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Captivate to Infuse?

Has anyone done the switch from the captivate? Is it worth it? I currently have mine with Continuum 2.6 and its running smooth but some games give me performance problems or it lags up at times. How much smoother is the Infuse? Really torn, I love my Captivate but I feel like its time to switch. I had the Atrix but didn't like it much.
Someone convince me to switch!

EGBTMagus said:
Has anyone done the switch from the captivate? Is it worth it? I currently have mine with Continuum 2.6 and its running smooth but some games give me performance problems or it lags up at times. How much smoother is the Infuse? Really torn, I love my Captivate but I feel like its time to switch. I had the Atrix but didn't like it much.
Someone convince me to switch!
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continuum 2.6? you didnt want to get gingerbread? well the captivate is like the perfect sized phone, the infuse can be a little awkward to hold with one hand. what i mean is that for my thumb to reach to the other side of the screen the phone just rests on my fingers, i cant grip it in my hand and operate it with my thumb. i havent dropped it that way yet but it is something to think about. it makes swype harder to use with one hand at a minimum. but after you use the big screen the captivate will look and feel tiny and you wont want to go back. as far as differences, well do you have any interest in hooking it to a tv? are you a heavy internet user? the bigger screen and hspa+ really help when browsing, i always ound text hard to read on the captivate, the older samoled screen has a funky subpixel layout and for me it affects readability alot. the infuse, i feel is much more readable. also the extra ram on the infuse will allow it to run a few things better. i switched and dont regret it, it really depends on what you like/want out of a phone.

I came from the Captivate with the Gingerbread version of Continuum installed. It was butter smooth... I haven't looked back since the upgrade and love the value the devs are already bringing to an amazing phone. Love my Infuse!! My wife now has my Cappy and loves it too. The Infuse is definitely a strong step up by Samsung IMO.
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I have big hands too. I'm one hand thumbing this message right now.. hehe
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It's hardware is significantly better.
If this had a 4.3" screen it would be better. Things are a tad pixelated.
The software is equal.
If this had TW4 (the whole thing, not just a launcher or an apparently or two) it'd be a home run.
Right now it's more like a ground rule double.
The good thing is that software is always fixable. Spend five minutes in the Captivate forum and you'll see what some stubbornness can acheieve.
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forgot to mention you can take pics and use gps and talk using speakerphone at the same time. try either one with the captivate, the camera and gps are disabled when a call is active! i know to many the camera while talking seems like an odd thing to try but ive been on the phone and wanted to text the person a pic of where i was and was disapointed that i counldnt use the camera. and the gps, well on a long road trip you are bound to get a phone call, just hope you are not anywhere near a turn because it takes the captivate a long time to find a lock again and the nav app to find your position and recheck the route in that situation.

I was going to ask the same question but search feature worked well it seems so I will bump this up. I am looking to upgrade to an infuse. And I was wondering more specifically about how the custom rom experience has been, obviously the captivate has been around longer and with the i9000 it has been able to get a lot of work done through that outlet. So has the infuse been getting a good group of rom chefs? I see mikeymike is here and I loved serendipity on the captivate so for me this is a good sign.

jlt220 said:
I was going to ask the same question but search feature worked well it seems so I will bump this up. I am looking to upgrade to an infuse. And I was wondering more specifically about how the custom rom experience has been, obviously the captivate has been around longer and with the i9000 it has been able to get a lot of work done through that outlet. So has the infuse been getting a good group of rom chefs? I see mikeymike is here and I loved serendipity on the captivate so for me this is a good sign.
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There are quite a few good rom chefs here, and there's also some kernel hacking activity going on.
Most of the rom chefs are on break right now - enjoying the summer while we wait for Gingerbread to drop in Canada. Once that happens they'll be busy again, so I fully support them saving their energy for then.
Some people are working on their kernel-fu now, as many of the kernel tweaks and discoveries (Such as, "oh THAT's the ADC I was looking for!") are more easily forward-portable to whatever kernel comes with GB than userland tweaks. If I can ever find an ADC that monitors the USB +5v rail expect a lot of battery charging tweaks. I know how to set the current, but there's severe limits on what I can do with the charge current unless I can monitor the input rail to make sure it isn't getting yanked down by overdraw. (Not all chargers are created equal. Without monitoring +5v input, a kernel that rocks when running off of a 2A iPad charger is going to do all sorts of weird crap on the stock charger, for example.)

That's great to hear, i assume this is a previously answered question but has there been talk of CM7 or MIUI coming over?

Let me give you a pro tip.
Nexus 3, quad or dualcore, by Christmas.
Also, which games lag?
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How is the GPS on the Infuse?
My wife and I have Captivates now and she is directionally challenged to say the least. We both got out Captivates in July of last year, but can upgrade now. I'm not interested in spending $200 for a new phone, I had my last phone for 4 years (HTC Wizard), but my wife is LITERALLY lost most places with out GPS, so a better GPS is a must.
I've just started looking at treads and seeing a "GPS Improvement" thread make me think that Samsung somehow is still screwing up a 20+ year old technology.
She is going to run stock ROM if that'll make a difference.
Thanks for any direction provided.

