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[Q] Original 2.3 for LG Optimus T (P509)

Is the gingerbread released? I got a new update in the LG software tool, I'm going to see if it's the gingerbread update.
Update: Its version 2.2.2.... Software version LG-P509-V10S

That's not Gingerbread for sure.
Sent from my LG-P500 using XDA App

how much longer till official Tmobile optimus T gets 2.3 upgrade?

Sprint rolled out their update this week I believe. Co-worker has one, said his phone freaked out so he took it to the sprint store and the Rep said he had to update it..I was skeptical so I took a look at his about phone and dammit it was 2.3 hopefully that's a good sign for the T-Mobile users.

I have a P509 from T-Mobile and waiting for the 2.3 release. Seems like everyone else has it but us. I am hoping it comes in October.

techhead0 said:
I have a P509 from T-Mobile and waiting for the 2.3 release. Seems like everyone else has it but us. I am hoping it comes in October.
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any luck? its November already, WHERE IS IT? I want it!! any news on the Ginger update?

monalisa2121 said:
any luck? its November already, WHERE IS IT? I want it!! any news on the Ginger update?
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I know you've followed my rants on this before.
The chatter on the LG and TMO forums is still the same. The failed Optimus S update gives TMO all the reason they need to reject it.
All pissed off P509 owners should constantly be spamming US TMO and LG forums asking when, why, etc..... I do.

Yep, according to wiki docs on our phone, the optimus t wont be getting that official 2.3 gingerbread update, keep using unofficial versions or get a better phone-4g sensation or galaxy s2 yay!!!!!
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I have the Optimus T and have been reading mostly conflicting 'do' and 'donts' about using Optimus One ROM's so I'm still not sure if I 'can' or 'cant'. I never expected to see a GB update for the phone though - it's long past that and since it is under the pay-as-you-go framework it won't get any luv.

gammaRascal said:
I have the Optimus T and have been reading mostly conflicting 'do' and 'donts' about using Optimus One ROM's so I'm still not sure if I 'can' or 'cant'.
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Any P500 rom that uses the old baseband will work flawlessly on the P509. In fact the only thing I miss about the official rom is the missed message notification on the lockscreen. CM7 is superior is every other way IMO. Once the bugs are ironed out with Oxygen, AOSP and andys Phoenix I think we'll have one of the best selections of Gingerbread roms available on any phone.
Official LG GB utilizes the new baseband. The P500 baseband does not include the 1700 spectrum. This represents half of TMOs 3g network (according to Wiki).
I've flashed the P500 baseband and had no major problems. However, weird things like the launcher only showing 3 buttons instead of 5. When my phone booted it up it took an extra few seconds before I had network reception. Battery life was slightly worse compared to Official froyo. I errored on the side of caution and went back to the old baseband. Also, the idea of only having access to half the available 3g towers was a huge turn off.
I never expected to see a GB update for the phone though - it's long past that and since it is under the pay-as-you-go framework it won't get any luv.
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LG released the update for the Optimus One and considering Gingerbread is just a refresh of Froyo, I did expect an update. Since the Optimus V, P505, P506 and all other U.S. versions of the Optimus One haven't received the update, there's little hope and little room to complain. That doesn't change the fact that I feel I've been cheated.
My only concern is if LG releases the sources for the new baseband, will the great 01 devs start to phase out support for the old baseband?

Well thanks for clarifying.

