[Q] sprint or radioshack? - EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Should i get the evo shift through sprint website, $99 with instant web special rebate and ships with 2.3.3? Or go through radioshack, wich is right by my house, get it $99.98 at the store, comes with 2.2 (but i can update manually as soon as i get it), and i dont have to wait on shipping. What do you think is best?

Get it from radio shack so you can root your phone, you go with 2.3.3 you won't be rooted for awhile
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arachnomancer said:
Should i get the evo shift through sprint website, $99 with instant web special rebate and ships with 2.3.3? Or go through radioshack, wich is right by my house, get it $99.98 at the store, comes with 2.2 (but i can update manually as soon as i get it), and i dont have to wait on shipping. What do you think is best?
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Are you sure the one at RS comes with 2.2? I wouldn't count on it at this point in time

tatonka_hero said:
Are you sure the one at RS comes with 2.2? I wouldn't count on it at this point in time
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I would almost bet on it first in first out, and the shift is not s hot item so radio shack prob has 2.2 shifts

If you have a choice go with Radio Shack, and 2.2 . You'll be able to Full Root . Another thing is before you actually buy the phone ask them to power it up for you. Make sure it's 2.2, and tell them NOT to update. Just give some excuse like, you don't like the way 2.3 is if they ask. If the Shack doesn't have 2.2 you might want to try Sams or Costco. So far from what I've seen around here they're all 2.2 , because of FIFO.
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i dont know about the radio shack there but the radio shack here was required by sprint and htc to update the shifts to 2.3.3 so good luck.

I am going to get it from radioshack, i prob wont root it off the bat, i prob would accept an OTA. But we will see. Thanks for the info and help.

Got mine at the shack 3 weeks ago came with 2.2 so I would recommend going there.

your the same guy that said your gonna do the OTA update anyways and not root it so might as well get the rebate from sprint

Got mine from radio shack a few days ago it still comes with froyo
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am i missing something here? i'm a bit confused...so the op is wants advice on whether to get basically the same deal either online or locally? considering you're gonna take the OTA, you probably don't care about rooting at all [if you're at all considering rooting, don't even consider getting the 2.3, or OTAing the 2.2]
does the web rebate take the price even lower? sorry, i'm just a bit confused why anyone would need advice between those two deals.
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I got my shift from radioshack when they were running the special to get it for free, it came with 2.3.3.

FrankAmato said:
I got my shift from radioshack when they were running the special to get it for free, it came with 2.3.3.
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same here in seattle

finalhit said:
am i missing something here? i'm a bit confused...so the op is wants advice on whether to get basically the same deal either online or locally? considering you're gonna take the OTA, you probably don't care about rooting at all [if you're at all considering rooting, don't even consider getting the 2.3, or OTAing the 2.2]
does the web rebate take the price even lower? sorry, i'm just a bit confused why anyone would need advice between those two deals.
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yeah id get the 2.2 root it and use the rooted version of the OTA if i wanted gb that badly

Starting Sunday, Target is offering The EVO SHIFT for free w/ a new or upgrade 2yr. agreement. AND IT COMES W/ 2.2 OS!
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from the Speedy EVO Engine...

the screen looks like 2.3 to me, the same **** happened to me at radioshack, the placcard/ad said 2.2 and opened the box to get 2.3

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the screen looks like 2.3 to me, the same **** happened to me at radioshack, the placcard/ad said 2.2 and opened the box to get 2.3
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Well, on the dock bar, right button, it still is the "plus" (+) button instead of the "theme" button.
from the Speedy EVO Engine...

Just be sure to check and make sure it's 2.2 before you buy .

I wonder if my Radio shack up the street would have 2.2 software I went back to Best Buy didn't have any 2.2 shifts I hate temp root on my phone I want permi root. I'm going to try few of them if not try target myself see if I can find one.

well all Radio Shack and Target pretty much Radio shack they hire here both say the minute they turn on Shifts they have to update to latest they told by HTC To do so ou of luck for me the guy even tried to turn them on to see they had 2.2 but none of the stores have old stock of the phones so they all come preinstalled with 2.3 update which sucks. the guy did say that you can permiroot the shift with 2.3.3 using bootloader and push older rom on the phone but he charge to do it i've seen the phone he has rooted which I dont know what he doing that nobody else hasn't tried.

