It's like a ghost-town in here... - AT&T LG Optimus G

Has everyone moved on to another phone, or what?
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I'm still alive with my og og. Original gangster optimus g I kinda like that
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no **** bro im a flash o holic need my fix soon
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I feel the same! My ladies phone needs some flashing Lol. Anyone else have bad service lately? Just wondering
His: HTC DNA
Hers: LG Optimus G

I'll be around for a while...too dang expensive to jump ship so soon.
Trying out the beanstalk rom ... hoping to get rid of those reboots I was getting.
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DraginMagik said:
I'll be around for a while...too dang expensive to jump ship so soon.
Trying out the beanstalk rom ... hoping to get rid of those reboots I was getting.
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Been on beanstalk for 3 days now... No reboots for me yet. New build with faux kernel is pretty sweet!
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I'm still here.
I originally bought this phone because I couldn't afford an N4 when I thought I was going to be able to, but I've been pleasantly surprised with it so far.
Really, the only things I don't like about it are:
1. Heat.
2. Lack of IR Blaster
3. Lack of RGB LED
4. Lack of support (though Im not really worried about that with it sharing so many components with the N4)

OMGMatrix said:
I'm still here.
I originally bought this phone because I couldn't afford an N4 when I thought I was going to be able to, but I've been pleasantly surprised with it so far.
Really, the only things I don't like about it are:
1. Heat.
2. Lack of IR Blaster
3. Lack of RGB LED
4. Lack of support (though Im not really worried about that with it sharing so many components with the N4)
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I don't really notice any heat problems but I don't play a lot of games either. IR blaster would definitely be cool. As for THE LED, is it just an AT&T thing or do they have any phones that have multi color LED's? It seems like all the other carriers have multi color LED's in the same handset I already own. The other SGS2's did, the other LGOG variants, etc. Support...we have some nice ROM's, to be sure, and the guys we have are doing a great job, it just would be nice if there were some more. I'm probably going to be on this phone at least up to or through Nov.
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Building isn't hard. You can customize any source to make the ROM you want. It takes time to figure out, but its worth it. Give it a try.
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m looking to jump ship to be honest got really bored with my OG ;( probably will go for OG pro or m7 , just waiting for salary as i have got a few deals for my OG would like to get rid asap , OG is a damn gud phone only thing was if development was lil more got really tired of all the aosp/cm roms not much of options available to enjoy flashing i used to have on my n4 and 1x+....

acerulz said:
m looking to jump ship to be honest got really bored with my OG ;( probably will go for OG pro or m7 , just waiting for salary as i have got a few deals for my OG would like to get rid asap , OG is a damn gud phone only thing was if development was lil more got really tired of all the aosp/cm roms not much of options available to enjoy flashing i used to have on my n4 and 1x+....
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Ya.OG Is A Beautiful Device And It Is A Beast In Disguise.
Love My OG.
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acervenky,
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acervenky said:
Ya.OG Is A Beautiful Device And It Is A Beast In Disguise.
Love My OG.
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acervenky,
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+1, certainly agree on that with you but m really bored with the LG UI though , would like to see how WP UI functions though! people tend to certainly neglect the power of OG , in India a new OG cost around 400$ but just coz its LG no one prefers and resale value , dont ask about it it goes for almost 220-270$ for a 1-4 month old OG !!

acerulz said:
m looking to jump ship to be honest got really bored with my OG ;( probably will go for OG pro or m7 , just waiting for salary as i have got a few deals for my OG would like to get rid asap , OG is a damn gud phone only thing was if development was lil more got really tired of all the aosp/cm roms not much of options available to enjoy flashing i used to have on my n4 and 1x+....
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Dude the of pro is a bigger og... With less development.. I would stick with this til the og 2 comes out or the nexus 5.
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iamtha1 said:
Dude the of pro is a bigger og... With less development.. I would stick with this til the og 2 comes out or the nexus 5.
