Ok everyone can quit complaining about the 2.1 update! I just checked Verizon Eris Software Upgrade page and its announced that there is an update coming soon! I know theres no date but at least it is now finally up on their site. If you dont belive me check it out your self & for those who doubted it would ever come this just shows that paicence is a virtue.
support.vzw.com/information/droid_eris_upgrade
Check out both pdf files. The Benifits of Software link states all the updates for 2.1 and that it will be OTA
Credit to "Brainfart" on the Verizon forums for spotting first, thanks !!
Willing to bet money its going to be the same as the last leak. Or at least VERY close to the same...
If you read the pdf., the software revision is the same as leak v.3
I think they just posted the upgrade page to shut everyone up!
The upgrade will be here when monkey's come out of my butt!
URL not found support.vzw.com/information/droid_eris_upgrade
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URL not found support.vzw.com/information/droid_eris_upgrade
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just google vzw support eris and it comes up. i noticed it was a dead link too.
http://support.vzw.com/information/droid_eris_upgrade.html
support.vzw.com/information/droid_eris_upgrade.html
I'm on the latest leak(rooted) and I don't have pinch to zoom maps like this PDF says the OTA provides!
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I'm on the latest leak(rooted) and I don't have pinch to zoom maps like this PDF says the OTA provides!
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It might be because you don't have the OTA update like the OTA update PDF is talking about, just a thought.
SOFTWARE UPDATE
Get the Most Out of Your
DROID ERIS by HTC
Enjoy improved performance with these OS enhancements. Verizon Wireless is pleased to announce a new software update for your Droid Eris smartphone. The Droid Eris software version ROM: 2.36.605.1/Radio: 2.42.00.04.12 update includes numerous enhancements and improvements.
Droid Eris by HTC
1 Corporate email requires subscription to Corporate Email for Smartphone feature.
2 Not available when using Wi-Fi.
DROID is a trademark of Lucas. lm Ltd. and its related companies. Used under license.
Network details & coverage maps at vzw.com. © 2010 Verizon Wireless. All company names, trademarks, logos, and copyrights not property of Verizon Wireless are property of their respective
owners. All rights reserved.
HS18470210
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SOFTWARE UPDATE
Get the Most Out of Your
DROID ERIS by HTC
Enjoy improved performance with these OS enhancements. Verizon Wireless is pleased to announce a new software update for your Droid Eris smartphone. The Droid Eris software version ROM: 2.36.605.1/Radio: 2.42.00.04.12 update includes numerous enhancements and improvements.
Droid Eris by HTC
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2 Not available when using Wi-Fi.
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I think (hopefully) they may be talking about getting your corporate email through verizon, kind of like how blackberry does it. I dunno though, that would be lame to have to pay extra to be able to connect to your companys network.
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If you read the pdf., the software revision is the same as leak v.3
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Actually, it appears to have a few things that did not come with leak 3, like the 3d gallery and voice to text:
New support for voice-to-text entry.
− Whenever a text-entry box appears, simply tap the
microphone icon on the virtual keyboard and speak.
New Gallery application with 3D layout. View and share photos
taken with your phone and images from your online Picasa
Web albums.
http: //support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/eris.pdf
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Actually, it appears to have a few things that did not come with leak 3, like the 3d gallery and voice to text:
New support for voice-to-text entry.
− Whenever a text-entry box appears, simply tap the
microphone icon on the virtual keyboard and speak.
New Gallery application with 3D layout. View and share photos
taken with your phone and images from your online Picasa
Web albums.
http: //support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/eris.pdf
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Very cool! One question.....when we upgrade to the official 2.1 will it be able to root?
most likely not
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wcramernc said:
Actually, it appears to have a few things that did not come with leak 3, like the 3d gallery and voice to text:
New support for voice-to-text entry.
− Whenever a text-entry box appears, simply tap the
microphone icon on the virtual keyboard and speak.
New Gallery application with 3D layout. View and share photos
taken with your phone and images from your online Picasa
Web albums.
http: //support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/eris.pdf
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And THAT is a *****. Because the new software version # is the same as the last leak, which means Verizon probably won't push it through to your phone because it will think you already have it. Guess it's a wait and see thing. I suppose you could reinstall one of the older leaks and then see if Verizon will push it to your phone. Ya suppose that would work??
