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[AT&T LG Optimus G] bleached45:
I don't think they are, it is just Apple and Samsung have become SO well known that most people looking for a new phone only know those two.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] bobafx:
wow. i was looking at this phone today at the local at&t store. nice find.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] johnbyebye:
That is certainly true. AT&T also doesn't push any phones beside Samsung, HTC, and Apple. When I was looking at Sony phones my two local AT&T stores didn't even have them on display.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] bleached45:
Yeah, I haven't seen one advertisement for this phone either.

It really does seem at&t favors certain brands and pushes that on the public.

They know which ones drive profit.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Jank4AU:
I've seen a ton of ads here in Alabama
[AT&T LG Optimus G] johnbyebye:
Witchcraft!
[AT&T LG Optimus G] nygfan760:
Of course they'll push HTC, Samsung, and Apple because that's what makes them the $$$
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Jank4AU:
Well if LG would open this beast up so devs could play around and make ROM's, they'd have a hot seller on their hands. But they are too retarded to see the light.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] bassitone:
I've also seen some in Texas. Also, anecdotally two of the AT&T stores near me were completely sold out of the OG when I was trying to get my phone replaced for what the techs chalked up to a hardware issue. They are selling, but still nowhere near a similar HTC or Samsung phone in a likelihood.

Sent from my LG Optimus G - I can't believe it's not Project Butter!
[AT&T LG Optimus G] bleached45:
Actually, even if LG unlocked it to be just like the N4 AT&T would never allow that update, they absolutely hate their users having root or anything xda generally strives for.

My guess is that, among other things, it is so easy to tether/hotspot once rooted without paying for such a plan.

Well... if they only carried 2 as opposed to the 20+ Samsung/HTC phones... it wouldn't be THAT difficult to sell out. :p
[AT&T LG Optimus G] yidavs2010:
I thought I was getting a steal when i bought it at best buy for 99 which turned out to be 146 due to California taxes. Considering returning it here at school (not cali) just to go to Costco and buy it for 100$ less. Anyone know if that evens possible now that its already been two weeks and am locked into my att contract?
[AT&T LG Optimus G] ChefAnt:
well that and the fact that AT&T reps are still pushing the GS3 like it's a better phone.....

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i think best buy has a 14 day return policy, plus a restocking fee
[AT&T LG Optimus G] _Epic:
At Sprint, they tell us to push iPhone. If a customer wants an Android, we are supposed to push them to iPhone. I, of course, do not follow this at all and am straight up with the customers.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] yidavs2010:
as far as i know, they dont have a restocking fee and the return policy is 30 days. I am more concerned whether it is even possible for me to retunr the phone and go to costco to buy a new one even though i am already locked in on contract
[AT&T LG Optimus G] bighurt71:
As long as you are in the return window, once you return it they reset your "upgrade" with ATT so you will be back to same status you were before the purchase
[AT&T LG Optimus G] :
I've always been a little confused about how the process works but from my understanding you have 14 days to cancel the service and restore your upgrade as per AT&T's policy. This doesn't change even though Best Buy has a 30 day return period on the phone. You can return the phone to Best Buy within 30 days for a different one but you would then pay the difference if you are returning it after the initial 14 days. Meaning, the 2 year contract price would no longer apply.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] :
Second this. I just checked my receipt lol. In other news, the Droid DNA dropped to $99, and that's a beast too.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] ilyukha13:
That's correct. ATT policy and store return policy are two different things. Past 2 weeks there is no way to get out of contract with ATT w/o paying ETF. Most likely Best Buy will only replace your LGOG for another LGOG within that 30 days window. Costco will do that for 90 days, but again the ATT 'get out of contract' timeframe is 14 days. BTW, if anyone buys phone at Costco and they drop the price within 30 days, you can go there and get a refund.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] bleached45:
If you are within the 30 day best buy window, you should be able to bring in an ad for the Costco one and they should be able to price match you.

I would try that.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] mickey4mice:
Amazon Wireless is selling OG for $49.99 as well, don't know how long it is going to last though.

