Does the OTA require 3g?

[lowtech]

My connection here is spotty at best - 3g comes and goes and is not available in all parts of my house. Will I still be able to receive the OTA?

TIA!

 

[Bishop]

I was JUST about to ask the same thing. I can't get wifi till I get home at about 5pm. Plus, here at work, my 3G only works pretty good when I'm outside the building, which is rarely.

 

[lowtech]

I was JUST about to ask the same thing. I can't get wifi till I get home at about 5pm. Plus, here at work, my 3G only works pretty good when I'm outside the building, which is rarely.

If wifi will work I'm good... I have that all over the house - just the 3g that's in doubt.

 

[Deleted User]

From everything I've read, it requires 3g or WiFi. I have my WiFi turned on just in case my 3g signal is a bit weak.

 

[ErisDroid?]

You won't be skipped, if you don't have good 3G coverage now you'll get it later. I don't think it matters anyway, you'll get a notification then you'll have to accept it. If the download fails or doesn't have proper signal it won't proceed. You'll be alright VZW won't leave you out.

 

[lowtech]

...hurrying to turn on wifi!

 

[hlaalu]

You should get notified everywhere except for roaming, I think. Or maybe you will get notified while roaming, but they make you pay for the download.

 

[lowtech]

You should get notified everywhere except for roaming, I think. Or maybe you will get notified while roaming, but they make you pay for the download.

We finally got a tower up here in the boonies a couple of years ago, so no more roaming - thank goodness! We're almost getting civilized... - but I don't want too much civilization - just 3g!

 

[icomeanon]

You should get notified everywhere except for roaming, I think. Or maybe you will get notified while roaming, but they make you pay for the download.

roaming? vzw isn't free roaming? cause when im out in the bloomsburg pa area (im from cleveland so that's roaming) i dont have added charges...

or am i misunderstanding something?

 

[lowtech]

roaming? vzw isn't free roaming? cause when im out in the bloomsburg pa area (im from cleveland so that's roaming) i dont have added charges...

or am i misunderstanding something?

Maybe that depends on your plan? I have no roaming charges now, but I used to, a couple of years ago I think...

 

[icomeanon]

Maybe that depends on your plan? I have no roaming charges now, but I used to, a couple of years ago I think...

thought every "national"/"nationwide" plan had no roaming. could be wrong. local plans i know do, but i dont know anyone on vzw with a local plan, either

 

[Deleted User]

Ok, I asked on Twitter:

@Kaessa If you are roaming you will not receive a system update notice. You will need to enable Wi-Fi. *AN

So yes, Wi-Fi will work.

 

[hlaalu]

Roaming is anytime you use a tower that is not Verizon, or not contracted for Verizon.

But here, right from the pdf and from that post above me:

If you are roaming you will not receive a system update notice. You will need to enable Wi-Fi and wait for the update notice to appear or as mentioned above you can manually update by add steps.