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ya i know that development is very less but the screen is really eye catchy , though i have lumia 1020 in mind too but if doesnt work m certainly in for m7 ! i used to be flashaholic on my x+ and n4 but in OG i dont feel like, as every ROM is pretty similar so feel lazy now

I wldnt give up my og for any of the phones that are out now, but i may jump ship for the og 2 and the moto x and the note 3 lol og 2 seems to be sick though
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Jank4AU said:
I don't really notice any heat problems but I don't play a lot of games either. IR blaster would definitely be cool. As for THE LED, is it just an AT&T thing or do they have any phones that have multi color LED's? It seems like all the other carriers have multi color LED's in the same handset I already own. The other SGS2's did, the other LGOG variants, etc. Support...we have some nice ROM's, to be sure, and the guys we have are doing a great job, it just would be nice if there were some more. I'm probably going to be on this phone at least up to or through Nov.
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I play a lot of games on mine.
I work nights doing tech support/cs-type stuff at a call center, and have lots of downtime, so I end up playing on my phone a lot either way.
It happens to handle gaming wonderfully, aside from the heat. However, after extends gaming, like say, an hour of Vice City or Majoras Mask on Mupen64, it can sometimes get so hot that it becomes legitimately difficult to hold. A couple times i even had it overheat from playing a game while charging. I've also had it crash from overheating while doing navigation on a car charger.
Interesting point about the notification light, I hadn't considered that. At&t does tend to **** on their phones designs pretty heavily so I wouldn't be surprised.
That being said, it still has better battery and is overall more reliable than my old Inspire.
I intend to at least try building, but my computer isn't a suitable build environment right now, needs another HDD and some more ram.

I'm hopping on the OG Pro train, soon. Although, I'll still have my OG as a backup and will continue flashing on a semi regular basis lol.
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acerulz said:
m looking to jump ship to be honest got really bored with my OG ;( probably will go for OG pro or m7 , just waiting for salary as i have got a few deals for my OG would like to get rid asap , OG is a damn gud phone only thing was if development was lil more got really tired of all the aosp/cm roms not much of options available to enjoy flashing i used to have on my n4 and 1x+....
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Yeah, I hear ya. Mysteryemotions should have a stock flavored ROM coming pretty soon. Hope I'm not letting the cat out of the bag early. . I'd like to try theming, but damn that seems hard/time-consuming.
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I luv the og. I was happy with it stock. Even better with ROM options. The only thing I'd give it up for is the g2 when it comes out(if I can afford it)
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Jank4AU said:
Yeah, I hear ya. Mysteryemotions should have a stock flavored ROM coming pretty soon. Hope I'm not letting the cat out of the bag early. . I'd like to try theming, but damn that seems hard/time-consuming.
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Hmm seems interesting , even waiting if snowleopard comes out or someone else comes up with a 4.3 for OG would love to try it
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Related

HTC Amaze Not DEAD! Check out this new AD

http://explore.t-mobile.com/verizon-att-sprint/vs-sprint/
Click the app download video on the bottom
What's ur point?
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dubt17 said:
http://explore.t-mobile.com/verizon-att-sprint/vs-sprint/
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dood, phone has been discontinued by tmo, it's not got much life in it. I just happens to be one of the 2 soon to be 3 available hspa+ 42mbps devices! once the s drops you can expect more price drops on the Amaze.
The phone may be going EOL but it's probably their best phone and is still comparable to the new One S. Also those ads are completely one sided, note that they are using an iPhone for Sprint which is only a 3G phone. I used to be on Sprint before switching to T-Mobile and their 4G service was decently quick... if you could get it.
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The phone may be going EOL but it's probably their best phone and is still comparable to the new One S. Also those ads are completely one sided, note that they are using an iPhone for Sprint which is only a 3G phone. I used to be on Sprint before switching to T-Mobile and their 4G service was decently quick... if you could get it.
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My friend up here has an EVO3D and never switches 4G ON. I asked him why and he said "by the time it even connects or finds 4G signal, the web pages could already have been loaded on 3G"
Don't know how accurate that is but Idk why it would take so long to connect.
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fuego77 said:
My friend up here has an EVO3D and never switches 4G ON. I asked him why and he said "by the time it even connects or finds 4G signal, the web pages could already have been loaded on 3G"
Don't know how accurate that is but Idk why it would take so long to connect.