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Touch Pro 2 USCC

Which tp2 version is the same as the tp2 on USCC? I want to get a case but since uscc just got it they don't have cases specifically for uscc. So I'm trying to figure out which one is the same on the other carriers.
It looks like this
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Just curious how many other people on here have the tp2 from uscc?
is that us cellular??
USCC TP2
I was told that the Verizon and Sprint version cases will work.
Have not confirmed it yet.
I also have the USCC TP2, LOVE THIS PHONE!!! Currently trying to tweak it to my eye candy.
Have not flashed it yet, but working myself up to it. Will be the first time for me ever flashing. Trying to get as much info before I jump.
My brother has a USCC touch pro 2 and I have the Sprint touch pro 2. I can verify that both of these devices are of the identical size. His has a blue background on the battery cover where as mine has a gold background. He has tested by belt case without any problems. Good luck! They are great phones.
Davu said:
is that us cellular??
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You better believe it!
dataylor said:
I was told that the Verizon and Sprint version cases will work.
Have not confirmed it yet.
I also have the USCC TP2, LOVE THIS PHONE!!! Currently trying to tweak it to my eye candy.
Have not flashed it yet, but working myself up to it. Will be the first time for me ever flashing. Trying to get as much info before I jump.
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Haha its not so bad. Once you do it you wont want to stop. I haven't flashed this phone yet I probably won't for a while until the newness wears off lol.
USCC Stock Rom??
Does anyone have the Stock ROM from USCC? I am currently running the NRGPhoton ROM but it would be nice to have the stock ROM if I ever have to take it in to the store for something. I know I should have backed up mine but I literally took it out of the box turned it on, unlocked it and Flashed it. I was way too excited. Anyway, any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
i just got my uscc tp2 after switching from a tp, i notice that they each have something better than the other tp1 much better multitasker memory always registered at only 35% at startup tp2 is at like 55% at startup but still i love it using my old ppc 6800 leather case for my tp2 and it fits like a dream so if have one of those cases try it, it works great, however i notice that the clock for some reason keeps switching itself back to usa eastern time from my central us setting havent figured that out yet. and also opera 9.7b seems to make my phone freeze up and uses all my free ram so i quit using it but iris browser and opera10 work great with it. Opera10 is one of my favs.
linkedinomaha said:
Does anyone have the Stock ROM from USCC? I am currently running the NRGPhoton ROM but it would be nice to have the stock ROM if I ever have to take it in to the store for something. I know I should have backed up mine but I literally took it out of the box turned it on, unlocked it and Flashed it. I was way too excited. Anyway, any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=91940
Here ya go
vicbush said:
hxxp://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=91940
Here ya go
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Sorry to bring back an old thread, but I have been looking everywhere for the stock ROM for the USCC TP2. The link at this PPCG page is dead, if you connect to their FTP directly and browse the USC file they have is only 67MB and will not extract.
I have dumped the partitions of my stock ROM, if someone can help me with making it into a flashable image I would be more than happy to share.

[Fake-Unrooted-ROM] Why unroot? Flash this! Stock Froyo.

