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[G3 General] daleski75:
I have seen some instances where carrier branded phones received an update before the factory unlocked version but this is not the norm.

My wife's Z1 gets updates way after carrier branded ones and her phone is factory unlocked.
[G3 General] Beards:
I still think this is because non of the 32GB models have the UK ROM.

Remember every time either Samsung or Sony updated their phones we in the UK had to wait whilst the German models received the updates first.
[G3 General] shingers5:
the amazon ones and the uk/CPW ones both share the same rom = EUR version.
[G3 General] Beards:
If that were the case why did they say the UK would have the update first!
[G3 General] gavinfabl:
Do we know if the amazon or cpw phones have received an OTA?

Really annoying nothing received here and LG support were useless as they said the latest was v10a!!
[G3 General] Beards:
Gavin, what are your two letters after software version?

Yours will be V10aEUR- and two letters
[G3 General] p70shooter:
I've got a cpw phone on eur software and yes I've received an update. Haven't installed but yes I've got it.
[G3 General] Beards:
Yes but is yours a 16 or 32GB model?
[G3 General] p70shooter:
16gb.
[G3 General] Beards:
Thanks... Yes, that's what I am saying. The CPW can only be 16GB models and the ones effected are the 32GB types and seeing as these are not UK specific there then has to be a correlation of UK and non UK.
[G3 General] p70shooter:
Ah ok, sounds about right :)
[G3 General] gavinfabl:
It's says

V10a-EUR-XX

Do you know what xx stands for?
[G3 General] p70shooter:
Double x rated :)
[G3 General] gavinfabl:
It may be 007, but is there a way to find out what it means or which country phone is from?
[G3 General] jaythenut:
Just confirming cwm is working on d855
[G3 General] gavinfabl:
So my 32gb G3 got the OTA this morning. Started life as v10a-EUR-xx . Bought from Handtec.

Update is the 43.74mb file, now on v10e-EUR-xx

Interesting the update said "apps" but it was more than that. Bug fixes, chromecast fixes, better heat and power management. 87 internal apps got optimised.
[G3 General] Beards:
Well that is good news it's finally arrived to you Gavin.

I've not had any luck in working out the letters but as all other manufacturers have country code Identities LG obviously must have as well.
[G3 General] shingers5:
Sorry I forgot to mention I got the update already and had V10e software version. I will try a Tesco 4g sim in to see if I get 4g from the off without using code. Phone feels snappier but I didn't really have heat issues as I don't game
[G3 General] adamelphick:
Just got my update today by manually checking. Nothing untoward happened. Seems a little smoother.
[G3 General] gsw5700:
Did you get your when update whilst being rooted? Did you keep root?
[G3 General] shingers5:
Well I haven't rooted just keeping it as stock. I dont like the rooted flag on bootloader after rooting. I know it can be removed but like this G3 as stock
[G3 General] markp777:
Well I have finally given up with the G3. Just too many issues for me such as weak mobile signal, excessive heating and terrible lag at times, which actually seemed to get worse after the software update. Such a shame as I loved the design and even what LG had done to android. Swapped for a HTC m8 AT CPW. Maybe LG will get it right for the G4!
[G3 General] adamelphick:
I have the 32gb version and have none of these lag issues that people are talking of. My phone doesn't overheat, and my battery lasts more than a day despite it polling personal and work emails 24/7. The signal is better than my Note 2 was as well.....

I can only assume that there is a batch of faulty phones out there, or people are expecting the phone to be so fast it reacts before they've clicked anything! LOL

As far as I'm concerned the G3 outperforms anything I've tried so far, otherwise I would be using something else rather than spending £500 plus on it!

The update from yesterday seems to have made it even smoother by the way too (I know the cache clearing helps a little).
[G3 General] gavinfabl:
That's sad news. None of the issues present on mine. Enjoy the M8 :)
[G3 General] Batfink33:
It perhaps is the 2gb of Ram thats causing the problem or maybe a faulty batch?. I also got mine from the CPW in the UK and it was awful, lags, overheating and lots of bugs shutdowns flickering screen etc. Surely though they can't be that different worldwide? I also mentioned in another thread that the sales guy in my local CPW branch said for that branch the G3 had a 50-60% return rate.I'm kind of tempted to buy a 3GB version online now to see if there's a difference.
[G3 General] tichyb:
Hi Guys jus if someone has been able to get root back after the update software V10e -EUR-XX