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That would only be the case if you switch it on to check one page then shut it back off again. It does take about 30 seconds or so to connect to 4g, much like it does to connect to WiFi. Personally that sounds like a dumb excuse to not use 4g. We don't have 4g here but if we did, I'd likely leave it on all the time since my phone is near a charger all day anyways.
Shame the amaze is end of the line I actually want to go back to it. The galaxy s 2 with ICS is nice, but for me I really enjoyed messing with the amazes camera and thought sense was really cool.
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ebatr8 said:
Shame the amaze is end of the line I actually want to go back to it. The galaxy s 2 with ICS is nice, but for me I really enjoyed messing with the amazes camera and thought sense was really cool.
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i think once the price drops more development will pick up. personally i would never pay $400 for this phone, especially not now lol. gsii with ics sounds nice
The Black Amaze is not EOL. Only the white version is. I personally would choose this device over the ONE S anyday.
stratax said:
i think once the price drops more development will pick up. personally i would never pay $400 for this phone, especially not now lol. gsii with ics sounds nice
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It is nice even tho its a leak for the at&t skyrocket the awesome devs have got it working pretty perfectly for the T-Mobile s2. Ics just has subtle changes that really polish the way android works and steps performance up real well. I really like sense tho I use to have the sensation then the amaze, ended up selling the amaze but wish I would have kept it n just sold the s2 instead.
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ebatr8 said:
It is nice even tho its a leak for the at&t skyrocket the awesome devs have got it working pretty perfectly for the T-Mobile s2. Ics just has subtle changes that really polish the way android works and steps performance up real well. I really like sense tho I use to have the sensation then the amaze, ended up selling the amaze but wish I would have kept it n just sold the s2 instead.
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Wonder who you sold that amaze to tbh i dislike samsung but i would rather have the gsgii than the amaze for some reason. maybe cause its something new/different
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Wonder who you sold that amaze to tbh i dislike samsung but i would rather have the gsgii than the amaze for some reason. maybe cause its something new/different
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So we meet again..... lol its always nice to have something different maybe I am just bored of the sgs2, but if s-off comes through on the amaze here soon then development might pick up and there will be lots of new stuff to play with on the amaze.
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ebatr8 said:
So we meet again..... lol its always nice to have something different maybe I am just bored of the sgs2, but if s-off comes through on the amaze here soon then development might pick up and there will be lots of new stuff to play with on the amaze.
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Yeah true, i dont really care for the lack of development considering im running NRGs rom and its perfect. I just havent had anything besides HTC and one moto device since the samsung behold 2 was out and that was a long time ago lol. Been wanting to try Nokia and maybe a Samsung
stratax said:
Yeah true, i dont really care for the lack of development considering im running NRGs rom and its perfect. I just havent had anything besides HTC and one moto device since the samsung behold 2 was out and that was a long time ago lol. Been wanting to try Nokia and maybe a Samsung
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You not down with padphone no more?
I really want to check that thing out.
A, I like that its not made by samsung or htc and ....well the obvious its made by Asus.... Hopefully it doesn't become the phailphone....
Unless I sell this I'm going to wait for s-off and ics.
Once ics comes to the amaze, its gonna make or break this phone, sorry to say.
Im really hoping ics will relly unleash the beast I know this phone is capable of.
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freakboy13 said:
You not down with padphone no more?
I really want to check that thing out.
A, I like that its not made by samsung or htc and ....well the obvious its made by Asus.... Hopefully it doesn't become the phailphone....
Unless I sell this I'm going to wait for s-off and ics.
Once ics comes to the amaze, its gonna make or break this phone, sorry to say.
Im really hoping ics will relly unleash the beast I know this phone is capable of.
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I am very interested in it, Asus is one of my favorite companys specially for gaming, i love their ROG series. i have the Asus G74 laptop right now and plan on getting the Asus Tytan.
