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Those of you yet to receive your sideloading update, I come bearing good news. I logged on to my ATT account and contacted tech support online using the chat feature.
I explained to the representative that I had yet to receive the silent update that gives me the ability to install 3rd party applications. She asked me to wait 2-3 minutes while she pushes the update to my phone. After 3 minutes, she had me reboot my phone and voila! Unknown sources is finally there. Swype 3.0 is now on my phone.
Hope this method works for those tired of waiting.
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Awesome I will have to try this method
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Hell, anyone know when they are going to push the Gingerbread update?
I got tired of the reps not knowing what I was asking for so I just rooted my HTC. I'm so glad I did!
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cwhitney24 said:
I got tired of the reps not knowing what I was asking for so I just rooted my HTC. I'm so glad I did!
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You are so correct in this matter, I had mine done before it was even a week old. I have not looked back.
Glad yours worked. I'm over 24 hours later after they pushed it to mine and its still not there. Question tho. After you rebooted it did a POP up show up that read "PWR OFF/ON" with ok and cancel buttons on it?
Edit: called in again today and within my 20 minute phone call I now have unknown source woot woot.
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Sideloading update
Just got done chatting with a ATT rep online. Everything went smooth and got Unknown Sources within 5 min.
I did the exact same thing last week. Took about 5-10 minutes with the online chat rep. She knew exactly what I was talking about, said she had to have her sup approve it and bam, there it was! Quick, easy and painless!
One of my friends tried doing this and they denied her the update, saying that she will never get it. I just rooted my phone because I got tired of waiting. I'd definitely recommend looking into rooting your phone, you can get more benefits (better battery life, phone performance, etc.).
Tell your friend to try again.
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Just finished a chat with the online rep aswell and knew exactly what I was talking about. Once the update was sent he mentioned it was succesfully delivered so I checked and BAM!! There it was unknown sources. It took seconds not even a minute..
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I have spent over two hours today working with att tech support and they still could not push it to my phone maybe time to root.
Freakin' AT&T. I've rooted both my Inspire and my wife's Xperia over this.
help z4root
ok tried z4root but of course my att HTC inspire won't let me open it so I can open my non market download. what do I do now?
They just told me 24 to 48 hours and the phone should have the update. Not feeling confident!
I did this a couple of days ago. It took me a solid hour and four reps before I finally got someone who figured out how to push the update. Once they pushed it, I checked the phone and it was there right away.
I also found out that if you ask for the PMC (Product Management Center?), they know about the update and it may save you some time.
Just did this, longest part was waiting on the phone to reboot. I made sure to indicate I was looking to have the update pushed that allowed Unknown Sources on my Android device before I clicked to chat. Agent immediately pushed it.
Z4root will not work on this phone.
henhouse17 said:
ok tried z4root but of course my att HTC inspire won't let me open it so I can open my non market download. what do I do now?
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I called and got mine pushed (right after it was first heard of), but it took two reboots to show up. Might be worth a try for those of you who are having trouble. Or just root your phones hah.
My story was straight forward and it didn't take longer than typing this.
Opened my account online at the PC.
Support - Online chat.
Typed what I wanted "Sideloading app to install non market apps".
Dialed *#06# to give the supporter my IMEI.
Supporter confirmed IMEI in the system.
Asked if Wi-Fi is off.
A few seconds later "Unknown sources" was active.
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Users that updated their G2X to V21E, you getting any random reboots or freezing? Please report in this post. Thanks!
Nope not yet and seem overall faster, but only time will tell.
Is Wifi fixed?
Yea, the true test will be a couple of days of uptime...
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Been only a few hours guys. Take a day or 2 to test this out. Battery, WIFI, GPS, Reboots...etc
None so far... but the true test is when it's on my charger at night. So we will see...
None so far. Definitely noticeable increase in speed. No wifi or GPS issues yet either. Only bug so far is the 4g and signal status not switching to green indicating network connection to Google. Does on my N1.
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my phone sometimes freezes or becomes unresponsive to my fingers...
