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Rezound OTA update, good or bad?

Still no Rezound forum, huh?

Well, I noticed a decreased in overall performance in my device after the update, but it was still very usable and a great device, but disappointed in the decrease in download speeds, battery life and STILL seeing the issue with my time switching back and forth between Pacific and Mountain time...I believe the time zones will sync before that is fixed lol.

Anyway, so I was sent a replacement and activated it last night and noticed immediately it had the previous software on it, which is good, because the battery life and speeds seem to be where they once were after about 4 hours of use...but there is an issue with the ear piece, the speaker seems to be blown (static and muffling) so I had to pack it up and send it back for another. I activated the phone with the new software afterwards (within minutes and in the same area) and notice the downloads speeds were back down to about 2-4 down and topped out at 1 up (the replacement, both exceeded 10) I am in Phoenix,AZ where 4G is all over.

I am hoping the next replacement has not been flashed w/ the new update so I can ignore it if it happens to come up. I know its recommended by VZW that all phones have the latest software, but after seeing first hand what the update does to the speed and battery, is it really worth it? Could it be that my device was bad all along despite it working perfectly prior to the update? I did perform factory resets and kept 3rd party apps very minimal but no difference. Is this "Verizon Location Agent" really to blame for the battery life? I fear receiving the next replacement and it working fine, then the update comes along and ruins the phone again...I doubt that is enough ground to request another replacement.

What to do, what to do!

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pat3332

The location agent really isn't using much of your resources and is just available in case an app that needs your location accesses it. I think a lot of people just got upset about having another Verizon app on their phone and blamed it for bad battery life regardless of the cause.

I don't think you're going to be able to avoid the OTA unless you can stay awake and watch your phone 24/7. Eventually, it will get pushed to you. I'm not happy about it either. I think it would be nice if I had a choice and was allowed to make my own decision. Oddly, I don't think Apple even forced updates on me.

unknown

hey, you responded to this on the HTC site as well haha, thanks for the feedback Pat. Yeah, Im gonna have to download it eventually and learn to live with it, or learn how to root phones

pat3332

I've been lucky with my TBolt and Rezound. I haven't had all of the problems others have except for the network problem with the Bolt. Since I still have it, I've been tempted to root it just to experiment, but the Rezound has been so great that I just haven't been in a hurry to do it. My speeds with the Rezound after the update are about the same as before. They go up and down, depending on when I check it and what server I connect to. I'd love to get the 20's and 30's some report, but my best is about 16Mbps and this morning I'm getting 4 to 7Mbps.

I don't usually see that much difference in how fast it connects to web sites, maybe because I don't check the speed when I'm surfing, if it connects I'm happy. It also seems to slow down when I tether to my laptop, but I seldom check it then either. Having a stable connection that doesn't drop out and need to be restarted every 5 to 10 minutes is more important to me than what the speed is. Even at it's slowest, it's still faster than the non-existent WiFi we have at work.

Hope your next one works better. If it doesn't keep bugging them till you get one that does.

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