[vkladchik]

I've looked through the zillions of posts about 5.0 but can't find anything that explicitly lists what the advantages of 5.0 are. I just bought a Tour and it has 4.7. It's running fine. I don't want to risk a bunch of setting-fiddling hassle unless the advantages of 5.0 are worth it.

If I missed a relevant post, please feel free to link to it.

Thanks.

[ffk_pennywise]

Flick scrolling, threaded SMS, just to name a few.

[elvin1983]

All in all it feels like the OS as a whole runs a lot smoother. Threaded SMS is one nice benefit, but it seems like data loads much faster than with 4.7 as well.

Here, check this out, it breaks it down for you:
Full OS 5.0 Incremental Features Walk Through | CrackBerry.com

[Chrisy]

http://forums.crackberry.com/f141/wh...ght=552+errors

552 Errors gone!

[klynnc]

Threaded SMS is my fav thing about it. Everything is better on 5.0. And it makes sense to upgrade. I absolutely love it. Smoother, cleaner, faster! Zero complaints from me. I was hesitant to try it after reading a few complaints but those were minor. Its worth it....

[jgodin03]

Transitions when you run a 5.0 theme

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[berryjunky]

I like how the boot time is much faster now with OS 5.

[hondateg91]

-Start up time
-Threaded SMS
-Boot up screen looks cleaner(not a big deal)
-And some changes here and there that make it a little better.

[vkladchik]

Great! Thanks for the answers.

[BlkBryAddict]

I couldn't tell ya! I'm with Verizon dammit!

[trophynuts]

if you looked through a lot of post and still don't know what the advantages of upgrading are then you might be better off just sticking with what you have until your made to upgrade....

[trophynuts]

I couldn't tell ya! I'm with Verizon dammit!

what does that have to do with anything? Myself and many other people are on VZW and running 5.0.x like a champ.

[ohmetex]

I guess you don't miss what you haven't seen. I'm running 4.7.1.61 and my phone does everything I need or expect it to do. Three email accounts deliver without a bobble, all my extra apps run like a champ, browser is plenty fast, and my phone has never shown an error of any type, or even hesitated on any thing I have done with it. Long story short, what I've got is the absolute best phone I've ever had, so why should I take a chance of screwing it up with a non-factory upgrade.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it..........

[BlkBryAddict]

Spoken like a chump, I mean champ. The OP is with Sprint who has already released their 5.0. I was stating my frustration with Vzw not releasing their's yet. Now run along....

[trophynuts]

and i was stating how just because your with VZW and they haven't released an official one yet doesn't mean you can't run 5.0.

[BlkBryAddict]

and i was stating how just because your with VZW and they haven't released an official one yet doesn't mean you can't run 5.0.

Thanks. Have attempted. Nothing positive came of it. Will continue to wait and wait and wait.

[trophynuts]

well that i totally understand. It took me a while to make the decision to move to 5.0.x and personally for me it has worked out for the better. However i realize everyone's results do vary.

[vkladchik]

So I downloaded it, and everything is working fine. Just one thing - the lock button is gone. How do I lock the phone now?

[bry360]

Is there a way to get 5.0 without the threaded SMS? I'm not a fan of that, and it's mainly one of the reasons why I won't download 5.0. Might sound like a dumb reason not to get it, but I just don't like it

[bry360]

So I downloaded it, and everything is working fine. Just one thing - the lock button is gone. How do I lock the phone now?

You have two ways of locking the phone. The physical lock button at the top/left of the phone and the icon on your menu. Does that help?

[wbkm85]

or hold "a" and it locks too

[bry360]

or hold "a" and it locks too

Yeah but that takes longer than pushing the top button

[lgdlman]

Bump all of the above but for me it was also the profiles issue with ringtones, Email and SMS notifications.

Since upgrading my VZ to a Sprint 5.0 OS, love it!

One of the best BB I've owned!

[vkladchik]

wow. didn't even know there was a key there.

thanks!