Returning your Evo anytime soon? Why unroot when you can just flash a completely plain Jane looking stock Froyo ROM that's lacking the Superuser apk? The geniuses over at Sprint or Best Buy will never be able to tell the difference.​This is netarchy's HTC OTA Froyo 2.2, *FINAL*, build 3.36.651.6 (Rooted) Odexed ROM, the -only- thing that has been changed is the removal of the Superuser Permissions apk.​
Wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache, then flash.
http://www.4shared.com/file/0XGojjon/StockROM.html
If you use this, feel free to gloat in this thread about how you just returned a rooted Evo to Sprint or Best Buy. ​
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Are you trying to get over on the man?
If so, where's the" like' button?
It goes further than just the rom...truth be told, there's a system they can actually look in to see what rom the phone is running...(I worked for Sprint), but I don't think they're smart enough to look at it...I'll post shots of what it looks like...sometime this week...I've been meaning to give a shout to all the Devs to add something that allows a person to make the Rom look stock...
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It goes further than just the rom...truth be told, there's a system they can actually look in to see what rom the phone is running...(I worked for Sprint), but I don't think they're smart enough to look at it...I'll post shots of what it looks like...sometime this week...I've been meaning to give a shout to all the Devs to add something that allows a person to make the Rom look stock...
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Yeah, this ROM totally preys on the not so clever reps that work at stores like Sprint and Best Buy. No offense, of course. I actually returned my last Evo with a stock ROM that was still sporting the Superuser Permissions apk. They didn't catch that.10 times out of 9 they're not going to even know about rooting or what to look for to spot a rooted device.
Anyone working for them that wouldnt catch this, wouldnt catch a non stock rom no matter what it is. Anybody actually looking to tell if a phone is rooted will look for a custom recovery.
dcmtnbkr said:
Anyone working for them that wouldnt catch this, wouldnt catch a non stock rom no matter what it is. Anybody actually looking to tell if a phone is rooted will look for a custom recovery.
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I highly doubt any rep is looking for a custom recovery, although that would be the thing to look for. But seeing the Superuser Permissions app might cause a rep to grow a brain and do some investigating, which could potentially lead to some problems returning your Evo, if you are in fact, returning it rooted. I'm just trying to circumvent some hassle by eliminating that possible hitch.
Sheer genius.
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neckface said:
10 times out of 9 they're not going to even know about rooting or what to look for to spot a rooted device.
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Lmao!!!!! That's funny. 10 out of nine.
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can i flash this on top of a 1.47 rooted rom?
jebus27 said:
can i flash this on top of a 1.47 rooted rom?
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yes, of coarse
LOL even with a custom rom and boot screen Sprint took my phone back. Who cares? rooting doesn't effect your hardware so why would they even care? Flashing an official RUU undoes rooting for the most part anyway (minus unrevoked forever)
Thanks you saved me a hour before trading in my sons evo
Thx for that, you saved me from unrooting (again) and rooting my phone (again).
I have to take it to the service to fix my camera.
No-No
neckface said:
Yeah, this ROM totally preys on the not so clever reps that work at stores like Sprint and Best Buy. No offense, of course. I actually returned my last Evo with a stock ROM that was still sporting the Superuser Permissions apk. They didn't catch that.10 times out of 9 they're not going to even know about rooting or what to look for to spot a rooted device.
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1st of all EVERYONE I worked with at Sprint and half of the upper management have rooted Evos, even rooted Epics. We know, we're not idiots you idiot
