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[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malone972:
Ok, so I purchased a vibrant with Simply Honey. Battery dies extremely fast to me. Anyone know how to help this problem???
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
recalibrate.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lapdog101:
Don't know how fast extremely is.. I used to get 12-14 hrs. on Simply honey with moderate usage (25+ calls, text , few hours on the web and very little wi- fi) If you aren't getting that recalibrate as the post said above.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jneal9:
Also, this is a Gingerbread ROM so the battery life isn't going to be as good as Froyo anyway.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
unless if you flash JVP kernel lol.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] explodingboy70:
Or wait one day and flash the latest version of Simply Honey built on JVP.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
*cough* *cough* hints *cough*
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malone972:
Thanks for the help. I don't know how to recalibrate or do any rooting. May need to sell and get a basic vibrant
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] explodingboy70:
If you have Simply Honey on it then you are rooted and free to flash anything. The first thing to do is go onto settings/about phone and see what version you have and then decide if you want to stay with a custom rom or just put it back to stock. There are numerous tutorial threads here and plenty of people willing to help you out.

Good luck.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savkhetan:
Check out this section from the Simple Honey thread -

>>>>>>>

Calibrate your battery!

- There seems to be a safety feature in Gingerbread or Samsung's version of Gingerbread that causes the battery to start draining when it reaches 100%. That said to calibrate your battery properly you must do it as soon as the battery full pop up appears.

- Download the app found here http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1024867 and follow the on screen instructions.

>>>>>>>>>>

The app referenced up there is really simple to use and works great.

Here's the SH thread with more instructions if needed - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1021383.

Enjoy your phone!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chadhoard:
I am on Blitzkrieg Gingerbread and my battery only lasts about 6 hours when I am not connected to a WiFi. I use the re calibrating app every morning, or when I have to recharge to 100%, and it does not seem to be helping any!!! I really do not want to downgrade to Froyo, but if that is what its going to take to get 14+ out of my battery, then I guess I will. Any suggestions????? :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
get to 100%

use a file manager

head to data/system

delete batterystat.bin or somtehing similar its at the top.

Delete that.

It has been said over and over again that on CM7 doing that helps, and it actually does, i never asked why just doing it helps.

I'm thinking its because its a 2.3 rom, buttttt idk.

just do it. nike.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chadhoard:
I will give it a try and see what happens. Should I do this every day or just for the first couple? FYI...I have been unpluged for 3 1/2 hours and I am down to 53% and I have not done ANYTHING on the phone, other then getting a few email notifications!!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zbt1985:
I had the same problem on an older version of CM7 (and older version of honey). I went ahead and flashed the newer version, changed my modem and kernel, charged and re-calibrated...try that.

it worked great for me, went from 6hrs to about 10hrs!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chadhoard:
what kernel and modem did you change to?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
Do this for about 2 days.

Also you may want to try out KB5 modem.

GREAT signal, GREAT battery life.

Everyone that tries it usually has had a good experience with that modem.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chadhoard:
My battery is just about dead, 6% to go. I will charge it and delete that file and go from there.

I am on KB5 with the bullet-jvp kernel. Would charging, at night, with the phone off be the best way or should I just leave it on?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
You mean for the deleting the batterystats.bin?

I don't really know.

I always leave my phone on, no matter what... My GF gets mad if i dont reply to her every 10 minute text andso she thinks im cheating on herrrrrbut..... yep

People say turning it off can help, but i haven't really found out why...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chadhoard:
Battery finally died about 20 min. I will delete that file and see what happens!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chadhoard:
Would using setCPU app help any?? If so, what would be the requmended settings?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darktranquility18:
Is GB really worth it right now? Im using simply honey remix 2.2.1 with bali 1.8.6UV and im honestly getting 24+ hours on it no joke. I wouldnt wanna mess with that
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
do you use your phone for actual 24 hours? then no dont go to GB

GB has good and average battery, but its not possibly to go over 20 hours with normal usage.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darktranquility18:
Hmm i used simply honey 3.6 for like a month. Gave me pretty bad battery life but crazy nice ROM. Since 3.8s out i might as well try that. Its summer anyways
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FReQ Z:
Don't waste your money buying another Vibrant. Just Odin back to JFD, connect to Kies and update it.

Unless it has the Gingerbread bootloader in it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chadhoard:
Yesterday, I had the battery die after 6 hours of not really doing anything. About 4 hours to charge, with phone off. Manually deleted the batterystat.bin file. Repeated the charge to 100, with phone on, last night. Deleted the file this morning. Now I am able to get about 4 hours on half the battery, with not really doing anything. Showing signs of improvement, but I still can not survive 8 hours, unplugged!! Any other suggestion on making 2.3.4 battery life any better???
[Eee Pad Transformer General] emmib:
I'm on the fence between the Motorola Xoom and the Asus Eee Pad Transformer, and so far I'm really liking the Transformer. Motorola hasn't bothered to update EU Xooms to 3.1, so I'd be getting the US version.