REKnight said:
My wife and I have Captivates now and she is directionally challenged to say the least. We both got out Captivates in July of last year, but can upgrade now. I'm not interested in spending $200 for a new phone, I had my last phone for 4 years (HTC Wizard), but my wife is LITERALLY lost most places with out GPS, so a better GPS is a must.
I've just started looking at treads and seeing a "GPS Improvement" thread make me think that Samsung somehow is still screwing up a 20+ year old technology.
She is going to run stock ROM if that'll make a difference.
Thanks for any direction provided.
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The CG2900 in the Infuse seems to be an improvement compared to previous hardware. We've got the same GPS chip as the SGS2.
I think Froyo came with early first-gen firmware for the 2900. It seems significantly improved with the Rogers Gingerbread kernel and userland libraries - the only fix people seem to need is occasionally clearing out the ephemeride preloads.
I question whether the "GPS Fix" was even doing anything other than placebo effect. For many people including myself it caused regressions.

Complete stock gps is flawless
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b3asty said:
I have big hands too. I'm one hand thumbing this message right now.. hehe
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Sounds fun let be try )))
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I owned a Cappy (great phone), however I am officially in love with my Infuse
In addition to MikeyMike01 comment, I have to add:
- Battery is supposed to be better (lasts longer)
- Front face camera (1.3MP)
- Rear camera with LED flash (8MP)
- 1.2 Ghz processor (mine is OC to 1.6Ghz )
- Comes with Froyo, GB is supposed to be out within the next two weeks (rumors) but there are couple custom GB roms already
- HDMI TV Out support (through USB to HDMI dongle, comes with phone)
I do agree that the GPS is way better and screen is brighter and all looks sharper than on Captivate.
Although size is big and it still a slim phone, so you can fit it in your pocket without problems.
Besides the previously mentioned features they are the same in all other aspects. I once heard that the Infuse is a Captivate on steroids
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Samsung Captivate (sold)
ROM: Infused v2.0.1
Kernel: Infusion GB
Modem: XKG3

[Q] how is this phone?

Hey everyone...I am looking at trading in my G2x for a SGS4G. I am pretty fed up with my G2x dropping signal, rebooting, etc. This is my 3rd G2x.
Overall, how is this phone? I had a vibrant for a while, and the only thing that really drove me nuts was that it sync'd 'all contacts' instead of 'my contacts' from gmail. Is it still that way?
Anything else I should know? How is the GB leak? The GB leak for the G2x is horrible.
Thanks for any info you can shoot my way!
mm0

I love this phone. I have no complaints. for your contact problem, did you set it right in your phone book? because you can choose exactly who shows up in your contact lost.
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Great phone. Lots of fun
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thanks for the reply's...
and yeah, I had it set up right...Google has 2 versions on the 'all contacts', one holds everything, including the people you send emails to (so, if you respond to a craigslist ad, then that email gets stored)...when I had my vibrant, it would sync to that, instead of to the 'my contacts' option. My friend has a captivate, and on stock, it does the same thing, however, he has a custom ROM on it, and it doesn't, so I will probably go custom as soon as I pick it up tonight.
Can you recommend a good stable custom ROM?
thanks again!

how much do u want for your gx2

muzicman0 said:
thanks for the reply's...
and yeah, I had it set up right...Google has 2 versions on the 'all contacts', one holds everything, including the people you send emails to (so, if you respond to a craigslist ad, then that email gets stored)...when I had my vibrant, it would sync to that, instead of to the 'my contacts' option. My friend has a captivate, and on stock, it does the same thing, however, he has a custom ROM on it, and it doesn't, so I will probably go custom as soon as I pick it up tonight.
Can you recommend a good stable custom ROM?
thanks again!
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you have
Teamwhiskey roms
Bionix frost
black ice
Trigger
Trigger port from burgertime
You have stock kd1 roms by
whitehawk
dr honk
hell just go though the bible theres a few lol

RaverX3X said:
how much do u want for your gx2
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not necessarily interested in selling it...I can still return it to Costco to exchange it.
mm0

