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***Official HTC Incredible Thread***
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Sisaacs
Android Enthusiast
Yeah, I'm getting it from my DH as a belated b'day present. Of course if the supposed March 25th release date had been kept/correct, it wouldn't have been late...
Oh well, it'll be worth the wait in the end.
I am just getting it because.......
I want it.
you have to either get really lucky, or find a nice enough person with some invites to invite you :{
i need one aswell and they are so hard to come by, i've posted on 3 forums i frequent and i still haven't been able to find someone to get one from.
00incredible
Newbie
varaonaid
Android Enthusiast
Not sure how long it should take. If you don't want to wait any longer, you can always resort to ebay. Someone posted earlier that they're going for $0.99. That's what I had to do for my first gmail account "back in the day".
This was PM'd to me earlier by the poster who said he found the information. I had asked him if he still had it b/c I wanted to know how to do that as well.
Hack: use Google Voice to add visual voicemail to your G1, Dream, or Magic -- Engadget Mobile
But just to add, now it's possible to switch your VZW voicemail to Google Voice directly through the Google Voice interface. Just go to settings>phones (assuming that you've already added your VZW phone number) click the "Activate Google Voicemail On This Phone" link next to the number. Then follow the instructions.
DroID RaGE
Member
+1I think I was of the morons who said 8k posts and we'd have the phone.
too funnyOh yeah - Happy B-day MM !!
varaonaid
Android Enthusiast
I am just getting it because.......
I want it.
Love it!
iBowToAndroid
Android Enthusiast
Me three, LOL.
Just curious...how many of us here are female? I am the only person I know "in real life" that is a total tech-gadget freak. IIRC, it seems like there are around 5 of us here.
And to keep the OT police away, I'm now vaccillating on getting the Incredible or keeping my Eris. I installed the 2.1 leak last night, and now that I'm reading about class 6 microSD cards possibly helping the phone's responsiveness, I may just hold onto the Eris until LTE launches. But then again if I can't stay away from AF after the Inc's release, I'm sure jealousy will get the best of me.
Android girls are hot!!
Slingshot
Member
Personally, I am hopling for a 4/20 release.
hopling? 4/20 indeed!!! party on
Sisaacs
Android Enthusiast
Oh, not sure if this is true or not but while I was talking to the rep at Verizon tonight I asked him how long it takes for them to start getting accessories ( i.e docks,screen protectors etc.) in when they get a new phone- He said they usually have them right away. so hopefully we will be able to get our car docks, screen protectors, and cases right when the phone comes out. TIFWIW
nunyabizness
Android Enthusiast
LOL, good one!
So you ladies are pretty close to convincing me to return my Eris tomorrow, but I have a question...
Does anyone think they'll catch that I've installed 2.1 on it? My guess is no, because in the past when I've returned a handset I've already deactivated it by using the online ESN changer to switch to my new (old?) phone, and I've had reps not even bother to power the phone up. Just don't wanna get busted, refused a return, AND have my warranty voided!
Personally, I am hopling for a 4/20 release.
Me too. It's my birthday! Not only 4/20, but 1969!!!!!! Duuuuude.........
It would be an awesome present.
Sisaacs
Android Enthusiast
LOL, good one!
So you ladies are pretty close to convincing me to return my Eris tomorrow, but I have a question...
Does anyone think they'll catch that I've installed 2.1 on it? My guess is no, because in the past when I've returned a handset I've already deactivated it by using the online ESN changer to switch to my new (old?) phone, and I've had reps not even bother to power the phone up. Just don't wanna get busted, refused a return, AND have my warranty voided!
There should be a way to return it back to the previous OS. I would try to put it back if you can, would just be simpler- have never had to return a handset to VZW before so dont know if they would check or not.
LOL, good one!
So you ladies are pretty close to convincing me to return my Eris tomorrow, but I have a question...
Does anyone think they'll catch that I've installed 2.1 on it? My guess is no, because in the past when I've returned a handset I've already deactivated it by using the online ESN changer to switch to my new (old?) phone, and I've had reps not even bother to power the phone up. Just don't wanna get busted, refused a return, AND have my warranty voided!
How was 2.1 on it? Thinking about doing that for my wife's Eris. It looks like the official update may never come. Any speed improvements?
jchunt
Member
I was counting about 8 or 9.