Turducken said:
Any P500 rom that uses the old baseband will work flawlessly on the P509. In fact the only thing I miss about the official rom is the missed message notification on the lockscreen. CM7 is superior is every other way IMO. Once the bugs are ironed out with Oxygen, AOSP and andys Phoenix I think we'll have one of the best selections of Gingerbread roms available on any phone.
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can you point me in the right direction, to a rom were mms size comes in normal! because everytime i try a rom my mms come in to small and thus my pictures are thumbnails like! i know i've complain about this in the past, but your saying p500 roms would work flawlessly on the p509 and maybe i'm flashing the wrong roms! if you can help that would be great?
ps. i would like to flash the openoptimus the one with the old baseband you think it would work?

monalisa2121 said:
can you point me in the right direction, to a rom were mms size comes in normal! because everytime i try a rom my mms come in to small and thus my pictures are thumbnails like! i know i've complain about this in the past, but your saying p500 roms would work flawlessly on the p509 and maybe i'm flashing the wrong roms! if you can help that would be great?
ps. i would like to flash the openoptimus the one with the old baseband you think it would work?
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The small mms issue is because Tmo doesn't recognize the phone (don't ask, it makes no sense to me either). A rom like cm7 has an option in sms settings to change the user agent. Third party apps do too.
Any rom based on official LG like openoptimus won't have this option.
If you prefer official LG without a third party app, it may be possible to decompile the mms.apk and edit the user agent.

Turducken said:
Any P500 rom that uses the old baseband will work flawlessly on the P509. In fact the only thing I miss about the official rom is the missed message notification on the lockscreen. CM7 is superior is every other way IMO. Once the bugs are ironed out with Oxygen, AOSP and andys Phoenix I think we'll have one of the best selections of Gingerbread roms available on any phone.
Official LG GB utilizes the new baseband. The P500 baseband does not include the 1700 spectrum. This represents half of TMOs 3g network (according to Wiki).
I've flashed the P500 baseband and had no major problems. However, weird things like the launcher only showing 3 buttons instead of 5. When my phone booted it up it took an extra few seconds before I had network reception. Battery life was slightly worse compared to Official froyo. I errored on the side of caution and went back to the old baseband. Also, the idea of only having access to half the available 3g towers was a huge turn off.
LG released the update for the Optimus One and considering Gingerbread is just a refresh of Froyo, I did expect an update. Since the Optimus V, P505, P506 and all other U.S. versions of the Optimus One haven't received the update, there's little hope and little room to complain. That doesn't change the fact that I feel I've been cheated.
My only concern is if LG releases the sources for the new baseband, will the great 01 devs start to phase out support for the old baseband?
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Do you thinks this goes the same for the telus lg-p500h
it lists software version LGP500h-20G

ecotycoon said:
Do you thinks this goes the same for the telus lg-p500h
it lists software version LGP500h-20G
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Telus officially released an OTA update for Gingerbread 2.3.
So, yes, your phone is completely covered under the new baseband.

I dont think they are coming out with one for the tmobile version sorry

No signal
Turducken said:
Any P500 rom that uses the old baseband will work flawlessly on the P509. In fact the only thing I miss about the official rom is the missed message notification on the lockscreen. CM7 is superior is every other way IMO. Once the bugs are ironed out with Oxygen, AOSP and andys Phoenix I think we'll have one of the best selections of Gingerbread roms available on any phone.
Official LG GB utilizes the new baseband. The P500 baseband does not include the 1700 spectrum. This represents half of TMOs 3g network (according to Wiki).
I've flashed the P500 baseband and had no major problems. However, weird things like the launcher only showing 3 buttons instead of 5. When my phone booted it up it took an extra few seconds before I had network reception. Battery life was slightly worse compared to Official froyo. I errored on the side of caution and went back to the old baseband. Also, the idea of only having access to half the available 3g towers was a huge turn off.
LG released the update for the Optimus One and considering Gingerbread is just a refresh of Froyo, I did expect an update. Since the Optimus V, P505, P506 and all other U.S. versions of the Optimus One haven't received the update, there's little hope and little room to complain. That doesn't change the fact that I feel I've been cheated.
My only concern is if LG releases the sources for the new baseband, will the great 01 devs start to phase out support for the old baseband?
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Yeah i just flashed, absolutely no network signals. Wifi and Bluetooth working fine.

