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LG ... secretly discontinuing the g2x?

So ... just went on lg website and was confused why the g2x is no longer listed in the smart phone tab. In fact the only place its listed is when you click "all phones". Its weird because all other phones pale in comparison even the " new" revolution ( single core snapdragon) is like a total step backwards. Any thoughts why? Me personally, I love my g2x and will probably keep it for the length of my tmo contract.
"If Satan lived in heaven he'd be me... "

It's still on the site though. That's a pretty wild assumption to make just because it's in a different category than you'd expect.

I highly doubt LG is secretly discontinuing their flagship phone a few months after launch.

I don't think they will discontinue their greatest phone.
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business is business, release it, let it stay in the limelight for a while then move it other so something else can get attention. All about the $$$

That has been like that for a while now. When I first went to LG's site to look at the phone back in mid May it was hard for me to find it on their site. I'm not sure why it is not listed in the Smartphone category unless it is just an oversight by those who manage the website.

Perfectly said. With the giant like Samsung Galaxy S II around the corner, once the SGSII is released it will age the current phones dramatically.
LG has to keep up with the times...particularly in the design department. You hold up the G2X against the HTC Sensation and even the SGSII (although it is simple it is very elegant) it makes the G2X look like grandpa.
It's all about the $
brett_day said:
business is business, release it, let it stay in the limelight for a while then move it other so something else can get attention. All about the $$$
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Personal preference I guess. Rather have my G2x over either of those.
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iunlock said:
Perfectly said. With the giant like Samsung Galaxy S II around the corner, once the SGSII is released it will age the current phones dramatically.
LG has to keep up with the times...particularly in the design department. You hold up the G2X against the HTC Sensation and even the SGSII (although it is simple it is very elegant) it makes the G2X look like grandpa.
It's all about the $
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What's so amazing about the SGSII that we don't currently have on the G2x?

hiko36 said:
What's so amazing about the SGSII that we don't currently have on the G2x?
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OC to 1.7 ghz.
Bigger screen.
I was thinking about grabbing a gs2 when it hits here. Depends on what the T-Mobile flavor ends up being (Hercules?) But only if its a significant difference between that and their international version.
Next phone I'm gonna end up getting is probably gonna have a quadcore. I think im future proofed enough.
@OP T-Mobile also took it off their website "Supply restraints." and there was also a leak from tmonews that it'd be going up in price to 300 on contract.
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mr.frankm said:
OC to 1.7 ghz.
Bigger screen.
I was thinking about grabbing a gs2 when it hits here. Depends on what the T-Mobile flavor ends up being (Hercules?) But only if its a significant difference between that and their international version.
Next phone I'm gonna end up getting is probably gonna have a quadcore. I think im future proofed enough.
@OP T-Mobile also took it off their website "Supply restraints." and there was also a leak from tmonews that it'd be going up in price to 300 on contract.
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...1.5 Ghz stable...up to 1.5 Phones Only for benchmarking

avetny said:
...1.5 Ghz stable...up to 1.5 Phones Only for benchmarking
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Antutu benchmark has 1.7 ghz gt-i9100's.
Oh and they have neon (?) - assumption.
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If anyone thinks LG won't drop support of their flagship phone, you should look at what they did with the Expo (Monaco) when it was released.

I checked their website. It flashes the G2X when you open their Smartphone screen, then disappears. If you go to All Phones - it is there.
Maybe they are trying to tell buyers it is not "smart" to buy one right now as a smart phone - lol.

Samsung sucks and you're a fool if you give them business...galaxy s was a joke and sammy will find a way to screw up the sgs2 and rip off their customers.
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Yesterday, a t-mobile employee told me that they weren't going to offer it anymore. Said they were going to discontinue it.

Daveheelga said:
Yesterday, a t-mobile employee told me that they weren't going to offer it anymore. Said they were going to discontinue it.
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By Tmo rep you mean a CSR that you got on the phone?
They don't know **** from brownies.

