Recent content by kelper

  1. K

    Why the sudden recall?

    A smart company with foresight won't screw early adopters who lead the way to product success.
  2. K

    Why the sudden recall?

    Mine has the round white sticker on the side of box. For those who bought prior to recall, I've heard manuf sep2015 or after is good and you can check the box for that. The LG rep may be able to confirm that.
  3. K

    Why the sudden recall?

    Date is on box. Manuf Sep 2015 and working like a champ so far.
  4. K

    Slight noise when listening to caller

    I suppose I shouldn't complain since I had the opposite problem on my Galaxy S4 where the calls sounded muffled, but the sound of calls on my Sprint G4 are so opened up I hear some slightly annoying digital compression artifacts on the high end while the other person is speaking. It's almost...
  5. K

    Why the sudden recall?

    Finally got my G4. Sprint store guy said it was new post-recall stock. Made me a little paranoid that when checking out the system told the salesman that the 2yr contract option wasn't available - only lease. Manager overrode the block but I hope it's not flakey stock that they figure is good...
  6. K

    Why the sudden recall?

    I just read a thread over at xda in the "Sprint LG G4 -> Sprint G4 General" forum entitled "LG and sprint admit hardware issue" that explains the out of stock situation. It's a hardware issue apparently specific to Sprint models and related to screen and freezing issues.
  7. K

    Why the sudden recall?

    I'm eligible to upgrade my Sprint phone and did extensive research this morning. I currently use a Galaxy S4 but have decided the G4 is my upgrade path due to combination of higher res, swappable battery, and weight. Looked online and local store inventory appeared stocked to the gills...