Vibrant getting stuck - Vibrant General

So both my Girlfriend and I have the vibrant, mine is rooted, hers isn't. Mainly having problems with her phone. Sometimes it will vibrate, but not ring. Ring and not answer (can't do anything on the screen). Get stuck vibrating and showing an incoming call but can't do anything and have to restart. Sometimes people say she sounds like a robot or like she is talking from across the room, in a cave or under water. I haven't had these problems with mine but once I was told I sound electronic. She had called support and they said to take out the battery for a but and if that didn't fix it to do a factory reset. I have already done that once on my phone so I could have all my calendars load, and not looking forward to doing it again. Anyone have any thoughts or have heard about problems such as these?
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Honestly, if a factory reset doesn't solve your problem on a non rooted phone, then I suggest getting an exchange at the t mobile store. The problems you're encountering does not seem normal.
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Goog1e Phone said:
Honestly, if a factory reset doesn't solve your problem on a non rooted phone, then I suggest getting an exchange at the t mobile store. The problems you're encountering does not seem normal.
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Repeated text messages?

Recently, I added my buddy to my family account and had his evo set up just like he said he saw mine as. During the course of about an hour or two of rooting, flashing, and downloading; I started getting the same text message he sent me from the parking lot to ask what I needed from Wendy's, and so far I've received it 38 times TODAY.
I thought this was his doing because of some odd setting I must have set, or a wrong sequence of flashing... perhaps forgetting to wipe a cache at a particular time?
The problem is, I also got a text from my girlfriend, and although not as bad, I've been getting the same one about a dozen times. She's on USCC.
Has anyone else been experiencing this? I've become paranoid to the point to where I've flashed cm7, and wiped all data without a restore, but I still get the same problem. Anything I could do?
Thank you in advance for your time, all feedback is appreciated.
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Sounds like a network issue.
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Do you have an Airave? Apparently this is a known issue with them and it pisses me off badly. There's no ETA on a fix either.
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datajosh said:
Do you have an Airave? Apparently this is a known issue with them and it pisses me off badly. There's no ETA on a fix either.
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Oh wow! I actually do have an airave, but although the bulk of this was happening at home, I was still receiving some of these duplicates in the car.
That's pretty bad man, and it only started affecting me today :/
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Had the same issue. The problem starts with the airave. Unplug it, then call sprint, tier two support. They flush something and it goes away.
I've have mine unplugged now, since it was the root of the problem. I would rather roam then go thru sms hell again.
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I received about 50 from my dad the other day. I ahd no idea it was the airave because I received a couple more at work the next day... thanks
experienced repeated sms messages last night at home as well. unplugged the airave and the issue stopped... i also got flooded with what seemed to be backed up sms messages as well.
same problem and have the airave.
lol luckily i have never been the recipient of this, but i sure feel sorry for my friends... haha. Happened quite a few times.
its not the air rave, i have it but i received my duplicated txt's when i wasn't near it. try 30 something miles away from it.
i called in and im waiting on an engineer to call me back in an hour
AHA! Same thing happened to me last night. My dad kept sending me "Yanks and Sox are playing on channel 1127." I called him up bragging that there was something wrong with his recently purchased iPhone 4. Turns out it was me.
I had the same thing happen when i was with verizon unfortunately, seems sprint isn't the only one.

Touch Screen Issues (Sporadic but REALLY bad)

