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

[patches152]

Basically.

 

[Qazme]

Okay, I'm lost...what was it you guys don't agree on?

That I'm slinging "misinformation" by saying we are waiting on Verizon to release Froyo. If it's not too much trouble you could read the thread.

Basically.

....

 

[SoCGHOST]

Like so many of you I too was frustrated with waiting for the update. Speculation, rumors searching the internet high and low for some inside information on a release day. Alas though my disappointment in another false release lead me to make the jump to root. With all the tools and the knowledge you can find thru the user base, its not as hard as it appears. I had a friend who rooted his hero help me walk thru the steps on my phone and have been enjoying Froyo Skyraider Sense build for 12 hours now. I am always super cautious in regards to making expensive mistakes with essential hardware. Having no other phone but my cell would have put me in quite a perdicament. However after just completing the root / flash process only hours ago, I can say without a doubt, its not as scary as it sounds. If you have all the right software and can follow the steps, you can definitly do this. If your not confident, find someone who has done it, that can assist if something is unclear. THis is my first post here after reading numerous posts, but I wanted to reassure everyone in this thread who hasn't rooted, its not that hard. Now I will never wait on an OTA again. Happy waiting people, I feel your pain.

 

[Revolutionary]

EDITTED FOR TACT (of course, the post still lives on in quotes below...)

Sorry, SoCGHOST!

 

[tony bag o donuts]

What was this thread about again?
Oh which is better ps3 or xbox360? Go with the 360.....

 

[Revolutionary]

Wii

 

[Qazme]

Jesus -- some of us can't root/rom for employment compatibility reasons. While I appreciate the constant "just root noobs!" exhortation, can we give it a rest in this thread?

Root the Wii. Wait what?

 

[tony bag o donuts]

Wii

I have that too!

Shoot I remember getting the original PSP to play copied games.

I am totally hijacking this thread and going to make it my personal diary right Qazme

 

[Revolutionary]

I have to apologize to SoCGHOST -- that was rude of me, and not a very nice welcome.

Welcome to the forums, and thank you for sharing your experience (genuinely). You may have helped some straddlers get over the fence about root/rom'ing.

I just really, really, really resent that I can't be one of them!

 

[Stormhead77]

What was this thread about again?
Oh which is better ps3 or xbox360? Go with the 360.....

360!!!

 

[Qazme]

I have that too!

Shoot I remember getting the original PSP to play copied games.

I am totally hijacking this thread and going to make it my personal diary right Qazme

Sure why the heck no, can't please everyone

 

[tony bag o donuts]

LOL

 

[ShannonDavis]

I rooted my Dreamcast. Now THAT is awesome!

 

[Qazme]

I rooted my Dreamcast. Now THAT is awesome!

Sweet, but when you achieve full NAND unlock on an Atari I will be surprised.....wait what?

 

[ShannonDavis]

I remember installing a "leaked" OS on my Storm1. I posted a similar post explaining how the first time is scary, but I completed the task successfully and if I can do it, anyone can. This is probably very true of installing Froyo and rooting your Incredible. I have not done this yet simply because I have been thinking the OTA is just around the corner. Everyone that has already installed the upgrade is happy with the results so now I am considering doing the same.

By the way, how do I get my DINC to eat cabbage to save battery?!?

 

[Qazme]

I remember installing a "leaked" OS on my Storm1. I posted a similar post explaining how the first time is scary, but I completed the task successfully and if I can do it, anyone can. This is probably very true of installing Froyo and rooting your Incredible. I have not done this yet simply because I have been thinking the OTA is just around the corner. Everyone that has already installed the upgrade is happy with the results so now I am considering doing the same.

By the way, how do I get my DINC to eat cabbage to save battery?!?

Yeah on the Storm I was pretty timid about doing a hybrid install on it. Then when you realize, "if I screw this up all I have to do is try again until it works", then the timidness goes away and out comes Dr.Jeckel wanting to mod the heck out of it. I eventually ended up making themes for BB phones. Was fun when it was the thing to do. Wanted to try android but the only phone that looked worthy of me trying it was the Moto Droid and I wasn't wild about the keyboard. When the N1 was announced I was ready to jump on Android and after what seemed like years of waiting they announced it wasn't coming to Verizon. I was bummed. Didn't like the way the Inc looked on the back, and thought, what the hell, and ordered it. Haven't ever been as happy with this phone as I am now. Doing the root is 'shocking' because you feel like you could mess it up till you realize clockworkmod is your safety net when it comes to ROM and you can't permanently mess your phone up.

Now as far as making it like cabbage to save battery I never could get mine to do it. But it loves strawberries.

 

[davidnc]

Looks like the DX might get it first and I thought the Incredible would . Its posted in the DX section under froyo topic . Im ready just will be updating phones in the reverse order I planned on.

 

[Trea]

I got tired of waiting and rooted mine today. It was surprisingly easy and I had no trouble at all.

 

[PhreePhly]

I have to apologize to SoCGHOST -- that was rude of me, and not a very nice welcome.

Welcome to the forums, and thank you for sharing your experience (genuinely). You may have helped some straddlers get over the fence about root/rom'ing.

I just really, really, really resent that I can't be one of them!

However, your point was very valid to this thread. Some of us can't root because our employer's IT group will stab us in the eyeballs if we try

However, I can absolutely understand Verizon not releasing the build until it passes their quality control. Thinks about it, who are you going to ***** at when your Skyraider build doesn't work? You'll probably come to the forums here and rag on the author, but if Verizon's OTA doesn't work, who gets the phone calls? Verizon can't afford to have the OTA brick a phone or make the camera or camcorder non-functional. No matter what, they can expect a certain percentage of the users to call and complain. The new build will add something unexpected (not necessarily bad, but different) and Verizon will be required to handle those calls. But if the OTA causes a major problem, it will cost them.

 

[rphx2]

My husband's Motorola Droid just got Froyo 2.2 ota update.