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I think (hopefully) they may be talking about getting your corporate email through verizon, kind of like how blackberry does it. I dunno though, that would be lame to have to pay extra to be able to connect to your companys network.
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They already charge for this. It isnt something new. I believe the price difference is 5-10$, cant rem. BUT you keep your regular plan and still do corp email as I dont think there is a way for them to stop this from happening at the moment. From what I rem (this was almost a year ago) the Verizon rep telling me, its on the "honor system".
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They already charge for this. It isnt something new. I believe the price difference is 5-10$, cant rem. BUT you keep your regular plan and still do corp email as I dont think there is a way for them to stop this from happening at the moment. From what I rem (this was almost a year ago) the Verizon rep telling me, its on the "honor system".
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Yeah, they ran that scam on us for awhile. They were charging us $15 extra per month (!) on top of the $30 data package, on top of our other regular charges, just so my wife could get to her work e-mail. Then we got her the Eris & I realized we could do the exact same thing (access an exchange server account) without paying the $15 extra per month. Bastards.
Actually, it appears to have a few things that did not come with leak 3, like the 3d gallery and voice to text:
New support for voice-to-text entr
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And THAT is a *****. Because the new software version # is the same as the last leak, which means Verizon probably won't push it through to your phone because it will think you already have it. Guess it's a wait and see thing. I suppose you could reinstall one of the older leaks and then see if Verizon will push it to your phone. Ya suppose that would work??
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there is no way to downgrade as of yet. Hopefully someone will capture the update file like when the Motorola Droid got its update. If the ota doesn't come to those I'd us on v3 we'll have to do it the manual way. Either way the phone is going to be wiped. Gonna be a lot of pissed off people after this update
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there is no way to downgrade as of yet. Hopefully someone will capture the update file like when the Motorola Droid got its update. If the ota doesn't come to those I'd us on v3 we'll have to do it the manual way. Either way the phone is going to be wiped. Gonna be a lot of pissed off people after this update
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See, I'm not convinced yet. If you have leak V3 installed, I doubt you'll get the update, because the software version and baseband numbers are the same. The phone will think it's already updated. But what's to stop you from reinstalling leak V2 the old-fashioned way?? Then it should see that there is an upgrade/update available. I have a (kinda) unique advantage here...my daughter's Eris is untouched and still running the original 1.5. My wife's Eris is running leak V2, and my personal Eris is running leak V3. So to some degree I can just sit back and watch it all unfold. I have no reason to think my daughter's untouched phone won't get the update. Once it does, I'll know it's out there. If my wife's V2 gets the update and mine doesn't, then I'll reinstall leak V2 on mine and try again. Afterall, none of us really knows what's gonna happen until it happens. Man, I hope I didn't **** myself on this deal. I "resisted" installing a leaked 2.1 on my own personal Eris until last weekend when I called Verizon and they pleaded total ignorance about any software updates for the Eris. That just pissed me off, so I finally installed leak V3 on my phone (I had already installed V2 on the wife's). I'm anxiously waiting to see how this all shakes out. But I do hope someone captures the "real deal", so we who lost our patience can still get the new "official" 2.1. As far as the phone being wiped...I've got that down to a science now...not a problem.
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I want live wallpapers does anybody know if we will get them or is the eris held back by its graphics card
Related
Question.....
And yes, I know it's Verizon, but we might as well ask...
When I started working T-Mobile TS it was just after the HP IPAQ mess where the software issues with WM software - it being so new and not really tested that the phone hardware eventually died out based on the number of crashes and restarts required throughout the day.
After about 3 or 4 months T-Mobile started to offer customers who owned the IPAQ and experienced the issues a replacement/upgrade at either a heavy discount or completely free depending on how often the customer account referenced them calling to get help or report an issue. This offer was to (1) get the phone out of people's hands and into the rubbish bin, (2) reduce the number of TS calls daily, (3) end the regular hassle of dealing with MS and HP on patches and fixes, and (4) to improve customer care. Note the customer is last there as the others were costing them more money than the customer's they lost based on the problems probably thanks to their early term fee.
