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[HTC Sensation] preficks:
Ok, an update... I went back and checked my receipt from the purchase of the Incipio case, and checked the date of an email which I know was from the morning when the phone lost all connectivity, and I was wrong.. I installed the case last Tuesday afternoon, and Wednesday morning was the first day I had issues with the phone..

Last night I left the phone sitting on the coffee table without the Incipio case. This morning, no problem at all.. 4 bars and no issues. So the Incipio case does seem to be causing some kind of interference with the antennae on the Sensation 4G. Will try this again tonight and see what happens.

I found a thread on another forum which mentions that TPU cases like the Incipio can cause a static buildup that over time interferes with the antennae, and this could be the case here, where it dies when sitting for long periods, as in overnight, but not during the day when it's being moved around and accessed regularly. The same thread suggested silicon cases will not cause the same issue. Kind of sucks because it is a nice form-fitting case and makes the Sensation feel nice and solid. Oh well.

pfx
[HTC Sensation] StuartDavey:
Log a support case with HTC to speed up the development of a patch

I have spoken with HTC support today as I have really bad signal issues with the HTC Sensation and they admit that they have had a number of users report this issue. They are speaking with Google about a possible fix or enhancement and hope to have more news within a few weeks. Please can you all log support cases via the HTC Website (cannot post the url as new member) then Support, then Customer Service and then Support via e-Mail if you have an HTC Sensation with these sorts of Signal issues. This is so that they can gauge the real impact of the problem and get a fix out sooner rather than later.
[HTC Sensation] darryll4sh0:
wifi problem

my reception's fine but wifi has it's problems. my router and my bed(i use the internet before i sleep).. are kinda on opposite end of the house probably 14 or 15 yards apart one's upstairs and the other is down... and it tethers between all of the bars but my old iphone still stays on 3 bars which is the max but it seems to have gone away since the 2.3.4 update
[HTC Sensation] preficks:
Another update... I returned that phone because it started losing connection to the cell network randomly the next day, and then the following morning it did the same thing as my original post.. I got it replaced with another Sensation 4G from a different production date.. and this is like a completely different phone.

The phone part sits very snugly inside the back cover/shell, whereas my original phone had a very slight bit of play if you pressed down on the screen..

The power button on this one has a very definite 'clicky' feeling, while the original was very soft/squishy feeling.

I immediately went out and requested the OTA update to 2.3.4 and it installed in 5 minutes, whereas I remember the original phone took 15 minutes..

I now have everything reinstalled as I had it on the original phone and, much to my pleasant surprise, I'm getting over 36 hours of battery life on it (!!!), with fairly heavy use.. music.. email.. text.. voice.. photos, and limited gps.. It's also running much more briskly than the old one... Though I'm noticing it is taking slightly longer to charge than the old phone did...

I'm convinced there was something electrically wrong with the original one, and maybe the Incipio case just made it worse... But so far I'm very pleased with the new replacement I got.

pfx
[HTC Sensation] Archyy:
not having such problems.. could be your mobile company's coverage?
[HTC Sensation] bigjohn8210:
What Case have you been using on the phone

remove you case for 20 minutes and you will find your issue
[HTC Sensation] swiftinmotion:
never suffered from reception issues with HTC phones. n1,evo, sensation.
[HTC Sensation] SpinneyWitch:
Hiya - I was given a Sensation after an insurance claim on my beloved Desire. Since getting the Sensation I have hardly had a signal at all. Occasionally, and in random places I will get a flash of signal. I have tried a new sim card (small chip) from Vodaphone to no avail. I'm now waiting for the envelope from the insurance company to take the phone back as faulty.

But I'm now really confused:- as a result of reading this thread I have put a new Vodaphone payg sim in the phone and it worked!?! OK it vanished and came back but I've not had a signal there at all since getting the phone.

Have also checked the antenna connection - doesn't seem to be a problem.

The SS isn't going to help me as I work out and about and the whole reason for a smart phone it to use it in fields etc. Mind you it didn't work in the middle of Nottingham either!

Lovely handset - shame it doesn't work as a phone.
[HTC Sensation] UKseagull:
My XE suffers with signal loss here at home, the 3 Incredible S phone that I had also had the same issue. I'm convinced that it's due to the antenna design.
[HTC Sensation] Majjjjo:
Hi all.

