malfunction

I notice that if I try yo open a text as soon as it comes in it takes about 4 tries to open it.  If I wait a bit before trying, it opens right away.  Almost seems like it is waiting to be fully received.

I am having the same issue as LG-Guy...I just keep touching read message over and over after about 4 or 6 tries it will finally open. But if i am away from phone when i get message, it seems to open right up for me.

I think i figured out the answer to the problem. I've had 3 versa already and all had the same problem and it starts after you fill you text message boxes.
The text msg app wasn't designed to work with any other app at the same time. like then your video, music or internet stop when you get a text.
So i think that when you have auto delete on or just get a notification your box is full then the problem arises. The phone gets a new msg and tries to delete the oldest one while downloading the newest one, hence 2 processes at the same time which freezes the phone. same thing with the notification my phone doesn't freeze when i get notified that my inbox if full, it only freezes the moment i delete a msg and the new one comes at the same time to replace it.
As long as i have a inbox with 190 in it instead of the 206-207 then i dont have a problem but once it gets there i risk it freezing.
And the only reason why i noticed this because it didn't start happening to my phone got full.

I think that might be an actual problem, i get emails all the time when im in the browser and it never freezes.

Hey can you be REALLY SPECIFIC does it say VX960V2  v2 v2 v2 v2 v2 ............. VX960V02   v02 v02 v02 v02??? sorry if this post is annoying i have to drive the point across

FYI, I got my Versa the day it came out and it also displays VX960V02.
My girlfriend got her replacement (brand new phone) three weeks later.
The first thing I did was check the version . . . . It was also VX960V02.

Typically, the last three of the sequence are V##
So it is indeed Version 2.
The versioning available for customers is almost always every other number with the "skipped" number designated for manufacturer testing.
In most cases, the first available version is V03, then V05, then V07 and so on.
It appears as though the Versa was released with firmware version V02.
I assume the next update, when available, will be V04 . . .