Cell phone followup

jake on 2005.10.17
at 09:07 pm

Personal Experience with the LG VX8100

Not everything has been perfect with my new phone and Verizon. Naturally with cell companies I expect this and I accept it.

The first noticeable problem is the poor battery duration. A new battery and an upgrade to the firmware fixed that. My friend Jay confirmed this past weekend with his phone that it is most likely a firmware problem. He already tried replacing his battery with no success. New firmware is the way to go.

Currently the latest firmware is version 04. Take your phone to a Verizon store and request for them to upgrade your firmware. It’s free and takes about 15 minutes.

Some links on cell phone coverage.

A short while after I got my phone I found a handful of links regarding cell coverage. Some of them are generic coverage maps from the carriers, others are cool tools from 3rd parties.

• Cell Phone Tower Search (from digg.com) – Uses Google Maps to plot out cell towers.
• Verizon Coverage Locator= – “This tool identifies where Verizon Wireless offers service.”
• T-Mobile Coverage Areas (from 37signals.com)

• Cingular Coverage Area

Hopefully that’ll help anyone out there with making decisions on which carrier to pick.

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