My first issue with my G2x is that when I put my phone in my pocket somtimes and I ull it out to chck for any new text or anything. It has poweed off on its own and I have to power it back on. This usually happens like 3 or 4 times a day.
Second issue is that anytime I make or receive a phone call my phone automatically has the speakerphone on. This happen been happening since day one, rather it is rooted or not.
Third is not actually with the G2x, its more to do with Tmobile.. I have had three replacement phones since I bought my G2x and I asked Tmo CC if I could get a different phone since I have had so many problems with the G2x and have had three replacements within the last two months. And they told me the only other phone I could get was the Sidekick 4G... WTF!!!!!!!! If I wanted to downgrade I would just use my G2 or G1.
Has anyone else had either of these issues, if so how can I fix it? Cuz I refuse to get the Sidekick 4G and dont want to keep having to get relacement.
With TMO it seems like you must get a little lucky. It all depends on the representative you get. I have had better success with being nice and speaking with the next in command. TMO has far surpassed my expectations many times.
What os are you running? Stock? Is it rooted? Have you tried cm7?
I was lucky and got a phone with little to no issues. I do know some folks that had the black screen of death ran cm7 and it went away.
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What os are you running? Stock? Is it rooted? Have you tried cm7?
I was lucky and got a phone with little to no issues. I do know some folks that had the black screen of death ran cm7 and it went away.
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My current G2x is rooted running Weapons 3.0 with the ICS Theme and Droid Bionic Boot Animation. But the others were stock with the Clockmod Recovery flashed to them.
I still get the problems in stock too.I ran MIUI for a while, it didn't have those problems. I installed weapon to get wifi calling. I think CM7 based roms don't suffer from the issues.
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I use to have the MyTouch 4g and I had to have it replace 3 times with in a 2 month period. T-Mobile allowed me to replace it with the G2X. So I would contact T-Mobile again and talk to a supervisor. It's better to talk with them and they can help you get a better phone. All they have to do is see how many times you replace the phone. They can look it up and then help you get a new better phone. If they don't threaten to go somewhere else, i'll bet they will help then.
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I use to have the MyTouch 4g and I had to have it replace 3 times with in a 2 month period. T-Mobile allowed me to replace it with the G2X. So I would contact T-Mobile again and talk to a supervisor. It's better to talk with them and they can help you get a better phone. All they have to do is see how many times you replace the phone. They can look it up and then help you get a new better phone. If they don't threaten to go somewhere else, i'll bet they will help then.
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Lol, yea well Im going to have to do that cuz it is getting very annoying to have to turn off the speaker everytime I make or receive a call. And the random powering off is even more annoying.
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Lol, yea well Im going to have to do that cuz it is getting very annoying to have to turn off the speaker everytime I make or receive a call. And the random powering off is even more annoying.
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For the random powering off, have you tried different roms. I'm currently using the Bionix Reloaded rom with the dragon kernel specifically for this rom. I haven't had any real issues. My phone has rebooted twice first week but it was a data issue. Mr. Apocalypse is currently working on the issue and will have a new release out soon. I haven't had any more issues after the first week. Ive had the rom for about 3 weeks.
Also, I did noticed when I used SetCpu and overclocked my phone it heated up really quickly so I had to set it back to it regular clock speeds.
Select "stay awake" in your settings/applications/development. That should help with your screen not turning on when it sleeps also know as (SOD) screen of death. Download the free app "Stay Awake" from the market and you will never have a random reboot again. Its bad on battery life but its much better then missing calls,texts,or alarm clocks.
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And its not the ROM your using its the hardware LG built the phone with. I have a LG smart TV that reboots after prolonged use too. I've tried every 3rd party ROM out there and still had random reboots. The best fix I found is my prior post and I run weapon 3.0 with faux kernel.
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Correction ... the app is called "always awake" my bad.
