Hello Everybody
I got an offer for LG Optimus in ebay for a good price.
The offer was well worth when comparing to it's specification.
But, i was searching about the mobile phone in internet to find out any major problems.
And i came across following issues.
Would lose network connectivity frequently for no apparent reasons
constant "Force Closure" messages.
Unstable Gingerbread update process.
On-screen keyboard frozen up occasionally
I heard that if we use LG Updater software, then there is no issues in upgrading to Gingerbread.
And i heard that Gingerbread update completely fixes the phone lockup and reboot problems, is it true ?
There is no GB update out yet....
Most of problems on this device are baseband related, and after 3 baseband update, its still not that good...
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It's safe if you're willing to mould it into what you want.
If you want to use it as LG provide it, it's not so good.
Root. And flash a stable rom. Then its verry safe.
The downside is that when u drop it, the screen cracks really fast. The + side is that it is not that difficult to replace the gorilla glass by yourself. There is a nice vid of it on youtube.
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Android Gingerbread update has been released for T-Mobile G2X http://www.phonearena.com/news/Gingerbread-update-for-the-T-Mobile-G2x-goes-live_id20543
Isn't T-Mobile G2X and LG Optimus 2X same ?
They're the same in North America, but not the rest of the world.
So, if i buy LG P999, Then is that T-Mobile version?
If so, if i install Gingerbread firmware in T-Mobile version of LG Optimus 2X, then would the major problems be rectified?
P999 is the T-Mobile G2X or the Wind Optimus 2X, the update should indeed help with some things, check out the G2X forum for info.
Had the Optimus 2x by one month and i tell you that i am very satisfied of him. I have a stock room with all the latest updates and i don't have problems of reset or keyboard. IF you don't use it much you can get more then 2 days of battery.
In Europe the T-mobile G2x is not the same with the lg optimus 2x. You probably broke your phone if you update it with the firmware of G2x
mh1337 said:
There is no GB update out yet....
Most of problems on this device are baseband related, and after 3 baseband update, its still not that good...
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What are the baseband related issues and what are the consequence?
K.D.M. said:
Root. And flash a stable rom. Then its verry safe.
The downside is that when u drop it, the screen cracks really fast. The + side is that it is not that difficult to replace the gorilla glass by yourself. There is a nice vid of it on youtube.
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Would stable 3rd Party rom contain LG customization?
raddy said:
Would stable 3rd Party rom contain LG customization?
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im now running FR19 fearkill edition 12.4 with the neoblaze OC kernel.. (smooth as butter)
the DJ droid seems to be a stable rom aswell
(the good thing about this phone is that there are plenty of roms to choose from,
i recommend the fearkill roms. eventually i always got back to them. (never hade anny trouble with them)
Does these Roms preserve LG customizations?
fearkill deleted a couple of them but u can add them. there is a link in his topic where u can download all the lg software and add them to the rom
Golden question - did GB on the G2X fix most issues?
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Go ask in the G2X forum?
I think its a good choice, even on stock rom i had no problems butnon CM and Miui i did abit of baseband swapping to find the bestbin for them and everything is fine upgrading basebands has given me better signal..ect
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For me O2x is a lol choice.
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Baseband issues :
- calls quality are really bad (for me)
- lags appears when you install apps : the device becomes totally unusable (im wondering if there is a rom that fix this issue)
- wifi error durring connection establisment/ hspa drops connectivity with NO reason.
- Audio playback may lag quite randomly (probably due to stock rom)
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The app install lag is gone in CM, and possibly MoDaCo ROMs.
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Hello,
I want to ask optimus 2X owners something,
I read a review on engadget
And they say that the optimus 2X's software is laggy and that the memory is not enough
Is that true? or can I buy my optimus 2X without any doubt?
Thank you
Grazl said:
Hello,
I want to ask optimus 2X owners something,
I read a review on engadget
And they say that the optimus 2X's software is laggy and that the memory is not enough
Is that true? or can I buy my optimus 2X without any doubt?
Thank you
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No, retail software 2.2.2 is stable and not laggy.
Grazl said:
Hello,
I read a review on engadget
Thank you
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forget engadget
Huck33 said:
forget engadget
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Dont listen to iGadget..... they are critical when it comes to Android...
Whilst "i" products are rated on a 8 - 10 scale
true! apple fanboys the whole team!
jawiz said:
true! apple fanboys the whole team!
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They are! Apply products are reviewed on a scale from 8 - 10 where as everything else is on a scale from 1 - 8!
i have installed a lot of apps and still everything is very fast.
