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Given up on waiting for root..

Well, I hate to say this but I have given up waiting for root as an early leak user. I feel I have the right to post this due to 1, helping wherever I could, 2, contacting paul to even get the ball rolling after jcase mentioned him 3, offered donation for a solution etc...
I love my eris but see all the neat things I am missing out on. When the evo comes out, I will be jumping from pageplus to sprint... i am sure that will be rooted and if not... im still better off.
Thank you to all who have tried their best.. I think this is one instance where the phone beat us. I am annoyed that we do not have root as it allows us to better use our own phone.
anyway, best of luck to all...

Do not feed the troll...

seriously?? I have more posts than you and I am far from that... your comment is stupid.

joey3002 said:
Well, I hate to say this but I have given up waiting for root as an early leak user. I feel I have the right to post this due to 1, helping wherever I could, 2, contacting paul to even get the ball rolling after jcase mentioned him 3, offered donation for a solution etc...
I love my eris but see all the neat things I am missing out on. When the evo comes out, I will be jumping from pageplus to sprint... i am sure that will be rooted and if not... im still better off.
Thank you to all who have tried their best.. I think this is one instance where the phone beat us. I am annoyed that we do not have root as it allows us to better use our own phone.
anyway, best of luck to all...
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I dont blame you homie.. If I had not managed to get a second eris after I jumped on the leakv1, I would have gone nuts watching all the badass ROMS and hacks get released and have no way to use them.

Ok everyone can quit complaining about the 2.1 update! I just checked Verizon ERis Software Upgrade page and its announced that there is an update coming soon! I know theres no date but at least it is now finally up on their site. If you dont belive me check it out your self & for those who doubted it would ever come this just shows that paicence is a virtue.
support.vzw.com/information/droid_eris_upgrade
Check out both pdf files. The Benifits of Software link states all the updates for 2.1. Enough said?

Good riddance.

Whitepaint said:
I dont blame you homie.. If I had not managed to get a second eris after I jumped on the leakv1, I would have gone nuts watching all the badass ROMS and hacks get released and have no way to use them.
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exactly...
WalkingTaco said:
Good riddance.
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suck it... what have you contributed?

Just short out the battery connection on the back of the phone with a small piece of aluminum foil, take it in to Verizon, explain how your phone just turned off and won't turn on and voila! You get a new phone the next day running stock 1.5, ready to be ROOTED!
That's what I did after installing the 2.1 leak and realized I couldn't get root. Let me tell you, my rooted Eris running Evil Eris v2.0 with the overclocked processor is far greater than my friends Moto Droid. I hope you make the right decision.

P.S. Don't be a bully.

There are always risks involved when upgrading a device, I learned that with the PSP and now other people are learning it with their Eris. Crying about it (in the wrong forum no less) is doing nothing to help.
A root will likely eventually be found, patience is the key. As soon as you just can't stand it anymore and upgrade/change device/etc you've potentially lost something forever.
One thing is for sure; I find it insulting that people feel they have a right to complain about being on leak, nobody held you down and forced you to flash anything.

Turnyface said:
Just short out the battery connection on the back of the phone with a small piece of aluminum foil, take it in to Verizon, explain how your phone just turned off and won't turn on and voila! You get a new phone the next day running stock 1.5, ready to be ROOTED!
That's what I did after installing the 2.1 leak and realized I couldn't get root. Let me tell you, my rooted Eris running Evil Eris v2.0 with the overclocked processor is far greater than my friends Moto Droid. I hope you make the right decision.
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It's not overclocked yet, it definitely doesnt do anything at the moment. And as far as shorting it out, I took mine into verizon complaining about the speakers all cutting out glitch and they didnt even look at the phone and swapped me out a new one in 10 minutes. It's not that hard really, just find someone in the store who looks like an idiot. All the smart people are in the back anyway.

Or You can not be a cheapskate and just Buy a new one..

or should I get a MOTO Droid or incredible but I still have my Eris with
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Marisa said:
There are always risks involved when upgrading a device, I learned that with the PSP and now other people are learning it with their Eris. Crying about it (in the wrong forum no less) is doing nothing to help.
A root will likely eventually be found, patience is the key. As soon as you just can't stand it anymore and upgrade/change device/etc you've potentially lost something forever.
One thing is for sure; I find it insulting that people feel they have a right to complain about being on leak, nobody held you down and forced you to flash anything.
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I second that ****!