Well it doesn't look good for the g2x. This is kind of an update to my original post. My woman's phone finally went suck-mode. It will now, not stop re-booting itself or do the screen freeze. At least 8 or more times a day. So I call tmo, which in itself was disappointing trying to charge me 20$ restocking fee or whatever they labeled it. Not to mention the Rep tried to play dumb saying tmo was unaware of the 'big 3 " issues. She later admited they did know, they just weeny ready to make it official. Anyways long story short I finally get the fee wave and she's about to tell how long the back order iswhen she says " oh... looks like its been pulled.
Me: the g2x?
Tmo Rep: yes. But don't worry you'll still get yours.
How can a company be allowed to
A. Either deliberately tell there employyees to decieve the customers on information such as known problems or issues or
B. Have such an incompatant workforce where each employee makes up their own answers.
I'm gonna go down with the ship I guess. I'm never gonna trade myg2x in. Untilled it starts messing up which I hope is never.
BTW the womans phone is pure unmolested stock no root.
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derekedw said:
Samsung sucks and you're a fool if you give them business...galaxy s was a joke and sammy will find a way to screw up the sgs2 and rip off their customers.
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They won my heart back after there recent move which showed just how much they want to be involved in Android development. I think right now Samsung has the best display technology out there and in my opinion they make the best looking LED's and LCD's. They also managed to squeeze more power out of a dual core mobile CPU than anyone else has and if you remember, they also managed to squeeze more power out of a single core mobile CPU (Hummingbird) than anyone else. They have there problems just like everyone else. I haven't seen a perfect phone yet from any manufacturer. I don't know about everyone else but I have no problem supporting a company that is going to give a SGSII to the Cyanogen team so they can start developing for it. It would be stupid on my part to write off the company who sells more mobile phones per year than anyone else.

jrwingate6 said:
They won my heart back after there recent move which showed just how much they want to be involved in Android development. I think right now Samsung has the best display technology out there and in my opinion they make the best looking LED's and LCD's. They also managed to squeeze more power out of a dual core mobile CPU than anyone else has and if you remember, they also managed to squeeze more power out of a single core mobile CPU (Hummingbird) than anyone else. They have there problems just like everyone else. I haven't seen a perfect phone yet from any manufacturer. I don't know about everyone else but I have no problem supporting a company that is going to give a SGSII to the Cyanogen team so they can start developing for it. It would be stupid on my part to write off the company who sells more mobile phones per year than anyone else.
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Who would of thought that Samsung would have gone from goat to hero so quickly. It wasn't too long ago that people wanted their heads for froyogate. However atm, they are the most dev friendly company out there. I would have no problem supporting them in the future. That being said, one of my colleagues owns a SGS2 (on the AT&T network) and while on paper it's a beast, in reality I really couldn't discern a real difference between the sgs2 and g2x.

Hercules

Anyone considering jumping to it?
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I can't think of anything nice to say about this post, so I won't say anything.
You don't wanna know where this was sent from.

Get ready for a flame fest man....There is a lot of people here who are going to get pissed off that your even thinking about using another phone besides the one their locked into for two years, spent money on or think is the best. Don't sweat it though. It's just insecurities.
Yes, I will be going after the Hercules providing it doesn't have a Quallcom or Tegra 2. Samsung is innovating more than any other Android manufacturer right now and I will give my money to them for it. At this point their making some of the best displays, best mobile memory and best CPU's. They have also been updating like crazy lately.
Oh, and by the way. Your thread should be getting closed any minute now. There is a certain mod here who doesn't like when people talk about getting rid of his favorite phone.

I hate to admit it but I think I might once it comes out, I love my G2X but Sgs2 does look to be quite gorgeous, and I hate Samsung but they sure are coming a long way from the vibrant

jrwingate6 said:
Get ready for a flame fest man....There is a lot of people here who are going to get pissed off that your even thinking about using another phone besides the one their locked into for two years, spent money on or think is the best. Don't sweat it though. It's just insecurities.
Yes, I will be going after the Hercules providing it doesn't have a Quallcom or Tegra 2. Samsung is innovating more than any other Android manufacturer right now and I will give my money to them for it. At this point their making some of the best displays, best mobile memory and best CPU's. They have also been updating like crazy lately.
Oh, and by the way. Your thread should be getting closed any minute now. There is a certain mod here who doesn't like when people talk about getting rid of his favorite phone.
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Stop crying, no one gives a f*ck. Many people are here for information and have more than enough money to buy numerous phones without selling the last one. What's funny is the fact that you're still in this forum trying to justify selling your phone. And you get mad when no one gives a f*ck.
Hopefully that certain mod is around.

