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Help Alerts, Case and Wifi Oh My!

rinne819

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So my hubby come home from Sprint today with two LG G2 instead of the S4's I was planning to get. I was looking into both phones and while im pleased with my new toy (since i went 4 months with an s2 with a busted port and had to remove my battery to charge it) I have a few issues that maybe you phone gurus could help me with.

1 - Im trying to set up different text sounds when certain people text me. I have a crazy busy life and while i always check my phone, there are times were i would lije to be able to hear the sound and know thag its just a traffic or weather alert or a message from my mother that can wait. I would prefer to not use any apps, i was kind of hoping that the phone would be smart enough to do it. So any help there is greatly welcome.

2 - i had my heart set on a doctor who case for my would be S4 and an arkham asylum case for the hubs and i understand that the G2 isnt as widely popular yet but can anyone recommend a site to where i could possible start looking for one. Neither one of us really needs something heavy duty as his phone normally sits at his desk all day even when he is not and all of my purses have a dedicate seperate pocket that only house the phone when im running around.

3 - ive noticed that even when im sitting 3 feet away from my wireless router that my wifi icon disappears and either a 3g or 4g icon will pop up in its place. Its normally only for a few seconds but its happened 3 times in the past 20 mins that i have be watching it. Is this a bug that they are aware of or is there something i should be doing with my settings. It doesnt seem to mess with the actual using of the phone but i assume it could be a battery drain later on.

Well i know i will have tons of questions and i might possible end up at spriny tomorrow doing an exchnage (if possible) but thats to anyone that could help this frustrated mom out.
 
I think your phone is having a problem with the wifi radio. That is usually a hardware problem that doesn't go away. I would exchange it.

The LG G2 is superior to the S4 in just about every category. Keep it.

To change the ringtone and the notification coming from a specific contact go to the contact app. Press on the contact that you want to change the ringtone for a couple of seconds. A new menu will appear. Click edit contact. Scroll down and change the ringtone for the specific contact.

Problem solved.
 
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Ok thanks i will take it back tomorroe and see what they say.


As for the ringtone, I have already changed the ringtones for these contacts but im trying to change the text message sound for certain people. Right now, no matter who sents me a text the alert sound is the same, im trying to differentiate between the contacts in text form.

One other quick note, the phone kinds feels cheap (like the materials it is made out of) as my prior phone was an s2 and prior to that a blackberry, is this just common with the new phones. Im not planning on dropping it or breaking it but my other phones felt like they could take a beating where i havent even walked arounf with this one yet. Just an observation that has my interest peaked.
 
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Regarding the cases, check out ebay.

Exactly. Though the phone is new to Sprint it has been out for a while on the other carriers, you should have some good case selections.

Build quality... My S4 glass shattered on day 6 or so, in a case. I have dropped my G2 twice and it is unharmed with only the LG flip cover on it


For the wifi try disconnecting (forgetting) the connection then power cycling the router and reconnect. It is highly unlikely both phones would have a wifi issue.
 
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1. You can't specify notification sounds to contacts. You'll need Lightflow for that. Download the free version first to give it a try; then download the paid version when you realize what it can do. It can do a whole lot more than any standard notification system by the OS.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rageconsulting.android.lightflowlite&hl=en

2. Amazon. I bought the Diztronic case and have been pleased with it; $10.

3. Try resetting the phone and if that doesn't fix it, I would take it back for a replacement.
 
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