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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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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.....
So last year my girlfriend and I upgraded from Black Berry's, she decided to take the HD2 and I decided on the MyTouch Slide. I have been extremely happy with the slide, I have had no issues with the phone at all. Unfortunately with 2 kids the phone has taken a tumble a few times and the camera broke... well... more like stuck in a permanent macro state and the screen cracked on the lower right side, regardless the phone like a good trooper marches on.
Anyway while in San Francisco for the past week her HD2 starts having hardware failures, lockup, overheating, battery drains so she goes to the T-Mo store and they let us know we have 2 free upgrades. She see's this as a chance to jump into a new phone and picks up the Galaxy S 4G and asks me what I want... and well just from posting in here you know what I picked blindly... the G2X.
After 3 hours of use this morning I had 6 lockups, but the "turn never sleep on fix" seemed to work. Oddly with the WiFi on or off, as long as that option is set, it seems to be fine. I haven't used the WiFi yet so I don't know if this will hold true... but so far since 10am no lockups or freezes.
But here comes the question... Do I keep this phone? It's obviously has some software issues that need to be fixed. She just got this phone yesterday I can easily go in and get something else. I am looking at getting the Galaxy S 4G but I am not sure, now that the lockup issue is gone I like this phone ...
Opinions? The reason I am asking is because we were "promised" all this stuff the HD2 would be getting down the line and what a complete let down. I don't want the G2X turning into that, I just as well take the "lesser phone"(?) in the Galaxy S 4G if that's the case.
EDIT: As I picked it up after I typed all this it had locked up.... I'm exchanging, the hell with it. Sorry for wasting everyones time.
I have had the Sensation for 14 days and for the most part issue and trouble free. This morning I noticed it had rebooted on me. I thought oh well just a freak occurence. Than the volume went off completely and after checking all settings(they were all set correctly.) I did a hard reset and the volume seemed okay. A short time later the same volume issue surfaced again so I powered off and pulled the battery and rebooted. Once again all seemed okay. Then I noticed the lock screen did not want to unlock, after numerous attempts it finally did. This is starting to become the norm. Than the phone just went to the HTC screen (I guess it had rebooted itself again) and a reboot was just finishing up.The volume is now much lower than it ever has been(and it was too low to start with) . It seems as if the phone is just exhibiting issues by the hour. Has anyone else had this type of thing occur? I have just 5 days left in buyers remorse and this is my third one. The other two were just unusable, I must make a decision very shortly as to whether to ask for a replacement or just a refund. I really like this phone but am sort of shocked at how it went from no issues for almost 2 weeks to numerous issues almost overnight. Any input or help is certainly appreciated.
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I have had the Sensation for 14 days and for the most part issue and trouble free. This morning I noticed it had rebooted on me. I thought oh well just a freak occurence. Than the volume went off completely and after checking all settings(they were all set correctly.) I did a hard reset and the volume seemed okay. A short time later the same volume issue surfaced again so I powered off and pulled the battery and rebooted. Once again all seemed okay. Then I noticed the lock screen did not want to unlock, after numerous attempts it finally did. This is starting to become the norm. Than the phone just went to the HTC screen (I guess it had rebooted itself again) and a reboot was just finishing up.The volume is now much lower than it ever has been(and it was too low to start with) . It seems as if the phone is just exhibiting issues by the hour. Has anyone else had this type of thing occur? I have just 5 days left in buyers remorse and this is my third one. The other two were just unusable, I must make a decision very shortly as to whether to ask for a replacement or just a refund. I really like this phone but am sort of shocked at how it went from no issues for almost 2 weeks to numerous issues almost overnight. Any input or help is certainly appreciated.
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Can't give you any real answer. All we do here is collect anecdotes. But I saw something similar. My phone was perfect for 5 days. Then it was sitting on a table and rebooted spontaneously. After that it seemed fine. A day later when I tried to play a video, regardless of the app, all I got was a black screen. Reboot didn't fix it. Battery pull did fix it. Until the next day when it happened again. Formatted the SD and that "fixed" it until the next day when the phone just beeped once and died completely. As in door nail dead. No lights, nothing. Swapped the battery, plugged in the charger, nothing. So it's in the process of being replaced.
Whether those events are connected, or represent some pattern of accumulating problems and eventual death, who knows. Hearing reports like this is not reassuring, but we have no idea if the failure rate is 1 in 100, 1000 or 100,000.