As I am suffering with the same issue, namely poor signal, frequent call drop and very bad reception, I want to ask all of you if anybody tired this antenna booster http://www.accessorygeeks.com/antenna-booster-sticker.html

I am rooted. Tired many ROMs and Radios to no avail

Android 2.3.5, HTC Snese 3.5, Kernel 2.6.35.14 Bricked v1.5, Radio 10.58.9035.OOP_10.15.9035.02_2, Built 2.08.401.1 CL168617

Thanks and cheers

Majjjo
[HTC Sensation] AlphaRayz:
I read everything here and none of this worked. I have tried fixes from other forums and have read about people who have had replacement phones do the same exact thing and nothing was fixed. Eventually, I figured it out on my own and fixed it.

Keep in mind this is a fix for those who have the issue where WiFi turns on and off every few seconds and the 4G goes to 2g then turns off altogether and then back on and repeats the cycle. This does NOT have to do with any "death grip" issues.

Power down and take off the back cover. Using a small plastic tool of some sort or a toothpick, raise the brass antenna connectors on the exposed back of the phone (the ones that come in contact with the metal/fabric material on the back casing). Make sure they are not lifted too high up or you could lose the alignment with the back casing altogether. Carefully reattach the back cover and reboot the phone.

Problem solved.

This is a very nice phone but the whole antenna in the back cover design was a poor engineering decision. My advice, once you get it working properly via this method, avoid having to remove the back too often. Unfortunately, you cannot see the connection between the contacts. But rest assured, when they are touching correctly, you will have no issues.

My phone works flawlessly now.

---------- Post added at 06:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:54 PM ----------

That booster antenna thing has bee around since the Nokia 5190 days. It does absolutely nothing except make your phone look like it has some sort of Transformers sticker on it. Don't waste your money.
[HTC Excalibur] rmartignoni:
Hello all,

I'm creating this new thread as my last resource. I've searched the forum for 4 days and could not find a solution for my case.

I installed the ROM I got from this topic (1.30.514.2 (Portuguese, WM6)).

After the installation I have to do a master reset in order to get windows loaded. Then it loads once and freezes randomly. After that it won't boot anymore.

I still can access the tricolor screen and reflash the rom but all the same history comes over again.

I don't know what else I could do to fix my phone. These problems started just after flashing this new rom.

Is there anywhere I could get the original rom from CLARO-Brazil so I could try to revert to it's "original" system?

Thanks!
[HTC Excalibur] Mr. Clown:
Have you tried this? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=329605.

I think there is no Claro carrier rom in here. Try in www.shipped-roms.com. Can you call your carrier?.

Cheers,
[HTC Excalibur] joeskull:
Try the original PT-BR Stock rom, Download HERE!

Tente a rom original em pt-br que fiz download direto da HTC. Download aqui!
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] henbruas:
My computer crashed while trying to flash a new radio image to my HTC Magic, and now, whenever I start it, all I see is an image of a box with an arrow pointing to a phone laying beside it. After a couple of seconds the screen goes black, but there's still background lightning, and after a while there are some weird graphical artifacts. Do anyone know what this means? Can it be fixed or have I bricked the phone?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Sleeepy2:
Can you get into fastboot or recovery?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] henbruas:
No, any key combination gives exactly the same result as powering up normally.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Sleeepy2:
Sorry, looks like your bricked
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] henbruas:
Well, that's unfortunate ... Thanks for your help, though.
[LG Revolution] bwhxeon:
So long story short my fascinate has turned into a thunderbolt and now I'm wondering if I should return it to get the revolution that comes out tomorrow. I took the thunderbolt right away since my favorite devs are already working on this phone, but it appears that the phone isn't very stable.

I haven't experience random reboots yet even after the phone applied a update right out of the box....I have experience some issues with the 4g staying connected although it seems to fix when I turn on and off the mobile data.

So I've already dealt with a binged phone before since I had the fascinate and that was fixed in the first month, my question is are there any other bolt users thinking the same thing after using the bolt?
[LG Revolution] killahrey:
My sig says no. sorry. nuh uh. nope.
[LG Revolution] Nikolai2.1:
I love my bolt, but... Lg Revolution
[LG Revolution] mbrown3460:
Love this phone....LG is garbage...u might see me bashing the phone...but I love it
[LG Revolution] whewstoosae:
Bing on an Android phone makes me lol. So that's a no from me. I know that it's "fixable" but why do it in the first place :/
[LG Revolution] g00s3y:
Google has nothing to do with that, VZW is the reason that Bing is becoming the new search engine for their phones. Why they would do something like that is beyond all of us...

