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Hi Guys
heard this phone can be sluggish. If you apply the tweaks above, do you still thing the phone is sluggish and how long does the battery last? Ive also heard that the cellular reception is crap?
Please give me your honest thoughts.
Please factor in that i'm a power user. I use everything from Word/Excel/Pocket Outlook through to Internet Sharing ... almost constantly.
isn`t there enough reviews and opinion threads onto this device here already ? is it really needed to settle down another one ?
my answer : YES it`s worth
The way I see it is like this. There is no phone that will einterly do what we want. The battery life is not much and it is a bit slow using the touch3d today. But for most part it works very good. It can multi task (so I can listen to music and play a game or internet at the same time)
There will always be those that will love it (I love the phone) and those who will try to bring it down. But that you will get with every phone that will come out.
I am no Iphone lover. Nice design and smoother, but to few programs that or compatible with it.
So you see, it's just where you stand. I guess if you have a girlfriend, you love her, but their will always be things of her you will not like, but you will accept it.
wow nice chap.
A few examples:
Can you just clarify for me if those "reviewers" and opinions have had the tweaks applied? Very few mention the tweaks either installed or not.
Are they heavy Office Mobile users?
I notice very few ... i mean NO .... comments from people using internet sharing.
As for reading reviews online from other site, you can pretty much garuntee they don't have these tweaks installed. I found ONE that did, a guy on CNet in Hong Kong.
So no, there are not enough reviews. I would like to hear from people who have applied these tweaks and use the apps above and internet sharing. i.e. heavy, business users of the Diamond. Anyone out there?
edit: your sig suggests you need to chill out a bit.
Thanks for the response Oddball and indeed you are correct. At the end of the day, its very much personal preference.
Are you an extensive user of Office Mobile and IS? If so, how do you find the phone using these apps (usualy for me, in meetings taking notes etc) and the battery life/performance?
What I think...
I find the device very useful for updating spreadsheets on the move, most of the time i can use the screen as normal with the finger, but depending on what tasks you want to do the stylus may need to come out.
It is great being able to edit, view and send office documents tho. I find the diamond the best of the bunch for doing this. I would say that the Touch Pro maybe better tho, as the QWERTY keyboard brings obvious benefits, see more of the screen when editing documents, more control using the keys and easier data entry.
For me tho the size of the device is important and the Touch Pro looks like its on the porkie side! After owning all manner of Windows Mobile phones and devices, including the Ameo, after having that beast (which if it wasnt for the size I would def rate as the best Windows Mobile Device ive had, 5" VGA Screen and 8gb MicroDrive, excellent stuff) ive got used to not using a hardware keyboard and i prefer the smaller, keyboardless device.
The speed of the Diamond, for me, even without the tweaks, is acceptable. I have 1.37 rom and a UK English or WWE Official UK Stock Diamond. Im more than happy with my device, excellent screen quality, very good in sunlight to. Camera is also very good (with the back cover off! cough cough! htc!!!!!!!! silly buggers!)
Regarding the Internet Sharing, i have not needed to do this as yet but I used to use the feature in the Tmobile Ameo and it was very useful if in a Wifi-less hotel or b&b. I tend to just use the built in Opera Browser and many times this has got me outta using my laptop.
(example - needed to price check an item that i was purchasing so just used Opera Internet Browser and i was tapping around and price checking within minutes)
For me the Diamond is excellent and that is thanks to the dedication and persistance of people on this forum. For me the Diamond experience will only get better.
Hope this helps!
thats all excellent info Tom, thanks very much!!!!!! Just the sort of stuff I am after
Must admit, I currently own a G900 (800x480 screen/qwerty popout) and its awesome for browsing/office etc but, I just can't live without an internal GPS anymore. Its amazing how annoying it is to think "I can just turn on the gps .... no wait, i didn't bring it out with me" gets.
How do you find the battery life whilst doing all that? Do you use push email or pop/smtp? I hear that the cell radio reception is poor, if so, do you find this affecting your battery a lot with regards to email collection/sending?