The reps aren't really going to care because the account that device was active on can get charged up to full retail for the new device if the Evo is discovered to be rooted. Most of the time these phones get recycled as refurbished replacement phones, and there's a simple check (a couple actually) to determine root, with or without Superuser. Got an e-mail about this from our service technicians about going into the About Phone section and how the phone betrays itself.
That and the bootloader screen shows S-Off at the top for most rooted Evo's which takes all of 60 seconds to check.
On a side note, it really is unlikely Sprint is wasting man-power checking every single evo coming in, especially with everyone trading up to the 3D. Just throwing it out there, YOU REALLY SHOULD JUST UNROOT the damn thing it's easy and could (possibly) spare you north of $450. I mean really, even if it takes an hour you theoretically made almost $500 an hour.
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1st of all EVERYONE I worked with at Sprint and half of the upper management have rooted Evos, even rooted Epics. We know, we're not idiots you idiot
The reps aren't really going to care because the account that device was active on can get charged up to full retail for the new device if the Evo is discovered to be rooted. Most of the time these phones get recycled as refurbished replacement phones, and there's a simple check (a couple actually) to determine root, with or without Superuser. Got an e-mail about this from our service technicians about going into the About Phone section and how the phone betrays itself.
That and the bootloader screen shows S-Off at the top for most rooted Evo's which takes all of 60 seconds to check.
On a side note, it really is unlikely Sprint is wasting man-power checking every single evo coming in, especially with everyone trading up to the 3D. Just throwing it out there, YOU REALLY SHOULD JUST UNROOT the damn thing it's easy and could (possibly) spare you north of $450. I mean really, even if it takes an hour you theoretically made almost $500 an hour.
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I'm pretty sure this method is intended primarily for those taking their phones in for service.
When actually sending the phone back to Sprint (to take advantage of their insurance, for example), a full unroot should always be done. That's where the technicians will be more likely to poke and prod.
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Returning your Evo anytime soon? Why unroot when you can just flash a completely plain Jane looking stock Froyo ROM that's lacking the Superuser apk? The geniuses over at Sprint or Best Buy will never be able to tell the difference.​This is netarchy's HTC OTA Froyo 2.2, *FINAL*, build 3.36.651.6 (Rooted) Odexed ROM, the -only- thing that has been changed is the removal of the Superuser Permissions apk.​
Wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache, then flash.
http://www.4shared.com/file/0XGojjon/StockROM.html
If you use this, feel free to gloat in this thread about how you just returned a rooted Evo to Sprint or Best Buy. ​
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awesome idea... I likey
skatrwannabe3 said:
1st of all EVERYONE I worked with at Sprint and half of the upper management have rooted Evos, even rooted Epics. We know, we're not idiots you idiot
The reps aren't really going to care because the account that device was active on can get charged up to full retail for the new device if the Evo is discovered to be rooted. Most of the time these phones get recycled as refurbished replacement phones, and there's a simple check (a couple actually) to determine root, with or without Superuser. Got an e-mail about this from our service technicians about going into the About Phone section and how the phone betrays itself.
That and the bootloader screen shows S-Off at the top for most rooted Evo's which takes all of 60 seconds to check.
On a side note, it really is unlikely Sprint is wasting man-power checking every single evo coming in, especially with everyone trading up to the 3D. Just throwing it out there, YOU REALLY SHOULD JUST UNROOT the damn thing it's easy and could (possibly) spare you north of $450. I mean really, even if it takes an hour you theoretically made almost $500 an hour.
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....................so
Netarchy uses a custom kernal...not hard to figure out.
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Why didn't I think of this?

