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Ok guys, I need some advice.
I have a Incredible and a Xoom and want 4G on my Xoom. but have the wifi one . I have been tethering via 3g and its slow. I was going to get a 4g hotspot but unlimited data on a TB seems better....
thoughts? suggestions?
you wont be able to legally tether ur thunderbolt to your Xoom. even if you use the built in hotspot feature, ur gonna have to pay extra, and there's a cap. i dont know the prices/cap off hand, but you can see them on verizon.com. if you use wifi-tether or something along those lines, verizon might catch wind and start charging ur account or terminate ur account and make u pay the ETF.
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you wont be able to legally tether ur thunderbolt to your Xoom. even if you use the built in hotspot feature, ur gonna have to pay extra, and there's a cap. i dont know the prices/cap off hand, but you can see them on verizon.com. if you use wifi-tether or something along those lines, verizon might catch wind and start charging ur account or terminate ur account and make u pay the ETF.
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i can get the tether apps no problems, and im not going to use crazy amounts of bandwidth, but i want it to be faster when I DO use it
I use the Wifi tether for my laptop and don't use copious amounts of bandwidth (under 5GB). I am convinced it would cost Verizon more money to make an issue out of it with me than it would to just let it go.
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you wont be able to legally tether ur thunderbolt to your Xoom. even if you use the built in hotspot feature, ur gonna have to pay extra, and there's a cap. i dont know the prices/cap off hand, but you can see them on verizon.com. if you use wifi-tether or something along those lines, verizon might catch wind and start charging ur account or terminate ur account and make u pay the ETF.
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I've never heard of this happening, so I don't think he needs to worry.
Stop thinking and just do it!
I gave up my droid incredible for the thunderbolt. My main concern was the jump in phone size. I'm glad I made the move, I love the thunderbolt. I got used to the size pretty quickly.
Your eventually goin to get a 4G device, either now or later. Get it now while its the same price for 3G and unlimited. Because the price will change. Tbolt!
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Your eventually goin to get a 4G device, either now or later. Get it now while its the same price for 3G and unlimited. Because the price will change. Tbolt!
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This is true. That being said, it wasn't the most compelling reason for me to get a TB. The most compelling reason was the promise of CM support on a more capable handset than my D1. The TB is definitely capable, and a workable daily driver of CM is now available from slayher. Life is good.
Waiting to meet the guy from ebay now to get my tbolt
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Waiting to meet the guy from ebay now to get my tbolt
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I think you'll be impressed. I'm very happy with this phone.
I would tell you to wait for something better, but as we can all see, you may end up waiting and waiting. I got mine day one, and I did a one year contract, and am up again in Jan. 2012. I love the phone and have no regrets, and as of right now, it is the best phone available on Verizon. If I was buying now, I would have second thoughts with so many phones seemingly getting closer to launch date.
I was pretty skeptical about this phone at first but finally jumped the gun and got it. It's so worth it! Loving this phone like crazy! xD
As everyone else is saying love this phone. I got a 2 year contract just to lock in the unlimited 4g for as long as possible. Just something to think about.
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Once you have 4g you won,t want anything else... I love my thunderbolt on the BAMF 1.6.1.
Cheers
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I am a former X owner and thought this phone was gonna be great with the unlocked bootloader, I am disappointed with it though, my X ran just as good and was better in so many ways. The only reason I have this phone is for 4g.
Don't buy thunderbolt just wait for something better
The thunderbolt is 1.0 device that means battery really sucks, beside 4g the thunderbolt is last year hardware trust me. Please I know am gonna get flame for this but what's the point of having a 4g phone if you can't use it. My thunderbolt only lasted me 6 hrs if I even touch it, some time If I restart it that's another bar gone from the battery. So I couldn't take using the thunderbolt than got an iPhone 4 which is also last yrs hardware and once you go 4g you don't go back but am happy with my decision, I don't know what apple did with iOS or battery but Damn that battery last. I lve always had android and this is my first iOS device but there's no android phone that last as long as the iPhone 4. Plus the thing that made me give up the thunderbolt is because next month htc sensation is coming to tmobile htc sense 3.0 ,gingerbread and dual core processor and the Evo 3d and You will probably be still stuck with froyo and sense 2.1 no sense 3.0 no 3d no dual core. This sucks, Verizon waited to long for the thunderbolt if they released it same time evo got out than maybe but at this point it's only another evo 1.5. Beside my iPhone having excellent battery I can't wait for an evo 3d from Verizon but I know Verizon by the time they come out with That it will be outdated by a yr. But with the iPhone I constantly get updates right when it's out no bull**** about your phone is not supported because it's 2 months old. Plus i see nobody telling this guy about the battery problem or gps problem. All of you are in denial for recommend this phone this late in the game.