Yeah why is that dude still here? Go to the sensation forum man....
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Yup, going to def get it. Can't wait, counting down the days. I got 5 lines so I got plenty of upgrades available, lol.
I'm gonna have to get use to the 4.5" screen, but o'well.
Other than that everything else looks good.
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me, i'll be getting it for sure. probably sell my g2x to use towards it. and.....this will most likely be my last smartphone. i'm 43, have a wife,2 teenage daughters and a 2 year old boy. my $160 unlimited everything on 2 lines could be better spent elsewhere. i think i reached the point where i'm done paying these insane prices. hell, i rarely even make phone calls. and the only time i REALLY use the internet on my cell is to stream music while at work. i've come to this decision over the last few days. i thought the g2x would be my last major phone. but....mmmmm....hercules! lol. i'm not too concerned about the processor. like i said, last phone. and when att takes over, i'll probably just get a tracfone,or,......a jitterbug lol. i've had every other brand smartphone,except a sammy. so i can't leave the scene until i add that to my years of smartphones.

vapor311 said:
Anyone considering jumping to it?
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I'm always looking for the next greatest, but I think I'll stick with my G2X until the nexus 3 launches. This LG nonsense has taught me to stick with pure google cause manufacturers can be counted on for ignoring you after the sale.

Knowing about the AT&T take over, my plan was to buy a G2x outright and then use my upgrade within a year to lock me in to a price point.
I don't know about the Hercules. Sure it is a nice phone but a side step mostly. Kinda like the Nexus one to the nexus S. Both the G2x and SGS2 are great phones but neither warrant an upgrade over the other.... at least not worth paying money for. As a free upgrade I'd take one but not for another $200 or so.
I'll probably wait until after the new year and see what becomes available. My G2x is a beast of a phone and I have zero issues with it.
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Hell to the yes. Although I bought the Sensation right out of the gate and was so underwhelmed, I might give it a couple weeks to see if there are any major issues. But I've been having creamy dreams about the herc since I first heard the rumors of it.
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gjvah said:
Stop crying, no one gives a f*ck. Many people are here for information and have more than enough money to buy numerous phones without selling the last one. What's funny is the fact that you're still in this forum trying to justify selling your phone. And you get mad when no one gives a f*ck.
Hopefully that certain mod is around.
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What am I crying about? What does having money or selling phones have anything to do with what I said? If that comment was meant towards myself, I held onto my G2X months after getting my Sensation and I still have my Nexus One. I sell my old phones after realizing I have no real use for them.
Thanks for proving my point though. I knew someone would. And by the way. I still have my G2X since the only jack ass who bid on the phone was a user with zero feedback and still hasn't paid. Looks like nobody even wanted it for $280. I may have overpriced it! At this point Ill probably just hold onto it if nobody here wants it. What's the point of selling it when I'm going to take a $300 hit. If that's the case, ill just keep it so I can still play the Nvidia games.
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player911 said:
Knowing about the AT&T take over, my plan was to buy a G2x outright and then use my upgrade within a year to lock me in to a price point.
I don't know about the Hercules. Sure it is a nice phone but a side step mostly. Kinda like the Nexus one to the nexus S. Both the G2x and SGS2 are great phones but neither warrant an upgrade over the other.... at least not worth paying money for. As a free upgrade I'd take one but not for another $200 or so.
I'll probably wait until after the new year and see what becomes available. My G2x is a beast of a phone and I have zero issues with it.
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This was my plan aswell. You know damn straight ATT is going to jerk around the T-mobile customers who aren't under contract.
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Wrong thread dude...
But no, I will not be purchasing the Hercules. I'm gonna wait for the next Nexus Phone.

