Side note, we're you over as the spectrum forums stef? Name just rings a bell. Maybe it's just close to another.
Yes, I had been active in the Spectrum forums. That was a good phone and I liked it very much - but was showing it's age. I was extremely active on LG's own forum site, even when they seemingly tossed all their reps. I enjoyed at least trying to help others. It was a shame LG didn't really support their own site properly.
I see signs of re-design and new functionality on LG's support site, but it seems sort of haphazardly put together... What happened to all their previous content? I don't know, it evidently wasn't valued much. Too bad.
The G2 is an excellent device. Personally, I was a bit weary going with LG because the Spectrum support was so pitifully poor as you probably experienced yourself. Marketing / Advertisement support was poor. Verizon didn't support the device adequately. Updates were promised and delivered extremely late. But, the phone itself was very good.
...Great Hardware / technology... Software and support? Could be and should be so much better.
When I looked around, there was no clear competitor to this device - not by my criteria. Not close at all.
With the push to miniaturization, functionality, complexity, with assembly being done by multiple disparate teams of workers under tough conditions, with parts and sub-assemblies lotted from different sources.... It's sort of crazy the QC is as good as it is for these devices... Could be Samsung, Motorola, LG, HTC, doesn't matter.
Very sorry to hear of people having GPS lock issues... All I know, my compass didn't even move on device 2, until I did a calibrate of axes...