Just Buy a Incredible Then Get Root Or Wait For It.

Cyostrife said:
Or You can not be a cheapskate and just Buy a new one..
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Not everyone has lots of money and buying a new eris outright is about 500 or so, used on ebay they go for over 300. speaking for myself I know I'd rather have the 3-500 to spend on bills and things then buying a new phone.

Even though I am kicking myself for not waiting a bit longer, I don't regret upgrading to any of the leaks. It gave me 2.1 months before everyone else. A little more patience never hurt anyone.

WalkingTaco said:
Not everyone has lots of money and buying a new eris outright is about 500 or so, used on ebay they go for over 300. speaking for myself I know I'd rather have the 3-500 to spend on bills and things then buying a new phone.
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Seconded. But this thread is useless. If you're tired of waiting on 2.1 leak root then get a new phone, try and get a replacement or just sit there and use the phone like it was meant to be. There's nothing wrong with 2.1 v3 in my opinion. Telling everyone you're leaving because of it is just asking to be trolled/flamed. I suggest a mod closes this thread or something.

Sheen160 said:
Seconded. But this thread is useless. If you're tired of waiting on 2.1 leak root then get a new phone, try and get a replacement or just sit there and use the phone like it was meant to be. There's nothing wrong with 2.1 v3 in my opinion. Telling everyone you're leaving because of it is just asking to be trolled/flamed. I suggest a mod closes this thread or something.
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Agree, 2.1 is so much better than 1.5. Plus, if you want to play with your phone and "customize it" a little there are home replacements in the market you can try. Helixlauncher is really good, and I just found one yesterday on android forums, real nice. It's called Zeam, http://www.mediafire.com/?jtzjyoklenk
Little to no lag and dialer is lightning fast.
So while you might not be rooted, it's nobody's fault that root hasn't been found yet or that you (op) flashed the leak. I want root too, but have the patience to wait for it to be found. There are some of the best devs on here working on it, only a matter of time.
~ happy 2.1 v3 leak user

my point wasnt i was unhappy with anyone here. I love 2.1v3 and yes, its leaps above 1.5
Just annoyed at what I am missing. I do not want this topic to be considered trollish..

Verizon planning on outlawing custom roms??

Just got out of the verizon store today and a rep had told me that "verizon is planning on tracking people useing custom roms and deny 3g services to these people" can some one verify this statement???
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Its probably nerd rage... hes mad hes working in a Verizon store and is just trying to scare you =D

There was a thread on this subject before, unfortunately it's been merged into the giant 'Network-related' thread.
The long and short of it is that they're supposedly introducing methods of tracking rooted/jailbroken handsets because people are abusing tethering.
But if you want to read what was said, it starts here.
You'll just have to try and follow the discussion as best you can given it's mixed in with posts from other threads.

cool i'll check it out.

Supreme court ruling was very clear on this. They (the carriers) cannot act against anyone with a custom rom... because the ruling clearly stated that you bought the phone therefore it is yours to do what you want.
The Tethering is a different issue all together, that is easy to track, just by usage.
But the long and the short of it is the carriers have no authority over the phone you purchased as long as you are not abusing the data agreement

well as it seems they used a poor method on finding out who has a custom rom or not. accepting and not accepting an ota update is stupid because there could be and probably are a bunch of people that don't care about updates (i know a fair amount of them) that don't install these. i just read what p3droid had posted upon the topic. it is very disturbing. considering some people (crazy and pointless as it is) use their phones for torrent and (as useful as it may be) VPN services such as tech support for companies and so on. so the use of data whether tethered or not is no different. personally i use my phone for tech support from time to time with the use of vpn services and remote desktop. it is if you look at it insane! it's like having your isp telling you what websites you can and cannot go to.
ok now that i have all that out of my head and on forum, even if it is alittle random. thoughts on this topic more specifically?!

me thinks that Verizon is trolling you, and like stated before me, just a nerd rage

I can live without tethering. Non rooted phone...not so much.

