Behold II owners just don't deserve another slap in the face, we can only take so much, you know?
Blackberry updates are downloadable from the web. Windows Mobile updates are downloadable from the web. Updates for Android are OTA only. Makes no sense.
For those who haven't received the update...this is found elsewhere in this thread but for your best chances:
1. Be as stock as possible (not rooted, no home replacement etc...as dictated by TMO, and must have received the 1.5 update)
2. I would turn off any task killers. Don't touch anything when it reboots either.
3. Connect the phone to your power cord so you have full power (not USB)
4. During the push hours, turn off your phone, take out the battery. Reboot the phone. If the Device Management arrows come up in the notification area but then go away...
Change your APN settings from internet2.voicestream.com or whatever they are to epc.tmobile.com
Make sure you are connecting via 3G (not WiFi)
Make sure you have the setting to ALLOW BACKGROUND DATA SERVICES and DATA CONNECTION AT BOOT set to ON
Turn off the phone, take out battery. Put back in, reboot
Watch for the Device Management arrows, if they stay on for more than a minute or so and your 3G connection is showing active, you are getting the update. Follow on screen instructions when its done.
For more information see my complete post on the first page of this thread.
Those are the steps that got me the update. Your mileage may vary.
P.S. I don't have a data plan (just WAP T-Zones and it still worked for me)
Nope
THIS time it's T-Mobile.
Samsung made the update, but so far only some people got it. T-Mobile pushes the update. THIS is all on them.
This is also why I don't like OTA-only updates. My brother's AT&T phone over the past year has gotten "Update Notifications" at least a dozen times, and I THINK he actually got two updates. Give me the option of downloading the update.
For those who haven't received the update...this is found elsewhere in this thread but for your best chances:
1. Be as stock as possible (not rooted, no home replacement etc...as dictated by TMO, and must have received the 1.5 update)
2. I would turn off any task killers. Don't touch anything when it reboots either.
3. Connect the phone to your power cord so you have full power (not USB)
4. During the push hours, turn off your phone, take out the battery. Reboot the phone. If the Device Management arrows come up in the notification area but then go away...
Change your APN settings from internet2.voicestream.com or whatever they are to epc.tmobile.com
Make sure you are connecting via 3G (not WiFi)
Make sure you have the setting to ALLOW BACKGROUND DATA SERVICES and DATA CONNECTION AT BOOT set to ON
Turn off the phone, take out battery. Put back in, reboot
Watch for the Device Management arrows, if they stay on for more than a minute or so and your 3G connection is showing active, you are getting the update. Follow on screen instructions when its done.
For more information see my complete post on the first page of this thread.
Those are the steps that got me the update. Your mileage may vary.
P.S. I don't have a data plan (just WAP T-Zones and it still worked for me)
Not exactly, according to some CSRs the push is actually coming from Google (Android) just via the TMO network, so it is Google pushing it, just using TMO network to do it.
But who knows, I think companies now purposefully get into two party or three party agreement/coops like this just so no one has to take ultimate responsibility for anything (See Dell and Microsoft etc...)
I am confused your step 4. how do u reboot the phone without the battery? thanks.
I assumed people would be smart enough to figure out that putting it back in was a given. Guess I was proved wrong.
Just tried this and got the arrows for about 10 seconds then they disappearedFor those who haven't received the update...this is found elsewhere in this thread but for your best chances:
1. Be as stock as possible (not rooted, no home replacement etc...as dictated by TMO, and must have received the 1.5 update)
2. I would turn off any task killers. Don't touch anything when it reboots either.
3. Connect the phone to your power cord so you have full power (not USB)
4. During the push hours, turn off your phone, take out the battery. Reboot the phone. If the Device Management arrows come up in the notification area but then go away...
Change your APN settings from internet2.voicestream.com or whatever they are to epc.tmobile.com
Make sure you are connecting via 3G (not WiFi)
Make sure you have the setting to ALLOW BACKGROUND DATA SERVICES and DATA CONNECTION AT BOOT set to ON
Turn off the phone, take out battery. Put back in, reboot
Watch for the Device Management arrows, if they stay on for more than a minute or so and your 3G connection is showing active, you are getting the update. Follow on screen instructions when its done.
For more information see my complete post on the first page of this thread.
Those are the steps that got me the update. Your mileage may vary.
P.S. I don't have a data plan (just WAP T-Zones and it still worked for me)
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