I have both currently. Stock for stock, I prefer my sgs4g. My G2x rebooted quite often, which I'd only notice after checking my "up time" in the afternoon. It also has a smaller battery than the sgs4g and much worse battery life. Removing bloatware helps some on the g2x, but helped tremendously on the sgs4g. What ultimately fixed many issues on the g2x was cm7 rc1. Now I'm sort of juggling between the two while I test different settings and setups. The g2x seems to get warm much easier though.
The G2x is overall much quicker and is a better feel, but the SGS is still a solid performer in every aspect. It has a great screen, great processor, and I'm glad they increased the battery size over the vibrant. I had a vibrant for awhile, the only thing the sgs4g doesn't have is the massive storage, but I haven't run low enough to notice so it doesn't seem that important anymore. I hate the new silver battery cover, but I still have the old ones from my vibrant.
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most of your issues with the g2x are software glitches, so over time, you can fix them all. we had to wait a bit for the sgs4g to get support, but once it picked up, this phone became a beast.
for the battery, check out juice defender. we have drhonks kernals, which are pretty awesome, so we get better performance + better battery life.
when roms come out, im sure all bloat will be gone. most of us in this forum are bloat free, or at least we choose which programs we want.
overall, i think that the sgs4g is the better choice because of our current support in these forums.

Sgs4g. Notification ringtone cannot be the same as the incoming ringtone volume which makes me ehhh on it. Screen is gorgeous, but can sratch easily! Hunnmingbird processor is fast but in time will get laggy so prepare setcpu and cannot record video with front facing camera unless on gb leak. Battery life is worse than g2x so use juicedefender or balis kernel. And no led flash!!?!! Wtf man... overall I give a phone 3.5/5. That's the truth sorry guys..
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phreshjoker said:
Sgs4g. Notification ringtone cannot be the same as the incoming ringtone volume which makes me ehhh on it. Screen is gorgeous, but can sratch easily! Hunnmingbird processor is fast but in time will get laggy so prepare setcpu and cannot record video with front facing camera unless on gb leak. Battery life is worse than g2x so use juicedefender or balis kernel. And no led flash!!?!! Wtf man... overall I give a phone 3.5/5. That's the truth sorry guys..
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good insight, but:
notifications can be the same as ringtones. you just need to move it into the right folder, so you should do some research on that.
you can get some great screen protectors, like ghost armor or zagg.
processor is a processor. can't really compete with a properly set up dual core, but it works pretty well, in my opinion. it works great on the sgs4g.
battery life on the g2x is worse because its dual core. more processors = more power required.
i thought you can record through the ffc on qik, but dont hold me to that.
led flash. you're right. they dropped the ball on that one.
i would give it more than a 3.5. more like a 4.5 (at least) with all the mods.

phreshjoker said:
Sgs4g. Notification ringtone cannot be the same as the incoming ringtone volume which makes me ehhh on it. Screen is gorgeous, but can sratch easily! Hunnmingbird processor is fast but in time will get laggy so prepare setcpu and cannot record video with front facing camera unless on gb leak. Battery life is worse than g2x so use juicedefender or balis kernel. And no led flash!!?!! Wtf man... overall I give a phone 3.5/5. That's the truth sorry guys..
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i wanna know what verson of android u are on cause i have no issues recording video on front faceing camra. hummingbird is fast but u cant compare a single core processer to a duel core processer sorry theres no comparason battery life is worse i have went 41 hours on a single charge and thats flashing roms doing email twitter talking though text phone calles a few games here and there with a uv kernel and 1.2 ghz clock speed yes they did drop the ball on the no flash ill give u that one

RaverX3X said:
i wanna know what verson of android u are on cause i have no issues recording video on front faceing camra. hummingbird is fast but u cant compare a single core processer to a duel core processer sorry theres no comparason battery life is worse i have went 41 hours on a single charge and thats flashing roms doing email twitter talking though text phone calles a few games here and there with a uv kernel and 1.2 ghz clock speed yes they did drop the ball on the no flash ill give u that one
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glad its not just me who thinks this phone is awesome.

I've had practically no problems with this phone.
Though if you're willing to sell that G2X I'd gladly do a trade/purchase for your phone...
The GS4G doesn't play well with AT&T
Anyways, it has Kernels, Gingerbread, a full Ext4 Filesystem, a 1.5GHZ Overclock, a couple of custom KD1 (Froyo) ROMs for you to play with, CWM, and well...the works
Anyways if you do end up selling your G2X please either PM me or post it here. Thanks!

It's up to you really... If you're into hacking and flashing ROM's and wanting the latest and greatest then the SGS4G probably isn't your phone since development probably won't pick up all that much since newer phone's are coming out. Have you taken a look at the Sensation 4G? Or you could even take a look at the myTouch 4G, it should be dirt cheap at Costco by now and it will definitely get very fast updates as it's supported by CM. Has 768mb's of RAM and GB is lightning fast on it.
But keep in mind that the SGS4G is a wonderful media phone if you're more into that. I think its speaker is the best out of any phone out there. And the fact that it plays divx videos out of the box is awesome, I love Sammy's codecs. And of course the SAMOLED is boss.
So IMHO if you want latest and greatest software and ROM's then I'd go with the Sensation, myTouch 4G or even stick with the G2x if it's problems ever get figured out.
But if you want a wonderful phone with the best hardware then the SGS4G is an awesome choice for you.
Hope that helps.

