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Worst phone you've ever used?

Doesn't matter how old. What was the worst, and why?
For me:
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The Ericsson A1018s.
Why?
For one simple reason - the keypad. Holy mother of all that is holy, the keypad on this phone SUCKED. It was virtually unusable, typing a message would take an eternity because the keypad felt cheap and awful and the input was SO SLOW it was unbearable. It'd take forever for characters to appear on the screen and half the time it wouldn't even recognize your touches. It was one of those scenarios where you would press the button harder and harder til your fingers bled even though it made no difference.
Thank god I don't think I actually owned this phone myself, believe it was my dads for a time who only used it for calls.
The aerial was probably the biggest I'd ever seen on a phone pre-2000, but was kinda cool. It had a sharp point at the bottom of the aerial if you removed it which you'd never get through airport customs in 2010.
This would have been a cool little mobile if it wasn't for the keypad. They even gave you 3 coloured clip-on fronts.
This phone was also called the 'coca cola' phone to some people as I believe Coke had a competition to win this phone on collecting a million ringpulls or something.
A girl I quite fancied bought one after her Motorola got stolen too, it took her years to reply to my texts which made it frustrating to flirt with her even though I had a usable handset myself! Very unfair!
So f**k this phone! What's your worst?

SmS2 ... coincidentally i happen to have used exactly this one...and it was also my Dads passed on to me when i came at the age of using mobile which was 18 yrs at that time ....
but considering the time it was launched..it was a nice phone... with some cool features..
One thing i still remember is that it had the option of switching to line 1 and line 2 even when their was one SIM slot...may be operators that time thought later on thay would provide this option on a single sim
Even the antenna used to work when we removed the extension and i the add on tacky Vibrator had to be purchased separately
Why i liked it...i cud be used as a brick at the time of emergencies

nimish_fun said:
SmS2 ... coincidentally i happen to have used exactly this one...and it was also my Dads passed on to me when i came at the age of using mobile which was 18 yrs at that time ....
but considering the time it was launched..it was a nice phone... with some cool features..
One thing i still remember is that it had the option of switching to line 1 and line 2 even when their was one SIM slot...may be operators that time thought later on thay would provide this option on a single sim
Even the antenna used to work when we removed the extension and i the add on tacky Vibrator had to be purchased separately
Why i liked it...i cud be used as a brick at the time of emergencies
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LOL - I kind of have a soft spot for it too. I like all of the oldskool GSM phones really, very durable and, well, phonelike! Motorola M3788 was my first, probably the easiest 0-9 keypad style phone for texting I ever had. Could never see myself going back to one of those though now I'm spoiled by Qwerty, Swype and the like.
Simpler times when the only worry you had was how the HELL you'd afford to keep the thing topped up. No worrying about compatibility, roms, OS's and all of the other stuff we've become accustomed to needing!
Wait a minute, I bought an HD2 for an easier life. BRB - checking my attic.

All my cellies b4 da G1 sucked lool. Specially maa Razr.

Luckyly I did not buyed and sold after 2 days usage

Really can't put into words how bad it was.....

iPhone or more like iPhail.....

for me - iphone

it was also the iphonie for me.

Reception was awful and it weighed a tonne!!

We still have one of those Ericsson A- series same one as the picture! All boxed with everything. Branded: BT CELLNET. But it doesnt work
flyboy

flyboyovyick2k9 said:
We still have one of those Ericsson A- series same one as the picture! All boxed with everything. Branded: BT CELLNET. But it doesnt work
flyboy
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Probably worth a few bob now as its an antique

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Oh yeah baby. FTW!

Nokia 3650

LOL at all the iPhone hate =]
For me it would have to be the Motorola Timeport:
Just look at the effing thing!!

My First Phone: Simens A62
So far:
Siemens A62 --> Motoroller L6 --> Song Erricson W810i --> XDA Orbit 1 --> XDA Exec

this sexy phone

^ that is a classic & belongs in a museum

[Q] Random shutoffs = Returning phone

So here's the deal, I have been having random shutoffs for a while now and they are getting worse no matter what rom I am on. I plan to return the phone for a replacement, but there are two problems. One is that the phone fell out of my hands onto concrete and made a TINY crack on the buttons part of the glass. And the other, is that I am a flashaholic and want to be able to flash it as easy as my 1007 model. So my question is, will At&t provide me with a new phone despite the crack and if they do, what are the chances I will get a 1009 (or whatever the regular odin3 cutoff is) model or higher?

