over and get a replacement phone because the phone is broken.
OP: I did the same thing 2 weeks ago and couldn't be more happy. You're going to love the charge.
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I think he means that the tech bulletin no longer allows for a change to a Charge. A buddy of mine who got approved to have his Fascinates changed a few days ago got denied today because they are releasing the OTA that fixes the problem.
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I think he means that the tech bulletin no longer allows for a change to a Charge. A buddy of mine who got approved to have his Fascinates changed a few days ago got denied today because they are releasing the OTA that fixes the problem.
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ah really??? that sucks so should i even bother trying lol i dont want to put my phone back to stock just to get denied. although i do have other issues that im sure werent "fixed" with the update.. ie: unresponsive screen frequently and plenty of freezes/reboots.
I found it ironic that the day receive my Charges, they release the OTA. I was defaulting my Fascinates before sending them back, and *POOF*, ED05 Corporate. So far, I haven't had it running long enough to make an opinion on the Charge, but you can't argue with that speed. I noticed that my screen flickers when it turns on. Anybody else seeing this?
Charge kills the Fascinate...you won't look back trust me. I was expecting worse battery life and have experienced the exact opposite which is a plus. I don't think there's even a comparison when you factor in 4g, build quality, super amoled +. I'm personally loving my Charge right now.
I seem to love my charge I just am sad over no led notification and the bottom buttons don't wake up the phone. But all in all I'm liking it.
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Got my Charge ordered today, I'll be joining y'all when I pickup my phone next weekend.
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Eris _2.1_2010 said:
Got my Charge ordered today, I'll be joining y'all when I pickup my phone next weekend.
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so then theres still a possibility i can get it? everyones saying the offer has been pulled since the ED05 update rolled out today and was supposed to fix all the issues..
Eris _2.1_2010 said:
Got my Charge ordered today, I'll be joining y'all when I pickup my phone next weekend.
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Sorry, the bandwagon is full LOL!...Sorry, I couldn't resist! I think its a much better phone then people give it credit for... definitely exceeded my expectations.
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I seem to love my charge I just am sad over no led notification and the bottom buttons don't wake up the phone. But all in all I'm liking it.
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That's for a very good reason. Think about it: if the physical bottom buttons woke up your phone, it would wake up like crazy while in pockets or purses. Those get pressed all the time on my phone just by walking around.
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so then theres still a possibility i can get it? everyones saying the offer has been pulled since the ED05 update rolled out today and was supposed to fix all the issues..
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I called on sunday and they sent out a dinc2. I ended up going to the store today and got it ordered and they did mention an ota was bein sent out. Just wish I could've got my charge today but I left town today and I'll get it when I get back home next weekend.
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Eris _2.1_2010 said:
I called on sunday and they sent out a dinc2. I ended up going to the store today and got it ordered and they did mention an ota was bein sent out. Just wish I could've got my charge today but I left town today and I'll get it when I get back home next weekend.
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hmm.. well maybe ill still attempt it if you went in and got it ordered today..you got the charge as a REPLACEMENT or bought it out?
Very much enjoyed the transition. Missing CM7 and fully customized GB kernels, but they will come in time.
Screen is significantly larger. Phone is noticeably thicker, but nowhere near the brick that the Thunderbolt is. 4G is amazing - and maybe I just got super lucky, but after flashing GC GBE's latest via ODIN right upon getting the phone, I have the most amazing battery life I have ever experience in a smartphone. On a grade of Blackberry (-2921912912) to iPhone (+8239238932) - the Charge has (thus far) been even better than the iPhone on battery. At first I thought it was because I'm on WiFi all the time (now that WiFi actually works, unlike with the Fascinate) - so with the data radios disabled, it was sipping juice... however, out and about and even on 4G/3G border, I still get ridiculous battery life.
I still can't believe I managed to make a 15 minute drive, hang out in a store for 15 minutes (using 4G to product compare the whole time), make a 15 minute drive home.. at it was still at 100%.
My fascinate would've been in the 80s by then.. if not worse.
tl;dr: amazing battery, better radios in ALL aspects compared to fascinate, bigger screen, only missing CM7 and custom GB kernels.. and it's a bit thicker.
