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hey guys, I was hoping to get some help from some thrill users. I'm hoping I can get a little honesty here, I am doing research for a buddy on the thrill. I have checked out specs, and spec wise seems like a nice device. I just wanted some insight on state of this device, whether its a good purchase or not, i have found some nice deals on this device bare in mind im buying full price so i want to have a device that will have a little bit of longevity. here are some things i hope you guys can share some insight on:
reliability of device, hardware/software
development does it look good will there be ICS i didnt notice ics roms
any alarming things to know about the device before buying
known issues
i ask all this because the G2x for tmobile seems to be a nightmare, hoping this is a better device thanks for any help you guys can provide
I'm pretty happy with my Thrill, but I was disappointed in how long it took to get GB out for it. I'm not sure if we will ever see ICS. The camera is excellent, battery life is ok (I bought a 3500mAh battery and have to charge up nightly). The 3D is kind of a gimmick, but it does work well.
I found that it's much snappier with a custom ROM. I'm currently using Lestatious AcidHazard from the dev forum here. Both ADW and GoLauncher are much better than the default "LG Home" launcher.
Overall, not bad for my first Android phone. I upgraded from an iPhone 3GS and will never look back at Apple, but for my next one I may consider Samsung or HTC just because there seems to be a much larger developer community for their offerings.
Ill give you only my opinion based on my experience with this device. Can't speak for anyone else but I'm sure there might be some very diverse opinions about this device.
I feel the Thrill is the underdog in the current Gen of high powered devices. Kinda like if you perchased a low cost car because the price and function fit your needs. Then you discover it had a turbine engine that simply needed to be switched on and calibrated properly. Would be cool and fun although very unlikely. However the Thrill is often referred to as a sleeper. The hardwear is all there but the stock Rom is restrictive. With some patience and proper modification the Thrill is an awesome phone that can outperform many high priced phones and then some.
In most cases from what I have seen many people find a baseband they like, and a rom that works with the baseband, a few tweeks and bam nirvana. Currently the most common issues that I'm aware of are Ghost calls, Bluetooth instability and minor app bugs. We don't have a huge Dev team but the devs we got are darn good and have flat out showed us all what the Thrill is supposed to be.
If you have loaded any roms or rooted a phone then you will be capable of tweaking the Thrill as you like in about 1 day at the most. Do some further research on it first before you dive in so you are fully aware of what your getting in to.
Hope that helps
Its fast as ****. Its nice to the eyes, it sounds good while making calls for me at least.
What else do you need?
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coming from the HTC sensation the 3d agreed is fun to play with but a gimic super fast and honestly if the right tweeks were given then the phone would be right behind the sgs2 easily if not keep up the LG 3d Max launcher is what I'm using but it is slower easy fix by getting a launcher from the market I recommend Adw or go launcher the dev work is amazing but slow and the optimus 3d is the exact same phone and is on the official list to receive ics according to popular results on Google but looking at things it'll be years end before we see official ics custom ROM will show up first and more than likely soon since the drop for LG phones supposedly is second and 3rd quarter once agin popular Google results reviled this for me over all I do not regret the switch and believe this phone Will peak at ics but will stay alive for probably another year to a year 1/2 stability is decent but be sure to update to gingerbread as the phone really seems to shine afterwards
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Also regular battery on moderate use but with data monitor my battery lasts all day easily
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Thanks for the help guys just got one very fast for 2.2 and ima hopefully get it rooted and running properly for my buddy hope it makes em happy. Your input was greatly appreciated
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While I'm here asking I hate to be such a noob guys but I don't know much about this phone wanna be careful not to brick it. From what I can understand I have to flash the gb update from LG before flashing gb roms correct? All I did was root the phone and installed a 2.2 Rom to get it going however I couldn't get data working its on a prepaid plan for 50 dollars a month everything else seems to be functioning ok. I wanna get all my ducks in a row for tomorrow when I get more time to get him updated to gb. Any roms that are recommended and or kernels. Cm7 or official update what's working better thanks for any help guys I'm not usually such a noob I'm just use to htcs with s off and such or Samsung's and Odin. LG is like a whole nother animal
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Lg update tool worked fine no issues I recommend a stock 2.2 ROM before update then work from there you'll love this phone AFTER you update though to avoid future questions on why you have no signal use an optimus 3d ROM to avoid alot of issues good luck and enjoy
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Franzferdinan51 said:
Lg update tool worked fine no issues I recommend a stock 2.2 ROM before update then work from there you'll love this phone AFTER you update though to avoid future questions on why you have no signal use an optimus 3d ROM to avoid alot of issues good luck and enjoy
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I shall do a bit more reading before I update to gingerbread tomorrow, this phone is actually for my buddy I'm running with an amaze but I'm helping him out so he has a great phone glad to hear its a awesome device once updated.