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I got it today and am disappointed so far. The 4G has been up and down all over the place. It drops from 4g to 4g to 1x to no network constantly. I dont know what the issue is but so far I miss my incredible
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The thunderbolt is 1.0 device that means battery really sucks, beside 4g the thunderbolt is last year hardware trust me. Please I know am gonna get flame for this but what's the point of having a 4g phone if you can't use it. My thunderbolt only lasted me 6 hrs if I even touch it, some time If I restart it that's another bar gone from the battery. So I couldn't take using the thunderbolt than got an iPhone 4 which is also last yrs hardware and once you go 4g you don't go back but am happy with my decision, I don't know what apple did with iOS or battery but Damn that battery last. I lve always had android and this is my first iOS device but there's no android phone that last as long as the iPhone 4. Plus the thing that made me give up the thunderbolt is because next month htc sensation is coming to tmobile htc sense 3.0 ,gingerbread and dual core processor and the Evo 3d and You will probably be still stuck with froyo and sense 2.1 no sense 3.0 no 3d no dual core. This sucks, Verizon waited to long for the thunderbolt if they released it same time evo got out than maybe but at this point it's only another evo 1.5. Beside my iPhone having excellent battery I can't wait for an evo 3d from Verizon but I know Verizon by the time they come out with That it will be outdated by a yr. But with the iPhone I constantly get updates right when it's out no bull**** about your phone is not supported because it's 2 months old. Plus i see nobody telling this guy about the battery problem or gps problem. All of you are in denial for recommend this phone this late in the game.
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You make some valid points, but it is still a very capable phone, if not still a high end phone, and will be until the newer phones actually launch. I am in Chicago, I get 4g everywhere, and my battery lasts all day with moderate usage. I am happy with that. I have never had a random reboot, and GPS works fine (I run custom ROM, so lock is slow once in a while - but never on stock ROM). Plus, for "most" people, this phone will still be very capable for a long time, it depends what you use it for. If you just want to benchmark and have a bigger ****, you will not be happy, as newer, faster phones are coming out. But, for the average user, its a great phone.
Also, I am guessing the people who are having issues, its more network related than the actual phone, which necessarily isn't the hardware, but more so software/network. I am thinking many of us knew there would be growing pains when buying this, but again, I am in an area where I do not have any reception or 4g issues.
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I got it today and am disappointed so far. The 4G has been up and down all over the place. It drops from 4g to 4g to 1x to no network constantly. I dont know what the issue is but so far I miss my incredible
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They've been having network issues since day one with 4G. Stick with it and it will improve.
Ok, so I have a G2x right now with some wear and tear (scratched and knicked up corners from dropping several times). Do you guys think that trading the G2x plus 200 bucks is a good deal for a brand new in-box factory sealed Sensation? I am just fed up with the G2x and the overheating and freezing and the frequent battery pulls I have to do on it. I just need a dependable reliable phone and the G2x has yet to fill that need. I've tried several ROMs and the phone still has issues even with the new GB update. What do you guys think of this deal? I don't want to get ripped off. Let me know, thanks.
Not a very good deal, what if the phone isn't legit for one. And you have thar many issues still with the phone you should be able to go to tmobile and get a deal from them for the sensation. I wouldn't do that deal at all, unless I was giving you the sensation lol.
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I tried getting something through t-mobile but i used my upgrade in april for the g2x so they told me all they could do was swap for another g2x or pay full retail for a sensation ...Is there anyone at t-mo that can get me a better deal? Thanks.
I'd do it. I'm so fed up with my G2x that I'm thinking of getting what I can for it on e-bay and going to another carrier. I don't care if the sensation is laggy, as long as it works and HTC doesn't jerk me around any longer. Just my opinion.
Hell yea that's a good deal and if anyone says differently....Their high! Even if you end up getting a bad Sensation, you could still sell it for a lot more than you would ever get out of your G2X. Go ahead and do the deal man. You wont regret it. The Sensation just got the unlocked bootloader so game on. I've been using my Sensation for 2 months and rarely ever pick up my G2X anymore. I'm actually getting ready to throw it on Ebay since I really have no use for it anymore. I was using it to play around with ROMS but now I can start doing that on my Sensation which will be getting Cyanogen any day now.
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MN_Bug said:
I'd do it. I'm so fed up with my G2x that I'm thinking of getting what I can for it on e-bay and going to another carrier. I don't care if the sensation is laggy, as long as it works and HTC doesn't jerk me around any longer. Just my opinion.
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Just out of curiosity what rom are u running? Since updating via LG tool then wiping and installing xboarders rooted GB my phone is pure awesomeness, not a single issue (though mine didnt have many to begin with). Just saying, if u haven't tried that its definitley worth a shot because most people have had positive experiences with it; I definitley have.
Sorry for getting off topic but it would be sad to see sumbody jump ship if they could still be saved
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I have tried MIUI, CM7, EB 1.06 based off of v21e, Xboarders 2.3.3 based off of V21e, and Faux's AOSP 2.3.5. While the LG 2.3.3 update has definitely resolved some bugs I still get the overheating, and the sleep of death. I still find myself doing battery pulls once a day. This is with all of these ROM's I just mentioned. It's very unfortunate because I honestly want to like the G2x but it's difficult.