My fiance's Evo Shift has sporadic problems with the touch screen. We can't replicate it on demand so the Sprint techs refuse to believe it's actually broken (we've been in 3-4 times).
Basically, it will just go crazy sometimes. We can literally set the phone down and watch her notifications bar jump up and down all over the screen. Her contacts will open and it will start calling people, disconnect the call, then call someone else...all on it's own.
It's as if it becomes hypersensitive and registers touches that aren't there. It's in a completely random fashion but makes the phone unusable for a good amount of time. Sprint forced her to the 2.3.3 update so I can't root it, though I'm not sure I'd want to anyway in case I found a tech who actually knew what the hell they were doing (very rare with Sprint in this area, at least.)
Any ideas on what's causing it? I am convinced it's hardware but Sprint won't replace the phone because it happens to sporadically. Could it be software? Is there a screen calibration tool I can use without being root?
Go into menu-settings-Language & Keyboard-Touch Input settings-Text input-Calibration tool. Folow the prompts. May or may not help.
If they won't fix it in the store and prboy's suggestion doesn't work you should call Sprint and talk to someone. They aren't doing their job otherwise. You shouldn't have to deal with a phone that isn't working properly. It would be different if you were trying to get a free upgrade to an EVO 3D or trying to replace a beat up phone for free or something which it doesn't sound like you are doing. Mentioning you have heard good things about the competition will usually seal the deal if it comes down to it as well.
Car dealerships do this too and it really pisses me off. It can really be hard to diagnose an intermittent problem and they blow you off because of it. They should give you the benefit of the doubt and switch out your phone. Why would you be there if you weren't having issues.
The calibration prboy suggested doesnt sound like itll work because thats only for the htc ime keyboard.
You said it happened on 2.2 then sprint told you to upgrade to the 2.3.3 OTA update and it still has problems?
Yes, that's exactly what happened. FIRST they told me it was the app Lookout that was causing the problem...that they had an internal memo from Sprint saying it was malware and to delete it. They refused to even look at the phone further until we removed Lookout from her device. Then they sent us home and told us to download the 2.3 update and it would fix the issue.
It didn't and that Sprint tech REALLY made me want to punch him in the face. Incredibly condescending.
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Yes, that's exactly what happened. FIRST they told me it was the app Lookout that was causing the problem...that they had an internal memo from Sprint saying it was malware and to delete it. They refused to even look at the phone further until we removed Lookout from her device. Then they sent us home and told us to download the 2.3 update and it would fix the issue.
It didn't and that Sprint tech REALLY made me want to punch him in the face. Incredibly condescending.
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Well first off lookout security protects you from the very thing they said it is so dont listen to that.
If it is happening on both updates then it probably is not Software that is the problem.
Is there alot of times where you press something and it doesnt work and you keeps touching it? maybe it is finally registering those touches after you leave it be and thats why. it reads those touch inputs all at once and performs them
I suppose it could be that, but how could we stop that from happening? Stop them from 'queuing' up in such a manner?
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The calibration prboy suggested doesnt sound like itll work because thats only for the htc ime keyboard.
You said it happened on 2.2 then sprint told you to upgrade to the 2.3.3 OTA update and it still has problems?
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It also calibrates the finger touch response for the screen. To the individual using it, we all press the screen differently.
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If it is happening on both updates then it probably is not Software that is the problem.
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Agreeded. As long as it happens even before you install any apps. Like right after a just doing a phone reset back to factory.
If its because its responding to finger touches at a later time then that usually is a problem with the hardware like the processor. Since it sounds like a hardware issue i can only suggest take it to sprint and show them the problem
I had the same problem with my first shift just call them talk to the tech. dep. Tell them your problem and the will set you up with a new phone they did it for me. But it does sound like what happened with my old one.
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Earlier hardware builds of the shift had problems like mine would overheat like crazy
Hardware 0003 and any lower
i got a new one with hardware version 0004 and ive been fine since
Happened to me, eventually the whole screen will stop taking touch commands. I got a refurb from sprint for 30$.
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Happened to me, eventually the whole screen will stop taking touch commands. I got a refurb from sprint for 30$.
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that sucks i swore to myself ill never get a refurb smartphone because with my luck it wouldnt be in "like new" condition

Stock evo locking up

My stock replacement evo is locking up randomly
When this happens, whe I wake the phone the screen is unresponsive and the icons start dragging themselves around the screen and I end up doing a battety pull.
The guys at the sprint store could not repeat the problem but it happened 10mins ago
is there a fix or something sprint can do to help me? Im on my second evo and im sick of the people at the sprint store saying the phone isgood because the problem doesnt happen when they check the phone.
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gab2012 said:
My stock replacement evo is locking up randomly
When this happens, whe I wake the phone the screen is unresponsive and the icons start dragging themselves around the screen and I end up doing a battety pull.
The guys at the sprint store could not repeat the problem but it happened 10mins ago
is there a fix or something sprint can do to help me? Im on my second evo and im sick of the people at the sprint store saying the phone isgood because the problem doesnt happen when they check the phone.
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What software are you running?
You could run a RUU and see if that solves the issue.
If it doesn't I would take a video the next time the phone does it and show them the video in the store.
Sounds like its possibly a touch screen issue.
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What software are you running?
You could run a RUU and see if that solves the issue.
If it doesn't I would take a video the next time the phone does it and show them the video in the store.
Sounds like its possibly a touch screen issue.
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I would do better than that, and take it in while its locked up, then demand a new phone and a credit for your discomfort.
Factory reset ##786# when ask for code inter 343495 may lose numbers and apps if not saved
mattykinsx said:
What software are you running?
You could run a RUU and see if that solves the issue.
If it doesn't I would take a video the next time the phone does it and show them the video in the store.
Sounds like its possibly a touch screen issue.
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Heh, did that when my htc hero gave me problems, they still refused to service it becaused they claimed the tech needed to actually see it,once I grt home Ill reset and ruu
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teh roxxorz said:
I would do better than that, and take it in while its locked up, then demand a new phone and a credit for your discomfort.
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I don't know about the credit but if its an intermittent issue that may not be possible.
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I don't know about the credit but if its an intermittent issue that may not be possible.
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Well the credit was just over the top, but I mean take it in if it happens, and he's available to do so.
I just want my phone to work, I asked the tech if he were to replace my phone, if he had any evos and he said they could not replace it because they wereout of stock...hoping I can fix this when I get home, I hate dealing with with the reps at the store making me wait 2 hrs every time I go.
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Something that'd happened on every android powered device I've had

