LG VX-6100

I am a new owner of this pretty cool phone. I have been reading some comments on the software update. My question is...as a verizon wireless customer how do I get this upgrade? Thanks for you help!

Folks, Where abouts does one get a version upgrade for this phone? or any phone.

Has anyone else out there noticed a meaningful increase in battery consumption after the software upgrade? If so, any ideas as to why this might be happening and how to correct the issue?

I got my phone just about four hours ago, and already I'm having a big problem: the earpiece stopped working!

Whenever I make or receive a call, I can't hear a damn thing from the other end. If I switch to speakerphone I can hear fine, but not through the regular earpiece. Nor can I use a headset. And yes, I've had the earpiece volume up to high with no change.

Can someone please help!

The guy at radio shack told me it was cable number 19. But the only way it fits in the phone is if you force it. Dont want to break the phone with a bad cable if anyone know which is the right one can you let me know.

I was wondering if anybody lives around the Bryan/College Station area in Texas. I go to Texas A&M University and have the 6100 with the update and my reception in and aroound buildings is bad. I have a lot of dropped calls. Any information or suggestions would be appreciated.

I finally got the software/firmware updated to v2. Now I see a banner "verizon Wireless" blocking my nice wallpaper. Also, everytime a phone ring or when you dial a phone, "Verizon Wireless" is heard. Can I remove these annonying features?

I am a long time (10 years) Nokia user and live in central Maryland and have been with Cingular for 10 years. I can't remember having a dropped call or even very choppy reception for any lenght of time. I want to get a phone that has features that Cingyular's does not have and so I am strongly considering a switch to Verizon. My choice is the 6100. However, I am concerned about what seems to be a lot of complaints about no reception, choppy reception, roaming , etc.

I presume that some of this relatess to pockets that always exist where reception is problematic. There also are concerns about the phone switching to analog. Isn't that what a tri mode is supposed to do? Does this greatly affect reception? The signal here in centra...
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😕 whenever i am using the speakerphone and charging the phone at the same time... the speakerphone turns off whenever i plug/unplug the cord.... does anyone else have this issue? how would i fix this?

I have had this phone for 4 days now and i like it but there is one major problem. At several locations i go to, the 6100 goes into analog mode and the signal is not strong enough to have a conversation at all. With my old 6000 the phone would roam onto sprints network and signal was perfect. Havent read the book yet but if there is no "dont use analog setting" im stuck with going back to the 6000.

I've got a 6100 that works fairly well but I have to use force mode to get a usable (800mHz, extended USCC network) signal inside at both my workplace and at home. Yes, I live in a 1900 PCS area.

I'm thinking of switching to a 7000 and have a couple days yet to do it.

My questions:
For those who have had both. WILL the 7000 pick up and hold a USABLE digital signal in marginal areas (indoors, basement, etc.) where the 6100 either switched on its own or (more likely) needed to be manually forced to a different mode? Are the Rx Power numbers different enough between the two?

Many thanks to those who reply.

Mike

Hey exactly what is a software upgrade/update?

I heard this ringer the other day and found it so much less objectionable then most.
I wonder where to find this "sample" and if it can be loaded into the 6100?

How am I supposed to take it back? Do I want to take it back? Anyway, the 7000 doesn't have analog, and I know everyone is going digital but what about the mean time? I was in Chicago, am the 7000 didn't sound good at all, do you think it was the phone?

It would be cool if verizon would throw in the 7000a in to the line up. It has analog.

I still am confussed about the whole analog and digital thing, maybe I have has bad phones.
I JUST WANT A PHONE THAT WORKS,
ist that so wrong?

How does the 6100 rate against others like, 7000, 710, samsung, any other?

sem5

I was just wondreing if the software fix correct the short delay that happenes after you flip the phone open. It seem to almost mute everything for the first second. Does anyone else have this problem?

I have had this phone for about 2 months and i am very frusterated. i have the volume bug. i know know there is a fix but it sounds like a big hastle. my battery will also randomly die after about 12 hours. its a real pain when it just dies.

do you think verizon would let me switch for a vx7000? i know the volume can be fixed, but with the battery problem, what do you think?

someone said in the reviews that you could use speaker phone option with the flip closed after the software update is this true? thanks

Here in Virginia, good luck getting a VX-6100 upgrade from Verizon Wireless. You'll need it.

TRY #1: Alexandria Store (Little River Turnpike): After a two hour wait, I got the phone back to find no software upgrade. When I went back to the store, they said, "Our cable doesn't work and we couldn't upgrade your phone." You'd think they'd tell me that when I dropped it off, or at LEAST when I picked it up. But instead they acted as though the work was already done.

TRY #2: Tyson's Corner Store: I dropped it off, came back two hours later. Result: the phone was broken during the upgrade and a new one would have to be shipped to me. To their credit, they gave me a phone to use until the new one arrived. And don't worry, they said, t...
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Anyone having difficulty installing this equipment which is supposed to charge the 6100, allow the installation of calendar from Outlook, pictures, and ring tones. No manual accompanies the cable and CD; worse, "runtime error 380" pops up and crashes installation right out of the gate. Clues would be appreciated. The cable charges the phone just dandy, btw. But I want to control pics and ringers. Help! Thanks. BTW, RPI is slow to fill their orders on this equipment--took me a month to get it.

Hey folks, this phone has just been approved for use with U.S. Cellular. It should be available in stores after Feb 4th. Very cool new phone!!!!