Hi,
do you remember the last application you installed before issues started? Maybe removing it will solve your problem.
Greetings
Yasso
Id return it and get a new phone.
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Can't give you any real answer. All we do here is collect anecdotes. But I saw something similar. My phone was perfect for 5 days. Then it was sitting on a table and rebooted spontaneously. After that it seemed fine. A day later when I tried to play a video, regardless of the app, all I got was a black screen. Reboot didn't fix it. Battery pull did fix it. Until the next day when it happened again. Formatted the SD and that "fixed" it until the next day when the phone just beeped once and died completely. As in door nail dead. No lights, nothing. Swapped the battery, plugged in the charger, nothing. So it's in the process of being replaced.
Whether those events are connected, or represent some pattern of accumulating problems and eventual death, who knows. Hearing reports like this is not reassuring, but we have no idea if the failure rate is 1 in 100, 1000 or 100,000.
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Thanks for the kind and informative reply. I am just totally flabbergasted at what has occurred with it the last 2 days. I have done factory resets - hard resets-battery pulls etc and weird and wild things continue to happen. I just had it go to the white HTC screen while using an app with no warning or notice( I believe it had rebooted again on its own.) The most puzzling is the volume going from its normal weak state to no volume to partial volume etc. Also in Manage Applications the majority of the time I go into change or delete an app it is not responsive and I have to go in 2 or 3 times for it to respond. Talked to a friend of mine at a T Mobile retailer a few moments ago and she said she had purchased a Sensation when they got their stock in and after 3 days got a refund. They were shipped 35 and had only sold 3 (hers included) and all three had been returned for a different phone. I am just amazed. I am at a BestBuy where I am playing with the EVo3D and it just seems smoother and faster and the volume even sounds louder. I wonder if another replacement of this phone will do any good, this is my third one and I thought this was solid.
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Hi,
do you remember the last application you installed before issues started? Maybe removing it will solve your problem.
Greetings
Yasso
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Yes i removed the last 3 apps I had installed(2 were GPS related mileage tracking apps) and an HTC widge(quick recorder). Still wierd issues and touch screen is now becoming erratic. It just changed ring tones on its own!! Went into music app and when I hit play it just spins and does nothing.
Just called CS rentention dept and they are sending out a replacement phone but did say that random reboots and overheating and touchscreen issues have been acknowledged by HTC but not the volume issues. I hope that this will be a solid unit(and stay that way). I have read on other threads that the replacments(new ones) coming out now seem to be issue free( or at least only minor issues).
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i had same issue and returned mine model 5/31/11 15 got new one 6/6/11 16 and is flawless SO happy to gotten a good one...the guy at the store said same model that failed on me, that out of 100 sold 1 person besides me had bad pick of those dates. seems its not the date or 15 16 model but a few in every batch is messed up...unfortunatley seems u had a bad pick 3 times already id go back play with one in store and exchange again...i could barely get courasel to spin on old one and on the newer one its snappy one flick and courasels no lock issue(my old one if it was on a table and u tried unlock, FAIL! untill u actually picked it up it would unlock(like a grounding problem) all those issues are out the window!
will try to post utube video of new one...some utube guy had evo3d vs sensation and was clowning on how the touch response was laggy on sensation compared to evo3d(looked like old model phone i had) new one would def give the 3d a challenge NOW!
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i had same issue and returned mine model 5/31/11 15 got new one 6/6/11 16 and is flawless SO happy to gotten a good one...the guy at the store said same model that failed on me, that out of 100 sold 1 person besides me had bad pick of those dates. seems its not the date or 15 16 model but a few in every batch is messed up...unfortunatley seems u had a bad pick 3 times already id go back play with one in store and exchange again...i could barely get courasel to spin on old one and on the newer one its snappy one flick and courasels no lock issue(my old one if it was on a table and u tried unlock, FAIL! untill u actually picked it up it would unlock(like a grounding problem) all those issues are out the window!
will try to post utube video of new one...some utube guy had evo3d vs sensation and was clowning on how the touch response was laggy on sensation compared to evo3d(looked like old model phone i had) new one would def give the 3d a challenge NOW!
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Did you get a replacement at the store, or did you have to send in the bad phone first and have them send you a new one?
