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I did a thread on this before but on the wrong section here are one of the response I got:
Do a full wipe and start fresh....totally from scratch. My phone did that too one time it just ran like ass for some reason. I did a full wipe etc and it seemed to fix it.
Nonsense!
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Did that, and got a new G2 replacement with the OTA Update preinstall and I still get the same low scores that I would normally score 300+ higher before the update, I get 1700 @ 1ghz o/c while I would get around 1600-1700 before the update @ 800mhz stock and around 1900s @ 1ghz o/c :s, could it be the tethering and wifi calling capabilities added on the OTA update that slowed the phone down?
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There is differing opinions on this, but the popular consensus is that quadrant scores are worthless. They do not reflect real world use at all. There really just good for circle jerking with your friends and saying "Oh my phone is better, no MINE!" . I have actually used roms that got a THOUSAND less in quadrant, yet felt faster and worked better in real world use. So my advice would be dont rely on quadrant so heavily to decide what is the best rom I made that mistake myself.
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There is differing opinions on this, but the popular consensus is that quadrant scores are worthless. They do not reflect real world use at all. There really just good for circle jerking with your friends and saying "Oh my phone is better, no MINE!" . I have actually used roms that got a THOUSAND less in quadrant, yet felt faster and worked better in real world use. So my advice would be dont rely on quadrant so heavily to decide what is the best rom I made that mistake myself.
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Well I'm on stock, not using any roms
And than again I don't rely much on quadrant but, the phone is definately slower, it use to be faster before the update. I strongly believe is the update that slowed the phone down, many people have also notice this.
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Well I'm on stock, not using any roms
And than again I don't rely much on quadrant but, the phone is definately slower, it use to be faster before the update. I strongly believe is the update that slowed the phone down, many people have also notice this.
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You are the first person I've seen mention this...my phone is just as fast now as it was when I bought it
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You are the first person I've seen mention this...my phone is just as fast now as it was when I bought it
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Trust me I'm not the first one lol, I've seen on other forums about this and I think I herd someone mention it on the overclocking thread too
Maybe when we get the gingerbread update it will get faster so I'm just impatiently waiting for the update.
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The latest tmo gingerbread leak is the final version and will most likely be the one we get here in the US..and I must say it is very fast
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Spastic909 said:
The latest tmo gingerbread leak is the final version and will most likely be the one we get here in the US..and I must say it is very fast
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Here it is guys lol http://911sniper.blog.163.com/blog/static/142900881201132810220289/?suggestedreading
Try it @ your own risk I'm currently downloading the file I will flash it on the defective G2 that I will send back to tmo not the one I'm currently using to write this comment, if it works (saw comments saying it worked perfectly) I will flash it, why wait for an update anyway when yu have the update
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Have you gone into recovery and do a wipe cache? That could possible speed up phone a bit
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Have you gone into recovery and do a wipe cache? That could possible speed up phone a bit
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Nop never done that, how do I do it, thru a root app?
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Rom manager rebootinto recovery and go to wipe cache
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Rom manager rebootinto recovery and go to wipe cache
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Alright I have that app ill do it now, thnx
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I did it but idk what to do after the red triangle appears it stays in that screen forever
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When you get there press and hold vol up and then press power button
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When you get there press and hold vol up and then press power button
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Did it and the phone did scores higher than it did before I wipe the cache out, thnx, but I still got higher numbers before the update. I really do believe the update slowed down the phone because of the addition of wifi calling and tethering, if not than what did.
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I also I'm downloading the CM 7 ROM and would like to know if I will get updates if I flash the ROM and backup the current one?
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So I have on order from tmobile 2 of these phones for my parents, they wanted to upgrade and learn how to use them. But coming from well... I nokia bar phone, and a old samsung slide phone, this change might be a little big. So I was wondering if you guys could recommend some good stable roms that are easy to use, have somewhat decent battery life. Or even if should I just stick with the stock one? Thank you guys. -CptSamir
I just released a ROM earlier today.
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Personally I would let them knock around the stock rom for a little while until they get used to android and then try a custom ROM later.
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i wouldnt do **** to their phones , if it craps out on them then they are screwed, stock rom on this phone is really good
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i wouldnt do **** to their phones , if it craps out on them then they are screwed, stock rom on this phone is really good
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Since they're for your parents, I would leave them as is, stock. Chances are, they're never going to understand or utilize the phone's full potential. Unless you plan on always being available to immediately troubleshoot any and all errors/issues that might/will pop up with a custom ROM, stock is the way to go. Even stock blows away other phones available.
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I am using beastmod. You could give that a try. Its stable and fast. Don't underestimate your parents. My dad rocks cyanogen on his smartphones.
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I am using beastmod. You could give that a try. Its stable and fast. Don't underestimate your parents. My dad rocks cyanogen on his smartphones.