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I do sometimes find that the Signal Strength is a bit poorer than ive had on previous devices, eg the Tmobile Ameo, but im sure with the guys beavering away on this forum it wont be long before a Radio update will fix that. Unless HTC pull their finger out and start taking comments on board and update as often as they can...not holding much hope. Thanks XDA Devs! At least your on the ball!
Battery life, so far, for me personally (who only has Bluetooth / wifi / internet connection when they need it) has been acceptable. Most Windows Mobile phones, when they first come out, suffer from pants battery life. I agree it is a measly capacity battery, but already extended life batteries are coming out, I however, for the moment, wont be purchasing one, but I would say someone such as yourself, it may be worth investing in one if you are to have a constant internet connection via 3G / GPRS or Wifi.
For emailing, usually just checking them I use my Diamond to receive via email via POP accounts and it has been fine doing this. Using both WIFI connections where possible and also using the 3G connection its done this brilliantly but to be honest every Windows Mobile device ive ever owned (going back to 2002 when the first SPV has came out) has been able to do this quickly and painlessly.
I agree with you, having owned a Touch Dual and a Touch and having wished they both had GPS integrated its great having it built in. Initially it took about 5 mins to find the Satellites but after it did this ive found about 20 secs and i have a fix and everythings spot on.
Having the great quality screen also helps to, as the sharp crispness is brilliant and a welcome addition to the already feature rich device that it is.
Full marks HTC for providing a small, very compact, but at the same time a feature rich phone that does everything apart from make you a cuppa tea (but can control your light switches to.... http://www.coolsmartphone.com/news4114.html whatever next! hehe!)
Will be happy to answer any more questions, please dont flame me for what I say (anyone out there) im giving you my PERSONAL experience of the phone about how I use it and understand that this may not be the case for everyone.
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....Will be happy to answer any more questions, please dont flame me for what I say (anyone out there) im giving you my PERSONAL experience of the phone about how I use it and understand that this may not be the case for everyone.
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Exactly!
Again, thanks for a very full and detailed response. I must admit the battery life does concern me ... a lot. As mentioned I have a G900 and with its very high res screen and rubbish 3g radio, it sucks battery life. So much in fact that I virtually doubled its depth with a 3000mah battery. Having said that, I didnt realise extended batteries are already coming out for the Diamond and this gives me some confidence.
As for the email, I too have been very happy with WM devices retrieving/sending. I was more concerned with the battery life with push mail on all the time but, guess you covered that with the extended battery options
I think my next step is now back to google to see what the extended batteries do to the shape and size of the phone.
Thank you very much for your informed and helpfull opinions
Trust me, it's not slow with newer Roms. TLR rom for instance runs great, and using the TFLO3D for 'daily purpose' is just mavellous. Not slow at all.
Just opening mailbox then takes about 3 seconds. Well poe. It's with all WM devices mostly. I can wait 3 seconds ?
PRoblem is people start tapping twice, or tapping other things. Just know how to use it and enjoy it.
It's definatedly worth it.
Extended Life Batteries
No worries, glad I could help.
I found more info on the extended life batterys here
http://www.modaco.com/content/pocke...he-41-p-p-diamond-extended-battery-available/
You also get shipped a replacement cover to (because of the depth of the battery)
As the diamond is a very slim device anyway I cant see it adding alot of bulk to the device, but like i said, for the moment im gonna stick with it as standard.
I have read somewhere of a 1800mah battery that was half the price of the one above, that may be worth investigating (think it was from Clove in the UK)
If you have any more questions, ask away, I will keep me eye out!
there is indeed and it is by clove!
http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct....Category=CB077B5C-390D-4153-8EDD-44D1B2BEF716
It also appears to have a flat back rather than the "diamond" type. At 1800mah it should power this little device a few seriously hard worked days
Thats the one I think I would go for if i was gonna get any.
The flat back is a good idea (altho to be honest its not that unstable on its back with the diamond shaped cover on it) but the capacity would mean a good few days use outta it.
And the price is reasonable to. Be nice to find out how much extra bulk the battery adds to the phone, i think im gonna email Clove to find out.
call me curious! hehe!
EDIT ** Email sent 1st July - 3:09 - Will wait and see and will post my findings on here...