I will be flashing back to 2.2. I never had a single reboot in the 4 months I've had the phone and now in 3 hours since I have updated, the phone has rebooted 4 times and froze twice. Also, my GPS would lock in 10 seconds with 20 feet of accuracy and now its taking a couple minutes to lock with 100 feet of accuracy. I really hope this isn't the finished product.
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My phone froze once so far since I updated my g2x was once off the lucky ones with almost no issues I hope it dont continue
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no reboots, notice the same white 4g deal, not turning green though. Has anyone got superoneclick to work with this yet?
Call me crazy but I don't notice anymore screen bleed after all mine was very minimal
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skye206 said:
Call me crazy but I don't notice anymore screen bleed after all mine was very minimal
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Your crazy. ;-)
Is your phone set to Max brightness or is it on auto? If its on auto, I bet LG reprogrammed the code to dim the backlight more than it was before so people don't notice it as much. Mine has always been minimal but its still the same at max brightness. A software update ain't going to fix a hardware issue.
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I will be flashing back to 2.2. I never had a single reboot in the 4 months I've had the phone and now in 3 hours since I have updated, the phone has rebooted 4 times and froze twice. Also, my GPS would lock in 10 seconds with 20 feet of accuracy and now its taking a couple minutes to lock with 100 feet of accuracy. I really hope this isn't the finished product.
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you stink of troll filth...
I have not had a single problem and ive been on the update since literally the first post was made about the update... the only thing i keep getting is a gtalk authentication error but i figure most of apps in the update are not quite up to date nor do i really use gtalk lol
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you stink of troll filth...
I have not had a single problem and ive been on the update since literally the first post was made about the update... the only thing i keep getting is a gtalk authentication error but i figure most of apps in the update are not quite up to date nor do i really use gtalk lol
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That jrwingate6 guy is some sort of shill poster,
claims to love the phone,
the next day he hates it,
next day he says he is leaving the forum because he is selling it,
next day he is complaining that he is keeping it because he can not sell it, next day he is whining that he never has had a problem with the phone,
next day he is complaining that GB is never coming,
next day he is saying the G2x is being recalled and will never be sold on T-mobile again,
next day he is saying he just updated to GB but it sucks so he is going to need to remove it
And he continues. if he is not some sort of paid corporate troll....its a pity because he is working it hard.
jrwingate6, I called you on this before....its fine....if I see your reply you can assume, I passed it off as gar-bauge and moved on.
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That jrwingate6 guy is some sort of shill poster,
claims to love the phone,
the next day he hates it,
next day he says he is leaving the forum because he is selling it,
next day he is complaining that he is keeping it because he can not sell it, next day he is whining that he never has had a problem with the phone,
next day he is complaining that GB is never coming,
next day he is saying the G2x is being recalled and will never be sold on T-mobile again,
next day he is saying he just updated to GB but it sucks so he is going to need to remove it
And he continues. if he is not some sort of paid corporate troll....its a pity because he is working it hard.
jrwingate6, I called you on this before....its fine....if I see your reply you can assume, I passed it off as gar-bauge and moved on.
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ok so at least my sense of smell is still working
not to mention his sig says he's on the Sensation lol
Um, you guys know this is a test rom, right?
Yeah, not a single problem with the update. No reboots (never had them to begin with). This may not be the final GB but so fast I'm completely satisfied.
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tombaker1 said:
That jrwingate6 guy is some sort of shill poster,
And he continues. if he is not some sort of paid corporate troll....its a pity because he is working it hard.
jrwingate6, I called you on this before....its fine....if I see your reply you can assume, I passed it off as gar-bauge and moved on.
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OK, JR and I disagree more than we agree, and I'm sure he can defend himself but:
- claims to love the phone
He talks positively about aspects of it.
-the next day he hates it
He talks negatively about aspects of it.
-next day he says he is leaving the forum because he is selling it
He kept it because he got it free from T-Mobile and it does some things better than the Sensation.
