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Eris to v2.x, when?

I'm thinking of throwing darts at one of those all-year calendars. I'm betting that the date the dart lands on is as accurate as any of the dates or circumstances that have been reported by Verizon customer support reps that have been posted here.
 
doogald said:
I'm thinking of throwing darts at one of those all-year calendars. I'm betting that the date the dart lands on is as accurate as any of the dates or circumstances that have been reported by Verizon customer support reps that have been posted here.
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Along similar lines, I'm thinking of throwing darts at every Verizon rep I see wandering from their stores to the streets at lunch time.
 
doogald said:
I'm thinking of throwing darts at one of those all-year calendars. I'm betting that the date the dart lands on is as accurate as any of the dates or circumstances that have been reported by Verizon customer support reps that have been posted here.
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Or you could throw one at a normal calendar so that it goes all the way through, giving you a deadline every month. Sound familiar? :rolleyes:
 
Slighty off topic, but I figured I'd throw in a break from all the update convo, does anyone [on 1.5 or 2.1] have any Ghost Tapping issues? As in, sometimes when i'm looking at my phone, or sometimes even typing out a message I noticed that my cursor will move to the left, or if im on the main screen my screens will slide to the very left one all by itself. And when its plugged in [charging] FORGET about doing anything with it while moving it around even the slightest cuz it goes crazy [and sometimes I hear it making the clicking noise like its trying to select something]. Like i said, ghost tapping, cuz i'm sure as hell not touching it....[something going on with my touch screen sensor maybe?]
 
qwiktune said:
Slighty off topic, but I figured I'd throw in a break from all the update convo, does anyone [on 1.5 or 2.1] have any Ghost Tapping issues? As in, sometimes when i'm looking at my phone, or sometimes even typing out a message I noticed that my cursor will move to the left, or if im on the main screen my screens will slide to the very left one all by itself. And when its plugged in [charging] FORGET about doing anything with it while moving it around even the slightest cuz it goes crazy [and sometimes I hear it making the clicking noise like its trying to select something]. Like i said, ghost tapping, cuz i'm sure as hell not touching it....[something going on with my touch screen sensor maybe?]
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Try cleaning the trackball with an alcohol pad (ya know, those lil had wipes from fast food). Works when I have a sticky trackball, and I've heard of this happening on others. Hope it works for ya!

(Yes, It was very hard to answer this without a "Clean your ball" joke... I should get a cookie or something!)
 
Asmith1106 said:
Try cleaning the trackball with an alcohol pad (ya know, those lil had wipes from fast food). Works when I have a sticky trackball, and I've heard of this happening on others. Hope it works for ya!

(Yes, It was very hard to answer this without a "Clean your ball" joke... I should get a cookie or something!)
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I dont think its a trackball issue, cuz sometimes when its happening and i try to do anything [its kinda like frozen] and the trackball doesnt let me do anything either, and i have to wait a few seconds and then theres like a couple quick clicking noises and its unfrozen, then it repeats here and there, i think maybe my sensor on the screen is f-ed up, i notice to something when I poke around where the charger plugs into i get these issues as well. Like right now when i slide a screen to the right, it slides it back to the left one, its so frustrating
 
@Qwiktune
Have you tried to re-calibrate your touchscreen then? Settings>Language & Settings > Touch Input > text input> calibration tool
that could account for the "ghost" typing... Only think I can think of for the weird screen scroll would be a trackball though.
I'd say try em both... couldn't hurt!
 
Asmith1106 said:
@Qwiktune
Have you tried to re-calibrate your touchscreen then? Settings>Language & Settings > Touch Input > text input> calibration tool
that could account for the "ghost" typing... Only think I can think of for the weird screen scroll would be a trackball though.
I'd say try em both... couldn't hurt!
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I'll try that, another thing I was thinking, I have one of those plastic screen protectors over the face, been there since Feb 14th when i got the phone, could the oil..etc caked up on that plastic account for the issue possibly?
 
Yeaa the protector could have got a lil dust or sumthing in there and is detecting that as pressure maybe? Take that off and do the other things... Hopefully that'll work!!!

. Personally I hate those protector things. Tried one with my iPod a while back and it honestly caused more damage to the screen than it protected.
Give it a try w/o the screen protector.. IMO it would def help.

...unless you carry a machette or something in your pocket, the Eris has a really really strong screen, pretty sure it'll only break if you spike it NFL touchdown style face down on a sharp rock!

YouTube - Droid Eris Scratch/Drop Test

Proof in the vid. Dropped my Eris like 8 times before I got a case, yet no screen damage

anyways! /End rant!
 