I think this one could be even better - http://www.easydevices.co.uk/products.asp?partno=BATCRUISEEXTD&model=
I think i remember seeing this one in another thread somewhere. Notice the battery part no BATCRUISEEXTD on the website.
I didnt think the Touch Cruise had the same size battery compartment as the Touch Diamond? Is this just an error on the website, or is it because they just bundle a Touch Diamond bigger back cover with it?
Will be interesting to find out. Thats one huge momma of power!
Re Ext Batteries from Clove...
tomchap said:
Thats the one I think I would go for if i was gonna get any.
The flat back is a good idea (altho to be honest its not that unstable on its back with the diamond shaped cover on it) but the capacity would mean a good few days use outta it.
And the price is reasonable to. Be nice to find out how much extra bulk the battery adds to the phone, i think im gonna email Clove to find out.
call me curious! hehe!
EDIT ** Email sent 1st July - 3:09 - Will wait and see and will post my findings on here...
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Got a reply back from Clove today and this is what they said:
Tom
Thank you for the email. We are waiting for the first of these
batteries to come through. As a result at this point we are unable to
comment on how much thickness the battery actually adds.
However based on the manufacturers other extended batteries, we can say
that they keep additional thickness to a minimum and are very good at
ensuring the casing is designed to be as slim and functional as
possible.
Guess its watch this space till they are released then!
well, having finaly seen an Omnia with a screen shot of Excel running and the popup keyboard, the keyboard took up virtually all the screen and made it to me, unusable
I've bitten the bullet and bought a Touch with an 1800mah battery.... I just REALLY hope that build quality has significantly impoved over the TyTN and BlueAngels i've had in the past... fingers crossed!
Thanks for all the advice Tom & others!
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well, having finaly seen an Omnia with a screen shot of Excel running and the popup keyboard, the keyboard took up virtually all the screen and made it to me, unusable
I've bitten the bullet and bought a Touch with an 1800mah battery.... I just REALLY hope that build quality has significantly impoved over the TyTN and BlueAngels i've had in the past... fingers crossed!
Thanks for all the advice Tom & others!
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good bye! what a waste of cyber space...i'll run and give a warning to the Touch forum ppl. hope i am not too late....
KukurikU said:
good bye! what a waste of cyber space...i'll run and give a warning to the Touch forum ppl. hope i am not too late....
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You have been nothing but rude and unconstructive in all the posts I have seen you write. Why are you here?
In fact, don't bother answering, i'm not interested. Bet your really proud of yourself.
Monty Burns said:
You have been nothing but rude and unconstructive in all the posts I have seen you write. Why are you here?
In fact, don't bother answering, i'm not interested. Bet your really proud of yourself.
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real problem' real answer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=406195
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=406470
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405174
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=406062
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=406227
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=406107
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=404700
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=404700
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=402039
now look at mi avatar and translate it....
First off, Do they work? I have one that I've used in three different phones and now I've put it on my Shift. It seems like the signal is a little bit better, but this phone seems to have a harder time getting a signal than my heroc did. My dbd is 99 on my hero with no sticker and about 92 with it. I don't know how to find the dbd on my Shift and also the sticker says this side up, but shouldn't I point it down towards the antenna in the Shift? Isn't it in the bottom of the phone? :]
LOL, um, nope. In fact they can actually BLOCK signal.
1. You're not making any contact with the REAL antenna.
2. Antennas are tuned to 1/4 or 1/2 wavelength of the signal being broadcast.
If you paid for it, you just qualified for the "sucker born every minute" line from P.T. Barnum. Sorry.
I know a bit about antenna theory and design. My amateur radio call sign is KG4AIB and I've been licensed for quite a few years.
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LOL, um, nope. In fact they can actually BLOCK signal.
1. You're not making any contact with the REAL antenna.
2. Antennas are tuned to 1/4 or 1/2 wavelength of the signal being broadcast.
If you paid for it, you just qualified for the "sucker born every minute" line from P.T. Barnum. Sorry.
I know a bit about antenna theory and design. My amateur radio call sign is KG4AIB and I've been licensed for quite a few years.