Note that its never good to get any phone when its just released. i wait a few months for all the problems (if it has any) to be fixed and development to start and prices to drop. while the samsung galaxy ii already been out for quite a while.
according to this site it wont be too much more than the one s: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Asus...mer-Pad-300-Get-Priced-in-Europe-264743.shtml
only $15 more for just the phone. i will wait till the price is around $400 on ebay then ill buy it in a heartbeat
edit: look at their website now. they updated the information about it. http://www.asus.com/Mobile/PadFone/ you can get 102 hours of battery from padfone (the phone), the station (tablet), and the station dock (keyboard). they all use the hardware of the padfone (cpu/gpu/ram/camera), but they all have their own battery. also its all one data package (from the phone). this is going to get huge IMO.
the camera should be better than the amaze as well, has the same aperture, but a better lense made my asus.

[Q] Am I the only one?

That is left feeling kinda no so much let down but kinda eyyyh about this handset. I've already promised my ET4G to my brother in-law and I think im going to regret it. I knew the GS3 wasnt that much of an upgrade going in to this but the camera seems funky and NFC well google wallets not working on the device :silly: I just feel kinda blah about it ..... and moving off files from the ET4G it seemed to fit better in my hand and I miss being able to change the saturation on the screen modes.
It'll get better with customs Roms to be honest not liking stock at all. I really hope AKOP comes out for this phone. Fingers crossed
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Woolios said:
It'll get better with customs Roms to be honest not liking stock at all. I really hope AKOP comes out for this phone. Fingers crossed
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yeah im hoping the dev's will be able to tweak it to its full potential :fingers-crossed:
Coming from the ET4G on MIUI I am feeling the same way. I could have easily waited. If you flash the new touchwiz on the SII you won't miss much. The only thing Im banking on is taking pics while you record. I'm not sure if that's a hardware perk or not. So far I'm trying to sell myself on the new device. We will see!
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Coming from the ET4G on MIUI I am feeling the same way. I could have easily waited. If you flash the new touchwiz on the SII you won't miss much. The only thing Im banking on is taking pics while you record. I'm not sure if that's a hardware perk or not. So far I'm trying to sell myself on the new device. We will see!
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first thing I did was ditched TW for apex launcher lol :highfive:
colourfuze said:
Coming from the ET4G on MIUI I am feeling the same way. I could have easily waited. If you flash the new touchwiz on the SII you won't miss much. The only thing Im banking on is taking pics while you record. I'm not sure if that's a hardware perk or not. So far I'm trying to sell myself on the new device. We will see!
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yeah im trying to sell myself too I mean I know its an upgrade i just feel meh about it
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first thing I did was ditched TW for apex launcher lol :highfive:
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+1
I only wish the TW calendar widgets were compatible with another launcher as they did a much better job on those than stock ICS. Business Calendar is a good enough replacement though.
Hmm I'm in love with this phone, maybe because I had the old, and kind of slow s3 processor in my T-Mobile s2, and a non HD screen
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People are so funny! This is one of, if not the best phone out! Damn wait until the roms get going before you ungrateful f$$ks get to crying.
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When AOKP and CM9 and various roms come out for this phone (which I have high hopes they will) the phone will feel rebirthed.
I enjoy it now, but I've never been a fan of TW or samsungs skins. Still though, it's a huge upgrade for me; Coming from a Nexus S.
Agree once Cm9 and others get going this phone will fly especially with the 2 GBs of ram
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It's a big jump from my Nexus S 4G.
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Just Flash It !!!
I had the s2 and I feel it is an upgrade. More ram, 1.5ghz, slightly larger screen, this radio has performed better than my s2, lte soon, and not that it matters much but when was the last time your s2 hit 5000 on quadrant while running stock. This phone also feels a lot smoother
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I came from the Samsung Vibrant and this is a nice upgrade for me. Very excited. The first thing that went was TW. I'm running Nova launcher on mine. (it installed automatically as it got synced with my account).
The only thing that I am missing is the Ubuntu for Android. I wonder if CM team will look into implementing it with some of their builds. That would be sweet!
cwalker29 said:
People are so funny! This is one of, if not the best phone out! Damn wait until the roms get going before you ungrateful f$$ks get to crying.
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Whoa.....that was pretty harsh. Not very nice dude.
I'll have to disagree with the OP. I'm really liking mine so far.
ickster said:
Whoa.....that was pretty harsh. Not very nice dude.