I bought the ERIS basically for 2 reasons - (1) IMHO HTC kicks Moto's and Apple's butts on phones, (2) I want ANDROID. I had a MyTouch with T-Mobile just before coming to Verizon and was looking into upgrading to HTC's new phone over there instead of changing carriers. I checked out the Hero and Samsung's Android phone with Sprint. I was a dedicated and loyal Blackberry user for 5+ years defending and promoting their devices, working on software development within TMO, and went through direct RIM training on BES, BIS, their handheld sw, and thier hw configurations.
SO - does anyone know or has heard anything about Verizon offering us a way to move to the Incredible?
This is probably in the wrong section since it has nothing to do with dev.
What is wrong with the Eris that it requires mass replacement?
I have heard of a few isolated cases where people had been offered an upgrade to the Incredible, but its probably the squeaky wheel getting the grease and someone trying to get the customer out of their face in the Verizon store.
Absolutely!! Wait until the end of your 2 year, or cough up about $500. The Eris really dont seem to have as many of the issues that other phones have had in the past. I havent had any problems with mine on 1.5, root 2.1 or any of the other roms I've tried.
Yep, say what you want about it. But its hands down the BEST phone I've ever owned, and I've had a cell phone plan since 1997.
A little root, a little OC, and a custom ROM. What more could you want?
I see you posted this exact same thing on android forums. Being a tech for VZW, we haven't seen a huge influx of calls or tickets about any particular issue; but i'm also not denying the fact that there are some common bugs that people are seeing but it's not near as many as it appears. Any software problems will most likely be corrected in a MR as is the general practice.
Danimal, can you drop a few more details on the bugs. My wife has an eris and has been pretty frustrated by dropped calls, lockups and blank screens ever since the 2.1 Ota hit her phone (not rooted). She's called support several times, The techs have been pretty decent, but it's still not fixed. The last guy she talked to actually suggested that she try rooting and overclocking.
I haven't had any problems at all on my eris and I'm using leaked v3. My girlfriend has the same phone (ota 2.1) and she complains about the phone randomly calling people but I think she just doesn't put the lock on. Other than that its the best phone I've ever had. Can't wait for my upgrade though and get that moto phone with a 2ghz processor they are coming out with.
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I'd like to know what Motorola phone that is with a 2ghz processor. Maybe your talking about the motorola extreme?
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I think that's it. Not 100% on the name. Anyways, insanely fast for a phone. Lets see apple compete with that.
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I'd like to know what Motorola phone that is with a 2ghz processor. Maybe your talking about the motorola extreme?
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Nah, there has been no official announcement of any 2 Ghz phone. The Droid X or Extreme is like a regular Droid minus the keyboard plus some steroids. Moto's CEO or whoever said it, said he would love to ship a 2 Ghz phone by the end of the year. Who knows if it is realistic, I don't think it is. First someone needs to ship a phone with the snapdragon 1.5 Ghz dual-core processor that's already out, then go from there.
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I see you posted this exact same thing on android forums. Being a tech for VZW, we haven't seen a huge influx of calls or tickets about any particular issue; but i'm also not denying the fact that there are some common bugs that people are seeing but it's not near as many as it appears. Any software problems will most likely be corrected in a MR as is the general practice.
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There have been MANY complaints about a sound problem with the ERIS and I am one of those poor soles. The sound on my ERIS just stops working at random. Can't hear it ring when someone calls me, when I make a call i can't hear it ringing.. they will answer but I can't hear them speaking, also it has incredibly low media sound volume. If I reboot the phone it will work for a short time then mess up again. This problem is posted all over the Android Forums. Some people have no problems with the sound. It may be a bad batch? I have spoken to Verizon tech support several times and they are letting me get a new phone.. hopfully that will solve the problem??
So if I get this straight...
This post is about exploiting the problems with the eris to get a free upgrade to the Incredible...
Sounds a little wrong to me....
But if you get a free Incredible out of it...
Worth it?
I guess I wouldn't mind.
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Danimal, can you drop a few more details on the bugs. My wife has an eris and has been pretty frustrated by dropped calls, lockups and blank screens ever since the 2.1 Ota hit her phone (not rooted). She's called support several times, The techs have been pretty decent, but it's still not fixed. The last guy she talked to actually suggested that she try rooting and overclocking.
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I would try using a task manager of some kind or another. Advanced Task Killer or Task Panel are good in my book. You can setup certain apps on an auto kill list , and ignore list. That helped mine out, but from my understanding is that There were a fews issues that did come up after the OTA. You can try rooting the phone, but if you don't know what you are doing you can cause more problems than it's worth. I would try using a task manager, and get rid of some apps that have duplicate functions.
