Was switching to nexus s 4g bad choice? - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I came from a mytouch 4g where yu can expect some kind of new ROM or update just about everyday or every other day Idk its just kind of boring in this forum I guess...
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lol the nexus line gets updated either when it needs bug fixes or when google changes the OS, so by your definition you need a phone that needs to be fixed constantly but this phone that works you think is a bad choice.......

the absolute right choice in my opinion. I love this phone, best phone i have ever owned.

I've had this phone for two weeks and I love it. Couldn't have made a better choice. And there are new roms to flash every couple of days you just have to look.
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BrianDigital said:
lol the nexus line gets updated either when it needs bug fixes or when google changes the OS, so by your definition you need a phone that needs to be fixed constantly but this phone that works you think is a bad choice.......
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Exactly! Would you rather wait to get an OS upgrade to a OS version that's already a year old; or, be on the latest with no updates coming?
You want new and exciting things on your phone. Root and start flashing some custom things. That'll keep you occupied. There are always new things coming out in the CM7 nightlies.

I just got my nexus a week ago & I'm happy all you really need is CM7 & MIUI with those 2 roms you can change themes like a super model changes clothes!!! Lol
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It's a pure Google phone so yes, you don't have 5,342 different ROMs trying to create a "pure" Android experience.
Nexus has all you need.
Pure Android by default and it's awesome even out of the box
CM7 Official builds
CM7 Kang Builds
MIUI Official builds
Anything else is pure bonus.

I came from a Evo 4G, thought it would be a slight downgrade, I was wrong, I love My Nexus.

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I came from a Evo 4G, thought it would be a slight downgrade, I was wrong, I love My Nexus.
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Ditto. And to take it a step further, I did creep into these forums before I upgraded. I noticed it seemed a little slower, but took the leap.
I rooted the first day I got the phone, unrooted the next. I simply don't see the need now to root. I get updated asap, my battery lasts about 16 hours on average, and I have a **** ton of space on the phone.
On the EVO, I as always flashing an AOSP rom cause I wanted more free space, then going back to Sense, because I missed the UI. Now I feel like I can just have a phone for the time being, and not worry about flashing new roms for the next best thing.

Not a bad phone but the radio seems a bit week.
Maybe it's just in the Chicagoland area but reception sucks.
Sometimes I'm on 1x.
I barely get to use 4g.
Still have my upgrade available.
Might try something new just to see if it's the phone.
Anyone interested in purchasing my Nexus S 4g?

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Ditto. And to take it a step further, I did creep into these forums before I upgraded. I noticed it seemed a little slower, but took the leap.
I rooted the first day I got the phone, unrooted the next. I simply don't see the need now to root. I get updated asap, my battery lasts about 16 hours on average, and I have a **** ton of space on the phone.
On the EVO, I as always flashing an AOSP rom cause I wanted more free space, then going back to Sense, because I missed the UI. Now I feel like I can just have a phone for the time being, and not worry about flashing new roms for the next best thing.
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I'm so sayin the same thing. I too came from the EVO and as I must say I don't even WANT to root my Nexus.

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Hey Now! Finally upgraded again-- Holy Captivate batman