I have tried towelroot but I get a device is not supported. Also tried ioroot but I get a E: failed to verify whole-file signature E: signature verification failed
[G3 General] p70shooter:
Purpledrake is supposed to work.
[G3 General] gsw5700:
Purple drake worked fine for me on 10f on 32gb version. 10f feels the same, but, phone runs cooler, sounds a bit better, pleased. Just the major hassle of post config work
[G3 General] shingers5:
http://www.amazon.de/gp/feature.htm...=516437087&pf_rd_i=B00KKM2WT0&tag=jungninj-21

£480 for G3 and G watch and even I am tempted
[G3 General] gavinfabl:
I'm going to cry. That's so cruel to post that crazy good deal :)
[G3 General] Beards:
I beat you to it Gavin......

Why couldn't someone else have offered this and why is the UK always restricted to the paltry meagre 16GB models.
[G3 General] shadders:
Sorry if this has been discussed already- the 'search within thread' option is unavailable at the moment :(

I was just wondering what insurance people have gone for with this phone? There's so many different options that I don't know where to start, so was hoping to get other people's suggestions!

I got the 32gb G3 from amazon.de

thank you
[G3 General] gsw5700:
I put the phone on the house insurance, cheapest and best
[G3 General] Super Chimp:
Are they letting through UK orders again then?
[G3 General] gavinfabl:
Yes
[G3 General] Beards:
Well, I was hoping Handtec would have restocked but a message back from them on Friday was they had no idea on the Gold & White 32GB models

At Amazons price it wouldn't surprise me if Handtec bought a few direct from Amazon......... but that would be unfair and most probably illegal.
[G3 General] gsw5700:
What version of firmware is everyone running in the UK and what do you think? I'm on an unbranded 32gb phone running v10f global and it appears to be running slightly cooler and the sound seems better. No issues.
[G3 General] daleski75:
Running 10f from India and so far so good got through 24 hours with light use (web browsing, play music, tapatalk etc) and down to 68% battery so will see how much I can eek out of it.

With light use on 10a (3uk) I would get a max of 24 hours and with reasonable use it would never go above 17 hours.
[G3 General] cfhuk:
I'm on 10a (Three) and the battery is epic. It does vary massively though.

Unfortunately I think material choices or something in this current firmware is making the CPU run hot under load. It makes my M8 GPe seem like a performance monster in comparison.

Take Tapped Out for example. I know there are more pixels on the screen etc but it lags like all hell in comparison to the M8, and even the Nexus 7 running a down clocked Snappy 600. Hope firmware fixes this soon.
[G3 General] jusumgeezer:
I'm also on 3UK 10A - can I ask what method you used to upgrade? I have just done a full reset & wipe through PC Suite in the hope it would prompt for a software upgrade, but I'm still stuck on 10A with lousey battery.

Thanks
[G3 General] daleski75:
Used the lg flash 2014 method with the kdz and so far there is no sign of 10e/f/g for 3uk and it's already out on the sim free model, o2 and vodafone so 3uk are last.
[G3 General] jusumgeezer:
Thanks, just saw that thread about the flash tool. Which KDZ file did you use? Do you have a 16GB version? Have you had the ugrade to 10G that some are quoting after using the swedish version?
[G3 General] daleski75:
I have the 16gb version and flashed the Indian 10f version and tried 10g and went back to 10f.
[G3 General] radicalisto:
I'm still rocking the 10a firmware. I was on O2-UK's fw but switched to sphinx then flashed back to what I thought was O2's fw but it's just the generic one. - battery for me on moderate to heavy use is two days average.
[G3 General] tichyb:
Hi how did you manage to go back from 10g to 10f?? I'm on 10e and want to roll back to 10a

Don't have any issues with battery or over heating or lag. I'm just not able to root :-/
[G3 General] daleski75:
You can roll back or you can use purpledrake which roots 10/e/f/g
[G3 General] btrmpt:
Hi folks.

Just a quick general reply to some recent posts here. I've had my unlocked 16GB model for nearly 3 weeks now. No overheating or lag problems and the battery life is excellent. It updated to 10e OTA and again, I'm having no problems.

For those folk buying the German 32GB phones be careful if you want warranty and support from LG UK. I did the same thing with the LG G2.