I'll have to disagree with the OP. I'm really liking mine so far.
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I dont dislike it its just not the WOW FACTOR </darrell sheets>
ickster said:
Whoa.....that was pretty harsh. Not very nice dude.
I'll have to disagree with the OP. I'm really liking mine so far.
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It's a 105 degrees in Chicago today, I wake up to the news everyday to hear people are getting kills left and right in Chicago. So last thing I want to hear is spoil tech head crying about a super smartphone.!
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I'll be better in the morning
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cwalker29 said:
It's a 105 degrees in Chicago today, I wake up to the news everyday to hear people are getting kills left and right in Chicago. So last thing I want to hear is spoil tech head crying about a super smartphone.!
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A) Sorry you live in Chicago, but hey its not Detroit
B) I'm not spoiled
C) Stay cool my brotha
fatboypup said:
A) Sorry you live in Chicago, but hey its not Detroit
B) I'm not spoiled
C) Stay cool my brotha
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Chicago is one of the most beautiful city in America. But it's the people that live in it. I move out because of the shooting. I got a family to raise. But Foshow bro
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Should I get a new phone?

Development has pretty much come to a stop. There is no AOSP, sense 4.0 still isnt flawless and other phones are getting further and further ahead.
Jelly Bean and iOS6 are coming out and maybe i should get a new phone.
I have always been a huge android fan despite having a macbook and ipad and I dont think i should get an iphone, right?
Should I get a gnex? Galaxy SIII? What do you guys think?
Thanks!
Get a GNex. My GS3 and Rezound are going on Craigslist and I'm getting one too. Stupid f*cking locked bootloader on the GS3.
tekhna said:
Get a GNex. My GS3 and Rezound are going on Craigslist and I'm getting one too. Stupid f*cking locked bootloader on the GS3.
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Do you think google is gonna release a new nexus soon? Should I wait?
I'd like to think they will release one end of this year or early next year... I'll definitely be buying the next one even if it is isn't flagship material.
Is the rezound pretty much dead? I've tried everything possible and I just cant get a smooth, fast feeling. Any ROM suggestions?
I'm going to wait and see what this "Eris" I've heard so much about does with the Rezound before deciding whether to stay aboard or jump ship. If he does something great and the source happens to come out soon enough, I'm definitely staying. If something happens and the source doesn't come out or his progress hits a huge snag where he quits, I'm probably going to pack my bags and look into going back to Sprint.
Their service really does suck in my area, but at least their price was a lot better. If I do jump ship and get an Evo 4G LTE, I would be interested in it if only to run FreshROM again, just like on my OG Evo. Plus, I sort of miss the small things about the Evo family, like CWM, FreshROM, etc. I know Sprint is finally switching to LTE, and if I had to go back, I would be willing to tough it out with bad signal just a while longer, since it looks like Sprint is actually serious about LTE over WiMAX this time.
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I'm going to wait and see what this "Eris" I've heard so much about does with the Rezound.
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This is the only thing keeping me from switching. I have faith in the BAMF team; they have a pretty good track record.
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Is the rezound pretty much dead? I've tried everything possible and I just cant get a smooth, fast feeling. Any ROM suggestions?
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Check out inef deus on the mikmik... Fast, smooth, and has tweaks as well as themes and mods
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I just called big red. I told them my rezound doesnt work and I wanted a gnex. They told me I could have it but i turned it down because in the end, I love my htc.
Tag798 said:
Check out inef deus on the mikmik... Fast, smooth, and has tweaks as well as themes and mods
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After being on sense 4.0 for a while, I dont think I can go back to 3.6. Thanks though!
What is wrong with everyone?!?!?!?! Development slows and you people put your tail between your legs and downgrade to a worse phone? What's the deal? Are you people rich?
Buy a used nexus and keep the rezound...totally worth it to be able to switch back and forth between two phones whenever you want!
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I went with the Dinc4g, so far so good. Clear screen, smooth sense 4, and smaller form factor. Had dinc2 and rezound before, and liked both.