So... every phone I've had on android likes to play around with my 3g.. I get to a loading screen and it never connects to data until I press back and retry it.. again this is every phone I've had... is this normal?
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This happens to me all the time in the XDA app. But nowhere else. Even on WiFi sometimes.
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Its most likely the apps that you are using not ur 3g. Happens to me with xda, Facebook, and engadget apps to name a few. How often does it happen?
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Everyday most of the time... in every app on att and Verizon... I'm thinking it's an Android flaw... really annoying...
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Are you in a bad signal area? I think if it affected all android users more people would have a similar experience. I've noticed that happen in the XDA app, it seems to be better on MIUI than CM7 though, I don't know why.
i have never had this happen. i have only had owned the Dinc, with verizon, have had it since feb 2011. my wife has same phone purchased at the same time, as far as i know she does not have that issue either.
she did however have the problem of not getting text and phone calls.
i was however able to figure out the problem, after spending several hours with techs and a new phone, nothing helped. i had asked a tech at the begining if changing the phone number would help and they of course shot that down, well after the new phone and hours of reseting and trying this and that, i finaly tallk my wife into changing her number, even though it was poo pooed by the tech. guess what! fixed the problem imidiately, have not had that problem since.
sorry i know there are other threads, abourt this subject, but never realy got to tell what happen.
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i have never had this happen. i have only had owned the Dinc, with verizon, have had it since feb 2011. my wife has same phone purchased at the same time, as far as i know she does not have that issue either.
she did however have the problem of not getting text and phone calls.
i was however able to figure out the problem, after spending several hours with techs and a new phone, nothing helped. i had asked a tech at the begining if changing the phone number would help and they of course shot that down, well after the new phone and hours of reseting and trying this and that, i finaly tallk my wife into changing her number, even though it was poo pooed by the tech. guess what! fixed the problem imidiately, have not had that problem since.
sorry i know there are other threads, abourt this subject, but never realy got to tell what happen.
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Are you sure it wasn't just that the phone needed to be reprogrammed? Tech support doesn't have the best track record ....
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[Q] LG G2 Screen Problem