Vibrant getting Froyo tomorrow -- Offical.

http://gizmodo.com/5739026/samsung-galaxy-s-vibrant-getting-android-22-froyo-tomorrow-says-t+mo
Awesome!
"Going forward, Brodman explained, Samsung hopes to keep all handsets up to date within 3 to 5 months of Google releasing a new version of the OS. "
Lets hope they stick to that.
so, samsung has had the 2.2 upgrade out since november...
well if it took tmo all this time to add wifi calling, since att doesnt have that feature one can REASONABLY assume that ATT is just run by douches.
It's safe to assume that anyway.
But good for our Vibrant brothers and sisters. Maybe this is the beginning of the end of Samsung and the carriers dragging ass on these upgrades, but who knows. They better get to work on Gingerbread if they want to keep that 3-5 month schedule.
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Here's the original post: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2376045,00.asp
"So what was the hold-up? It was purely technical, Brodman said—it wasn't about marketing, payments or sales. Samsung sent its base 2.2 upgrade to T-Mobile in late November, and with the holiday season, it's taken until now for T-Mobile to work out the kinks and integrate its own features."
When will these carriers realize that loading phones with their bloatware does no good! Simply release the plain base 2.2 update!
ipxnsv said:
http://gizmodo.com/5739026/samsung-galaxy-s-vibrant-getting-android-22-froyo-tomorrow-says-t+mo
Awesome!
"Going forward, Brodman explained, Samsung hopes to keep all handsets up to date within 3 to 5 months of Google releasing a new version of the OS. "
Lets hope they stick to that.
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3-5 months. Yeah, that's totally happening.
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its pretty clear in the case of the vibrant that t-mobile deserves the brunt of the blame for the hold up as they have had their hands on the update since september.
Is there any reason to believe att hasn't had the update in their possession just as long?
not to absolve samsung but they have taken most of the abuse on this and it looks like the carriers are the hold up at this point and have been for 2.5-3 months
bames said:
its pretty clear in the case of the vibrant that t-mobile deserves the brunt of the blame for the hold up as they have had their hands on the update since september.
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The article says late Nov., not sept.
Is there any reason to believe att hasn't had the update in their possession just as long?
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According to one of the screenshot posted on AT&T web site, our Froyo version is UCJK1. We got first Froyo leak late sept, UCJI6. Second in late Oct., UCJJ4. So, UCJK1 should be around late Nov.
So I guess AT&T had the Froyo build the same time as T-mo.
According to one of the screenshot posted on AT&T web site, our Froyo version is UCJK1. We got first Froyo leak late sept, UCJI6. Second in late Oct., UCJJ4. So, UCJK1 should be around late Nov.
So I guess AT&T had the Froyo build the same time as T-mo.[/QUOTE]
Can you post a link pls
Pmac25 said:
Can you post a link pls
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Last picture in this link http://www.wireless.att.com/answer-...e=en_US&_dyncharset=UTF-8&solutionId=KB110797
Ah, false advertising I see.
jaimingandhi said:
Here's the original post: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2376045,00.asp
"So what was the hold-up? It was purely technical, Brodman said—it wasn't about marketing, payments or sales. Samsung sent its base 2.2 upgrade to T-Mobile in late November, and with the holiday season, it's taken until now for T-Mobile to work out the kinks and integrate its own features."
When will these carriers realize that loading phones with their bloatware does no good! Simply release the plain base 2.2 update!
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Agreed! They should include a digitally signed file or something per carrier that labels the phone for what carrier and model and then they can upload their scrap to the marketplace. That way the app wont work unless you are on stock carrier os with signed file and the app could verify the correct file info.
Sure it could be ripped from the os but if att had their way id still be on stock 2.1. But for the small amount of users who is mainly comprised of us here at xda, carriers wont have to worry as most people probably do not root their phones.
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Woah, looks like somebody leaked the screenshot of Froyo on the Captivate. Maybe AT&T has a surprise for us very soon? Who knows.
Looks like Sprint will be following T-Mobile's lead.
http://phandroid.com/2011/01/20/sprint-reassures-samsung-epic-4g-froyo-update-is-coming-asap/
i doubt the captivate is going to get 2.2, ATT is miserable slow with their upgrades and theres not enough push on twitter..the tmobile users bombarded the samsung and tmobile twitter accounts with requests...i dont see the same amount of effort on the ATT side
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i doubt the captivate is going to get 2.2, ATT is miserable slow with their upgrades and theres not enough push on twitter..the tmobile users bombarded the samsung and tmobile twitter accounts with requests...i dont see the same amount of effort on the ATT side
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because anyone that cared enough just rooted their phone
Seems like a few people that trusted Samsung all along *cough* weren't so dumb after all.
i897ucjk1?
I'll turn to i9088znkp2. Let att eat sh*t
follow the bouncing ball, so to speak.
Removed from Vibrant Forum.
Let's take a look at my last phone... the Samsung Epix (quit laughing at me).
Installed with WinMo 6.1 out of the box with the promise of 6.5 in the coming months.
Phone works pretty well, great GPS, however some people are having a random error appear on their phone, the dreaded "Slog dump".
ATT/Samsung announce update, everyone gets excited about 6.5... except it isn't. It's to fix slog dump error, which it does - while totally crippling the GPS. Instead of an instant lock on 8+ satellites, several minutes of waiting might get you 4 or 5.
The promised deadline of the 6.5 update comes and goes. again and again and again and well you get the idea.
Finally after everyone has given up (or turned to XDA) the official update is released. The GPS is restored and works better than ever before, and Microsoft has already announced wp7, making our update already obsolete.
At this point I have swore of Samsung forever, at least until the Captivate shows up for free at Radio Shack.
lesson learned?
Good things come to those who wait
or probably better
those who don't learn from the past....
I contacted Samsung today regarding a Froyo update for the Captivate. Take a look at the image below.
Hey, I tried right?????????
*Edit* - Sorry about the size. Thought it would auto re-size
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I really hate this phone right now!!!!!!HELP