I don't understand why people think the Hercules is the new gs2 that surfaced yesterday. Why would they call the phone "Hercules" when its clearly inscribed on the back "galaxy s II".
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Well the vibrant has galaxy s in the back and was called vibrant so Mayb the same thing is happening with Hercules ..........
And yeah ima try to get it too but ima wait month or two before i buy it just to see everything gets worked out first .....
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Here in the house ill be struggling with this personally. I came from the iPhone then captivate(swore last purchase EVER from Sammy) then nexus one then mytouch4g then nexus s then s4g then g2x. Now that being said. I still use the g2x my wife uses my nexus s and I kept the s4g around as a spare. Oh I forgot the HTC hd2. I have a real issue going to Samsung again. The captivate reallllly soured me and the nexus s was not a.large upgrade IMO over current market phones when it arrives. Its value was Google.
The debate for me is Hercules power or nexus 3 which is very likely to be Samsung produced as well but will at least be Google updated.
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After reading the specs on that beast unfortunately I will be leaving my g2x behind and giving the hercules a try. I'm feeling that 4.5 inch display and samoled + if it truly looks as sexy as the Nexus s did thats a plus as well may even be my last phone.......until a quadcore comes around
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Yes as soon as it releases I will trade in g2x for it
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Meh, the extra RAM doesn't mean much to me and I couldn't care less about storage space. As for screens, the G2X's is perfectly fine.
My next phone is probably going to be around the time when ICS comes out. I'm thinking 1.5 GHz dual core, maybe something in quad-core. And 1.5 GB ram, maybe 2. A significant jump is really what I'm aiming at here.

LG X3

So who's going to try this new LG X3 phone. http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...s-news+(DroidForums.net+News+::+Android+News)

remember what happened to the first tegra2 dual core phone? Why would you want their first quad after that? Besides quad core means more battery consumption and more ****ty lg and nvidia coding.
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Might as well buy a Nexus if you have the money for this one.

kwes1020 said:
remember what happened to the first tegra2 dual core phone? Why would you want their first quad after that? Besides quad core means more battery consumption and more ****ty lg and nvidia coding.
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No, No it can only get better they promised they have learned from their multitude of mistakes and will put out a top quality product this time.

dligon said:
No, No it can only get better they promised they have learned from their multitude of mistakes and will put out a top quality product this time.
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Lol, no they won't...

They will take your money and then tell you they will have a update to fix the bugs in a few months and you will never see it.
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Not a chance, I'm only buying HTC, (after I know it's unlockable 100%) or a nexus line.
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I am since I got the prime. First tablet first phone! No actually waiting on the sg3. Prime is good but never lg again
Nvidia always!

mt3g said:
Not a chance, I'm only buying HTC, (after I know it's unlockable 100%) or a nexus line.
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See, I'm not too upset with LG. Admittedly, the G2x isn't the best phone. I won't be the fanboy to indefinitely and baselessly defend LG, NVidia, or their products. But I think a lot of the bad rep the the three have gotten is a little picky. My phone is blazing fast, even faster than my old Sensation, has absolutely superior build quality, screen is great, dev community is pretty decent, etc. I understand people dislike NVidia and LG for their support and that's totally understandable. I've been a huge fan of my G2x; I've had ZERO issues since I bought it. No screen bleed, nothing.
You can count me in on this X3. I own a number of LG products. Hell, I even swapped my flat screen when a newer model came out. LG always improves upon their products, no matter how ****ty the first model. I've been more than content with my G2x and I'll trust LG on their next device. If the dev community suffers because of their negligence, however, it'll be on to the GN.

