My girlfriend recently purchased a G2X over eBay, however... I'm wondering if it really is a G2X. The front has the LG logo on it, which afaik is an indicator of it being the Optimus 2X... However I open the back and the sticker says it is an LG-P999DW, So I'm a tad confused. The eBay lister stated it was a G2X, purchased from T-Mobile but he flashed an ICS LG-P999 ROM.. So I guess the question I'm asking is, is it a G2X or an Optimus 2X? Would the phone even be functional had he flashed a G2X ROM on an Optimus 2X? Any info to discern the two, and why her G2X looks different from mine would be appreciated.
Appreciate any help!
You can replace the digitizer and use the unbranded version so it just says LG, it's a G2x (P999DW), stated on the inside as you mentioned
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I heard some people who sent back their G2x's got the LG branded ones in return.
If it's running p999 roms and says that on the back, I'm sure you're good to go. I don't think our roms run on both phones.
It can be refurb from tmo that were sent as replacement with lg logo.
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The DW shows that it is a refurbished model. P999 is the G2X.
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redmonke255 said:
The DW shows that it is a refurbished model. P999 is the G2X.
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Lol, never knew I bought a refurb from T-Mo. But I guess it makes sense, I bought it two months after it released.
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Not sure where that keeps coming from but non refurbished Brand New phones from Wind are DW.
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The DW shows that it is a refurbished model. P999 is the G2X.
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I don't think that's correct. I bought mine on the first day it came out and it's a P999DW.
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The DW shows that it is a refurbished model. P999 is the G2X.
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that is pretty much not true at all! but you did get a thanks from me, so you're welcome!!!!!
yeah P999-DW is new, DWP is the refurbished model.
I bought mine last year less than a month after they first came out and it is a DW model.
Strangely, didn't have any hardware problems - only the standard software-based issues (random reboots, hot battery with fast power drain, etc).
You definitely have a G2X though. I'm a little jealous that you got one with a LG-branded digitizer the one I got from an Amazon vendor still says stupid T-Mobile.
Haha. I also actually prefer the LG logo. I thought the screen might have been replaced. Thanks for your replies. You've all been very helpful!
Does it matter in terms of hardware if its LG branded or T mobile?
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Does it matter in terms of hardware if its LG branded or T mobile?
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All G2X are TMO branded in the rom if running stock and the hardware is the P999 variant. It is just some people who sent them in for repair got back ones with "LG" on the outside of the phone instread of "T-Mobile". The hardware is the same. The confusion comes in that the G2X is the P999 model for T-Mobile only, and in Canada they sell the P999 as the LG 2X for Wind and Videotron. For the rest of the world the LG 2X is the P990 hardware, including Fido Canada. If you are not confused yet, you should be.
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All G2X are TMO branded in the rom if running stock and the hardware is the P999 variant. It is just some people who sent them in for repair got back ones with "LG" on the outside of the phone instread of "T-Mobile". The hardware is the same. The confusion comes in that the G2X is the P999 model for T-Mobile only, and in Canada they sell the P999 as the LG 2X for Wind and Videotron. For the rest of the world the LG 2X is the P990 hardware, including Fido Canada. If you are not confused yet, you should be.
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Lol, all I care about is the phone in my hand and this sub section of the Web site sync.
Confused no, curious yes.
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Ok, it's said that we are getting the Pyrimid, We are def getting the G2x and now it seems the LG 3d phone passed the fcc with tmo 3g bands and is the first dual core dual channel phone.. I really would like to get a phone that dual core when they are available but with this att deal it doesnt make sense to buy a new phone. From what I read ATT plans on using the TMO 3g frequencies for it's LTE network which means current tmo 3g phones will no longer work as 3g. Granted this is going to take a while to happen but does it really make sense to get a new device now or even in a few months when there is a possibility it wont fully work in a year? hmmm
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Ok, it's said that we are getting the Pyrimid, We are def getting the G2x and now it seems the LG 3d phone passed the fcc with tmo 3g bands and is the first dual core dual channel phone.. I really would like to get a phone that dual core when they are available but with this att deal it doesnt make sense to buy a new phone. From what I read ATT plans on using the TMO 3g frequencies for it's LTE network which means current tmo 3g phones will no longer work as 3g. Granted this is going to take a while to happen but does it really make sense to get a new device now or even in a few months when there is a possibility it wont fully work in a year? hmmm
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I'd look at the HSPA+ bands. I think they are doing to be coming out with ATT and T-Mobile bands included. IF that is the case then jump on board.