Slickjeh said:
me thinks that Verizon is trolling you, and like stated before me, just a nerd rage
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This was an email I got from my networking team. Just wanted to inform and at the same time get a few informed view.
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triggerftu said:
well as it seems they used a poor method on finding out who has a custom rom or not. accepting and not accepting an ota update is stupid because there could be and probably are a bunch of people that don't care about updates (i know a fair amount of them) that don't install these. i just read what p3droid had posted upon the topic. it is very disturbing. considering some people (crazy and pointless as it is) use their phones for torrent and (as useful as it may be) VPN services such as tech support for companies and so on. so the use of data whether tethered or not is no different. personally i use my phone for tech support from time to time with the use of vpn services and remote desktop. it is if you look at it insane! it's like having your isp telling you what websites you can and cannot go to.
ok now that i have all that out of my head and on forum, even if it is alittle random. thoughts on this topic more specifically?!
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Yours is probably the first logical argument i read regarding the tethering debate. The first one to actualy make me understand the reasoning. Ok, I'll bite into that one, if we are truly, undoubtedly talking about un unlimited plan, i understand why limitations must be aplied, but what about when talking about caped plans, how is that logic not abusive from the carrier's side, as it logically seems to be abusive on the consumers side when talking about truly unlimited data... could it be about those grandfathered unlimited plans? Even so, if one looks at this issue objectively, it still is the carriers fault. What would you a expect, as a carrier that applies hidden or bogus charges, from the consummation? There's no right or wrong here, from neither sides, as i see it, based on your logic. This is the balancing i was talking about. But instead, we get a rushing of decisions, that apparently seem to be in everyone's interest, nationwide, but, actually, in depth, it turns out to "hurt" consumers that don't realy deserve that kind of, for lack of a better word, ruling...

i hope this will never happend in Europe

alex11233 said:
i hope this will never happend in Europe
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last time i checked, ~4 years ago, europe had the proper regulations to avoid such mess....

triggerftu said:
Just got out of the verizon store today and a rep had told me that "verizon is planning on tracking people useing custom roms and deny 3g services to these people" can some one verify this statement???
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Here is someone who got pissed because they work behind a counter where switching ROM flavors all day isn't allowed. He is jealous and you're one happy free android user.
Next time you see him, tell him OnStar is now tracking cheating husbands. Lol
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Never gonna happen. The guy is probably not intelligent enough to figure out what Verizon really wants. Probably too lazy to take care of customers accordingly.

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/...on-but-ATT-Merger-May-Chill-Demand-72254.html

triggerftu said:
well as it seems they used a poor method on finding out who has a custom rom or not. accepting and not accepting an ota update is stupid because there could be and probably are a bunch of people that don't care about updates (i know a fair amount of them) that don't install these. i just read what p3droid had posted upon the topic. it is very disturbing. considering some people (crazy and pointless as it is) use their phones for torrent and (as useful as it may be) VPN services such as tech support for companies and so on. so the use of data whether tethered or not is no different. personally i use my phone for tech support from time to time with the use of vpn services and remote desktop. it is if you look at it insane! it's like having your isp telling you what websites you can and cannot go to.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe some Countries and actually some Counties around the US do this. I've read some guys on here complaining about their internet being data capped and controlled on which websites they can access. This is true also in some Counties around the US. I recall a few Counties around me here in New York that dont allow the selling of hard porn.
And if I'm also not mistaken (and I certainly could be, because I've never tried this), if you try to sign up for a porn site, if you live in one of those zip codes, and you put in your info (ie. zip code), it detects your zip code and doesnt let you register.
just some food for thought.
now commence the rants hahaha

1984 all over again.
Blundered from my Dunderbolt

Adrozz07 said:
1984 all over again.
Blundered from my Dunderbolt
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but this time we're going about it with A BANG! ^_^

caffeinated chris said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe some Countries and actually some Counties around the US do this. I've read some guys on here complaining about their internet being data capped and controlled on which websites they can access. This is true also in some Counties around the US. I recall a few Counties around me here in New York that dont allow the selling of hard porn.
And if I'm also not mistaken (and I certainly could be, because I've never tried this), if you try to sign up for a porn site, if you live in one of those zip codes, and you put in your info (ie. zip code), it detects your zip code and doesnt let you register.
just some food for thought.
now commence the rants hahaha
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next step in this discussion?... well, might as well!
who wants to start the honors?