No lag here lol lightning fast..
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It was very fast until the new rom update that sprint put out. Now everything just crawls. Used to have root as well. Now just looking to maybe get a different rom loaded
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No certainly not laggy! very responsive!
No lags.
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lag?
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Mine is rooted, some applications frozen - I have noticed nothing i would call lag.
Well, I disagree with recent sentiment in this thread.
It does lag.
No terribly so but it's patently obvious that some processes don't use SMP and as a result lag is evident.
Whenever the package manager is accessed or a notification comes in the phone seems to go into serial processing mode and effectively hands processor priority to the system app.
In my opinion this is software related and is fixed in Honeycomb - these lags are not apparent on a Moto Xoom (2.3) but they are apparent on a Moto Atrix (2.2).
Examples:
Play a CPU intensive game and force a notification, watch it momentarily stall.
Queue a lot of Market downloads and wait till they start "installing" - try using your phone.
eracet said:
It was very fast until the new rom update that sprint put out. Now everything just crawls. Used to have root as well. Now just looking to maybe get a different rom loaded
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Are you sure you are talking about the right phone? i think you are in the wrong section, this is about the Optimus 2X, not Optimus S...
Lol it doesn't lag
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jawiz said:
Are you sure you are talking about the right phone? i think you are in the wrong section, this is about the Optimus 2X, not Optimus S...
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Yes you are correct. Seen my mistake after posting
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My homescreen is almost always laggy.
Weather animation lags to.
The phonecall quality is also bad.
Its not what i've expected from a dual core phone and
Im not 100% happy with this gadget.
laggy? I would say it got some certain hangtimes on occasions...
at 1st, there was no lags, now I had it for about 14 days, and its filled up with a lot off apps. I get hangtimes when installing a new app. That was not the situation in the beginnning. Also got some hangtimes when exiting some apps on occasion.
I found a workaround though.
I rooted, installed autokiller (not a usual task killer as you might think of) and Cache Cleaner NG.
Also, I installed Titanium backup, and "froze" or uninstalled unnessecary apps, stock apps etc. Now I got a lot more free ram, and a quicker ROM.
I use Zeam Launcher and I have frozen LG launcher.
But don't get to worried. When android 2.3 comes around, it will be much faster, as 2.2 doesn't support dual core + 2.3 is much more optimized.
Battery life + user experince will increase tenfold or more
The best phone till date in my oppinion.
looking forward to HTC Pyramid though, which I dont expect to be around the next 6 months, and by then, I'm able to get a new phone
The LG Launcher is not really that good, not laggy but not super responsive either. I user LauncherPro and haven't experienced any lag at all. I'm amazed at this phones speed.
I want to move onto gingerbread now but iv heard there have been some problems with tegra games and other things that dont work.
Whats the most stable gingerbread rom that plays all tegra games and has the least ammount of issues?
I have been using CM7 nightlies for sometime and i can confirm that the tegra games are working including non tegra games.
And it has become much stable even though its still under development.
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Rchard said:
I have been using CM7 nightlies for sometime and i can confirm that the tegra games are working including non tegra games.
And it has become much stable even though its still under development.
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Do you ever suffer issues with apps force closing? or any other instabilites?
I remember using cyanogenmod for the htc dream and even the stable releases lagged and apps always force closed and got to the point where i had to reinstall the rom or restore a backup so iv been hesitant to move from stock to a custom rom but it seems if i wait for the official gingebread rom ill be waiting forever and from what i heard from the g2x its crap anyway.
Which nightly version is it your currently using?
Im the early nightlies i had alot of force closes but now i am on build #126 and i find it rock solid; less force closes, smooth, fast. Ofcoz there r bugs but for a nightly i would say much better than stock. The only thing doesnt work at the moment is A2DP/FM radio.
I have to see how is the stock gingerbread but there has been alot of discussion here that it doesnt rise the bar.
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Im the early nightlies i had alot of force closes but now i am on build #126 and i find it rock solid; less force closes, smooth, fast. Ofcoz there r bugs but for a nightly i would say much better than stock. The only thing doesnt work at the moment is A2DP/FM radio.
I have to see how is the stock gingerbread but there has been alot of discussion here that it doesnt rise the bar.
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+1
I'm on 125 and it very stable, all software works. Never used A2DP or FM so I can't say...
I would have been impressed if you actually had used it.
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Just got a new 2x off ebay and gets delivered soon but from reading on here it seems it riddled with issues. Does anyone actually like their phone?