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My g2x got a lot of shutdowns on weapon only got one using Tsugi and the custom kernel
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go for latest eagles blood (his own version not the kang) with latest Trinity elp kernel. Not had one reset, shut down, or hardly any problem at all. I only use roms where I have zero issues, not sure why anyone would do any different.
Honestly with your problems though (as long as your wiping everything when you flash) seem like an actual problem with the phone for sure.
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use Tsugi
and flash the p990 cam do not do not do not use and other kernel
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Honestly with your problems though (as long as your wiping everything when you flash) seem like an actual problem with the phone for sure.
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That's what I was thinking
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I was just looking in the Optimus 2X forum and noticed some threads about a lag fix due to a LG caused error from the factory where they are enabling Deoxpt to run on the fly instead of during boot, could be the reason we boot so quickly and also the cause of the random reboots, lock ups, and lag. Here is the thread below. can anyone confirm this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1023354
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I was just looking in the Optimus 2X forum and noticed some threads about a lag fix due to a LG caused error from the factory where they are enabling Deoxpt to run on the fly instead of during boot, could be the reason we boot so quickly and also the cause of the random reboots, lock ups, and lag. Here is the thread below. can anyone confirm this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1023354
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how do you explain the fact that ive had my phone for 4 days and dont have
LAG
REBOOTS
LOCKUPS
???????????????????????????????????
So you realize this isn't the place for this right?? Are you looking fit confirmation as to why your phone doesn't lag?
Are you bored?
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I was just looking in the Optimus 2X forum and noticed some threads about a lag fix due to a LG caused error from the factory where they are enabling Deoxpt to run on the fly instead of during boot, could be the reason we boot so quickly and also the cause of the random reboots, lock ups, and lag. Here is the thread below. can anyone confirm this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1023354
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I believe that particular bug is only on the o2x because it has an LG customized android build, where ours is pure stock (save from the camera App)
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I believe that particular bug is only on the o2x because it has an LG customized android build, where ours is pure stock (save from the camera App)
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That's wrong. It's not pure stock. Essentially it's just a vanilla themed Optimus 2x build, except for the different RIL.
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That's wrong. It's not pure stock. Essentially it's just a vanilla themed Optimus 2x build, except for the different RIL.
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Can you cite your source on that, I haven't seen anywhere that supports that, everything I've seen is that its vanilla android, hence why the file structure is different from the o2x and a lot of the o2x dev stuff wont work on the g2x, not trying to sound like a d-bag, I'm genuinely curious
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I have had zero reboots, zero lag, and zero lockups with my G2x... I'm extremely happy with it stock - I've rooted it but I haven't done anything else to it.
And its vanilla Android but it still has some LG customizations in it... hence why we aren't running 2.3 yet. Honestly I don't think there's a single phone BESIDES the Nexus series that has true vanilla Android.
Hrmmm...okies
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I am getting random reboots ... I put my phone back to stock in the hopes that its a widget or something that was causing my issue.
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Can you cite your source on that, I haven't seen anywhere that supports that, everything I've seen is that its vanilla android, hence why the file structure is different from the o2x and a lot of the o2x dev stuff wont work on the g2x, not trying to sound like a d-bag, I'm genuinely curious
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http://twitter.com/#!/CM_arcee/status/60350913201700864
and
http://twitter.com/#!/CM_arcee/status/60353359512731648
Cheers
aMpeX said:
http://twitter.com/#!/CM_arcee/status/60350913201700864
and
http://twitter.com/#!/CM_arcee/status/60353359512731648
Cheers
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Thank you, good to know...learn something new daily
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I'm using my phone extremely ! I MAKING HIM LAGG ! He laughs at me, GTX make me lagg!!!!! lol
phone working faster than Cyanogen Nexus S 1.5Ghz overclock!
I don't know how to make him laggy !!
if u have reboots for no reason, please return you phone! he defective!
if u try to make a joke, this is not funny my friend
I've had 6 reboots lots of lag....was actually thinking of returning it and going bank to my G2 and wait for the sensation!!!
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lisap006 said:
I've had 6 reboots lots of lag....was actually thinking of returning it and going bank to my G2 and wait for the sensation!!!