-next day he is complaining that he is keeping it because he can not sell it, next day he is whining that he never has had a problem with the phone
I don't know where you pulled this from but it doesn't sound like JR
-next day he is complaining that GB is never coming
So?
-next day he is saying the G2x is being recalled and will never be sold on T-mobile again
Lots of rumors about this. JR tends to quote from a source though.
-next day he is saying he just updated to GB but it sucks so he is going to need to remove it
Too early to tell if others are going to experience the same thing.
Tom, you're the one that still believes the phone's not for sale on tmobile.com because it's so popular. You're no stranger to sharing and defending unique opinions so it's odd you chose to single out JR. You've gone after me too. I come here to hear different opinions. I can figure out which one's to believe without a self-appointed moderator telling me.
So I finally did it. After having numerous issues,replacements, etc, and an offer to "upgrade" my 4g to 3g......what a joke.....Verizon finally agreed to move my replacement date up from 11/12 to now. Any new phone but apple 4s what what I am told. The delemma at hand....do I spring for nexus, razr, or wait it out and see what come in the next few,months? Currently on the charge with root n some minor weeks. Thoughts?
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I would keep the Charge unless totally not useable and you need it for work. As they say new things are always coming out and the Nexus is probably old news by now lol. My wife kills her phone and complains. I was up over 15 hours yesterday and talked, texted, sms, pictures and still had 40%. Only 1 FC and it was a known issue.
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I would keep the Charge unless totally not useable and you need it for work. As they say new things are always coming out and the Nexus is probably old news by now lol. My wife kills her phone and complains. I was up over 15 hours yesterday and talked, texted, sms, pictures and still had 40%. Only 1 FC and it was a known issue.
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Nexus won't be old news until. Ext nexus.
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How did you manage to get them to move the update? I've gone through five replacements in the last three months and my upgrade date is 11/23/12.
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Numerous calls and denials, finally emailed them, got a response to call customer service, explained that all i wanted was to have my date moved up. Got transferred to customer loyalty, they ok'd it. Only thing is, no apples and i have to call in to purchase since my online account still shows my 11/12 renewal date but yhe notations say that i am ok to upgrade.
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Nexus is pretty awesome. By the time a SGSIII comes to Verizon we will probably be nearing towards the end of the year again
Just got a replacement phone screen didn't sit right and random reboots already so they said they didn't want to put me in another thunderbolt. So ill miss out on the excitement of the ril finally being released. When I get my rezound I have a few accessories so ill post those Tuesday or Wednesday. Just got some of it too
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so do you still have your upgrade coming soon? (depending on when you bought your tb)
Haven't checked not too interested in renewing my contract
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I too am having reboot issues with my Thunderbolt. Along with the loose USB port, I might just have to get a replacement. Did you take it into a store to have them look at it or did they troubleshoot it over the phone?
Just call no one in the store knows their @$$ from a hole in the ground. If you've had multiple problems and are done with the phone ask to speak to a escalation Rep. If not just tell them make sure you're on the latest update before talking to them or they'll tell you that fixes it. Also they might try a hard or soft reset if you've tried that let them know. This was my fifth bolt so they didn't even ask just offered the bionic, charge, some LG phone, and the rezound so I took the obvious choice.
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Just got off the phone with Verizon; they're sending me a Rezound as a replacement as well. Called technical support because my phone was rebooting randomly, and the agent said that since this was my fourth Thunderbolt, they're going to switch it out with a different model. Choice was between the Rezound and the LG Spectrum.
Congrats mine comes today so ill be on ics within twelve hours
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Just did my call in as well.. Fortunately they were sympathetic after seeing note after note with replacement devices.. I'm on my 5th tbolt, and after seeing that they're starting to replace easily with other devices I went for it. The nice lady on the other end at tech support didn't even blink when I asked for the rezound as a replacement. She asked if I'd like an extended battery with that? Said yes please
Do u guys know if u had to buy the tbolt from Verizon direct? Cuz I got mine from best buy, can I still call Verizon for a replacement? Random reboots r killing me...