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Did you also know that putting a convex clear plastic covering over your license plate it will make it so traffic cameras can't take a clear picture of your plate!
Oh and eating grass will make your allergies go away.
Its called the placebo effect; if you believe something will help, and I mean really believe it, your mind believes it to and will act as if it does regardless of all logic to the contrary. Its how those balance wrist-band things work. They tell you that it works and its amazing because it uses anti-sufferage-super-misogynist waves to help you stand up more straight and then you naturally stand up more straight when wearing it. Bingo, they're right.
It was only a few bucks and I just wanted to try it. Thanks for the replies. I didn't think it would actually hurt my signal though. :/
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Oh and eating grass will make your allergies go away.
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Actually.... Getting "grass" injections over time will build up your immunity to grass pollen allergies. Tho won't make them go away. But anyway, this isn't about allergies, nor how many injections I get a week due to allergies.
haha you get a "thank you" for that awesome post.
Haha, thanks for the thanks but it wasn't really meant to be funny. In all seriousness, I'm majorly allergic to dogs as well as most pollens. I get 2x weekly injections to build up a tolerance. Sadly, I'm over 40 yrs old and will probably continue to receive them until the day I die.
oh, and did I say I hate needles with a passion????
I knew you were being serious, because only someone that got "grass injections" would know that info haha. A close friend of mine is a farmer and he is allergic to most things that come from the outdoors... pretty strange.
I used to smoke grass back in the day...
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I used to smoke grass back in the day...
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I almost want to thank you for the LAUGH.
If they actually worked, why wouldn't HTC put them in the phone when they make it?
emkorial said:
If they actually worked, why wouldn't HTC put them in the phone when they make it?
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because they would have to charge you more for the phone? $.35 for the thingy, $.05 for the person attaching it to the back of the phone, $.03 for the person opening the package in which they come, $99.99 for the three lines on the phone's hand book describing the new feature...
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I almost want to thank you for the LAUGH.
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I definitely want to thank you for the laugh it just made my day and sadly I just had my gallblader removed yesterday and even though I may be in pain. It was definately worth it
i have to disagree. It dose work and its not placebo affect. I have documented proof it helps when placed right. The antenna ont he shift is located at the bottom of the phone and thus when ur hand is covering it it knocks down receptoins. the booster stickers made my bars on my phone go up by three. Before i had the sticker i was getting cruddy reseption when i held it now i only go down one bar. I dont know how it improved it but at first it didnt.
I placed in the wrong location the first time the second time i put it on the actual antenna and boom instant increase in reception. not placebo affect at all. I do have to say though the best thing for increasine your phones receptoin is super power in the market and switching your phone to a 2g or 3g only band.
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i have to disagree. It dose work and its not placebo affect. I have documented proof it helps when placed right. The antenna ont he shift is located at the bottom of the phone and thus when ur hand is covering it it knocks down receptoins. the booster stickers made my bars on my phone go up by three. Before i had the sticker i was getting cruddy reseption when i held it now i only go down one bar. I dont know how it improved it but at first it didnt.
I placed in the wrong location the first time the second time i put it on the actual antenna and boom instant increase in reception. not placebo affect at all. I do have to say though the best thing for increasine your phones receptoin is super power in the market and switching your phone to a 2g or 3g only band.
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NOT. you're not making a physical, electrical connection. Therefore, Placebo effect. But if you want to believe, feel free.
No disrespect, but you should also "believe" in a spell checker too.
kinda hard to spell check from the phone.... and how can this be a placebo effect since i have a much higher db and more signal? It works the same way as placing a cd behind a wireless antenna. Please don't make me have to make a you tube video on this just to prove im right. I know all about placebo effect and this dose not fall into that category. Explain this to placebo affect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eI120yQzpk
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kinda hard to spell check from the phone.... and how can this be a placebo effect since i have a much higher db and more signal? It works the same way as placing a cd behind a wireless antenna. Please don't make me have to make a you tube video on this just to prove im right. I know all about placebo effect and this dose not fall into that category. Explain this to placebo affect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eI120yQzpk
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Because every video on youtube is real.
