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Charlyee · 01-02-2008, 11:56 AM

Not a Rumor, the LG Rumor has Issues

Sprint has halted shipping new LG LX260 Rumor units to stores. The LG Rumor has a known issue where certain sets of key presses during startup can trigger a complete erasure of the phone's firmware.

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larry · 01-02-2008, 1:51 PM

Wow and it took this long to figure out? Funny thing is I haven't heard of any of these issues happening on the forums.

Jay2TheRescue · 01-02-2008, 2:03 PM

Yet another reason to hate LG.

They need to change their name from Lucky Garrison to Lucky if your phone doesn't erase itself Garrison.

-Jay

Mobile Mike · 01-02-2008, 2:09 PM

I guess "Life's (not) Good" at LG right now...

Jay2TheRescue · 01-02-2008, 2:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Mobile Mike

I guess "Life's (not) Good" at LG right now...

That's even better. They have been calling themselves Life's Good on their commercials, but I think officially they are still Lucky Garrison. I still call BP British Petroleum instead of Beyond Petroleum as well.

-Jay

RadioRaiders · 01-02-2008, 2:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue

Yet another reason to hate LG.

That should be the name of their next phone

RadioFoneGuy · 01-02-2008, 3:42 PM

Im not a big LG fan either when it comes to phones, I have had tons of trouble tickets related to LG phones. The typical are Bars fluctuate, have to power cycle once a day, dropped calls, phone freezes up etc.

Im not a fan of their phones but I would own one of their flat screens TV's thou.

Jay2TheRescue · 01-02-2008, 3:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RadioFoneGuy

Im not a big LG fan either when it comes to phones, I have had tons of trouble tickets related to LG phones. The typical are Bars fluctuate, have to power cycle once a day, dropped calls, phone freezes up etc.

Im not a fan of their phones but I would own one of their flat screens TV's thou.

I consider LG a jack of all trades, master of none. They make phones, appliances, electronics, next thing you know they will go the way of Mitsubishi and Hyundai and add computers & cars to their lineup. This should make Hyundai and Kia happy. If the quality of their phones is any indication of the cars they might make hyundais and Kias would look much better.

-Jay

mframe · 01-02-2008, 6:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue

That's even better. They have been calling themselves Life's Good on their commercials, but I think officially they are still Lucky Garrison. I still call BP British Petroleum instead of Beyond Petroleum as well.

I thought the original name was Lucky-Goldstar. Never heard of "Garrison".

Mobile Mike · 01-02-2008, 6:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mframe

I thought the original name was Lucky-Goldstar. Never heard of "Garrison".

mframe, you are correct. LG does stand for Lucky-Goldstar.

Sorry Jay, it's not Garrison.

AnthroMatt · 01-02-2008, 7:04 PM

yup, its lucky goldstar (lucky bought goldstar and added the name). I should call em lucky garbage.

my girlfriend has the rumor. since she doesn't press keys while starting her phone I don't forsee a firmware erasure in her future.

Mobile Mike · 01-02-2008, 7:08 PM

Here's a recent update from Phonescoop

Sprint Clarifies LG Rumor Issues

Today, 9:55 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Sprint says that low inventory levels of the LG Rumor are due to its high sales volume, not because the device was removed from shelves because of a glitch. Sprint did find a minor technical error in some Rumor's, but it was limited in scale and Sprint already issued a fix for affected customers. Sprint is working to boost inventory, and expects the Rumor will be widely available soon.

Hmm, is this really the case or is something else going on...

Jay2TheRescue · 01-02-2008, 8:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mframe

I thought the original name was Lucky-Goldstar. Never heard of "Garrison".

Sorry, you are right, it is Goldstar. I don't know where I got Garrison from.

Mobile Mike · 01-02-2008, 9:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue

Sorry, you are right, it is Goldstar. I don't know where I got Garrison from.

You're not watching "South Park" are you?

Jay2TheRescue · 01-02-2008, 9:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Mobile Mike

You're not watching "South Park" are you?

No, I wasn't at that time. Maybe it was just Southpark on the brain...

-jay

~~RJB~~ · 01-02-2008, 10:09 PM

Ah hell all brands have problems I think LG;s are great phones in their own regard.

tyler101868 · 01-03-2008, 7:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Mobile Mike

Here's a recent update from Phonescoop

Sprint Clarifies LG Rumor Issues

Today, 9:55 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Sprint says that low inventory levels of the LG Rumor are due to its high sales volume, not because the device was removed from shelves because of a glitch. Sprint did find a minor technical error in some Rumor's, but it was limited in scale and Sprint already issued a fix for affected customers. Sprint is working to boost inventory, and expects the Rumor will be widely available soon.

Hmm, is this really the case or is something else going on...

This is the response from phonenews.com They were the original source for the issue.

Sprint Responds, Admits LG Rumor Issue, Denies Reason for Pulling PDF | Print | E-mail
Written by Christopher Price
Wednesday, 02 January 2008
Many have reported today that Sprint has responded to our reporting, wherein they claim that the LG Rumor was not pulled phone due to an issue with the phone. Rather, Sprint argues that the shortage of LG Rumors is due to the phone being "too popular to meet demand."

PhoneNews.com stands behind its original reporting, and will clarify the matter. In a statement issued to reporters yesterday and today, Sprint did not directly confirm or deny the issue present with the LG Rumor. They simply argued that the phone was "too popular" rather than "bearing a known issue".

Internal memos, provided to us from sources in Sprint, confirmed to us that Sprint did indeed halt orders due to the issue. Worse, Sprint has yet to correct the issue (by releasing the update to customers as a firmware over-the-air update). These are facts and we will post documents to prove this if they are disputed further.

Following today's statement, we contacted Sprint and asked them flatly to address the issue regarding the rumor that prompted our previous article. Sprint did indeed (and finally) confirmed the issue. Furthermore, they confirmed that a software update had been approved to fix the issue, however it is unclear when it will be issued, if it is not already imminent.

It is unfortunate that so many in the media got the original story right, but the follow-up wrong. However, we stand by our sources and their documents which clearly confirm to us that the LG Rumor was halted in shipments due to this issue.

Jerro · 01-03-2008, 10:08 PM

Amazing regardless of the facts how many people are ready to unload on a phone company.

Lighten up, LG haters; its just a phone. Have you no memory of the Motorola issues over the years? And Samsung never had a problem,right?

Mobile Mike · 01-03-2008, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Jerro

Amazing regardless of the facts how many people are ready to unload on a phone company.

Lighten up, LG haters; its just a phone. Have you no memory of the Motorola issues over the years? And Samsung never had a problem,right?

Actually, I happen to like their CDMA phones, it's just their GSM versions I can't stand. Some neat features and extras on their CDMA phones are conspicuously missing on the GSM side. I don't quite understand why this is the case, but it is, though I hear LG's GSM phones are getting better.

SmArTeStChIlD421 · 01-06-2008, 6:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Mobile Mike

Actually, I happen to like their CDMA phones, it's just their GSM versions I can't stand. Some neat features and extras on their CDMA phones are conspicuously missing on the GSM side. I don't quite understand why this is the case, but it is, though I hear LG's GSM phones are getting better.

i agree........its the GSM LGs that have probs....not the CDMA ones

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