Honestly, I dont care if they ban or limit us rooted users (not that it will happen or maybe, one thing are manufactores and one thing are carriers) but what I dislike about LTE is that it gives carriers the ability to monitor what we surf, download and even down to the quality of videos and pictures we see. They can filter pages too. LTE Was not made with consumers in mind but carriers. FCC rule out that ISP WIRED CANNOT do this but have given WISP a go on this. or at least they havent rule any regulations. MetroPC does this already.

Rooting after latest update?!

I want to root my phone but dont know if its possible witht the lastest update. im very new to all of this but i see there are many many more things i can do with it rooted than not rooted.
i also want to get sense 3.0 on it.
thanks for all help.

chesarae.garza said:
I want to root my phone but dont know if its possible witht the lastest update. im very new to all of this but i see there are many many more things i can do with it rooted than not rooted.
i also want to get sense 3.0 on it.
thanks for all help.
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for the love of christ............. diaf

chill out bro...forums dont need police! its just a question, dont take it so personal.

chesarae.garza said:
chill out bro...forums dont need police! its just a question, dont take it so personal.
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yes but it is the same question that has been asked a thousand times that you didnt feel the need to search for yourself. look like 3 posts down from your thread, then like 2 more down, then a few more down, notice anything? yeah those are the other morons who asked the same thing that has been beat to death because they felt they were to special to search.

i dont think we think were "to special" bro.
thanks for pointing me in the right direction though, thats all i needed.

So it can't be done or is it being worked on?
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Lpast said:
So it can't be done or is it being worked on?
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Currently it cannot be done. The source code for the ROM will be released soon and soon after you will have more ROMS, better kernels and rooting. Until then its a wait period for you. Its good practice to wait after an update (OTA) is released to the wild because you lose root and essentially you are stuck with that ROM until things are released etc.
Hope that helps and welcome to XDA.!

How long....?
I'm a n00b and I know there is no root method with a 2.3 OTA if you are S-On. The bootloader is locked.
Question: Whats a typical time-frame for somebody to do the hack? Days, weeks, Months.
From what I gather and read this work-a-round is going to be harder.
The reason I ask is that I am about to kank my Comcast wireless service. Increased from $26.99 to $49.99. I think I'm better off paying Sprint $30 for the hotspot. I am better off waiting a bit, then root to get the free hotspot tether to work.
FWIW - Maybe there should be a sticky titled "EVO 4G 2.3 Hack Update! - Sprint: 4 , XDA:3" One post per day, saying just "nada, zilch, nothing, - patience grasshoper"
Anything to see the status is No Can Do.
People will be mercilessness with asking the same ridiculous question.

Schlenkerla said:
I'm a n00b and I know there is no root method with a 2.3 OTA if you are S-On. The bootloader is locked.
Question: Whats a typical time-frame for somebody do the hack? Days, weeks, Months.
From what I gather and read this work-a-round is going to be harder.
The reason I ask is that I am about to kank my Comcast wireless service. Increased from $26.99 to $49.99. I think I'm better off paying Sprint $30 for the hotspot. I am better off waiting a bit, then root to get the free hotspot tether to work.
FWIW - Maybe there should be a sticky titled "EVO 4G 2.3 Hack Update! - Sprint: 4 , XDA:3" One post per day, saying just "nada, zilch, nothing, - patience grasshoper"
Anything to see the status is No Can Do.
People will be mercilessness with asking the same ridiculous question.
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i would say average is a few weeks to a month based on previous ota getting rooted. however google seems to have done a good job at plugging all the holes and it may be considerably longer. no way to know how long really. just depends how much scouring it takes to find an exploit. take the rageagainstthecage exploit, that wasnt discovered until about 6 months after froyo was release iirc

I get aggravated to, but the guy asked the question in a decent enough. non-naab way.
Truth is, if you have 2.3.3 and you're S-on, there is no root, currently.
Give it some time, be patient and use the time to read as much as you can and get an idea of what you want and how you want to set it up once a root method is developed.
Specifically, I'd learn APS2SD/SD Card partitioning, Which ROMS suit your needs the best and how you want to set your screens up