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oh wow girl !
No reboots yet but 3 lock ups while charging last night. Still its not enough to make me want to send it back. Just came from Windows Mobile so this is a breath of fresh air. Although I do miss the size of my HD2.
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So based on acree it seems we have a LG rom themed in vanilla which probably is the reason for the lock ups, lag, and reboot. I need confirmation for the Deoxpt issue. Thanks everyone who chimed in
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im not having any Lags at all. Im making it lag but it does not. Im using the stock launcher.
I was just looking in the Optimus 2X forum and noticed some threads about a lag fix due to a LG caused error from the factory where they are enabling Deoxpt to run on the fly instead of during boot, could be the reason we boot so quickly and also the cause of the random reboots, lock ups, and lag. Here is the thread below. can anyone confirm this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1023354
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how do you explain the fact that ive had my phone for 4 days and dont have
LAG
REBOOTS
LOCKUPS
???????????????????????????????????
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Exactly.. the only complaint is network speed. I'm on 4g and all but my TB downloads/uploads are doubles than my G2x that's it.
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I have had one reboot today at work on my third day with the phone. Not bad and I'm sure its cuz I have no reception here and the in n out reception maybhave caused that or not sure. I hope I don't start getting random reboots like some of u grr
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3rd day with phone and so far no reboots. Do get some lag every now and again though. Kind of makes me think screen is unresponsive, but if I give it a few seconds it'll receive command. For example I'm running swype, and 2x yesterday I swyped something and like a couple seconds later it popped up what I wrote. Then again I was running paradise island in the back...hope it's just a software thing.
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My G2X periodically loses all data connection, and the up arrow on the top gets stuck. It usually comes back after 15-20 seconds, but lately it has been happening more frequently. It happened while I was on stock, so I thought maybe a new rom would fix it. I've tried cm7, and I'm currently running the leaked gingerbread rom, I even went to t mobile and got a brand new sim card, but it's only getting worse. At first it happened once every few hours, but lately it had been happening 3-5 times an hour, and it's getting very annoying. Is this happening to any body else?
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Yeah I had the same problem with my o2x running cmx-11. I think its fixed now. What I did was flash modaco fr15 and that seemed to fix it. One of the bugs I guess :/
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Used to do that on froyo on my n1. Gingerbread fixed it. In the meantime, switch into airplane mode and then turn it back to normal mode. Used to work for me.
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Used to do that on froyo on my n1. Gingerbread fixed it. In the meantime, switch into airplane mode and then turn it back to normal mode. Used to work for me.
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That works for me too, but it's only a temporary fix, and it only shaves off like 5 seconds on the waiting. Then it will happen again within the hour.
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Man im not going to lie to you, this problem seems to be a quirk with tmobiles network or maybe gsm data as a whole. I have been having this problem on every single 3g phone ive had on tmobiles network since the g1 (then another g1, then cliq, then n900, then n1, then vibrant, g2, g2x...in certain areas its worse..and the ish can be really annoying.
Yup same here, mt4g, n1, now g2x data gets stuck all the time, customer service is a joke, i probably know more about phones than them, all they have you do is reboot phone, this problem is very very annoying.
G2X
It happens to my G2x also...it's very annoying!
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Used to happen alot on my mt3gs. Experienced it a few times on my G2x. Only quick fix I use is task killing which I try not to do. Another way is calling my voice mail and let my network kinda 'find and reset' itself. Worked for me majority of the time lol.
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Used to happen alot on my mt3gs. Experienced it a few times on my G2x. Only quick fix I use is task killing which I try not to do. Another way is calling my voice mail and let my network kinda 'find and reset' itself. Worked for me majority of the time lol.
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Yeah all those work arounds do the job but its bull caca, it should work good, im pissed off radio gets cut off all the time, i say we flood theyr phone and demand to speak with tecs!!