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I actually love this phone. It is really fast and the battery life is decent. The camera takes awesome pics and videos. About a month ago I was almost fed up with the phone and the dev on it but after flashing the Mokee ROM I fell in love with the Thrill all over again. If I had to choose a phone right I would pry choose the Note over this but then again most people would.
knightricer said:
I'm pretty happy with my Thrill, but I was disappointed in how long it took to get GB out for it. I'm not sure if we will ever see ICS. The camera is excellent, battery life is ok (I bought a 3500mAh battery and have to charge up nightly). The 3D is kind of a gimmick, but it does work well.
I found that it's much snappier with a custom ROM. I'm currently using Lestatious AcidHazard from the dev forum here. Both ADW and GoLauncher are much better than the default "LG Home" launcher.
Overall, not bad for my first Android phone. I upgraded from an iPhone 3GS and will never look back at Apple, but for my next one I may consider Samsung or HTC just because there seems to be a much larger developer community for their offerings.
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Pretty much the same situation for me. Also upgraded from a 3GS and I think this phone is awesome and a great first android for me. For the most stability on gingerbread, in my opinion, would be v21e. I flashed the promethius rom and kernel on top of it and my thrill is amazing.
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Hi, I'm still on 2.3.6 and I'm looking for a newer ROM, either ICS or JB with good battery backup, stability and smoothness.
Actually if GB battery is better than JB and ICS I just might stick with that.
I'm looking around but I don't see any definite answer and no relevant threads in Q&A section.
crossmission said:
Hi, I'm still on 2.3.6 and I'm looking for a newer ROM, either ICS or JB with good battery backup, stability and smoothness.
Actually if GB battery is better than JB and ICS I just might stick with that.
I'm looking around but I don't see any definite answer and no relevant threads in Q&A section.
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I would recommend a Jelly Bean though because it is the latest. But I would highly recommend you to view this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612881
This is not my device, a friend bricked it trying to restore the factory settings and I fixed it with the stock jw9, he asked to update it if I can but he needs the battery to be either the same or better than what he had before, so my question is more of should I stick with GB or go for something newer, he doesn't care for constant updates so a stable rom with good battery is what I want to give him. Even if he did care for updates the i9000 is a tricky device, so far today I used odin half a dozen times just to get back to get to flash from recovery cause half the things I now from owning a HD2, Desire, Desire HD, GS2, One X, Optimus 2x, tf300tg and so on don't work here. And I can't constantly ask him to test it a few days and give it back to me to flash a new rom if the battery is not good enough, or teach him how to do it then spend most of days trying to explain or fix what he did wrong, For example I just flashed C-RoM Mix 4.2.2 and it hang on the Semaphore logo, will use Odin right now to get back to gb, and again odin to flash the recovery kernel and then either flash c-rom again or blackbean or just leave at that as I have to wake up in 5 hours to go to work and explain I couldn't be bothered or the people that actually have the answer point me to the "don't ask questions" thread, I've been around xda for a long time, and for some reason the samsung part of the forum is the one I dislike the most as I find people a little obnoxious, every other forum I've been people are actually helpful and eager to answer in a little more detail like: jb battery life good but not stable, ics battery sucks but never hangs" "try gamerzrom ninja cause it has crazy battery life and awesome ui" or something like that.
