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Rumor: Droid 1, Droid Incredible, and Droid X to receive 2.2 update, starting on 8/6
- Thread starter wuyanks
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You're actually covered on that. If it bricks, they will replace it. Just be the inconvenience factor.
furbearingmammal
Super Moderator
Far fewer reported instances of boot-looping/fried/damaged phones due to a manual update; and since a lot of those people would have D/L'd the files from here, you'd think we'd be hearing from ALL of them.
Yup. Often it's NIB, too, though several people have received refurbs.
What he said.
It's a major inconvenience factor, but quite often the phones can be fixed via a reinstall of the file from the circus thread, or using a stock SBF; annoyance factor goes up, but most times after that you can still use the phone till the new one arrives.
faithmusic
Member
Is the easy tethering that is in the market place free to use? Or after downloading it you still have to pay verizon to use it?
Will it also run on 2.1?
Will it also run on 2.1?
furbearingmammal
Super Moderator
Easy Tether works and only costs if you buy it. It runs 2.1, 2.2, and other than having to install a program on every computer you want to run it on, it's virtually hassle-free.
faithmusic
Member
What other program will I have to install to my other computers?
faithmusic
Member
Do you mean I would have to also install easy tethering to my computers?
furbearingmammal
Super Moderator
Easy Tether will provide instructions. Basically you have to install a small program on the computer(s) you want to tether with it, and a driver, but the Easy Tether people provide links and directions. It might be a bit slow on Vista to get the install done (and I thought a pain in the keister, but you might not mind), but XP worked beautifully when I was using it before I rooted.
faithmusic
Member
And it's free???????
furbearingmammal
Super Moderator
Free to try for two weeks (and when I used it you could just uninstall it, reinstall it, and you'd start your trial period all over again), $11 to buy, last I knew. Once purchased you'll never have to pay for it again or pay Verizon for the official tethering option.
Just be a little careful. Excessive use of torrents or other P2P programs may not be looked upon nicely by the VZW staff. Unlimited does mean unlimited for the data plan, but that doesn't mean that Verizon likes it if you are sucking down multiple GB per day.
Just be a little careful. Excessive use of torrents or other P2P programs may not be looked upon nicely by the VZW staff. Unlimited does mean unlimited for the data plan, but that doesn't mean that Verizon likes it if you are sucking down multiple GB per day.
faithmusic
Member
Well, it's the 18th......... Does anyone feel anything different? :icon_eek:
faithmusic
Member
Did anyone get the 2.2 update?
furbearingmammal
Super Moderator
Some people did, some people didn't, and the update still hasn't finished rolling out. The original deadline was for 11:59PM tonight. Don't worry, though, either you'll get it tonight or you'll get it in the next couple of days. Things didn't go as quickly as they'd hoped.
If you don't get it in the next week and are dead-set against doing the update manually, go to the store and they'll try to help you.