GPS issues: LG refuses warranty because phone was bought new "unlocked"!

[Mooncatt]

Well that's not possible because thr V20 is not currently in production so all thats available is odd lots, refurbished, NOS, etc, and not thru usual sources such as B&H, Bestbuy, etc.

Fair point, and that should've been the clue to you, as this seller was claiming an out of production device as new.

 

[dlcpa]

so, is there any way to find out who has owned your phone by using the IMEI address? I got my phone from a guy on eBay, my phone was sold as brand new and it look brand new and I really think it is the only problem I have is sometimes the Wi-Fi signal really slows down. I don't know if that is the phone or my Wi-Fi. when I reboot it's backed to 180 megabits per second but it drops down to at times 30 to 40 megabits per second. someone suggested it's the Wi-Fi transmitter but I have a feeling something about that reboot reset the phone somehow in it fixes the slowed Wi-Fi. there are times when I'm finding it picks up my neighbors Wi-Fi that I have in my phone. and that goes through an actual cement firewall. so I'm wondering if there's something about the v20 that slows Wi-Fi. by the way I am on modem number three. Comcast is here and they replaced it my original modem which was actually a replacement of a prior modem when I had my Note 4 and now I returned the new modem to Comcast and bought a surfboard Arris modem from Amazon. It's acting the same way so hopefully I get my money's worth. I think I need 18 months to break even. so it could be the Comcast signal but why then does rebooting always fix it and often times changing the server back and forth fixes it.

I am having trouble scrolling up on this message using my v20. The entire block moves so that I'm scrolling up to other messages and I can't use my finger to just roll up and down to the last sentences. yep when I put my finger on the text the whole screen moves. How do you stop a screen from moving so you can scroll up and down to review what you wrote

 

[flyingkytez]

This business of a company having shady third party vendors that they cannot take any responsibility for is baloney.
I happened to me with walmart a few months ago trying to buy this very phone.
Never will I buy from walmart online again. That is just very poor practice. Sure, they can sub out anything they want, but they are responsible for the overall transaction and customer satisfaction. Not just shrug shoulders and dump you to Shady Eddy's.

Went to local phone repair shop that has been in business for a few years now. They said probably sftware issue but who knows...no way to fix or determine cause. He said many online dealers do EXTREMELY good job of repackaging refurb phones. (I have had refurbs that were obviously refurbs)
Also, said that it is impossible to revert back to the stock android that was running when phone was new...before
ATT ota updates. Is this true? To you have to be rooted and flash a stock ROM to achieve this?

Here it is:

Restore v20 to 100% Stock (!!even for bricked devices!!)

https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/how-to/restore-v20-to-100-stock-bricked-devices-t3524903

The XDA forums are great for learning how to hack and modify your phone. I have flashed a soft bricked phone before, it's possible... it just depends on the manufacturer if they allow it. You just need the ROM and instructions to flash it and a computer.

 

[flyingkytez]

Here it is two days later and the shady third-party seller still has not got back to me. Now I have to go back to newegg and harass them.
To top it off, this morning, my glass screen protector had a crack so I peeled it off. It was stuck surprisingly tightly to the screen. At the bottom, it was super tight...and I cracked the real screen pulling off the screen protector. How ironic. Now the whole idea of returning it is probably off the table. I'm so pissed. My brand new phone has non-functional GPS. I've also noticed that regardless of where I am in the city, I NEVER have above three bars of signal. (where other people on ATT have five) So to me this seems like an antenna issue on both GPS and cell radio.

Well maybe next phone it's time to visit Mr Samsung.

I would send an email to the 3rd party seller and threaten to sue them.. they might just respond and give you a refund.. you can probably file a complaint and get their business license investigated.. If they have a Facebook page, I would also spam them and warn others.. Keep calling their business phone number..

OR if you bought it with a credit card, your credit card may provide insurance for it.. it depends on your credit card. I know American Express does.. you can have the charge reversed and the credit card will give you back your money.. just file it as fraud.

 

[flyingkytez]

so, is there any way to find out who has owned your phone by using the IMEI address? I got my phone from a guy on eBay, my phone was sold as brand new and it look brand new and I really think it is the only problem I have is sometimes the Wi-Fi signal really slows down. I don't know if that is the phone or my Wi-Fi. when I reboot it's backed to 180 megabits per second but it drops down to at times 30 to 40 megabits per second. someone suggested it's the Wi-Fi transmitter but I have a feeling something about that reboot reset the phone somehow in it fixes the slowed Wi-Fi. there are times when I'm finding it picks up my neighbors Wi-Fi that I have in my phone. and that goes through an actual cement firewall. so I'm wondering if there's something about the v20 that slows Wi-Fi. by the way I am on modem number three. Comcast is here and they replaced it my original modem which was actually a replacement of a prior modem when I had my Note 4 and now I returned the new modem to Comcast and bought a surfboard Arris modem from Amazon. It's acting the same way so hopefully I get my money's worth. I think I need 18 months to break even. so it could be the Comcast signal but why then does rebooting always fix it and often times changing the server back and forth fixes it.

I am having trouble scrolling up on this message using my v20. The entire block moves so that I'm scrolling up to other messages and I can't use my finger to just roll up and down to the last sentences. yep when I put my finger on the text the whole screen moves. How do you stop a screen from moving so you can scroll up and down to review what you wrote

BTW this website lags so you can't really use that as an example. It's possible the phone is running on a 3rd party software that "unlocked" the phone though the software is unstable and unofficial. Here how to reset your V20 to factory settings:

Restore v20 to 100% Stock (!!even for bricked devices!!)

https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20...vices-t3524903