Verizon SW upgrade for the Storm
- If a replacement device seems needed, it is POSSIBLE, that when your defective BB is received at the warehouse and they see .109 on it, they may charge your account the full retail value of the storm.[/QUOTE]
Verizon MAY charge you to replace the device if they...
- Can't find the phone once it gets to the warehouse.
- Feel it was user error.
- Discover an "unofficial" OS on it.
- Lose you in the system.
- Want a deposit.
- Feel like it.
There are several reasons they MAY charge you for anything. I have yet to hear from anyone saying they refused warranty service on a phone with a beta OS.
Besides, if I were to return the phone for a replacement, the first thing I'd do is wipe it. I have no desire for my personal info to end up in anyone else's hands any more than absolutely necessary.03-01-09 10:08 PMLike 0 - I heard from a friend, whose cousin's wife's boss's uncle's maid's lover's pool boy, whose nephew is a high level exec at Verizon that they are ditching the RIM os and almost completed development of a hybrid OSX/Android OS that's going to make the Storm the most awesome phone ever dreamt of.
My friend said it will be out next week, and trust me, this is a reliable source.03-01-09 10:08 PMLike 0 -
- Not rude. Just real. If ur not going to say it, then don't act like a kid who got some mcdooonalds and you can haaaave none.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com03-01-09 10:11 PMLike 0 - Are you kidding me? Almost every thread here, especially those speaking of OSes, ends up in mindless bickering. Go read some threads, it's simultaneously entertaining and saddening.03-01-09 10:12 PMLike 0
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- just upgrade to .109. having done that and then trying .75 again just for gits and shiggles, I can tell you without pause that 75 sux comparitively. however, if you don't upgrade and wait for the official release, I'm sure the experience will be similar to the revolutionary leap of discovering the wheel to walking on the moon in one fell swoop03-01-09 10:19 PMLike 0
- sorry dude - life must be really tough when your'e that pissed off at the world! Now why would I want to share info after your comments?03-01-09 10:21 PMLike 0
- lol easy guys. The Op just asked a question that we see everyday and all day and are all hopeing for the best answers. We dont know as for now. And when people say they herd something, we simply hope for the best. I went to .109 from .75 and it was a bit faster, but had lock ups, lock/unlock wouldnt function correctly, hourglass every second, and MMS messages (pictures that werent taken with the Storm) would be grayed out. Those problems alone drove me back to .75. So we just read other peoples expierences and know what we get into when we attempt this. Now I now Verizon is really strict. They dont want to release an OS that has problems such as those, so they just wait for the closest perfect OS to come out to release to people that pay them for there service monthly. I can see why they take awhile. They want to make sure they dont kick themselves in the **** with releasing JUNK. And in my opinion, .75 isnt really bad. It gets the job done in what the phone is supposed to do. Internet, Calling, And Messaging. Now speed wise? Thats a whole other thread lol.
Last edited by Terrigno; 03-01-09 at 10:28 PM.
03-01-09 10:25 PMLike 0 -
When using .109 do you have to use the full vertical keyboard or is it an option? Can anyone post a screenshot? Thanks!03-01-09 10:46 PMLike 0 - Terrigno -
Refreshing....a realist (and logical)perspective at last - we are VERY careful to test, test, and retest any forthcoming OS updates so we don't make a bad situation worse. Although it has been painful waiting for an update, for me included - remember, I'm the one taking the calls from everyone that's frustrated with their Storms, it will be worth the wait!03-01-09 10:46 PMLike 0 - 03-01-09 10:47 PMLike 0
- Terrigno -
Refreshing....a realist (and logical)perspective at last - we are VERY careful to test, test, and retest any forthcoming OS updates so we don't make a bad situation worse. Although it has been painful waiting for an update, for me included - remember, I'm the one taking the calls from everyone that's frustrated with their Storms, it will be worth the wait!
That really depends on how long the wait is. I encourage everyone to try a leaked. Since it is obvious that VZW (which I love by the way) seems to be in absolutely no hurry to get a new OS out there. Yes part of that is RIM, but I have been running .99 since it was leaked and it is leaps and bounds beyond the .75 it came with. I have also read that some of the newer versions are even better. Some keep saying that it will get better, and I agree that it will. But just how long is this taking. Imagine the the impact that a new release will have, especially on those that are not trying a leaked version. This length of time only reinforces that RIM / VZW jumped the gun on the release on this device. It would make sense that something in the midterm would do wonders for the appearance of the device.
Before I get flamed for this, I am happy with my Storm and have NO intention of getting another device. Just pointing out that there is also side effects of not getting an update out. It is OK to get the improvements out in increments.03-01-09 10:57 PMLike 0 - Exactly. Wipe the whole thing OS, personal data and all. Businesses do that kind of thing with smartphones and computers and it would not be anything unusual to RIM.03-01-09 11:33 PMLike 0
- How long did you leave them on? If it wasn't at least 12 hrs then you jumped ship too soon. Sometimes it takes time for a new OS to "settle in" and work the way it is supposed to. The major bugs (except the LED issue) seem to be resolved by .10903-01-09 11:38 PMLike 0
- I heard from a friend, whose cousin's wife's boss's uncle's maid's lover's pool boy, whose nephew is a high level exec at Verizon that they are ditching the RIM os and almost completed development of a hybrid OSX/Android OS that's going to make the Storm the most awesome phone ever dreamt of.
My friend said it will be out next week, and trust me, this is a reliable source.03-01-09 11:44 PMLike 0 - correction: it is a place where friendly and unfriendly adults, little prodigy children with BB's, nerds, savants, iPhone haters, gossipers, unwed mothers, and the like went to help each other with there BB's03-01-09 11:50 PMLike 0
- Terrigno -
Refreshing....a realist (and logical)perspective at last - we are VERY careful to test, test, and retest any forthcoming OS updates so we don't make a bad situation worse. Although it has been painful waiting for an update, for me included - remember, I'm the one taking the calls from everyone that's frustrated with their Storms, it will be worth the wait!
I could go on, but I think we get the point. What ever happend to telling someone, I don't have the answer, or Let me find out. Just get the reps to stop lying! that would be a great improvement in itself03-02-09 12:43 AMLike 0 -
OK in all seriousness, no one knows for sure and anything you read on these forums prior to it actually being released is pure speculation or info that can be out of date in a minute due to a bug being found in what they want to release.
There is no need for you and others to keep asking this question as all you need to do is look at the Crackberry home page and the Storm forums because believe me when it happens it will be the biggest news since the Storm was launched.
Next time you feel the urge to post something like this please just pick up your phone and navigate to Options > Advanced Options > Wireless Update and do the update check and if you get "No Update Available" then you know your answer is "not today" and you can move on.
Thanks for understanding.03-02-09 01:34 AMLike 0 -
- I've left them on for at least 3-4 days, before I decided to switch back to .75. Not really that impressed. Although some were faster than .75, they all had annoying little bugs that made me want to throw my Storm against the wall.03-02-09 07:17 AMLike 0
- I was at verizon the other day to pick up some screen savers and I took a quick look at the 2 floor displays. Both of them had .94!!!! I did not think to take a photo of this.
This was an official verizon corporate store.03-02-09 09:05 AMLike 0
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