well I have nothing bad to say about this phone..as my first android it holds well...I remember my first rom flashing ...4 soft bricks huh .. baterry is fairly good with bali kernels ....roms are awesome ...my fav is trigger rom but I am sure others are as best as that is..gb on this phone is leak so yea it will have bugs ...but definitely it has wayy less bugs then g2x ... in matter or fact friend of myne has it but still he likes galaxy more .... its just your choice but I wouldn't trade my galaxy nomore .... for a while i wanted to trade it for nexus s but nah ..itaint that big of the competition ...good luck choosing
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thanks everyone. I made the swap at costco last night. so far so good. The contact issue that I had with my Vibrant doesn't seem to affect this phone. So far I have rooted it and gotten rid of those stupid FOTA (is that right) files.
As far as battery, if I can get a day (6:30AM to 10:00 PM), then I will be happy. I could do that on my G2x most of the time, but I was at 30% by 5PM last night, so don't think it would have made it yesterday.
I find the LED flash on the camera worthless for taking pictures, so that isn't a big deal, however, I loved the LED for a flash light...so I will miss that.
LED notifications...I'll just use No LED app in the market.
I like to flash ROM's, but to be honest, right now, I just want something stable, and that doesn't loose signal. It would be nice if CM7 is released for this phone, but I won't be too disappointed if it's not.
Anyways, thanks again for all the info!
mm0

Be sure to install and test all of the modems to get the best signal for your area. I believe Bionix Frost comes with kb5 but my speedtest results were much better using kc1.

I've seen some of the modem threads...is there a naming convention for them? IE: a way to find out what the newest vs the oldest is? so far I am having decent signal with the stock modem.

CM7 is definitely coming out within the next week or two, from a developer named Krylon360.
And I know the battery sucks; you can flash the Bali 3.2UV kernel and it might help. Also, don't forget to calibrate the battery.
The Bali kernel also has an app called BackLightNotification, or BLN, which will flash the bottom four buttons if a message is received/etc.
You can flash either the KD1, KF1 or KF2 Modems. Honestly I haven't noticed that drastic of a difference, but I am in fact on KF2.

From Vibrant to sgs people

I currantly have the vibrant and have a broken screen....tmobile says insurance will most likely send me a sgs,so my question is for those that went to the sgs from a vibrant.....how do you like the sgs compared to the vibrant....i for one know ill miss the large 16 gig internal memory....dont care for the ffc video chat that i know i wont use.....but over all whats your take?

Well, the galaxy s 4g has, well 4g. It does not currently have CM7 (Hope that changes soon!). But its Gps is not finicky and we have some great devs here, but not as many as the vibrant, but they work hard man! If you decide to flash roms, the minute you get the phone, you should start reading up on flashing roms correctly! or else you might brick, like I did to my first sgs4g We all love this phone, and are trying to get it even better, you will witness a legendary phone in the making if you read these fourms frequently! All in all, the sgs4g is almost excactly like the vibrant, but it has a bit more undiscovered tricks up its sleeve, i hope you enjoy the phone when you get it!

You know me. I'd pray for the og vibrant man. Development is way ahead there and you've got 15GB's more internal memory.
You can add the 2nd gen ffc to the vibrant. 4G is nice, but not crazy different. May be a moot point where you live too.
The sgs is great... Gingerbread ROM's are great too, but the kernel is killing things like cm7/miui.. And all those ROM's based off those don't exist here.
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I know, I was just trying to be postive

Thanks Callip i was definately looking for your opinion i am praying to get a vibrant back due to i use my lrg internal for transfering movies and such with my co-workers and friends,i basically use my phone as a computer and i will miss it
Although i really like miui i can live without it lol.....atm im actually running the sgs rom with voodoo lmao i kinda like it but i dont know if ill be happy with the phone

^ better go ahead and pick up a class 6 16GB card man.
Gingerbread roms are great on the sgs4g. Valhalla has been very stable/fast for me. If you like the stock + voodoo, this will not be an issue for you.
I personally miss miui and cm7. But I was a flashaholic. I am not realizing my personal life is better without all the fun my phone provided, haha.
From your last comment, memory can be fixed with the external card. Maybe it won't be so bad for you after all.

Wait how did you manage to break the screen. Mine fell screen first onto the corner of a fireplace from about 3 feet and nothing happened to it.
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Ive dropped mine many times never so much as a scratch on the screen....it only took this once...from waist hieght

Lol Callip im only happy with any 1 rom for a couple days now im back on project v and most likely will play with miui again next friday

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Ive dropped mine many times never so much as a scratch on the screen....it only took this once...from waist hieght
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That sucks
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wtf is this question? really. wtf?! you had a vibrant now you getting a vibrant plus. can't you figure out if its a good deal or not? ugh...