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I saw this one where they unlocked a car with a tennis ball
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llvengancell said:
kinda hard to spell check from the phone.... and how can this be a placebo effect since i have a much higher db and more signal? It works the same way as placing a cd behind a wireless antenna. Please don't make me have to make a you tube video on this just to prove im right. I know all about placebo effect and this dose not fall into that category. Explain this to placebo affect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eI120yQzpk
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Just a quick observation on that video. First half without the sticker, he held it with left hand. Second half with sticker, held with right hand. Should have done both tests identical.
2 dollars witch is the cost of these stickers isn't much. Most people blow 2 dollars on really silly crazy crap. If you can blow it on candy bars and McDonald's sweet tea then why not spend 2 bucks and try this for yours self. I honestly see a improvement. If i didnt i would not post it on here. This is not a forum to say something when you have no facts. Here are the facts from my experiments.
With out the sticker at work facing the glass window in the direction of the cell phone tower i got 3 bars.
With the sticker facing the same direction with the same variables Full bars.
With out the sticker with only three bars facing the window and the cell tower i could down load at just under 1 meg on the 3g network.
With it i had full coverage and could download at fluxes of under 1 meg and well over about 1.3 to 1.6 and yes wifi was off
I could not tell a difference when making calls how ever and i did notice that with out the sticker if i stood behind the wall can got online i got better reception and with it i got less.
So my Hypothesis is this. With a clear view and to electromagnetic interference you can get improved cell phone coverage with he sticker but if you are near EMI and have the sticker on its like it amplifies it and you have horrible reception.
Don't take my word or the word of any one else just go spend 2 bucks and try it if it fails then stick the sticker on your forehead and see if you get smarter by staring into the sun
Can't remember who asked, but I got one of these for my missus (really, really nice phone BTW, thinking of getting one for myself!), and I know someone mentioned the contacts on the inside of the battery door, and mentioned it could be for NFC. Unfortunately not, it is the antenna as when you take the cover off, you lose phone signal.
Something to watch if you are thing about an aftermarket extended battery
i'm really like this phone. i'm ready for incredible S although i got iphone4 already.
I'm not sure I like the idea of in built antenna. Sounds pricey in the event of having to replace the back cover for any reason over time ...
Fantastic phone! though some one may want to check out the signal drop if you hold the phone at the bottom,, try the *#*#4636#*#* phone information then hold phone in palm around bottom does signal drop? mines never dropped a call but does drop!
hi,
i did took some pictures of the antenna of the IS, sorry for the bad quality but i only had my old touch pro camera
@Jazd71 mine does also drop -89dbm to -101dbm
Hehe ur right ... Wonder why it goes to no signal when i remove my sdcard
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Oh, then is it possible that GPS reception be affected by the antenna on the case? I found the GPS is much unstable and inconsistent than my Hero.
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I had a problem with my LG G2 Verizon Smartphone. The GPS wouldn't lock on and didn't know which direction I would even be going ( I searched I couldn't find a solution.). I ran into this app and it works, Assisted GPS Injector. It's available in the market and it worked immediately and took care of all the issues I was having. I'm sorry if this has been posted here before, but I just wanted to make sure everybody knew becaue I tried many things to get the gps to work right and none of them worked until I used this app..
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I had a problem with my LG G2 Verizon Smartphone. The GPS wouldn't lock on and didn't know which direction I would even be going ( I searched I couldn't find a solution.). I ran into this app and it works, Assisted GPS Injector. It's available in the market and it worked immediately and took care of all the issues I was having. I'm sorry if this has been posted here before, but I just wanted to make sure everybody knew becaue I tried many things to get the gps to work right and none of them worked until I used this app..
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I tried a bunch of attempts at getting my GPS to fix (different roms, editing gps.conf, using various gps apps, etc), but after replacing it 3 times with VZW I got it. Some of the HW is known to crap out for GPS so if you have warranty with VZW, don't hestitate to call and swap devices.
I'll try this tommorow, been having problems with my GPS as well, it'll lock but it will be sort of erratic/not accurate and lose signal. I'm on my third replacement device so I really don't wanna have to do all that again..