[Vote] for the best Custom ROM LG Optimus 3D

As the number of custom ROMS or STOCK ROM is growing here and some cooks are providing full/lite/meduim versions I just wanted to get an overview on what to include in a light ROM. So, please give tips on for making the best lite ROM experience as possible
If you are missing an option, please post it...maybe we can collect it here afterwards...
Thanks to this great community!

All of them are pretty identical to be honest with you but...
Where's PeterKing's KingDroid ROM on the list?
This one I mean:
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=247038
I think that's the best ROM that I have used and he's working on the new version based on V10J

Farhang said:
All of them are pretty identical to be honest with you but...
Where's PeterKing's KingDroid ROM on the list?
This one I mean:
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=247038
I think that's the best ROM that I have used and he's working on the new version based on V10J
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OMG...i miss.
ok, i will update thank's for correction
but..i cannot edit this vote.
i'm so sorry for peterking. i miss your rom.

non at the moment, I'm not gonna vote this. Don't get me wrong and please do not flame me, it is not at all about the developers, I appreciate the developers as everyone does and I thank to everyone for the great custom roms. It is the LG Stock 2.2 roms that suck big time and all roms are based on them at the moment. With the experience with other Android phone, this expensive so called high end phone don't deserve a ****ty rom. I'm only putting up hope with the upcoming official gingerbread rom, probably only then I will get more answer if this phone deserve as a keeper. And from then on, hope Cyanogenmond will have everything 3Ds working.
I'm totally pissed of with the phone due to the rom in many ways.
BTW, my previous old WM6.5 HTC HD2 with ported Cyanogenmod works way better than this LG phone at the moment. What the ****! really!

I fill the same with ^^^^there are to many lg custom roms I'm ready to sale this puppy
Sent from my LG-P925 using xda premium

Am using the Stock rom. it has everything I need .
I only
installed root
and did few modifications of some files
to improve a bit the JPEG compression (now my pics are round 1,5MB - was about 0,9-1MB)
and video bitrate (about 9-15Mbps - 10sec/15MB - was about 10sec/10MB).
Thats all i need and this works great, has a nice default font and everything is running fine.

precsmo said:
non at the moment, I'm not gonna vote this. Don't get me wrong and please do not flame me, it is not at all about the developers, I appreciate the developers as everyone does and I thank to everyone for the great custom roms. It is the LG Stock 2.2 roms that suck big time and all roms are based on them at the moment. With the experience with other Android phone, this expensive so called high end phone don't deserve a ****ty rom. I'm only putting up hope with the upcoming official gingerbread rom, probably only then I will get more answer if this phone deserve as a keeper. And from then on, hope Cyanogenmond will have everything 3Ds working.
I'm totally pissed of with the phone due to the rom in many ways.
BTW, my previous old WM6.5 HTC HD2 with ported Cyanogenmod works way better than this LG phone at the moment. What the ****! really!
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I`m totally agree with you.
Current custom ROMs are great and I really appreciate what Devs are doing but the ROM's are basically the Stock ROM without some of LG's apps and a few build.prob tweaks and a different theme.
You can still see some Stock LG in their ROMs. For example, none of them has managed to fully remove LG's Social+ cause you can still see it in Setting>Accounts & Sync even though they removed the Widget.
My only hope was CyanogenMod but the current one is waaaay too unstable and buggy.
I kinda regret selling my old Xperia X10. It had a huge amount of amazing ROMs to choose from.
Oh well...

right now the stock rom or thiaiz rom which uses the stock kernel is good.every other rom i used makes me sick...feels like my old captivate was faster even having a single core..i suggest everyone just stay on the stock and use some tweaks till GB is out..then maybe we can see some hope!
if it wasnt for the 3d stuff i would have never bought this phone!! i would have gone for sgs2!!

