New OS?

[NicoleW78]

Anyone think that Alltel will release any official OS for us remaining souls?

[AZBBFAN]

no but verizon will....eventually, 8330 is one of the older phones at this point

[NicoleW78]

Yeah, I'm aware of that. One of the last phones to get an OS update... and one of the last carriers, too. I'm sure. I've installed "non-official" OS's before. It's no big deal... was just wondering.

[AZBBFAN]

Kind of a bummer, you have the storm, storm 2, Tour and essex to come first and to top it off you are an altell subsrciber....you have a lot stacked against you.

[NicoleW78]

Yup. Sucks. *shrug* Oh well. I still get a good signal with Alltel, and I love my curve, so I'll deal with it.

[lak611]

You don't necessarily have to use Alltel or Verizon's OS. If Sprint or some other carrier has a newer official OS, all you need to do is delete the vendor xml file and it will be fine to use on your phone.

I'm using an AT&T OS on mine, but I had used a Vodafone UK one before AT&T issued theirs.

Just check the 8330 forums and the latest official OS should be in a sticky at the top of the forums.

[NicoleW78]

Yep, done it before. It is easy to do. Just like running the "official" version sometimes.... just in case I do something stupid like drop my phone in water or whatnot. LOL

[lak611]

Originally Posted by NicoleW78

Yep, done it before. It is easy to do. Just like running the "official" version sometimes.... just in case I do something stupid like drop my phone in water or whatnot. LOL

It won't void your warranty since it's not a beta, it is official just for a different carrier.

[NicoleW78]

Really? I was unaware of that. I thought it did void the warrenty. Granted, I do have insurance, but wasn't sure of the effect messing with the OS would have on that.