Ehhh. No im not going to get a device which will be EOL'd in less than a year. The G2X hasnt been around for a year since the release and they eold it before the samsung viberant if im correct. Im buying samsung or htc next.
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See, I'm not too upset with LG. Admittedly, the G2x isn't the best phone. I won't be the fanboy to indefinitely and baselessly defend LG, NVidia, or their products. But I think a lot of the bad rep the the three have gotten is a little picky. My phone is blazing fast, even faster than my old Sensation, has absolutely superior build quality, screen is great, dev community is pretty decent, etc. I understand people dislike NVidia and LG for their support and that's totally understandable. I've been a huge fan of my G2x; I've had ZERO issues since I bought it. No screen bleed, nothing.
You can count me in on this X3. I own a number of LG products. Hell, I even swapped my flat screen when a newer model came out. LG always improves upon their products, no matter how ****ty the first model. I've been more than content with my G2x and I'll trust LG on their next device. If the dev community suffers because of their negligence, however, it'll be on to the GN.
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I just can't believe how easy it was for them to give us a poop update to 2.3 instead of just revamping and fixing the little issues that 2.2 had (mainly data issues for me) I didn't have many issues either and my phone is incredibely dast, faster then my friends Amaze 4G, not overclocked. I want to root his phone and put AOSP on it, he isn't down lol. I just like the metal feel of most HTC phones, and the fact that they put out minor patches and seem to care about their phones that they put out. The G2X needs multiple little patches that has been ignored, LG states over and over that our phone 2X series line will be updated, I want stability over all not major upgrades. the whole time they working (5-7 months on ICS they could put out little patches for 2.3.... #HUGERANT lol

Laughing My Arse Off! They said they learned from their mistakes!
I learned from my mistake!
NVIDIA NEVER AGAIN!

I wouldn't buy an lg gun to shoot myself with. Jk this might be worth a try as a second phone.
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Well good thing is that it will be shipped with ICS (fingers crossed) and who doesnt want quadcore but i might be clocked at 1.2 when it comes out you know nvidia.

zoppp said:
Ehhh. No im not going to get a device which will be EOL'd in less than a year. The G2X hasnt been around for a year since the release and they eold it before the samsung viberant if im correct. Im buying samsung or htc next.
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I feel the same, I was on the fence on the G2X, I had zero consumer confidence in LG at that time, I was also pressured when the phone was released as my wife was waiting for my MT3GS, I really wanted to wait for the sensation, waiting now for the next good HTC phone to release or possible Nexus if it comes to Tmo

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Well good thing is that it will be shipped with ICS (fingers crossed) and who doesnt want quadcore but i might be clocked at 1.2 when it comes out you know nvidia.
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What's wrong with a quad core clocked @ 1.2GHz? You do realize how fast that is, right?

So the problems double.

XD
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No, No it can only get better they promised they have learned from their multitude of mistakes and will put out a top quality product this time.
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Why believe them? They would do more for their crappy reputation if they just updated their existing dual core phones now to ICS. The LG X3 is just another scam. Promises, promises, promises, all broken. No more confidence in LG which sucks big time. BTW, Americans and Canadians gave their lives to prevent the Communists from taking over South Korea so that capitalism flourishes in S. Korea so that companies such as LG can exist. LG is a despicable company dishonouring the sacrifices of Americans and Canadians and the virtually free trade which S. Korea enjoys accessing the North American market which it doesn't appreciate. I have an uncle who volunteered for the U.S. army during the Korea conflict and he says that the sacrifice wasn't and isn't worth it because S. Korea plays the trade game one way, their way only, because they don't allow the same access to their market as North America does. Shame on LG for abusing us.

Now I for one would say LG dropped the ball on the g2x however look back to Samsung's and HTC's first phones. All of these companies dropped the ball on there phones. Hopefully LG will understand the higher demand for support for there higher end phones. This was there first attempt in this higher end android market. They failed but so did HTC and Samsung.
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[Q] Where do we G2x users go from here?

We all love the phone. We hate that Nvidia/LG is not releasing the drivers for it and that it has been EOL'ed in just 8 months even thought the phone is still up-to-date in terms of hardware and software and can outperform iphone any day.
Its not getting ICS even though the twin brother O2x is and we cant get a port. Info on the X3 (successor) have leaked but we dont know how legit they are and if it will come to TMO or not. The myTouch line by LG is a downgrade. Having thought of selling the phone now and getting something else but a change in phones is not a must ATM.
Wanted to open this discussion because we are all going to have to upgrade eventually since this is the last stop and my decision on eventually my new phone will be somewhat community driven.