Bumpety Bump T_T

Id take it to the store to ask mail it in and they see the crack and you'll get auto charged. Take a picture of the crack and upload it. Dont worry about the Odin issue there is always a way. But that power off thing is so awful I wonder what causes it and why it gets progressively worst.

Call the warranty dept adn talk to them. Flash it back to stock if they are going to take it back. Make sure your IMEI number is the same inside the phone as it is on the back. Make sure your product code is good. As far as what series you will get, who knows? My fourth phone is in the mail and I've had a 1006, 1008, and a 1007. This last one they sent me was defective. If the crack looks like a scratch, call it a scratch. Give the reason some frosting and make it sound good, but don't lie and say its not there. Be nice, tell them you know that its a known issue from ATT and Samsung and you would like to have it replaced. Took me all of 20 min on the phone. Doesn't hurt to play a little dumb too. No big words that reference to flashing or bricking. Just it keeps shutting off and I don't know why! lol Good luck!

Ill upload a picture so you guys can see. I've been a customer for like 7 years so im thinking i can maybe play my aggrivation up a little and try to get upgraded to the infuse when it comes out on the 10th
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Dupontrocks11 said:
So here's the deal, I have been having random shutoffs for a while now and they are getting worse no matter what rom I am on. I plan to return the phone for a replacement, but there are two problems. One is that the phone fell out of my hands onto concrete and made a TINY crack on the buttons part of the glass. And the other, is that I am a flashaholic and want to be able to flash it as easy as my 1007 model. So my question is, will At&t provide me with a new phone despite the crack and if they do, what are the chances I will get a 1009 (or whatever the regular odin3 cutoff is) model or higher?
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Went through this with my phone and a friends. Backup your sdcard to your computer and get a replacement.

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Its not even on the screen plus i have a screen protector so the rest is good.
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Dupontrocks11 said:
So here's the deal, I have been having random shutoffs for a while now and they are getting worse no matter what rom I am on. I plan to return the phone for a replacement, but there are two problems. One is that the phone fell out of my hands onto concrete and made a TINY crack on the buttons part of the glass. And the other, is that I am a flashaholic and want to be able to flash it as easy as my 1007 model. So my question is, will At&t provide me with a new phone despite the crack and if they do, what are the chances I will get a 1009 (or whatever the regular odin3 cutoff is) model or higher?
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I had a 1007 and had to exchange it because the 3.5mm jack stopped working. I checked and what I found out is that, it's a total crap shoot as to what you get, you can ask for a specific build, but if they don't have it, you don't get it. I ended up with a 1008, no 3 button recovery PITA
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Htc incredible battery?

I bought this phone 2 days ago and the battery just died on me, the thing is that I charged it full and when it hits around 70% my whole phone shuts down and would not start up again. So I recharged it, and got it full and then it shuts down on me again around that same battery percentage. Can anyone tell me the problem or help me out here? I'm out of ideas. D =

Try going to your settings and checking your power options..
Settings / power / then look at your power saver it might be set to whatever level it keeps shutting down at . If this does not work let me know I have a couple other ideas but let's knock off the simple ones first
Sent from my HTC Incredible S

chrisdeger said:
Try going to your settings and checking your power options..
Settings / power / then look at your power saver it might be set to whatever level it keeps shutting down at . If this does not work let me know I have a couple other ideas but let's knock off the simple ones first
Sent from my HTC Incredible S
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It doesn't seem to work D =

Did you buy the phone new? Any apps/custom rom that might be doing this?
Have you considered taking the phone... back to the store?

Nonverbose said:
Did you buy the phone new? Any apps/custom rom that might be doing this?
Have you considered taking the phone... back to the store?
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Yes the phone is new.

Deterdoter said:
Yes the phone is new.
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Any reason why you only answered 1 of my 3 questions?

Nonverbose said:
Any reason why you only answered 1 of my 3 questions?
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Sorry, No i only downloaded skype, tumblr and facebook and also this battery showing app. and i did go back to bell today but they said no exchange on battery bc of no warranty

Deterdoter said:
Sorry, No i only downloaded skype, tumblr and facebook and also this battery showing app. and i did go back to bell today but they said no exchange on battery bc of no warranty
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Its unconfirmed that's its a battery issue and seems very strange that a company can sell a product with no warranty.
Do a factory reset and if that doesn't fix it, physically go into the store and get refund/exchange.