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I get aggravated to, but the guy asked the question in a decent enough. non-naab way.
Truth is, if you have 2.3.3 and you're S-on, there is no root, currently.
Give it some time, be patient and use the time to read as much as you can and get an idea of what you want and how you want to set it up once a root method is developed.
Specifically, I'd learn APS2SD/SD Card partitioning, Which ROMS suit your needs the best and how you want to set your screens up
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op asked in a manner befitting someone who has not searched or tried to answer for himself hence is why he got some flammage. Schlenkerla, however, asked in an educated and obviously researched way which earned him a proper reply.

no root? How about another option?
ok, i have been reading every single day on how to re-root my evo. Now, im not asking if there is a root method yet, however i need to ask this.
Is is possible to revert the hboot, firmware, to a previous version. I an unable to install a ruu OS because im s-on of course. I would just like to know if there is ANY way to revert back to 2.2 so i can just root the normal way and start flashing roms daily again... It can be complicated, im highly technical, but i cant find anyhting talking about a way to do this.

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ok, i have been reading every single day on how to re-root my evo. Now, im not asking if there is a root method yet, however i need to ask this.
Is is possible to revert the hboot, firmware, to a previous version. I an unable to install a ruu OS because im s-on of course. I would just like to know if there is ANY way to revert back to 2.2 so i can just root the normal way and start flashing roms daily again... It can be complicated, im highly technical, but i cant find anyhting talking about a way to do this.
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not possible at this point. the 2.16 hboot will not allow an older version to be flashed.

Crap, that sucks! thanks for the info.

I am guessing the same goes with a factory reset.
Btw - what all does factory reset do?
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chesarae.garza said:
chill out bro...forums dont need police! its just a question, dont take it so personal.
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Forums also don't need the same question asked in 50 different threads.
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Or people running around being jerks on it. If a complete stranger asked you the same question for the 50th time in real life would you blow up in their face about it? No. So why would you on the internet? The internet makes people feel empowered to be rude because they aren't face to face. Let's just keep in mind that person on the other end is a human being, and we all are lazy and all don't search for stuff ok?
I can't tell you how many times my husband has said "I can't find the ketchup" and I say "did you look behind the milk?". The answer is always no, but that's where it is!
Maybe its just guys that have the problem with not knowing how to search.
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Because if someone asks you a question you've heard over and over, they may not be in a position to do a simple search for the answer before they ask....

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<snip> Let's just keep in mind that person on the other end is a human being, and we all are lazy and all don't search for stuff ok? <snip>
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Look, I am not a flamer (at least , not where noobs are concerned). I normally just ignore questions that have been answered 1000 times. Believe it or not, I am actually a pretty polite dood, especially to people I don't know. That being said, the thought process that starts with "everybody does it" and ends with "fvk it, i'll just ask instead of bothering to search" is just wrong. Feel free to search through every thread I have ever started and show me were I started a thread asking a question that had already been done to death. Do it. People get flamed because others want the questions to STOP! They WANT noobs to be too afraid of flaming to ask a question. I was gone on vacation, and away from from XDA for basically a solid week. During that vacation, I managed to smash my phone's screen. As soon as I got home, I put in for my replacement, and immediately started searching for root methods for the newest OTA. It took less than 10 minutes to determine that there was no news...with the exception of this, which obviously is not very helpful.
In short: Don't start a new thread unless you are SURE that there is not already a thread about your topic. If you decide to do it anyway, don't complain when you get flamed. It is your own fault. Human nature is no excuse for anything. We are humans and have the power to observe both ourselves and the world around us, and we have the ability to modify our behavior based on those observations. For instance, I was absolutely positive, when I began writing this response, that at least one person would feel the need to flame me for it. Go ahead. I can take it. I put my big-boy pants on.

I don't know if it's just me......

