Unfortunately, I'm stuck with the overheating problem - the 12month limited warranty has expired. At this point, it doesn't matter if it's a design flaw or defective unit.... I should have reported this last summer.

Solved? It overheats and hangs / reboots from normal use? I don't think you understand what I'm saying. The bv8000 has a design flaw - it's prone to overheating under 'normal use'. When it doesn't overheat under normal use, I'd consider the issue 'solved'.

I know this post is almost a year old...so is my bv8000. What I've noticed and lived with is during summer months, while outside, the bv800 easily overheats even when it's NT actively being used .. it gets hot as hell, hangs, reboots, etc. This doesn't happen during cooler months. I attribute this t...

Gearbest offered to replace the phone...I'm probably going to pay the difference and upgrade to the BV9000 and hope for better results. After researching AT&T, I went to their prepaid service and I have the same exact results..no "priority of service / better signal" as they claimed......

good suggestion - will do and report back

Do you think I may have better results if I upgrade to the BV9000 Pro?

Question: At&T tells me that I would have a much better signal if I went directly with their service instead of Straight Talk. I fail to see the logic in that statement, knowing that ST is using the AT&T towers in my area; what's the difference?

I originally had to add a new APN for ST, per their instructions.. Deleting it, re-adding it..all to no avail. Does the APN only control mobile data? I'll go over the APN link and give suggested changes a shot but I am not optimistic - I feel the problem is (stock hardware??) radio strength but I am...

All to no avail. However, I cannot select the "preferred network" from the long list but can change the 'type (4g/3g/26/auto)'..none of which provided positive results. Perhaps the radio in the J7 is (even slightly) stronger than the BV stock radio? I understand that the signal quality isn...

J7 with each sim
Blackview with both sims installed and 0db.