SGS2 is the best phone TMO has right now. The Amaze and Sensation are pretty much the same so you wonder why HTC released them in that manner.
The HTC Ville and SGS3 are rumored to be released, sporting dual-core 1.5 and ICS but what are your thought process and decision making factors that will go into eventually your new phone (X3, Ville, SGS3)?

Where was it said we would not get ICS. I have not heard anything Pro or Con. If the O2x gets it there should be a port. Phone, computers and electronics get ELOed all the time with no issues. Most computers are ELOed even before you buy them off the shelf at the store.

I am patiently waiting for the next best phone from Tmo, it has been somewhat depressing though as there haven't even been any decent rumored phones, this time last year we were looking at sensation / G2x, with SGII / Amaze shortly after. Crossing my fingers we get some kind of whiff from MWC next month.

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Where was it said we would not get ICS. I have not heard anything Pro or Con. If the O2x gets it there should be a port. Phone, computers and electronics get ELOed all the time with no issues. Most computers are ELOed even before you buy them off the shelf at the store.
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LG directly said that we wouldn't, and they aren't releasing drivers.

GTWalling said:
Where was it said we would not get ICS. I have not heard anything Pro or Con. If the O2x gets it there should be a port.
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LG announced G2x was EOLed (End Of Life), which means no support and no updates. there have been other members and posts claiming that isnt true and that an LG rep confirmed ICS for G2x but right now Im more inclined to believe that the phone has reached its end.
Just look at the fire sale TMO is having for this phone. Clear inventory.
Its a shame really, cuz the common person buying/using this phone will never realize its potential like we have here on XDA

jacko147 said:
I am patiently waiting for the next best phone from Tmo, it has been somewhat depressing though as there haven't even been any decent rumored phones, this time last year we were looking at sensation / G2x, with SGII / Amaze shortly after. Crossing my fingers we get some kind of whiff from MWC next month.
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They have been somewhat depressing. If i had to buy a phone right now, it would obviously be the SGS2 with no competition.

wyldkard said:
LG announced G2x was EOLed (End Of Life), which means no support and no updates. there have been other members and posts claiming that isnt true and that an LG rep confirmed ICS for G2x but right now Im more inclined to believe that the phone has reached its end.
Just look at the fire sale TMO is having for this phone. Clear inventory.
Its a shame really, cuz the common person buying/using this phone will never realize its potential like we have here on XDA
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Why would they EOL the G2x without EOLing the O2x? They mad because of the complaints the G2x got? And also yes, it is very said that some people will see it free and get it in the state it's in and just think it's another phone LG **** out when it is amazing.!
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Just flashed MIUI and its great, might jump on the sgs2 bandwagon soon though...
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IRASadPanda said:
Why would they EOL the G2x without EOLing the O2x? They mad because of the complaints the G2x got? And also yes, it is very said that some people will see it free and get it in the state it's in and just think it's another phone LG **** out when it is amazing.!
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Tmobile doesn't have the o2x in its lineup obviously so it can't discontinue something it doesn't have
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T-Mobile is eoling it not LG. Which means that T-Mobile will not be doing any ota's for it anymore so if LG does do an update then it will be through there computer update system. This way LG is only responsible if it brick due to update and not T-Mobile.
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in two months or so upgrading to the SGS2x Hercules, no matter what that phone will be a beast lol unless i see quad core on the horizen then might wait till june. Ics is not that important when i got MIUI

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LG directly said that we wouldn't, and they aren't releasing drivers.
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Point us to the link where LG said we would not get ICS. They are still being sold and Wind Mobile just picked up the line a couple of months ago.