Farhang said:
I`m totally agree with you.
Current custom ROMs are great and I really appreciate what Devs are doing but the ROM's are basically the Stock ROM without some of LG's apps and a few build.prob tweaks and a different theme.
You can still see some Stock LG in their ROMs. For example, none of them has managed to fully remove LG's Social+ cause you can still see it in Setting>Accounts & Sync even though they removed the Widget.
My only hope was CyanogenMod but the current one is waaaay too unstable and buggy.
I kinda regret selling my old Xperia X10. It had a huge amount of amazing ROMs to choose from.
Oh well...
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Hi mate.I'm comming from HTC Desire and SGS2. Every single ROM in boths forums looks the same.Stock,cyanogen or MIUI(chinese cyanogen copy) based with build.prop and themes tweaks.What you guys expect HTC Sense running on O3D ? What they have that we dont is custom Kernel and GB, and we have 3D + 3D converter.But I agree LG did a big mistacke with Froyo and that can cost them a lot.
Sent from my LG-P920 using XDA App

ThiaiZ said:
Hi mate.I'm comming from HTC Desire and SGS2. Every single ROM in boths forums looks the same.Stock,cyanogen or MIUI(chinese cyanogen copy) based with build.prop and themes tweaks.What you guys expect HTC Sense running on O3D ? What they have that we dont is custom Kernel and GB, and we have 3D + 3D converter.But I agree LG did a big mistacke with Froyo and that can cost them a lot.
Sent from my LG-P920 using XDA App
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ya..when i think about the price i paid for the phone and todays date and in the same time i open the about screen in the phone and looking at "android version 2.2" makes me feel like ****!!!!!! seriously i feel so angry, but i cant do anything!! i think everyone feels the same!! is there something we can do about this?

smackdownn said:
i open the about screen in the phone and looking at "android version 2.2" makes me feel like ****!!!!!! seriously i feel so angry, but i cant do anything!
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So you're angry just because it says 2.2? I can tell you how to make the info about say eg. 3.9.9 if you'd like Be happy that the stock rom is stable without any troubles. My opinion is to better have not the newest version but the one which is stable, and this is what LG did - its stable, not crashing, compatible with all official apps. I had many smartphones and its not that common that a stock offical rom runs so smooth as 10D made by LG, believe me.
And, the update to 2.3 will be released during October, so you dont need to wait such long to get rid of 2.2 the official way

Gingerbread will be release on oct
hi all...
Yesterday LG say October will release GB for LG Optimus 2x, Optimus Black and Optimus 3D. so...patient please

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thank's for move to General

tbh i love the phone...
I bought it for the 3d video recording. 2 complaints though:
1. poor bluetooth stack (my iControlPad would be a perfect fit for Mario64 in 3D) and
2. the audio quality on the video recording is appalling. I hope GB fixes this (or a custom rom!
I would be happy to contribute very generously to any dev that can fulfil my 2 gripes.

Im happy with my stock rom. What i need is everything the same as are (the same launcher,3d space) everything as stock, just would be good to have rooted phone and better video photo quality, of course faster is better too. but its fast enough for me after htc wildfire so does whis forum has what i need?

Farhang said:
All of them are pretty identical to be honest with you but...
Where's PeterKing's KingDroid ROM on the list?
This one I mean:
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=247038
I think that's the best ROM that I have used and he's working on the new version based on V10J
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Sry for going offtopic, but what is the player included in this ROM's pictures?

stefankorun said:
Sry for going offtopic, but what is the player included in this ROM's pictures?
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It's the MIUI's default Player which is included in the ROM by PeterKing.

anybody use v10j ? share please...

mohicanrat said:
anybody use v10j ? share please...
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I flashed the stock V10j (Australian one) and I don't know why but it was slow and laggy. so I went back to King3D v1.8 for now until ThiaiZ release v.1.3 of his ROM.
On the positive note, the Converter app was cool but when you convert a game to 3D, it became a little laggy. (The ROM had Angry Birds Rio by default. When converted to 3D, it wasn't very smooth but it was awesome nonetheless)
I didn't notice any other changes compare to V10e.
Cheers and sorry for my bad English.