Started with HTC .. my kid just got his first (smart?)phone, my original TILT. haha thing is still working perfectly. After the tilt i really stepped up in the world with a FUZE, wow that thing worked great (but will only take being thrown across a room about 5x by my calculations.
Got my Captivate yesterday, WOW.
Like going from two cans with a string (well it is At&t afterall) to......
Help me describe the experience im at a loss.
Ok time to put more HD vids on the phone...
BRAVO to samsung for providing the user WITH useable storage too! nice to have 13 gigs to play with... HTC may have lost a customer for reals with this phone in my hand. (i lasted 1 years w/ the fuze, i may never flash this one - have to see how sluggish it gets as i fill it up)
Looking forward to helping out w/ testing and **** again around here.
wooooooooooot
freekquency said:
...i may never flash this one - have to see how sluggish it gets as i fill it up)
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Give it a week or two..
rpicaso said:
Give it a week or two..
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For sure, stock blows. And if you expect Froyo from AT&T, forget it.
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Nah. havent even looked to see what it is yet.
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Hey now! I enjoy my Captivate just as much as him. Just because AT&T is about as reliable as Virgin Mobile's service in terms of providing upgrades doesn't make this any less of an amazing phone. Out of all the phones that XDA has developed for (That I've owned), this one certainly takes the cake for the most developed. I hope you enjoy your captivate! And if something goes wrong, USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION. >
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For sure, stock blows. And if you expect Froyo from AT&T, forget it.
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pure speculation to which i speculate you will be proven wrong...
i speculate the push to 2.2 starts sometime in the 1.5-2 weeks after the mobile ap app becomes available on the 13th
freekquency said:
Started with HTC .. my kid just got his first (smart?)phone, my original TILT. haha thing is still working perfectly. After the tilt i really stepped up in the world with a FUZE, wow that thing worked great (but will only take being thrown across a room about 5x by my calculations.
Got my Captivate yesterday, WOW.
Like going from two cans with a string (well it is At&t afterall) to......
Help me describe the experience im at a loss.
Ok time to put more HD vids on the phone...
BRAVO to samsung for providing the user WITH useable storage too! nice to have 13 gigs to play with... HTC may have lost a customer for reals with this phone in my hand. (i lasted 1 years w/ the fuze, i may never flash this one - have to see how sluggish it gets as i fill it up)
Looking forward to helping out w/ testing and **** again around here.
wooooooooooot
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Overall it is a good phone.
A few aggravating quirks, but hey, I have yet to see anything perfect
Congrats on your new addition
Glad you like it man. Great phone; just go and get a custom launcher (I have about 6 of them lol) and have at it; if you don't like TouchWiz anyway.
But yea, if you ever get bored of the phone you should definitely install a custom rom on the phone; makes it that much better.
Captivate 2.2.1 Paragon
I actually used stock for about 4 months or so. Partly was because I was unaware about custom roms, and when I found out about then I was hesitant to flash just because I never done it before. I'm pretty technological, built my own computers, overclocked and ect, but flashing was new territory.
That said, I am absolutely stunned with my phone now. I didn't think it was sluggish before, but now I can't believe I edited that long. I really wish I took a video of my phone at stock and then flashed. Incredible.
Basically, any lag or slight slow down your captivate will experience will disappear with a new rom.
Samsung Captivate
Firefly 2.0.5
SpeedMod Q Big Mem
JK4 Modem
The more apps you have, the more you do, the more it starts to chug.
Big time.
My brother got one (and has since returned it), but after three weeks, that thing was unusable.
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i may never flash this one - have to see how sluggish it gets as i fill it up)
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It gets pretty sluggish after you have a few apps on it. I would definitely recommend flashing it because the stock just sucks...
Samsung Captivate
Paragon.RC5
Definetly recommend flashing it. Do your research first, but you will really know see the difference and come to the realization that most do...should have done this sooner.
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Glad you are loving your new Captivate. GPS aside, I think hardware wise it is a fantastic phone, but only realized this after flashing ROMs developed by the guys here at XDA. The corporate/tech support behind the Captivate is what most of us gripe about. Flash away and donate, as you will surely be pleased with what you find. Good work deserves reward.
200 app an counting no lag here at all. Do the lag fix preferably ext4 voodoo.
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freekquency said:
...i may never flash this one...
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We all start there, and then...
I love the phone and have had it since August. No regrets minus the fact that AT&T are being...donkeys. Running Paragon ROM right now, stable as hell.
Yeah bro good phone. And rooting it to remove bloat made it even better. My girlfriend is jealous of it and she has a Droid2
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You will become addicted to flashing soon...
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haha reading this made me LOL. i was the same way. super happy with the phone when i got it. a week later, got frustrated with GPS not working. another week later, rooted phone to get rid of all the ATT crap that kept popping up. Then i decided to hang in there. 3 months and i wanted to throw the phone in a lake.
then i flashed w/ serendipity w/ speedmod and damn it was awesome! shows what the phone really can do. too bad samsung couldnt figure it out.
HaHa
better keep that can and string around. when the frustration sets in you'll need it

Who loves their G2x currently?

