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If you could just fix one thing...

I am very happy with my Optimus - i.e. I don't miss my iPhone at all. But...
1. Battery life. Tasker has helped.
2. Internal memory. I should root and get rid of the stock junk, so I look at this as motivation to get off my butt and start learning the hard stuff.
3. No front facing camera or led - so wish this sucker had a flash.

But it's still an awesome deal and an extremely reliable phone overall.
(However, my finger is itching on the 'preorder' button for the Motorola Triumph.....the resolution...excuses herself to wipe drool away. )
 
melissapugs said:
I am very happy with my Optimus - i.e. I don't miss my iPhone at all. But...
1. Battery life. Tasker has helped.
2. Internal memory. I should root and get rid of the stock junk, so I look at this as motivation to get off my butt and start learning the hard stuff.
3. No front facing camera or led - so wish this sucker had a flash.

But it's still an awesome deal and an extremely reliable phone overall.
(However, my finger is itching on the 'preorder' button for the Motorola Triumph.....the resolution...excuses herself to wipe drool away. )
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Oh....man.... I need...$300.... *cries a little*

(really, I do love my V, but...dood.... 2GB internal mem., 1Ghz processor,.....)
 
If I could change one thing about my OpV it would be to allow me to place widgets (airplane mode etc) on the notification pull-down screen. I'm currently using Extended Controls for this at the moment, but would rather it come stock with the OS.
 
The BUTTONS, their back-light and their Layout.

Compared to a phone like the Samsung Intercept, this thing has Horrible buttons and layout.

First, the back-lighting on the buttons is so dim it's hard to see even in total darkness because they are ridiculously dim to begin with then the light from the screen totally drowns them out so they're practically invisible.

Second, the buttons are too small and they're recessed almost.

Third, If you're in the dark, the button light (dim as it is) times out REALLY fast and the only way to get them back on is to press one of the buttons (which throws up something else like a menu) or find and press the small (tiny) button on the right side near the bottom.

I find this so Inconvenient that I'm amazed few other people mention it :confused:
Maybe they simply haven't experienced a phone with a superior button layout? The Samsung Intercept may not be THE phone to have, but it's button layout and back-lighting are light years ahead of the Optimus'

The button layout and button lighting is so close to a deal breaker for me I'm considering selling the Optimus and going back to the Intercept.

Unless there is something REALLY bizarre with my Optimus, I would say this is an EPIC manufacturing fail.
 
I have no problems with the button layout. I only have an iphone 3G to compare.

I don't need my buttons back lit because, well there are only 4 of them and I know what they are and where they are.
 
I guess I'm going to have to jump on with the other folks. Out of all the issues the Optimus V has, I find the 4 buttons on the bottom of the phone to be one of the things that works so well that I wonder how folks with "soft-buttons" can operate.
 
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