Hello,
I recently switched to my first android phone from an iphone and I hate it right now. I am currently trying to update it to 2.3.3 but it won't work for some reason. The phone shuts off randomly, and the wifi connects but does not send data to my phone so i can't use wifi. Above all of that, the phone is really plain, and is does not appeal. Can somebody PLEASE help me with any of the above problems, and maybe even show me some UI's that would be good for this phone, like a Sense for it. I know nothing about android and I am really frustrated, and do not want to sell this phone.
Root it. Download mui rom and use iphone theme. Works well and looks great.
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Do you have any fixes for the wifi, or the unexpected shut off? I'm trying to update it but having a hard time seeing as how my wifi wont work.
hoopking92 said:
Do you have any fixes for the wifi, or the unexpected shut off? I'm trying to update it but having a hard time seeing as how my wifi wont work.
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You shouldn't need wifi to update. Download all the files on your computer and flash them using nvflash.
The best thing to do is root, than download MIUI and youll love the phone, you can make it look exactly like an iphone 4s , or anything you ever wanted to
Yup, root it and you can do miracles with miui and even cm7....
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this phone is born for custom roms lol
you'll love g2x with miui, since you're from iphone XD
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Do you have any fixes for the wifi, or the unexpected shut off? I'm trying to update it but having a hard time seeing as how my wifi wont work.
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I too came from an iPhone, and I had the wifi problem on the g2x too, where it's connected, but it's stuck. I was extremely frustrated, and want to throw the phone against the wall.
I ended up rooting it (super easy to do), after you've done that, you'll be able to flash a new ROM on to it. I use Weapon, which is based on the stock LG gingerbread release. It's super stable, fast, and best of all, no WiFi problem, at all!
I don't get this, if the developers on XDA can crank out these nice ROMs that are more battery efficient, fast, and with less issue, what is wrong with LG? You'd think that they have more resources than the developers here!
In our family there's 3 G2x phones, none rooted since everyone likes the vanilla Android that came on them. All 3 have been rock-stable with no issues with wifi, etc. Not the greatest build quality, but so far trouble-free. No significant complaints or need to root for ordinary use.
From HTC G2 with xda premium.
You don't even need to root. Just nvflash ClockworkMod and flash a custom rom.
(This is the right way to do it)
G2x - 2.3.7 CM7
Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV
Wait a minute...did you buy this phone new? If you did, from where? My ex-wife and I both got this phone in early September and it came with 2.3.3 pre-installed. If you don't want to deal with ROMs, just take it to a t-mo store (and actual store, NOT a kiosk...all the idiots work in kiosks, lol). They should have no problems doing it for you.
Whoa not real sure why my original post was posted here. Could a mod delete this please?
matrix0886 said:
Wait a minute...did you buy this phone new? If you did, from where? My ex-wife and I both got this phone in early September and it came with 2.3.3 pre-installed. If you don't want to deal with ROMs, just take it to a t-mo store (and actual store, NOT a kiosk...all the idiots work in kiosks, lol). They should have no problems doing it for you.
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Exactly. The updater killed my phone too and I'm not a noob (am I? lol)
LG has a crappy updater. I ended up having Tmobile replace my dead one (THANKS LG!) with one that was pre-updated.
Probably what I would recommend doing if you don't feel like taking the 15% of successfully flashing GB on it the right way. Mine was stuck on the LG Updater Screen. Just call Tmobile and say it won't do anything. The LG updater app said it was already running the latest version and wouldn't continue.
It's a known problem. Then BAM... new phone with it pre-installed. The full update process takes HOURS. Transfers at super slow speeds. LG Updater also changes the version numbers on your phone FIRST, so if it fails, it's hosed.
Rule of thumb LG, never change version numbers until the phone was successfully flashed and verified.
The G2x is geared more for seasoned Android vets, so it isn't anyone's fault. It's a sweet phone though. I did successfully fix the "Update of Death Loop" aka UoDL by doing a FULL NVFLASH install of GB. The how-to is in this forum somewhere.

