720p video/3g hot spot and froyo soon

[Terabethia]

1. Garbled call quality
2. Phone reception
3. Signal bar accuracy

These above are much more important to me than hot 720p spot

Since I don't really care about those two things (hotspot and 720p) I have to agree.

First and foremost I want my phone to be a phone. All the other stuff is just fun perks

 

[Excedio]

The only thing about that video that leads me to believe this may not happen (Just the Boot Animation) is that this is not a Verizon branded phone. Look at your phone and then watch the video again. Your phone says Verizon under the top speaker and the phone in the video says HTC.

Are we sure that we will be getting this boot animation?

If we do, remember that it's crazy easy to change...
http://androidforums.com/tips-tricks-incredible/93514-htc-incredible-boot-animation-guide.html

 

[Excedio]

FWIW...I never tell people I have a "Droid." I always say HTC Incredible or simply...Incredible.

 

[kriskmk]

FWIW...I never tell people I have a "Droid." I always say HTC Incredible or simply...Incredible.

I call it Droid Incredible when I have to describe my phone.

 

[jayjay1122]

How did that person get the HTC logo up top instead of the Verizon logo?

+1

That vid looks like a "promo" of some sort!

Again, not to knock this site but we have seen much on the web that points to this site as its source and the information has been inaccurate or wrong.

 

[Jakaro]

For everyone not liking the new boot animation, did you forget you can put your own on? I changed mine from the original, and ill do it again after a new Rom with this update comes out.

 

[MrSmoofy]

Have you even heard of pdanet? (one word). I used it to tether for free for over a month when I was temporarily living in a hotel. Works AWESOME. it's available on the market. don't be paying for tethering.. jeez!

well PDAnet doesn't let me do everything I need and I could never get them to confirm even if the pay version does and now at this point if hotspot is coming will pdanet let me use wifi hotspot without paying verizon? Be interesting how Verizon is going to control the wifi hotspot.

 

[omgitswes]

I call it Droid Incredible when I have to describe my phone.

+1
But does it even matter
I think I'm going to skip out on this OTA...it took me too long to finally get it rooted

 

[airjordan223]

how did he get the phone with HTC at the top instead of the verizon logo?

 

[jayjay1122]

If we do, remember that it's crazy easy to change...
http://androidforums.com/tips-tricks-incredible/93514-htc-incredible-boot-animation-guide.html

LMAO!!!

I hear ya, but "crazy easy"??
So many people cannot even get SDK to load to take screen shots of their phones!!

 

[thirtyfour41]

We can't be 100% sure if we're getting this animation. All I did was repost an article I saw on Twitter from Phandroid. I am in no way saying this is definitely what we're getting, I'm just reposting what I heard. That's all. Unfortunately, there's not much we can guarantee when it comes to Verizon or HTC... even if they guarantee it themselves, somebody is always changing their mind or something never works right. I just thought the animation was cool.

 

[kriskmk]

+1
But does it even matter
I think I'm going to skip out on this OTA...it took me too long to finally get it rooted

and what have you gained out of rooting the device? (no really, I am curious to know). The OTA update is too important to pass on.. 720p, imporoved call quality and radio signal... .. you can't pass it buddy.

 

[kriskmk]

how did he get the phone with HTC at the top instead of the verizon logo?

Because the particular video is shot by an HTC employee.. and HTC employees have the HTC logo on their droid incredible. Verizon does not have service in Taiwan last time I checked.

 

[Excedio]

LMAO!!!

I hear ya, but "crazy easy"??
So many people cannot even get SDK to load to take screen shots of their phones!!

Was crazy easy for me. I run Ubuntu, so it was even easier since I did not need to do any of the driver stuff. I actually contributed to that post with the Linux Step-by-Step.

 

[IcedTC]

For everyone not liking the new boot animation, did you forget you can put your own on? I changed mine from the original, and ill do it again after a new Rom with this update comes out.

Not to mention that how often do you really even see your boot animation? At least for myself, since owning the INC from early in June...i've literally shutdown my phone less than 5 times.

That being said I'm excited for some Inc love.

 

[jayjay1122]

Was crazy easy for me. I run Ubuntu, so it was even easier since I did not need to do any of the driver stuff. I actually contributed to that post with the Linux Step-by-Step.

Well it looks like one of the better "step-by-steps" I have seen!!
Well done!

 

[kriskmk]

well PDAnet doesn't let me do everything I need and I could never get them to confirm even if the pay version does and now at this point if hotspot is coming will pdanet let me use wifi hotspot without paying verizon? Be interesting how Verizon is going to control the wifi hotspot.

What is it that you need that PDAnet doesn't offer? With PDAnet you can use the internet connectivity of your phone .. on your computer.. either wired or thru Bluetooth DUN.. .. and all of this without involving vzw.

what more do you seek?

 

[Jakaro]

and what have you gained out of rooting the device? (no really, I am curious to know). The OTA update is too important to pass on.. 720p, imporoved call quality and radio signal... .. you can't pass it buddy.

And you know how fast 720p will be ripped out and put into an apk for anyone to download.

 

[MutantCheese]

Well it is my understanding that Droid is simply short for Android. If you notice all of the Droid commercials usually focus to the software, Android. Just because the first Android phone happened to be made by Motorola doesn't mean that Motorola owns the name Droid. The name "Droid" happens to be owned by Lucasfilms.

Any Android based phone is a Droid, IMO.

According to Wiki (for whatever that's worth)

The term "Droid" has been licensed by Verizon Wireless for their line of smartphones based on the Android operating system. Motorola's late-2009 Google Android-based cell phone is called the Droid. This line of phone has been expanded to include other Android-based phones released under Verizon, including the HTC Droid Eris, the HTC Droid Incredible and the newly announced Motorola Droid X[5] and Motorola Droid 2[6].The term is used under license from Lucasfilm.[7]

 

[howarmat]

i have gone 2 months without root, i can easily hold out and get the newer features i think.

 

[omgitswes]

and what have you gained out of rooting the device? (no really, I am curious to know). The OTA update is too important to pass on.. 720p, imporoved call quality and radio signal... .. you can't pass it buddy.

I didn't think 720p would be included in this one. My call quality and radio signal hasn't been an issue so I figured I will just wait.

But with root all I have really used it was WiFi tether which helped a ton since my hotel room decided they wanted 10 dollars a day. If 720p or any other significant update is included with this one then I'll do it

 

[Jakaro]

Not to mention that how often do you really even see your boot animation? At least for myself, since owning the INC from early in June...i've literally shutdown my phone less than 5 times.

That being said I'm excited for some Inc love.

Sometimes, i reboot my phone, just to look at my boot animation!!

 

[kriskmk]

And you know how fast 720p will be ripped out and put into an apk for anyone to download.

Not fast enough apparently. the OTA update will offer that before any apks I presume.

 

[IcedTC]

Sometimes, i reboot my phone, just to look at my boot animation!!

You sir have a problem! Haha j/k that's cool...in an unsettling sort of way!

 

[GrandMasterB]

For everybody asking about the HTC on top the phone, I asked the same thing when this video popped up 4 days ago and was told that this is an HTC employees phone.