But to answer the OP post, both phones are very much alike. There is a strong dev community for the TB already, where with the LG it's questionable. I haven't read up much about it but I don't know if it comes with a locked bootloader or not. If so, TB all the way, if not, I would say it's all about your personal preference.
[LG Revolution] whewstoosae:
I know this, it just sucks they want to further ruin the Google experience by belittling it with Bing, let alone all the crapware they install on the phone.
[LG Revolution] BlackHoleSlam:
i am also thinking about these two and i am just waiting on the dev section of the revolution to see how it is and if it can rival the dev section of the t bolt
[LG Revolution] thedefectkid:
Love my TB go with it bro LG looks like it loaded crappy stuff on it plus it has bing on it ewwwwk
[LG Revolution] BlackHoleSlam:
I have a fascinate so I dealt with bing and u get over it quick and work arounds are made in like first or second day of release
[LG Revolution] oxidant11:
The revolution is garbage man...LG has a terrible track record for a reason...and GUI is just awfull I can't wait for the warranty issues with that piece **** coming into my store
[LG Revolution] BlackHoleSlam:
Honestly I see a lot of problems with the t BOLT RANDOM restarts and paint on back peeling and the lg ui is similar to touch wiz which I like a lot
[LG Revolution] init_dot_t:
Ive owned one LG phone (env touch) and never will I buy another.. idk how many i went through and as far as the revolution goes I played with one today before they had a floor model out and damn its big.. I rmr ppl complaing that the tb was bulky but the revolution takes it to another level..
[LG Revolution] Shawn haz root:
There are 500 Million reasons.

According to the Register, Microsoft has paid Verizon Wireless $500 million in a five-year search deal to make Bing its official search engine on most smart phones, like the BlackBerry Storm II.

Read more: http://www.hotmobilebuzz.com/2010/01/verizon-makes-deal-with-microsoft-bing.html#ixzz1NUZDFt82

http://www.hotmobilebuzz.com/2010/01/verizon-makes-deal-with-microsoft-bing.html
[LG Revolution] squeakyl:
Yet verizon still insists on giving it to us up the ass with their rates and tethering policies
[LG Revolution] sml7285:
If you have problems with reboots, try flashing another radio. I did and the reboots stopped.
[LG Revolution] 00negative:
Not beyond all of us... Its because of THE ALL MIGHTY DOLLAR.
[LG Revolution] ucpro:
from what i've seen, a dev community for the revolution has been nonexistent. i can't find one anywhere
[LG Revolution] smokedkill:
Ok, I traded the Thunderbolt for the Revolution. I do not recommend the Revolution at all. First, it takes forever to charge (its about 25% as fast as the thunderbolt to charge). The default keyboard is garbage. It doesn't have the new Android market (uses a version of the market that was updated months ago) and is missing some apps that are normally on the market (in my case, it was missing one that I had paid for). There are some compatibility issues with some apps. It also lags occasionally( often lags when ending a phone call)

The major downfall for the Thunderbolt is its battery life, but that can be fixed with rooting and installing a custom rom. The Thunderbolt is a much better Android than the Revolution. The only thing the Revolution has going for it is that it comes preloaded with Netflix.

I will be trading in the Revolution within the 2 week period and trying out a new Android. Anyone know if Verizon has a limit on how many times you can trade a phone in within 2 weeks before they cut you off. If they don't have a limit, I will keep trading it in until the Bionic finally comes out.
[LG Revolution] Immolate:
I simply don't understand why anyone would chose the Revo when the Thunderbolt exists. The Charge I could understand for its screen and battery, but the Revo is inferior on almost every spec. It is a phone that was released out of sequence.
[LG Revolution] iLLusive_:
You get one "trade" if you do not like the phone and up to them to charge you 35$ restocking fee. So if issues are more that this function doesn't work as advertises, this is broke ect you will probably get that waved. This is current policy you 14 days to EXCHANGE for same device is there is issues to warrant a new device. You have 14 day period to change to different device ONE time then you are sol. You can return the phone and get your acct put back to way it was and start over but they can just call you on it and only let that happen 1-2 two times if you are trying to abuse trying out a ton of new phones. GL finding device that works for you but no phone is perfect with new technology.
[LG Revolution] kwiggington:
Sad thing is watch them replace google maps completly with vz navigator