G2X
Also me have this problem.....in a P990 (Lg Dual)
The only solution that i have found is to go on "settigns" and Tap again on the APN....after 5 sec it will works....
Ops: i forgot....i got the stock ROM (V10b)
Used to happen alot on my mt3gs. Experienced it a few times on my G2x. Only quick fix I use is task killing which I try not to do. Another way is calling my voice mail and let my network kinda 'find and reset' itself. Worked for me majority of the time lol.
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Yeah all those work arounds do the job but its bull caca, it should work good, im pissed off radio gets cut off all the time, i say we flood theyr phone and demand to speak with tecs!!
G2X
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True that homie,...but technology can only go so far ya know -_-
I wonder if other networks experience this as well?
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turbo_k said:
True that homie,...but technology can only go so far ya know -_-
I wonder if other networks experience this as well?
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This also been happening to be since I got the g2x I tried everything ... hopefully the gingerbread update will fix everything till then we will see ..
Happens on my vibrant, G1, and just about every single android phone on T-Mobile. I'm curious to know if this happens on other networks also, or if it is an android problem. I have very little tolerance for this kind of bs and if I can confirm this is a tmo problem then I'm bailing.
i get the same stupid problem
Ditto. I cringe to say it but my data connection was way more solid on my Vibrant (and it's replacement) than my g2x (and it's 2nd & 3rd replacements)... I'm praying it's the drivers... I'll be kicking myself if I picked another lemon. >=\
About the other networks...I had an epic 4g. .and it didn't do that
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Hi, I had this problem with my P990 also and adjusted slightly the APN-Settings: I set APN-Type to "default" and APN-Protocol to "IPv4/IPv6". Seems to work now. koem
Ok so even before GB my phone would lockup and forces me to do a restart just to get it working, and now even after the update that still happens. Am I the only one who is having that problem?
Mine is doing the same things but even more than before GB. It doesn't reboot randomly but it lags (in the browser and sometimes when using the keyboard - I use SwiftKey) and freezes a lot to the point of me having to remove the battery.
I'm new to Android but I think I'm ready to get a custom rom on this. Any advice?
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after the GB updates, mine is behaving not that different. It now restarts itself when i plug it in for charging and plug out from charging. Anyone having this kind of problem?
Tmobile tech team is now not doing the exchange any more, instead they are telling me to go to nearest store to investigate the problem.....looks like i'm stuck with this device......
with the GB update, the battery looks good. It does not drain out like it used to be before.
Yeah its really getting on my nerves. lastnight it locked up so much i just switched it off and went on my iphone. i might call customer care and get a replacement and see if that works better.
Any of you try and to a factory reset?
I've been running since the day of the release and the phone locked up only once while left on the dash and got extremely warm.
Every issue I've had has been fixed, the phone runs unbelievably well for me.
yea i factory reset and it still happens. only thing i cant complain on is improved battery life, but what good is that when my POS phone locks up lol.
The lockups are a hardware issue. It still exists even on different Kernels. Just request a replacement.
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I've had lock ups before. Flash cwm and start trying some roms. I no longer have any problems and there are really some great roms out for this phone. Just make sure to wipe everything and backup each time to be safe. There's no reason not to try them, much of then are far better performance wise than stock.
FatalityBoyZahy said:
The lockups are a hardware issue. It still exists even on different Kernels. Just request a replacement.
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unique77 said:
I've had lock ups before. Flash cwm and start trying some roms. I no longer have any problems and there are really some great roms out for this phone. Just make sure to wipe everything and backup each time to be safe. There's no reason not to try them, much of then are far better performance wise than stock.
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What rom are you running? I had lockups with the cm7 nightly and eaglesblood (even more than stock).
Ok guys i have the G2x and it just shuts down when ever it wants and it restarts randomly when ever whats going on here... is there a way where i can fix this with a different rom? Thanks
xxjrsmith3xx said:
Ok guys i have the G2x and it just shuts down when ever it wants and it restarts randomly when ever whats going on here... is there a way where i can fix this with a different rom? Thanks
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Did you do a full wipe at first before flashing?
