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Eris to v2.x, when?
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OfTheDamned
The Friendly Undead
Congrats! You received an OS that doesn't exist! You are the man!
thetomlin2
Guest
eris81
Newbie
I'm saying no chance. But, how many of you just checked your phone? I reluctantly raise my hand.
Yes, that the only place was some Twitter or Yes, they have officially announced it?
Psilo
Member
OfTheDamned
The Friendly Undead
truelove79
Android Enthusiast
Verizon has not officially released a document that says this, I don't think. But there are many quotes from Verizon representatives (not just salesman and customer support) that it's due in Q1. However, HTC has officially announced via Twitter that the Eris (and a few other phones) is getting an update in Q1.
OfTheDamned
The Friendly Undead
From Information Week Dec 4th, 2009:
What clouded up the truth was people thinking they were cell phone insiders and started speculating their stupid dates. Remember the update on January 22nd? February 12th? 14th? March 1st? Everyone likes to speculate and it's what has ruined every damn thread.
The root thread: "when I get root, I'm gonna fist my wife with it lolz"
"When I get root, I won't clear out apps I don't use, I'll just crank the processor to 4.2 ghz. It is an i7 processor after all."
2.1 thread: "I can't wait to play with Google Goggles. I'll take pics of random things I already know what they are, but see if a phone does too. Then, turn-by-turn directions on Google Maps, because a smartphone should be able to do everything, including keeping grandma's ventilator calibrated at all times. Also, I'm too dumb to read a map, and why should buy a Garmin? I paid for Google Maps. Oh look, someone else is frustrated? ' Hey a$$hole, it's just a phone. You can't expect it to do everything!' Oh yes, and I do hope that they fix......"
We had the hype build up in one thread for two months with 2142 posts. So yes, we have until March-whenever until Q1 is over, but lets just say it doesn't come then and ends up coming out in, say, May. Does VZW really care? You bought the phone, you pay out the ass every month for it, what're you gonna do, break your contract? They'll charge you for that too. They may never release it.
The OTA story, you really believe that crap? It had a link, but so did every other news site about the "mysterious Eris update on January 22nd" and "Eris gets 2.1" when some schmuck didn't know the screenshots and video were either fake or not public.
That's what ruined these two things. Now, our Eris will most likely not be rooted because it's now the Incredible's **** brother, nephew of the alcoholic schizophrenic Aunt Droid, and 2.1 will come and go, probably have some new bugs, possibly fixing the old ones, and that will be it. VZW will tell the Eris to "sod off" and there will be speculation about 2.2 on the Eris, when it will never be announced. But we'll hang on for dear life, like those stupid Duke Nuke 'Em fans have for so many years.
The root thread: "when I get root, I'm gonna fist my wife with it lolz"
"When I get root, I won't clear out apps I don't use, I'll just crank the processor to 4.2 ghz. It is an i7 processor after all."
2.1 thread: "I can't wait to play with Google Goggles. I'll take pics of random things I already know what they are, but see if a phone does too. Then, turn-by-turn directions on Google Maps, because a smartphone should be able to do everything, including keeping grandma's ventilator calibrated at all times. Also, I'm too dumb to read a map, and why should buy a Garmin? I paid for Google Maps. Oh look, someone else is frustrated? ' Hey a$$hole, it's just a phone. You can't expect it to do everything!' Oh yes, and I do hope that they fix......"
We had the hype build up in one thread for two months with 2142 posts. So yes, we have until March-whenever until Q1 is over, but lets just say it doesn't come then and ends up coming out in, say, May. Does VZW really care? You bought the phone, you pay out the ass every month for it, what're you gonna do, break your contract? They'll charge you for that too. They may never release it.
The OTA story, you really believe that crap? It had a link, but so did every other news site about the "mysterious Eris update on January 22nd" and "Eris gets 2.1" when some schmuck didn't know the screenshots and video were either fake or not public.
That's what ruined these two things. Now, our Eris will most likely not be rooted because it's now the Incredible's **** brother, nephew of the alcoholic schizophrenic Aunt Droid, and 2.1 will come and go, probably have some new bugs, possibly fixing the old ones, and that will be it. VZW will tell the Eris to "sod off" and there will be speculation about 2.2 on the Eris, when it will never be announced. But we'll hang on for dear life, like those stupid Duke Nuke 'Em fans have for so many years.
OfTheDamned
The Friendly Undead
Thanks, but I'm well equipped to do that and have. So that one statement (vague, non-committal and isolated) has generated 2000+ posts of speculation? I'm really interested in something more from the source.
OfTheDamned
The Friendly Undead
That was ment to lead you to this and I wouldn't really call it non-committal:
From Information Week Dec 4th, 2009:
This plus the fact that we know testers are currently using 2.1 on phones right now.
alprazolam
Android Expert
Great Smacky...so you feel pretty confident that 2.1 is around the corner?
alprazolam
Android Expert
Well, give the CEO of Verizon Wireless a call. I'm sure he can end all speculation for you. Let us know what you hear.
steelersfan
Newbie
Having been spoiled for years with a blackberry with the stitched OS's, its different to have to wait for the pastry-du-jour, but, it allows me to see if I can get my commodore 64 to run turbotax 
this forum fell off, i hate this banter, blah blah, cry, complain...
if that is all your going to do Smacky
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So you are pretty happy about all this then, huh Smacky?
If that's what you got from it....
These 2000 posts are about nothing of any substance. This thread should have had only one post and then been locked and stickied, with that one post being edited with updates.
"VZW and HTC have a projected release date of sometime in the first quarter of 2010."
End of story.
2.1 can f itself. I now realize it has nothing that I really want, just a shiny new number and being "up-to-date." Which really means a fresh batch of bugs to fix for when the next update comes out to every other phone but the Eris.
I predicted 2.1 would be out before root. I'm basically right because I'm sure the kernel, a little over a month after its release, is gathering dust as it has all come to a standstill. I'm telling you this now. 2.1 will NOT be worth it. Not on the HTC Eris, or any other bottom-feeding phone for that matter.
The anger and the sarcastic posts from others is just them repressing their own feelings.
A satisfied Eris owner is one that does not come on this forum and reads about 2.1 and hyping it up like the other sheep in the threads.
I'll try and sugarcoat the phones failures by downloading paid apps for free and customizing it best as I can. After enough beers, anything looks good.