GTWalling said:
Point us to the link where LG said we would not get ICS. They are still being sold and Wind Mobile just picked up the line a couple of months ago.
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I'm not saying whether we will get ICS or not but this is what it is. You decide what it means.
http://www.lgforum.com/forum/boards/general/lg/topics/g2x-ics
What do I think? I would guess no. I think that if they were going to release a G2x version of ICS then there would be no reason to leave us hanging when the O2x is practically identical in terms of power to the G2x.

psychoace said:
Tmobile doesn't have the o2x in its lineup obviously so it can't discontinue something it doesn't have
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Whoops I thought LG was EOLing it
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ed116 said:
in two months or so upgrading to the SGS2x Hercules, no matter what that phone will be a beast lol unless i see quad core on the horizen then might wait till june. Ics is not that important when i got MIUI
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SGS3.... Also this LGX3 will be quad core.
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bluzmeister said:
T-MO EOL'd G2x not LG. At least that's my understanding.
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If that's true then we will at least see an update we will have to do via computer... Or wait till cyanogen gets his hands on it
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GTWalling said:
Point us to the link where LG said we would not get ICS. They are still being sold and Wind Mobile just picked up the line a couple of months ago.
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I meant no OTA ICS update, T-Mobile would have to do that , something they obviously aren't considering the situation. We may get a build that we have to flash through our computer, or wait until cyanogen gets his hands on it for the drivers and makes a CM9 build for it.
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I have both g2x and SgS2 .. I actually prefer this a little more for 2 reasons.. I like the HDMI which u need an adaptor on the galaxy, and imo this is a little more comfortable to hold. The Samsung is just too light.
And now I've been using miui .. makes me like this phone even more. Even though tmo and lg gave up, who cares. Its xda that's going to keep this phone going. Hell, look at the g1.
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i know this will be my last LG phone. They just don't have the dev support to be in the phone business. I'll get a Samsung next if i do get another phone.
As for the drivers...I heard that the tegra 2 drivers were just released today. will post updated link here shortly.
Also i saw a MIUI ICS at rootzwiki. so even if we don't get an "official" ICS release, we'll still see it from cyanogenmod 9 and MIUI. so your fear of this phone becoming obsolete can be put to rest at least for now.

Anyone else buy the G2X because it was so close to Vanilla Android?

One of the reasons I went with this phone roughly 22 months ago was that it was expected to get updates to Android very quickly, since it didn't have Sense or some other heavy overlay.
Funny, huh? Since it ended up one of the WORST phones I could have picked for any real updates. Ahh, the irony.
Anyone else do the same thing? I honestly can't wait to chuck this thing, and now that it's down to $50 per line to get out of my contract 2 months early, I'm very tempted to do so and pick up a Droid DNA on Verizon or some other powerhouse.

It's not worth getting any android phone that isn't Nexus or has a huge HUGE base (galaxy s3). I wouldn't trust the DROID DNA, honestly. Verizon can really suck with updates, too.
Don't make the same mistake again.
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You should wait for May at least to see what Google rolls out, whether it is the moto X phone or something else. Also Id be surprised why you would do verizon and agree to pay prob at least $30 more per month when you can stick with Tmo or go simple talk with an unlocked GSM phone.

I got his phone for two reasons.
1. Because it was vanilla.
2. As soon as I heard nvidia was making tegra I checked everyday for news on the it's release.
Yes I waited a long ass time and nvidia didnt put out a tegra till they came out with tegra 2.
But I'm still happy with this phone.
Go to any phone thread, they all say the same thing.
"worst phone ever"
"worst company ever"
People are never happy.
This phone competes with phones coming out today with a proper stable ROM and I think that is great.

No it doesn't compete with phones coming out today. Don't try to ignore the truth.
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Overclocked to 1.55 ghz with the supercharger on aggressive, it performs well. I can do anything any new phone can do! (except take good pictures, camera became ****)