I'm currently on ATT S2, have been looking at this phone for quite some time now but lack of JB ROMs is a concern to me. Is $50(+$36 att activation fee) worth sticking with ICS on this phone? So wanted Vanilla JB ROM but Nexus 4 without MicroSD is out of the question.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] tdnick:
Worth it. We have a Nexus 4 conversion already and I'm sure there will be a safer way to do so in the future. For only $86, there's no doubt. Worst case, you can sell it to cover the cost of an N4 on eBay. But I bet you'll be happy with this phone.

Sent from my Nocturnal'd Optimus G
[AT&T LG Optimus G] mickey4mice:
I think I may just make the plunge, $86 seems like a steal even if I ended up not liking the phone. Giving its specs, recouping the cost doesn't seem all that difficult.

I see you're on Nocturnal's OG ROM, any idea where I can see some screenshots? Interested in flashing but would like to see a few screencaps first.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Murasakiii:
It's stock...

It's all up to you how you make your phone look.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] mickey4mice:
Google ICS stock or OEM stock? quite a difference there.

-Sent from mobile device-
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Joecascio2000:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a24txcFBWyE

Skip to the 5 minute mark.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] tdnick:
I would have if I'd seen this earlier but just did the conversion

Sent from my Nexus G
[AT&T LG Optimus G] yidavs2010:
Just read best buy's return policy, they dont match "online competitor's" prices. This price I am pretty sure, is only for Costco's website, so thats a no go unless someone can get us a picture of the phone in the store with the price next to it. But thanks for the heads up.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] MrZim4:
Best Buy does an Amazon price match..I got mine for $99 for showing them the Amazon price about three days before their price went down to $99
[AT&T LG Optimus G] rizaldi:
I'm currently with at&t and eligible for upgrade, what happened if I purchased the Optimus G at costco and then return the phone within 30 days? I would still be using at&t service, but would they still charge me for breaking the 2 years contract?
[AT&T LG Optimus G] uhmat:
You have 14 days to return it and cancel your 2 year contract. 90 days to return the phone for the money back, contract stays though, so you would need your sim in another phone.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] crward:
got mine for $29.99

Walked into my local Costco Friday and they had it on special for $29.99, 20 minutes later I walked out with it, my total was $46.85 here in NC :good:
[AT&T LG Optimus G] satamusic:
I paid $100 (Best Buy, Puerto Rico) in december :(

Sprint has a few billboards here with promo for the Optimus G.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] mickey4mice:
I called ATT today and mentioned Amazon promo price, they immediately offered price match and upgraded me right away even though my line was not eligible for an upgrade until end of April. Hopefully dev for the phone will pick up when JB rolls around.

-Sent from mobile device-
[AT&T LG Optimus G] technik420:
thank you alot for this news. i actuallly went back to best buy and got a price adjustment. a wopping $300 bucks back from price matching costco.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] bleached45:
... Did you get the phone off contract?

How much did you pay for it originally?
[AT&T LG Optimus G] :
Is it possible to do this still? The AT&T website doesn't have the OG (and others) off contract anymore. The full price is listed as Month-to-Month. Is that the same thing?
[AT&T LG Optimus G] mickey4mice:
Same, you can ask for unlock code right away.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] bobafx:
Just got the lgog today from costco. Only 69.99 after tax. Plus upgrade fee thats all.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] ChiefWilNel:
still 99 at best try
[AT&T LG Optimus G] tdnick:
I was thinking about going to try to price match, but I got that headset already when I really shouldn't have... Dilemmas dilemmas
[AT&T LG Optimus G] technik420:
I bought the phone for 550 off contract at best buy, but then I had them match the $250 price from Costco. (I had to modify a screenshot and take out "no handsets will be sold without a 2 yr plan.)
[AT&T LG Optimus G] :
I don't know whether to be more shocked that you lied or that you got away with it, lol.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] CapnPez:
I just got back from Best Buy (Winston-Salem) and was able to get them to price match the $49.99 at Costco (they would have accepted the Amazon $49.99 as well). I bought the phone on January 7th for $99.99 at Best Buy and successfully got the free LG Tone bluetooth headphones (due to the page on their site that hasn't been deleted).