I know that there are some good ROMs out there and I've looked into installing them but I shouldn't have to install a ROM on a $500 device to make it work properly. It is not like I am a phone super user. I surf a little, make some calls, and play a game or two but now instead of a reboot, it just stops working. And all of the "The Update Will be soon" then nothing announcements have killed all of Tmobile's credibility with me. Not to mention that LG released an "Update" apparently without even telling Tmo, then Tmo followed, and not I'm hearing rumors that the update was discontinued (not confirmed yet). . . . Seriously? F, it. I'm taking my ball and going to home.
Htc sensation has more and worse issues than the g2x.. I traded for the sensation just like you, went through 3 of em.... That phone has 3 types of screens, bad I mean horrible wifi, screen won't respond after a week, dust, etc.... The only thing better on the sensation is the camera.....
I had 3 sensations all same issues, 4 g2xs one had dust, one dead pixel and the other two work great as the first few did but with dust and pixel.......
I love my g2x over my old sensation anyday... G2x ftw
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Htc sensation has more and worse issues than the g2x.. I traded for the sensation just like you, went through 3 of em.... That phone has 3 types of screens, bad I mean horrible wifi, screen won't respond after a week, dust, etc.... The only thing better on the sensation is the camera.....
I had 3 sensations all same issues, 4 g2xs one had dust, one dead pixel and the other two work great as the first few did but with dust and pixel.......
I love my g2x over my old sensation anyday... G2x ftw
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Bummer man guess u just got a lemon. I'm sure I would hate my phone after all that too lol
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I have tried MIUI, CM7, EB 1.06 based off of v21e, Xboarders 2.3.3 based off of V21e, and Faux's AOSP 2.3.5. While the LG 2.3.3 update has definitely resolved some bugs I still get the overheating, and the sleep of death. I still find myself doing battery pulls once a day. This is with all of these ROM's I just mentioned. It's very unfortunate because I honestly want to like the G2x but it's difficult.
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Just get another g2x that don't do that...there out there, mines one..another coming today I hope its good too, if not ill keep replacing cause I know theres good ones cause I've had a few....
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Just get another g2x that don't do that...there out there, mines one..another coming today I hope its good too, if not ill keep replacing cause I know theres good ones cause I've had a few....
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Just like there are G2X's out there with no problems, there are also Sensations out there with no problems. I would say both have there issues on a large scale but which phone bow adays doesn't? I had to go through 5 G2X's to get a good one and 3 Sensations to get a good one. My last Sensation that I've had for over a month has absolutely zero issues and definitely not any of the ones you ran into. My Sensation can actually get a WiFi signal further away from my house than my G2X can and out of the 5 Sensations I've seen in person, not one has had dust under the display. I did have 2 Sensations that ran into the touch screen issues but the one I'm using now and my wife's who has had hers for 2 months have never devoloped any touch screen issues. My wife usually complains about stuff not working on her phones but this is the first one she hasn't complained about. Ill agree that there is a lot of people who have certain issues but there is more who have no issues. Just because you got 3 bad phones doesn't mean everyone of them is bad. Hell, if that was the case, I would have gave up on the G2X long long ago before I even got my Sensation.
In the end, a brand new Sensation is worth a lot more than a used G2X. I should know since I stand to lose more money on my G2X than any other phone I've purchased at retail price.
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For those of you guys who get replacements, do you pay the 20 dollar fee to get your phone replaced? Last I called to get a replacement for my dad Nokia, they said that we had to pay 20 bucks just to get a replacement. I mean after 4 or 5 phones, that's a lot of money!
Oh and 200 bucks sounds like too much. A Guy here on Craigslist was asking plus 80 for a brand new in box just got delivered Sensation.
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For those of you guys who get replacements, do you pay the 20 dollar fee to get your phone replaced? Last I called to get a replacement for my dad Nokia, they said that we had to pay 20 bucks just to get a replacement. I mean after 4 or 5 phones, that's a lot of money!
Oh and 200 bucks sounds like too much. A Guy here on Craigslist was asking plus 80 for a brand new in box just got delivered Sensation.
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Minneapolis/ st paul?
I saw it too
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Dude its really user preference, and user experience, like I for one love my g2x I think its awesome, was gonna get keep the sensation I had, but I didn't I honestly think the g2x is better in every way except maybe camera cuz the sensation snaps a pic with zero lag, anyways ur gonna do what your gonna do regardless I say get another g2x, I know u had bad experiences with them, but listen to me when I say there is good g2x's out there, I had mine since April, been great ever since, and don't forget every phone has its problems at launch there's no perfect device .. good luck man
I'm just torn right now this is tough. I'm hearing love stories from people with problem free G2x's and horror stories from those with buggy ones. Vice versa with the Sensation.
+1 once you get the sensation you will have to deal with new sets of problems of which btw the sensation has, and are way more wide spread than G2x.
I hope that you find a good phone that works for you.