I had a Vibrant until I broke the screen. The 4g is more stable when overclocked and it since mid september it has a semi-official gingerbread 2.3.5 build from Samsung. Last time I checked, Vibrants only had 2.3.5 in CM7 and Miui flavors and they were all ported from someplace else. It's complicated to go from stock to 2.3.5 but it seems that once you've got a 2.3.5 rom installed you can just flash later 2.3.5 roms and they will work. Yesterday I flashed one on top of another without wiping anything and the phone worked fine. At this point wi-fi in gingerbread is feeble but we didn't have the GPS problems Vibrants had. The 4g depends on whether where you are has good 4g service.

cj_31 said:
wtf is this question? really. wtf?! you had a vibrant now you getting a vibrant plus. can't you figure out if its a good deal or not? ugh...
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Well, the OP clearly states:
"how do you like the sgs compared to the vibrant"
Perhaps you did not have the og vibrant and then the gs4g. I know, because you wouldn't say Vibrant plus.... this phone has good and bad qualities, esp compared to a later model. I was jumping for joy when I got the 4G.... and then it was followed with "Oh... really... dang.... Oh..... ouch"
Like I said earlier though, based off what he said (minus the flashing a lot), the sgs4G is a great phone, and will be for him too.

There is shortbus riders in every forum lol I expect that

Why did i ever trade?!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678524
well, the mytouch 4g now has a almost completely fully functioning JB ROM and the g2x has a half-assed alpha test (sorry, EB team, not trying to belittle your work). grrrr. bout to go trade for a 4g slide. what really eats me, is that the G2x is a superior phone hardware wise to most phones even now. and definitively better than the mytouch. I feel the g2x community has fallen apart and due to that, there will never be a completely functional well.....anything. we should be all working together to iron out the wrinkles in JB not fighting over who developed what first or who can or cant use what code....I'm sorry, but who gives a flying f*** about the code when nothing since froyo has actually been 100% stable and functional on our devices?
im sorry, im just a bit meeved that i traded now. the reason why is in the specs of our phone:
http://geekaphone.com/compare/T-Mobile-G2x-vs-T-Mobile-myTouch-4G
and the state of our community as G2x owners:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784980
I'm sure i'll be flamed, shunned, and burned for this thread but i really dont care. i like my G2x despite its many downfalls. i want to see it prosper and run JB and other future versions of android.
thanks for reading.
/rant

Stop whining and try doing some of the work yourself.
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alrighty, teach me to code than. lol

Learning to do some of this coding for the G2x is what I am trying to research now. Just have to keep reading and start playing around. I am way behind the other developers here and I'm not going to learn as fast as I want to but I will try because I love this phone.
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Trade it back for mytouch. G2x won't be getting ICS love anytime soon.
Btw, we have very stable GB roms all over the dev forums. What are you talking about? regarding froyo.
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Trade it back for mytouch. G2x won't be getting ICS love anytime soon.
Btw, we have very stable GB roms all over the dev forums. What are you talking about? regarding froyo.

I don't know what to say, for starters, ur a heat fan so u should get flamed just for that . Everything else, no comment
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i havent seen a rooted rom (aside stock rom) with everything 100% like BT calling with new baseband for instance. ICS has the same issue plus missing camcorder drivers.

moeahmad1995 said:
I don't know what to say, for starters, ur a heat fan so u should get flamed just for that . Everything else, no comment
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Lebron and the heat whooped the **** outta OKC. lol

Calm down, the bobcats can beat the heat
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BuddhaTeh1337 said:
i havent seen a rooted rom (aside stock rom) with everything 100% like BT calling with new baseband for instance. ICS has the same issue plus missing camcorder drivers.
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Using the old baseband I have been 100% stable since I first got the g2x... everything works perfectly (aside from slow gps but it still works)
HFP, CM7, and CM7.2 just to name a few have no bugs other than user error which as we all know can't be fixed (because you just can't fix stupid)
I do understand where your coming from however your "facts" are a little skewed.
Good luck with the coding, I hope you will be the next great Dev!
Pin it to Win it.