Who loves their g2x based mostly on the work the devs contribute? From the guys that build from source code to guys that try to theme through images, xml, and smali , to guys that port working stuff from phone to phone so more users can expatience it.
I love my g2x. I cant think of anything that I want to change within reason, and it got to where it's at by lots of trial and error and help from devs that stepped me thrpugh some processes.
My G2x runs on weapon 2.3.3 rom, and custom themed by my partner and in...super smooth, no reboots, everything that I use works., quick ui. Battery life is hard for me to gauge because I'm always plugging in to push files all day.
You don't wanna know where this was sent from.
I love mine so much! It's such an amazing phone. <3
Great Phone
I love my G2x as well! Running latest CM7 nightly with bluesteel theme by team carbon but I have flashed just about every ROM there is (Crackflasher and this phone handles them all with ease.
Definitely interested in the Nexus Prime but I will still keep my G2x close by. Thanks for your hard work mmapcpro!
After flashing miui rom on it, things just went from bad to awesome!! Now i can really say god i love this phone!
I absolutely HATE this phone! Jk, I cant think of any other phone I'd rather have. The dev support on this thing is amazing!
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To be honest...upon first receipt I wanted to return this phone....then I quickly rooted, flashed CM7 (and now MIUI) and I couldn't imagine any other device...the screen bleed issues aside, it is an amazing device....also I have poor battery life, but hey...I don't really get peeved about that.
I have used windows mobile devices since 2004. My last windows phone broke about a year ago and had to use a &%$#berry. In June I upgraded. Knowing I wanted a android but not really knowing the fist thing about it. Sure I had played around with a few devices kind of knew what I was looking for. I got the phone and loved it from the fist min. I will admit this not a beginners or novice users phone.....any how still just as fun now as minute one.
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If there was a ROM that allowed one to use Netflix, HBO Go, and control HDMI output, this phone would be tits.
Beggars1923 said:
If there was a ROM that allowed one to use Netflix, HBO Go, and control HDMI output, this phone would be tits.
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WeaponG2x is keeping me happy with this phone, I just wish for functional A2DP and Netflix.
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Spyvie said:
WeaponG2x is keeping me happy with this phone, I just wish for functional A2DP and Netflix.
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Yep, it's close but not perfect yet. Still trying to decide if I want to stick around long enough to see if it becomes perfect.
This Guy!
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AbsoluteDesignz said:
To be honest...upon first receipt I wanted to return this phone....then I quickly rooted, flashed CM7 (and now MIUI) and I couldn't imagine any other device...the screen bleed issues aside, it is an amazing device....also I have poor battery life, but hey...I don't really get peeved about that.
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Like you I had buyer's remorse. After LG update tool, and EB 1.07 I've had no hardware issues.
The A2DP isn't issue cause I don't use it. Pleased overall but it took a while to get here. Didn't exchange my phone. Didn't see the point, still on my first phone.
So far so good
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I took a chance on a second hand one and had it shipped to Thailand before I saw it (reputable supplier I have purchased many devices from). I can only see some minor screen bleed on all black in a dark environment. Other than that I am quite happy with my G2X. Sim unlocked it with a $2.99 code from eBay, updated with LG Updater to 2.3.3 with a minor glitch that was easily overcome, no reboots, no lockups, no problems at all. Just a super fast, super charged phone that loves to eat its battery for lunch. I can get through a day at work but when I get home my beloved G2X cries out for food.
BTW, whoever has said you cannot update without a T-Mobile number is wrong. I had a Thai sim in mine (TOT3G) when I ran the updater and when it got to the part where it said "checking number" it flew right past it. So the guy on Walmart Family Mobile who said his failed on the number check must have had some other issue causing the update to fail.
I'm really enjoying this phone! I made the move from AT&T and a HTC Aria, which I did love. My wife is having a harder time getting to like her phone though. She previously was using a 3GS but by switching to T-mobile we are saving almost 40 a month over AT&T. I know you can unlock Iphones for T-mobile but her 3GS has an upgraded baseband and latest firmware which prevents an untethered Jailbreak and unlock, so no Iphone migration.
I love this phone. I'm running cm7 trigger2 2.3.5 with go launcher, launcher pro+, and Regina launcher. This phone performs flawlessly on all three launchers.
Big ups to G2x!!!
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Love it...
I love my G2x. Almost brought it back after reading all the issues here but I'm glad I didn't. I have used XBoarders rom and now Weapon G2x.
My wife and I both love our G2x's. Now that EaglesBlood 2.3.3 has improved the battery life dramatically I can't find a single thing to ***** about except the back button in the browser. A minor issue but annoying considering it work as it should with froyo.
seangprice said:
I'm really enjoying this phone! I made the move from AT&T and a HTC Aria, which I did love. My wife is having a harder time getting to like her phone though. She previously was using a 3GS but by switching to T-mobile we are saving almost 40 a month over AT&T. I know you can unlock Iphones for T-mobile but her 3GS has an upgraded baseband and latest firmware which prevents an untethered Jailbreak and unlock, so no Iphone migration.
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Hey you can flash the iPad baseband to get the 3gs to work. PM me if you want more details.
I'm very happy with it...but could be happier! Lol
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ICS on G2x