[Q] Most stable Gingerbread ROM

Hi i was wondering what the most stable gingerbread rom is right now for the G2x? I was using eagleblood's ics rom but I want to be able to use camera, browser and internal storage for music (I dont have an external sd card right now). but yeah tahts my question. I heard the one from lg/tmobile isnt the best

Stock or custom? Cm7 I feel is the best, but some might disagree.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium

My wife has EaglesBlood GB on her phone, and she says it's really stable for her. On occasion, it freezes up on AC power, but other than that, it works really well.
And, like mt3g said, CM7 also works really well. Although others complain that it's buggy for them, but that's just the nature of these phones: what works for one phone, doesn't work well for another. Trial and error is your strange bedfellow.

mt3g said:
Stock or custom? Cm7 I feel is the best, but some might disagree.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
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i used stock but that seemed to drain my battery like no other, and sometimes apps froze. I would rather go custom if tehre is a good one
dorkknight said:
My wife has EaglesBlood GB on her phone, and she says it's really stable for her. On occasion, it freezes up on AC power, but other than that, it works really well.
And, like mt3g said, CM7 also works really well. Although others complain that it's buggy for them, but that's just the nature of these phones: what works for one phone, doesn't work well for another. Trial and error is your strange bedfellow.
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EaglesBlood ICS has only restarted once over my 4 day usage and that was cause i was doing some stupid stuff with the settings. I just want something that doesnt drain my battery as much as stock and fixed glitches and everything... the notification sliding in ICS i heard that some GB roms have it.. which do? I was looking at the android developement section and tehre are like 10 idk what to choose lol

I always choose a basic nightly the latest only work with 21y mar 2012 baseband I think been out of it for a while.
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mt3g said:
I always choose a basic nightly the latest only work with 21y mar 2012 baseband I think been out of it for a while.
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alright ill try nightly out, no other custom GB rom works with 21y?

Ya but you have to use the new baseband zip file owain created. Its in the op oh his thread.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium

If you want something easy to customize, I recommend Hellfire Phoenix over EaglesBlood because its based on the newest CM7 source, which includes a lot of fixes and more tweaks.
Now if you want a stock look (along with that better stock battery life), I recommend Bionix Reloaded v1.4.1 because its heavily tweaked for better battery life, and gives you all the stock Tmo apps like Wifi Calling, DLNA Sharing, etc.
The kernel is important too, and I always used Faux's kernel without any problems. In fact, using Faux helped solve some, as people running other kernels weren't able to play games such as Draw Something.
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I like CM7, but have been running Hell Fire Phoenix for a LONG time, and love it.

Specific reqs
My wife is a medical professional and is sometimes "on call". I bought our phones a year ago, and didn't switch from stock 2.2.2, because no ROM/kernel (if I'm using those terms correctly) seem to be able to fix the Black Screen Of Death. So now I wonder the same - which ROM and or kernel is the most stable? She loves the stock LG camera, doesn't use BT nor WiFi calling - she NEEDS STABILITY!!! I know I can search thru the dev forum, but there are many posts, some by zealots. I'm looking for opinions from people who have tried many. It could be that the new LG V21Y will be good for her....
She doesn't need to customize - she just wants a phone that is working every time she pulls it out of her purse.

I vote for LG's stock 2.3.4 with new baseband.
My wife has not rebooted her G2x since updating to the new V21y/2.3.4. It's been at least a month for her w/o ANY complaints. She used to ***** at least daily about needing to pull the battery or reboot. Call quality is much improved, but what really impresses me is the speed and accuracy of the GPS now (not sure how much that matters for your wife). Battery seems to be at least as good as when I run the latest CM Nightly with Morfic's Trinity ELP kernel underclocked.
I too keep a nandroid backup of the new stock rom on my G2x. I find it the most stable of anything I've tried. Recently I've been on Hellfire Phoenix w/ either Morfic's ELP or Faux's 50b6 kernel. I've also been through all the recent Cyanogenmod releases lately.
Benefits of the stock ROM...
-No black screens of death
-Great battery life
-Clear in-call sound
-Quick GPS locks
-Minimal force closes
Compared to CM-based ROM's I mostly miss the brightness controlled by sliding across the status bar, the status bar toggles, the CM themes, and the "render effect" that allows me to pick the hue of the screen. I like to run the red one (least bright) when I just can't stop using the phone at night.
I am beginning to play with the rooted 2.3.4 (Thanks kwes1020) in hopes of regaining some of that custom functionality that I miss from the CM-based builds...

