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There is not a single thread which gives all the information regarding the LS980. also i was getting lot of pm's regarding the GSM unlock. so basically this thread will have all the information, if anything is left out please feel free so message me or in thread. Phone Config LG-G2-LS980 Phone Drivers LS980 Drivers My Experience Personally i was a Samsung fan until they came out with the Kn0x security. i had 2 choice the Note 3 and the LG G2, since the Note 3 had issues with data not working on CDMA mode and the G2 was and still is wallet friendly, so i decided to go with the G2 and till date i DO NOT regret it. LAG is something that is simply not in its dictionary, super smooth. Like the HTC One this phone is also sealed and comes in 2 variants 16 and 32 Gigs. Initially only 2 colors Black and White, now the actual(international) site has many different ones. This one is a LCD compared to the S4 with AMOLED, To be frank only if you have the two phones together you might see the difference. I found the G2 to be more vibrant and a lil brighter side compared to the S4. 1000 times more accurate smartstay display than the S4, Same with auto brightness. Feels much lighter than the S4 and the build quality is anyday better than S4, feels solid in hand. Many have debated about the volume and power keys being at the back, actually its something you have to try and then understand, now if i handle any other phone than my G2 i tend to Tap the display 2 times softly to get the screen going, like the home or power button, im so used to it now. Tap 2 times on display to lock the screen & same to to light the display back again. Initially when i first got the phone i used to tap hard thinking that was the right way and 7/10 times it used to work, did not know that one has to tap very lightly as possible. Soft tap 2 times gets it locked and vice-versa 10/10 times. Its actually easier to use volume rockers in the center position then one side like anyother phone. Theres more to this phone and i dont have the patience nor time to explain everything. Phone definitely requires a case to protect it from fall, i have the Spigen Slim Armour. Runs on 4.2.2JB and 2 updates have been released till date. LS980ZV7 (Initial Release) LS980ZV8 (Security Update) LS980ZVA (Sprint Spark and loki-killer) Not used in India so i have not taken it. LS980ZVC (KitKat 4.4.2 OS Update) Also if you are a custom ROM freak DO NOT INSTALL the ZVA update as it removes the ability to do that. People who have taken it do not worry as there is a work around. Custom ROM installation for people who have taken ZVA update. Only if you understand everything mentioned in the above link proceed else you just might end up with a hard brick. Sprint Dialer Codes Source 5689#*980# - LG Hidden Service Menu Thanks to EricDabbs ##RTN# - RTN Menu ##SCRTN# - Erases any info that has been OTA provisioned. Forces a reboot and re-activation. ##DIAG# - Enables diag mode. this menu blocked by MSL. Simply enter your MSL ##DATA# - Advanced data menu. ##DEBUG# - Debug Menu ##CLEAR# - Reset network settings ##UPDATE# - Forces Activation ##GPSCLRX# - Clear GPS ##GPSTESTPRL# - ?? ##WLAN# - WLAN info ##LOG# - syslog info ##MRU# - MRU Clear ##SSDRTN# - Reset SSD ##TEST - Data Test menu ##YOUROWNMSLHERE# - Service Programming menu ##443336772# Shows MSL code near the bottom of the screen thanks mojo4321 ##4433386368# - Developer menu ##4437736368# - Producer menu How to back up EFS Its already confirmed RUIM data only works if used before flashing anything to the phone, Out of the box phone can be used for RUIM with calls sms and data. so its very important to back up complete stock state EFS partition Two ways to backup EFS, below i have mentioned how to root, during the root process at one stage EFS partition is backed up auto. Or after root use FreeGee from Google Play (Requires root access) Install and backup EFS. How to get you MSL/SPC Easiest method to get SPC: Dial ##443336772# and your SPC/MSL will be displayed on the screen! Probably this will work for other LG phones also. [Credit goes to phonegeek] How to Gain Root Access Root FIle Works with All Baseband Updated ioroot.zip where did i get this ? SOURCE 1 After you have downloaded the file required for root, Put the phone in Debug mode, for this under settings go to Developer Options. If you do not have Developer Options under settings simple go to Settings/About Phone/Software Information under this tab on Build Number 10 times continuously and it will enable the Developer Options in your phone. 2 Under display settings set the screen timeout to 5 minutes(you can set it back to your liking later when you are done with root) 3 Connect your phone to PC/Laptop 4 Under pull down notification change the USB settings from MTP to Charge Only 5 Unzip the ioroot file and from the folder execute the run.bat file 6 The command prompt will ask you to press any key as show in pic below 7 You will be prompted to toggle USB connection shown marked in red, three ways you can toggle that, show in marked yellow, select the first one, remove usb connection from the phone and re-plug it back. the PRESS ENTER. 8 Your phone will show toggled notification and also it will ask you to allow USB Debugging with the computer showing the computers RSA key, Mark "Always allow from this computer" & select ok. The command prompt it will warn you again about loosing warranty and more warnings, this is the last point to decide to continue or press CTRL+C to cancel. PRESS ENTER. Your phone EFS will be backed up like shown in pic below and again it will ask you to press enter, PRESS ENTER. 9 Phone is rooted and phone will reboot. check if you have SuperSu or SU in your phone. How to Unroot Access Superuser app, go to settings of the app & look for Full unroot. Select it and wait for the phone to reboot. Recovery for KitKat 4.4.2 LS980ZVC SOURCE GSM Unlock For G2 LS980 This is a temporary GSM unlock & not a permanent or a solid one. Two known issues, you cant access Wi-Fi settings, as it crashes if you try to access, and you cant dial any number without adding 0 before it. Example: Sunny Leons phone number is 6969696969, to call her you gotta dial 06969696969. If you dial direct 6969696969 the phone app crashes and your phone switches to GSM mode if you are in CDMA mode. As far as i know these are only 2 known bugs this unlock has. hope we get a more stable unlock. Install ROM Toolbox Lite 1 Run Rom Toolbox Lite and select performance marked in red 2 Select build.prop editor marked in red 3 Select search using the magnifying glass icon below marked in red 4 In search field type "build.target" as shown in pic below 5 Select "ro.build,target_operator" as show in pic below 6 Change value from "SPR" to "spr" as show in pic below and press ok marked in yellow. 7 Reboot popup will come, select ok and reboot the phone. Your phone should be GSM unlocked now. Install HIAPN or Tweakker for APN settings of your service provider. Install Telinfo to switch between CDMA(CDMA Auto PRL) & GSM(GSM Auto PRL) Permanent Unlock for the LG-G2-LS980