So, I can confirm that it is possible to go back and get the price match after you buy it. I got $50 put back on my credit card! However, you may want to call first and just check so you don't waste a trip. While I would hope that all Best Buy employees would be as accommodating as these, you may get a grumpy one. This phone and the bluetooth headphones for $50 is a HUGE deal. Good luck!
[AT&T LG Optimus G] jsmizzle:
Also, if you're still within the 14 day return period call at&t and have them waive the activation fee. They might try to say no but keep pressing them, they'll do it.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] pachezPRO:
I just picked up my og at Cosco for 50beans.. so I can call att n get the activation fee waived?!
[AT&T LG Optimus G] C2fifield:
My whole family always gets our activation fees waived. We just fling some bull about being great longtime customers and boom fee waived.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] bleached45:
Which just goes to show that AT&T will do whatever they can to take your money.

If it is that easy for them to waive the fee... why have it in the first place?
[AT&T LG Optimus G] sounreal:
Because of where my mother works she gets a 33% discount on At&t phones. But the only way to get the discount is activate a new line. I want to pay the $449.99 -33% +tax. Would I have to pay the Early Termination Fee, I'm on Straight Talk and I'm keeping it that way?
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Nastybutler:
If you don't subsidize the phone (ie: actually pay full price for a new phone instead), you won't extend/enter into a contract with the carrier. So as long as you currently aren't under any contract with AT&T, there should be no ETF for switching to Straigh Talk. I bought my E970 off eBay and even though I was still under contract from when I bought my i777 in Sept of 2011, I never got a bill from AT&T for early termination when I ported my phone number over to Straight Talk. Not sure why that was, but I wasn't going to ask.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] wilberatilioa:
I actually work at Costco and I haven't seen this phone :crying:
[AT&T LG Optimus G] saratv:
Price up to $79

Costco in store price is now $79
[AT&T LG Optimus G] C2fifield:
http://www.amazon.com/LG-Optimus-4G...8&qid=1360634778&sr=8-2&keywords=lg+optimus+g

Appears to still be 50 at Amazon, but granted there's probably tax and other charges.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] peaceburn:
I would have upgraded through amazon, because of no tax. Unfortunately they are not allowed to offer grandfathering of data plans, so I went through best buy, they pricematch amazon. So it was $59.99 + tax for upgrade.

Also, a note on the upgrade fee of $36 dollars. Try to haggle it down at the store, I was so used to just call at&t and they would drop the fee - no dice, they told me on the phone, new policy to enforce these, and the only way to credit the upgrade fee is only if the store where you're doing the upgrade put a note on your account they're running a no upgrade fee promotion or something.

Which might be bollocks, but the woman was dead serious she can't credit the fee unless there is a note on the account. I'll call again in couple of days to try to haggle the upgrade fee, but doubt it'll work. My last couple of calls with at&t to try to get deals on phones - they were very kinda hostile, always citing changes in policies, they don't offer price matching over the phone, will not give you deals, deny any options to try to bring the price of a phone down. Which worked well back in the day, usually you could say I've been a customer for X years and bla bla, and they give you "special" price, not anymore :(
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Nastybutler:
Tell the person if they don't waive the fee, you'll see what the competition is offering. That usually changes their tune. $35 is chump change to what they'd lose if you took your contract to a competitor.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] peaceburn:
I can try that, the problem being I already signed the two years contract, kinda binding already, so they know I don't have much a move. We'll see, I'll call again soon.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cphancock1:
Blueputdroid was awesome to use as a witless mouse keypad and game controller so I could hook my tablet to my TV and use my phone to control it. But Google changed the Bluetooth stack in 4.2 and maybe 4.1 so this app no longer works. Tried to contact the dev for weeks but no response. I've tried various others but no luck. Anyone have a way? I asked cm devs about it and they said there is no way for them to revert or change the Bluetooth stack. I'm running cm10.1 BTW. Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] en11gma:
Hi all:

first post here

I just got a Sprint S3 with cracked screen and bad esn for $95 and the screen still works

I had to spend $25 on gas to get it so i guess total = $120 but still not bad

Anyhow i see lots of tuts and videos on how to go from Sprint to Cricket but almost all of them say to use your cricket phone number.