I bought a 32GB G2 from Expansys and it had all sorts of reception problems for a while. When i tried to get it sorted by LG they said it wasn't a UK phone and had to go to the country of origin. It took a lot of hassle to find the phone was Portuguese and thats where i had to send it back to.
[G3 General] bobcatuk:
This morning my G3 which is on O2 (16GB Model v10A) was informing me that it had v10F waiting for it, but each time i went to download it, it showed a server error, so maybe its O2 getting ready to push v10F out to phones but didn't have the server side ready in time ....

Anyone else in the UK on O2 have the v10F waiting for them this morning ?
[G3 General] daleski75:
I think another chap here had the exact same problem however you can download the full kdz directly from your computer and flash (with no wipe) that way.
[G3 General] bobcatuk:
Ah cool thanks for the advice buddy :)
[G3 General] daleski75:
Here is the url for downloading it manually.

http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=IMEI

Just put in your IMEI and then it should give you the url for d85510f_00.kdz

If this works can you paste the download url :)
[G3 General] shingers5:
Are you rooted mate? That could also be an issue and are you still on stock recovery?
[G3 General] Aidizz:
Hello LG G3 users. I'm very interested in this phone and I would like to buy 32Gb 3Gb Ram version, but Amazon UK solds just 16Gb 2Gb Ram model. I tried in Amazon De, but they don't dispatch to UK address. On ebay I found a 32Gb LTE Asian D855 version. Is there any difference between UK and Asian versions, for instance updates? And can I use this device in Canada? Thanks. :)
[G3 General] bobcatuk:
Still on stock recovery, but am rooted using Towelroot, nothing like Xposed or TitaniumBackup installed so nothing fancy going on, but understand it could of caused it to dislike the update, it was just saying "server error" when trying to update directly from the phone.

I plugged the phone into my laptop and used the LG PC Suite, it also detected the update, did a backup and then went though the update with no problems at all and has just completed the update to v10F-234-10, so worked via the LG PC Suite but wouldn't update from the phone update checker.

All working fine, but i have lost root access now when using root-checker, will try to re-root later when home as im in work at the moment.

I have located the d85510f_00.kdz file (C:\LGMobileUpgrade\LGMOBILEAX\phone\D85510f_00.kdz) after the update completed if anyone wants it, its 1.12GB in size.
[G3 General] daleski75:
Upload it to mega.co.nz as I would be interested in it.

Also did you try the url I gave to see if it gives a link to download the kdz directly from LG's servers?

Many thanks :)
[G3 General] phillevy:
I updated my O2 D855 to 10f yesterday via OTA. I got the server error for a while but it eventually downloaded. Root was still intact after updating.
[G3 General] bobcatuk:
The link you posted gave a weird error - This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it

Here is the link to the v10F software that was downloaded today, hope it helps - https://mega.co.nz/#!1pBUxBxY!J0lIm3aPCWodU6yL66-tfX4E7GFZIB6J5EVnUM3GhCs
[G3 General] daleski75:
Cheers man you are a legend and the XML error is correct and the download link it in the middle of all the text :)

---------- Post added at 01:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:30 PM ----------

Looks like the o2 10f version is indentical in size to the indian 10f and going to flash now and see if it keeps 4g.

---------- Post added at 02:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:40 PM ----------

o2 10f keeps 4g and from my initial findings it's running very well.
[G3 General] jah:
Strange as this Amazon De link when you are logged in as a UK customer say it can be sent to the UK (use Google translate): http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00KKM2YCU?redirect=true

I have ordered a D855 from ebay (UK seller) and that will arrive tomorrow and I will try Vodafone and EE sims to see if I get 4G.

Edit : I noticed ebay sellers refer to the Asian LTE version as "Korea Version U4937"
[G3 General] jah:
Received firmware V10g today on my 32gb Euro version.
[G3 General] daleski75:
Could you add your IMEI number to the end of this url and let us know if you get a link in the text below stating 10g?

http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=IMEI

The output will be similar to this

This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.