Apparently the G2X will have ATT hspa+ bands as well
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Apparently the G2X will have ATT hspa+ bands as well
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Care to share where you got this info?
Edit: Google is your friend.
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Care to share where you got this info?
Edit: Google is your friend.
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for everyone else
http://androidandme.com/2011/03/car...ture-proofing-their-new-phones-to-run-on-att/
Lol so when this is all going down (if it does) I might migrate to the G2X..looks like solid hardware to me. I love my mt4g tho. I'm sad to see the big launch phone for their 4G advertising have its life span altered. Granted according to most the fact stands that we have a year before the deal even possibly gets approved and even then we're talking 2013-15 before tmo 1700 mhz is completely shut down.
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@neidlinger:
Thanks for the link. If the same bands will be present on the Pyramid, I won't have any reservations about buying it.
And at&t said we can keep our plans
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/03/att-says-t-mobile-can-keep-its-current-pricing-structure/
I still wan tmo not to be bought an here is the reason why they buying
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/03/att-says-t-mobile-deal-necessary-for-spectrum-needs/
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Im jumping on the g2x for sure, hopefully the pyramid will carry att freqs too
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I would be very proud of tmo if this became standard. Nice parting gift imho
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I was planning to upgrading from MT4G to Pyramid as MT4G for me was never official upgrade as it was quick replacement due to my HD2 being stolen. Now don't confuse upgrade and replacement with plan and insurance BS as I do pay my phone direct and paid $750 for Leo1024 got it 4months before it came out in TMoUS officially and paid $450 for MT4G.
I for one will not support TMobile and pay for HTC Pyramid even when if its has quadband radio and will support on AT&T. If the POS panzy dutch mofo's are selling it I for one will do pure boycott and I do hope they lose so much money that AT&T don't buy TMo as it looks very unattractive. I know I am very angry ATM as I am screwed both ways click here for my #1 reason can you call that double penetration?
I dont care, the pyramid will be my upgrade when it comes up in three months the 4.3 size is just the right size for me
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I dont care, the pyramid will be my upgrade when it comes up in three months the 4.3 size is just the right size for me
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With or without contract? Make sure this is what you want as you will soon deal with DeathStar if you don't switch to someone else. I do miss the 4.3" and most device that does have it on GSM are SamSUX based or HTC based on CDMA so I was looking forward to this until the BS merge of at&Tmobile.
I'm new to verizon just came from TMO where I had a G2. Now that I have verizon and obviously have a Tbolt. I wanna trade my G2 for another verizon phone. What should I trade my G2 for? I don't know what device to look into.
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I'm new to verizon just came from TMO where I had a G2. Now that I have verizon and obviously have a Tbolt. I wanna trade my G2 for another verizon phone. What should I trade my G2 for? I don't know what device to look into.
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If you want to experiment with the second phone, I'd suggest a dinc, even though it will be significantly less powerful than a G2
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iPhone!!!!!!
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iPhone!!!!!!
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I was actually thinking about getting one. I found an Iphone4 today on CL for $320. It had already been sold. Then I started thinking that Verizon would probably change my date plan if I got an Iphone4 under my current account.
Why not just sell the G2 then hold on to the money to buy a replacement phone when you need to? Phones will devalue over time pretty fast and become obsolete, money holds value significantly better. That way by the time you possibly break your Thunderbolt if you do break it, you can probably just buy another one as a backup because it will be considerably cheaper then.
Name in the title says it all. Will anyone ever buy another LG phone? After the Behold II debacle, allot of people swore they would never buy Samsung again.
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Name in the title says it all. Will anyone ever buy another LG phone? After the Behold II debacle, allot of people swore they would never buy Samsung again.
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And yet they did and I'm going so far as to predict Samsung will topple part of Apple's stranglehold on the smarthphone and tablet market.
hey jrwingate can I have your sensation
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hey jrwingate can I have your sensation
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I'll think about that and get back to yah.
Absolutely not. This will definitely be the last. The way they put a strangle hold on the carrier with this phone is ridiculous. They should stop making phones all together.
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Absolutely not. This will definitely be the last. The way they put a strangle hold on the carrier with this phone is ridiculous. They should stop making phones all together.