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Didn't do anything for me
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Didn't do anything for me
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I have no idea if there's a difference other than ads on the pro or free. I paid the .99 for the app. It worked for me instantly. Clicked on the app then on the gps icon and away I went and it found my exact location immediately and kept locked on the entire trip. I only tried it because I read in the reviews somebody had similar issues with their lg g2 and it worked for them. I'm sorry it didn't work for you. I had downloaded A-GPS Xtra and reset all my previous gps data first. Although that didn't help my situation by itself it could of possibly helped.
On my first G2, the GPS wasn't great no matter what ROM I used, it didn't even work right out of the box. The replacement I got has been working on literally every every ROM I used. The original didn't work on any firmware release either. I tried many different apps and config files. The one I'm on now is perfect. I guess it's just bad luck sometimes I guess if still stock one can always go to Verizon about it
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I didn't have a choice about taking it back to Verizon. I bought it off of CL and it was probably one the original owner had replaced. So, returning it isn't an option for everybody. I tried many things that didn't work also, but this app did and it's why I shared.
I've had a similar issue on my sprint version. Doesn't make it unusable but sometimes I will magically be driving on the wrong side of the interstate or of the road backwards. I just hope that it's just a software bug
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I bought my Verizon g2 on swappa so I am in the same boat. I don't know what this magic app does but works for me. Thanks for sharing.
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I bought my Verizon g2 on swappa so I am in the same boat. I don't know what this magic app does but works for me. Thanks for sharing.
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Any updates how to fix this?
I have been going back and forth with Verizon and the GPS on my G2. I actually have my third replacement phone waiting for me when I get home. The last rep I spoke with said that it is a known issue that is to be fixed with an upcoming update. I would assume that update to be 4.4.2 but I haven't heard whether or not the GPS is any better in the leaked OTA. He did tell me that they have received the update from LG but it was currently being tested.
The GPS issue is actually a hardware issue. There is a springy connector on the phone that tries to keep a steady connection to the anttenae strip on the battery cover. It is on the side opposite of the SIM card.
Here is a picture from another XDA thread by JTNiggle that shows the insides of the VZW LG G2.
First picture shows the battery cover and you can see the small square copper connector for the GPS antennae on the right hand side. Second picture shows on the right side of the phone above the battery the little springy copper connector for the GPS sensor on the phone. These are the two areas I used very tiny pieces of electrical tape on to make a solid connection. This has 100% resolved my issue with GPS signals and I have been sporting this change for over a week now. I get a signal lock between 3-7 seconds depending on where I am at (inside or outside) and the days weather. I have done this on a total of 4 phones now and all four phones no longer have GPS signal lock issue. Just make sure you use a non metal tool to pop the battery cover off so it doesn't scratch up the shiny silver bezel strip.
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I have been going back and forth with Verizon and the GPS on my G2. I actually have my third replacement phone waiting for me when I get home. The last rep I spoke with said that it is a known issue that is to be fixed with an upcoming update. I would assume that update to be 4.4.2 but I haven't heard whether or not the GPS is any better in the leaked OTA. He did tell me that they have received the update from LG but it was currently being tested.
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I honestly don't think all the software updates in the world would fix this problem. It is a physical hardware issue that is causing the problem.
Ainvar said:
The GPS issue is actually a hardware issue. There is a springy connector on the phone that tries to keep a steady connection to the anttenae strip on the battery cover. It is on the side opposite of the SIM card.
First picture shows the battery cover and you can see the small square copper connector for the GPS antennae on the right hand side. Second picture shows on the right side of the phone above the battery the little springy copper connector for the GPS sensor on the phone. These are the two areas I used very tiny pieces of electrical tape on to make a solid connection. This has 100% resolved my issue with GPS signals and I have been sporting this change for over a week now. I get a signal lock between 3-7 seconds depending on where I am at (inside or outside) and the days weather. I have done this on a total of 4 phones now and all four phones no longer have GPS signal lock issue. Just make sure you use a non metal tool to pop the battery cover off so it doesn't scratch up the shiny silver bezel strip.