<response req_cmd="auth_model_check" status="OK">

<auth_model_check>

<result>OK</result>

<esn>xxxxxxxxxxxxxx</esn>

<model>LGD855</model>

<suffix>xxxxxxxx</suffix>

<msn>xxxxxxxxxxxx</msn>

<esn_date/>

<sw_version>D85510A_00</sw_version>

<sw_url>

http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=FW286006432109876543213/D85510a_00.kdz

</sw_url>

<sw_locale_url/>

<sw_recommand_uri/>

<app_version/>

<app_url/>

<cs_em_flag>N</cs_em_flag>

<cs_em_uri>N</cs_em_uri>

<chip_type></chip_type>

<prod_type>2</prod_type>

</auth_model_check>

</response>
[G3 General] saitch76:
The G3 is perhaps 2mm longer than the m8. It's noticeably wider, I'm guessing just under 1cm. I was very surprised that the G3 doesn't feel much bigger than the m8 in your hand given the huge increase in screen size. The m8 looks like a dated device in comparison to the G3.
[G3 General] shingers5:
The m8 could have had a 5.5 inch screen if HTC removed the black bar with HTC logo on it. God know whose idea that was. Size wise they are more or less the same
[G3 General] jhericurls:
If they didn't have that stupid black bar on the HTC one I might of got that over the G3, purely for more dev support.
[G3 General] jah:
No can do as the G3 does not work on the 2 UK LTE networks I tried so will need to return it.
[G3 General] dex.:
my Amazon.de 32gb received the 10G update earlier today though the url with my IMEI still shows 10E. presume the same for others. might be there in the morning...
[G3 General] daleski75:
Yeah someone else said it may take a couple of days for the kdz to come out after the ota.
[G3 General] htc6500uk:
G3 32GB/3GB from Amazon.de updated with ota update.
[G3 General] qwerty1q:
Still nothing for Three UK. Anyway is the upgrade bringing any improvements? No lags or overheating for me with 10A so far
[G3 General] shadders:
I've posted this on a few forums, but haven't received any replies :( To all the people who have bought the 32gb from amazon germany: are you insuring the phone? I've checked many different insurers and they all say that they will not insure a phone which was purchased outside the UK. I'm not sure what to do, really don't want to leave it uninsured since it's so expensive, and I don't have house insurance.
[G3 General] btrmpt:
Hi shadders. I can't help with the name of an insurer but if you want the peace of mind of cover keep looking at all avenues, even the insurance brokers on the high street. My experience of buying an LG G2 32gb from Expansys UK was that when it got reception issues i approached Expansys and LG to sort it. Expansys said it wasnt their problem as it was 1 month and 1 day old. And LG UK said they wouldnt touch it as it wasn't a UK phone. If you want the peace of mind i think a high street independent insurance broker will be the best bet.

Or you can roll the dice and go without cover - the vast majority of phones never have a problem.
[G3 General] Beards:
Well, Expansys were so incorrect with that information.

Any goods purchased in the UK MUST HAVE customer protection.

The Sales of Goods Act 1979

If something is not of satisfactory quality, you have a statutory right under the Sale of Goods Act, to a refund, have it replaced or repaired for free.

You can ask the retailer to do either, but it can normally choose to do whichever would be cheapest.

If the retailer refuses to repair the faulty goods, you may have the right to arrange for someone else to repair them and claim compensation from the retailer for the cost of doing this.

If the retailer refuses to provide any remedy, such as replacing the item, you can either have your money back minus an amount for the use you've had of it, or keep the item and get a reduction on the price you paid.

If you're having problems and the shop won't repair or replace or replace your goods then it should be reported to your local Trading Standards department as they are breaching your statutory rights.

It's worth telling the shop that you're going to do this as this could mean your complaint is then dealt with.

If the retailer fobs you off, or blames the manufacturer, think about using your guarantee or warranty.

No matter where you purchase the goods it will most certainly have been sold with a warranty. Neither Expansys (whom the seller is always the first contact responsible) and LG (the manufacturer and provider of the warranty). You have full control to use the warranty as and when.

Further even outside of a warranty period you can still seek an agreement of your liking. Again you are always protected.
[G3 General] ant78:
Come on three UK pull your finger out and get the OTA updates out :p:laugh:
[G3 General] shadders:
thank you for your reply btrmpt. I didn't know there were independent insurance brokers on the high street, but since going with the big insurers doesn't seem to be an option, I will definitely have a look.

it just seems strange to me that so many people have bought the phone from amazon.de but no one seems to have brought up this issue, I thought mobile insurance was pretty common in the age of £500 phones.
[G3 General] htc6500uk:
Insurance is a calculated risk and I don't insure my phones. The premiums one pays together with an excess that one has to pay in most cases when making a claim just don't make me feel it's worth it. Over the years I have saved more than enough to buy a replacement if I am unlucky. I had not heard about 'UK' only phone insurance. You just decide whether you want to take the risk or pay someone else to take it - bearing in mind insurance is a business that makes money, not a friendly charity!