It seems like we might have a chance of getting it. Engadget has a post up saying all 2.3 devices after.the nexus s should get ICS being that the nexus s is getting it....and we technically have a stock build of android. So I'm keeping my hopes up that we still have a chance of getting it.....what are your thoughts?
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I think if people show some positive encouragement to LG to work with and for purchasers of the p999 rather than the immature hostility that permeates several of the threads at the LG forum an update should happen. It is still and active model in tmos system.
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I was under the impression the G2x runs a stock gingerbread looking skin over LG framework. As in, just looks stock, not actually stock. http://twitter.com/#!/CM_arcee/status/63255644676960256
Seeing how much LG pooped the diaper on the GB update, I wouldn't hold your breath for anything official in the short term.
I thought they are suppose to support the android phones software upto date in period of 18months after they releas3 it? If the phone hardware can support it? Well thats what google said. I don't think lg have choice.
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But the rain came back and the birds stopped singing soon after the Google I/O Day One keynote. Barra’s comments set off a wave of excitement, but only because people misunderstood his words. Google is not forcing carriers or manufacturers to update their phones; it’s simply working with them to make updates faster and more likely.
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http://androinica.com/2011/05/android-updates-for-18-months/
LG doesn't have to do anything.
I would say a G2x ICS update is totally a possibility, I just wouldnt expect LG to drop it anytime soon. Seeing how long it took LG to release GB, if the G2x does get an official update I doubt it would be before next summer.
True,.but I'm hoping some kind of news gets released saying the g2x.will get it
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I don't care what operating system version my G2x is running as long as the radios and/or drivers that control them just don't work.
I've had 4 G2Xes, on 2.2 and 2.3, with multiple sim cards and used them in many areas of the US. They simply do no stay connected to the network. I have to reboot them manually several times a day to maintain connectivity/functionality. The Android part works fine especially since the GB update, but the phone part, and even the WiFi and GPS parts just are flaky as hell. If they don't fix that, putting ICS on this phone will not be any better an experience.
And I'd bet $100 LG never updates this phone again. They are SO washing their hands of it, it's a disaster they don't want to "waste" any more time and money on even if that means screwing thousands of customers. The users know it, LG knows it, T-mobile knows it, but they are not admitting it, because responsibly dealing with this disaster would cost them a fortune. For T-mobile/LG to fix this problem they'd have to send every G2X owner a different model phone that isn't fundamentally flawed.
I wouldn't count on it.
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I don't care what operating system version my G2x is running as long as the radios and/or drivers that control them just don't work.
I've had 4 G2Xes, on 2.2 and 2.3, with multiple sim cards and used them in many areas of the US. They simply do no stay connected to the network. I have to reboot them manually several times a day to maintain connectivity/functionality. The Android part works fine especially since the GB update, but the phone part, and even the WiFi and GPS parts just are flaky as hell. If they don't fix that, putting ICS on this phone will not be any better an experience.
And I'd bet $100 LG never updates this phone again. They are SO washing their hands of it, it's a disaster they don't want to "waste" any more time and money on even if that means screwing thousands of customers. The users know it, LG knows it, T-mobile knows it, but they are not admitting it, because responsibly dealing with this disaster would cost them a fortune. For T-mobile/LG to fix this problem they'd have to send every G2X owner a different model phone that isn't fundamentally flawed.
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My G2x was also a POS I got it (like a fool) the day it came out, and when i first got it it sucked so bad after the second day i had it it went back in the box and sat on the closet shelf and I went back to my Nokia N8 but a month or so ago i got it out and just for the hell i played around with some ROMs and have been running Weapon G2x 2.4 without a single flaw or hiccup since.
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My G2x was also a POS I got it (like a fool) the day it came out, and when i first got it it sucked so bad after the second day i had it it went back in the box and sat on the closet shelf and I went back to my Nokia N8 but a month or so ago i got it out and just for the hell i played around with some ROMs and have been running Weapon G2x 2.4 without a single flaw or hiccup since.
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I have two G2Xes, one with CM7.1 one with stock GB. They both suck at staying connected to the network. Perhaps it's time to try another distro, but I'm pretty convinced the baseband is fundamentally flawed. If I stay in the same place I start to think it's all working, then I drive somewhere and realise how useless this phone is. I wanted to love this phone so much, on paper it's just awesome, perfect for me. In reality it's garbage and I can't wait to be rid of it. I've wasted weeks of my life on this useless thing thinking surely it can be made to work.
