Sprint no longer is showing the LG Marquee on their website. Is this phone no longer in existence? Strange! I thought about getting this phone.
Sprint no longer is showing the LG Marquee on their website. Is this phone no longer in existence? Strange! I thought about getting this phone.
I see that it's free at Radio Shack as well. We'll if it's getting a update I wonder if it'll get Ice Cream...or am I being silly to think that..... LOL!
It was the only 3G phone they had I felt was worthwhile to upgrade my wife to the $40/month plan from her $30/month Touch Pro2. Absent the Marquee, she's going to want the iPhone....Argh.
otherwise I would give the Transform Ultra a very strong look. Its the only other 3G phone I would consider if I were you (and no, its not anything like the abomination that was the original transform).
I've seen you post in numerous places high praise for the Transform Ultra...I am just wondering, if you like it so much what is stopping you from pulling the trigger & getting it?
I said this before, and I'll say it again- I want the Marquee to work. I was really looking forward to it, and part of me doesn't want to give up on it.
There are quite a few reasons I would rather a Marquee than a Transform, which include (but are not limited to) the camera quality, the size and shape of it, and I think LG put more effort into the build quality.
All things being equal (speed, battery life, etc), I'd rather the Marquee. But in its current state from what I've seen, they are not equal. I've already told you my theories about it, and if there is something that can be fixed I'm still in.
Its good to know that the Transform exists as a plan B.
EDIT: This doesn't look too good... Sprint Community: Issues with LG Marquee
Going to try and reach out to Sprint for some official response.
Good luck trying to get an official response from Sprint. I am 99.9% sure there is nothing wrong with the phone. This phone is in almost every retail store that sells Sprint phones (Best Buy, Radio Shack, Target etc.) not to mention all the advertised upcoming deals for Black Friday. So it hasn't been recalled or discontinued. I have seen this happen many times with other phones on Sprint.com. My guess is it is possibly missing due to a website/webdesign error OR some kind of an update being done to the phone &/or packaging.
your posted link I take with a grain of salt. Yes its of someone complaining but their issues with the phone seem to be related to being in a bad service area. Fyi, the 3g & service bars turn white when there is no Background Data being transmitted or when the Background Data has been unchecked in the Accounts & Sync settings (its not a problem or phone issue). Except for that thread, I have not read anywhere else of other users having problems with the phone freezing (I'm not saying its not happening but I have 2 that work just fine). Regardless, he then rants more about Sprints customer service & then returns the phones & cancelled his Sprint service altogether. The fact that he cancels his service without trying out a different phone is a red flag for me...but whatever...thx for the link.
btw speaking of problems, there sure are a lot of them discussed here...
Samsung Transform Ultra - Android Forums
Sure, maybe Sprint temporarily removes a phone from their site for maintenance (on that note, has anyone else seen this happen? Which phones? I'm not doubting its possible, but I've never noticed it before)
Meanwhile- are you really trying to make this a competition between the Transform Ultra and the Marquee?
However, I must admit that I did find it kind of funny that you posted a link to that forum saying "there sure are a lot of them [problems] discussed here". How many posts do you really see of people complaining there?
Why can't we be friends?.
Here is another possible reason:
Before it was available on Sprint.com, the LG Marquee phone was initially released & available at Radio Shack & Best Buy (btw, this is also the case w/ the Transform Ultra...available exclusively at Radio Shack before Sprint's official release). Has anyone considered that maybe, due to the Black Friday sales that LG & Sprint had an agreement with retailers to remove the phone from their Sprint.com during this week as to not take away from any Black Friday deals? Its a long shot but still a reasonable consideration as to why it is not available right now.
No, I am not...but I can attach the links to the mulitple threads you have started comparing the two phones or the threads you have bashed the Marquee in
plenty of them.
Screen Problems
Screen problems - Android Forums
screen sensitivity problems - Android Forums
Screen problems - Android Forums
Battery
How's your battery life? - Android Forums
Battery Life - Android Forums
Misc
Sound problems - Android Forums
Problem opening attachments - Android Forums
Bug discovered on Samsung Transform Ultra with more than one ID pack installed - Android Forums
What I really don't understand is if you want to make this phone better, why would you contribute negatively & continuously post links that point out flaws for potential buyers & current owners of this phone to see??
The implementation we have is not very good and LG has left me scratching my head more than once as I try to understand why they did thing the way they did.
As for the comment about there being no technical service for this phone from a Sprint store, that part is true. They only have the LG Mobile Support Tools that you and I can download from the LG web site.
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Last but not least, some props to dishe for his assesment of the GB version we have on our phones. The implementation we have is not very good and LG has left me scratching my head more than once as I try to understand why they did thing the way they did.
This leads me to wonder if the "supply issue" has anything to do with the GB release coming for the Black and if maybe there was some issues corrected that are being applied to the Marquee. I only hope!