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Did you get a replacement at the store, or did you have to send in the bad phone first and have them send you a new one?
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returned at the store i got it from tmobile store and asked them to try it out and did same on them and he brought out the newest dated one and we tried it out... this phone rocks now!
the top part is what people were saying about diff s/n# my old one said zt15
and the bottom date my old one was 5/31/11
...and other one was made in taiwan new one says made in china?! maybe thats a part of it
fallenangel408 said:
i had same issue and returned mine model 5/31/11 15 got new one 6/6/11 16 and is flawless SO happy to gotten a good one...the guy at the store said same model that failed on me, that out of 100 sold 1 person besides me had bad pick of those dates. seems its not the date or 15 16 model but a few in every batch is messed up...unfortunatley seems u had a bad pick 3 times already id go back play with one in store and exchange again...i could barely get courasel to spin on old one and on the newer one its snappy one flick and courasels no lock issue(my old one if it was on a table and u tried unlock, FAIL! untill u actually picked it up it would unlock(like a grounding problem) all those issues are out the window!
will try to post utube video of new one...some utube guy had evo3d vs sensation and was clowning on how the touch response was laggy on sensation compared to evo3d(looked like old model phone i had) new one would def give the 3d a challenge NOW!
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Same exact experience bro. I received my replacement yesterday with the date of 6/6/11 and there is just no comparison between the two, this second Sensation is amazing!
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Same exact experience bro. I received my replacement yesterday with the date of 6/6/11 and there is just no comparison between the two, this second Sensation is amazing!
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hello ole friend!!! glad to see u on these threads, NO comparison whats so ever! between old and new
fallenangel408 said:
hello ole friend!!! glad to see u on these threads, NO comparison whats so ever! between old and new
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Great to see you here as well! HTC has a way of making sure our paths continue to cross it would seem
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after nearly two weeks of perfection my phone went nutz today , lock screen problems , scrolling problems...did three hard resets and tried all fixes that i could but no dice , im getting a replacement on tuesday, i will update all the parameters of replacement unit for anyone interested in seeing what i get back here on this thread, he basically said that they are aware it needs a software update (like we didnt know that already) and only thing they can do is replace the unit,or i could wait on the update from HTC
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after nearly two weeks of perfection my phone went nutz today , lock screen problems , scrolling problems...did three hard resets and tried all fixes that i could but no dice , im getting a replacement on tuesday, i will update all the parameters of replacement unit for anyone interested in seeing what i get back here on this thread, he basically said that they are aware it needs a software update (like we didnt know that already) and only thing they can do is replace the unit,or i could wait on the update from HTC
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Mine lasted for 12 days and then it just has gone apesh.t. Lock screen and scrolling and random reboots while I am using an app. No volume at all then very weak volume(it was pretty weak to begin with). HTC widgets not working at all. Device does not register or acknowledge phone call and I have been missing phone calls. touchscreen issues also. This is my third one and there is a fourth on the way. I do like this phone but if the one on the way has issues as well and there is no word on an update fix from HTC than I believe I will just return it and wait a short time for the EVo3D which is rumored to hit T mobile shortly. It does not seem to suffer from the multitude of issues that the Sensation does and has more ram than the Sensation. I played with one at Bestbuy and it appeared to be smoother and faster than the Sensation and the touchscreen was really quite good. T Mobile also acknowledged to me that it does need a software upgrade but stated they have no idea when it will come about. I have doubts that root and custom roms will fix all of the issues but then again it just might.
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Mine lasted for 12 days and then it just has gone apesh.t. Lock screen and scrolling and random reboots while I am using an app. No volume at all then very weak volume(it was pretty weak to begin with). HTC widgets not working at all. Device does not register or acknowledge phone call and I have been missing phone calls. touchscreen issues also. This is my third one and there is a fourth on the way. I do like this phone but if the one on the way has issues as well and there is no word on an update fix from HTC than I believe I will just return it and wait a short time for the EVo3D which is rumored to hit T mobile shortly. It does not seem to suffer from the multitude of issues that the Sensation does and has more ram than the Sensation. I played with one at Bestbuy and it appeared to be smoother and faster than the Sensation and the touchscreen was really quite good. T Mobile also acknowledged to me that it does need a software upgrade but stated they have no idea when it will come about. I have doubts that root and custom roms will fix all of the issues but then again it just might.