Anyway, thanks for the help. Will not ask for help here again.
Can a mod please close this or do I have to pm someone?
(excuse any typos I did, it's getting late here and I'm kinda tired)
Your critisism is rather harsh and rude even considering your situation.
I'd sugggest a GB Rom: moderate battery drain because of fewer tuning options/performance. (My opinion.)
You could try CM 7.2: near stock, stable, GB 2.3.7? at cyanogenmod.org.
AW: [Q] ROM for good battery backup and stability
I would recommend you remics JB. It has touchwiz and 4.2.2. Very smooth for me
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I had a long response written but I deleted it cause figured it's not worth it, I guess I am still naive to believe that the courtesy I extend to others when they need something and the courtesy I have been extended to every time I am in need in the past around here is a given, apparently that is not the case every time, I want to, and I will honestly, thank you for your answers, as I have the first user that responded to my question, even with the "don't ask" response.
So have a nice day (it's morning here) and thank you again.
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GB Rom Saurom JW9 or Mesorom as I feel people have a lot of issues with ICS or JB as they dont follow instructions too good :highfive:
Currently on Saurom and 3 days battery life..its all good!
Please not modem and Kernel can help on Roms too :good:
Hello,
I'm thinking about installing a custom firmware on my 4X HD, but am unsure which one to go for. My priorities in order are:
1) Stable and fully functional.
2) Game performance
3) Battery life.
4) Easy to install.
Can anyone suggest which firmware I should install? Currently I am running the stock ICS firmware, as I have heard bad things about the official 4.1 JB update.
Sorry man, to be honest every ROM has its pro's and cons, just read the threat and try
And beside the ROM you got a kernel top who has influence on battery an stability
So my opinion (yes its a lot of work) read and try.
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I am using official cyanogenmod, its the most stable rom i've had. Easy to install trough cwm recovery, and it has ota update. You should try it.
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Stock ICS. You didn't want to update to Jelly Bean?
I got my Optimus 4x back yesterday after sending it for repair. It got sent with JB,came back with ICS
It's now been bootloader unlocked, rooted and installed Optimus Prime kernel. I did leave the standard ROM on there.
I'm just leaving it like that for the time being and seeing how the performance is.
Zadam said:
Hello,
I'm thinking about installing a custom firmware on my 4X HD, but am unsure which one to go for. My priorities in order are:
1) Stable and fully functional.
2) Game performance
3) Battery life.
4) Easy to install.
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You should install CM 10.2 and Optimus Prime kernel.It has best battery life/performance.It is good for gaming (doesn't lag in most games)But if you want to OC GPU , which increases performance a lot considering we have it on 416 mhz default, go for werewolfJB.I have underclocked my CPU to 1.4 ghz, OCd my GPU to 600 mhz on 1325 mV.Also undervolted my CPU by -65 mV.Optimus prime is a pretty good kernel, but it has 520 mhz max for GPU clock and it isn't enough in some games, atleast for me.You'll need to check anykernel topic if you are to install these kernels as they won't work in CM 10.2 unless you download them from that topic.
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Zadam said:
Hello,
I'm thinking about installing a custom firmware on my 4X HD, but am unsure which one to go for. My priorities in order are:
1) Stable and fully functional.
2) Game performance
3) Battery life.
4) Easy to install.
Can anyone suggest which firmware I should install? Currently I am running the stock ICS firmware, as I have heard bad things about the official 4.1 JB update.
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u cant install a stable rom and have game perfomance. and u cant install rom for battery life and have game perfomane. but u can install one for game perfomance and use greenify to hybernate apps and deep sleep battery saver app to force it sleep immidiately so it doesnt drain battery.
kessaras said:
u cant install a stable rom and have game perfomance. and u cant install rom for battery life and have game perfomane. but u can install one for game perfomance and use greenify to hybernate apps and deep sleep battery saver app to force it sleep immidiately so it doesnt drain battery.