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Dude its really user preference, and user experience, like I for one love my g2x I think its awesome, was gonna get keep the sensation I had, but I didn't I honestly think the g2x is better in every way except maybe camera cuz the sensation snaps a pic with zero lag, anyways ur gonna do what your gonna do regardless I say get another g2x, I know u had bad experiences with them, but listen to me when I say there is good g2x's out there, I had mine since April, been great ever since, and don't forget every phone has its problems at launch there's no perfect device .. good luck man
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pettigrew95 said:
I'm just torn right now this is tough. I'm hearing love stories from people with problem free G2x's and horror stories from those with buggy ones. Vice versa with the Sensation.
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Would you deal with new sets of problems or would you deal with the ones you already have?
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My main concern is dependability. Does the Sensation freeze overnight, or overheat, or require a battery pull once daily? If the Sensation's problems don't hamper dependability and reliability then I will go with it.
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My main concern is dependability. Does the Sensation freeze overnight, or overheat, or require a battery pull once daily? If the Sensation's problems don't hamper dependability and reliability then I will go with it.
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Nope, nobody has complained of any problems like that on a wide scale. Maybe here or there but its very far and few between. Nothing like it is on the G2X. I really don't know what problems people are talking about on a large scale with the Sensation but the only one I know of on a large scale is the WiFi deathgrip when holding the phone in landscape. Everything else is petty bull**** like the screen bleed on the G2X
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ok im thint bad of king about switching to the g2x form my vibe and i was wondering is it really that bad of a phone. i keep reading all of these complaints and im wondering should i make the jump
Don't listen to what other people say. The phone is great, as long as it doesn't shutdown by itself. Screen bleed isn't as bad as people say. It's not noticeable with normal use... Only on a black background with Maximum Brightness, and in a dark room. It's blazing fast. Update baseband makes GPS lock instantly. Screen looks AMAZING. Build quality is really good as well. Don't forget that it runs stock Android... So development on this phone is great. Install any rooted 2.3.3 OTA ROM, or CyanogenMod 7.1 Nightly, and you're good to go.
omg thanks for yur input
As always, test one out in the store if you can. You might get a slightly different experience at home, though.
Just like there's plenty of phones with some problems, there's plenty of working ones as well.
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omg thanks for yur input
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Haha, no problem.
FatalityBoyZahy said:
Don't listen to what other people say. The phone is great, as long as it doesn't shutdown by itself. Screen bleed isn't as bad as people say. It's not noticeable with normal use... Only on a black background with Maximum Brightness, and in a dark room. It's blazing fast. Update baseband makes GPS lock instantly. Screen looks AMAZING. Build quality is really good as well. Don't forget that it runs stock Android... So development on this phone is great. Install any rooted 2.3.3 OTA ROM, or CyanogenMod 7.1 Nightly, and you're good to go.
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I think this statement says a lot. To say a phone is great when it's not malfunctioning says a lot about the phone. If I were the OP I would not take that as a vote of confidence. That being said, OP don't buy the G2X, it's fine I suppose if you're someone unfortunate to have already purchased it and can't get out of it, but I would hardly suggest jumping on board with it at this juncture. My advice is to just be patient and wait for the Hercules or Nexus Prime. The G2X is an unstable phone that reboots itself and freezes randomly. Why jump onto a sinking ship? There are better options just over the horizon, wait for those.
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I think this statement says a lot. To say a phone is great when it's not malfunctioning says a lot about the phone. If I were the OP I would not take that as a vote of confidence. That being said, OP don't buy the G2X, it's fine I suppose if you're someone unfortunate to have already purchased it and can't get out of it, but I would hardly suggest jumping on board with it at this juncture. My advice is to just be patient and wait for the Hercules or Nexus Prime. The G2X is an unstable phone that reboots itself and freezes randomly. Why jump onto a sinking ship? There are better options just over the horizon, wait for those.
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I don't have any of those problems....
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I don't have any of those problems....
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Neither do I. The only problems I have are a useless FFC, glitchy A2DP, and an uncertain future.
Still... someone who comes here asking for advice and reassurance before purchasing a G2x is well served by strong words of caution. This is the unfortunate truth.
Awesome phone. I've gotten good ones and bad ones... In my experience there were more good then bad..once you get a good one, then in my opinion everything else sucks (that's available now in us.).
Don't listen to others saying no. I sold a vibrant for this and couldn't be happier. Even having gotten a bad few, I still love this device..
Just imagine every g2x line all the good ones.. I think it would be hard to beat.
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Awesome phone. I've gotten good ones and bad ones... In my experience there were more good then bad..once you get a good one, then in my opinion everything else sucks (that's available now in us.).
Don't listen to others saying no. I sold a vibrant for this and couldn't be happier. Even having gotten a bad few, I still love this device..
Just imagine every g2x line all the good ones.. I think it would be hard to beat.
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So the OP will have to buy a phone based on chance...?
Honestly, I've exchanged my phone once already (the only reason my first one went back is because I thought it had a faulty GPS...turns out they all do!) and I really don't want to be bothered calling T-Mobile every two days until I'm on my nth replacement to get one that actually works.