I dont have cricket in my area but where my sister lives she does which is a couple states away from me.

Anyhow i not sure if im gonna make a deal with her or not but that is what originally got me looking in this direction as i usually use skype over wifi but mainly i switch to GV over wifi and it works really good with groove ip

ANYHOW :)

how do i go about following those tutorials on changing phone from sprint to cricket when i dont actually have any of that data to put in since i dont have a cricket phone with cricket service so if the next person that actually got the phone with cricket service could have it programmed for their area and have it work correctly?

thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cas8180:
What's the value if it has a cracked screen? FYI the screen on the s3 is about 300 to replace and you can get a new one on craigslist for that. Anyways see WWW.cricket users.com for instructions on flashing they have all the tutorials you need.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] daniel4653:
No if its only the screen and not the digitizer it can be replaced for $30 in 15 mins by the right person.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] en11gma:
did anyone actually even read my the original post that started this thread (that replied in this thread)

people answered how to or not to fix my screen more then anything else

i have read and followed the tutorials on how to flash from sprint to cricket

that is not my Q

how do you do it when you dont have cricket service (cricket phone number)?

what would i enter as my cricket phone number (if i was going to send it to my sister in kansas) so it would be almost all ready for her to start using it without her telling me any of her info?

thanks

just want it to be ready to use like a normal person with cricket service who had bought this phone off ebay and wants to activate with cricket.

im not saying i want to sell it yet as i just got it but im sure some day within next 6months i might or i might make a deal with my sister so if anyone buys the phone and wants to activate with cricket i would like it to be painless as possible

see if i had cricket service i am sure i could cdma tool and enter everything i need to get it working but if it goes to someone new i am sure they will just want to activate like normal and without entering a (cricket) phone number in those tutorials with cdma tool would it make it hard for the next person to activate it on cricket?

would they be able to do it over the phone with cricket or could they take that newly flashed phone in to cricket and they would be able to get it done?

hope someone understands what im saying

if it was for me (and i currently had cricket) im sure that would be easy because i know the web and these tools

what happens when a person gets these phones and dont know any of that stuff?

is it treated just like a regular cricket phone when you take it in their shop?
[HTC Inspire 4G] JoeSenki:
Hello, i just unlocked a htc inspire 4g with the ace kit and worked great. After that i installed the sabsa v11 rom via recovery doing a full wipe to the phone.

At first the phone started the wizard and seemed fine, but before i was able to finish the wizard the phone rebooted. I tried later skipping the wizard and had the same result, also disabling all extras included in aroma installer.

I also tried sabsa bliss v3 and has the same behaviour plus no working wifi.

The only rom i managed to install correctly was viper hd, but the interface is pretty slow compared with the sabsa roms.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TwoStax:
So I downloaded and flashed the LiquidSmooth that i got from galaxys2rootdotcom since I couldnt find any downloads here.. Im on android 4.1.2 Of course, running mod version Liquid-JB-v2.0-RC8 and kernel 3.0.49-cyanogenmod-g5756af1nocoast@nocoast-i7 #1.

Now to the problems, The main one is my data its constantly switching from H+ down to H then back to 3g Then H, H+. Tried switching the network mode and that didnt work went into my apn settings and changing the protocol from Ipv4 to ipv4/ipv6 that didnt work either, keep in mind i unlocked my phone and now running off straight talk via the at&t sim.

Second is the gps, tried going to maps and getting directions and it wouldnt show my location.

Third is the calling, when i call people they told me it sounds like im in a tunnel. So its probably echoing.

