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Eris to v2.x, when?

Frisco said:
No grain of salt needed here, those same things are being said by many people connected to Verizon, in retail or tech. My co-worker got off the phone last Thursday and came over to me and repeated that same stuff, emphasizing that it had to do with how the servers are doing with the Droid updates.
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So, should we expect it to come right after the Droid is done using the OTA push bandwidth? I'd like to think so.
 
paleodust said:
So, should we expect it to come right after the Droid is done using the OTA push bandwidth? I'd like to think so.
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That is the impression I get. Somebody here even posted some specs about that endeavor: how much bandwidth it takes and how many Droid devices there are to update, etc, and then an equal sign with how much time it would probably take to finish the Droid stream, I think it was two weeks, before starting the next device (and Eris is not the only other Android device in need of an update; there is the Moment and others).

The only big ? in my mind has been, "how do we know the Eris is next in line after the Droid?"
 
Frisco said:
That is the impression I get. Somebody here even posted some specs about that endeavor: how much bandwidth it takes and how many Droid devices there are to update, etc, and then an equal sign with how much time it would probably take to finish the Droid stream, I think it was two weeks, before starting the next device (and Eris is not the only other Android device in need of an update; there is the Moment and others).

The only big ? in my mind has been, "how do we know the Eris is next in line after the Droid?"
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Wasn't the Eris the Android phone to come out after the Moto Droid? I'd hope they would do it in the order of users waiting the longest :-P
 
ekyle said:
Wasn't the Eris the Android phone to come out after the Moto Droid? I'd hope they would do it in the order of users waiting the longest :-P
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The Eris and the Droid were released on the same day. I imagine they wanted to update the Droid first because it's considered the higher-end phone, and because they advertise it so heavily ...
 
Frisco said:
Don't you have the time of day of each device's release? C'mon, who which was first????!! :D
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Ha ha. But seriously, I think we all know that the Droid is getting their relatively small 2.0.1->2.1 upgrade before our giant 1.5->2.1 upgrade because they paid more for their phones, and they're the "Flagship" phone, and their upgrade is technically easier.
 
thenestor said:
Ha ha. But seriously, I think we all know that the Droid is getting their relatively small 2.0.1->2.1 upgrade before our giant 1.5->2.1 upgrade because they paid more for their phones, and they're the "Flagship" phone, and their upgrade is technically easier.
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That all makes sense.

Stop that.
 
I just had this strange question pop up in my head. Okay if they are starting with the bigger markets will the update be based by telephone numbers or the actual location of the phone at the time?
 
bkratzer83 said:
... if they are starting with the bigger markets will the update be based by telephone numbers or the actual location of the phone at the time?
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I was wondering just what criteria they do use to send it out.

I'll guess: none. It's random, but more-or-less on a first come first serve basis as to which devices see the signal (proximity to the signal source, etc), second by split second.
 
jdubbstl said:
My brother's Droid got the update this morning so i guess there is some hope..
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I wonder why the Droid update was so late; it's pretty small and seems to make very few changes in the device, going by reports in the Droid forums.
 
I wasn't very impressed..the changes were VERY minor..We always argue that i have the cooler phone because i upgraded to 2.1 last week, and my changes were vast compared to his..oh and i got the sleeker phone for free btw..lol
 
My brother's mom's nephew's sister said that his uncle heard the store managers dad say not unitl August.
 
Verizon folks told us (back in January) that the new OS 2.1 would enable voice dialing, and that the new OS would be here in a matter of weeks. It looks like it is time for a class action suit against Verizon for selling us a product with a significant defect - that cannot be used by in the usual (and promised) way (e.g., with bluetooth for dialing in the car). The option for VZ would be to let us out of our contracts without penalty.
 
I am with you. I am tired of waiting. at least once a day i can not make a call or when some one is trying to call me all i hear is buzzzz.
I must turn it off and on before making a call.:confused:
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drdave said:
Verizon folks told us (back in January) that the new OS 2.1 would enable voice dialing, and that the new OS would be here in a matter of weeks. It looks like it is time for a class action suit against Verizon for selling us a product with a significant defect - that cannot be used by in the usual (and promised) way (e.g., with bluetooth for dialing in the car). The option for VZ would be to let us out of our contracts without penalty.
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Keep us posted on how that works out for you.


Zbych said:
I am with you. I am tired of waiting. at least once a day i can not make a call or when some one is trying to call me all i hear is buzzzz.
I must turn it off and on before making a call.:confused:
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You on 1.5 or a leaked 2.1?
 
Zbych said:
I am with you. I am tired of waiting. at least once a day i can not make a call or when some one is trying to call me all i hear is buzzzz.
I must turn it off and on before making a call.:confused:
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I have actually noticed this on my BB not the Eris. And only in specific areas. talk more on work phone tho. I would think that is a network issue. I have trouble tickets out there for it
 
Zbych said:
I am with you. I am tired of waiting. at least once a day i can not make a call or when some one is trying to call me all i hear is buzzzz.
I must turn it off and on before making a call.:confused:
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It seems doubtful that has anything to do with the phone, and could be more likely it has to do with peripheral coverage at your location when it is happening, given you are using the stock operating system and not one of the leaked versions of 2.1 in which case I'd suspect the phone.

But, having said that, we do see issues coming up that make me wonder about the quality control at the factory where the devices are made. This stuff comes up in every forum for every device I've seen, Blackberries, etc; there are sometimes folks with issues that can't be explained by user error or applications or whatever and this leads me to believe the hardware itself is sometimes put together with less than exacting standards, no matter which brand or style of device we're talking about.

It's almost as if it's a crap-shoot when we purchase a new phone; maybe we'll get a good one and maybe the next person in line for the same model will end up with issues.
 
Frisco said:
It seems doubtful that has anything to do with the phone, and could be more likely it has to do with peripheral coverage at your location when it is happening, given you are using the stock operating system and not one of the leaked versions of 2.1 in which case I'd suspect the phone.

But, having said that, we do see issues coming up that make me wonder about the quality control at the factory where the devices are made. This stuff comes up in every forum for every device I've seen, Blackberries, etc; there are sometimes folks with issues that can't be explained by user error or applications or whatever and this leads me to believe the hardware itself is sometimes put together with less than exacting standards, no matter which brand or style of device we're talking about.

It's almost as if it's a crap-shoot when we purchase a new phone; maybe we'll get a good one and maybe the next person in line for the same model will end up with issues.
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I've noticed the same thing - and not just with phones these days. I think the words "Quality Control" have a different meaning than they used to... more like "Slap it together and get it sold."
 
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