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Hence why I ordered my requirements. Stable and fully functional is my top priority. Taking account only the roms that are stable and fully functional, out of those, which have the best gaming performance (my 2nd in the list)? Out of those that remain, which have the best battery life? And if we still have more than 1 option at this point, which is easier to install?
Zadam said:
Hence why I ordered my requirements. Stable and fully functional is my top priority. Taking account only the roms that are stable and fully functional, out of those, which have the best gaming performance (my 2nd in the list)? Out of those that remain, which have the best battery life? And if we still have more than 1 option at this point, which is easier to install?
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This is too close to a "Best ROM" thread. Just try different ROMs for yourself and judge them based on what you find. Other people's opinions are subjective and may not be the same as yours.
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SimonTS said:
This is too close to a "Best ROM" thread. Just try different ROMs for yourself and judge them based on what you find. Other people's opinions are subjective and may not be the same as yours.
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Furthermore, it's not only a matter of "best ROM" (ie.: rules) it's the fact that this is not a ROM supermarket, and people are here because they like to develop and make experiments. Even if I have the greatest respect for all the users, I would not trust anybody "selling" me a rom like a vendor based on experiences that are not mine. One should get in the spirit of the forum to really apreciate it. If one does not, all he is going to get is just a lot of frustration, and being told what is good and what is not would be of no help at all.
So lets set him on fire and dance around him since that will change everithing."Best rom/s theads are not alowed on this forum so go into roms threads that you like and read about them.If you like it then flash it and test it.Have a nice day." That is what people shuould write.
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dimi89 said:
So lets set him on fire and dance around him since that will change everithing."Best rom/s theads are not alowed on this forum so go into roms threads that you like and read about them.If you like it then flash it and test it.Have a nice day." That is what people shuould write.
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...that is, what was done at least four or five times before receiving an ordered shopping list.
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Thanks for the advice everyone. While I would usually jump at the opportunity to read around on forums, and even better to try installing several various ROMS to try them all out (this is the kind of thing I used to do a lot a few years ago), I unfortunately have very little time these days for such things due to personal and work responsibilities, which was why I thought someone with a lot more knowledge about all the available roms might be able to shoot a suggestion or 2 my way to at least narrow the scope. Since that kind of thing is not allowed I'll just take a look at the couple of roms that people suggested, or potentially just stick with the stock rom for now.
If there is CM rom on jelly bean stable(I don't know- never tried) i would go for it. If there is not i would go for stock ics with custom kernel.
Hi all,
Can we make a poll about which is the best ROM for LG 4X HD?
and its bugs if any?
thanks
No.
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To clarify this for you ONCE.
"Best rom" threads aren't allowed on XDA what you should know if you'd read the rules!
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But if you want, you can do a thread that list all the different bugs of each ROM, their advantages... But you can't say that this ROM is better than the other !
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Probably try another one too...
Think I've had my phone for around a year now and it's been Rooted for most of it's life with me. Think it came with ICS and I stuck some firmware that quite possibly was a version of JB.
It stayed like this for many months until one morning after waking with cold feet I pondered, "I shall flash my phone once more".
And so the journey began (sorry, been watching The Lord Of The Rings).
Anyway, after sticking Recovery on. I've now tried several firmwares. I'm no pro and even after a year with this phone, still no expert on it's native settings or capabilities but do know what I like.
Some of the firmwares I've tried I've not liked, some I've tried may have had some sort of Bug very early on or possibly an error from my methods of flashing. Those firmwares were changed for another and quite quickly too.
And this is I guess the point. As my phone stands now, with ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.1, I can quickly change firmwares.