It seems odd that the phone would do that it seems more like a software issue as you are getting a charge imo if it was a battery.hardware.issue it would not hold a charge at all. U can try and return it if you have a warrinty that permits you to return it it would be a easy fix. But if you have no warrinty I would say try flasshing a new Rom see what happens
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agree, you'd butter return it and have a totally test

There are some batteries which comes faulted & it will never be good using anything. Buddy the phone is new just take the phone to the service centre they'll replace the battery. Plz do not take any chance on ur new & expensive device. Happened with me the same thing when I bought a HTC wildfire long back.
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Haven't heard of this particular problem but my girlfriend bought two HTC incredible S's last summer ( one for her one for her friend / roommate). Nothing went wrong with hers but her friends had a problem where it was getting real hot and the battery actually started melting so to speak. It caused the phone to form itsself into an arc shape where if laid down on a flat surface you could stack about two or three credit cards and slide it right underneath (I wont get into how clueless you have to be to not notice your phone get this hot). We sent it in for repairs ( with virgin) they determined it was a battery issue and will not cover it with warranty . Fixed the phone and it happened again within a week. Don't even get me started on bell/ virgin policies regarding warranty repairs...
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jakeq said:
We sent it in for repairs ( with virgin) they determined it was a battery issue and will not cover it with warranty .
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!?
Anyway, battery life with virtuous affinity
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Free Galaxy Nexus

I'll keep it short because I'm having too much fun with my new Galaxy Nexus. My Revo was having problems so I called Verizon yesterday to get it replaced (under warranty). They didn't have any Revos in the warehouse so she asked me what phone I wanted. I told her I wanted a Galaxy Nexus. She said it probably wouldn't be accepted because it is so much newer and more expensive than the Revo, but she went ahead and submitted it. 12 hours later FedEx shows up with my new (refurbished) Galaxy Nexus!
I've already got it unlocked, rooted, flashed, and overclocked. The dev community is amazing on this phone, and the Gummy Rom is amazing. I highly recommend this phone if you get the chance.
On a side note, my issue with the Revo was that it wasn't charging correctly. I thought it was a battery issue so I warrantied the battery and ordered a pair of extended batteries from eBay. Since that wasn't the issue and I no longer have a Revo, if anyone wants to buy any of my two stock batteries or two extended batteries with door, PM me.

njKeever said:
12 hours later FedEx shows up with my new (refurbished) Galaxy Nexus!
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Hmmmm. 12 hours later???
Sent from my Dread Ginger Revo using Tapatalk.

Apparently in my excitement I forgot how to do math. I called at 3pm and it showed up at 1pm the next day, so 22 hours? Anyways, here it is!
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how??
how did u get them to give u a nexus? i tried calling today and all they would offer me was a tbolt or a charge... i dont want either... i need something with hdmi and the ability to run pse for ff7 loll

dnvnyi said:
how did u get them to give u a nexus? i tried calling today and all they would offer me was a tbolt or a charge... i dont want either... i need something with hdmi and the ability to run pse for ff7 loll
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Well, first I took it into a physical store and asked if there was anyway I could get a different phone instead of another Revo. He said their only option was if it was my third replacement but told me to try calling Verizon. When I called I told the lady everything I could think of to get her to send me a different phone. She told me her hands were tied and could only send me another Revo. I finally caved and told her to go ahead and process it. She then says, "Well, it looks like we don't have any Revolutions in the warehouse so we'll have to send you something else." She then began to read some options: Thunderbolt, Charge, Stratosphere, etc.
ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION:
I told her I really didn't want any of the options she listed and asked if there was any way I could get a Galaxy Nexus instead. She told me she is able to select it, but since it was so much newer and more expensive it would probably be declined. I told her I was willing to take the chance and to go ahead and process it. It obviously worked because I now have a Galaxy Nexus!
TL;DR
I said "Please submit the request for a Galaxy Nexus!"

dnvnyi said:
how did u get them to give u a nexus? i tried calling today and all they would offer me was a tbolt or a charge... i dont want either... i need something with hdmi and the ability to run pse for ff7 loll
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What?? Playstation emulator? And ff7? You gotta hop on irc again and hook me up with some links!
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My revo has a problem with the stock kernel so maybe I will ask about a nexus.
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did u have warranty

iamjerry123 said:
did u have warranty
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njKeever said:
I'll keep it short because I'm having too much fun with my new Galaxy Nexus. My Revo was having problems so I called Verizon yesterday to get it replaced (under warranty).
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If you were asking me.

I just went in two days ago and had a replacement order and ended up getting a revo.