Appreciative lurker, first time poster
This thread looks like the best one to get my questions answered. TIA.
Brand new G2X (got the $30 T-mobile Walmart plan), running 2.3.4 on the March 2012 BB, kernel 2.6.32.9 (if that matters)
Basically I'm looking for something stable, though I am interested in customization.
Features that are important to me:
Battery Life, speed, GPS, WiFi Calling, Bluetooth streaming (but dont care about Bluetooth calling), fast camera
Based on all my reading in these forums, I think I should be looking for a GingerBread ROM that allows some neat customization. CM7 7.2 Stable seems to be the most recommended right now. Is that right?
Also, though I have a couple years experience with Android, this will be the first time I root a phone and install a custom ROM. I was planning to use the video tutorials at theunlockr.com to start the process. Having watched all those, it looks like there are 3 steps:
1. Root: http://theunlockr.com/2011/05/03/how-to-root-the-t-mobile-g2x/
2. Flash Custom Recovery Image: http://theunlockr.com/2011/05/03/how-to-flash-a-custom-recovery-image-on-the-t-mobile-g2x/
3. Load Custom ROM: http://theunlockr.com/2011/05/03/how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-the-t-mobile-g2x/
However, I saw in another thread ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1761772&page=2 ) that "There is no need to root your stock Rom if you are using NVFlash to flash CWM."
So, is this a newer method or the same thing that unlockr.com is instructing me to do?
I know that's alot, but thanks for any advice...

Smitty20 said:
Appreciative lurker, first time poster
This thread looks like the best one to get my questions answered. TIA.
Brand new G2X (got the $30 T-mobile Walmart plan), running 2.3.4 on the March 2012 BB, kernel 2.6.32.9 (if that matters)
Basically I'm looking for something stable, though I am interested in customization.
Features that are important to me:
Battery Life, speed, GPS, WiFi Calling, Bluetooth streaming (but dont care about Bluetooth calling), fast camera
Based on all my reading in these forums, I think I should be looking for a GingerBread ROM that allows some neat customization. CM7 7.2 Stable seems to be the most recommended right now. Is that right?
Also, though I have a couple years experience with Android, this will be the first time I root a phone and install a custom ROM. I was planning to use the video tutorials at theunlockr.com to start the process. Having watched all those, it looks like there are 3 steps:
1. Root: http://theunlockr.com/2011/05/03/how-to-root-the-t-mobile-g2x/
2. Flash Custom Recovery Image: http://theunlockr.com/2011/05/03/how-to-flash-a-custom-recovery-image-on-the-t-mobile-g2x/
3. Load Custom ROM: http://theunlockr.com/2011/05/03/how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-the-t-mobile-g2x/
However, I saw in another thread ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1761772&page=2 ) that "There is no need to root your stock Rom if you are using NVFlash to flash CWM."
So, is this a newer method or the same thing that unlockr.com is instructing me to do?
I know that's alot, but thanks for any advice...
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Well, I rooted my phone for the first time about 3 months ago and I used the unlockr method. As long as you follow step by step instructions everything should go smoothly, I screwed it up and had to reload stock rom, but that just made me understand the process better.
As for which ROM to get, I tried various ones Eaglesblood, Hellfire both ICS and GB and I found that the one I liked the best was Hellfire CM7.2 supertweaked. I couldn't do ICS because I actually want to watch videos on my phone and it was too laggy. However, Hellfire ran smoothly and the battery life is amazing compared to stock. I have had this phone on mostly standby for a whole day and it was still on 60% battery life. There are no problems with wifi and camera is good. I am not sure about bluetooth since i don't use it, but the news is that there will soon be fixes to any bluetooth issues.
An extra piece of advice, if you are going to root your phone and I recommend you get the Auto Memory Manager and FasterGPS app. The former is better than app killer, which are bad for your device and the second will immensely increase GPS lock on time.