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Its a known problem with the G2x. Some custom roms and kernels help a bit. But its the main reason I'm ditching this phone. Its a great phone for those who don't suffer with this issue.
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Its a known problem with the G2x. Some custom roms and kernels help a bit. But its the main reason I'm ditching this phone. Its a great phone for those who don't suffer with this issue.
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Luckily I've never had this problem ever. Apparently from what I've read around here and few other forums are that their are faulty devices and it takes a few replacements to get a good handset.
Also, maybe getting recent new made device would negate those bugs. Mine was manufactured 8/11/11 and not one bug what so ever.
Good Luck
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Random reboots are almost always app related. What apps have you installed? I have been running the stock GB and versions of it with no problems whatsoever. Never had a reboot or any other problems.
This is a common issue with the G2x. When the phone came out a lot of people complained about it and got different phones but I suggest flashing a custom rom like Weapon G2x and it could help fix the problem. If that doesn't work replace it at tmobile or switch for a another phone.
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I get random signal drops on the stock T-Mobile 2.3.4 rom. I have updated to the March Baseband using the LG updater tool. I just got this phone 2 days ago and I was wondering if there are any fixes for this?
Sometimes I jump from 4g > 2g.
Sometimes I jump from 4 bars > No signal.
These both happen even if I'm not moving.
Bytetheft said:
I get random signal drops on the stock tmobile 2.3.4 rom, not rooted or anything. I just got this phone and I was wondering if there are any fixes for this?
Sometimes I jump from 4g>2g
Sometimes I jump from 4 bars> No signal
These both happen even if I'm not moving.
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Try a factory data reset.
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Try a factory data reset.
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I brought it two days ago from a guy on craigslist which factory reset it in front of me, and then I updated the baseband which factory reset it as well. I doubt that's the problem.
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I brought it two days ago from a guy on craigslist which factory reset it in front of me, and then I updated the baseband which factory reset it as well. I doubt that's the problem.
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Well should have said that in the original post. Even then I would try that. Else wipe every thing with one of the wipe tools in development section
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Alrighty I redid a full wipe and samething.. I wish I had brought another phone :/c
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Hows the wifi? Does it stay connected?
If you've already installed cwm, did u flash another kernel?
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I'm on stock 2.3.4 not rooted nor have been rooted. No cwm flashed. As for wifi, the wifi never cuts out; however, while on wifi the service still cuts on and off, from full bars to no service or from full bars to 0 bars.
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See if you can bring yourself back to the July baseband. You may have to go without 2.3.4, but you could get yourself a better functioning phone instead. Lol.
Once on that, maybe try a stock 2.3.3, OR a custom rom.
I'd suggest flashing cwm and trying qwes 2.3.4 .. then use titanium backup to freeze the bloat or remove it. Prolly wont help, but its worth a shot before downgrading the BB.
I had hella issues with 2.3.3 which led me to xboarders modified stock without bloat and most of my issues went away...
Then I went to cm7 and had no issues at all. (Unfortunately the new bb doesn't work with cm yet)
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rbryant1983 said:
I'd suggest flashing cwm and trying qwes 2.3.4 .. then use titanium backup to freeze the bloat or remove it. Prolly wont help, but its worth a shot before downgrading the BB.
I had hella issues with 2.3.3 which led me to xboarders modified stock without bloat and most of my issues went away...
Then I went to cm7 and had no issues at all. (Unfortunately the new bb doesn't work with cm yet)
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SefEXE said:
See if you can bring yourself back to the July baseband. You may have to go without 2.3.4, but you could get yourself a better functioning phone instead. Lol.
Once on that, maybe try a stock 2.3.3, OR a custom rom.
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I just got this phone.. I'm not made of money.
The July baseband did the samething as well. That's why I even upgraded the baseband, to see if it'll fix the issue. I'll root and remove the bloatware myself. I don't want to install a custom rom yet.. Is this an issue with all G2Xs?