I played around with the Eris while we were waiting to be helped but it just wasn't tempting me enough.
on a side note though I did leave the Evergreen thread up on the phone when I got done playing around with it
It's got to be a lot higher than that. How about all the women who read this thank me for this post? I'm not trying to get a high "thanks" count, it's just the quickest way I can think of to get a better number. It certainly can't be more OT than what's for dinner, and it'd give us a better idea of this thread's demographic.
Sisaacs
Android Enthusiast
I am sure your included in the " To all my friends unnamed"no Love!!!
UT_Longhorn
Newbie
According to the HTC Sync download site, Sync will work on the following OS's
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2
Windows XP Professional Edition Service Pack 2
Windows XP Media Center Edition Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition
So it looks like if you have a Mac, it won't work - hopefully it will work with Parallels (or similar).
varaonaid
Android Enthusiast
LOL, good one!
So you ladies are pretty close to convincing me to return my Eris tomorrow, but I have a question...
Does anyone think they'll catch that I've installed 2.1 on it? My guess is no, because in the past when I've returned a handset I've already deactivated it by using the online ESN changer to switch to my new (old?) phone, and I've had reps not even bother to power the phone up. Just don't wanna get busted, refused a return, AND have my warranty voided!
Hmmm, if you just make sure that the home screen looks remotely like the original ROM, I doubt they'll go any further even if they do power it on. I'd highly doubt they'd think to check software version and even so, they'd have to realize that it shouldn't be 2.1. With all the stuff about the Droid getting it, it would likely slip by.
Of course, if the worst happens and they did notice, you could always play dumb..."WHHHAAATTT??? Are you serious??? You're telling me that somehow there was an unofficial, unreleased, buggy update that downloaded itself on my phone?!?! No WONDER it was acting up! How in the world could that have happened? Now I DEFINITELY want to return it!"
But I highly doubt they will.
I know this GV thing is getting old, but I also know people still need invites. If anyone on here is in the military use this link to get a free invite. I can vouch that it works well. I know that I saw at least on Air Force person in here.
https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoicemilitary/
...Incredible.
https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoicemilitary/
...Incredible.
nunyabizness
Android Enthusiast
Unfortunately, there isn't.
The tutorial says something to the effect of "you don't like 2.1, tough $%&#, you're stuck now." It's a bit speedier. I've had 2 issues today - one, the dialer (which I never liked anyway) has gotten sluggish and even unresponsive a few times, and the browser completely crapped. It was just stuck on a site - no back, no stop, no refresh, no clicking a link - just had to reboot the phone. So the glitches are a minor (so far!) trade-off for the improvements. And it's so easy to do - I thought I had to have missed a step or something because it was so simple!
Hmmm, if you just make sure that the home screen looks remotely like the original ROM, I doubt they'll go any further even if they do power it on. I'd highly doubt they'd think to check software version and even so, they'd have to realize that it shouldn't be 2.1. With all the stuff about the Droid getting it, it would likely slip by.
Of course, if the worst happens and they did notice, you could always play dumb..."WHHHAAATTT??? You're telling me that somehow there was an unofficia,l unreleased, buggy update that downloaded itself on my phone?!?! No WONDER it was acting up! How in the world could that have happened? Now I DEFINITELY want to return it!"
But I highly doubt they will.
LOL! I like your thinking!
The home screen looks pretty much the same; some of the icons are slightly different. Guess those are the ones I'll remove, huh?
nunyabizness
Android Enthusiast
I'll 2nd that. DH is military so I have a .mil email by being a mil spouse. I submitted GV requests from my .mil account and my Gmail and had the invite in my .mil the next day; got it in my Gmail a week or so later. BTW, I still have the 2nd invite - not sure if it would work since it's the original invite (not one of the 3 you get once you're already signed up), but if anyone wants to try it, let me know.
UT_Longhorn
Newbie
Regarding not buying fruity products...
Well, THAT horse has left the barn! Fortunately I have lots of toys to play with that will work nicely with my new Incredible, which I hope comes sooner than later.
Well, THAT horse has left the barn! Fortunately I have lots of toys to play with that will work nicely with my new Incredible, which I hope comes sooner than later.
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