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How'd they put a stranglehold on the carrier?
not here
almost everything i own is lg i guarantee as i replace it wont be.
and ill play around with the g2x until a good phone comes out on verizon my update is good in august there and it looks like i can keep unlimited data, glad i didnt cancel it. i should be able to sell the g2x to pay off the etf on tmobile. and only loss will be the differnce between g2x sale and 400 - 200etf 200 phone.
wasnt expecting to stay with tmobile more than a year since i know the merger is already bought and paid for with the fcc. but tmobile has seriously disapointed me, they are nothing now like everything i have read and the people i talked to. must already be ATTMobile.
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almost everything i own is lg i guarantee as i replace it wont be.
and ill play around with the g2x until a good phone comes out on verizon my update is good in august there and it looks like i can keep unlimited data, glad i didnt cancel it. i should be able to sell the g2x to pay off the etf on tmobile. and only loss will be the differnce between g2x sale and 400 - 200etf 200 phone.
wasnt expecting to stay with tmobile more than a year since i know the merger is already bought and paid for with the fcc. but tmobile has seriously disapointed me, they are nothing now like everything i have read and the people i talked to. must already be ATTMobile.
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I will be headed for Verizon as soon as the ATT merger goes through but right now there is no point since in my area T-Mobile has the fastest data speeds by a long shot and the cheapest pricing as I am on a loyalty plan. That said, it is hit or miss with T-Mobile but if I don't get my way with customer service, I just keep calling back. I mean, I really can't think of any other provider that would have gave me a free Sensation and let me keep my G2X while still remaining contract free. Can you?
Gold Star>>>LG
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_Corp.
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I will be headed for Verizon as soon as the ATT merger goes through but right now there is no point since in my area T-Mobile has the fastest data speeds by a long shot and the cheapest pricing as I am on a loyalty plan. That said, it is hit or miss with T-Mobile but if I don't get my way with customer service, I just keep calling back. I mean, I really can't think of any other provider that would have gave me a free Sensation and let me keep my G2X while still remaining contract free. Can you?
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http://androidheadlines.com/2011/06/verizons-new-data-plans-broken-down-in-complete-detail.html I will stay
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You'd think that after two different manufacturers both produce craptastic phones for the same carrier then the blame should really be leaning towards T-Mobile's allowance of said phones into their line-up..?
Previous Samsung Vibrant user here and still the same T-Mo customer service bullsh*t with the G2x.
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You'd think that after two different manufacturers both produce craptastic phones for the same carrier then the blame should really be leaning towards T-Mobile's allowance of said phones into their line-up..?
Previous Samsung Vibrant user here and still the same T-Mo customer service bullsh*t with the G2x.
I was a Vibrant user as well and I loved almost everything about the phone except the GPS.
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The Vibrant gave me GPS issues constantly... I guess this was a bigger issue for me since I was travelling a lot at the time. The GPS issues were widespread and poorly handled by Samsung in my opinion, also didn't like how they dropped the Vibrant and replaced it with a clone with a FFC under the disguise of Galaxy S 4G.
The final straw was once I started to notice my notification bar clock burning into the screen (along with some of the constantly displayed icons). I bailed before the problems got worse and argued with T-Mo till they at least gave me a free upgrade.
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I'll never say "I'll never buy from "X" place" again. You aren't going to make a liar out of me. Samsung botched the vibrant (and a few others) and I along with nearly everyone else is drooling over the gs2. With this many different devices with different hardware and software variants, some are bound to be lemons. What I'd really wish t-mobile(and other carriers) would do is offer to reset phone upgrades for people with specific devices that have well known and documented issues. My old vibrant, for instance... everytime I call to complain about the gps issue, EVERY csr tells me this is a known issue and sends me a replacement. I've swapped it out 6 times in 9 months and even asked for a different phone of equal value and been shot down, as recent as 2 weeks ago. I don't want a free phone, I just want to be able to spend ANOTHER $200 on a "high-end" phone that works.
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Edit: Not worth it.
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Edit: Not worth it.
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I started this thread and never once did I say I wouldn't buy another LG. When the behold II debacle hit, I never said I wouldn't buy a Samsung. This thread was simply starting the obvious. LG is now screwing its customers over just like Samsung used to. But yea. I don't believe for one second half these people will never buy LG again because as soon as the Nexus 3 hits, there is going to be a mass exodus of LG users. You also see how far boycotting samsung got you. No where. They now make some of the best devices out and have no problem selling them.
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Thank you very much beforehand.
Buy in USA - Los Angeles, the LG P999 - G2X - T-MOBILE.