Hey all,
I've got a rather funky bug going on here. I'm told it's not uncommon for G2x phones to suddenly turn off and require users to take out the battery for a reboot. But I recently ran into a super weird issue.
Tried to use my phone, encountered a black screen. Tried to turn it on, even took out battery and placed it back in with no luck. Went home and plugged it into adapter, got a screen showing the battery charging but that's it. With the battery out, pressed the boot screen, got the white LG logo before it turned off again.
Problem was solved as soon as I plugged the phone into my notebook instead. Booted up normally with no problems!
Is this a common occurrence?
If this problem persists, I might have to sell this phone (bought it on fleabay) and get a different one. Dang LG really rushed the G2x in spite of flaws!
If that happens, I'll be needing recommendations for a new phone.
I don't think this issue is common, this is my 1st time reading about it, and it certainly hasn't happened to me! good luck, if you're changing phones I'd suggest the galaxy Nexus
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I don't think this issue is common, this is my 1st time reading about it, and it certainly hasn't happened to me! good luck, if you're changing phones I'd suggest the galaxy Nexus
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GSN is too expensive for me. Was hoping for under $300.
Was contemplating the G4SG, but I hear that while having fewer bugs, it's also a lot slower overall. I can't live without my cheap dualcore!
That's an odd one, a couple of things I will say:
I've noticed that for me if I have it plugged in and powered down then try to boot it, the thing won't start. I have to unplug it, boot it and plug it back in once it's started up initially.
Also, if you're considering loading a custom ROM, do it and if the thing is still acting like that, throw it at the nearest T-mobile store, and be sure to hit someone with it.
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That's an odd one, a couple of things I will say:
I've noticed that for me if I have it plugged in and powered down then try to boot it, the thing won't start. I have to unplug it, boot it and plug it back in once it's started up initially.
Also, if you're considering loading a custom ROM, do it and if the thing is still acting like that, throw it at the nearest T-mobile store, and be sure to hit someone with it.
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It was rooted with Tsugi. I haven't had any other issues yet. Rooted/flashed it yesterday, this is the 2nd day in.
And I don't have a receipt for the phone. Bought it used from another person. :/
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It was rooted with Tsugi. I haven't had any other issues yet. Rooted/flashed it yesterday, this is the 2nd day in.
And I don't have a receipt for the phone. Bought it used from another person. :/
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Try a different ROM, didn't you buy it off E-bay? If nothing else, either e-bay or paypal (assuming you used it) should cover you if you were given a lemon.
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Try a different ROM, didn't you buy it off E-bay? If nothing else, either e-bay or paypal (assuming you used it) should cover you if you were given a lemon.
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I'll see what happens. If the phone turns out to be a lemon, I'm going to request a refund and go the paypal dispute route if I must. I'd rather not have to.
It's a real shame too. This is a really nice phone.
Flash phoenixblood 1.7 rom and use faux123 stock cm or DS. 0.4.8 kernel, I can almost 100% guarantee you that will solve your problem.
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something similar happens to me never tried the rom your on but what i did to fix was: Settings>Applications>Development> check stay awake it helped me out maybe it will help you. let me know how everything goes.
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GSN is too expensive for me. Was hoping for under $300.
Was contemplating the G4SG, but I hear that while having fewer bugs, it's also a lot slower overall. I can't live without my cheap dualcore!
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I actually just sold my g2x and went back to my GS4G and don't regret it. Running octane 3.0 the speed difference is so negligible you won't even notice it unless your comparing them side by side.
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If it happens again then sell it, the only thing that makes this phone unable to compete with the Galaxy Nexus is that it doesn't have ICS yet, and the screen is smaller and in lower resolution. But I believe if you get a good one then performance is better than the Gnex seeing as the highest clock speed I've seen achievable and stable for the Gnex is 1.35, and the GPU is slow and outdated. The camera on the G2x is also higher resolution, but lacks the lagless shutter.
This phone may be cheap, but it is very powerful. The only reason it had so many complaints is poor quality control, and very bad software developers. Hardware is crazy though.
If you were to sell your G2x, I'd take the Galaxy S II HD version over the Gnex.