Even though I don't use my G2X as my main phone anymore, it is my go to device as my tablet device. I know I don't have a tablet, but when I need to read news, stream videos, read emails, do all sorts of things, the G2X is my go to device. Hands down CM7 is solid and stable. I do need to reboot it a couple of times a week but I'm not stressed about it.
I've not updated the BB mainly because of the ROMs needing a special modification, and lose access to all the previous ROMs.
I don't care really. I want to use the ICS ROMs but they have bugs. Again all the hate goes to LG. Devs do best they can with little they do have access to.
I have the Galaxy S2, Amaze, and G2X. Hands down, my go to device is my G2X when I am home and in WiFi range. Its faster and snappier. What a waste LG did. Even display is better than the Amaze. It really pisses me off that HTC went cheap on the Amaze's display.
I use the GS2 now because it's got a stable CM9, and honestly detested the Stock ROM. If G2X had a stable CM9 (Full Support with Drivers and everything) and the GPS issue was reliable, I swear I'd go back to my G2X as my main device.
As for reliability is concerned, GS2 and Amaze hands down. Again, pisses me off LG screwed this phone royally.

moeahmad1995 said:
Calm down, the bobcats can beat the heat
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you sir....are wrong.
I.R.Chevy said:
Using the old baseband I have been 100% stable since I first got the g2x... everything works perfectly (aside from slow gps but it still works)
HFP, CM7, and CM7.2 just to name a few have no bugs other than user error which as we all know can't be fixed (because you just can't fix stupid)
I do understand where your coming from however your "facts" are a little skewed.
Good luck with the coding, I hope you will be the next great Dev!
Pin it to Win it.
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yeah. i needs my GPS, thats a game changer for me. im still reading all the stuff that CM suggests before doing anything. baby steps. gonna try and compile a new APK before i take on a ROM.
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Even though I don't use my G2X as my main phone anymore, it is my go to device as my tablet device. I know I don't have a tablet, but when I need to read news, stream videos, read emails, do all sorts of things, the G2X is my go to device. Hands down CM7 is solid and stable. I do need to reboot it a couple of times a week but I'm not stressed about it.
I've not updated the BB mainly because of the ROMs needing a special modification, and lose access to all the previous ROMs.
I don't care really. I want to use the ICS ROMs but they have bugs. Again all the hate goes to LG. Devs do best they can with little they do have access to.
I have the Galaxy S2, Amaze, and G2X. Hands down, my go to device is my G2X when I am home and in WiFi range. Its faster and snappier. What a waste LG did. Even display is better than the Amaze. It really pisses me off that HTC went cheap on the Amaze's display.
I use the GS2 now because it's got a stable CM9, and honestly detested the Stock ROM. If G2X had a stable CM9 (Full Support with Drivers and everything) and the GPS issue was reliable, I swear I'd go back to my G2X as my main device.
As for reliability is concerned, GS2 and Amaze hands down. Again, pisses me off LG screwed this phone royally.
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thats exactly what i was saying. this is the best phone i have ever owned hardware wise. Yes, this is mostly Nvidia & LG's fault, but its still frustrating. my fiancee just got the blaze and its ok. its pretty snappy, but when my G2x is on stock rom, it stomps it... no questions asked. and yeah, the GPS bug is what i was talking abot from pre v21y. also, it is really a pain in the a$$ just to figure out how to downgrade basebands, let alone actually do it. alas, the g2x is my daily driver so i need it to preform well and be stable. that means i need bluetooth calling, working GPS, MMS, all that.

Yeah... Can't argue with you there. The G2x is a POS. I traded my MT4G for this phone too, while I don't really regret it since I got more money once I sold the G2x, the MT4G was far more reliable and every ROM just worked on it.
Either way, it was a lesson learned to never buy another LG phone no matter what the specs are. Samsung and HTC is the way to go from now on. Or better yet, Nexus!

mackster248 said:
The G2x is a POS.
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Disagree. Gingerbread 2.3.3 stunk on the G2x, and Nvidia's policy of keeping its drivers "closed-source" sucks!
mackster248 said:
Or better yet, Nexus!
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Strongly agree! For $350, I know what I'd buy in a second if my G2x took a crap on me. Still, considering my 2 year contract came with a "free" G2x on each line nearly a year ago - I am not complaining. By the way, stock based 2.3.4 Gingerbread ROMs define stable for me (Thanks Kwes and Buru). However, I suppose I like a little instability in my life though since I married a woman?!? and use CM7 ROMs!?!:silly:

i've been seriously condsidering getting a loan and buying a nexus, than cancelling with t-mobile lol it'd probably be cheaper in the long run.

It's just a phone. If you want to be on the bleeding edge and have something to play around with just get a nexus 7.
I think a lot of people are just jealous that others get ics/jb and don't realize that it's not that big of a difference. g2x works great when I don't have my tablet.
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redmonke255 said:
It's just a phone. If you want to be on the bleeding edge and have something to play around with just get a nexus 7.
I think a lot of people are just jealous that others get ics/jb and don't realize that it's not that big of a difference. g2x works great when I don't have my tablet.
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redmonke255 said:
It's just a phone. If you want to be on the bleeding edge and have something to play around with just get a nexus 7.
I think a lot of people are just jealous that others get ics/jb and don't realize that it's not that big of a difference. g2x works great when I don't have my tablet.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/259660/googles_16gb_nexus_7_disappears_from_play_store.html
cant. and it doesnt have an sd slot. thats BS. wtf???