To the OP, honestly I think ever phone will have its own problems so you just gotta look at the forums to see which ones you can live with.
People's biggest complains with this phone is that:
It restarts randomly (FroYo and Gingerbread).
Has a screen bleed (although better in GB).
The GPS doesn't function the way it should (mostly people complaining from a bad lock on, I personally can't get it to stay locked on for an extended period of time, with RunKeeper it looks like I'm a drunk and spiking up to mountains and running over lakes).
EDIT: And the most annoying thing that happens to me since the GB update: slow downs into oblivion. The phone will become unusable at random times for a good 10 minutes, or until a battery pull (because I'm not able to shut it down since it is unresponsive)
Then there are some that don't experience any of this...
I say take everything people say with a grain of salt. Obviously people make rash comments that stem from their emotional instability. That being said. I recently purchased the G2x, after hearing a lot of complaining about it. YOu must realize, one is much more likely to go out of his way to make known a complaint, than a praise. Human nature I suppose.
The G2x I got, 2.3.3 July baseband, is flawless. It is an amazing phone. No restarts, no bleed, instant GPS lock.
Im not stating that there are bad phones out there, and I empathize with those that may have recieved a few, but let the first impressions go, and realize that they are not ALL bad.
Dude this phone is beast I had mind since launch and it works great everyday, u will be very happy, to the people still having trouble with there phones take it back get a new one and if its past the 14 days send it to LG u have a year
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So the OP will have to buy a phone based on chance...?
Honestly, I've exchanged my phone once already (the only reason my first one went back is because I thought it had a faulty GPS...turns out they all do!) and I really don't want to be bothered calling T-Mobile every two days until I'm on my nth replacement to get one that actually works.
To the OP, honestly I think ever phone will have its own problems so you just gotta look at the forums to see which ones you can live with.
People's biggest complains with this phone is that:
It restarts randomly (FroYo and Gingerbread).
Has a screen bleed (although better in GB).
The GPS doesn't function the way it should (mostly people complaining from a bad lock on, I personally can't get it to stay locked on for an extended period of time, with RunKeeper it looks like I'm a drunk and spiking up to mountains and running over lakes).
EDIT: And the most annoying thing that happens to me since the GB update: slow downs into oblivion. The phone will become unusable at random times for a good 10 minutes, or until a battery pull (because I'm not able to shut it down since it is unresponsive)
Then there are some that don't experience any of this...
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Bud u need a new phone man, slow? This phone is still super fast after not rebooting for 3 days and GPS is almost instant everytime man
From what I've noticed this phone will give you what yuu put in to it. Like a car. To me with a lil tweaking n upgrades its better n faster than my girls nexus s. And im still on the old baseband.....feel like I bought a charger sxt n put a srt8 engine in it....the only complain I gave is my 4g....I use so much data that im always getting slowed down...like I said just like a car...llz
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Avoid it.
I dont see how someone can suggest buying a phone that with a few exchanges you might end up with a good one. That makes no sense. My G1 out the box worked, my Mytouch out the box worked, my Nexus One out the box worked, my mytouch 4g out the box worked, hell my HD2 running Android works better than my G2X, and yes, I have tried several.
Dont get me wrong as I must say WHEN my G2X is running right its balls to the walls fast. I think its probably the fastest Android phone available...as long as I dont need GPS or the phone hasnt shut its self off (if I could be so lucky as to have mine reboot) its not bad, not bad at all. Unfortunately I need my GPS, I am a truck driver and rely on my GPS.
I think honestly its an issue with dual cores right now, I would wait for a bit like others have said and pick up something a bit later. Perhaps even wait for ICS since I believe that will be more optimized for dual and quads.
Its your gamble. If you dont mind possibly sending it back, trying out another one with the clear understanding that its a crap shoot at best if its going to work or not go for it. Me personally? I would not buy it again knowing what I know now and what I have been through with this phone.
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Avoid it.
I dont see how someone can suggest buying a phone that with a few exchanges you might end up with a good one. That makes no sense. My G1 out the box worked, my Mytouch out the box worked, my Nexus One out the box worked, my mytouch 4g out the box worked, hell my HD2 running Android works better than my G2X, and yes, I have tried several.
Dont get me wrong as I must say WHEN my G2X is running right its balls to the walls fast. I think its probably the fastest Android phone available...as long as I dont need GPS or the phone hasnt shut its self off (if I could be so lucky as to have mine reboot) its not bad, not bad at all. Unfortunately I need my GPS, I am a truck driver and rely on my GPS.
I think honestly its an issue with dual cores right now, I would wait for a bit like others have said and pick up something a bit later. Perhaps even wait for ICS since I believe that will be more optimized for dual and quads.
Its your gamble. If you dont mind possibly sending it back, trying out another one with the clear understanding that its a crap shoot at best if its going to work or not go for it. Me personally? I would not buy it again knowing what I know now and what I have been through with this phone.