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tekhna said:
Get a GNex. My GS3 and Rezound are going on Craigslist and I'm getting one too. Stupid f*cking locked bootloader on the GS3.
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I was going to buy this release day, but might wait and see what happens concerning this locked bootloader bull*****t
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Seriously though, If you want to trade any phone for any other phone just sweet talk verizon and they'll give it to you!
jayochs said:
Buy a used nexus and keep the rezound...totally worth it to be able to switch back and forth between two phones whenever you want!
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Thats what I might do!
Nexus is the best value right now considering the GS3 is locked tight.
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I Am Marino said:
Nexus is the best value right now considering the GS3 is locked tight.
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Do you think the nex is better than the rezound? Yeah its awesome that theyre getting jellybean really soon, but i really like sense and there hardware is pretty much the same
i think any high end android phone is better than the iphone, right?
I've really been considering moving to the nexus since I'm not eligible for my upgrade yet and I can get a used one pretty cheap but I'm still undecided.
The rezound was my first HTC phone and I really love how well built it is compared to Samsung phones but I've had so many problems with it. Plus, with Verizon taking so long to push out updates and practically killing development, it makes the nexus slightly more enticing.
What do you guys think? Should I stick it out with this phone a little bit longer and just hope that the development gets a little better again soon or is it best to just move on now?
Can we at least wait until the end of the month before everyone flips their stuff? We're supposed to get ICS officially this month, and shortly after that HTC should release the ICS kernel source on the HTCDev website. All we need is our fantastic developers to get the RIL working and we'll hopefully be swimming in CM#/AOKP by the end of the year.
davidetkin511 said:
Do you think the nex is better than the rezound? Yeah its awesome that theyre getting jellybean really soon, but i really like sense and there hardware is pretty much the same
i think any high end android phone is better than the iphone, right?
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Honestly I will say the Nexus is overall better if you're asking my opinion.
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Seeking advice to buy this phone or not

Hello,
I recently switched to tmobile and am looking to buy a phone to use. I've been looking at HTC Sensation, HTC Amaze, and Galaxy S2. I was thinking to go with HTC Amaze, but I ran into many issues discussed on the net. So, here's my question. Should I buy this phone? Are the issues that bad? Or, can they be resolved by simply installing custom ROMs? I'd appreciate any advice you can give me. Thank you.
GT
I dealt with all 3 of them. GS2 is a POS. Sensation is has older harder (but better ROM development) and i love my Amaze. Does all I need it to do. You should get an Amaze.
Agreed with hasoon
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Although I love my Amaze its getting to the point where its becoming outdated and unsupported. I would go another route. IMHO.
Depends what you are looking for...
Pros:
- Decent Specs.
- Nice camera.
- microSD.
Cons:
- Due to HTC and the lack of source ROM dev isn't as plentiful as other phones.
- Issues with the back plate not fitting right and making creaking noises.
- Larger device (thickness).
- Sense (for me at least).
- Horrible backlight bleed from the buttons.
- Lackluster battery life.
If I was to go back in time, I would have picked up a Galaxy Nexus over the Amaze.
I was choosing among those phones too (including the blaze). Chose the amaze because it's screen was way better than Samsung crappy pentile offerings and it had a dedicated camera button. Battery life is pretty mediocre even with an anker extended battery. Battery life is a huge weakness since HTC refuses to release wireless source.
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laggo said:
If I was to go back in time, I would have picked up a Galaxy Nexus over the Amaze.
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laggo said:
Depends what you are looking for...
Pros:
- Decent Specs.
- Nice camera.
- microSD.
Cons:
- Due to HTC and the lack of source ROM dev isn't as plentiful as other phones.
- Issues with the back plate not fitting right and making creaking noises.
- Larger device (thickness).
- Sense (for me at least).
- Horrible backlight bleed from the buttons.
- Lackluster battery life.
If I was to go back in time, I would have picked up a Galaxy Nexus over the Amaze.
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+1 the only exception for me is sense 4, that overlay for me is head on with aosp
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Thank you, everyone. I went ahead and bought a used one for $220. I hope it's worth it. Now, it's time to find a good ROM to use!