unknownz_1 said:
Well, I rooted my phone for the first time about 3 months ago and I used the unlockr method. As long as you follow step by step instructions everything should go smoothly, I screwed it up and had to reload stock rom, but that just made me understand the process better.
As for which ROM to get, I tried various ones Eaglesblood, Hellfire both ICS and GB and I found that the one I liked the best was Hellfire CM7.2 supertweaked. I couldn't do ICS because I actually want to watch videos on my phone and it was too laggy. However, Hellfire ran smoothly and the battery life is amazing compared to stock. I have had this phone on mostly standby for a whole day and it was still on 60% battery life. There are no problems with wifi and camera is good. I am not sure about bluetooth since i don't use it, but the news is that there will soon be fixes to any bluetooth issues.
An extra piece of advice, if you are going to root your phone and I recommend you get the Auto Memory Manager and FasterGPS app. The former is better than app killer, which are bad for your device and the second will immensely increase GPS lock on time.
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Thanks for the quick response. So, did you do the 3 videos in that order? That is my plan. And I will look for the Hellfire ROM, thanks.

Need a rom stable, fast with GPS ability and T-mobile unlock

Hello all,
first of all I would like to ask you if I can unlock the t-mobile option from my phone? I'm going to Greece in a couple of days and I would like to have a local SIM card with my phone. Can I?
Second but important. I would like to get rid of TSUGI ROM that I currently have. What is the best option for the GPS to work without any data usage?
Also I would like the new ROM to be clean and clear, meaning light and fast. I am having freezing issues with TSUGI lately which gets into my nerves.
Thank you in advance and hope to hear from you soon.

Well to get your phone unlocked just call up tmobile and tell them that you are going to Greece and you need your phone unlocked. That worked for me when I asked for when I went to Germany.
For the ROM I would most definitely recommend the new 2.3.4 update from LG. Install the new baseband and ROM. I heard it is really stable and smooth. The gps is reliable according to most.
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No don't use weaponx. It has been abandoned by the creator. Just go stock 2.3.4 because it's stable and the new baseband works with it
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So you don't suggest ICS?

Stock
Beware not all ROMs have the unlock code. I needed to do an instant downgrade to a stock ROM in order to perform the unlock when I was in Europe this summer. I think I was on CM7.2. So, please have that with you when you travel.

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No don't use weaponx. It has been abandoned by the creator. Just go stock 2.3.4 because it's stable and the new baseband works with it
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Just because it was "abandoned", doesn't mean it wasn't one of the best roms our phone has seen. I like to think of it as left in a perfect state haha

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Just because it was "abandoned", doesn't mean it wasn't one of the best roms our phone has seen. I like to think of it as left in a perfect state haha
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It's a good rom agreed. But I don't think the new baseband works on it
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If you are traveling, I would not experiment with a new ROM. DO that when you come back home. Do the new OTA update as mentioned before so you have a stable phone with all the pieces working. I have ICS but some things are still broken that have not been resolved yet in all ICS ROMs.
Only T-Mobile can unlock your phone to use with other carriers. Or pay a service online for a fee. Have a good trip!