My girlfriends blew her speaker on her eris but I think that was just from listening to pandora on full blast constantly.
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jonscapri said:
I would try using a task manager of some kind or another. Advanced Task Killer or Task Panel are good in my book. You can setup certain apps on an auto kill list , and ignore list. That helped mine out, but from my understanding is that There were a fews issues that did come up after the OTA. You can try rooting the phone, but if you don't know what you are doing you can cause more problems than it's worth. I would try using a task manager, and get rid of some apps that have duplicate functions.
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I would not use any task managers on Android, they adversely effect system performance. See the following link for more detailed information on why: http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/
Exploit? No ... Get my Wife a Smartphone that works, Yes!
But I'm only speaking for me, not the OP.
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So if I get this straight...
This post is about exploiting the problems with the eris to get a free upgrade to the Incredible...
Sounds a little wrong to me....
But if you get a free Incredible out of it...
Worth it?
I guess I wouldn't mind.
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So I am trading my Eris for the Moto Droid on Monday, and was wondering if anyone has done this before. Do we need a third phone to transfer a line to or will it allow us to just swap them even if that phone is connected with another account. Ive got different phones before and set them up, but never done just a straight up trade with someone.
cornbreadfarts said:
So I am trading my Eris for the Moto Droid on Monday, and was wondering if anyone has done this before. Do we need a third phone to transfer a line to or will it allow us to just swap them even if that phone is connected with another account. Ive got different phones before and set them up, but never done just a straight up trade with someone.
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Make sure you have your account synced with google and that you dont have passwords saved in your browser just to be safe.
Cheers,
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Make sure you have your account synced with google and that you dont have passwords saved in your browser just to be safe.
Cheers,
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will be doing factory reset before i trade it.
just unrooted it with the RUU as well.
seriously dude i would just wait for the droid 2 to come out on thursday the 12th and get that.
here is a link to all of the features: http://www.intomobile.com/2010/08/05/verizon-educates-on-motorola-droid-2-top-5-features/
this is it compared to the droid.
just read the picture
ljbaumer said:
seriously dude i would just wait for the droid 2 to come out on thursday the 12th and get that.
here is a link to all of the features: http://www.intomobile.com/2010/08/05/verizon-educates-on-motorola-droid-2-top-5-features/
this is it compared to the droid.
just read the picture
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Hes trading it, so he still has a contact deadline, unless he IS eligible for an upgrade.
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Even if he does have an upgrade I wouldn't go for a Droid 2. There is a good chance it will have a locked bootloader exactly like the Droid X and Moto Milestone. My Droid With Froyo OC'd to 1.1Ghz is still one of the fastest phones around....
i am trading it straight up with a guy. i am under contract, just signed in jan or feb, so i gotta awhile.
will we be able to use this site when the phone is release?
I doubt it, the site seems to be centered around Sense on Android devices.
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I doubt it, the site seems to be centered around Sense on Android devices.
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it turns out windows live have the same feature as htc. The site can also track your phone and lock and erase phone. I think htc took the idea!
Well... I guess both of them got the idea from Apple's MobileMe. Although remote wipes could be performed on many smartphones before that (through Exchange Active Sync or the Blackberry whatever it's called service).
Still great that MS added this to Windows Live. Especially the possibility to let your phone ring if you're unable to find it will come handy - I "lose" my phone quite frequently in my own flat.
I think there was a rumor some few weeks ago saying the HTC devices will get an update with the HTCSence.com features, but nothing right now.
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will we be able to use this site when the phone is release?
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That's true. They just display the 4g symbol to fool people into thinking its faster than what it is.
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This post Is like 2 years old how did you find it haha
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I have been having some issues with my fascinate ever since I had to swap out ESN'S to get my signal back. It seems like I've been missing alot of calls. I have been dealing with the issues without much complaint.
Today my wife called me 3X and my phone didnt even ring 1X. I decided it was time to call verizon.
The rep I spoke to gave me 2 choices for a replacement. The choices are a DROID X2 and DROID INCREDIBLE 2 or another fascinate.
My question is which phone should I take Droid X2, Droid Incredible 2 or another fascinate. Thanks all!