If you find my post useful, a click on the 'thanks' is appreciated.
[G3 General] shadders:
I don't usually insure other gadgets, but I believe that insuring such expensive mobile phones is wise. I bought this phone outright, and so it cost me more than my laptop did! Our phones are always with us, it's hard to go even a couple of days without them, and they are so small and fragile. There a hundred different ways they can break, and if you just take your eye of the ball for a second, £500 goes down the drain. I could 'afford' to replace my phone if I got unlucky, but the fact is I'd rather not have to pay another £500 and would rather be protected against that. There are quite a few reasonable insurance prices out there- many I've seen for £5 a month or £60 a year. If one was to save up £5 a month to 'self-insure', it would take 100 months to save enough money to replace the phone! And sure, having an insurer isn't a guarantee that you will get money if something happens, they will try and do everything to get out of paying, but it's the lesser of two evils.

The problem for me is that I didn't know that all insurers had this policy that phones must have been purchased in the UK. I have contacted over 10 insurers and they have all confirmed this, which a huge pain.
[G3 General] shingers5:
[MENTION=2813557]shadders[/MENTION] I am sure that amazon.de would cover you in case of any issues mate. You will obviously have to return it to them. UK insurers won't touch it as it's an item from overseas. These problems among others which I mentioned at start of thread....For an extra 16gb storage and 1gb of ram I didn't see how it was worth all this hassle. There are mods available now that switch storage capacity from internal to extsd card. Hope you get sorted man

As for 3uk and software updates you won't get it till they have messed with it adding and removing stuff from it. Should not be long now
[G3 General] adamelphick:
I just get:

This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.

<response req_cmd="auth_model_check" status="FAIL"/>

When I put my IMEI for my 32gb Gold version from Handtec UK at the end of the URL....
[G3 General] DeathRoll666:
The same for me - Three UK
[G3 General] daleski75:
It should display some content below with a link embedded in it
[G3 General] adamelphick:
Nope just as above :(

I've also noticed if I put my IMEI in to the LG site to get the manual it says it is unrecognised!
[G3 General] czechu01:
[MENTION=5099021]DeathRoll666[/MENTION]
[MENTION=278715]adamelphick[/MENTION]

Replace the word IMEI with your IMEI nr in the link!!!
[G3 General] adamelphick:
Oh! LOL Thanks!

It gives:

http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=FW262306432109876543213/D85510E_00.kdz which is e not G :(
[G3 General] labpedro:
Mine still shows a.....three mobile...doh ;)

Move along, nothing to see down here....
[G3 General] shadders:
Has anyone gone for a flip case (other than the quick circle case). I bought this one: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=151345334784&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:GB:1123

It's not bad, but it's extremely thin, I wish there was more 'padding' to protect the phone if it fell, especially on the front to protect the screen. Anyone found anything better?

I also don't get why there is such an abundance of cases that only cover the back of the phones, surely the front is the side to be worrying about!? :confused:
[G3 General] labpedro:
I bought a nillkin window case, and a black and red rugged case, although that was pap....I use the window case and its fine for me, although I do agree out could be a lot stronger

Move along, nothing to see down here....
[G3 General] bobcatuk:
I picked this one up from Amazon UK which is OK - http://www.amazon.co.uk/SUPCASE-LG-G3-Case-Built/dp/B00JW7AW9G/ref=pd_sim_sbs_computers_8?ie=UTF8&refRID=03M8AAN291K8HYDD2B25
[G3 General] shadders:
Yeah that seems like the same case as mine (although with better quality material). I'm having trouble finding anything that's 'thicker'. All the flip cases seem to be the same style, even the more expensive ones are the same, with the only difference being the quality of the material.

I found this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-G3-Snake...2COA/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A1URA6FF02U4EC

Which looks slightly thicker in the image, but it's probably just the same thickness as the other cases in real life. Wish I could try these out in a high street store before buying,.

---------- Post added at 06:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:52 PM ----------

Oh and to do those of you with flip covers- I'd recommend this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.danielkao.autoscreenonoff

Turns the cover into a 'smart' cover. It's pretty neat :)
[G3 General] maschenazi:
Anybody with an unlocked/unbranded UK version G3 received the "G" update yet ?
[G3 General] misiokicio:
Nah. Nothing here yet... Still 10e