I got a G2x early on. Reboots every other day in the beginning, etc.
Now i'm pretty stable, can go more than a week. Just have GPS lock issues.
Rooted, stock GB, using Go Launcher and SetCPU.
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After the GB update I wouldn't hold my breath. Our phones are more than capable of handling ICS, but I doubt we'll see it.
Yeah, it can get ported, but won't work the same.
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My g2x works flawless for me, no hiccups,.always connected to the network....nothing wrong. I came back to the g2x from the mytouch 4g slide because of stock android and the support. I have a good feeling we'll see ICS eventually. If not ill just go prime
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I dunno, the G2x is like the black sheep any more. I don't see anything about it. LGs track record thus far doesn't look good in regards to updates. I bet CM team will get something stable on ICS but your looking at months...
Not a big deal. Well probably have themes and apps that could pretty closely replicate ICS while still using GB. On the nexus one, I used a GB theme on Froyo for a while before actually switching. A nice theme and new Widgets will ease the wait.
I run MIUI and Faux 4.3 and have no network issues what so ever.... that's actually what kept me on MIUI for so long... and now I'm addicted. MIUI works fantastic minus wifi calling.
LG G2x - 2.3.5 MIUI
Asus Transformer - 3.2 Revolver
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I dunno, the G2x is like the black sheep any more. I don't see anything about it. LGs track record thus far doesn't look good in regards to updates. I bet CM team will get something stable on ICS but your looking at months...
Not a big deal. Well probably have themes and apps that could pretty closely replicate ICS while still using GB. On the nexus one, I used a GB theme on Froyo for a while before actually switching. A nice theme and new Widgets will ease the wait.
I run MIUI and Faux 4.3 and have no network issues what so ever.... that's actually what kept me on MIUI for so long... and now I'm addicted. MIUI works fantastic minus wifi calling.
LG G2x - 2.3.5 MIUI
Asus Transformer - 3.2 Revolver
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Miui that good? Man ive been out if the rooting loop for awhile.....whats the benefit of faux kernal?
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I dunno, the G2x is like the black sheep any more. I don't see anything about it. LGs track record thus far doesn't look good in regards to updates. I bet CM team will get something stable on ICS but your looking at months...
Not a big deal. Well probably have themes and apps that could pretty closely replicate ICS while still using GB. On the nexus one, I used a GB theme on Froyo for a while before actually switching. A nice theme and new Widgets will ease the wait.
I run MIUI and Faux 4.3 and have no network issues what so ever.... that's actually what kept me on MIUI for so long... and now I'm addicted. MIUI works fantastic minus wifi calling.
LG G2x - 2.3.5 MIUI
Asus Transformer - 3.2 Revolver
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For me MMS doesn't work on MIUI. Only reason I'm not on it.
I agree though, don't think LG will give us the update officially. It's kind of sad that Google is letting it's platforms get so dispersed. I mean both Apple and Microsoft have the updates down-pact.
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For me MMS doesn't work on MIUI. Only reason I'm not on it.
I agree though, don't think LG will give us the update officially. It's kind of sad that Google is letting it's platforms get so dispersed. I mean both Apple and Microsoft have the updates down-pact.
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Both closed platforms, that is the trade off
Which ROM has MMS working?
barqers said:
For me MMS doesn't work on MIUI. Only reason I'm not on it.
I agree though, don't think LG will give us the update officially. It's kind of sad that Google is letting it's platforms get so dispersed. I mean both Apple and Microsoft have the updates down-pact.
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What ROM are you using? My MMS does not work either, I am on Xboarder's ROM(OTA Tweaked) and whenever I have wifi+2g or wifi+4g I cannot send out an MMS. If I want to send out MMS I have to turn off wifi, switch 2g on, then switch 2g off, then finally stick with 2g or 4g and then TRY to send out the MMS sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
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http://androinica.com/2011/05/android-updates-for-18-months/
LG doesn't have to do anything.
I would say a G2x ICS update is totally a possibility, I just wouldnt expect LG to drop it anytime soon. Seeing how long it took LG to release GB, if the G2x does get an official update I doubt it would be before next summer.
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how can you say LG took long to update to Gingerbread. i still have my vibrant and galaxy s 4g and their still have not yet come out with gingerbread on them. imagine that after over a year.
lets see the g2x came out on april 20th
and gingerbread was july 15th
thats 85 days thats 4 months since it released date
i think LG was pretty fast with the update.
comparing to others brands
my g2x never had any problems at all
So what you guys are saying is I should return my G2X? ha I live in Milwaukee, WI and have heard good things about tmobile, why I switched and 4G is stable here. I'm still in my 14 day window and just wondering if anyone thinks I should get a better phone?