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I think either would be good choices to be honest. I am curious though, how did you convince the rep to give you one of the newer phones? I would like to take advantage of this.
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I think either would be good choices to be honest. I am curious though, how did you convince the rep to give you one of the newer phones? I would like to take advantage of this.
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I didnt, I simply told her what was going on with my phone and those were my choices for replacement. I told her I wanted another samsung phone in hopes that she would spit back the charge but she spit back a refurbished fascinate. She said the choices were not hers. The computer gives her choices based on the type of phone you currently have.
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I was given the option of Droid X2, Incredible 2, or Charge.
Although I would like charge due to 4G, it doesnt seem like there are a lot of devs there. (At least compared to Fascinate)
I would only think of taking the Charge, the Fascinate beats out the Dinc2 and X2 IMO... went into a vz store today and the guy there told me that they know about the Fascinate issues and there is a big "update" coming at the end of the month, whether this is gingerbread or a froyo patch he didn't know... as for a new phone he said they are absolutely not supposed to offer anything but another Fascinate or MAYBE a Dinc2
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GrainOsand said:
I have been having some issues with my fascinate ever since I had to swap out ESN'S to get my signal back. It seems like I've been missing alot of calls. I have been dealing with the issues without much complaint.
Today my wife called me 3X and my phone didnt even ring 1X. I decided it was time to call verizon.
The rep I spoke to gave me 2 choices for a replacement. The choices are a DROID X2 and DROID INCREDIBLE 2 or another fascinate.
My question is which phone should I take Droid X2, Droid Incredible 2 or another fascinate. Thanks all!
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i 100% wouldnt take a droidx2...but i hate motorola with a passion and its locked down
im not really up on the dinc2, i think its a device that should have launched last thanksgiving...but thats w/e
either the dinc2 or fascinate replacement i guess would be ok
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i 100% wouldnt take a droidx2...but i hate motorola with a passion and its locked down
im not really up on the dinc2, i think its a device that should have launched last thanksgiving...but thats w/e
either the dinc2 or fascinate replacement i guess would be ok
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Would you recommend a Charge instead of a Fascinate?
Also to people having trouble with getting verizon store employee to change your phone, here is something from their forum.
On 7-8-11, Verizon Wireless implemented a POLICY on the Fascinate. Whenever a new policy comes along, all 80,000+ employees are not going to be aware of it immediately. Not that it's excusable, but it happens from time to time.
If you go to a Verizon Wireless CORPORATE store, and they are unfamiliar with the process, I will post info to guide them on the new policy. I cannot post the policy because I could get canned, but I can post how to get to the policy.
Where is this policy? There are 2 ways to get there:
1) Open up InfoManager. In the search box, type in: "Samsung Fascinate Not Receiving Calls." This will bring up several search results. It's the first result that shows up.
2) There is an OST article number for this information. The OST that can also be typed in the Infomanager search box is 70946. This will bring up several search results as well. It's the first option.
Things to note: This missed call issue is intermittent.
**There is no fix for it. It can't be master reset, updated with new software (at this time), battery pulled, *228 update, or network troubleshot. It does NOT need to be duplicated in-store for a replacement as it is intermittent. Sometimes it happens. Sometimes it doesn't. When it's a known intermittent issue, we should NOT need to duplicate it in the store. **
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Would you recommend a Charge instead of a Fascinate?
Also to people having trouble with getting verizon store employee to change your phone, here is something from their forum.
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as for the charge as a replacement...if you live in a 4g area or are soon to get 4g, then yes
if not, then from a development stand point, no i wouldnt
I just got my device replaced with a Dinc 2. I feel that 4" is the perfect screen size. I am just really hoping I don't get one that has Gingerbread on it, because the S-Off exploit has been patched with the update.
The nice thing is that this doesn't renew your contract. So when it is up, you are still able to upgrade. I am actually able to upgrade right now (main line on a family share plan) but am holding off until some more phones (and hopefully the new Nexus, but I'm not holding my breath) come out
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I just got my device replaced with a Dinc 2. I feel that 4" is the perfect screen size. I am just really hoping I don't get one that has Gingerbread on it, because the S-Off exploit has been patched with the update.
