Hey everyone, i've been following this site for a while and I know this android 2.1 update is eating you all alive, so hopefully I can help. I know how it feels, when I upgraded to the droid eris in November, I lost turn by turn navigation and tethering and was told that I would have it back by the beginning of February (lies). I really missed the gps, but I didnt want to risk voiding my warranty or insurance by manually installing 2.1.
Anyway, some guy said that as soon as he installed an app supporting android 2.1, the OTA came. So I installed Pandora, and lo and damn behold, I am now installing the update. wtf? Try it and see if it works for you.