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If this is there 1st foray into Android, leave it stock. The worst thing you can do is have a custom ROM on it, then have it do some weird stuff, and they are up a creek when they go to the store to have them fix it.
If they want to mod the phone and mess with it, let them make the choice and let them learn to do it.
You could at least root and debloat the phones.
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I wouldn't do anything to them, this phone is good stock. The last thing you need is them accidentally going to recovery and messing with something they shouldn't.
That's the best thing to do IMO.
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If this is there 1st foray into Android, leave it stock. The worst thing you can do is have a custom ROM on it, then have it do some weird stuff, and they are up a creek when they go to the store to have them fix it.
If they want to mod the phone and mess with it, let them make the choice and let them learn to do it.
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Ya, trust me. I know my parents. My dad cannot turn on a computer, my mom pulls me every 2 min to help here "troubleshoot" a problem she is having, like finding the next button, or save, or...well. anything. Thank you for all the replies. I will stick with the stock rom for now and see how they like it. Hopefully (wish me luck) they will go from using the phone to just make calls, and use the phone to help their lives.
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i wouldnt do **** to their phones , if it craps out on them then they are screwed, stock rom on this phone is really good
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I am enjoying my stock rom with different launcher.
2.3.6 with samsung touchwiz is good combination.
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stock all the way fo showwww
just for now.
If I have helped or contributed in*ANY*way please hit the*THANKS*button. It is very much appreciated!!
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Pretty much it depends on your parents understanding of Technology my mother I got her into android I gave her my old Vibrant custom rom and all and from time to time i would update it to something newer and she would get how to use it pretty quick sure she has had some issues but if your knowledgeable enough you can help em in those snags as for ROMs i would suggest Bombaridier personally my favorite
I would just stick with the stock one personally. And this is coming from someone who in the past ALWAYS flashed a custom rom on other phones.
I'd flash a custom kernel, like darkside, because it make the phone much smoother
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I vote for stock as well. I am still on stock (rooted and bloat-frozen) and it works well for me. If we had MIUI, then I would recommend that because your parents could easily cusome the look of their phones to their hearts' content without alot of knowledge and without great risk.
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Ya, trust me. I know my parents. My dad cannot turn on a computer, my mom pulls me every 2 min to help here "troubleshoot" a problem she is having, like finding the next button, or save, or...well. anything. Thank you for all the replies. I will stick with the stock rom for now and see how they like it. Hopefully (wish me luck) they will go from using the phone to just make calls, and use the phone to help their lives.
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Yeah stick with stock, they wont notice the difference anyhow. Its not like they're gonna go overclocking/undervolting the cpu, theming or all that good stuff. My guess its they just want it for what it is, a phone
Our darkside de wizzed!
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Our darkside de wizzed!
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I just switch to different ROM because it gave me continious force close
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I just switch to different ROM because it gave me continious force close
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You don't belong with the darkside!
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Guys,
I'm on Wicked V1 I love the rom great battery life and very stable.. My problem is that I've been getting about 13mb Download which is ok but my Upload is only 512Kbps.. Why do you think my data is acting this way?
The download got a bit faster after installing a new radio but not the upload..
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I doubt your Rom has anything to do with it just my $0.02
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Ha ha ha ha..... 02 I like that.... More than likely it has to do with my kernel...
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Are you underclocked?(Ive noticed that being underclocked slowed my connection speed) What modem are you on?
You could try editing this line in your build.prop.
Ro.ril.hsupa.category=
I find 8 works best for me but 7 and 9 work well too. 9 is the highest category I've verified but 10 did pretty well on my phone.
Mine was worse than yours and I now get 2-4 mb uplink pretty consistantly.
Reboot after changing the value. Then test.
Use root explorer or super manager to browse to the file and edit it if possible. And always have a recent nandroid handy...just in case.
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Also data problem
I hope this post is okay to be here. Can't find help anywhere else. I am running Wicked_JB v2. My baseband is T999UVLJ4. On T-mobile in Georgia, USA. This is about the 4th custom ROM I've had on my Galaxy S3. I really like it because it is custom but keeps some TouchWiz features that I actually like. My problem is that now the data signal in the notification bar is showing G where I used to always get Edge. I'm not sure if the G is misleading and I'm still on Edge or if I am truly not getting Edge service. I haven't yet been to an area where I used to get 3G, so I don't know if this is working. I have no problem with WiFi. I didn't flash any different kernel or radio. I'm not super comfortable with that. If anyone has any advice, I would greatly appreciate it. I am loving this ROM and hope I can get this small problem resolved.
Hi , I'm currently using Lg g2x
and it seems like this phone is a good option for me right now.
i have a few question for the phone.