What do you mean by rave exactly? Am I going to sell my house and buy it? No Am I going to appreciate that Motorola is giving probably the best specs at that price point, with good build quality, from a reputed brand, with optimized near vanilla Android, guaranteed OS updates, at the best possible price? Yes You seem to harp on about why we are excited about the Moto G? I will flip the question and ask you - why not? Give me another official Indian 14K phone with all that the G gives, with a brand on par with Motorola and I will praise that too I really do not get this irrational slagging as do others who have replied to you, so if you do not have something concrete to debate on - let us stop here instead of taking up bandwidth Also, it is much easier to stay out of the thread if all you are going to say is that the G is mediocre - because you know, I know and all of us know that it does not - it is built to a cost, and delivers the best bang for the buck. It is not a Maruti sold at the price of a Toyota. It's sole purpose is to aim at the cost sensitive markets and it is proving through it's sales numbers - even in developed markets - that it is doing a good job at it I am sure I will recommend a casual Android user to buy a G than an overpriced Galaxy Grand or something like that

Newly launched XOLO Q1100 has Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 clocked at higher 1.4 Ghz compared to 1.2Ghz in Moto G (MSM8228, unlike Moto G’s MSM8226). Has the same GPU, 5" display, Micro SD Card support. Meanwhile in addition to things already highlighted, everyone seems to have overlooked 2 other positives for Moto G... Gorilla Glass 3 Splash Resistant Coating I haven't seen above 2 in official warranty handsets of various local/ brands selling around 14-15K. Motorola does not advertise it as waterproof but this splash resistant internal nano coating seems to be quite effective as can be seen from few VIDEOS floating around.