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I totally agree with this. The people in this thread that are urging the OP to go out and get this phone are not being realistic. Some people don't want to keep swapping phones until they get one that doesn't malfunction. Sure the G2X is a great phone WHEN IT WORKS. The problem is those times when it IS NOT working. For people who are locked into their phone and can't leave this may be tolerable. For people who don't mind having to hack their phone for it to have any semblance of reliability may be tolerable. However, for many people that is unacceptable. I think it's best that the OP at least be made aware of the reality of the situation (the state of the G2X and other phones coming soon) and let him make his decision. My opinion is that it doesn't make sense to jump on board with a phone that may potentially have to swap and swap over and over...a phone that even T-Mobile doesn't really want to offer support for anymore. To me it makes more sense to wait since there are better devices coming out in the near future.
If you're going to leave it stock then you may have issues. If you're planning to mod it and flash alternative roms then you're going to love the phone. The hardware is amazing. LG/T-Mobile's version of the android software is buggy.
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If you're going to leave it stock then you may have issues. If you're planning to mod it and flash alternative roms then you're going to love the phone. The hardware is amazing. LG/T-Mobile's version of the android software is buggy.
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What he said is correct, stock form doesn't make the hardware justice. I have a vibrant and got my wife the g2x. The first one we got we returned due to random restarts and signal loss. Second one worked ok but returned and cancelled contract because Costco had it for half the price with accessories included. Now my wife hates me tinkering with her phones which I love to do. But after so much complaints from her about not receiving or able to make calls and phone slowing down I convinced her to let me install a custom rom. I installed eagleblood 1.05 and she hasn't complained once anymore and after setting it up and going back to my vibrant which I also run a custom rom and kernel, made my vibe seem to move slow as a turtle. And the screen just looked so much more vibrant as well. It also felt much more "comfortable" , "sturdy" in my hand than my vibrant. Bottom line is if you are lucky enough to get one that doesn't have hardware problems and you are willing to install custom roms on it, then go for it otherwise I would suggest you stick with your vibrant.
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I am not even going to read all the posts but all I will say is this. Forget the G2x and get another device, preferably the Sensation.
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In my opinion, one in 3 or 4 of the original phones are good. I've ended up with one of the good ones after 5 tries.
As Sarni sez', this phone is a beast. Does everything I ask of it. Love the full page internet with Dolphin hd. I sold my Sensation and never looked back.
Now LG.......they just stink period.
But my G2X is awesome, everything works. I'm still on Froyo and rooted, I don't want the update.
I better get an ice cream sandwich after having to deal with your crap HTC. This device was full of flaws when I bought it. That was inexcusable after paying top dollar for it. Verizon (Ripoff Mobile, Inc.) was too uptight to do anything about it. I would not be surprised if all the official talk was nothing more than hot air in the end. At least developers are working on a version. I am so glad I finally had some time to get root permissions on this phone. Did you feel betrayed after buying your TBolt? To be honest, I would have bought a marked down model if I had of know ahead of time what was going to happen.
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why so pissy. My phone was perfect out of teh box, it is faster than any of my friends dual core phones, and I have true unlimited 4g, and why do you care if we get official ics, you will just use a rom anyway, not an ota
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I better get an ice cream sandwich after having to deal with your crap HTC. This device was full of flaws when I bought it. That was inexcusable after paying top dollar for it. Verizon (Ripoff Mobile, Inc.) was too uptight to do anything about it. I would not be surprised if all the official talk was nothing more than hot air in the end. At least developers are working on a version. I am so glad I finally had some time to get root permissions on this phone. Did you feel betrayed after buying your TBolt? To be honest, I would have bought a marked down model if I had of know ahead of time what was going to happen.
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Easy killer. My phone has worked mostly fine since day one. Sure there were some software issues (random reboots due to the LTE radio, GPS, the most annoying), but that is to be expected when you buy bleeding edge technology. This was the first Verizon LTE smartphone, EVER.
That being said, the device is still on par with other top devices today. I haven't upgraded, because I haven't found another device I like that much better than this. The Nexus is nice, but I'm not big on the light flimsy build of those phones, plus samsung is notorious for poor reliability. Motorola screen's have been awful so far, or I would have considered the Razr Maxx.
Bottom line...why don't you cry about it...
BTW, there is nothing special about ICS. Sure it's nice to have the newest thing, but there really isn't that much to get excited about. I still don't understand why honey comb and ICS got rid of the search button. I use that thing constantly.
I have to say I've been 99% happy with this phone since release.
The 1% was the odd rebooting issue I had for 4 weeks in aprilish.
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Honestly I've liked this phone since I first got it, battery life sucked but that was nothing rooting and loading a rom couldn't fix. Other than that I'm still happy with my purchase.
I especially like it cause me and my girlfriend got phones from a good batch, handles low voltages and overclocking even up to 1.8 (not needed though) perfectly.
Thanks to all the developers who have been developing for the thunderbolt since day one, and all that are continuing to do so!