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This is great info! Could you clarify just a little what exactly you did with the electrical tape? Like put a tiny piece "under" the flex connector? I haven't actually taken mine apart yet so maybe this would be clearer then... Also is there a chance this would help my compass? I can't seem to get it calibrated and working.
forgiven90 said:
This is great info! Could you clarify just a little what exactly you did with the electrical tape? Like put a tiny piece "under" the flex connector? I haven't actually taken mine apart yet so maybe this would be clearer then... Also is there a chance this would help my compass? I can't seem to get it calibrated and working.
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On the phone itself there is a small copy flex like connector. If you look on the link that shows the two images for the inside of the phone and the inside of the battery cover, you will see on the phone the tiny little flex connector I am speaking about. With gentle tender care slide some electrical tape (fold it together sticky sides in) underneath the flex connector. This will help it keep a solid connection to the antennae plate on the battery cover. I have done this on 4 phones total one of them mine. All four VZW LG G2 phones had the same issue. Depending on exactly where you were at you would get a weak lock/signal when needing to use GPS on the phone. After this was done the signal is nice and strong and locks within 3-7 seconds for me (yes I have timed it). This is both indoors and outdoors. The G2 is able to lock onto GPS just like any of my other phones in the past and also the MotoX.
I haven't had to modify the GPS.conf from stock (this never worked for me anyways as it wasn't able to acquire a signal 99% of the time). GPS just now works.
Will this also fix the issue of showing that I am like 3-4 houses away, while when I was on JB it showed me I was next door(or at least in between next door and my actual location).
Ainvar said:
On the phone itself there is a small copy flex like connector. If you look on the link that shows the two images for the inside of the phone and the inside of the battery cover, you will see on the phone the tiny little flex connector I am speaking about. With gentle tender care slide some electrical tape (fold it together sticky sides in) underneath the flex connector. This will help it keep a solid connection to the antennae plate on the battery cover. I have done this on 4 phones total one of them mine. All four VZW LG G2 phones had the same issue. Depending on exactly where you were at you would get a weak lock/signal when needing to use GPS on the phone. After this was done the signal is nice and strong and locks within 3-7 seconds for me (yes I have timed it). This is both indoors and outdoors. The G2 is able to lock onto GPS just like any of my other phones in the past and also the MotoX.
I haven't had to modify the GPS.conf from stock (this never worked for me anyways as it wasn't able to acquire a signal 99% of the time). GPS just now works.
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Well that was an easy mod! I cut a strip of black elec tape about 3/32" x 3/8" and doubled the end to make approx 3/32" of the end doubled. this left a short tab that I could use to manipulate the doubled part under the flex connector and then stick in place to secure it there (or remove later if desired). My GPS and compass are both very responsive and accurate now. I'm also using GPS Status and I've used an app called GPS Injector that I believe help but not as much as this mod. :good:
It must be batches, my GPS is about flawless.
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Well that was an easy mod! I cut a strip of black elec tape about 3/32" x 3/8" and doubled the end to make approx 3/32" of the end doubled. this left a short tab that I could use to manipulate the doubled part under the flex connector and then stick in place to secure it there (or remove later if desired). My GPS and compass are both very responsive and accurate now. I'm also using GPS Status and I've used an app called GPS Injector that I believe help but not as much as this mod. :good:
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Yep was easy, I got this idea of course from seeing that image I linked in my previous post and I saw the inside of the phone.
forgiven90 said:
Well that was an easy mod! I cut a strip of black elec tape about 3/32" x 3/8" and doubled the end to make approx 3/32" of the end doubled. this left a short tab that I could use to manipulate the doubled part under the flex connector and then stick in place to secure it there (or remove later if desired). My GPS and compass are both very responsive and accurate now. I'm also using GPS Status and I've used an app called GPS Injector that I believe help but not as much as this mod. :good:
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Do you mind posting some pictures of how/where you applied the tape? Thanks!
Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk
fsiddique said:
Do you mind posting some pictures of how/where you applied the tape? Thanks!
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I would if I could, but I have plastic/vinyl tape on the back of my phone that in not ready to remove yet
Member Ainver posted a link with pix just a few posts up.