Try the paranoid android rom. Its a surprisingly good ICS ROM.
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xeroy said:
Try the paranoid android rom. Its a surprisingly good ICS ROM.
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check my sig. lol
and its ICS so i got google now on that ishhh. i wish we could get stock voice search though. the workaround blows.

Any daily Infuse users left?

Just out of curiosity, I know this phone is a bit "dated", how many of you are still using your Infuse on a daily basis?
I owned a few higher end Android devices, switched to prepaid and the iPhone, and then switched to an Infuse.
These forums have obviously died down, but I was curious about whether it was due to many of the devs moving on, or everyone moving on. Lol!

Infuse has been my phone since the last three years. That said, I am waiting for the Nexus 6 which would be my next upgrade. I am still amazed though how Infuse is running 4.4 smoothly

Yeah it really is a good device. And it still seems to hold it's own.
The Nexus devices are wonderful. My last contract phone was the Galaxy Nexus. I loved it. Right up until it died completely.

yes, i am still using my infuse with carbon room

I'm glad to see some responses. I'm sure the devs have slowed down. That's just the way with this stuff. But, it's still a great phone. It has less issues than my S3 or GNex had.

I still run cm11 in my infuse... But anymore it is for my daughters to play with... If this device had a gig of ram it would be running strong.
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mrkhigh said:
I still run cm11 in my infuse... But anymore it is for my daughters to play with... If this device had a gig of ram it would be running strong.
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Absolutely agree. This phone would still be a contender. But, I really an impressed with how smooth it is. I really haven't had any issues.

Games that scroll tend to lag on anything other than stock... But its by far trash just yet.
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Yeah it's not a heavy gaming device really. Maybe OC'd and tweaked. But all I play anymore is Plague Inc.
Tap'n and Talk'n from my Infuse 4G

Problems with Camera...
Hi all, i'm actually using this phone daily, the stock rom (AT&T Froyo) camera runs smoothly, especially in the video recording function, but i can't get it to work that good with other updates, from Gingerbread/ICS/JB to KitKat it keeps on lagging and freezing constantly, i'm actually using 4.4.2 CyanFox Rom, which i've just loved, but the camera still keeps lagging, how can i fix this?? what kind of apps you guys run to keep the phone running smooth free of lag?

RDO_XDA said:
Hi all, i'm actually using this phone daily, the stock rom (AT&T Froyo) camera runs smoothly, especially in the video recording function, but i can't get it to work that good with other updates, from Gingerbread/ICS/JB to KitKat it keeps on lagging and freezing constantly, i'm actually using 4.4.2 CyanFox Rom, which i've just loved, but the camera still keeps lagging, how can i fix this?? what kind of apps you guys run to keep the phone running smooth free of lag?
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Even though this phone is still a decent contender, it is going to lag from time to time on JB/KK. They are much larger systems and require more resources. It's amazing that the devs managed to get us such a smooth KitKat experience really.
That being said... I have managed to keep 4.4 running fairly smoothly on mine. First of all, I make sure to fully close out of each app I'm not using. The built in task management in Android is a lot better than it used to be.. But its not much of a help on an older device like this.
If that doesn't do enough for you look around for a stripped down minimal version of CM and a minimal gapps package as well.
If you're willing to stay on top of it and deal with some lag time to time though... Then any of the KK ROMs will be good to run. But, if you want it to be smooth and not have any work arounds or issues you'll want to stick to a more stock ROM.
Tap'n and Talk'n from my Infuse 4G

Im really impressed to about this phone. I was using a Xperia SP. The experience with CM11 is pretty awesome, wish the device had 1GB RAM, then it will be a badass.
Im that one type of social network guy, i use the camera very often, in CM11 the camara loss his quality and the focus is not working that well, thast a pitty, but i get used to it.
Cheers.

Yep! Got another user here-- I have been using the Infuse for about a month since I pattern locked myself out of my beloved Atrix without WiFi or USB Debugging on (i do NOT want to factory reset it but am loosing hope for a workaround that actually works ) I text a LOT and am seeing a lag now which Im attributing to the texts building up... It has shared internal memory, right? Also do you guys know if it has to be rooted to over clock? Im figuring it does, and still need to do more research into what OC really does, but Im pretty sure all my machines need it! hahaha
Glad to read Im not the last one riding the Infuse train <3

bmiles said:
Yep! Got another user here-- I have been using the Infuse for about a month since I pattern locked myself out of my beloved Atrix without WiFi or USB Debugging on (i do NOT want to factory reset it but am loosing hope for a workaround that actually works ) I text a LOT and am seeing a lag now which Im attributing to the texts building up... It has shared internal memory, right? Also do you guys know if it has to be rooted to over clock? Im figuring it does, and still need to do more research into what OC really does, but Im pretty sure all my machines need it! hahaha
Glad to read Im not the last one riding the Infuse train <3
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I'm jumping back on the infuse train, main for play, my daughter to play with, and my music player. The last time I looked at it the battery was low, then I moved, and when I turned it back on, I got a blinking white screen. Figured the battery was dead, I got a new one and now the white screen turns on. I haven't need a jig in a while, so I have one being shipped to me now.