1. How are the driver and development support for this phone? ( both from samsung and devs)
my g2x is a pain right now because LG did not release enough drivers and we have no fully working ICS/JB and developments are dying....
2. Are there screen burn in problems?? (This was the major reason why I tried to avoid AMOLED phones)
3. what is your general opinion?
Thank you
This phone and the dev support kicks ass. I had no qualms about keeping this through the S3 cycle, and every time I think I want to upgrade, I'm reminded that this phone does everything I want it to do.
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Ex-G2X user here. By all means, go for it if you have a bargain! This is a sweet phone, so stable compare to the G2X.
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Dev support is killer!! You'd be crazy to not switch to an S2 or S3.
Im an ex g2x user also and I'd totally make the switch if i were u also
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How are the burn-in problems?? Is it a major issue?? That's the only factor that's keeping me away from buying the phone
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How are the burn-in problems?? Is it a major issue?? That's the only factor that's keeping me away from buying the phone
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Never heard about that happen on this phone
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id say if you can switch phones and keep the g2x make the jump that's still a good phone if you ask me i dont get rid of my phones i love to have back ups and stay in tune with the development just in case something comes up and it looks tasty flash it !! lol
Thank you all for respoding back to me
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I'll take a thanks lol
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X g2xers unite. Yay baby!
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well I just got my SII X from koodo today, seems like a great device.
Just gonna wait 14 days for the warranty, and I will jump straight into custom roms.
stock seems bit choppy?? oh well just 13 more days(gonna be a long time)
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well I just got my SII X from koodo today, seems like a great device.
Just gonna wait 14 days for the warranty, and I will jump straight into custom roms.
stock seems bit choppy?? oh well just 13 more days(gonna be a long time)
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Good for you! Welcome to the team!
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Oh I was reading development thread and I saw that some ROMS need to flash radio? and I read about people flashing radio file. (ULV..etc)
What is it? is it necessary? are there ROMS requiring specific radios? Thanks!
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Oh I was reading development thread and I saw that some ROMS need to flash radio? and I read about people flashing radio file. (ULV..etc)
What is it? is it necessary? are there ROMS requiring specific radios? Thanks!
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I'm in Canada as well(however with Wind Mobile) and so far the stock koodo or Telus radio suits the best(most reliable, no data drops, etc). You may try different radios from the thread below to see if any of those works better for you with your provider. The stock koodo is there too if you wanna go back to that.
Radios in general affect the mobile signal, data connection and wifi signal. On a side note, the Telus Jellybean release is just around the corner for our device (April), we will see how is the bundled radio performs once it drops.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1895400
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DupleX01 said:
I'm in Canada as well(however with Wind Mobile) and so far the stock koodo or Telus radio suits the best(most reliable, no data drops, etc). You may try different radios from the thread below to see if any of those works better for you with your provider. The stock koodo is there too if you wanna go back to that.
Radios in general affect the mobile signal, data connection and wifi signal. On a side note, the Telus Jellybean release is just around the corner for our device (April), we will see how is the bundled radio performs once it drops.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1895400
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so it's only for people with bad signal or weak wifi after flashing roms?? Thanks for the info!
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so it's only for people with bad signal or weak wifi after flashing roms?? Thanks for the info!
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Flashing a custom rom(unless stated otherwise by the rom developer) won't touch your radio. So in theory your signal and other radio characteristics will remain the same. However based on the feedback in the radio thread some radio performs better for some user depending on their location(most of them are US based Tmobile customer). So it's about trial and error, try them and see if you have better results with different ones (signal, ping, download/upload, voice quality, battery life).
For Wind mobile here in my location (Ottawa) the koodo radio is the champ.
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So I went with the d801 g2!! It's awesome. I just wanted to say bye to all the t989 FAM, everyone was pretty cool and helpful. See you on the other side!
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demoncamber said:
So I went with the d801 g2!! It's awesome. I just wanted to say bye to all the t989 FAM, everyone was pretty cool and helpful. See you on the other side!
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I see you had the t999L as well! How did you like that phone?
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I see you had the t999L as well! How did you like that phone?
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It seemed like a pretty solid phone, I only played around with it for a half hour to make sure it worked.
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Should went nexus but I guess her red headed step sister ain't so bad
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Should went nexus but I guess her red headed step sister ain't so bad
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Lol.. I mean if you really want to call it that. I'd rather have the bigger display with the same exact specs as the n5. Knock on and WiFi calling (an option I cannot live without)
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So I went with the d801 g2!! It's awesome. I just wanted to say bye to all the t989 FAM, everyone was pretty cool and helpful. See you on the other side!
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Yeah G2 is awesome! Can't wait to see what the G3 is gonna bring to the table.