I am really frustrated with my LG G2 because of the screen problem I encountered. The screen goes up and down, it happens when I over using the phone. I went on LG service center to reset my phone. still no luck, the problem is still there. They think its a software problem. I hope LG will release new software update on G2
To me that seems more like a hardware problem, not a software one.
Can you reproduce the problem at will?
Dude, I think you have a lemon...
Good luck!
It happened when i charged my phone with the screen is on and i always reading manga. maybe the screen is too sensitive. Yea i think this is hardware issue
I have used mine while connected and charging... Never had a problem with that.
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I have used mine while connected and charging... Never had a problem with that.
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This
Hopefully you're still in your exchange period...swap it out
You are running it completely stock? And you've done a factory reset? If so, it sounds to me like your phone is defective. These phones are so new it should still be under warranty, right?
Just got the same problem as OP last night and I've used it only for 1 month,so now I send my phone to LG service center and they said it was a hardware problem not sure which part but will reply here soon when I got my phone back and tell you all what's the problem... :angel:
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Just got the same problem as OP last night and I've used it only for 1 month,so now I send my phone to LG service center and they said it was a hardware problem not sure which part but will reply here soon when I got my phone back and tell you all what's the problem... :angel:
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Got a similar problem. I am unsure if I want to send it back for exchange or just keep it, as there are plenty of reports of owners exchanging G2's just to get another with the same problem. Looks to me to be a software issue - at least with my G2 - as I can get past it by just turning the screen off/on.
Let us know how your G2 turns out.
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Got a similar problem. I am unsure if I want to send it back for exchange or just keep it, as there are plenty of reports of owners exchanging G2's just to get another with the same problem. Looks to me to be a software issue - at least with my G2 - as I can get past it by just turning the screen off/on.
Let us know how your G2 turns out.
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I've just got ma phone back after sent it to LG service center and they said that it was a touch screen problem,so they changed touch screen + board for me without any cost coz I have a warranty...I think you should change it to a new one or tell them if you got a problem like mine
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eddytheman said:
I've just got ma phone back after sent it to LG service center and they said that it was a touch screen problem,so they changed touch screen + board for me without any cost coz I have a warranty...I think you should change it to a new one or tell them if you got a problem like mine
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Did this fix your issue then? Just got my G2 Sunday and its been horrible with this issue. Love the phone but this is just bad.
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Did this fix your issue then? Just got my G2 Sunday and its been horrible with this issue. Love the phone but this is just bad.
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Yep everything is good now
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Yep everything is good now
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Thank u sir, gonna swap mine out tonight.
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Hey Incremental...
Report back in the next few days. Would be good to hear that you've sorted things out.
-bk
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Hey Incremental...
Report back in the next few days. Would be good to hear that you've sorted things out.
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Lol just swapped it out. We will see how the new one does but so far way way better. Seriously my phone was horrible. I read and read thread after threads today and my case seemed way worse then everyone else's. Like most people's was tolerable, this was intolerable. I'd say 6 out of 10 times u turned on the screen it be messed up.
I showed the best buy mobile guy and he said without a doubt there's a problem. The best place for me to show him was the app drawer, if u held ur finger on the screen it would bounce and randomly select apps, we tried the demo unit and it worked perfectly.
Ill keep u updated on how this baby does.
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Well that didn't take long. Started setting the phone up and all was good. Started disabling the apps I don't use and after that it went berserk. I thought Hhmm maybe it's one of the apps causing it so did a factory reset and no it did right off the bat so I'm done. If it wasn't to late tonight I woulda just took it back again. Back to the Note 2.
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INCREMENTAL said:
Well that didn't take long. Started setting the phone up and all was good. Started disabling the apps I don't use and after that it went berserk. I thought Hhmm maybe it's one of the apps causing it so did a factory reset and no it did right off the bat so I'm done. If it wasn't to late tonight I woulda just took it back again. Back to the Note 2.
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Yikes - sorry to hear this.
I wondered if my first G2 was worse b/c I aggressively set it up right from the start: disabling apps I don't want, installing a bunch of apps, etc. On G2 #2, I didn't do that and although I've seen this issue surface on my new G2, it has been just a couple of times.
You need to use whatever phone you get the most enjoyment out of. The G2 undeniably has a software glitch that causes this PIA issue. Too bad it didn't work out for you. Good luck with your Note.
I hope LG addresses this issue SOON!!
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Yikes - sorry to hear this.
I wondered if my first G2 was worse b/c I aggressively set it up right from the start: disabling apps I don't want, installing a bunch of apps, etc. On G2 #2, I didn't do that and although I've seen this issue surface on my new G2, it has been just a couple of times.
You need to use whatever phone you get the most enjoyment out of. The G2 undeniably has a software glitch that causes this PIA issue. Too bad it didn't work out for you. Good luck with your Note.
I hope LG addresses this issue SOON!!
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Thank you, I hope it works out for you guys and they fix it. I love the phone and want it to work but it just isnt gonna happen right now. Im just gonna cancel my upgrade and I guess eat the $35 restocking fee which I think is crap but oh well.
Ill keep my eyes on the forum and may return to it if they fix the phone cause im not gonna use my upgrade right now. Besides this glitch the phonw is a beast. Good luck...
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This happened to a few people here in Thailand. We are posting the issues on a group in facebook.
My iPhone 4s used to bounce all over the place when plugged in to charge.
My G2 hasn't had any hardware issues at all yet. I've had it going on 7 months now. Works perfectly.
My advice is that if you get a replacement or repair and it does it again, never get another LG product again. Just like me an Apple. I'm done with them. There's a guy here who wants his old Note 2 back. I know a guy who had 3 motherboards replaced on his Note 2. The last one broke the screen as the phone was swollen. There's no way of knowing. Its just the luck of the draw with these things.
When you get a really good phone, keep it and use it until it disintegrates. As long as this G2 is fine, I won't part with it for anything.
And yes. This is a hardware issue.
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This happened to a few people here in Thailand. We are posting the issues on a group in facebook.
My iPhone 4s used to bounce all over the place when plugged in to charge.
My G2 hasn't had any hardware issues at all yet. I've had it going on 7 months now. Works perfectly.
My advice is that if you get a replacement or repair and it does it again, never get another LG product again. Just like me an Apple. I'm done with them. There's a guy here who wants his old Note 2 back. I know a guy who had 3 motherboards replaced on his Note 2. The last one broke the screen as the phone was swollen. There's no way of knowing. Its just the luck of the draw with these things.
When you get a really good phone, keep it and use it until it disintegrates. As long as this G2 is fine, I won't part with it for anything.
And yes. This is a hardware issue.
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Maybe this can be replaced by the warranty service.
bring it to the service center.. but you will handle the repair.. if your liable for the damage

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