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I just got this phone.. I'm not made of money.
The July baseband did the samething as well. That's why I even upgraded the baseband, to see if it'll fix the issue. I'll root and remove the bloatware myself. I don't want to install a custom rom yet.. Is this an issue with all G2Xs?
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Don't think so.
Does this happen while on wifi?
Does it actually prevent you from using the phone.?
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I just got this phone.. I'm not made of money.
The July baseband did the samething as well. That's why I even upgraded the baseband, to see if it'll fix the issue. I'll root and remove the bloatware myself. I don't want to install a custom rom yet.. Is this an issue with all G2Xs?
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The only time I have had that issue was with arcee's selfkangs of ics/CM9. But once I switched to aokp, I didn't have any issues with signal dropping.
This phone was a **** show for T-Mobile and LG. To be honest with you, the phone functions way better with custom roms. Cm7 with faux kernel (stock voltage) and I didn't have an issue.
The quality control on these phones was prolly crap. You may have to play the mix and match game with roms and kernels.
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I get random signal drops on the stock T-Mobile 2.3.4 rom. I have updated to the March Baseband using the LG updater tool. I just got this phone 2 days ago and I was wondering if there are any fixes for this?
Sometimes I jump from 4g > 2g.
Sometimes I jump from 4 bars > No signal.
These both happen even if I'm not moving.
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Try Hellfire Phoenix.
I know you said you don't want to do custom ROMs, and I'm guessing you'd rather avoid rooting (since you said it wasn't currently rooted), but honestly...you're not going to have a good experience w/your G2X unless you do.
I bought my G2X, when they first came out, and haven't been happy with any of the Tmo/LG updates/releases. Including the 2.3.4. I have noticed better GPS lock w/the 2.3.4 release, but I'm also getting random signal drops, and having issues with wifi calling...even on kwes ROM. (I should mention that kwes 2.3.4 is far more stable than the LG release)
The best experience I had, was with WeaponG2X (2.3.3/July bb). It was stable as hell, and had lots of nice extras. I may end up going back to that. However, I have also noticed, through my years w/Tmo, that I will get signal drops off and on for awhile, then they stop. So, it could be that Tmo is messing with their towers or equipment, and it's not actually our phones. If my issues persist, I may give up the better GPS lock, and go back to Weapon & the older bb. For now, I'm going to wait it out a bit.
Good luck w/your G2X.
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I know you said you don't want to do custom ROMs, and I'm guessing you'd rather avoid rooting (since you said it wasn't currently rooted), but honestly...you're not going to have a good experience w/your G2X unless you do.
I bought my G2X, when they first came out, and haven't been happy with any of the Tmo/LG updates/releases. Including the 2.3.4. I have noticed better GPS lock w/the 2.3.4 release, but I'm also getting random signal drops, and having issues with wifi calling...even on kwes ROM. (I should mention that kwes 2.3.4 is far more stable than the LG release)
The best experience I had, was with WeaponG2X (2.3.3/July bb). It was stable as hell, and had lots of nice extras. I may end up going back to that. However, I have also noticed, through my years w/Tmo, that I will get signal drops off and on for awhile, then they stop. So, it could be that Tmo is messing with their towers or equipment, and it's not actually our phones. If my issues persist, I may give up the better GPS lock, and go back to Weapon & the older bb. For now, I'm going to wait it out a bit.
Good luck w/your G2X.
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Well, I really don't want to flash any custom roms unless it's ICS. I have AOKP on my Hp Touchpad and I love it; however, on all ICS builds the camera isn't working (namely AOKP, which is the rom of my choice). Since the camera isn't working on CM9/ICS builds I won't flash them since I use the camera regularly.
Now about CWM, I just flashed using NVFlash the experimental touchscreen version and I rooted my phone using SuperOneClick. I'm now in the process of removing tmobile bloatware (ex. WIFI Calling, Mobile apps, etc).
