Sprint halts sales of LG Rumor?
We're not planning on seeing any sort of confirmation from Sprint on this, but word on the street has it that the carrier has actually halted shipments of the LG Rumor to its retail outlets. Apparently, the handset has a "known issue where certain sets of key presses during startup can trigger a complete erasure of the phone's firmware." Purportedly, the device cannot be restored once triggered save for at the factory, but LG is hard at work creating an updated firmware that "removes the code from being accessible." Once that's completed and approved, existing users can expect an over-the-air download to be made available, and users to-be can expect the mobiles to start showing back up with the update already loaded on.
[Via PhoneScoop]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
AwlAmericanDawg @ Dec 31st 2007 6:50PM
Oh wow and I almost bought the Rumor a week ago, long story.I got a bill for $133 from Sprint when I told them I won't buy the Rumor if my dad has to give them a 50 dollar deposit, so we canceled something we don't even have and now we have Verizon and T-Mobile again.
Justin @ Dec 31st 2007 7:02PM
At best buy we stopped recieving white Rumors a few days ago...
Matt S @ Dec 31st 2007 7:09PM
what are the keys you have to hit? :) so i can go have some fun at best buy and the local sprint stores haha
Pamela @ Jan 1st 2008 12:13PM
How odd, who usually presses a bunch of keys while turning on a phone? That was an interesting find.
Atanas Boev @ Jan 2nd 2008 5:04AM
Sprint halts rumor on LG sales...
mack @ Jan 2nd 2008 1:43PM
It is a code for LG programmers to completely wipe the phone clean. This is the first time it has been a common sequence of numbers. Just wait a few seconds at start up before touching anything and it won't happen.
M WILLIAMS @ Jan 8th 2008 1:41PM
JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS, I LOST ALL MY INFORMATION ON MY RUMOR PHONE OVER THE WEEKEND. I CALLED SPRINT AND THEY ARE DENYING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. RADIO SHACK EVEN CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SOFTWARE.SPRINT TOLD ME THAT MY ACCOUNT IS BEING "UPDATED" AND THAT THEY CAN'T ACCESS MY ACCOUNT UNTIL THE 24TH OF JANUARY. SOMETHING IS FISHY SINCE I HAVE TWO OTHER LINES ON MY ACCOUNT AND THEY WORK FINE. THEY AREN'T THE RUMOR PHONE.
sharon @ Jan 21st 2008 8:53AM
Similiar situation happened twice with my rumor. I was sent a replacement phone initially and then it happened to the replacement. I am sending this one back also and will not fool with that phone again.