The nice thing is that this doesn't renew your contract. So when it is up, you are still able to upgrade. I am actually able to upgrade right now (main line on a family share plan) but am holding off until some more phones (and hopefully the new Nexus, but I'm not holding my breath) come out
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i actually have to try and take my fascinate in this weekend as the speaker is sporadically not working...hopefully i can just replace it with another as im not in the mood to deal with a different phone (amongst the choices for replacements)
nitsuj17 said:
i actually have to try and take my fascinate in this weekend as the speaker is sporadically not working...hopefully i can just replace it with another as im not in the mood to deal with a different phone (amongst the choices for replacements)
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They still sell them, so I wouldn't think you will have a problem getting another Fascinate. It's good to hear that you will be keeping it for awhile longer (or at least until/if the Galaxy S II comes to VZW), as you and only a handful of other people are huge assets to the Fascinate community
Same dilemma for me. My account has notes allowing me to get Charge, DX2 or DI2 without any arguing (thanks to Mike from vzw forums) but yesterday I played a little bit with Charge and I didn't like it. It's too bulky and physical buttons instead of touch keys is no go for me. 4G speeds are tempting though. I think I will wait some more for fix.
Does anyone have the number I could call to get this replacement? My fascinate has been rebooting constantly, locking up, and not ringing during calls.
nitsuj17 said:
i actually have to try and take my fascinate in this weekend as the speaker is sporadically not working...hopefully i can just replace it with another as im not in the mood to deal with a different phone (amongst the choices for replacements)
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We do need a Dinc2 themer! Im telling ya, its not a bad phone. Not better than a sf, but no worse either. Come to the Dinc2 nitsuj!
Sent from my Dinc2.
nitsuj17 said:
i actually have to try and take my fascinate in this weekend as the speaker is sporadically not working...hopefully i can just replace it with another as im not in the mood to deal with a different phone (amongst the choices for replacements)
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Hey Justin, just to give you a little update. I just left the VZW. No more fascinates for exchange, so I was told either a dinc2 or a X2 after a little bit of belly aching I am getting a refurbished Charge. I didnt even have to change my data plan im still at $30 unlimited. Should be here next week. Thanks for your advice....
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Hey Justin, just to give you a little update. I just left the VZW. No more fascinates for exchange, so I was told either a dinc2 or a X2 after a little bit of belly aching I am getting a refurbished Charge. I didnt even have to change my data plan im still at $30 unlimited. Should be here next week. Thanks for your advice....
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seems to be its hit or miss on whether they have fascinates or not for replacement
my concern is i know im going to get the sgs2 (or equavilent) when it launches (hopefully within 2 months) so i dont feel the need or desire to get something radically different....as i cant own a device and not work on it
and the charge doesnt appeal to me for a few reasons as i dont have 4g and i really doubt i lack the ability to port all of the com rom stuff to it on my own w/o way too much effort (just to ultimately fail)...and dont want to use anyone elses roms (unless aosp was more imminent)
the dx2 isnt happening either (locked phone, no development)
the dinc2 would be appealing only for the use of aosp in the meantime and id be able to resell it and cover the cost of my next on contract phone easily
honestly the only phone id really take as a replacement besides another i500 would be the thunderbolt...despite my misgivings about the phone and its issues i could at least use bamf roms or aosp and still (probably) cover next phone with resale
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GrainOsand said:
Hey Justin, just to give you a little update. I just left the VZW. No more fascinates for exchange, so I was told either a dinc2 or a X2 after a little bit of belly aching I am getting a refurbished Charge. I didnt even have to change my data plan im still at $30 unlimited. Should be here next week. Thanks for your advice....
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So did you bring your Fascinate back to stock before you went in the store? i usually try to not go in to the store b/c most of them people are morons.
If it helps,
My wife has the Dinc2 and LOVES it. She is not in to modding at all, so the fact that limited dev support is not a big deal. She went from a D2G to the Dinc2 so she's never really had a dev supported phone.
A friend of mine has a Dx2 and says the dual core processor doesnt quite make up for having stock running.. While quadrant doesnt mean jack for the most part, he gets around 1600 and my fascinate breaks 2k on CM7.
The charge is a phone i wouldn't mind having.. i would consider trading my fascinate for a charge, but the phone im really waiting for (and hoping actually comes to the US) is Galaxy S II.