Anyway, I'll report back with the results.
rbryant1983 said:
The only time I have had that issue was with arcee's selfkangs of ics/CM9. But once I switched to aokp, I didn't have any issues with signal dropping.
This phone was a **** show for T-Mobile and LG. To be honest with you, the phone functions way better with custom roms. Cm7 with faux kernel (stock voltage) and I didn't have an issue.
The quality control on these phones was prolly crap. You may have to play the mix and match game with roms and kernels.
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What's your battery life like on AOKP?
kesara said:
Don't think so.
Does this happen while on wifi?
Does it actually prevent you from using the phone.?
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Yes this does happen to me on WIFI, the service drops out and I'll miss important phone calls. It does not however prevent me from using the phone
What bloatware can I uninstall without any worries, so far I've only froze them all.
Bytetheft said:
I just got this phone.. I'm not made of money.
The July baseband did the samething as well. That's why I even upgraded the baseband, to see if it'll fix the issue. I'll root and remove the bloatware myself. I don't want to install a custom rom yet.. Is this an issue with all G2Xs?
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Can you try this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1590523
Post your results. In my experience this is as clean a phone can get.
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What's your battery life like on aokp
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I leave for work about 130 and when I get off at 11 I would have about 60 to 65% battery left. On breaks and lunch I use the piss outta the phone.
With 2.3.3 I would get about 7 hours and it would die..
With 2.3.4 I have about 50% left at the end of work.
I can't wait till the new baseband is compadible with aokp, I've got really high expections for the battery life.
With cm9 kangs (i hate to even call aokp a kang, but it is in the name) the free app videocam illusion ( I think that's the name) allows video recording but the quality isn't best, but it works. The native camera apps will take pics, but forces closes on video.
Id run aokp see how that does. Then if its all good, try fauxs kernals. Keep in mind before flashing a kernal, backup ur rom. Just in case fauxs kernal has issue.. ( I can run faux kernals with stock voltage, when I do the undervolt, I have issues... some phones can handle it, others can't).
Hope my rambling helps.
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Deleting bloatware on stock kernal didn't help, so I switched to AOKP. So now I'm testing that out to see if I still get the random signal drops. If a custom rom doesn't help I'm going to try a new SIM card, maybe the one I'm using sucks.
rbryant1983 said:
I leave for work about 130 and when I get off at 11 I would have about 60 to 65% battery left. On breaks and lunch I use the piss outta the phone.
With 2.3.3 I would get about 7 hours and it would die..
With 2.3.4 I have about 50% left at the end of work.
I can't wait till the new baseband is compadible with aokp, I've got really high expections for the battery life.
With cm9 kangs (i hate to even call aokp a kang, but it is in the name) the free app videocam illusion ( I think that's the name) allows video recording but the quality isn't best, but it works. The native camera apps will take pics, but forces closes on video.
Id run aokp see how that does. Then if its all good, try fauxs kernals. Keep in mind before flashing a kernal, backup ur rom. Just in case fauxs kernal has issue.. ( I can run faux kernals with stock voltage, when I do the undervolt, I have issues... some phones can handle it, others can't).
Hope my rambling helps.
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You convinced me, I gave in to AOKP. And it's freaking awesome, on par with my hp touchpad. I don't care about video recording, I just really wanted to keep the awesome pictures this phone takes and I did.
What's the benefit of fauxs kernal?
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Deleting bloatware on stock kernal didn't help, so I switched to AOKP. So now I'm testing that out to see if I still get the random signal drops. If a custom rom doesn't help I'm going to try a new SIM card, maybe the one I'm using sucks.
You convinced me, I gave in to AOKP. And it's freaking awesome, on par with my hp touchpad. I don't care about video recording, I just really wanted to keep the awesome pictures this phone takes and I did.
What's the benefit of fauxs kernal?
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Are you on March 2012 baseband? And no call audio issues?
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What's the benefit of fauxs kernal?
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From my experience, faux kernals make the phone a bit quicker. Also with his kernals, when my phones asleep, (screen off) battery life is majorly improved.
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