I have settled on one now but I've also seen some quite nice ones that I'd like to spend more time with. For now though, I'll rest up and get a better long term feel for the one I'm with now
im on zaiben rc7 now .
pros : stock feel , nice battery , nice lockscreen
cons : some games are slow and u cant change kernel
tried a lot of roms , liked miui but it lacked some options like ums mode .
I'm using PAC at the moment and after installing a custom kernel, I can say it is the most complete ROM out there.
NicolasMMM said:
I'm using PAC at the moment and after installing a custom kernel, I can say it is the most complete ROM out there.
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try switching brightness from highest to lowest few times on pac, you'll see it's bad side
Flying_Bear said:
try switching brightness from highest to lowest few times on pac, you'll see it's bad side
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Performance was even worse at first, it was almost unusable. But after changing the kernel, most of the sloppiness disappeared
In case you haven't read it yet, I bet you might wanna read THIS (especially #4 in this case)
And if you already did, reading it once more sure won't hurt
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It happens that my LG L7 is too slow,since it has little RAM.I thought of doing root on my phone,but i know little about how doing it and i am not certain if it would be a good idea,or if should just buy another phone.
What i ask you is to give me some answer,showing arguments since what happens to you do not necessarily will happen with me.If it worths doing root,then i would like to know which ROM you used also.
As a long time user of this phone, all I can say is better buy a new phone.
this phone is way outdated and can't do anything to speed it up even if you root and use custom ROMs.
But you can use this as spare phone for playing or flashing custom ROMs for fun or education as well.
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Thanks for the response,i really wast certain about it too.
vaikz said:
As a long time user of this phone, all I can say is better buy a new phone.
this phone is way outdated and can't do anything to speed it up even if you root and use custom ROMs.
But you can use this as spare phone for playing or flashing custom ROMs for fun or education as well.
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I just wanted to ask you if you have ever tried custom ROMs like Xoptimus,cyanogemod or the european version.Because you can see some youtube videos of them showing high performances in l7.
I haven't tried that xoptimos, idk what is that.
I've tried most of custom ROMs here on xda. And for me the best ROM was vanir 4.1.2 and unfortunately no one was able to have a copy of it.
Right now I'm using cardoso cm10, my daily driver.
Like I've said, you can op for a new phone as your main phone. And make your l7 as your experimental phone for flashing custom roms. By that you can test a lot of custom ROMs. And only you can say which phone is really cool and good ROM.
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my 5 cents...
Probably not worth it.. unless you have the time on your hands to play with it....
Base on my experience.. I had a hard time to find the right software ( stable and working) for this phone LG L7 p705.... in technical world.. this phone is a grandpa now....
You might gain some speed back and slightly better performance out of this "grandpa" phone by factory resets/ cleaning caches and partition..reinstalling ROMS.. BUT.. I have spent a lot of time searching and trying.. almost bricked this phone in those procedures... MY Lg L7 p705 is now working slightly faster...BUT.. my 5cents>>> buy a newer phone!.. cheers...
Maybe, some experienced "phone flashers" and developers might help you here...or youtube and a lot of google search might work for you as it did, to some extend, for me....
get a new phone...
My last hope for legacy devices was when real ART support never manifested into a useable ROM. CM11 runs great in ART mode, but there's virtually no development for it or even Xposed compatibility. But that would be my suggestion: Find a CM11 ROM that will run in ART mode, but don't expect much customization.
Update: On a positive note, I left my S3 out in the rain and am using my L5 while it dries out. I don't mind using it at all and performs better than would be expected given the absurd amount of time I've spent setting up the old Carbon CM11. It has better phone/talk quality than Samsung by far, and can have a clear conversation while driving with the window down. But can't fix the kernel wakelocks preventing deep sleep. I don't know why I admire this cheap L5 better than my clunky S3, I just do.
More positives: With custom kernel you can overclock several hundred mhz, run memory tweaks to gain nearly 1gig with zram compression, then if you use that up have another 1.5 gigs of virtual memory. Then, up the read ahead on your data partition. I only notice minor lag on my single core system compared to faster dual cores with 4x physical ram.