Sent from my Vanillabean Thundercracker
[LG Revolution] squeakyl:
according to this review

http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=8225

the battery on the revolution pretty much sucks
[LG Revolution] Yufice:
If you're on XDA, then you'll probably be rooting. If that's the case, the software is irrelevant and the hardware is pretty similar. It's basically what do you want more, a kickstand or an HDMI output.
[LG Revolution] cstrife999:
Google could outright deny them so they aren't entirely not to blame.
[LG Revolution] squeakyl:
I have surprised myself with how much I actually use the kickstand, which I thought was a gimmick at first
[LG Revolution] destroyerbmx:
More so, if you are on XDA, you want whatever HTC is top at the time. The XDA support for the HTC is crazy. You get the revolution you will barely have anything for it and if LG is attacking it like samsung you wont see any updates. HTC is a total package deal, the phone just dropped and we have Gingerbread ruus, it took 6-8 months for the fascinate to see a froyo leak and then another 4 for them to release it. I liked samsung, but after that never again with one of their phones, a TV perhaps.
[LG Revolution] Tidbits:
I went to the vzw store and checked out the LG. It froze on me twice and I said forget it. The store rep that was with me was not surprised and he said it been happening with that demo since they got it, and they have had 4 returns today. It isn't selling well here in Hawaii. None of the 4G devices really though only one tower here.
[LG Revolution] droid_freak:
Nope, they are happy to charge you that $35 restocking fee over and over.
[LG Revolution] mi7chy:
Unless you absolutely have to get a LTE phone I would suggest to hold until a Samsung Infuse or Galaxy S II equivalent comes to Verizon. All current Verizon LTE phones are very mediocre and are no way worth locking yourself into a 2-yr contract. If you must get one now the two least sucky ones are Thunderbolt and Charge. Charge is better hardware wise but Samsung is known for slow and buggy OS updates (coming from Samsung Epic) and although weaker on hardware the Thunderbolt is more usable because of the better software support.
[LG Revolution] Jaxidian:
I totally agree on this. I thought it was stupid but I use it multiple times daily now. Very nice to have it instead of a $20 cradle at work and a $20 cradle on my nightstand. Sucks that I can't use it charging Landscape, but I've grown to like it in Portrait mode.
[LG Revolution] Jaxidian:
Why do you say that the TBolt is mediocre? Not many phones out there can match this phone when oc'd (it's completely stable at 1.8GHz for pretty much everybody, 1.92 for most). Sure, you don't get the dual core, but Android doesn't really support dual cores right now (at least not well). If you get a dual core 1.2GHz and compare it to a TBolt at 1.8GHz, I bet the TBolt will NOT feel slow in comparison, if not better than the dualie. Yeah, only 3/4 a GB RAM, but I don't feel that it really affects me any. The only part that I have to agree on the mediocre part is the GPU - not the best but still, not been a problem yet for me.

Now if you're talking stock speeds, okay, perhaps. But how many of us don't OC to at least 1.4 on our TBolts? Even at 1.4, it's not going to lag much (or at all) behind the 1.2 dualies.
[LG Revolution] idkwhothatis123:
Two cents. Got two replacement revolutions in the first week. Typical LG quality + no dev support = thunderbolt all the way. Swapping to the thunderbolt Tuesday.
[LG Revolution] thebum2323:
The LG Revolution has an unlocked bootloader and its kernel is unsigned ;) I just wish more people would be willing to actually make an effort with this phone. It is a shame that people look at the phone and think it's bad because of Bing (it has already been rooted and debloated as well as other crapware). The processor is the same as the Thunderbolt but just has less RAM and the revolution does not have connectivity problems unlike the thunderbolt.
[LG Revolution] azturbomini:
Please explain the thunderbolts connectivity issues you are referring to...