I personally suggest speedrom or energy rom love me energy
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Speed Rom gets crazy battery life! Eclipze outdid himself on it
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if you know where to look there is an awesome MIUI port floating around. That is what I am rocking atm.
goldentequila said:
Thank you, everyone. I went ahead and bought a used one for $220. I hope it's worth it. Now, it's time to find a good ROM to use!
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man im super lucky i got mine brand new for 220
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man im super lucky i got mine brand new for 220
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Dang, im thinking on selling mine to a friend for 200
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eggydrums said:
Dang, im thinking on selling mine to a friend for 200
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Do it. This phone if my last one from HTC. They at one time ruled the smart phone spec now they just suck. Sport and Eclipze thanx for the great roms I have a feeling this will be abandonware real soon. Faux your still the kernel master. Last time I do an upgrade without doing all of my research. The One S is good but the lack of SD card is a no go and its made by HTC. Maybe the S3 when cyanogen gets released on it or dare I say it the iP...who am I kinding I'll never buy that phone I need wifi calling like a crack heads needs a rock.
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PeterC18st said:
Do it. This phone if my last one from HTC. They at one time ruled the smart phone spec now they just suck. Sport and Eclipze thanx for the great roms I have a feeling this will be abandonware real soon. Faux your still the kernel master. Last time I do an upgrade without doing all of my research. The One S is good but the lack of SD card is a no go and its made by HTC. Maybe the S3 when cyanogen gets released on it or dare I say it the iP...who am I kinding I'll never buy that phone I need wifi calling like a crack heads needs a rock.
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Yeah, i think that is my last htc, they have really started going down, they're profits are down to 135$ million bro, last year was a lot more. Ill miss sense though, thats one thing done right, touchwiz isnt the big thing lol
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What's even worse is how quickly their products recently have declined in resale value, minus the sensation for whatever frigging reason... Anything else, heck even the one s price is almost half of the s3 at this point... That's bad news
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What's even worse is how quickly their products recently have declined in resale value, minus the sensation for whatever frigging reason... Anything else, heck even the one s price is almost half of the s3 at this point... That's bad news
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Maybe cuz of its popularity ive seen like 20 people with it, and like 0 with the amaze
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Maybe cuz of its popularity ive seen like 20 people with it, and like 0 with the amaze
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yup.. its true.. finding another Amaze user comes rare these days... most of my friends and colleagues have either GS3 or IPhone 5
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yup.. its true.. finding another Amaze user comes rare these days... most of my friends and colleagues have either GS3 or IPhone 5
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Mhm strange enough, i havent seen much iphone 5s, maybe its cuz they all look the same
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ORD related marital stress :) Need a second phone...

So the Amaze community is really quite fun to be a part of as of late, so many ROMs: awesome stock ICS based ones, to CM 10 being daily driver quality, CM 10.1 very active, Viper port is very active, I want to continue participating.
But, when my wife wants to get a hold of me, she never can because I have the phone in mid install or setup of some new ROM.
Time to start carrying two phones or risk divorce. Looking to find a cheap stable android phone supporting 850/1900 3G band to use mostly for phone and text (and some streaming music either google or rdio). Has to be SIM card compatible with Amaze. All the new phones seem to have gone to the smaller SIM size. Don't need much storage, won't be putting many apps on it. Oh and unlocked(able) of course.
Any suggestions?
myTouch 4G (Glacier) I have one which is my DD. Have CyanogenMod 7.2 with Darkside kernel. I can go almost 20 hours on a full charge with heavy texts calling and data. Wifi calling is aces and accessories are cheap and so are extra batteries and my replacement screen and digitizer was only 15 bux when mine broke.
Went with a LG Optimus G from Canadagsm
Found a SIM adapter. Fingers crossed, LTE 32GB otherwise a Nexus 4.
Priced almost the same.
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bhtm said:
Went with a LG Optimus G from Canadagsm
Found a SIM adapter. Fingers crossed, LTE 32GB otherwise a Nexus 4.
Priced almost the same.
