Today is the 18th. WHERE'S MY FROYO!!!

[coreno]

while everyone is waiting... *cue jeopardy music*

It's pretty impressive Verizon has managed to avoid giving the update to anyone who is interested in putting the update file online. Chew on that conspiracy theorists!

In the mean time, I need to eat my Arby's lunch.

 

[krelvinaz]

If you assume there are around 2.5 million Dinc's in the field with an OTA which is 98mb in size, you end up with a large amount of data to be distributed. Close to 245 terabytes assuming all 2.5m devices got updated over the air.

It is not surprising they would have to put some sort of limit on this.

OTA updates don't work like P2P networks... and at least on the phones using the 3G network, speed is not very fast. So it takes a large amount of infrastructure to setup an update like this. Something that goes pretty much unused when not sending OTA updates.

The update is not an emergency update... it is a feature update, so it is not unreasonable for that to be done over the course of a number of days.

Posting a link is not going to help 99% of the users since they most likely wouldn't know what to do with it. The OTA system is designed to be pretty much automatic, not requiring any real support to use. Providing a link however would result in a lot more calls for support. How do you download it, how to get it to the phone with XP, Vista, Win7, Apple, Linux.... other..., USB won't connect issues .... ie a royal mess.

All you have to do is read these forums to see how a vast majority of people can't read and following instructions no matter how clearly they are written. So even the best of instructions will loose a majority of users.

 

[Revolutionary]

... but you are telling me that VZW is right now rolling out Froyo to 110k! are you dreaming! (sources?)

Source is highly reliable. http://forum.androidcentral.com/droid-incredible/29923-froyo-september-1st-release-rumors-19.html#post306166

 

[Qazme]

Source is highly reliable. http://forum.androidcentral.com/dro...ptember-1st-release-rumors-19.html#post306166

laughable.....

Since I know it will eventually arrive on my device, I honestly don't care when I get it... As long as I get it before you...

Oh, and Pulled Pork today...

Plus, for anyone thinking the rollout is stalled... VZWSupport Twitter is still replying that the rollout continues...

http://twitter.com/VZWSupport

Umm I had BBQ, pulled pork, Vinegar sauce etc yesterday. Man it was good. Shepard's pie for "breakfast /lunch today". I've been eating right lol!

Ah if there are people who think its not happening then thats a different story all together, thats just dumb.
And sorry about the math I'm an engineer I live and die by that crap, everyone makes mistakes. Enjoy Breakfast

Ah engineer, yeah my whole family except me basically are engineers. You all drive me nuts lol, and I did enjoy breakfast / lunch

 

[coreno]

Posting a link is not going to help 99% of the users since they most likely wouldn't know what to do with it. The OTA system is designed to be pretty much automatic, not requiring any real support to use. Providing a link however would result in a lot more calls for support. How do you download it, how to get it to the phone with XP, Vista, Win7, Apple, Linux.... other..., USB won't connect issues .... ie a royal mess.

All you have to do is read these forums to see how a vast majority of people can't read and following instructions no matter how clearly they are written. So even the best of instructions will loose a majority of users.

Having working in Computer Support for a number of years now, I know you speak the truth

 

[cxd1207]

I wish HTC took control of their phones updates just like Apple does with updates to their phone. HTC would say the update is available today and everyone could go to their website and download it to their phone manually. No OTA crap! If Verizon wasn't involved, we would have it already...

 

[Revolutionary]

laughable.....

Wait, you quote his numbers, and he accurately predicted first that the rumored 8/18 update would not happen because Verizon killed it (which was later confirmed), and then that we would see the update about a week later (which we did), but its laughable that I call him reliable? (Not to mention the fact that I cited it as a defense of your position).

Whatever dude...

 

[davidnc]

If you assume there are around 2.5 million Dinc's in the field with an OTA which is 98mb in size, you end up with a large amount of data to be distributed. Close to 245 terabytes assuming all 2.5m devices got updated over the air.

It is not surprising they would have to put some sort of limit on this.

OTA updates don't work like P2P networks... and at least on the phones using the 3G network, speed is not very fast. So it takes a large amount of infrastructure to setup an update like this. Something that goes pretty much unused when not sending OTA updates.

The update is not an emergency update... it is a feature update, so it is not unreasonable for that to be done over the course of a number of days.

Posting a link is not going to help 99% of the users since they most likely wouldn't know what to do with it. The OTA system is designed to be pretty much automatic, not requiring any real support to use. Providing a link however would result in a lot more calls for support. How do you download it, how to get it to the phone with XP, Vista, Win7, Apple, Linux.... other..., USB won't connect issues .... ie a royal mess.