Now, what issues have you guys encountered with the device? Light bleed? Speakers are unbalanced?

I really need help to make a decision, and I love the keyboard dock. But there are some issues I'm not ready to live with.

Thanks in advance,

Emmanuel
[Eee Pad Transformer General] wilbur-force:
plenty of threads here talking about issues but dont forget that the majority of people without issues dont start threads about not having issues :)

to me the xoom and the TF seem very similar in spec but the keyboard has been MUCH more useful than i thought it would. My laptop is now gathering dust ! the keyboard means that i have

1) a much better input method

2) extra battery

3) extra ports (USB etc)

4) a 'lap stand' ... ie its much easier to sit with the TF in my lap and surf/post due to the fact it can be angled in the keyboard dock :) makes the whole concept much more useable !

plus it looks like the TF is going to outsell the xoom, suggesting it will have more dev/xda support.

... oh, and its cheaper !
[Eee Pad Transformer General] eli.kennedy:
Community support FTW! All devices have issues. (Even expensive apple ones) But finding devices with a passionate community working together on overcoming those issues is the important part.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Badwolve1:
Thought I'd also add something

+'s

CHEAPER!!!

Extended Battery + KB Dock :)

3.1 in EU

IPS Display

-'s

Asus Warranty is variable

Potential light bleed

Slightly dodgy software (Although I haven't had a look at the newest update)

No 3G option yet

Hard to get hold of.

I'd still get a XFormer though :p

Hope this helps

Badwolve1
[Eee Pad Transformer General] trancemode:
If I had a choice between the motorola xoom or samsung galaxy 10.1

i would get the samsung, I have the ASUS transformer and I love it but

I also enjoyed the samsung galaxy when I checked it out yesterday at Best Buy.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] trancemode:
Your missing the important one of all !

The keyboard dock :) and extended battery.

If Samsung had that, I would've bought the samsung due to its lightness, thinner than transformer.

But I heard Samsung don't roll out updates quickly however that could be due since it was on a provider.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jadesse:
I would do some snooping around a couple of the Xoom forums & threads. Just to see if people are experiencing any of the same issue with the transformer. I am not going to flame asus but there really seems to be a quality issue & not just with light bleed but in manufacturing. People have reported the following problem.

1. dead pixels or white pixels

2. dust under the screen

3. slight screen separation

4. power button sticking

5. excess glue around the bezel (I can confirm)

6. issues with the charger heating up & melting.

I would just do your homework & find out if the Xoom has any issue of its own. You could also consider the Galaxy Tab 10.1 too which is available.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Badwolve1:
Thanks for that

Added to my list

Badwolve1
[Eee Pad Transformer General] seshmaru:
You can just return it till you get a TF101 without issues, at which point it will always be better than the Xoom.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] emmib:
Why would I do that? I plan on using the tablet, not dreaming about it while it's away. And why should I buy a possibly faulty product?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mysterioustko:
I decided I'd make this post to help people out who find themselves disconcerted with T-Mobile's handling (or should I say mishandling) of the G2X situation. As many of you are aware, T-Mobile does not have an alternate phone in their system that they will swap your G2X for. Basically what this means is that if you're having problems with your phone, the only thing they will do is continue to send you out more refurbs. I have had 5 G2X's sent out and am awaiting my sixth. I wanted to let you guys know what options are on the table. Since T-Mobile is failing to produce a reliable and fully functional device they were forced to let me out of my contract without an ETF. It took talking to a lot of people but after having 5 phones sent out and them telling me they can't give me a different model, they really didn't have much choice. The only other solution that they came up with was to give me the full upgrade pricing on a Sensation. I hardly call having me pay more money on top of what I've already paid, a solution. So I forced them to release me from the contract. Also, I am awaiting word back from their corporate office to see what they will do about this. As I put it to them on the phone, it doesn't make sense that you won't even sell this phone right now because of quality control issues (and they have admitted to me now on several occasions that's the reason it was pulled), but the people who already have it just get screwed and you continue to send them a phone that THEY KNOW and admit is defective.

Summary:

Exchange your phone at least 3 times and then force your way out of the contract.

Also, call corporate and leave a message. They will call you back. 425-378-4000

If you are dissatisfied with T-Mobile, make your voices heard!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Aaron636r:
I feel yours and everyone else's pain on issues with this phone. I picked mine up on day one and will say GPS has been pretty bad...I've had no issues of reboots or any of the other issues.