But this whole downgrade to being considered a "Low Activity Device" is kinda messing with me a little...
I kinda really don't like it, lol...
If there is anyone else with me, let's all email the Super Mods, and see if we can bring it back
Please,
Taylore

The sad thing is that there has been more activity in here the past month than there was before, and it then gets the downgrade

As much as I hate to agree with this, we are a low activity device. Other than the general chatter about upgrading to froyo, we have a couple of ROMs and kernels that haven't been updated in quite some time, a gingerbread theme and some Ticker tweaks. Compared to other devices that is low activity.
We would need to kick up the development to really justify getting it moved.
-weudel
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Yeah, i can see what you are talking about...
As soon as we get froyo, there is definitely going to be a lot more development, and then I guess we can try and negotiate with the super mods then.

What does it mean to be downgraded? Can we still find all the dev stuff on our favorite sure?
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It just means that we have been moved... Which in theory would be no big deal if there wasn't a handful of people who have been trying to keep this board alive and just got there efforts thwarted.... -__-

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Yeah, i can see what you are talking about...
As soon as we get froyo, there is definitely going to be a lot more development, and then I guess we can try and negotiate with the super mods then.
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That's IF we get Froyo. It's been a couple months now, and we still haven't heard legitimate evidence that they are releasing froyo for us.

I have no idea why Verizon hasn't pushed that update out. It's incredible that they could just let the Continuum people hang like that. I'm going to talk to my media relations contact (I'm a product journalist by trade) and see what they say off the record. I'm sure it will go something like this "No comment at this time".

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That's IF we get Froyo. It's been a couple months now, and we still haven't heard legitimate evidence that they are releasing froyo for us.
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You'll get Froyo it just may not come from Verizon

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You'll get Froyo it just may not come from Verizon
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I like the sound of this!
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You'll get Froyo it just may not come from Verizon
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Kind words but I'm still not getting my hopes up. I was just starting to get comfortable with the idea I was gonna be stuck with Eclair..
I'll stay silently hopeful.

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You'll get Froyo it just may not come from Verizon
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please be serious. if there is anything i can do to help, just ask. i really do like this phone, but the lack of 2.2 is a huge deal breaker. im going to try to get a different one unless i can be assured of froyo. if you provide it, i will be a very faithful follower

I activated this phone on a verizon pp before july 7 and so far I've kept my unlmtd data but I don't get upgrades....so I might have phone for awhile which means I don't care where the froyo comes from lol
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"Legacy & Low Activity Devices", Wow.
That's low. But I guess it's the sign of the times.
I purchased my Continuum in January and I'm so fed up with samsung. RSS feeds don't work at all. Very dissappointed. I've decided not to purchase a single samsung phone/tablet product in the future. Lots of other makers that I see updates happening. 2 of my kids have Fascinates and they love them but updates are really slow coming out.
If it wasn't for you guys working on it and making it better, I would have canned the phone. Thanks for all your efforts and I hope we'll get 2.2 soon.

Start posting again! Now that we have Froyo, it's time to kick things up again.
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I've noticed this unlimited data plan loophole mentioned a few times. Does this mean that those of us who are grandfathered in with the old data plans have a way of getting out of our contracts due to this change? I activated my Continuum in March.
But now that we are seeing some Froyo action, I'm not as desperate to go in a different direction. The thought of speeding her up and de-bloating is pretty exciting. Also I love the ticker even though it's only like 10% useable for what I do. The ability to answer or ignore calls and see the time no matter what I'm doing is great. Yes I know any non-continuum phone could do the same with a pop-up window or whatever but that permanent little section of soft-controls is just so cool! Thought the real reason I like it is the unlimited possibilities for customization...which so far has been non-existent. Every day I look at that ticker and muse over it's possibilities...thinking how nice it would be if the little notifiers mapped to apps I actually use or how awesome it would be to pop some 1x1 widgets down there.... Is it irrational in Aug 2011 to still hope for things everyone dreamed of when this thing was released last November?
I held on to Palm for way too long too....Is being loyal to a gadget for what it should be a fools errand that will just leave me sad and bitter in the end?