The cell phone turns off every few minutes only.
Model: LG P999 DW
Android Version: 2.3.3
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.9
Complilación Number: GRI40
SW Version: LG-P999-V21e
Already connected to the LG website and did the upgrade.
First of all thank you very much and sorry for the inconvenience, I can help?
I was reading / googling the web and see that there were several reaclamos users T-Mobile.
for this phone model.
Any of you happened to them?
What did you do?
I await your comments
Best Regards
Does it require a Battery Pull?
If you got it from a tmobile store return it asap. No reason to try and fix a defective phone.
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If you got it from a tmobile store return it asap. No reason to try and fix a defective phone.
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+1 Most likely a defective unit. You need a new one.
If it happens with no apps installed and sd card is out. Then its defective for sure.... You will know within a day if its defective..
If still having issues exchange toll you get a good one.. Stay away from 5/16/11 build date.. 2 out of 3 of those were defective for me.
Finally rocking a good one I love it..
Did it happen when on off the charger?
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Did it happen when on off the charger?
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I bought a T-Mobile G2X mobile phone off ebay.
That is a single piece without Adapter or any accessory.
I hope it would be the mobile phone the customer gave back to T-Mobile.
If the mobile phone emits the above problems what are the options for me to fix it?
Would it be a hardware problem?
If you got it off EBay, I think your first option would be to contact LG and get a replacement. Regardless where you got it, the phones not old enough to be out of warranty. You could also try going to a T-Mobile store and asking them, they might work with you. Also, if you have insurance on the phone it may be covered. I know with Asurion your covered for about a 100-140 dollar replacement fee.
You are with T-Mobile I assume.
Nope, i am not a T-mobile customer nor in USA.
Thats why I am trying to find software based solutions.
But I bought the mobile phone from a reputed seller in eBay and he assured me that it is working propery.
Fingers crossed.
Gustavo: For the moment no I am afraid. That would actually be up to the carrier, they call the shows on updates. You see; software comes from Google but it has all carrier specifications and restrictions and service actually come from the carrier. LG’s role was to develop the phone hardware for the carriers to place their software into and offer the service. Basically what I mean to say is that if you would be interested in finding out information related to software, service or even SIM card related question for GSM type phones, I suggest contacting the carrier since they are responsible for that part of the phone and should have more concrete information to be able to help out with this situation in particular.
Gustavo: I am always happy to help out as best I can with situations in general, but I am unfortunately only limited to the information we have for the hardware specifications and what we can find in the Owner’s manual, in our system and from experience. I honestly do apologize for the inconvenience if there is any. Hopefully you now have a better picture of how LG operates regarding the software vs hardware.
copy and paste when i asked through a chat if there is going to be any type of update coming soon
Incoming people who say we will get the update cause the O2X is.
Then the people who say that it's not the same and won't.
Now that T-Mobile has officially declared the G2X EOL (end of life) there will be no more updates for it. They most likely did this because they did not want to pay LG for the ICS update. Major carriers like TMO have to pay per phone for major updates, which is what a jump to ICS would be. TMO most likely decided the millions of dollars they would have to pay LG for ICS was not worth it to them and decided to F..K over their customers. G2X will not be getting official ICS, but the LG unbranded 2X devices will be. It is up to each carrier whether they want to go ahead with an update or not. The Canadian carriers left their customers on Froyo opting to not even pay for the jump to GB.
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Now that T-Mobile has officially declared the G2X EOL (end of life) there will be no more updates for it. They most likely did this because they did not want to pay LG for the ICS update. Major carriers like TMO have to pay per phone for major updates, which is what a jump to ICS would be. TMO most likely decided the millions of dollars they would have to pay LG for ICS was not worth it to them and decided to F..K over their customers. G2X will not be getting official ICS, but the LG unbranded 2X devices will be. It is up to each carrier whether they want to go ahead with an update or not. The Canadian carriers left their customers on Froyo opting to not even pay for the jump to GB.
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Was I the only one who noticed the G2x was EOLed the day before LG agreed to the patent license deal from Microsoft?
Well this sucks. But its ok im moving to a galaxy s2 in a month or 2 when I have the money.
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guess im going to trade for a sensation or mytouch 4g slide
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guess im going to trade for a sensation or mytouch 4g slide
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Nobody cares
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Who cares about t-mofos? Those who really want ics on their g2xs will have it and those who do not get it on a silver platter probably wont even care enough
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Nobody cares
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You cared enough to reply