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teddyastuffed said:
Do u guys know if u had to buy the tbolt from Verizon direct? Cuz I got mine from best buy, can I still call Verizon for a replacement? Random reboots r killing me...
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Yes as long as you buy it from an authorized dealer which Best Buy is and are still under the 1 year warranty. (also of note, they generally don't replace phones with a different model unless you have had several replacements already)
Items for sale are up in accesories and for sale
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Out of curiosity when they sent you the Rezound did you get the Beats headphones/battery/back cover?
When they did a phone replacement last summer for my wife's fascinate to a DINC2 they only sent the phone with no charger or battery or battery back plate since it was a warranty phone exchange.
vzw has replaced my wife's tbolt 3 times now. definitely considering this route.
No headphones asked for a bettety and gave me an extra battery cover
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I generally just live with the random reboots since it is not that much of a horrible issue. But do you think they would replace my phone with a Rezound even I did not report previous issues. Like the text problem and the rebooting problem that is the current issue with the TBolt? Just kinda want the Rezound since it came out. Very pretty phoen
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I generally just live with the random reboots since it is not that much of a horrible issue. But do you think they would replace my phone with a Rezound even I did not report previous issues. Like the text problem and the rebooting problem that is the current issue with the TBolt? Just kinda want the Rezound since it came out. Very pretty phoen
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I am also wondering this. I have had the T-Bolt since last may and have dealt with the rebooting and text problems because I didn't want to go through the process of calling and getting a replacement. After reading this thread I really want to try and call for a rezound upgrade, but I have never called previously or had a previous replacement so IDK if it will work. I will post again if I do try it.
No I tried on my third and fourth and they said no so its for people whohavehad multiple complaints from my experience but it wouldn't hurt to try I guess. It also has to do with who you get when you call. From my calls be nice to them if you get upset or angry they don't want to help you out.
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famester said:
No I tried on my third and fourth and they said no so its for people whohavehad multiple complaints from my experience but it wouldn't hurt to try I guess. It also has to do with who you get when you call. From my calls be nice to them if you get upset or angry they don't want to help you out.
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Then I guess I'll just keep calling back until I get the right person lol. Thanks for the advice, I'll be sure to be extra nice!
Every now and then my phone randomly shuts off...and it's not a low batt situation.
Are you guys on the stock ROM? I would imagine a different ROM would be a possible solution...
Duely blundered from my thunderdolt
famester said:
Just got a replacement phone screen didn't sit right and random reboots already so they said they didn't want to put me in another thunderbolt. So ill miss out on the excitement of the ril finally being released. When I get my rezound I have a few accessories so ill post those Tuesday or Wednesday. Just got some of it too
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Great device, just got one for my wife, and she loves it. The screen looks great from any angle, a little lighter than the Tbolt of course too. But I love my Tbolt, but I still get to play with the Rezound sometimes...
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So I went to Verizon in December and got an account for my Mum and Dad got them both S3`s (They had U.S.Cellular) But lately its been horrible.
Well anyway Got them 2 brand new phones. My Dad`s S3 today still works Perfectly Fine! But my Mum`s is having bad luck.
1st phone which was new - Got VERY hot with no use even after reset and would get so hot it would turn off. Called Verizon
2nd phone Referb - Signal Issues from Day 1 constantly going in and out
3rd phone Referb - Text Messages would NOT go out, Incoming everything worked! But Placing a Call or sending a Text would NOT work at all.
4th phone Referb - Just got it today So far so good but so far so good with the others. What should I do if this one starts experiencing it?
Anyone had this bad of luck?
My first phone started doing what her 3rd one was doing after 2 weeks of having it, then my second died after the first time I charged it. So far the 3rd has held up for 6 and a half months.
If you still continue to experience issues you can always ask Verizon for a different phone explaining that you've actually had it with this phone replacing it and such.
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Addiso said:
If you still continue to experience issues you can always ask Verizon for a different phone explaining that you've actually had it with this phone replacing it and such.
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That`s what Im going to do if something happens this time.