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I've noticed this unlimited data plan loophole mentioned a few times. Does this mean that those of us who are grandfathered in with the old data plans have a way of getting out of our contracts due to this change? I activated my Continuum in March.
But now that we are seeing some Froyo action, I'm not as desperate to go in a different direction. The thought of speeding her up and de-bloating is pretty exciting. Also I love the ticker even though it's only like 10% useable for what I do. The ability to answer or ignore calls and see the time no matter what I'm doing is great. Yes I know any non-continuum phone could do the same with a pop-up window or whatever but that permanent little section of soft-controls is just so cool! Thought the real reason I like it is the unlimited possibilities for customization...which so far has been non-existent. Every day I look at that ticker and muse over it's possibilities...thinking how nice it would be if the little notifiers mapped to apps I actually use or how awesome it would be to pop some 1x1 widgets down there.... Is it irrational in Aug 2011 to still hope for things everyone dreamed of when this thing was released last November?
I held on to Palm for way too long too....Is being loyal to a gadget for what it should be a fools errand that will just leave me sad and bitter in the end?
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there is no loophole...verizon grandfathered in all smartphone users who had unlimited data (3g or 4g) for the near future (they can always change **** down the road if they want)
but for the time being u can upgrade on contract or activate new devices from 3g to 4g or 4g to 3g and keep ur same plan no restrictions (although 4g to 3g would burn ur 4g sim after 24 hours and ud need to get a new one)

Shouldnt all this activity and the Froyo Update bump us back up out of the low activity section? Just saying....
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[Bounty] Implement "Epic 4G-like" Wimax settings into NS4G ($165)

ICS has fixed this issue.

BUMP.. for a good cause
Come on guys... thought yall was the notorious hackers of XDA, OEM's can't stand yall

the last time i took on a 100 dollar bounty i got shafted..
but might wanna talk to dreamsforgotten as hes a master of frameworks and has both phones as well

I have taken the WiMax apps, etc files, and lib files from the epic, when I try to edit wimax in the hidden menu it fc's (WiMax_RC and WiMax_Config).

shabbypenguin said:
the last time i took on a 100 dollar bounty i got shafted..
but might wanna talk to dreamsforgotten as hes a master of frameworks and has both phones as well
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ya i get its hard to trust people. this is not something id normally ask for.. but the nexus is hands down my favorite phone ever and having wimax options would be icing on the cake.
you've seen how long i've wanted this shabby
but i promise im good for it.. check my nick around the internets(especially sprintusers forums).. i'm a phone lover.. im not going anywhere. and thank you for the suggestion.. i will present my offer to him.
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I have taken the WiMax apps, etc files, and lib files from the epic, when I try to edit wimax in the hidden menu it fc's (WiMax_RC and WiMax_Config).
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im glad im not the only one that wants these options! i've done the same thing and gotten the same results.

Bounty, ha, we probably have another great scam. I would love to work on it, but like shabby said, the last time he got screwed, and I was originally used as the scapegoat.

simon.ponder said:
Bounty, ha, we probably have another great scam. I would love to work on it, but like shabby said, the last time he got screwed, and I was originally used as the scapegoat.
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*edit*
OP updated.

Hey I usually just donate but im willing to throw down for a good cause for the bounty. All I got is $20 for now.. Unless its not fig out by 2 weeks then I can raise it a little. Just strapped for cash since im out visiting family in florida atm by myself (plane tickets and taxis rip you off)=corp greed and hense why our nation is in debt....Anyways.. Anyone else live out in florida? Android Party? lol Anyways im bored out of my mind in this hotel and about to hit the beach. BUT for now mark me as $20 unless told otherwise. I know some of you have been burned but im not a chump and I plan on keeping it that way. Only if I knew how to develop some more...

