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> In reply to Nevin Joseph @ 2010-02-16 21:35 from PB75 - click to readHelo Nevin.I,d like to update my firmware via net,coz theres no lg center near my place. i,ve download the softwr from the links that you paste in this forum.but i,m so confuse for the next step. Maybe you can help me.

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  • 2010-02-17 16:48
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Hi everyone...

Got a reply to the complaint I've posted on the LG website via mail today.. I'm just gonna post the contents below as it is.

Dear Customer,

The resolution of below mentioned issues or the addition of new features also requires some hardware changes
which may not be implementable at this stage.
However we will take your suggestions into considerartion for any new release of software version for this particular model.


Regards
Deepak Raina
CS-GSM
9899302120
LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd



Well the news is not that welcoming but atleast they have acknowledged the issues...

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  • 2010-02-16 21:35
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-02-16 03:58 from utkc - click to readI do agree mate.... I've seen H.264 videos lag like snails on low end phones that support it. The dropped frames n jerky video is a downfall to the otherwise superior quality offered by H.264.

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  • 2010-02-16 08:32
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> In reply to Nevin Joseph @ 2010-02-14 19:16 from PB7x - click to readThat option is still available on most Nokias released today.

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  • 2010-02-16 03:58
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> In reply to physiovinayak @ 2010-02-15 14:49 from 2ZYZ - click to readDont bother with H.264 support. Even if they do provide the support it will pretty much be useless. H.264 requires a good deal of processing power and RAM to play any video with decent video quality. Its better to convert it to Xvid or mpeg4.

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  • 2010-02-16 03:58
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> In reply to Mahesh Acchra @ 2010-02-14 15:25 from P$uD - click to readHi all u GSM 200ians and the perspective buyers of India. Me and Nevin(GM200 Guru)had a discussion on the firmware and related issues of our favorite GM200. I am hereby, posting what we think by far the most important things that either need to be fixed/added/upgraded. We have put in a our best of efforts and just need a bit of sweat from all here, and may be we will be able to pull of this thing and see our GM200 to be the best among the best. All u guys have to do is-

a. http://in.lgmobile.com/web/web...erviceRF.laf

b. fill in the details.

c.. In the comments box just paste this, with a bit of initial editing. Here it Goes-

I Bought this wonderful cellphone on 3rd of jan 2010. I really liked the power it posses but then i was flabbergasted with its crappy firmware. In my opinion this phone has the potential to be the best in its class. Some of the annoying bugs that need to be fixed immediately are.

1. Only first no gets backed up on the external memory if there are multiple entries.

2. Games or application cannot be accessed with the mp3 still playing in the background.

3. The Volume rocker key should be functional even wen the keypad is locked and mp3 is on. If LG is promoting this phone to be a music phone then the volume rocker keys should even have track change functionality when keypad is locked.

4. The Message capacity needs to be drastically increased. My phone does not seem to hold more than 200 msgs including all the message folders.

5. It will be great if the LG think tank increase the internal memory(at least 40mb) and also the external memory expandability to 4gb.

6. Get more themes.

7. The mp3 stops playing once the owner hangs up the phone after calling others; though it resumes when a call is received and disconnects.

8. Java is unstable and the handset tends to freeze after exiting the application/game. The phone has to be restarted to recover.

9. The picture editor is a welcome feature in this phone but it would be great if the edited picture could be saved with a size greater than 640X480 pixels.

10. The video player should be able to switch form portrait to landscape mode anytime when the video is playing. And there has to be a shortcut key assigned for this.

11. The LG website states the support for mp4 H.264 code. It is yet to be implemented in this phone. So there is no support for mpeg4 AVC videos.

12. In the mp3 player, there has to be an option for sorting music based on Artist, Albums and Songs.

13. Get the message counter feature on this phone. really helps.

14. Application lock feature will really come handy and get a secure feeling for the owner.

15. And most importantly, the call recorder is missing badly.

16. While the Games/applications/mp3 are accessed if a msg is received the game/application/mp3 should freeze and the msg should be displayed on the screen with the senders name; wherein the user can either read and reply to the msg or else simply read and reply later else deny to read the msg in total and resume with the game/application.