[Q] Sluggish phone

Well, I'm growing tired of my phone lagging like a single core 600MHz Android running Eclair.. Can we just go to the T-Mobile store and tell them to give us a new one (provided we purchased our phones from T-Mobile in the first place) I can't imagine this phone was designed to run this slow.

willshep said:
Well, I'm growing tired of my phone lagging like a single core 600MHz Android running Eclair.. Can we just go to the T-Mobile store and tell them to give us a new one (provided we purchased our phones from T-Mobile in the first place) I can't imagine this phone was designed to run this slow.
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I would imagine this will be fixed in an update.

willshep said:
Well, I'm growing tired of my phone lagging like a single core 600MHz Android running Eclair.. Can we just go to the T-Mobile store and tell them to give us a new one (provided we purchased our phones from T-Mobile in the first place) I can't imagine this phone was designed to run this slow.
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Try disabling some of the bloatware?

Can't wait to JUMP from this phone.
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Disable dual window and see if that helps. Also enable Force GPU Rendering under developer options. And, of course, disable and remove any bloat you're able to without root.
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I think this phone has some aggressive throttling injected. Like configured to opperate with 2 cores even before it starts warming up. Keep in mind that it also has android 5.1 which suffers from poor memory management. we need 5.1.1 update. I find not sense to these multicore CPU Craze when we fall victim of these type of software limitations.

partylikeaninjastar said:
Disable dual window and see if that helps. Also enable Force GPU Rendering under developer options. And, of course, disable and remove any bloat you're able to without root.
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Also, Clean Master is a band-aid (as opposed to a solution). I find it immediately has an impact.

I disable the smart BS from LG. Uninstall everything that can be uninstalled and disable pretty much everything that can be disabled.
Also do Maintenance restarts every few days because of the 5.1 memory issue. Works like a champ.
What really bothers me is that all of the reviews say this phone is really snappy, like hell it is, after you disable all of the installed LG and T-Mobile BS apps.
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I've disabled and uninstalled what I could so far. It is better than stock, but still not what it should be.

I'd say for the most part the phone operates fine and doesn't seem to lag at all. BUT WHEN IT DOES... holy sh** ... How an android phone released this year can hang up and lag like this is completely unacceptable. I can see why people choose Iphones. My note 4 never lagged as bad as this one does at times. Literally I'll hit the back button and wait and wait and wait... 30-45 seconds before it responds... I'll be hitting it like 12 times like WTF is going on... it's absurd and unacceptable. In these moments it's worse than a Galaxy S3 ... no lie.
Like I said I am good most of the itme... MOST.. but when it does this (a few times every couple days) it's infuriating.

coolmaster121 said:
What really bothers me is that all of the reviews say this phone is really snappy, like hell it is, after you disable all of the installed LG and T-Mobile BS apps.
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I think those are international unlocked versions which have less bloat

I'm a 5 day owner and this phone is sluggish... Love the camera, love the call quality and signal quality, but damn is it sluggish.

GripR said:
I'm a 5 day owner and this phone is sluggish... Love the camera, love the call quality and signal quality, but damn is it sluggish.
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Yeah that is the only thing that has kept the phone from being returned - the camera is good. That and I am hoping that LG will roll out an update to fix the slowness or someone will release a root exploit so I can do it myself.

I don't get how the phone is sluggish its running fast as ever for me

I had a pretty bad unit. It was very slow and the touchscreen was unresponsive. Tmo sent me a new device and it's working so much better now.
https://www.reddit.com/r/lgg4/comments/3cp5v6/i_am_so_sick_of_the_lag_and_touchscreen_issues/

I found that deleting everything in the clip tray ussually is the culprit

Go to developer options and set animation speed to .5 works for me. Now my phone flies like nexus 5
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LancerV said:
I found that deleting everything in the clip tray ussually is the culprit
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I think you are right. The QSlide calculator was unbearably laggy till I cleared the Clip Tray. I don't use the LG Keyboard, so getting to the Clip Tray frequently is a pain. I'm looking for a shortcut now, but If I can't find one I just use Debloater to block the LG Keyboard.
Thanks!

phineous said:
I think you are right. The QSlide calculator was unbearably laggy till I cleared the Clip Tray. I don't use the LG Keyboard, so getting to the Clip Tray frequently is a pain. I'm looking for a shortcut now, but If I can't find one I just use Debloater to block the LG Keyboard.
Thanks!
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Usually comes up for me if I press and hold as if I were to paste something. Such as on Tapatalk it gives me the option to either paste or clip tray.
If there's nothing in it. Nothing will show