Hello All, Got the gingerbread fever and I updated my Thunderbolt last night. So far so good. Still have some testing to do. Yes it does wipe the phone but not the SD Card. It was easy to install. Just run the exe file from the computer, set to use disk drive, follow instructions and go. All firmware should be like this. No waiting a month for the over the air updates. A couple of question though. 1. What is good app backup program. I thought my Verizon Backup would have done this. (Wrong had to reinstall 86 apps). Contacts were restored without issue. 2. What is the quickest way to erase attachments downloaded from your E-Mail? In 3 months I had 1.2 Gig of data. I just deleted from my computer. Does not seem to be a way from the phone. 3. Live wallpaper does hot hold after a restart. Its shows under Personalize\Wallpaper the correct one, but it defaults to default wallpaper on the screen. I understand this is beta and not the final release. It has some nice new features though. Thanks

The only point I was making was that this isnt a Beta release it is a Leak build which mean that its not supported or encouraged by Verizon or HTC and it just isnt wise to start a thread on software that you are not suppose to even have... I dont discoura...

Lt-Belspur wrote:I am still using the leaked version. (Wildman I know) I have digressed from this subject Lt-Belspur wrote:2.11.605.3 is out and installed last night. From internet sources, this is the final release. I hope not. VM Indicator still not working. Testing today. No its already been posted that this is still broke, I use Better YouMail so I never would notice anyway..

2.11.605.3 is out and installed last night. From internet sources, this is the final release. I hope not. VM Indicator still not working. Testing today.

I am still using the leaked version. (Wildman I know) It only has sense 2.1 I don't have the text issue that seems to be linked to Facebook. Besides the camera date issue the phone is running good and can use skype with the front camera. I am afraid the Thunderbolt is going to die silently and we will hear no more thunder once the Vigor is released. With Ice Cream Sandwich due the end of October. I can't see much improvement in this phone until its released. (If they develop it for the Thunderbolt.) Gingerbread has only a few enhancements. Verizon and HTC have been dragging their feet with the broken MR-1 and MR-2 updates. It took weeks just to get MR-2 when it was released. At least I have no more reboots. It's a shame I have 3 of these phones and I am stuck for 1 3/4 years.The Thunderbolt was to only decent 4G phone available before the capping of the data plans and the MR-1 update. Also, Please give me the availabily to remove all the apps I want to. Its my phone! Thank you. My rant for the night.

kzerefos wrote:To clarify my comment, when I said replaced I was referring to shelf life. It actually looks like the Vigor will be the Incredible HD and fwiw the Thunderbolt, like some other handsets, are still great devices. I believe that with the correct software the T-bolt stil has unlocked potential and therefore quite a bit of user time ahead of it.yeah.....the shelf lives are getting bretty short. i think the inc was pulled and 9 months old, as well as the X. and you are correct, the tbolt has A LOT of unlocked potential. heck, stock users are still looking for a way to video call friends and family (wich is absurd since many people bought this phone for that purpose). when it gets GB and "if" it gets Sense 3.0, it will be like a brand new phone all over again. much different look and feel and better management of resources, etc. obviously, you can't just throw a dual core processor in it, but with just software updates, the benchmark results on it are pretty nice.

To clarify my comment, when I said replaced I was referring to shelf life. It actually looks like the Vigor will be the Incredible HD and fwiw the Thunderbolt, like some other handsets, are still great devices. I believe that with the correct software the T-bolt stil has unlocked potential and therefore quite a bit of user time ahead of it.

Lt-Belspur wrote: I would like to see updates be available by computer or over the air. I prefer the computer file do to the size and you wont have to wait a month for an over the air update. Just my 2 cents.I agree, I perfer the PC version of the updates over the push update and day also, I just feel less issues come from updating this way but they want to keep with the over the air since the iCompetitor pushs updates..

peoplegetpeople wrote:The vigor will replace this and we will be stuck.i don't get what you all mean by "replace"??? will a newer htc be released with superior harware? of course. in fact, this will happen with any manufacturer at least once a year (and often times 2-3 times/year). by the time the vigor launches, my tbolt will be at least 7 months old. it will still be as great as the day i bought it. heck, the htc incredible is still INCREDIBLE (AND is even still supported with updates), at 18 months old. yes there will be new devices from time to time that are superior.......but the comment above seems to imply that our tbolts will somehow be useless when a new phone is released.....lol.

The vigor will replace this and we will be stuck.

kzerefos wrote:Looks like it is being replaced by the HTC Vigor.The average life span of a device seems to be a year before it is old technology, boy the way they come and go a person can go broke tring to keep with the latest and greatest.. I'm happy with my TB and the new devices wont change much except the processor and maybe screen..... You think the battery on HTC is bad now, wait for the 4G dual core versions with a higher resolution screen... The phone will need a straw for the amount of juice it will suck..

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Thanks Wildman,

I will give it a try.

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