17. If the game/application can be paused and minimised and later again be able to resume, then nothing like it.

18.The MP3 player can supports/reads/plays more file types (like ogg,flac,aac,wav...). Only the file manager can plays these files !!

19. When headphones are been put on if a msg is recieved the fone vibrates and the msg is not displaye on the home screen, so one has to go to the inbox to check out.

20. Call records feature is regretfully missing.

If these things are taken care of at the earliest then I am sure LG will be a brand to reckon with in the GSM segment.

Expecting a favorable reply at the earliest.

d. Once u guys have done this kindly post comment on the forum, so that we can get a count as to how many voices we are forcing onto them.

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  • 2010-02-15 14:49
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> In reply to Anonimas @ 2010-02-14 19:18 from P$uD - click to readSorry mate... it is not yet available in GM200 ...

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  • 2010-02-15 08:45
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> In reply to Anonimas @ 2010-02-14 19:20 from P$uD - click to readYup.. that da way to do it. Works perfectly alright for me... Might be because of network issues. I'm usin Airtel BTW...

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  • 2010-02-15 08:42
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This set shows an option of join calls, however when clicked on join calls, it shows "Not Done". Can someone please tell me how to conference calls on this one???

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  • 2010-02-14 19:20
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Just bought this one 15 days ago. can someone help me to record calls (Incoming and Outgoing)...

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  • 2010-02-14 19:18
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> In reply to ALOK @ 2010-02-14 16:35 from 2T98 - click to readThat option is not available in GM200 nor is it available in most recent phones today.

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  • 2010-02-14 19:16
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> In reply to Mahesh Acchra @ 2010-02-14 13:06 from P$uD - click to readNo mate.. neither is available in GM200 right now...
The only way to backup messages is by the backup feature in message setting.

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  • 2010-02-14 19:14
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how can i go to next line without completing the upper line in writing message in lg gm 200

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  • 2010-02-14 16:35
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> In reply to physiovinayak @ 2010-02-04 19:32 from vwma - click to readAfter various attempts, I got access to the link. Can you guide me as to where I need to fill the feedback for this model???

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  • 2010-02-14 15:25
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> In reply to physiovinayak @ 2010-02-04 19:32 from vwma - click to readHey dude, the link is not opening. Says temporarily unavailable...

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  • 2010-02-14 13:45
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> In reply to Nevin Joseph @ 2010-02-14 11:19 from PB7x - click to readHey thanks Nevin for the prompt reply. Will try it and will let you know.

Are you aware how to save messages in my Memory card for unlimited storage? Also, do we hava an option of creating message folders?

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  • 2010-02-14 13:06
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> In reply to papps @ 2010-02-13 19:13 from ute6 - click to readI download most of the GIF animations from mobile9.com. I usually download 320x240 pics. Unlike samsung phones, size of the pic wont be an issue for this phone. My current wallpaper is a GIF animation witha size of 320x240 and 1.4 mb in size set at full screen size.

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  • 2010-02-14 11:22
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> In reply to Mahesh Acchra @ 2010-02-13 20:20 from P$uD - click to readHi.. mate.. Yes there is a slight issue with the maximum resolution this phone can handle though i've managed to open pics with a size of 3.2mp (2048x1536). To be on the safe side, try coverting your pics using a jpeg converter. There is an app called FAststone image resizer. Its free and has all sorts of settings you can play with. I convert my pics to 1024x768 so that I get full zooming options while on the pic viewer. And the zooming can be done till the pic is actual zise so I think this is a very neat feature as zooming pics at that resolutions on the small screen and conserves all the necessary details of the pic.

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  • 2010-02-14 11:19
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> In reply to VIJAYAN @ 2010-02-14 09:58 from utNB - click to readIt's probably gotta do with the right codec. try coneverting videos to .mp4 format with mpeg4 codec or xvid codec. Set the bit rate between 200-400Kbps and audio to 64Kbps AAC. This should give you seamless playback. The video resolution can be 176x144 or 320x240 with 23 25 or 29 frame rates. Works for me...

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  • 2010-02-14 11:11
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> In reply to Nevin Joseph @ 2010-02-13 18:23 from PB7x - click to readVIDEOS SAVED FROM PC (3gp formats) does not open.
The screen shows it is running , butnot opening can you help

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  • 2010-02-14 09:58
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