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well im hoping for an update , i really like this phone alot , i really dont want an evo 3d ,more ram but less camera and video recording , im sure once the bootloader gets cracked then the sky is the limit for this phone , i mean look what the devs did for the HD2 , im gonna stick it out for as long as i can , if things don get straighten out ill just wait for the next best thing , and it wont be a samsung phone , i hate them ,ill just wait for the next htc phone to hit tmobile thats not the evo ,if that even happens
I had the same thing happen, and also got a replacement on the way.... Tuesday also. This will be my fourth. I had 3 g2x phones and now 4 sensations.. honestly.the sensation has more issues, but its a better phone. Last chance on Tuesday, if not, I'm going back g2x ...
I think they push phones out to fast now and need to use more quality..
yep. mine has gone nuts about a couple of hours. i have it since june 17 and everything worked perfect and now the wifi wont work. 2 weeks reading all these things here and i was thinking that i dodge the bullet but it got me.
EDIT : i think i jump the gun too fast. tested my ps3 thru the wireless network and it connects like 50% of the time. again the ps3 is in the same room as the router. went to my cousins house and the phone conected to the wireless effortless on the first try. i dont know if it is the phone or the router.i dont know what to think anymore.
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I had the same thing happen, and also got a replacement on the way.... Tuesday also. This will be my fourth. I had 3 g2x phones and now 4 sensations.. honestly.the sensation has more issues, but its a better phone. Last chance on Tuesday, if not, I'm going back g2x ...
I think they push phones out to fast now and need to use more quality..
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I also have a G2X (my fourth one) andi it is pretty doggone solid, no major issues. I too had thought I had gotten lucky with the Sensation(3rd one) but after 12 days it is apparent that I did not. I also believe the Sensation ( with all of its warts and issues) is the better phone or the phone with the greatest potential. I am beginning to wonder if the problem lies with consumers like me. I continue to buy and support companies and devices (cell phones) that are defective out of the gate and then continue to sit by and hope that the device is updated and made to work like it should have been out of the box, when the track record shows that this is not always the case (maybe even rarely). I would not tolerate a computer that had issues out of the box, nor a TV or a Car and the list goes on. I guess I am just too eager or hungry for the cutting edge cell phones so I accept (even though I grumble) whatever they throw out at the time. Knowing ahead of time that there will be issues and that some will not be resolved. I guess instead of looking at the cell phones I should be looking at my actions and desires surrounding the cell phones. Maybe it is the pursuit of the unreachable goal--the perfect smartphone, that leads me to keep up the acceptance of mediocrity..LOL
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I also have a G2X (my fourth one) andi it is pretty doggone solid, no major issues. I too had thought I had gotten lucky with the Sensation(3rd one) but after 12 days it is apparent that I did not. I also believe the Sensation ( with all of its warts and issues) is the better phone or the phone with the greatest potential. I am beginning to wonder if the problem lies with consumers like me. I continue to buy and support companies and devices (cell phones) that are defective out of the gate and then continue to sit by and hope that the device is updated and made to work like it should have been out of the box, when the track record shows that this is not always the case (maybe even rarely). I would not tolerate a computer that had issues out of the box, nor a TV or a Car and the list goes on. I guess I am just too eager or hungry for the cutting edge cell phones so I accept (even though I grumble) whatever they throw out at the time. Knowing ahead of time that there will be issues and that some will not be resolved. I guess instead of looking at the cell phones I should be looking at my actions and desires surrounding the cell phones. Maybe it is the pursuit of the unreachable goal--the perfect smartphone, that leads me to keep up the acceptance of mediocrity..LOL
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Yep exactly,and we will keep buying them no matter what , I originally was gonna wait a month or 2 after the sensation cane out to actually get one ,looking back now I probably should have , I guess when the next superphone comes out ill try to hold back a little longer , I just wish I hadn't sold my HD2 now ,at least is have a great phone to fall back on while these issues get resolved ...oh well good luck to everyone who's in the same boat as me right now
Mine went crazy yesterday, but today is fine again ... Strange
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so i pulled the battery out and left it out all night and most of problems went away , the lock scrreen is still buggy sometimes but not all the time , scrolling works as it should and the speaker seems louder
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Yep exactly,and we will keep buying them no matter what , I originally was gonna wait a month or 2 after the sensation cane out to actually get one ,looking back now I probably should have , I guess when the next superphone comes out ill try to hold back a little longer , I just wish I hadn't sold my HD2 now ,at least is have a great phone to fall back on while these issues get resolved ...oh well good luck to everyone who's in the same boat as me right now
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Mine came to me nuts...so I grounded it and let it sit in the box, hoping it would learn its lesson. No dice. Tried it again last night and it was an ungrateful POS. So I called amazonwireless to return it. They offerred to send a replacement instead. After seeing all you guys with replacements,, thought I would give it a try too.
