Comments on: Verizon’s LG Optimus LTE2 to be Called Spectrum 2, Eight Months Later and We Already Have a Sequel?

By: Butters619

Butters619 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:57:00 +0000

Work on the reading comprehension (or scroll down two more inches). I praised IPS displays and knocked on SAMOLED and said check out the Atrix HD and One X, because they are IPS displays that are better than the Spectrum.

By: JeffDenver

JeffDenver — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:54:00 +0000

If your eye doctor is as blind as you are I don’t think I will need his help.

By: JeffDenver

JeffDenver — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:52:00 +0000

LOL! Yeah, that 720p IPS display sure does suck eh?

Dude, it kicks the ass of anything else out right now.

By: dougneb

dougneb — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:05:00 +0000

I had the LG Spectrum for less than a month. The microphone on mine was terrible. I don’t know if it was a Spectrum thing or a lemon. That plus the UI and the hopes that the Droid Fighter was coming out soon made me return it. I’m really happy with the Samsung Galaxy S3 I have now though. Only complaint is the battery life.

By: Butters619

Butters619 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:26:00 +0000

Sounds like you are an IPS LCD fan. I am too. Check out the One X display and the Atrix HD display. Both beautiful and both would beat the Spectrum.

I am just not a huge fan of SAMOLED displays (SGS3, G-Nex) although I will never knock them because truly it is a preference thing. Some people love them.

By: enigmaco

enigmaco — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:31:00 +0000

Droid 3 the sequel just with more months in between

By: JoeInMO

JoeInMO — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 02:15:00 +0000

My wife has the Spectrum and it beats the hell out of my Galaxy Nexus. It’s much brighter, clearer, and because the navigation keys are not part of the screen the Spectrum usable screen on apps is bigger. Her call and speaker volume is much louder and clearer than mine. In many ways the Spectrum is a great phone. It does have a serious shortcoming with no notification LED.

By: guli981

guli981 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:43:00 +0000

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By: Graham Cluck

Graham Cluck — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:34:00 +0000

With certain models, yes you are correct. And good call with that article, I remember reading that way back when. The ‘Droid’ line would be a perfect example of what that talks about. They find an OEM, ask for certain things, etc. The exception to this rule was the Charge. That wasn’t originally going to be a ‘Droid’ model, but at the time Verizon needed a 4G model with the Droid name since Moto was dragging its feet with the Bionic, so that’s how that happened. Other models though, like the Galaxy SIII, however, just get picked up. That’s more the norm than anything, at least with Verizon. So, there’s a few factors involved. Also, you can still do individual data on Verizon. Those that have existing plans don’t have to change them. If someone has say, a 900 minute plan with 1000 texts/ mo., they don’t have to switch to the new plan when they upgrade if they don’t want to. Same thing goes with family plans. They can stick with what they have, which is what people with all basic phones on their account are doing since the share everything plan makes no sense to them. So they are still giving existing customers options here, and aren’t trying to intentionally screw them. No carrier, whether you like them or not, TRIES to dick people over. That’s just bad business.

By: JosephMoreno

JosephMoreno — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:57:00 +0000

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/15/how-an-atandt-smartphone-comes-to-life-behind-the-scenes-part-on/
That’s how AT&T did the Atrix, and I’m assuming other phones, so I’ll assume Verizon works close to the same way. Also I would assume VZW likes to screw their customers more than AT&T because AT&T atleast lets people choose between shared, and individual data.

By: Graham Cluck

Graham Cluck — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:48:00 +0000

You’re confusing production of phones with updates. Yes, Verizon takes forever with updates, we know that. The OEMs go to the carriers, not the other way around. The OEMs propose their devices to the carrier, and they either approve them or not. VZW did not ask LG to make the Revolution. If they had, it would have had Droid branding on it, case in point. Motorola got device crazy because Verizon was the only carrier nutty enough to carry all of their phones. How many Motorola phones have the other 3 carriers seen in the last 2 years? Exactly. And, Verizon had zero to do with the X2 and D3 not getting ICS. In fact, that makes no sense. It’s, once again, up to the OEM to take the updated Android OS and make it work with their phones. There were so few X2′s and D3′s sold that it didn’t make sense for Moto to spend the time and money on future development of those devices. The RAZR will be a different case, since a ton have been sold, and Moto has greatly slowed down the number of different models it produces. All Verizon, or any other carrier for matter, does is provide cellular service, and provide the OTA updates when they are ready. Everything else is in the hands of the manufacturer. If the Lucid doesn’t get past 2.3, that’s on LG, not Verizon. Oh, and while the share everything plans don’t work for everyone, they DO work for quite a few people, families especially. They’re obviously on to something, or else AT&T wouldn’t be following suit.

By: tomn1ce

tomn1ce — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:42:00 +0000

What bugged me about your comment was this “I told a verizon rep while at store buying a case for mine and he was amazed.” You actually went to a VZW store to buy a overpriced case, when you could get it for a better price somewhere else….

By: MrSix

MrSix — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:30:00 +0000

“Any LG Spectrum owners feeling a bit cheated by this?”

I really hope that isn’t a serious question, or that you’re asking it just to get responses. Possibly the worst question ever. I mean 8 months, 8!! Not 2, not 4, not 6….8. The undeserved sense of entitlement someone wold have to have…

By: MrSix

MrSix — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:29:00 +0000

so you’re saying 8 months is an eternity compared to….6 months…? Damn, my girl is 3 months older than me, someone better call Chris Hansen!

By: MyStroPro

MyStroPro — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:28:00 +0000

Yea… agreed. 8 months is not that bad, though if product support sucks, it makes it feel a bit worse.

That being said, the analogy of the Razr / Razr Maxx is not a good one in this article. We knew within two months of the Maxx’s coming, and that hurts.