Shot from my BAMFing Gingerbreaded (Rom "O" Death) T-Bolt
[LG Revolution] Jaxidian:
Ditto. I thought the TBolt had the most stable LTE connection of all LTE phones so far?
[LG Revolution] azturbomini:
As good as any from what I know. When I read and reread your post I thought to were saying the TB has connection issues. That's what prompted my question. Its quite possible I can not read... Lol

Shot from my BAMFing Gingerbreaded (Rom "O" Death) T-Bolt
[LG Revolution] cmhfdisker:
>> All current Verizon LTE phones are very mediocre ...

I think that depends on your perspective. The TB is my first Android device due to being locked in the a corporate Blackberry. My previous phone was a Storm 2. The TB is literally a quantum leap forward compared to the Storm 2. I live in a strong 4G area so most everywhere I go the phone experience is like sitting on my home wifi network. I've become spoiled by the speed almost overnight.

Mediocre isn't the term I'd use. More like life changing.
[LG Revolution] g00s3y:
Please explain more as to what was wrong with them. As for dev support, the phone just came out, ever hear of something called time or patience?
[LG Revolution] idkwhothatis123:
First one my power button stopped working. Second one my screen went out. As an emp, I have to wait for a shipped replacement. As for a dev community, it will never be as solid as an HTC community. Ever. I was just hoping for CM on it, but now I'm not even going to waste my time lol.
[LG Revolution] thebum2323:
The connectivity problems as in keeping a tethering connection. I had the TBolt but returned it 10 days later because it could not keep a connection with my Xoom nor my laptop when using wireless tether/pdaNet/easytether/barnacle tether. It was not any of my devices because when I connected with the Revolution my tethering connection with 4G never stopped once.
[LG Revolution] azturbomini:
That's a shame man. I've never had that issue and I tether 2-3 hours a day, 5-6 days a week for my business laptop and tablet. Good luck

Shot from my BAMFing Gingerbreaded (Rom "O" Death) T-Bolt
[LG Revolution] Yufice:
one satisfaction exchange for a different phone. You're stuck with your LG Rev.
[LG Revolution] BamaNZ:
We only allow one swap within 14 days. LoL

Now ur going to have to ruin some managers day by *****ing and moaning until they allow u to do a manager approved wfg swap. Couldnt u have read the rules on ur receipt? Its clearly indicated there......
[LG Revolution] bwhxeon:
Decision was made easy after my thunderbolt started rebooting on my big bear trip.
[LG Revolution] denpad2010:
Whatever you decide please don't get a charge is the worst piece of **** I tried..... I'm still asking me why Verizon charges $300 for that phone
[LG Revolution] Haxcid:
LG hands down.

If just for the fact that on light usage yesterday I had 63% battery left after 18hrs off charger. Can the TBolt get over 8?

As for bing... rooted, Titanium back up installed and all bloatware and bing frozen. Can't even tell it's installed.

Love my revo... rooted 2 days after released and totally unlocked. (just waiting for a recovery mod.. koush, amonra, aloha... phone is unlocked guys, easy work)
[LG Revolution] shadowdude777:
I bought the Revo (waiting for Costco to ship it to me) but I'm still reluctant. Really, what makes or breaks this phone is whether or not we get a dev community, and we should really end up with a huge dev community.

This is the current Verizon "dev phone" to have; it's got LTE and it scores the highest on Quadrant save the Droid X2 which is locked down, and more importantly, the bootloader is totally unlocked and we got root with a very tried-and-true exploit (rageagainstthecage). All we need is: 1) An awesome recovery, and 2) CyanogenMod. I know, I know, MUCH easier said than done, but someone out there has to be a lot smarter than I am and willing to do it.

On the bright side, Costco gives you 90 days to exchange the phone for a different one (while still remaining within your contract). So at day 89, if there's still no work being done on porting CM7 over, I'll just go down to Costco and pick up a TB or maybe even a newer LTE phone, if they're even in the VZW release pipeline (Droid Bionic/Targa, where are you!?).
[LG Revolution] bp328i:
My vote goes to the Thunderbolt.

As for the question, "Can the TBolt get over 8?" that would be a BIG YES. This was after a medium/light day of use but I have never had a battery issue with the Thunderbolt.
[LG Revolution] shadowdude777:
To be honest, I always suspected the TB's "battery issues" were just the result of new Android users blowing everything out of proportion, coupled with slightly lower-than-average battery capacity (in mAh). After all, you'll eat your battery in a few hours with most Android phones unless you're smart.