bmiles said:
Yep! Got another user here-- I have been using the Infuse for about a month since I pattern locked myself out of my beloved Atrix without WiFi or USB Debugging on (i do NOT want to factory reset it but am loosing hope for a workaround that actually works ) I text a LOT and am seeing a lag now which Im attributing to the texts building up... It has shared internal memory, right? Also do you guys know if it has to be rooted to over clock? Im figuring it does, and still need to do more research into what OC really does, but Im pretty sure all my machines need it! hahaha
Glad to read Im not the last one riding the Infuse train <3
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Ouch! I did that once on my first device... it really sucks.
The lag could also be caused by things running in the background. Its just not got the umph to handle a lot of multitasking or background processes. But, the lag is usually only for a few seconds from my experience.
If you want to OC you will need to be rooted. You will also need an app like SetCPU or a custom ROM with those settings built in. But, keep in mind every device is different. And never tell it to set on boot unless you've really tested it out, and know your phone will be stable and can handle the frequencies you set. It may also eat the battery like crazy haha!
Once you get the hang of it though adjusting it and setting up profiles can really make your experience more enjoyable.
Did that muddy up the water some more?
darwinzp said:
Im really impressed to about this phone. I was using a Xperia SP. The experience with CM11 is pretty awesome, wish the device had 1GB RAM, then it will be a badass.
Im that one type of social network guy, i use the camera very often, in CM11 the camara loss his quality and the focus is not working that well, thast a pitty, but i get used to it.
Cheers.
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If it had 1gb ram I wouldn't need another! Phone for a long time haha! It'd be perfect as a daily driver. The camera issues are a pain sometimes, but I have digital camera and I don't do much social networking.
Have you tried ICS or JB to see if the camera works for you?
Tap'n and Talk'n from my Infuse 4G

chapelfreak said:
I'm jumping back on the infuse train, main for play, my daughter to play with, and my music player. The last time I looked at it the battery was low, then I moved, and when I turned it back on, I got a blinking white screen. Figured the battery was dead, I got a new one and now the white screen turns on. I haven't need a jig in a while, so I have one being shipped to me now.
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Hey I almost missed you! They make great music players. I run poweramp all night long at work.
Let us know how the jig situation goes.
Tap'n and Talk'n from my Infuse 4G

Ragnvaldr said:
Hey I almost missed you! They make great music players. I run poweramp all night long at work.
Let us know how the jig situation goes.
Tap'n and Talk'n from my Infuse 4G
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I'll let you know.....its weird since I wasn't even flashing anything. The only thing that happened is that the battery died, then when I tried charging it all I got was a flashing white screen.

Ragnvaldr said:
If it had 1gb ram I wouldn't need another! Phone for a long time haha! It'd be perfect as a daily driver. The camera issues are a pain sometimes, but I have digital camera and I don't do much social networking.
Have you tried ICS or JB to see if the camera works for you?
Tap'n and Talk'n from my Infuse 4G
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You`re right buddy.
Actually yes, i`ve tried ICS and JB, its the same issue, tried to install the camera app from stock GB but i didnt work. Im thinking on testing this Open Camera or this Focal
Yesterday i installed the last nightly from CarbonRom (07-09-2014) and i see a little difference.
Here see some shots.
http://i59.tinypic.com/8z1rx3.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/2889u28.jpg
Cheers.

darwinzp said:
You`re right buddy.
Actually yes, i`ve tried ICS and JB, its the same issue, tried to install the camera app from stock GB but i didnt work. Im thinking on testing this Open Camera or this Focal
Yesterday i installed the last nightly from CarbonRom (07-09-2014) and i see a little difference.
Here see some shots.
http://i59.tinypic.com/8z1rx3.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/2889u28.jpg
Cheers.
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I skipped those, so I wasn't too sure. I was going to suggest one of them and the Xposed framework to add some KitKat like features. Haha!
Those are pretty clean looking shots. Though its hard to see through all the saw dust here.
Tap'n and Talk'n from my Infuse 4G

Hello to all,
I have recently be given one from my son who does phone repairs.
Moving from a moto defymini with only 165mb of memory, i am very happy.
The phone had a power button issue which my son fixed by soldering a new one.
Phone worked amazing for two weeks til it just started rebooting, so im in a bind now. Have tried the gtgunbrick for odin but still, it boots up to the setup screen and just reboots. My son is stumped with it so ive been looking around at all the forums and youtube vids for solutions.....still no joy but im hoping to get it fixed. The infuse, tho old, still packs a punch and is a cool phone.
all the best
Trevor