Ironically,, I called for the sensation replacement from my G2x
Strangest thing... this morning I grabbed my phone first thing. It was plugged in so I unplugged it.
I pushed the power button and nothing, it wouldn't turn on. So I took the battery out and put it back in.
Turned it on and that battery was at just about 30%, yet it had been on the charger all night.
So, for some reason my phone turned itself off and would not turn back on AND it did not charge all night while plugged into the charger.
To top it off-- Yesterday my phone all of a sudden had the screen problem. Couldn't type, get carousel working etc...
NOW- it works great!
I think the device itself is fine. Tmobile and Htc need to release a os update.
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Just got my third G2x from T-Mobile. I'm running LauncherPro. I must have done something wrong because I backed up to SD card but after installing new phone it gave me an error reading SD card. I had to reset everything!
Anyway, I got a 2nd replacement (this is number 3 phone) because the 2nd one continued to have the random reboot issues.
This one is different from the other two. The icons in the top bar are smaller and the GPS signal button is different. Could this be an upgraded software?
It states Android 2.3.3, kernel version 2.6.32.9 and Software version LG-P999-V21e
Trouble is, this phone is way worse than either of the first two! I think only 1 reboot so far (1 day) but 3 times now after the phone sleeps I have to remove battery to turn it back on! And it will not allow me to mount the phone as a USB. Sometimes the message appears to turn on USB but it will not work. Touching the screen does nothing. Then the screens start to rapidly change.
Looking like number 4!
What other programs have you installed? These types of issues are almost always apps and not the OS or the hardware. The fact you are having similar problems with three phones seems to indicate that even more. Stop blaming the device and figure out what you are doing to it to screw it up.
Try installing the GB drivers to your computer via LG. That's what I had to do to get my phone to mount.
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What other programs have you installed? These types of issues are almost always apps and not the OS or the hardware. The fact you are having similar problems with three phones seems to indicate that even more. Stop blaming the device and figure out what you are doing to it to screw it up.
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I agree. "I went through 8 G2x's and all of them did the same thing after I restored my backup..."
Also, get off the stock firmware as it is absolutely unstable (Sleep of Death (SOD) and resets). I've been running MIUI since mid-August and haven't had 1 reset or SoD. Most CM7 nightly builds are good but a few will cause issues. Look at the stable version of CM7 or Weapon.
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I agree. "I went through 8 G2x's and all of them did the same thing after I restored my backup..."
Also, get off the stock firmware as it is absolutely unstable (Sleep of Death (SOD) and resets). I've been running MIUI since mid-August and haven't had 1 reset or SoD. Most CM7 nightly builds are good but a few will cause issues. Look at the stable version of CM7 or Weapon.
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The stock Gingerbread firmware is absolutely rock solid. I have been running it since it was released and have had zero problems. The only change to the system is that I rooted it. If I install an app that gives me the slightest trouble I uninstall it immediately. There is nothing wrong with the GB rom as LG delivered it. The Froyo rom did have problems, but the GB rom is very good. Many of the custom roms are based on it and just have hacks and tweaks. Very few are compiled from source like CM is.
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First, let me say that T-Mobile Customer Service is great! Every time I call or visit the store they are friendly and try their best to help me.
I called T-Mobile and explained the issues on this phone, as one person wrote above the "SOD". She walked me through a bunch of steps, and I'm fine with that, I understand she has to be sure i have done all the typical troubleshooting. She confirmed that the new one had GB.
She is sending phone number 4 out today. Meanwhile she said go by the store to have them check the battery, just in case. I did that, it was kind of funny. Gal says, no need to test it, I'll just grab a new one. She comes back and inserts new battery, "There ya go, brand new battery". Ah, Miss, I say, it won't turn on now. "No, that can't be, its a new battery". She finally went and got me yet another new battery!