I second dipan Bhai. Moto Google or G has been breather for those who understand it, spec to spec there might be many fishes in to the pool. But right from build quality, product design, Android flavor, Motorola is at par with top league. In that league this phone has posed threat and challenge surely. Some people do criticise fixed battery and memory though but I don't understand why as the same has worked well and been accepted for one of the largest selling smartphone called iPhone. Now that Moto has been acquired by Lenovo. For me the charm is lost. As Lenovo has been providing lovely handsets and within this bracket almost. Like yesterday I ordered their premium K series phone K860 for 14,500/- It's five inch hd screen, 8mp, 1.4ghz quad core, steel and polycarbonate unibody. 1gb ram etc. Sounds competitive. Lenovo is the next big wave. Just wait till they come out in USA markets Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk 2

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I don't understand how come they sell 4gb phones? How much would be available for user?

Dipan Bhai, I have been curious. Once this service is launched. Is it like a WiFi network that you search your device and latch on. Or it works on registered devices only. Gist being, would it easily work on our imported handsets or it would be a long process and loads of work for our gurus. Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk 2

1. I do not need to shout or bold to get my views across. I bolded that post by mistake. I never ever write in caps or bold otherwise. You don't know me, don't judge me. 2. You did not discuss the +ves/-ves of Moto G did you? You just said we are "raving" about it. Did you even bother to back it up with a coherent argument or info? No you did not. 3. Yes, I recognize what is a debate and what is a wind-up. You are on the latter, swanning in to a thread and going against the popular view just to elicit a reaction. Well done, enjoy your 15 secs of fame. I find it sad that you had to look up my post history to take a swipe at me. Well done for wasting your time. Again, don't judge my posts. I don't judge yours. My rep speaks for itself. 4. No, this is not a debate. You made a statement not backed up with facts. That becomes a slagging off. If you really want a debate, argue logically for/against. Don't just say so-and-so is over hyped and we are all raving about it. That reeks of ignorance. @RM - we are getting derailed here, and I would appreciate if you can delete mine and gargoyle's posts to clean up the thread a bit

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Phone is awesome...Thank you very much Dipan posting such a good deal...

my optimus g also delivered. any one else?? forgot to thanks DigitalNirvana i got this wonderful mobile just because of him many many thanks to him.

Wait Wait Wait ........ab hum aa gaye hai All is well in well and war..... i shall clear things for all of you - many in the forum also dont know this Importing and running CDMA phones is not one men job, there is one HUB of operation at a time and previously it was Mumbai and now its Raipur, let me clear this more, I am in-charge of importing and provenience and selling, under me there are centers who do there respective job. As you can see from my status - Arun loves me and for that very reason i have been given this opportunity to do this, only who writes this has command over reputed sellers. Now lets get started: I Import phones from USA and few from UK and china, for this i have tie-ups with 2 agencies in respective countries, now all the phones are of good ESN or MEID as they are never activated and just shipped to my collector in NY. The agents work in small town to remain low The best deals in sets are searched by our mumbai thana office Once reaching NY the phones are inspected and shipped to 2 ports in India (kolkata or delhi) Upon reciept of phone one is send to RnD center in Nasik one is given to top reliance guy when RnD is done its parameters are registered its ready to rock its goes to our review center in Merut where each parameters are tested by edge of SWORD kolkata centre holds major stock and so is pune centre then 70% of the stock are shipped to nearly 9 sellers in ebay and 19% remains for forum 10% local sales and 1% for me Nearly 70% of ebay and other market is supplied by me, 80% of sellers sell my phone I am looking for a partner to join me - intrsted