tandxcstar1 said:
Hey I usually just donate but im willing to throw down for a good cause for the bounty. All I got is $20 for now.. Unless its not fig out by 2 weeks then I can raise it a little. Just strapped for cash since im out visiting family in florida atm by myself (plane tickets and taxis rip you off)=corp greed and hense why our nation is in debt....Anyways.. Anyone else live out in florida? Android Party? lol Anyways im bored out of my mind in this hotel and about to hit the beach. BUT for now mark me as $20 unless told otherwise. I know some of you have been burned but im not a chump and I plan on keeping it that way. Only if I knew how to develop some more...
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*EDIT*I will not be taking extra donations.. i feel that may complicate things. see the OP for updates. i will be only using my own bounty.. tho i will be sure to include a direct donation link to whoever gets this done for us. so you'll be able to donate afterwards.*EDIT*
i was an evo user and saw how many people claimed to want to donate for aosp wimax.. and many did.. but many didnt. lots of empty promises. i know this thread will reach nowhere near that scale as what im asking for isnt even important to 98% of users.. but just saying.
i get how a lot of these bounty threads end up being bad news.. i just dont know how else to get this done. im not a dev.. just a cdma enthusiast. i've tried dumping the phone via various tools(cdma ws, qpst, etc) which only leads to the phone rebooting, so i assume im hitting unreadable addresses... ive backed up every parition(that i know of) on the phone and sifted thru hex to find reference to the wimax. i found mention of the wifi and bt mac addresses but no wimax reference. ive blindly added the epic 4g framework and wimax apks hoping it'll "just work". i've extracted every file off the phone that references wimax.. but nothing that references exact settings. i've been an active poster in every single wimax thread to do with the nexus. ive been active on freenode since the day i've gotten my phone looking for others interested. i've gone thru every method i could think of. offering $$ is my last hope. ive tried to do this myself.. im hoping someone can pick up where i've left off.

I'm working in my rom release, word bounty picks my ears up lol but I rather get the update out to those waiting first. If you still need n me to look at it after, I might be able to see. I really wanted to get the 4g quick panel toggle in place first but we shall see
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my apologies to start casting doubt, i was merely making a joke.. guys take my word for it autoprime has been in the irc channel trying to crack this for a while and talking with a few others including myself. if anyone wants this stuff working its him.

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I'm working in my rom release, word bounty picks my ears up lol but I rather get the update out to those waiting first. If you still need n me to look at it after, I might be able to see. I really wanted to get the 4g quick panel toggle in place first but we shall see
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thank you for your interest i'll be sure to keep you posted. there's not much wimax development in the States.. we're some of the few that can take advantage of the hardware.. i'd love to see it not go to waste!!

Glad you took the initiative to start this thread!
Curious (and maybe for anyone else reading), what is/are the main hurdle(s) in getting a 4G toggle to work? I've been following the issue since the ns4g dropped, but realized I don't know the actual reason. .. beyond just needing the wimax api

decalex said:
Glad you took the initiative to start this thread!
Curious (and maybe for anyone else reading), what is/are the main hurdle(s) in getting a 4G toggle to work? I've been following the issue since the ns4g dropped, but realized I don't know the actual reason.
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well my goal is to get far more than just the toggle to work.. but i feel that anyone diving into the wimax code to get my bounty sorted will figure out how to get the toggle to work as well
see this thread for info about the nexus toggle issue: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15320672
seems the devs cant figure out the correct call functions.. tho maybe its more than that.
oh.. and to anyone that wants a quick wimax on/off. just use an app like anycut(or any shortcut app) to make a wimax 4g settings shortcut on your main screen. its not pretty.. but its much faster than going thru the settings each time.

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my apologies to start casting doubt, i was merely making a joke.. guys take my word for it autoprime has been in the irc channel trying to crack this for a while and talking with a few others including myself. if anyone wants this stuff working its him.
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and thanks for the backup shabby i knew u were messin but I totally get others concern. this is the internet after all.

The closest I came to getting the toggle to work systemui booted just fine, the toggle didn't activate the wifi antenna but when I did in settings the toggle showed the change. Know what sucks, that zip was on my sd, and I hard reset so I lost the secret recipe. I'm itching to get this there are permission issues just calling the classes in the wimax apk which usa where the calls were moved
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Maybe you can start a pledge section too to sweeten the pot. The pledges are promises made in this thread that people that will donate to the winning developer (that the OP is not responsible for...) Of course, all the dev has is the word of the poster....
Thank you for starting this thread.

I'll definitely vouch for autoprime. Helped me out a lot on some other issues. Very patient.
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You place too muchconcern on the bounty id do it and be proud of the work regardless if I got paid
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dreamsforgotten said:
You place too muchconcern on the bounty id do it and be proud of the work regardless if I got paid
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yea, like i said dreams is the man.. if you liek any of his work please please donate to him, his paypal id is [email protected]
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