I also remember watching a promo video by LG on Tmo website claiming "pure vanilla Android experience." That along with the G2x name - hinting at G1 roots- and other factors (dual core, Tegra, etc.) falsely presumed timely updates or at least easy ROM updating. I came from the pure vanilla original Droid. I wanted the same experience. Boy did I make the same huge ironic mistake. Trouble is, this is the phone I switched my wife off her iPhone for. Disappointing at best.
True, there are some great devs who have made this phone passable. Unfortunately, TEGRA/nvidia had their hands cuffed and LG won't supply them with a key. Tmo is an enabler in the whole debacle.
Besides, even though I always will root my phone, one shouldn't have to for reliable functionality.
I think the only Android phone I will ever buy is a Nexus. Wait,I can't even buy an effing Nexus! LG should allow special Nexus purchasing concessions for all g2x owners. It might help me get rid of this nasty taste in my mouth
Now this phone is to old and too forgotten to have any hope. If you love this phone, great. But, my etudes phone is still completely stock. If you haven't driven a completely stock g2x lately. Try it. It is a pathetic sluggish joke that might be funny if it didn't freeze up during the performance all day long.
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You forgot to note that its horrible battery life as well with those mods.
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Yes, the almost vanilla Android was a major reason I got a G2x. Like others, I assumed that meant quick updates. And while I agree that it has very solid hardware that should perform better today than it would with old software, it's still nothing like the Note 2 I got to replace it.
As other have mentioned, a big failure with the phone, other than updates, is the camera. I have small kids, and the 2 second lag makes the camera next to useless. Even if the kids hold still long enough, the camera quality isn't very good.
Overall, I was happy with the phone for most of the 18 months I had it. If it had a better camera and got reasonable updates, I probably would have waited until my contract was up (although t-mo was great about upgrading me early, to my surprise).

Irishdoom said:
One of the reasons I went with this phone roughly 22 months ago was that it was expected to get updates to Android very quickly, since it didn't have Sense or some other heavy overlay.
Funny, huh? Since it ended up one of the WORST phones I could have picked for any real updates. Ahh, the irony.
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My words exactly. It was my first android and I did enjoy it, very briefly. Until the first freeze and random reboot. Of course that happened while I still could have returned the damn korean crap but I figured tmo and lg said they'll fix it right away, and they couldn't possibly abandon their customers right?!
Anyway. Finally dumped that piece of shmit and got a gs3. Can't be happier with this device, xda and t-mobile truly unlim h+

Irishdoom said:
One of the reasons I went with this phone roughly 22 months ago was that it was expected to get updates to Android very quickly, since it didn't have Sense or some other heavy overlay.
Funny, huh? Since it ended up one of the WORST phones I could have picked for any real updates. Ahh, the irony.
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Ditto here. This was my first foray into the smart phone world (had a feature phone previously) and the big reason I got it was because of the "pure vanilla Android experience" they were touting about it. I expected frequent updates, and a phone I'd be using for years.
Now, I'm torn. I actually still love my phone, but the lack of any *stock* update is disappointing. There are lots of roms/mods out there, but none of them are perfect, and I'm not hard core enough to try out different ones.
Actually, if I could just have a GPS that worked 95% of the time I'd be pretty happy. I've tried so many different tweaks and still can't get it to work fast and consistently.
And as much as I'd love to upgrade and get a Nexus 4 (which I'm close to being eligible for) the lack of a removable battery and an SD slot are VERY big downers.

Xtronomy said:
No it doesn't compete with phones coming out today. Don't try to ignore the truth.
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If it couldn't keep up then you wouldn't still be seeing kernels and ROMs being made and updated for this phone.
LG may have never gave the phone the support it deserved but this site sure has and I thank them for that.

Actually support of g2x is dying. Many great devs have moved on to better and newer phones.
LG never again for me! That's why I was so disappointed when goggles announced nexus 4 by lg...

Verizon SUCKS with updates, and they tried their damndest to keep certain apps widgets and irons of my new Note 2. Thankfully, that's why XDA exists. The bootloader took awhile to get unlocked, but we finally have some kernel/rom options and development from other carriers is making its way to our forums. God stuff.
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PainfulLover said:
Actually support of g2x is dying. Many great devs have moved on to better and newer phones.
LG never again for me! That's why I was so disappointed when goggles announced nexus 4 by lg...
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Its more nvidias fault then lg's. Nvidia is closed source so ofc there not gonna try and help LG out by giving them the drivers they needed for hw acceleration. If anything Google choosing LG for the nexus 4 boosted LG as a company as they actually release updates every other day practically, it is a nexus phone.. Just look at how well the LG nexus 4 has sold for proof. Nvidia and there closed source tegra need to stay off android IMO as they only hurt and delay android devices getting updated.
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