Is it that bad?

I am interested in potentially owning a G2X and I have been doing research on it.
I hear that it freezes all the time, text don't come through, and it is just a pain.....and then i hear people have no problems with it at all.
Is it really that bad? I don't really care about specs or else i'd get a sensation, amaze or galaxy s2.
It is free right now(Along with the Sidekick 4g...which i was considering getting but i've heard even worse stuff about that one)
But is this phone truly that bad?
It really depends on what you are going to do with it.
If you are planning on rooting it and installing a custom rom, kernel, etc then a lot of those issues will be fixed and the phone will operate very well.
On the other hand if you arent going to root it then it has got some serious problems. The code on this phone is ****, so that potentially leads to a lot of problems. Basically if you are not going to root it, i would not suggest it.
In the end this phone has serious potential and that potential can be unlocked if you root it and add roms, but if not it has too many problems and just isnt worth the hassle.
I've never had a single problem with my g2x. I think most of the issues are in the early production ones.
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I had mine for over 5 months before i rooted it and installed CM. The issues were minimal for me and i loved the device. Why did i end up rooting it and putting on a custom rom? Not to fix issues, but to be daring (using the term loosely here), and have fun with my device. I actually liked it so much, I bought a second. What were my issues? Lockups now and again, but it seemed to be heat related (ie when plugged in while driving my car), causing to remove the battery and turn it back on. Never had an issue with texts not coming through.
I also got my original for free...and to me, the random battery pull wasn't a show stopper (my palm running WebOS would lock up too now and again) and was easily overlooked due to the specs and capabilities of the device.
On a side note...I still see a random battery pull with CM installed, so custom roms isnt a fix all for this device either...but i still love it(them). Other roms may address other issues, but I havent tried any others so i cant say from personal experience. I have also played with a Sidekick 4G...negative captain...it drove me crazy.
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You'll be fine man. Most of those problems occurs in the first batch of G2x' when it first came out. Good luck.
I don't believe that'd true, I had g2x 2 weeks since release. I think people just don't know how to use a phone.
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I don't believe that'd true, I had g2x 2 weeks since release. I think people just don't know how to use a phone.
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So you are saying there's no bad productions of this phone and they all have no issues despite all the reported common problems people have experienced?
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I will put it this way, if I had the chance to get this phone for free with my past experience with it, is a yes. Would I pay 200$ and re-up on my contract... not a chance in hell. With the SGS II out right I would go for that or an HTC phone. For free this phone is more then good enough though.
Free G2X? Worth it.
Making bad decision's one at a time.
I would say if you get the phone and put Cyanogenmod on it, it's awesome, when I stuck with the stock ROM, it would freeze overnight, now that I have Cyanogenmod I have no problems whatsoever
My g2x is very stable overclocked to 1.6 with morphic's kernel. Cyanogenmod with the Trinity kernel is stable, fast, and very fun.
I paid for mine and it was worth every penny.
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If you are getting this phone for free DO IT! In the end the phone works great and plays every game I load up, rooting and adding a custom rom is a must, I find that weapon is a good rom for the average user, the only thing I didnt like was the back cover but thats just me being picky
i think i was one of the lucky ones to get the first of the 2nd batch of the g2x. i did not have any problems with my phone but i rooted it after about a week. I have to say that the custom rooms are buttery smooth. You have so much more flexibility and it just creates for a much much better user experience. The stock was choppy, not as smooth, and was not very customizable. so i would say if you intend to put custom roms on it, this phone is perfect. if you want to keep it stock then i would go for the galaxy s2.
Every phone will have its issues. If its free, sure get it. If u got the dough to spare then go for the s2
the funny thing is i ask myself the same question when i bought mine your answer well i would buy it again i have had no issues im running a quadrant with phoneixblood rom trinity 15 kernal ext 4 at 6120 my battery last all day with moderate use with juice defender i think you would be totally happy with it its so simple to root like 5 minutes several very good roms for phone cyanogenmod eaglesblood phoneixblood miui you wont be dissapointed if you get it and you need help rooting flashing or anything just inbox me on here i gladly help in any way
Coming from someone that still has a release day phone, the only issues the stock phone ever gave me was stone random lockups, like 10 in the 2 months i had it stock. And for me that issue was fixed completely fixed with a flash to cyanogen mod. I'm really happy with this phone, and i honestly would buy it again even with the original $200 price tag.
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I had a lot of issues with this phone stock but once i rooted and did all the stuff to it its running fine now.
I got my phone about a month ago. And yes, those lock ups or screen of deaths occurred a couple times in a few days. Rooted it and flashed a different rom/kernel and now it works wonderful. I believe it is the stock kernel that causes the issues.
My friend had this phone before and he hated it because of all the issues. He then went on to get another phone and told me not to waste my time.... It's unfortunate he didn't read up about rooting the device. This phone has awesome specs, and for the price of $100 that I got it for, I wanted to give it a try.
No problems for this phone whatsoever. Its a good phone I'd say.
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thanks for the comments, you have made up my mind. upgrading from a optimist t to the g2x in 3 days (when my tax return comes in) already downloaded all the rom's i'm going to flash....