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Theres a thing in the optimus g development section that converts your phone in to a nexus 4 so you can run n4 roms on it. So i guess optimus g would mean the best of both worlds
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bhtm said:
So the Amaze community is really quite fun to be a part of as of late, so many ROMs: awesome stock ICS based ones, to CM 10 being daily driver quality, CM 10.1 very active, Viper port is very active, I want to continue participating.
But, when my wife wants to get a hold of me, she never can because I have the phone in mid install or setup of some new ROM.
Time to start carrying two phones or risk divorce. Looking to find a cheap stable android phone supporting 850/1900 3G band to use mostly for phone and text (and some streaming music either google or rdio). Has to be SIM card compatible with Amaze. All the new phones seem to have gone to the smaller SIM size. Don't need much storage, won't be putting many apps on it. Oh and unlocked(able) of course.
Any suggestions?
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I flash my ROMs very late when the wife is asleep or I have GrooveIP/Google Voice on my tablet where I can answer any calls.
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Theres a thing in the optimus g development section that converts your phone in to a nexus 4 so you can run n4 roms on it. So i guess optimus g would mean the best of both worlds
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That sounds awesome!
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Too awesome. This was supposed to be the phone I don't fiddle with. Have not touched it yet, but my ORD may win yet. I have the phone but still got to get a sim this week before it becomes my daily driver.
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Now carrying two phones. Too much great things happening with sport/Eric/Chevy giving us so many new toys that my amaze is still my primary. Well er um WiFi tethered to the new one.
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bhtm said:
Now carrying two phones. Too much great things happening with sport/Eric/Chevy giving us so many new toys that my amaze is still my primary. Well er um WiFi tethered to the new one.
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In an unexpected twist, my work gave me a new Galaxy S4 a few weeks back. I ended up selling the LG to a friend (whom I'm trying to convince to join the XDA LG Optimus G forums/community, and try out the ROMs there, mostly because I wasn't allowed too, lol).
Man, I hate Touch Wiz and Samsung bloat. I'm not allowed to modify the phone or the IT department will shoot me. It does benchmark really well, and the LTE "feels" faster than on LG. But I still find myself using the Amaze for regular app use, even if though the S4 benchmarks so much higher.
So if you like Sense and don't like TW, stay away from the S4 if you are looking for a new phone. But do get an LTE phone if your area has it, the difference for me is amazing.
Since this last post the number of new ROMs on the Amaze is impressive. What a great community!
bhtm said:
In an unexpected twist, my work gave me a new Galaxy S4 a few weeks back. I ended up selling the LG to a friend (whom I'm trying to convince to join the XDA LG Optimus G forums/community, and try out the ROMs there, mostly because I wasn't allowed too, lol).
Man, I hate Touch Wiz and Samsung bloat. I'm not allowed to modify the phone or the IT department will shoot me. It does benchmark really well, and the LTE "feels" faster than on LG. But I still find myself using the Amaze for regular app use, even if though the S4 benchmarks so much higher.
So if you like Sense and don't like TW, stay away from the S4 if you are looking for a new phone. But do get an LTE phone if your area has it, the difference for me is amazing.
Since this last post the number of new ROMs on the Amaze is impressive. What a great community!
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Just curious, why won't your work let you modify your own s4?
And thanks again for your generous donation to sports everyone should be thanking you now lol
SuperAfnan said:
Just curious, why won't your work let you modify your own s4?
And thanks again for your generous donation to sports everyone should be thanking you now lol
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Sloppy grammar on my part. Work owns the phone. The gave it to me use for work.
After all the rave reviews and benchmark numbers I was expecting to stop using my Amaze. But the amaze with the latest Roms is a pleasure to use and I hardly notice any difference from a performance point of view.
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bhtm said:
Sloppy grammar on my part. Work owns the phone. The gave it to me use for work.
After all the rave reviews and benchmark numbers I was expecting to stop using my Amaze. But the amaze with the latest Roms is a pleasure to use and I hardly notice any difference from a performance point of view.
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Our amaze is still kicking .
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Hey buy HTC One v .
It is cheaper and you'll get all those things you need....
Good battery life up to 24-26 hours on stock Rom.
Ics and sense 4.0 , good storage capacity.
My dad have that phone so...
You can buy this...it is awesome phone with all things....
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