Done with LG

LG can kiss my ass. After over 2 hours of trying to upgrade the damn baseband the tool still keeps messing up. This is insane. They should have gotten it right the first time. I'm done with LG. Notice the time lapse of my second attempt to upgrade this ****. ICS is more stable on my htc hd2. I'm pretty sure I'm now soft bricked. Good luck to the rest of you dealing with this nightmare of a phone. I'll be using my hd2 till I order a galaxy nexus. Also if you know what the problem could be please let me know. I have all of the drivers and its a brand new windows 7 pc I'm using.
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Did you reboot both items and make sure you follow directions to the "T" in the threads for this stuff. Also look into other ways. And finally this didn't need its own thread lol, but I understand the need to vent, again read through the threads and you'll see people having your issue and then you'll probably find your solution. Also make sure you are bone stock recovery and all I can't remember if that was a problem or not for some.
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You could try the kdz app. Also upgrading the bb breajs bluetooth in every rom except stock. I actually upgraded mine and ended up down grading with kdz. New bb is only good if you stay stock or dont need bluetooth calling at all.
I know i was just curious to see how much it would improve the device. I know its only for gps but i was just curious. Anyway, ill look into flashing cwm tomorrow and just keeping the july baseband. I was just pissed because there is only so many errors a person can take before they vent. Thanks guys. I noticed that the ics roms are solvong data drops. Hopefully it becomes more useful to me.
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I know i was just curious to see how much it would improve the device. I know its only for gps but i was just curious. Anyway, ill look into flashing cwm tomorrow and just keeping the july baseband. I was just pissed because there is only so many errors a person can take before they vent. Thanks guys. I noticed that the ics roms are solvong data drops. Hopefully it becomes more useful to me.
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Dont let it fool you, the new bb doesnt help gps, it still sucks. The only improvement it gave is that i was told i sounded louder to someone on the other end than i did on the old bb.
The newer bb also breaks bluetooth unless they fixed that. I'd stay away from the newer bb (maybe that's only on the ICS roms).
But I 100% agree with you, this phone should've been recalled. It would've been 1000x better for LG to cut their losses and recall the phone than to ruin their entire image for themselves. See you on the other side of this P.O.S. Goodluck!
Also disable any firewalls/antivirus. I was having similar trouble until I disabled everything.
Thanks. Yeah it sucks because this phone has a lot of potential but ****ty support. Maybe ill try disabling it and going for one more try. But i think im just gonna stick with the old baseband.
New bb is good in my opinion, but not really worth changing. To much risk for a phone that will eventually have little support, but the devs we do have are awesome and they support the new bb. Love my g2x,but can't wait to upgrade.
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I got my G2x the day it was released. I was so excited... All went down hill from there. I appreciate all the devs that worked on our phones, but today I ordered a nexus. I just can't take it anymore.
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Are you on a stock rom?
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Are you on a stock rom?
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If you are asking me, no. I have tried them all. I'm currently on CM7, it's the best on my phone. It still had lots of issues though.
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I think it's about time for me to move on from the G2X. Too many problems still after all this time. Maybe the SGS3 will suit me better.
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If you are asking me, no. I have tried them all. I'm currently on CM7, it's the best on my phone. It still had lots of issues though.
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CM7.2 was a nice little update.. until I overslept for work because my phone had another SOD. I noticed if I leave my Wifi or bluetooth on- it will sometimes SOD... i just have to make sure i turn those two radios off... its only happen 3 time since I updated about a month ago(?). maybe i'll go back to 7.1... i just hate reinstalling the apps even with Titanium backup..
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CM7.2 was a nice little update.. until I overslept for work because my phone had another SOD. I noticed if I leave my Wifi or bluetooth on- it will sometimes SOD... i just have to make sure i turn those two radios off... its only happen 3 time since I updated about a month ago(?). maybe i'll go back to 7.1... i just hate reinstalling the apps even with Titanium backup..
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Must be some app you are running
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Nvdia too
The biggest barrier, IMO, is Nvidia's refusal to release driver code or binaries to support the chipset that runs our phone's graphics. I for one am not buying Nvidia's stuff again.
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The biggest barrier, IMO, is Nvidia's refusal to release driver code or binaries to support the chipset that runs our phone's graphics. I for one am not buying Nvidia's stuff again.
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i said that too until i bought my Xoom a few days ago LOL
to the OP - do you have the stock recovery and stock firmware on your phone? if so have you tried the OTA update? this is how i did it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1696266

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