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seems to be its hit or miss on whether they have fascinates or not for replacement
my concern is i know im going to get the sgs2 (or equavilent) when it launches (hopefully within 2 months) so i dont feel the need or desire to get something radically different....as i cant own a device and not work on it
and the charge doesnt appeal to me for a few reasons as i dont have 4g and i really doubt i lack the ability to port all of the com rom stuff to it on my own w/o way too much effort (just to ultimately fail)...and dont want to use anyone elses roms (unless aosp was more imminent)
the dx2 isnt happening either (locked phone, no development)
the dinc2 would be appealing only for the use of aosp in the meantime and id be able to resell it and cover the cost of my next on contract phone easily
honestly the only phone id really take as a replacement besides another i500 would be the thunderbolt...despite my misgivings about the phone and its issues i could at least use bamf roms or aosp and still (probably) cover next phone with resale
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Yeah, at first they told me I could get anothet fassy, then when I went to store they said it was no longer available for warranty replacement. Not sure what happened in the 4 hours between. I chose the charge for a few reasons but in the end It really doesnt matter my contact is up in 5months so at the very least I got a new toy to play with til then. Im sure ill be able to sell it and recoup more than my fascinate would fetch when the time comes especially to someone who doesnt want to lose their unlimited data plan... Thanks again
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GrainOsand said:
Hey Justin, just to give you a little update. I just left the VZW. No more fascinates for exchange, so I was told either a dinc2 or a X2 after a little bit of belly aching I am getting a refurbished Charge.
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I went on Tuesday to our corporate store with mine (flashed unrooted stock Froyo Odin first) and they overnighted me a replacement.
I wonder if this one has problems if they will offer a different model. I really like my fassy...
I'm not sure how long this has been going on but I was on a call to customer service last night trying to get the WatchESPN app running properly on my phone and the "tier 2" technician asked if it would be okay to take control of my phone. I've been in the IT field quite some time and I knew he was asking to remote into my phone (ala pcAnywhere.)
I gave him permission and quickly got a text message saying vdm (Verizon desktop manager?) was trying to connect. I'm rooted with Dubbsy's 4.2.2 GPE ROM and I was nervous about a Verizon rep snooping around my phone (warranty concern.) I'm not sure if it was the ROM or the fact that I was in a bad cell area, but he was never able to connect. We never did get the app to run properly either.
Just giving people a heads up about Verizon's (new???) capability; I've never had anyone ask me in over three years with the company. Careful rooted users, if they see you've rooted they may make a notation (with or without telling you) in your account and when you bring your phone in for service--it may get declined.
Pretty scary stuff. At least they can't get in unattended (we hope?)
I wonder which apk performs this. I'd like to freeze it.
asharad said:
I wonder which apk performs this. I'd like to freeze it.
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Verizon remote diagnostics...or something similiar to that. I have seen it a couple of times.
Aetherpal
It doesn't work in my builds because the only thing I keep from Verizon is their apns and service. They can keep the bloat and locked down updates. Especially their big brother program...
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It's been around since about the second release for the S3. Nothing new.
asharad said:
I wonder which apk performs this. I'd like to freeze it.
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Erisnoob said:
Verizon remote diagnostics...or something similiar to that. I have seen it a couple of times.
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magneticzero said:
Aetherpal
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I did some research on this and, apparently, it's been around for about 18 months and you're both right:
Verizon Remote Diagnostics
Aetherpal teardown
Aetherpal can/does check for root access. There's two good things about this service. First, you can simply refuse the assistance from the customer support. Second, there's a terms of service you have to accept even if you gave permission for them to remote desktop. You can reject the ToS. I haven't had a TW ROM installed on my phone for a long time, so maybe someone else can post a screen of which .apk(s) they can freeze in TiBu.
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It doesn't work in my builds because the only thing I keep from Verizon is their apns and service. They can keep the bloat and locked down updates. Especially their big brother program...
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+1
docnok63 said:
I did some research on this and, apparently, it's been around for about 18 months and you're both right:
I haven't had a TW ROM installed on my phone for a long time, so maybe someone else can post a screen of which .apk(s) they can freeze in TiBu.
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Verizon Remote Diagnostics shows up as com.Aetherpal.device on my stock phone...
i just removed that aetherpal apk from /system/app when i removed all that crappy bloat the day i got the phone