Hopefully I can get some answers and maybe help others who have the same problems.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] richardlibeau:
Download Rc7 for hercules it's better than 8 or 9. Trust me no problems at all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TwoStax:
Can I use the same kernel?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] richardlibeau:
Stock, nibbles ,kko, lightning zap they all work on liquid 7. I use kko myself and it runs great , smooth, no echo etc.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TwoStax:
Where can I get kko? I tried searching but no luck
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jlg19753:
Check your pm i sent u a link to the kko12 kernel . I use it also with Aokp m1 its great.:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Project Mayhem:
As for the call echo have you tried enabling nose suppression in the phone app settings?

Posted from my Galaxy S II X.
[Off-topic] halx:
I need to vent-out folks. Is there such a thread already? Anyhow, I'm fed up with the T-Mobile customer service. They are naturally stealing my money! Here is the story.

I have switched to Verizon for better reception and canceled my family plan this summer. But T-Mobile continued to charge me for 6 (SIX) month after that. I have called them 4 (FOUR) times. They were doing cancellation with me on the phone EACH time, reassuring that everything is great now. But they have continued to charge my card after that month after month. After the 4th call they have refunded part of my money. But in the form of an AMEX credit card, which is not working in the places I'm shopping! And yes, they DID charge me for the canceled and refunded service a month later AGAIN! AVOID this robbers!
[Off-topic] ak700:
After being charged 2(TWO) times you must go to the credit card company 1(ONE) time and tell them your story and 4(FOUR) times so that they don't charge you the 3rd(THIRD) time.
[Off-topic] halx:
Sure thing, lazy pays twice.
[Off-topic] StormMcCloud:
My worst carrier story.

Back in 2006 when I was still in the Marines I spent 2 weeks on the USS Essex, a small deck aircraft carrier. Well that thing is like a floating city and I got lost on it one day for like 20 minutes and it made me late to my shift on watch. It was definitely the worst carrier experience I ever had.
[Off-topic] sy224048:
Haha i love you for this, but seriously though, on att we were once charged $550 for a month when we should have paid 120 for the three of us and my dad's data plan, we called them and they said there was nothing they could do at first, then we hung up and talked to someone who could fix it. We even got a discount for our troubles.
[Off-topic] _Variable:
It was not mine, but my moms, She is supposed to only be charged Php500 a month when she was on Smart, then she is usually charged Php600+ a month, we left that carrier ever since.

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[Off-topic] coolsandie:
I'm on Airtel since 2006. Never ever changed the sim/service or taken another one. After I've activated the DND Mode (Do Not Disturb) I'm feeling pretty good for not getting their tele-marketing calls. Still text message spams occur.
[Off-topic] ironman38102:
Im on VIVA since 2012 and im satisfied with their offers. Though the speed of 3G data is really slow!
[Off-topic] redneck_666:
Over the past 2-3 months, people living in the Pacific northwest have been having serious issues with AT&T's LTE. Calls & texts never go through, sometimes it takes over 4 hours for voicemail or texts to show up. There have been massive complaints on AT&It's support forums & Facebook page.

If I haven't been with them for so long, and grandfathered into the unlimited data, I would split in a heartbeat.
[Off-topic] ShadowLea:
Ah T-Mobile... How I hate you. Though KPN isn't that much better...

Living on the border is a hassle no matter which carrier you have. You Americans are a lucky lot, you don't have to deal with that.

Most ridiculous thing is this: I have an unlimited data plan, with 35 euro a month deposit into my mobile wallet, that transfers into the next month. So by now I have about 840 euros of mobile cash to spend. (I still pay per minute, as opposed to having an amount of minutes per month.) But 080x, 090x and service numbers fall outside my package (meaning they are withdrawn directly from my bank account.). Calling, being called, texting and browsing in and from abroad also falls outside my package.

So I have no hope of ever getting rid of those 840 euros, simply because everyone uses What'sapp these days, and I don't have a data limit. :rolleyes:

They won't give me a refund, they won't put the money towards a new phone, and if I ever tell them I bought another phone, they'll switch my package around to one with a limit, and I'll lose everything. Lovely, isn't it? I had to trick them into giving me a new microsim, because obviously all new phones can't use the old, big ones anymore.
[Off-topic] spromper:
I actually love kpn. Best network in the netherlands, fast internet. Only i bit more expensive. I think you just took the wrong subscription.