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why so pissy. My phone was perfect out of teh box, it is faster than any of my friends dual core phones, and I have true unlimited 4g, and why do you care if we get official ics, you will just use a rom anyway, not an ota
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Let's see.
1. The phone was the Flagship phone for LTE and was released with Froyo.
2. The phone was buggy at release and still shows some issues.
3. Not everyone's phone was "perfect out of teh box". Some of us had to get replacements multiple times to get a *good one*.
4. ICS does have improvements over Froyo and GB.
5. Official OTA release of ICS will allow devs to create much better ROMs for this phone, rather approaching it by piecemealing parts from other Official ROMs.
6. Lastly, this phone was sold at a premium price and VZW's/HTC's support has been lackluster to be kind about it.
Note: I don't know the OP from Adam, but your experience, like mine, is anecdotal and not indicative of all others. VZW screwed the pooch on the roll-out and
HTC screwed the pooch on the releases of updates, support and finally, by rushing the damn thing out the door before it was ready.
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3. Not everyone's phone was "perfect out of teh box". Some of us had to get replacements multiple times to get a *good one*.
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That's with any phone these days. I haven't had a single smartphone I haven't had to replace for one reason or another.
On a side note, the Tbolt isn't the only flagship phone with problems. The Galaxy Nexus has really bad call connectivity problems from what I hear, and that's supposed to be the MAIN function of a PHONE. lolz
All i will buy is htc. I know updates are slow to come. I also dont care. The newest isnt always the best, there are usually a fresh set of bugs to work out. That being said, the devs here and other sites give me enough variety to satisfy me. If you dont like the process, learn to code.
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I better get an ice cream sandwich after having to deal with your crap HTC. This device was full of flaws when I bought it. That was inexcusable after paying top dollar for it. Verizon (Ripoff Mobile, Inc.) was too uptight to do anything about it. I would not be surprised if all the official talk was nothing more than hot air in the end. At least developers are working on a version. I am so glad I finally had some time to get root permissions on this phone. Did you feel betrayed after buying your TBolt? To be honest, I would have bought a marked down model if I had of know ahead of time what was going to happen.
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I'm sure HTC is reading your post right now
If you care, go call them and say what you said directly as it will do far more good for you and for the community.
I moved onto a Nexus, but I still use my Thunderbolt for development testing apps I make. Not even the Nexus is perfect though as the internal antennas are not as powerful at picking up data. My db is usually 10-15db worse than the thunderbolt. However, I would not trade my Nexus for any other phone as I got tired of having to wait on HTC and Verizon for updates on the Thunderbolt.
i just lol at this thread.
Im an HTC fan. I got my tbolt on launch day and have never had an issue (not saying some havent) but I couldn't be happier.
Still have yet to find one phone on the market that has everything the tbolt has (not including dual core, which has not really impressed me) and still think it is a top 4g phone.
I would buy it all over again. We have received everything promised so far & it would be a nightmare for HTC to not give us ICS after they confirmed it...
I also have to say that Verizon did not screw up or delay the launch. There was never an official launch date given from them or HTC until the week before release, as is the norm with their releases. All other dates were made up by the internet and people.
HTC released about 6 updates to the phone between march and September, I think that is pretty good at keeping on top of it..
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Im an HTC fan. I got my tbolt on launch day and have never had an issue (not saying some havent) but I couldn't be happier.
Still have yet to find one phone on the market that has everything the tbolt has (not including dual core, which has not really impressed me) and still think it is a top 4g phone.
I would buy it all over again. We have received everything promised so far & it would be a nightmare for HTC to not give us ICS after they confirmed it...
I also have to say that Verizon did not screw up or delay the launch. There was never an official launch date given from them or HTC until the week before release, as is the norm with their releases. All other dates were made up by the internet and people.
HTC released about 6 updates to the phone between march and September, I think that is pretty good at keeping on top of it..
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Well said. People are never satisfied. I guess they think HTC should put out updates as often as some ROMs get updated...
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I got the TB for $49 bucks new when I dropped T-Mobile. Rooted it the day I got it home and have never had a single problem with it that I cannot blame on bugs in the ROM or me OCing the crap out of it.
Everyones phone is gonna be better or worse than the next guy. Did we get screwed by Verizon??? Show me where in writing the promise a full ICS upgrade and you will see thousands of TB owners lining up to sue the piss off Verizon and HTC.
If you are gonna stay up on the newest devices, Hopefully you are not paying retail for the devices, Shop around and you will be amazed at what you can find.
I have a galaxy nexus just sitting on stand-by cause i've had no problems with my tbolt, besides the dev slowing down i really have no problems with my tbolt and has been my favorite phone. while it would be nice to get ICS soon im not tripping about it, my contract for the thunderbolt ends in december much wait and see what comes out by then.
why is anyone bothering to respond to this guy? He doesn't like his phone, he needs to quit whining about it and get rid of it. No amount of "I love my phone!" posts are going to change his mind. They just bump this useless thread back to the top. Yes, I know I also just bumped this thread.