I think when you get the back off the phone it will make more sense what has been posted here also.
Good luck
Sent from Mexico with my Cloudyflex'd VS980 4G
Hello, this is the first time i write in the page and actually i just started reading it a few days ago, i want to thank all the developers and community that help new people like me in all they can, so i wanted to share my experience and i hope i can help someone too. I live in Mexico, and since i have some free time this month and i've never have an smartphone, i decided to buy a Ebay faulty one (i can't really afford a new one here, they're twice the price than USA). I have some hardware knowlege but all the android software is new for me. I bought 3 phones i found at a very low price and started to read about all the android world. 2 of the phones were this wonderful phone, the Captivate and the thrid one was the Motorola Atrix 4g.
I decided to start with the captivates, but after a few days i manage to root, unlock and update one of those to kitkat. The other was a 2.2 froyo and i worked on it 2 days more until reach the same of the other. I found that this captivate has the wifi low signal problem and an intermittent cell signal. I finally fixed both problems and here is how i did it, i hope it can help somene:
Cellphone Signal
I think this phone was used with an external antenna, because using the "needle method" on the plug, the signal was working again. I decided to make a more solid solution by soldering a very thin wire between the side terminals of the plug (left with the right). That makes the function of the needle inside the antenna plug but more trustful.
Wi-Fi Low Signal
The first captivate works great without any fixes, but the second i bought can't stay more than 5 meters away frome router or it loss all signal.
When i fixed the antenna i notice all the copper contacts on the circuit board that touch small pieces of aluminium on the inner side of the case. The aluminium has some corrotion (i bought the phone as "water damaged"). I cleaned all the contacts and the aluminium on the case but there's a contact at the left side of the camera that hardly touches the aluminium, so i used the foil paper method of other devices to improve signal on that specific point and worked great, now i can go freely in all the house with 2 to 3 bars of wifi.
I haven't test gps since i dont know how my service provider company uses it, but if anyone can and want to tell me, i would be so grateful.
Torram89 said:
Hello, this is the first time i write in the page and actually i just started reading it a few days ago, i want to thank all the developers and community that help new people like me in all they can, so i wanted to share my experience and i hope i can help someone too. I live in Mexico, and since i have some free time this month and i've never have an smartphone, i decided to buy a Ebay faulty one (i can't really afford a new one here, they're twice the price than USA). I have some hardware knowlege but all the android software is new for me. I bought 3 phones i found at a very low price and started to read about all the android world. 2 of the phones were this wonderful phone, the Captivate and the thrid one was the Motorola Atrix 4g.
I decided to start with the captivates, but after a few days i manage to root, unlock and update one of those to kitkat. The other was a 2.2 froyo and i worked on it 2 days more until reach the same of the other. I found that this captivate has the wifi low signal problem and an intermittent cell signal. I finally fixed both problems and here is how i did it, i hope it can help somene:
Cellphone Signal
I think this phone was used with an external antenna, because using the "needle method" on the plug, the signal was working again. I decided to make a more solid solution by soldering a very thin wire between the side terminals of the plug (left with the right). That makes the function of the needle inside the antenna plug but more trustful.
Wi-Fi Low Signal
The first captivate works great without any fixes, but the second i bought can't stay more than 5 meters away frome router or it loss all signal.
When i fixed the antenna i notice all the copper contacts on the circuit board that touch small pieces of aluminium on the inner side of the case. The aluminium has some corrotion (i bought the phone as "water damaged"). I cleaned all the contacts and the aluminium on the case but there's a contact at the left side of the camera that hardly touches the aluminium, so i used the foil paper method of other devices to improve signal on that specific point and worked great, now i can go freely in all the house with 2 to 3 bars of wifi.
I haven't test gps since i dont know how my service provider company uses it, but if anyone can and want to tell me, i would be so grateful.
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Que tal Amigo!
just want to say thanks for for the tips just goes to show how big this great Community has grown and how all the levels of intelect expand the globe to make android OS the number one. ill be trying the WIFI signal and im getting one bar at a 8 meter distance from the modem. and whne i run the hotspot of my phone i have to put it basicaly on top of my Lap for it to get a signal.