Hopefully this 4th phone will do the trick.
As for the apps, maybe I do need to uninstall some, but it seems like what I have are all mainstream apps:
Launcherpro
Beautiful Widgets
Touchdown Pro
Pure Calendar
Juice Defender
Batter Monitor Widget (free edition)
All of the above are paid apps too, not free versions (except Battery Monitor).
Any thoughts, known issues on these?
Thanks!
All those are pretty common apps, none of which I've had trouble with. Juice defender has been a cause of connectivity, etc issues for some people, but works fine on all my devices.
If I were you I would ***** until they replaced it with a Sensation, Amaze, SGS2, etc. I've seen so many people with 3,4,5,6 replacements on this board....why? As much as I like the form factor, the G2x is not worth 4 replacements. NO product is worth 4 replacements. Needing to have a product replaced is one thing, having to replace the replacement, or more, is ridiculous. Fool me once....
At what point do you say, "wow screw this POS." 4 replacements is a company jacking you around. I got lucky with a mostly mint G2x on launch day. Had it had issues I would have replaced it, beyond that..... the G2x is a nice phone, but there is absolutely zilch nada NOTHING special enough about it to deserve 4 replacements.
I don't mean to sound like a douche or harsh or anything. I just don't get why this is a recurring theme on this board. Would you do this with a pair of jeans, or with a TV, or with tires? No. The product sucked the first time, why repeat the experience?
I hear ya Adamhart. On the phone with CS today I asked this very question. She said I was not eligible for a different pone ... yet. She indicated that x number of returns within 90 days usually trips the option. First sign of trouble on number 4 and I will be calling. When the phone is working I like it, but I'd happily trade it for something else.
Thanks for the note on Juice Defender, I noticed on another thread some issues so for the moment I have it turned off.
Fouth Phone Arrived
So number 4 arrived next day. I set it up. Such a pain to have to reinstall everything. So far all is good. The battery life is not improved but one day later with no reboots and it starts up without a problem (no sleep of death!).
So far so good.....
I' ve been using an extended battery for a few months now and its been great. No reboots or SOD issues.
Couple of weeks ago I insert the stock battery. Within the hour I have 1 freeze up and 3 SOD! That stock battery is defective. Its been the cause of 80% of my problems with this device.
4th phone has same problems. Already posted a rant! I'm going to try rooting!
You know I never had a problem with my g2x and I see all these people going thru 3-6 phones THANK GOD I'm not on that statics.
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And I see mostly the ones who have problems don't usually nvflash cwm and install a custom rom.
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I broke my last one (slammed it on concrete) so got a replacement through Asurion, they sent me a refurb (as they tend to do).
thing worked well for the first day, albeit a bit weak on battery, then started having charge issues and general mis-reporting on the battery (it'd say 100% when it meant 20%, around 5 hours after being unplugged it would drop very steeply (~75%) to catch up)
I noticed on the 1809#*999# menu that the Factory Version was registering as Unknown. After a few more days of it being a pain in the ass I went ahead and did a Factory Reset. After which the Factory Version reported the correct numbers.
Works almost flawlessly now, I'm getting a good 30 hours of battery life out of the thing (mostly texting + standby). I'm currently using the default launcher with Go Contacts and Go SMS (It sucks Go Contacts can't clear missed calls properly on 2.3.3 but it's a minor complaint), Facebook, Battery Monitor Widget (3c), and a few other small apps.
Also, I noticed on my first phone that JuiceDefender seemed to cause Sleep of Death issues. At least thats what the process of elimination had me believe (and this was back on Froyo). IMO - just leave everything alone with regards to task killers and battery enhancers, GB actually does a very good job of battery management on its own.
I continued to have trouble with number 4. Called T-Mo. Long story short they said "nothing we can do until LG comes out with new software update".
Phone is just not useable the way it is (mine that is) so I finally followed the advice of so many on this board and I rooted the phone and installed CM7.
I was a little freaked out a first because CM7 looks so different. Now I am comfortable with it. I have loaded up all the apps and configurations again. So far it is good. A couple of times the phone shut down but that may be more to all the changes I have been doing. One the whole it is far more stable than stock. Battery life is a tad improved too, but still not great.
My mom is about to embark on her third try. She doesn't download apps at all. Phone won't hold call for more than a minute.