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Its a good phone considering its value. You just need to use custom roms to make it better.
The original shipping ROM was horriffic, which is why the phone is so cheap now. The official GB update is much better, as are custom ROMs.
its just a honest phone somewhat cheap for its functions. but has it cronical problems. if you are familiar with android modding the phone shows up as a awesome option!
Mod the phone and you will be 10x happier.
Currently I'm using Galnet MIUI with swiftextreme 1.5GHz kernel running at 1.2GHz for the most part and I couldn't be happier. Also I'm using the Suave HD theme
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Optimus 2x is awesome hardware wise for its price..The stock software sucks a bit but if you willing to play a bit and follow some guides in this site you can be really happy!
Hey there, i would like to know if there is a better ICS rom, other then, NOVA HD, it's a great rom, but the settings app often crashes...???
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mobiltosse said:
Hey there, i would like to know if there is a better ICS rom, other then, NOVA HD, it's a great rom, but the settings app often crashes...???
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762494
Yes paranoid android is the best ics rom available for the optimus 2x, been using it for over a month now.
its smooth and works like a charm. Do try it out
Give a try to Paranoid.
I've installed two weeks ago and seems to be stable.
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Is there any website compare those two ROM for P990?
PARANOIDANDROID vs NOVA HD
i did install Nova HD. but seems should give a try to PDroid?
I had a few problems on paranoid with ui 3.0,i suggest Nova hd.
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Hey there, i would like to know if there is a better ICS rom, other then, NOVA HD, it's a great rom, but the settings app often crashes...???
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Do a proper backup and try!
I cant tell you what YOU want
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arcee: the star, the galaxy R, and the grand X are completely different devices. different components, different resolutions, different radios, different audio amps,different panel manufacturers, different almost everything. The designs have nothing in common other than being T2
tonyp: so it's either LG or nothing?
arcee: yes
I put Paranoid Android in my LG P990 last night. so far so good, seems smooth and fast than Nova HD. will give more days to try.
I have another question: my phone is locked. is that a way unlock my phone after flash it with other ROM? because now I can not get any info by dialing 2945#*990#.
Thanks in advance
Stovine said:
I put Paranoid Android in my LG P990 last night. so far so good, seems smooth and fast than Nova HD. will give more days to try.
I have another question: my phone is locked. is that a way unlock my phone after flash it with other ROM? because now I can not get any info by dialing 2945#*990#.
Thanks in advance
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Try here http://theunlock.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/how-to-unlock-lg-optimus-2x-p990.html?m=1
If that doesn't work you could always try calling your provider and simply asking them to unlock it for you
Hope it helps
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Hi Guys,
I want some feedback regarding ICS update. Is it worth it? I am on Rogers (Canada). Any one experience ghost call/sms? How stable is it?
I would appreciate any feedback?
Thanks
A lot of users are having difficulty with the base band working. There's a thread about it in the optimus forums. My son uses mine to play angry birds. Wifi works well. I think someone mentioned problems with Bluetooth connections. As with most things your mileage may vary.
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Mine runs ics great a little lag at times but pretty good working it all out though
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From my experience MMS sucked, the camera was buggy, and there's a lot of Korean bits left in it. I think GB Prometheus ROM has it beat by a long shot to be honest. If you like working on Android you'll enjoy it cause you will be doing a lot of it.
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kamkash said:
Hi Guys,
I want some feedback regarding ICS update. Is it worth it? I am on Rogers (Canada). Any one experience ghost call/sms? How stable is it?
I would appreciate any feedback?
Thanks
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It charges the phone a lot faster, battery's charge lasts longer than before while not using the phone.
Once you have flashed the baseband with the fastboot procedure (because once you have flashed the ICS rom you lose the GB download mode) and once you have deleted all the Korean T, Nate and SKT bloatware, it runs pretty great...HOWEVER!!!
You ARE NOT going to be able to adjust the brightness while watching 3d videos or movies while using the stock player...
You ARE NOT going to be able to use the 3D Converter as you used to with GB because IT DOES NOT TRANSFORM ANY GAMES TO 3D!!!
The CAMERA PROBLEM!!!
Some games are not running like they should (ocassional slowdowns not present while using GB) even if they are in 2D and you have most of the telephone's ram free.
Everything else appears to be working fine.
So far I've had great results with wifi, sms, and phone on straight talk in USA. Wish I could say for Rodgers. There is a thread here that discusses working basebands for the O3D and the Thrill. you should check it out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33336122