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If you are traveling, I would not experiment with a new ROM. DO that when you come back home. Do the new OTA update as mentioned before so you have a stable phone with all the pieces working. I have ICS but some things are still broken that have not been resolved yet in all ICS ROMs.
Only T-Mobile can unlock your phone to use with other carriers. Or pay a service online for a fee. Have a good trip!
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+1

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It's a good rom agreed. But I don't think the new baseband works on it
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I didnt think he was on the new BB, but supposably owains BB fix works with new BB and old roms. I havent tried it because i just reflashed the old BB instead of the fix yesterday. But I would also agree that for stability doing an official update to 2.3.4 and then using SOC 2.3.3 is the second best way to go.

Best fully working custom rom

I'm just looking for a fully working custom rom to put on this phone. I need everything working. THis isnt my phoen which is why im not scouring the threads myself. If anyone can help thatll be great.

Try CM10.2 which is the most stable custom ROM for this device. Also, you can try CM11 which is pretty stable too.

ameer1234567890 said:
Try CM10.2 which is the most stable custom ROM for this device. Also, you can try CM11 which is pretty stable too.
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does 10.2 support wifi calling?

To my knowledge, no custom image for any phone supports Tmobile's current implementation of WiFi Calling. If someone can prove me wrong, I would personally adore it.
That said, Almost any Image can be made to support SIP and VoIP, which is essentially what Tmo's WiFi Calling is, without the ability to use your usual Tmobile mobile number.

Magamo said:
To my knowledge, no custom image for any phone supports Tmobile's current implementation of WiFi Calling. If someone can prove me wrong, I would personally adore it.
That said, Almost any Image can be made to support SIP and VoIP, which is essentially what Tmo's WiFi Calling is, without the ability to use your usual Tmobile mobile number.
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I'm coming from the HTC G2 and for awhile I had a custom ROM with WiFi calling. Technically I think I had to install it as an addon after I flashed the ROM but it shows it's been done. Here's the original thread where it was posted: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1664106. Was able to get WiFi calling on ICS even though there was never a stock ICS ROM for the G2.
So it might be in the realm of possibilities. I do know that the G2 had a lot more dev activity though.

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I'm coming from the HTC G2 and for awhile I had a custom ROM with WiFi calling. Technically I think I had to install it as an addon after I flashed the ROM but it shows it's been done. Here's the original thread where it was posted: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1664106. Was able to get WiFi calling on ICS even though there was never a stock ICS ROM for the G2.
So it might be in the realm of possibilities. I do know that the G2 had a lot more dev activity though.
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Ok.
It's possible.
However, T-Mo pushes out plenty of updates to their Wi-Fi calling that aren't aimed at improving service; they are released to break custom implementations. The difficulty of porting and maintaining Wi-Fi calling is the reason it probably won't happen on this device.
Regardless, there is no 100% perfect custom rom that will shower you with perfect mana from the heavens above and make poo smell like cinnamon rolls.
Every rom (including stock TouchWiz) is a tradeoff. That's just life.

ameer1234567890 said:
Try CM10.2 which is the most stable custom ROM for this device. Also, you can try CM11 which is pretty stable too.
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+1 CM10.2 stable is working great

jgummeson said:
I'm coming from the HTC G2 and for awhile I had a custom ROM with WiFi calling. Technically I think I had to install it as an addon after I flashed the ROM but it shows it's been done. Here's the original thread where it was posted: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1664106. Was able to get WiFi calling on ICS even though there was never a stock ICS ROM for the G2.
So it might be in the realm of possibilities. I do know that the G2 had a lot more dev activity though.
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I believe this is the old implementation of Wifi calling, which T-Mobile changed mid 2012, before the release of the Relay. There's a nearly $1500 bounty posted somewhere for someone to get the new implementation working for modern phones on AOSP based images.

Magamo said:
I believe this is the old implementation of Wifi calling, which T-Mobile changed mid 2012, before the release of the Relay. There's a nearly $1500 bounty posted somewhere for someone to get the new implementation working for modern phones on AOSP based images.
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Yeah you're right, it was the old implementation. Realized you specified the "new implementation" after I posted.