The Samsung Captivate - what a phone!

Two years ago, I got my first real taste of android from a friend who had a Motorola droid 2. I knew I wanted to get an android phone, and being on AT&T, the Captivate was the best phone out there. I tested it out inside the store and knew it was the phone for me. Having done my research, I knew about Samsung's pretty terrible update history which made me nervous, but I decided to go for it anyway.
Needless to say, of course samsung managed to take nearly a year to update the captovate, released on 2.1 eclair, to 2.2 froyo. I was very annoyed with samsung and started researching ways to get the update sooner. I read about rooting, but I decided against it because things seemed to work fine on the phone.
It took a while to get the courage, but I finally rooted my captivate after I was on froyo. I was surprised at how easy it was (thank you no locked bootloaders ). I started reading of roms and had no idea what they were, and the more I read about them the more confused I became with terms like kernels and modems. By the time gingerbread came out by samsung, I still hadn't learned enough about roms and simply updated through Kies Mini. I had to go through the rooting process again, and learned how to use Odin and flashed my first kernel (although I was clueless what it was).
Eventually I found that ics was released and developed on xda and knew I wanted to get it. I finally flashed my first rom after figuring out how to get cwm on the cappy. I was surprised to be getting ics so soon - especially after samsung officially said the cappy wouldn't get the update. Either samsung is just lazy or stupid if they thought the cappy couldn't handle ics. I learned about kernels and cwm and roms and eventually felt comfortable with it all for once.
Now, running the new JellyBean, I can say I am truly impressed with how far this this phone has made it. My iPod touch 2g was basically obsolete after a year and a half to 2 years. It lost support for apps and ios updates. But this wicked phone doesn't stop. It's running JellyBean, and thanks to the awesome devs on XDA, I'm sure it will get the next few android updates!
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Unfortunately, I will be leaving AT&T in a few months, and will likely get the HTC evo V 4G on VM (prepaid). I will miss the XDA support and the awesome developers. Although it has great specs, it feels like a downgrade in some aspects
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nadaltennis77 said:
Two years ago, I got my first real taste of android from a friend who had a Motorola droid 2. I knew I wanted to get an android phone, and being on AT&T, the Captivate was the best phone out there. I tested it out inside the store and knew it was the phone for me. Having done my research, I knew about Samsung's pretty terrible update history which made me nervous, but I decided to go for it anyway.
Needless to say, of course samsung managed to take nearly a year to update the captovate, released on 2.1 eclair, to 2.2 froyo. I was very annoyed with samsung and started researching ways to get the update sooner. I read about rooting, but I decided against it because things seemed to work fine on the phone.
It took a while to get the courage, but I finally rooted my captivate after I was on froyo. I was surprised at how easy it was (thank you no locked bootloaders ). I started reading of roms and had no idea what they were, and the more I read about them the more confused I became with terms like kernels and modems. By the time gingerbread came out by samsung, I still hadn't learned enough about roms and simply updated through Kies Mini. I had to go through the rooting process again, and learned how to use Odin and flashed my first kernel (although I was clueless what it was).
Eventually I found that ics was released and developed on xda and knew I wanted to get it. I finally flashed my first rom after figuring out how to get cwm on the cappy. I was surprised to be getting ics so soon - especially after samsung officially said the cappy wouldn't get the update. Either samsung is just lazy or stupid if they thought the cappy couldn't handle ics. I learned about kernels and cwm and roms and eventually felt comfortable with it all for once.
Now, running the new JellyBean, I can say I am truly impressed with how far this this phone has made it. My iPod touch 2g was basically obsolete after a year and a half to 2 years. It lost support for apps and ios updates. But this wicked phone doesn't stop. It's running JellyBean, and thanks to the awesome devs on XDA, I'm sure it will get the next few android updates!
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I was going to post this same thing. Thanks to the awesome devs on here, my Captivate has run last 5 Android OS. Not many phones can do that.
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theaudioguy said:
I was going to post this same thing. Thanks to the awesome devs on here, my Captivate has run last 5 Android OS. Not many phones can do that.
