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#1156708 17-Oct-2014 11:42

Moto G will get Android 5.0 update: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/10/motorola-confirms-android-5-0-for-all-moto-x-moto-g-and-moto-e-models/

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#1157091 17-Oct-2014 19:11

Moto G will get Android 5.0 update: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/10/motorola-confirms-android-5-0-for-all-moto-x-moto-g-and-moto-e-models/

I wondered why my global model XT1032 is stuck on 4.4.3

Here is another reference to this.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2376112/android-50-lollipop-coming-to-last-years-moto-g-moto-x-and-moto-e

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#1170454 7-Nov-2014 08:34

Moto G version 2 is currently on special at Noel Leeming for $249. I picked one up last week (for $300!!), I've been very impressed with it and the battery life is fantastic.

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#1173319 12-Nov-2014 09:18

Looks like there may be a LTE version in the wings.. We can only hope. If it does wonder how it will price up against the Moto X Mk 2??

http://ausdroid.net/2014/11/10/possible-moto-g-4g-gen-2-hits-geekbench-snapdragon-410-processor/

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#1173418 12-Nov-2014 11:19

old3eyes: Looks like there may be a LTE version in the wings.. We can only hope. If it does wonder how it will price up against the Moto X Mk 2??

http://ausdroid.net/2014/11/10/possible-moto-g-4g-gen-2-hits-geekbench-snapdragon-410-processor/

Will it support the 700Mhz band if not its useless here.

Seems that the UK/EU are all going out big on 2G

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/06/forget_5g_uk_govt_is_making_2g_fit_for_the_21st_century/

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#1173516 12-Nov-2014 12:44

Zipdisk:
old3eyes: Looks like there may be a LTE version in the wings.. We can only hope. If it does wonder how it will price up against the Moto X Mk 2??

http://ausdroid.net/2014/11/10/possible-moto-g-4g-gen-2-hits-geekbench-snapdragon-410-processor/

Will it support the 700Mhz band if not its useless here.

Seems that the UK/EU are all going out big on 2G

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/06/forget_5g_uk_govt_is_making_2g_fit_for_the_21st_century/

If they're thinking of ramping up GSM they should also go back to rotary dial phones.. apart from still using 2G for telemetry I can't see any other justification for keeping it. I think Vodafone said that they are shutting theirs down in 2020..

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#1173528 12-Nov-2014 12:54

old3eyes: If they're thinking of ramping up GSM they should also go back to rotary dial phones.. apart from still using 2G for telemetry I can't see any other justification for keeping it. I think Vodafone said that they are shutting theirs down in 2020..

I like having 2G as a backup, I've used it plenty at events when congestion has crippled the network. Also, IIRC smart meters and mobile eftpos machines are using GSM.

I suppose it's hard to justify when it's simply a backup service, but it's nice to know its there.

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#1173552 12-Nov-2014 13:14

old3eyes:
Zipdisk:
old3eyes: Looks like there may be a LTE version in the wings.. We can only hope. If it does wonder how it will price up against the Moto X Mk 2??

http://ausdroid.net/2014/11/10/possible-moto-g-4g-gen-2-hits-geekbench-snapdragon-410-processor/

Will it support the 700Mhz band if not its useless here.

Seems that the UK/EU are all going out big on 2G

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/06/forget_5g_uk_govt_is_making_2g_fit_for_the_21st_century/

If they're thinking of ramping up GSM they should also go back to rotary dial phones.. apart from still using 2G for telemetry I can't see any other justification for keeping it. I think Vodafone said that they are shutting theirs down in 2020..

Its all to do with coverage, did you read the article..?

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#1173558 12-Nov-2014 13:23

They really need to beef up the ram 1gb doesn't cut it anymore, and/or Motorola need to sort the memory management out, it is the one major bugbear of the phone, mood important than LTE imho

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#1173616 12-Nov-2014 14:57

Zipdisk:
old3eyes:
Zipdisk:
old3eyes: Looks like there may be a LTE version in the wings.. We can only hope. If it does wonder how it will price up against the Moto X Mk 2??

http://ausdroid.net/2014/11/10/possible-moto-g-4g-gen-2-hits-geekbench-snapdragon-410-processor/

Will it support the 700Mhz band if not its useless here.

Seems that the UK/EU are all going out big on 2G

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/06/forget_5g_uk_govt_is_making_2g_fit_for_the_21st_century/

If they're thinking of ramping up GSM they should also go back to rotary dial phones.. apart from still using 2G for telemetry I can't see any other justification for keeping it. I think Vodafone said that they are shutting theirs down in 2020..

Its all to do with coverage, did you read the article..?

Yes I did and my comment still stands as GSM is a dial up technology. GSM coverage is the same as WCDMA but then again maybe the poms use high frequency 3G bands not 850 or 900..

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#1185629 29-Nov-2014 23:28

I have a Moto G v2 and I'd been trying to figure out why my web browsers kept closing after a couple of minutes, it turns out it's this bug https://forums.motorola.com/posts/6168839e0e

Motorola have made some tweaks which seems to break the memory management, I haven't tried changing the minfree values yet but it also explains why it takes 3 seconds for the home button to actually do anything. Motorola seem to be pretty quiet on the subject, so far I'm pretty disappointed with the phone.

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#1185697 30-Nov-2014 09:29

meesham: I have a Moto G v2 and I'd been trying to figure out why my web browsers kept closing after a couple of minutes, it turns out it's this bug https://forums.motorola.com/posts/6168839e0e

Motorola have made some tweaks which seems to break the memory management, I haven't tried changing the minfree values yet but it also explains why it takes 3 seconds for the home button to actually do anything. Motorola seem to be pretty quiet on the subject, so far I'm pretty disappointed with the phone.

I have developer options enabled and find that having background processes to max of 4, this seems to make the phone a lot more use friendly also I reboot it every day or two which helps keep it responsive

FYI this seeing defaults back to std every reboot

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#1185984 30-Nov-2014 22:55

Has anyone on here had problems with the touch sensitivity screen on the Moto G (v2)? My sister bought one about a month ago, and recently two patches on the screen (one where the 'e' on the keyboard when in portrait mode is, the other about the same distance from the top on the same side) have essentially stopped responding. It makes typing well nigh impossible. She's taken it in to NL to have sorted, but just wondering if there are others who have faced the same issue.

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#1187510 2-Dec-2014 21:52

Does anyone have an idea of when the Moto G in NZ will get the Lollipop update?

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#1187519 2-Dec-2014 22:11

Wade:
I have developer options enabled and find that having background processes to max of 4, this seems to make the phone a lot more use friendly also I reboot it every day or two which helps keep it responsive

Thanks for that, it does seem more responsive since enabling that setting.

jonathan18: Has anyone on here had problems with the touch sensitivity screen on the Moto G (v2)? My sister bought one about a month ago, and recently two patches on the screen (one where the 'e' on the keyboard when in portrait mode is, the other about the same distance from the top on the same side) have essentially stopped responding. It makes typing well nigh impossible. She's taken it in to NL to have sorted, but just wondering if there are others who have faced the same issue.

No I've not noticed any touch sensitivity problems with mine.

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