I hope the update comes soon. I seem to have lost the weather graphic on my home screen. Funny, because if I tap where the graphic should be, the weather opens up as usual, but when I click the home button, BANG, it's still not there! Maybe 2.1 will fix this? Maybe I'll call my local verizon store and ask them if they know when the update is set to roll out. lol
 
qwiktune said:
Slighty off topic, but I figured I'd throw in a break from all the update convo, does anyone [on 1.5 or 2.1] have any Ghost Tapping issues? As in, sometimes when i'm looking at my phone, or sometimes even typing out a message I noticed that my cursor will move to the left, or if im on the main screen my screens will slide to the very left one all by itself. And when its plugged in [charging] FORGET about doing anything with it while moving it around even the slightest cuz it goes crazy [and sometimes I hear it making the clicking noise like its trying to select something]. Like i said, ghost tapping, cuz i'm sure as hell not touching it....[something going on with my touch screen sensor maybe?]
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I'm having the same problem. I haven't figured out what's causing it. I've tried cleaning my trackball. I tried recalibrating the screen. At this point, I'm about to take the phone back for a new one.

edit: I removed my screen protector, and it seems to have fixed the problem. It had gotten quite a bit of dust under it on one of the sides, and I'm guessing this was part of the problem.
 
Asmith1106 said:
Yeaa the protector could have got a lil dust or sumthing in there and is detecting that as pressure maybe? Take that off and do the other things... Hopefully that'll work!!!

. Personally I hate those protector things. Tried one with my iPod a while back and it honestly caused more damage to the screen than it protected.
Give it a try w/o the screen protector.. IMO it would def help.

...unless you carry a machette or something in your pocket, the Eris has a really really strong screen, pretty sure it'll only break if you spike it NFL touchdown style face down on a sharp rock!

YouTube - Droid Eris Scratch/Drop Test

Proof in the vid. Dropped my Eris like 8 times before I got a case, yet no screen damage

anyways! /End rant!
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I'd never seen that before. Thanks for sharing it. I have an unopened package of screen protectors Verizon sold me with my phone back in November but I've never even put one on. Do you think they'll take them back (unopened)?
 
smacky said:
Yeah, in this day and age where Twitter lets you know every single thing a celeb is doing, and seeing how companies also have official Twitters, it does kinda suck they aren't being used appropriately.

We don't need to know everything, but how would it hurt business for them to mention what bugs were found and fixed along the way.

Oh well, what can you do? Never thought I'd say this since I always disagreed with those that said "it's just a phone," but now the reality is starting to hit. Too bad it's four months too late.
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That would actually be a really good use of Twitter on their part. You might want to suggest it to them. An HTC or Verizon twitter account based on each device and then occasionally tweeting about news on the different devices would be really cool. VZW did something like that for the Droid launch and I thought it was great. Wish they had continued it.
 
lessit said:
I completely disagree. I've been managing software development, releases, tech upgrades, product rollouts, etc. for going on 30 years (yes, I'm "seasoned"). It's not practical or even professional to start responding to this chatter. Large projects are very fluid. Sometimes the timeline looks great, the next day a bunch of unexpected stuff pops up. You can't subject your customers to that rolercoaster.
Verizon indicated they would upgrade the Eris in Q1, w/o comitting to a version. Maybe the PR person misspoke or the timeline was never that definitive. Maybe they planned on a 2.0 upgrade at that time but were pressured by Google to deal with the fragmentation issue. Maybe it was related to the Droid rollout. Maybe they feel a quality rollout has precedence over an arbitrary timeline. Who knows? But "absolute arrogance", "total disrespect" and "never seen such poor customer communication"? Come on. The easier alternative was to support what people bought - an Eris on 1.5.
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I agree and disagree...Projects like these have always been and will always be an ever changing process, and I couldn't even venture to guess how much of a pain it might have been to try and keep a large number of customers updated on progress or lack there of. I agree some of the OP's words might have been a little harsh, but in this day and age, keeping people up to date (I'm not suggesting every step of the way, but at least a broad overview) isn't very hard. The word on these forums and social media sites spreads quickly. I would guess the amount of time Call Centers waste with us fools calling constantly to get a crumb of info has to be astronomical, where an official "statement" spread through the available channels would probably curb a good bit of that.

Just my 2 cents...
 
Well this should help with knowing if the update is still coming out, not that many, or any of you thought they would cancel the update so late in the development process.

Good Evening Mr. Curtis,

Thank you for contacting Verizon Wireless through our website. My name is Angel, and I am happy to provided information regarding the 2.1 update for your HTC DROID Eris ADR6200 smartphone. I apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused you. I certainly recognize the importance of having the latest device software on your smartphone to ensure optimal functionality for daily use. I am delighted to assist you with this software update inquiry.

Mr. Curtis, Verizon Wireless nor has HTC has not provided an official release date for the 2.1 software update for the HTC DROID Eris ADR6200 smartphone. I am genuinely sorry for any inconveniences.

From my research, the release is still schedule to be released for the Verizon Wireless HTC DROID Eris ADR6200 smartphones but the exact has not been release at this time.
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