Your contacts and all that should be backed up by the backup assistant. You can go to verizon's site and log in and they all should be listed there. For a factory reset you turn off the phone and then hold the power button and x (I think) and it will take you to the menu. As for your SD card, just take it out and put it in the new phone, then send your old one back.
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Anyway to upgrade early without paying Full Retail?
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Your contacts and all that should be backed up by the backup assistant. You can go to verizon's site and log in and they all should be listed there. For a factory reset you turn off the phone and then hold the power button and x (I think) and it will take you to the menu. As for your SD card, just take it out and put it in the new phone, then send your old one back.
TheTrigger
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Theft? lol ok...
1.) Phone freezes every other time I try to play a game
2.) Phone has random reboots at least 2 times per day
3.) Phone types every first letter of every word twice Kkinda llike tthis when I use my physical keyboard. The only way I've found to fix it is to Install Gingerbread Keyboard. Which takes up a nice chuck of my CPU.
4.) My CPU hits 100% every time I turn around, and I have every possible thing on my Auto-End list that can be on it.
5.) I have had this annoying little problem with my screen backlight not coming back on after calls are ended unless I hit the power button.
6.) My notifications don't "Notify" me for a damn for things like Facebook or Games like they should.
7.) And this is not so much a defective problem with the phone, but I would prefer a bigger screen. 3.7" doesn't cut it for me anymore and I would like to upgrade to something 4.3"/4" (minimum)
8.) I would also like a phone with a FFC so I can web chat with family and friends from back home, again not a problem, just something I would like now that I'me xperienced in the world of Smart phones.
9.) My music headphone jack is defective, it only picks up full Audio sound when chords are plugged in, I have to adjust the Jack at a most specific angle to get the sound to come out properly. And I've had to do this to about 17 different wires now. Yes I test my shiz before I gripe about them.
But sure, if you want to call me wanting something new without having to cough up $500 by maybe even playing half price or discounted price because "I" (not you) have a defective piece of hardware and don't feel like returning it for the same phone that I already know I don't like, and have read thread upon thread on other forums about people having the same problems, stealing. Then yes, I'm trying to steal
Number 4 is probably the reason behind some of your problems. Most apps when ended, will just start back up. So you have a seperate app, working on ending, who knows how many apps, that are all starting and ending over and over and over.
Theft? lol ok...
1.) Phone freezes every other time I try to play a game
2.) Phone has random reboots at least 2 times per day
3.) Phone types every first letter of every word twice Kkinda llike tthis when I use my physical keyboard. The only way I've found to fix it is to Install Gingerbread Keyboard. Which takes up a nice chuck of my CPU.
4.) My CPU hits 100% every time I turn around, and I have every possible thing on my Auto-End list that can be on it.
5.) I have had this annoying little problem with my screen backlight not coming back on after calls are ended unless I hit the power button.
6.) My notifications don't "Notify" me for a damn for things like Facebook or Games like they should.
7.) And this is not so much a defective problem with the phone, but I would prefer a bigger screen. 3.7" doesn't cut it for me anymore and I would like to upgrade to something 4.3"/4" (minimum)
8.) I would also like a phone with a FFC so I can web chat with family and friends from back home, again not a problem, just something I would like now that I'me xperienced in the world of Smart phones.
9.) My music headphone jack is defective, it only picks up full Audio sound when chords are plugged in, I have to adjust the Jack at a most specific angle to get the sound to come out properly. And I've had to do this to about 17 different wires now. Yes I test my shiz before I gripe about them.
But sure, if you want to call me wanting something new without having to cough up $500 by maybe even playing half price or discounted price because "I" (not you) have a defective piece of hardware and don't feel like returning it for the same phone that I already know I don't like, and have read thread upon thread on other forums about people having the same problems, stealing. Then yes, I'm trying to steal
I have the same exact problems. It freezes all the time, randomly resets, if I freezes I try locking the screen to see if it helps and it wont turn back on when trying to unlock, and on facebook it seems to type every first letter of a word twice. I hate this phone. Im gonna start complaining to them every day. If they don't give me the droid 3 because I know the d2g is the same as I have it, im probably going to leave Verizon. Mine also has horrible battery life. It doesn't last a day.
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warped1987
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thinking about just waiting for my 1 year to be up and go back in and try to upgrade to a new phone, who knows what else will be out by then, I just want to get rid of this D2G.
mike_merryguy
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mine would reboot often too, get rid of that Auto end crap, bad mojo, also some aps that run in backround can cause issues and be the culprit, uninstall them one at a time for a day or so to see which one is causing the problem, I had a Locate Your Phone ap, that when you sent a text with a string it would beep super loud till you found it, think that was causing my problem, not sure yet though as i havn't reinstalled it since factory reset
you gotta keep in mind this thing is a PC in your pocket and software made by some 3rd party may not work 100% even though they fix bugs, the developer may never know that its his ap causing the problem b/c no one puts two and two together... also it could be a combination of two aps conflictin trying to use the same resources at the same time overloading CPU and bam phone resets to "save itself" from self destruction...
as for problem 5 make sure your screen protector has two cut outs at the very top of the screen for sensors...
6. could be your notification settings, maybe you just have them off or a bad data connection..
but 9. is a harware issue so call verizon and they will send you a new phone...
take out SDcard, hit power while holding X and when you get a Yellow guy with a "!" hit the hard key magnify glass, goto factory reset and everything is gone...
your new phone will need to be setup like you just bought it but if you run the Backup assist ap your contacts will transfer over, (run on old device first to upload)
as far as email, go into settings and write down your current settings, b/c they won't transfer either...
aps you will also have to write them down
there is NO easy way to backup man sorry...
you gotta keep in mind this thing is a PC in your pocket and software made by some 3rd party may not work 100% even though they fix bugs, the developer may never know that its his ap causing the problem b/c no one puts two and two together... also it could be a combination of two aps conflictin trying to use the same resources at the same time overloading CPU and bam phone resets to "save itself" from self destruction...
as for problem 5 make sure your screen protector has two cut outs at the very top of the screen for sensors...
6. could be your notification settings, maybe you just have them off or a bad data connection..
but 9. is a harware issue so call verizon and they will send you a new phone...
take out SDcard, hit power while holding X and when you get a Yellow guy with a "!" hit the hard key magnify glass, goto factory reset and everything is gone...
your new phone will need to be setup like you just bought it but if you run the Backup assist ap your contacts will transfer over, (run on old device first to upload)
as far as email, go into settings and write down your current settings, b/c they won't transfer either...
aps you will also have to write them down
there is NO easy way to backup man sorry...
Byakushiki
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There is, just use titanium backup for apps
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Sure. Put friends on your plan (family share plan) and use their upgrades to upgrade your phone. Easy, and that's the cost of them using your plan.
What do you, mean use your friends upgrades? What if they don't have any upgrades soon either?
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captain howdy
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Wow I barely make 5 hours on my D2G! Even with moderate use! Its like using an lte phone only 3g! It sucks!
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And what the hell does this have to do with the topic? I say epic fail!
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robstabspeople
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Take a look at my thread "Another replacement having issues" and view my latest reply on the thread. that should give you more of an understanding what it takes to get a "upgrade" through Verizon. Please note that i am on the Secondary line, not the Primary and i have in fact only been with Verizon since the beginning of April this year.
I say epic fail on your part. This thread is about issues we are having, and any possible ways to jump ship...
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