I have been a long time V10 user since December 2015. I quite simply have had no real reason to change. This phone does EXACTLY what I need it to do, nothing more or less.
About 1.5 months ago I noticed it was running a bit warmer than usual. I never really noticed or payed much attention to it, thinking it was just my apps and my usage that was the culprit. So I just continued using it. My battery life was worsening too, but I just attributed that to the three aging batteries I have been using since late Nov 15'.
About 2 weeks ago standby battery life really took a nose dive, like a 45 degree slope downward. Stand-by batt usage looked more like screen on time usage. I cleared cache and that helped, even with the aging batteries.
About 1 week ago I bought 2 new batteries, "YISHDA" branded ones from Amazon. As I was calibrating them (2-3 discharge cycles), my phone started to randomly freeze/lock up. I rebooted it a couple times... and I thought it fixed it, but it started to bootloop.
I knew right away... this is the end of the line.
I have been paying the additional $8/mo Verizon extended warranty though, so I went to the local store and once I mentioned the word bootloop... no questions asked they sent me a "refurbished"
replacement which I received in 36 hours. Unfortunately the replacement had a dead cellular radio... so I went back to the store and they sent me another one. But this one had a foggy/scratched camera lens. So I swapped the camera lenses... and now all is well.
I have a functioning refurb, good camera lens, no more bootloop.
Overall I am glad I spent the additional monthly fee for Verizon extended warranty. Even though I have reservations about the quality levels of the "refurbish" units out there in circulation. Still for me, it worked out better than sending my original unit back to LG.
My only regret is not backing up my phone and contacts... as much of a pain as that is, I've learned my lesson. So if any of you have a V10 exhibiting these kinds of behaviors... QUICKLY back up your contacts and personal information.
About 1.5 months ago I noticed it was running a bit warmer than usual. I never really noticed or payed much attention to it, thinking it was just my apps and my usage that was the culprit. So I just continued using it. My battery life was worsening too, but I just attributed that to the three aging batteries I have been using since late Nov 15'.
About 2 weeks ago standby battery life really took a nose dive, like a 45 degree slope downward. Stand-by batt usage looked more like screen on time usage. I cleared cache and that helped, even with the aging batteries.
About 1 week ago I bought 2 new batteries, "YISHDA" branded ones from Amazon. As I was calibrating them (2-3 discharge cycles), my phone started to randomly freeze/lock up. I rebooted it a couple times... and I thought it fixed it, but it started to bootloop.
I knew right away... this is the end of the line.
I have been paying the additional $8/mo Verizon extended warranty though, so I went to the local store and once I mentioned the word bootloop... no questions asked they sent me a "refurbished"
replacement which I received in 36 hours. Unfortunately the replacement had a dead cellular radio... so I went back to the store and they sent me another one. But this one had a foggy/scratched camera lens. So I swapped the camera lenses... and now all is well.
I have a functioning refurb, good camera lens, no more bootloop.
Overall I am glad I spent the additional monthly fee for Verizon extended warranty. Even though I have reservations about the quality levels of the "refurbish" units out there in circulation. Still for me, it worked out better than sending my original unit back to LG.
My only regret is not backing up my phone and contacts... as much of a pain as that is, I've learned my lesson. So if any of you have a V10 exhibiting these kinds of behaviors... QUICKLY back up your contacts and personal information.
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