All you have to do is read these forums to see how a vast majority of people can't read and following instructions no matter how clearly they are written. So even the best of instructions will loose a majority of users.

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Yes ....... as a PS: LoL everybodies getting touchy lol

 

[Qazme]

Wait, you quote his numbers, and he accurately predicted first that the rumored 8/18 update would not happen because Verizon killed it (which was later confirmed), and then that we would see the update about a week later (which we did), but its laughable that I call him reliable? (Not to mention the fact that I cited it as a defense of your position).

Whatever dude...

WHOA WHOA WHOA, I was meaning your answer made his comment laughable, that I was laughing about your answer, about wanting to see sources.....take a chill pill......damn lol. Guess that could have been taken wrong, but damn dude.

 

[CRKhead]

I wish HTC took control of their phones updates just like Apple does with updates to their phone. HTC would say the update is available today and everyone could go to their website and download it to their phone manually. No OTA crap! If Verizon wasn't involved, we would have it already...

According to VZW's support Twitter, the update IS being rolled out by the manufacturer...

The Tweeted question:

@VZWSupport I won't ask you when my Droid Incredible will get the update but could you comment on how its rolled out? Random algorithm etc?

The response...

@CarpeDiemCMA The update is being rolled out through the manufacture not sure on the exact time..*SR

 

[Revolutionary]

WHOA WHOA WHOA, I was meaning your answer made his comment laughable, that I was laughing about your answer, about wanting to see sources.....take a chill pill......damn lol. Guess that could have been taken wrong, but damn dude.

Sorry, definitely didn't read that way. 's'all good.

Maybe I'm a little on edge because I can't get the RUU to work on either of my win7 machines, something is wonky on the one that dual-boots vista so I can't get into that OS before I fix it (read: find my vista dvd and reg key), and I can't find the AC cord for my long-dead vista laptop. Grr.

Waiting for the OTA is less frustrating...

 

[rosser]

I wish HTC took control of their phones updates just like Apple does with updates to their phone. HTC would say the update is available today and everyone could go to their website and download it to their phone manually. No OTA crap! If Verizon wasn't involved, we would have it already...

I'm pretty sure that's a Google Android thing. Not a Verizon thing.

 

[Qazme]

Sorry, definitely didn't read that way. 's'all good.

Maybe I'm a little on edge because I can't get the RUU to work on either of my win7 machines, something is wonky on the one that dual-boots vista so I can't get into that OS before I fix it (read: find my vista dvd and reg key), and I can't find the AC cord for my long-dead vista laptop. Grr.

Waiting for the OTA is less frustrating...

No issue dude. Sounds like you are having a Monday a day early!

 

[davidnc]

That means you will have 2 Mondays

 

[iamtone]

im happy

 

[rosser]

Is the ruu easy to do? Will it screw up your phone or simethung? I have no patience lol

 

[cxd1207]

According to VZW's support Twitter, the update IS being rolled out by the manufacturer...

The Tweeted question:

@VZWSupport I won't ask you when my Droid Incredible will get the update but could you comment on how its rolled out? Random algorithm etc?

The response...

@CarpeDiemCMA The update is being rolled out through the manufacture not sure on the exact time..*SR

But your not able to get it off their website...

 

[coreno]

Is the ruu easy to do? Will it screw up your phone or simethung? I have no patience lol

It reformats the phone back to factory defaults. Your settings and downloaded apps will be lost and you'll have to redownload and reconfigure it all. There are some backup apps out there if you really wanna do it that way.

Its time consuming, but probably ultimately less time than waiting for it to meander its way onto your phone OTA.

 

[shaundiesel]

Question:

I was in the process of using unrevoked Forever, and after creating my NAND Backup, i noticed an update.zip on my sd card. What is this? It wasn't there before. Is this from unrevoked, or is this our OTA? I never received notification, but then again, I left my phone plugged in to my computer for over an hour while I transferred my SD card contents back onto my phone from my computer.

 

[shaundiesel]

Anyone???

Got tired of waiting, plus the more I thought about it, I really didn't want to lose root. Therefore, I decided to go this route:

[ROM] Incredible Sense/Froyo v3.21.605.1 *Official Release* (100% stock, rooted) - xda-developers

Thanks to the devs for this!

** I'm a noob, but if you follow all the directions to a T, you will (should) be fine! Just don't get ballzy people, and you will be running the official 2.2 Froyo goodness on a fully rooted device within a relatively short amount of time. The most time consuming part of the process is copying the SD contents back and forth after formatting the SD to FAT32. Other than that.....GRAVY! **