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Yeah, I really never expected my phone to be doing so well right now. It almost doesn't need upgraded.
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nadaltennis77 said:
Yeah, I really never expected my phone to be doing so well right now. It almost doesn't need upgraded.
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Same here in terms learning about android, roms, kernels, etc. Since I use the capy for work I will be using this phone for a while. Things are working so well since the Mod9 July 23rd nightly that I am afraid of going on to Jelly Bean, IT's not so much the bugs but the fact that it is working so smoothy. :good:
You said it. I love my cappy. It's definitely an awesome phone. It may not have the latest hardware, but it still proves reliable with what it has.
This is such a nice phone. The devs make sure it is always up to date so it always has the latest roms. Not to mention that it also performs great when it comes to gaming so that is a plus for gamers like me.
This is the longest time I've ever owned one phone and now that I'm running jelly bean I don't see the need to upgrade for a while
That's my main argument against IOS, what iphone will let you obtain the latest version of IOS without having to buy a brand new phone?
Cappy
I upgraded from my Nokia N95 to a captivate about two weeks ago. I got the phone via Rogers for $0.01 with a 1 year plan (Their super 6GB plan) figuring I'd use it about as much as I used my N95. I've never been so happy to be so wrong!
Since then I've installed a buncha roms just messing about. Finally decided on Skanky+Devil Kernel with a overclock to1.4Ghz (oc mostly because I'm addicted to SPB 3d Shell) and I have to say - I'm totally impressed. It performs flawlessly and I'm pleased with the battery life - though I can't seem to put it down for more than a couple minutes all day long.
I was also super happy to find all the community support and information that helped me learn my way around installing mods, rooting, etc. I did so much research (mainly because I'm a cheap bastard) and I couldn't find another phone (with in the deal Rogers had) that had so many different choices for Rom's. I love jellybean and coming off a Symbian OS (N95) you can imagine how this phone has blown my mind. Android as a whole is just so awesome and I thank god I turned a blind eye to everyone I know including family members about going on a iPhone.
I recommend this phone as I can see it has at least a year or two of life before I even have to think about getting a new phone - and even then, the decision to upgrade would be purely out of my addiction to electronics.
+1 for Samsung.
+2 for a awesome community, Rom support and continue'd development for this phone.
+1 go almost everything posted so far. I really had the new Device itch recently but I nutted up and threw miui v4 on here and Wow. Why bother. Love this thing.
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Can you tell me what rom and procedure use to intall JB in the cappy? Im just new to android buying this beatifull used phone.
Please, help me to get JB installed.
Thanks!!
ryghar said:
Can you tell me what rom and procedure use to intall JB in the cappy? Im just new to android buying this beatifull used phone.
Please, help me to get JB installed.
Thanks!!
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I can try, what version are you on right now? Stock froyo or gingerbread? Or are you on ics?
Go to settings / about phone to find out if you aren't sure.
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I have been a Symbyan user for a long time, but because of this platform died decided to switch to another. I tried iPhone cause it is just popular in Russia and Sweden (my native countries). But it really made me mad. After a three days i switched to Captivate, mostly because of it's price and hardware. After installing ICS rom and Semaphore kernel it become awesome =). The only feature i missing is FM radio.
SlavaBass said:
I have been a Symbyan user for a long time, but because of this platform died decided to switch to another. I tried iPhone cause it is just popular in Russia and Sweden (my native countries). But it really made me mad. After a three days i switched to Captivate, mostly because of it's price and hardware. After installing ICS rom and Semaphore kernel it become awesome =). The only feature i missing is FM radio.
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Yeah, I wish there was an fm radio too
JellyBean is at last getting pretty stable and more well rounded for captivate
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I can't believe we can run JB on this... The only downside to this phone is the crappy gps.. Oh well
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Mine and my wifes both have fm radio. Need to root it and download spiritfm. Worked for us here in USA AT&T locked on straight talk.
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