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Don't need WiFi calling n the screen is plenty big for me n got dt2w but don't use it battery drainer could flash a ROM called mystery ROM that has it on multirom
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Both are great phones. LG has converted me from a Samsung galaxy fan.
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Both are great phones. LG has converted me from a Samsung galaxy fan.
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Same here...:thumbup:
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Yeah I gotta agree with u guys there I love the build quality
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Alternate method to enter recovery?
Does anyone know of a way to enter recovery other than with using the power button? Is there a way to do it through ODIN?
I installed ICS Stock ROM, but I need to be able to enter recovery to do a factory reset.
My power button is broken. I can get into download mode (pressing volume up, volume down, and then inserting usb cable).
If the phone is off, I can also get the phone to power on (by inserting power cord, feeling vibrate, and then quickly removing power cord).
But I can't get into recovery. If anyone has any creative methods, that'd be awesome!
I'm saying goodbye, as well.
After installing ROM after ROM, I never found any that "just worked". Anything 4.4-based had all kinds of busted stuff (1080p video, Netflix, etc). 4.3 had camera/gallery issues. Even with 4.1 and 4.2 (including 4.1 stock), they still seem to suffer from "vbus_present" issues forcing me to reboot any time I unplug the device.
The device froze up on me and corrupted too many photos. I tried asking the community what the "best" ROM was, and mods closed the thread.
I wanted the T989 as a tool. Not something I had to babysit.
Maybe I'll get a Moto G or whatever Motorola's new phone is.
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I'm saying goodbye, as well.
After installing ROM after ROM, I never found any that "just worked". Anything 4.4-based had all kinds of busted stuff (1080p video, Netflix, etc). 4.3 had camera/gallery issues. Even with 4.1 and 4.2 (including 4.1 stock), they still seem to suffer from "vbus_present" issues forcing me to reboot any time I unplug the device.
The device froze up on me and corrupted too many photos. I tried asking the community what the "best" ROM was, and mods closed the thread.
I wanted the T989 as a tool. Not something I had to babysit.
Maybe I'll get a Moto G or whatever Motorola's new phone is.
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The way I see it....ROMs made of 4.2.2 and higher may have their odd glitches... But that just life bringing android versions to phones who's official support ended. Its either accept the odd problem, or stick with last official update. In this case touch wiz 4.1.2. Which is pretty much perfect.
Flashing custom ROMs comes with the odd glitch, no matter the phone. That's just how it is.
Stock is for those that can't accept the odd issue.
Good luck with your next phone!! The moto g is nice, for its price for sure!!!
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A point I should have made.....the devs work hard and for free and for fun....and share with us lucky members.
They do their best with what they have to work with....especially on android versions not even created for our device.
They deserve our respect and thanks. If what's available disappoints anyone....they should keep it to themselves or choose their words wisely.
Without the devs.... We'd have nothing at all. Especially when Google stops giving us official updates.
Be grateful.
Still loving my Herc. Carbon rom with SaberMod Uber kernel and I have no complaints...
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I'm saying goodbye, as well.
After installing ROM after ROM, I never found any that "just worked". Anything 4.4-based had all kinds of busted stuff (1080p video, Netflix, etc). 4.3 had camera/gallery issues. Even with 4.1 and 4.2 (including 4.1 stock), they still seem to suffer from "vbus_present" issues forcing me to reboot any time I unplug the device.
The device froze up on me and corrupted too many photos. I tried asking the community what the "best" ROM was, and mods closed the thread.
I wanted the T989 as a tool. Not something I had to babysit.
Maybe I'll get a Moto G or whatever Motorola's new phone is.
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Current T989 kitkat bugs piss me off, lol. They seem to be putting finishing touches on it, then all of a sudden they make a bigger change that opens a whole new can of worms.
My power button got stuck several months ago, so I actually opened the phone up and removed the entire thing. To turn my phone on, I plug it in with a usb chord and hold volume up/down until I enter download mode, then I cancel it.
I use an app called Quick Boot to reboot, enter recovery and so on.
Also, I kind of agree with you guys. Sure, the latest 4.4 ROMs are a little buggy, but I've found 4.3 roms to be perfect, in terms of stability.
Got my T989 last november from a friend, second android device I had but the first to get serious with. Also tried to check for newer devices like that LG G2 but the chance for me to get a new one is far less than you can do.
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I lucked out. I complained enough to tmobile about the screen blobs and lines from the amoled displays that they kept sending me as refurbs, wrote the CEO an email, then they called and agreed to send me a GS3 LTE, and let me keep my s2, so I immediately sold both phones and got the g2 new.
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demoncamber said:
So I went with the d801 g2!! It's awesome. I just wanted to say bye to all the t989 FAM, everyone was pretty cool and helpful. See you on the other side!
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Dude that's awesome! So you can send me a copy of your EFS folder then?