EVO V Replacement

[djcue95]

Use a task killer, and kill all apps periodically. Do you hold the home button then swipe away your open apps frequently?

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I use the stock task killer periodically and I always swipe out of apps I don't use. In addition, I clean the app cache's once a week.

[csiemers]

For those of you who think it's an app to blame, is there any error log that I could find to see or any other way to pinpoint what app might be crashing the whole phone?

Why not just try with a factory reset phone for awhile. Don't install any apps. If after a week no problems, then you could probably say it's not the phone. If it still resets then trade the phone in.

[djcue95]

Why not just try with a factory reset phone for awhile. Don't install any apps. If after a week no problems, then you could probably say it's not the phone. If it still resets then trade the phone in.

Before this past Friday and last night, it hadn't happened at all.. I wonder if I should just keep the phone and not accept the replacement if I'll have the same issue.

[cpcollector]

A replacement probably won't help. And for me personally, rooting would be out of the question for such an expensive phone that still has warranty, even though I'm a huge proponent of roofing.

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[cpcollector]

*rooting

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[djcue95]

*rooting

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At this point, with it being so new still, rooting is not in the cards for me. If the phone were like a year or two old, I'd do it.

So what is the consensus? Should I take the replacement or just deal with this one?

[hershey_squirt]

At this point, with it being so new still, rooting is not in the cards for me. If the phone were like a year or two old, I'd do it.

So what is the consensus? Should I take the replacement or just deal with this one?

I'm still sticking with what I originally said. For $300 + tax, you shouldn't have to "deal" with anything. Take the replacement.

[TheCellphoneGuy]

If my OV dies anytime soon, I'll be going TMO $30 plan, with a Galaxy Blaze 4g. Or whatever else is a good bang for the buck at the time.

Sorry for the off topic.

I would personally recommend the Samsung Galaxy S2 over the Blaze 4G if you're ever planning on switching. I bought my S2 in a like-new condition on ebay and love the phone.

It might be a while though, I also have the Optimus V and it's one tough phone that doesn't want to break, though I recently started seeing more random reboots, even after doing multiple factory resets.

Hell, if you wait even more, then the Galaxy S3 will reach a decent price too or Network Vision will reach your city, thus possibly changing your mind about switching after all.

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[djcue95]

I'm still sticking with what I originally said. For $300 + tax, you shouldn't have to "deal" with anything. Take the replacement.

You're absolutely right. Thanks. I will just take the replacement and have the new phone restore stuff from backup. Hopefully this can work!

[hershey_squirt]

I would personally recommend the Samsung Galaxy S2 over the Blaze 4G if you're ever planning on switching. I bought my S2 in a like-new condition on ebay and love the phone.

It might be a while though, I also have the Optimus V and it's one tough phone that doesn't want to break, though I recently started seeing more random reboots, even after doing multiple factory resets.

Hell, if you wait even more, then the Galaxy S3 will reach a decent price too or Network Vision will reach your city, thus possibly changing your mind about switching after all.

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I hear ya. The $30 plan might be gone by the time this phone craps out, lol.

I played with the S2 and the Blaze, I liked the Blaze's slightly smaller form factor, with about the same internals. Thanks for your input too, who knows what will be available when and if I actually make the move.

[djcue95]

To my amazment, I got the phone today and it came with the stock screen protector from out of the box. Additionally, it came with a back door and a new SD card... My only thought is that it is new. There are no scratches, nicks, or dents and the phone came with an SD card and battery door.. I've never had a "refurb" come with such.

[hershey_squirt]

Cool man good to hear.

[djcue95]

I confirmed the phone was not a refurb by doing ##CLEAR#. Thanks for all the help here, everyone.

Case closed!

[mfrerkes]

She loved the 3D camera, but didn't really use it. The 4G was nice, but when she tried streaming music in the car, it would time out a lot. Then she started getting the "Radio Interfere Shortage" error every time she texted. Her phone would lose signal even though it was in a good reception area. Last, but not least people would call her, but her phone wouldn't ring.

That sums up the Evo V 4G in a nutshell. The WiMax (4G) is basically useless where I live. I can get a signal if I sit in the right park bench on the other end of town, and face west during a sunny day. Sprint's network just sucks all the way around. I truly feel sorry for Sprint's post-paid customers who are paying top dollar for this lousy excuse of a service.

The "Radio Resource Shortage" will screw up everything, especially texts and phone calls. It happens more frequently than it should. I missed a phone call for a job interview because of that issue. Sending texts can be very frustrating as well. This is unacceptable for a $300 phone, even on the $35/month service tier.

VM sucks. I'm through making excuses for them. Once I get a better job with a bigger paycheck, I'll be dropping this lame excuse of a carrier. Richard Branson ought to be horrified at what Sprint has done to his company. Sprint ought to be ashamed of itself for taking money from people and giving such crap service in return.

[TheCellphoneGuy]

That sums up the Evo V 4G in a nutshell. The WiMax (4G) is basically useless where I live. I can get a signal if I sit in the right park bench on the other end of town, and face west during a sunny day. Sprint's network just sucks all the way around. I truly feel sorry for Sprint's post-paid customers who are paying top dollar for this lousy excuse of a service.

The "Radio Resource Shortage" will screw up everything, especially texts and phone calls. It happens more frequently than it should. I missed a phone call for a job interview because of that issue. Sending texts can be very frustrating as well. This is unacceptable for a $300 phone, even on the $35/month service tier.

VM sucks. I'm through making excuses for them. Once I get a better job with a bigger paycheck, I'll be dropping this lame excuse of a carrier. Richard Branson ought to be horrified at what Sprint has done to his company. Sprint ought to be ashamed of itself for taking money from people and giving such crap service in return.

Before you give up on the phone completely, I suggest checking out the link that I posted below, it's a way to turn the EVO V 4G into a usable phone.

http://androidforums.com/showthread.php?t=595109

Basically, the phone behaves the way it does, because both HTC and Virgin Mobile have been too lazy to test it, but thanks to developers such as those in the link above, there may be some hope after all.