Hope it works out for you.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] randyp007:
Sensation

The Sensation should be an easy exchange for all of us disgruntled users. This is absurd that my third one is about to come in and I am about to get my sensation from these guys because being a customer for over a decade will help.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mysterioustko:
Me personally I've already gotten a Sensation (as of the 8th) but I still have a bad taste in my mouth from the way that T-Mobile is handling the situation. My issue is that they admit to having problems, so much to the point that they pulled it, however they are not wanting to take care of the customers that have already been affected by the problems that they admit to having.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] KRAZYADROIDMASTER:
I wish battery life was better.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Triune:
Thank you very much for that number to corporate. I spent 3 hours on the phone the other day trying to explain to manager after manager that it isn't my fault as the consumer that I bought a phone from them that was so defective that they pulled it and stopped selling it. It's almost a farce at how not compassionate they were towards me and how they basically just said, "LG's going to take care of it, it's out of our hands." I am definitely going to call that number and I can't wait til I get a call back. Thanks again.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tackleberry:
I call bulll****. J tried to get out of my contract for the same reasons and they said it was not possible.

G2x with CM7 and faux ..21 kernel
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mysterioustko:
First off, let's try to be a bit more respectful...

Now that we got that out of the way. Yes it is possible, but you have to force their hand. They are not going to make it easy because of course they don't want to release you. But if you are persistent enough and talk to enough managers (in the retentions dept) yes you can get out of it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Erislover:
The Sensation isn't an easy exchange...it's not about comparable price/quality - it's about manufacturer. Basically, T-Mo would have to eat the cost of the LG phone because they're giving you an HTC replacement. If it had been defective HTC, new HTC replacement --> no problem, the manufacturer eats that. But the "swap" you propose is really just a free phone, as they can't do anything with the LG phone (UNLESS LG has a recall on the g2x, in which case T-Mo would be able to recover cost there...)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mysterioustko:
As far as a customer is concerned it doesn't really matter who's responsible. At the end of the day customers want and need phones they can rely on. That said I think it's ludicrous that T-Mobile's stance throughout the whole thing is either buy a new phone or wait for an update that they ARE HOPING will fix the issues. At this point, T-Mobile should step up and replace the phones of customers that request it. Regardless of if they have to eat the cost or not, that's what should happen. Not them playing the blame game. Bottom line is they want you to have service with them, so they should ensure that they provide you with a quality device for you to use on said service. Without a device to use the service, there's no point in having service. Also I find it incredibly short sighted on T-Mobile's part that they would rather let you out of your contract and leave them than to just get you a working device. That is such a small picture way of handling things.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Erislover:
You're absolutely right. I was just saying it's not an "easy" exchange, like it would be with an HTC<--->HTC exchange. They still wouldn't be obligated to do that under our contracts, but it would be "easy" for the company to accept, as they wouldn't lose beaucoup bucks doing so. Here, though, they eat a lot of loss giving us all new phones (whether at full upgrade price or free).

But amen to what you're saying - they *should* make sure we have phones that work longer than 6 hrs/day and don't reboot randomly throughout the day. (Lucky for me, my phone is running solid on EB 1.5 froyo, and I couldn't be happier with the phone, but I had all the issues complained of before I made the switch, and life is good now....)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Adam7986:
Also 9 times out of 10 there are problems that can easily be fixed with this and and other phones, if they simply replaced the phone anytime it was requested, they would lose huge amounts of money and you as a customer would keep having the same problems because you never got to the root cause.

You also have to understand that a tech support reps job isn't to exchange your phone, it is to fix it. When you go in gun blazing wanting a new phone, we

HAVE

to try to fix it our it could be our jobs. Applications, usage, TASK KILLERS, batteries and yes even phones all play a part into why this this phone has had problems. Replacing the unit won't fix the issue if it is something with the battery or an app.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mysterioustko:
This isn't a tech support issue. This is a customer service (or lack thereof) issue. TMobile is offering a very flawed device...a device that they admit to being flawed...a device flawed to the extent they don't want to offer at this time. So I am to understand they don't want to sell the device to a person because it will cause them problems, but they don't want to replace the devices of those who have already had the misfortune of receiving that device. That is flat out piss poor customer service bottom line. Has nothing to do with tech support...besides to be quite frank, tech support 9 times out of 10 is a waste of time anyway. All they ever do is tell you to reset your phone. It's time for T-Mobile to step up to the plate and take care of their customers and stop making excuses.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Adam7986:
First let me clear something up, I am not speaking on behalf of t-mobile, but that argument is flawed. T-mobile is only contractually obligated to provide you with SERVICE, not a device that will never break. Is that a crappy way to look at it, yes, but that is the gods honest truth. If you get a new car and it the brakes go bad you don't replace the whole damn car, you fix whats wrong with it and move on. Now I know cell phones are different, but at the same token if something is wrong with your phone you don't automatically get a brand new one, you fix it.

