Hello Avid!!!

[LoopyD]

Good evening all.
I have just purchased the ZTE Avid 4G for $119 plus since I am a regular customer at that location I was offered a screen protector and a nice case for free. What customer service!

Anyway long story short I set my old Huawei Premia on the seat next to me, by a stroke of bad luck the screen ended up being cracked. A likely story huh?

I was disappointed, hoping that I would be able to come across a nice LG Spirit, but that's just a pipe dream for now.

I must say this phone is heavy and robust, which I like in a phone. One thing, the person that sold me the phone lied and said the phone that I was to purchase was a 1.5ghtz Dual Core, yet for lack of research I got stuck with a 1.2ghtz core.

I was offered a job there, which is actually quite humorous because I was using terminology that got the manager interested in a conversation while my phone was being set up and activated. I wished to purchase a phone with an unsecured/unlocked bootloader.

Around six hours into it, I am rooted, I have CWM touch, and ICSCUP 6v2, I must say I like the responsive screen, but because one of my eyes is turned in more than the other and the fact that the screen does not have a very good peripheral, I have to hold the phone at a distance to avoid too much eyestrain.

Hope you all will welcome me. ROM Junkie at your service!



Oh and just so you know, the LG Motion 4G (My phone three phones before this one) was on sale for $39 when I walked into the local Payment Center today. That would explain why I see people on the bus wth it, it seems to be a cheap way to get ICS, but alas, that bootloader is locked. 2nd-init recovery works, but I want that Kernel. Sadly ICS is soon going to turn into the new "I don't want that phone because it has Gingerbread" idea. :/


Done blabbering on...*laughs*

 

[starxpilot]

Welcome.

I was forced to upgrade to the Avid from an old SCH-R380, which is what I purchased after my old Huawei Ascend fell victim to a co-worker's boot, who she seemed pleased that it made such a 'delicious' crackling of it's screen. (I am talking about full man-treads, heavy, steel-toed boots. Required for working in the loading bays.)

I have to say, for my first ZTE device, and Ice Cream Sandvich, I am liking it so far.

Location, do you mean a MetroPCS Dealer? I absolutely dread going into those places, the sheer amount of incompetence and stereotypes that I have encountered have always steered me away. Seems you received a nice deal, although the Avid appears to be in the stage of phasing out, it is no longer offered on Metro's site.

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You already went past the rooting, and put ROMs on it? I only rooted and flashed a recovery, choosing to remain at stock. I am not sure why.

Are the LG MS770s that cheap now? I found one in the trash can and then was given one as payment, all in the same week.
http://androidforums.com/motion-4g-all-things-root/745612-new-comers-welcome.html#post6142884
&
http://androidforums.com/motion-4g-all-things-root/769783-should-i-concerned-photo.html

I am debating whether I wish to keep the Avid, or sell it, along with one of those Motions, and upgrade to the new F5.

 

[LoopyD]

Hmm, though as it seems perhaps I should not have gone to a dealer for this phone, it is as yours is a temporary phone. I plan on the Spirit.

The F5, huh? How much of a dent will that make in my wallet? *winks*

And yes I find it essential that the rooting and ROM processes take place, my reason for this being that stock kills the battery, and I prefer a smoother, less bulky ROM, and all of the tools hat come with rooting the phone and applying SetCPU, SetDNS, Adbock Plus, etc. I have a certain experience that I except of my Android phones. It's quite the hobby, though I doubt if I'm actually going to do more than flash other people's work and provide feedback.

Thank you for the reply, good Sir.