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why is anyone bothering to respond to this guy? He doesn't like his phone, he needs to quit whining about it and get rid of it. No amount of "I love my phone!" posts are going to change his mind. They just bump this useless thread back to the top. Yes, I know I also just bumped this thread.
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Lol, you did.
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The two people I know with a nexus have had quite a few issues with their phones.. biggest problems being being signal and when leaving WiFi they don't get data until turning their data off and back on... Point is what ever phone you go to there will be something that bugs you about it and the update that fixes your problem will never come out fast enough.. be happy for what you have..
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i never get tired of forum drama, except that it makes me crave ham.
I haven't had a problem since day 1. I got home, rooted it and put liquid smooth on. I've always been one to have a new rom every week but this one's been so good with battery life and everything that I haven't even tried another one. I love this phone. On another note, my brother got the same phone and has had problems. Just like any other electronic item, you might get a dud.
Basically, i'm up for an upgrade on my account with AT&T and trying to decide if I want to get the Skyrocket or wait until something better comes out. Currently I have the LG Optimus 3D, or "Thrill 4g" as AT&T likes to call it. Its nice, pretty snappy and has the whole 3D gig which is a novelty at best.. The plan is to pass that one to my wife when I upgrade.
I really just want to hear some negatives about this phone. I've read a lot of reviews and 90% of them are about all the great features that are listed right on the box and thats not what I want to hear about.. I want the problems.. the things you cant get to work, apps that wont run correctly, your pet peeves with this phone. So that I can decide if your pet peeve would also be a deal breaker for myself(or anyone else reading this thread in the same situation).
I come here because I know you all will have poked and prodded the phone so much by now that you know everything there is to know about its REAL pros and cons.. the ones that matter, not "it didn't fit in my pocket" and "i like my iphone better".
Much appreciated in advance!
Other than the actual size of the phone, I haven't had a single problem. And the size doesn't bother me anymore.
Only complaint I have is that bluetooth sometimes disconnects and shuts off, can only be fixed by a reboot. I think this has been fixed in most recent UCLA3 update, but have only been on that version a couple days so too early to say for sure. Otherwise a decent phone.
If you don't need the cutting edge I say upgrade. If you do I'd wait 6 months and there will be something worth upgrading to.
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I have passed my rocket on to my wife and got a note,the only issue I ever had with the rocket was if I paused music from my bluetooth headphones the phone and headphones would loose connection and I would have to go into settings and reconnect them,other then that I was very happy with it.I will say this though the skyrocket screen don't compare to the HD note screen.
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If you don't need the cutting edge I say upgrade. If you do I'd wait 6 months and there will be something worth upgrading to.
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I do like having cutting edge but I haven't heard about anything coming out any time soon that is competing that heavily with the S2 Skyrocket. Not enough to make me wait 6 months for an upgrade, at least..
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I have passed my rocket on to my wife and got a note,the only issue I ever had with the rocket was if I paused music from my bluetooth headphones the phone and headphones would loose connection and I would have to go into settings and reconnect them,other then that I was very happy with it.I will say this though the skyrocket screen don't compare to the HD note screen.
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For me the Note is too big, I'm not interested in a tablet as a phone.. If I were to get a tablet it'd be a separate entity. I need something to have with me in my pocket at work and when out to sea(I'm in the Navy). That's just my preference/situation tho, but thanks for the input!
Overall I haven't had any problems with mine that wasn't rom/software issue. I wish I could give you a few this sucks or that sucks but all and all it a great phone. I'm bad about jumping out off my truck with mine in my lap and still no cracks. Pretty close to unbrickable unless your a real moron, worse thing I can say about it is it's the first phone that I have been throttled every month I've had it (since november 6th) but the ****ing phone has so many radios in it change apn, flash t mobile radio that doesn't let lte come on and waaaaa laaaa keep on downloading. I want to upgrade to the note but I'm afraid it just won't add up. Sure we don't have a real cm, or a mui, but who gives a **** when we get ics and the way google releases new **** we will have had ics so long we are sick of it to just like we are with gingerbread.
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The note is the only thing that for awhile will be on the skyrocketa level and I went and saw one yesterday and its huge way to big for me nice looking screen though
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Skyrocket is a really good phone, but I can't say it is a great phone. The CPU feels like it is a generation behind. 3D, UI, Xvid Playback all choppy in comparison to phones with Exynos CPUs. Dev support seem to be lacking, but it is slowly improving. LTE on the hand is amazing.
I feel that 3.5 months in, I'm already looking forward to Nov 2013 when my contract is up.
With that said, is there a better phone out there yet? No. If I needed a phone today, I'd still get a Skyrocket or a Note.
Thanks for all the fast feedback everyone! So far a great help. The fact that so many people - not only in the uneducated world but in the developers world - have had little to no complains about the phone speaks wonders. Probably going to head in tomorrow to pick up my own Skyrocket.
Unless you just get one that is made on monday or friday. You know the days lemons are made. You won't be disappointed
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