If it can be fixed, it is fixed. If it can't be fixed then you get a replacement. Will I exchange your device if I can't fix it? Sure, but I AM going to try to fix it. Most times, we don't even fight customers very hard about exchanges, we give in pretty easily.

In all honesty, your beef is with LG, yes we sell the phone, but the warranty is LG's warranty, not T-Mobile's. We decide to save you the hassle of having to send your phone in for repairs and then getting the same device that was broken back. That is what the manufacturer's warranty covers, if the repairs fail to fix the issue, only then will they exchange it for you and guess what, its a refurb. We absorb a lot of that cost and delay as a company, so you, our customer doesn't have to.

And P.S. out of the 25 calls I take a day, I may not be able to resolve 2 of them. That bothers me, truly it does, I want to fix everything. At the same token, if all you want is a new phone, you don't want customer service.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] BarryH_GEG:
Wrong answer. By T-Mobile selling the device that's required to utilize the contracted service they are without question culpable if the device fails and you can't enjoy the service. It's even more specific here because the device in question is named the "T-Mobile G2x with Google by LG." I guarantee you if anyone filed in small claims court the judge would nullify the contract and stick T-Mobile with the court costs and possible punitive damages - especially with the shoddy way the whole G2X incident's been handled which would be outed in court. I'm with AT&T because of the G2X and T-Mobile's ass of a response.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Erislover:
(just fyi, in case you care: the hypothetical case would actually be dismissed for failue to state a claim -- as per at&t v. concepcion, we can't bring cases in court anymore; all disputes are required to be brought in arbitration now.)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] BarryH_GEG:
Then take everything I said and replace judge with arbiter.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] yungsir2:
I don't get it you had 14 days (30 days in California) to return the device and you kept it so I don't understand these arguments. You could have simply returned the device within that time frame and waited for the next device to be released. Instead you stuck with the device seems like a poor decision on the consumers part.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] player911:
I agree with Adam. You have 14 days or 30 days depending on where you bought it. The phone is brand new. Some phones have a few issues. If yours had issues it would have been apparent in the first several days with plenty of days to make the swap.

The issue with a new device, is that there will be lots of returns and lots of defective refurbs. Every refurb I get is nasty right now because all of the bad screen bleeds are being recycled.

Mine works great aside from a longer then normal GPS lock (something fishy with AGPS). But once you are past your return period, you are stuck with it. If you are unhappy with YOUR choice, then cancel your contract, sell the phone, and move on. It isn't really that difficult.

I think if you are having issues with the phone that is bad enough to make you want to jump to another phone, the $50 upgrade price isn't really that bad since you basically used a brand new phone for at least 2 weeks to a month.

I know $50 is $50 but if I really wanted another phone and was offered the one I wanted for $50, no questions asked... I would go for it.... unless the goal was to get something for nothing.... which isn't right.

Bottom line is you let your return period lapse. They could say, "Sorry we can't help you". But sounds like they are trying and offering various solutions. Whether they aren't good enough for you is another topic.

I'd say take the upgrade for $50 and move on or pay to get out of contract entirely.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Adam7986:
Whether you like it or not, you are indeed wrong. The functionality of a device is not guaranteed by any service provider. Hence why you are allowed to use unlocked devices and such. The only guarantee is that the device sold has to be compatible with the services sold. If a device turns of randomly and there are other issues, your contract with any service provider will not ensure you a new or replaced device because your SERVICE is not impaired, just your usage. I know that is crappy but it is what it is.

When you purchase a device, you are then subject to the terms of use by the manufacturer ONLY. You enter into a separate contract with your service provider. In most countries, devices are not purchased at a discount through a service provider, they are bought outright at full price. The warranty is guaranteed and based on the terms of service and subject to manufacturer discretion. Almost all of the manufacturers require repair before warranty exchange is fulfilled.

Again, service providers decide to accept the brunt of these exchanges and costs associated with them, because customers would rather leave and go to another provider instead of dealing with the hassle. So while a provider is willing to and able to process your exchange and get you a replacement device, it is in no way a requirement of your contract with said provider. The only time this is not true is during a "buyer's remorse" period that is required by most states, but even then the exchange isn't a requirement, just the ability to return the device and receive a refund.