I read through a good number of these replies but have not seen anything that resembles what I am going through.
I got the 2.2 OTA update on September 3rd. Soon after getting I started experiencing sudden freezes/crashes while doing normal things like making a text message, answering my phone, or checking my mail.
So far my DInc has crashed while:
receiving a phone call (5+ times)
making phone calls (several times)
during phone calls (3x)
sending a text message (7+ times)
changing ringer options (once)
using google maps (4+ times)
changing wallpaper (3+ times)
using pandora (several times)
using K-9 Mail (several times)
checking weather (several times)
changing alarm clock settings (several times)
This frustration has forced me to downgrade back to 2.1. Under 2.1 I have not had my DInc crash on me once.
Used 2.1 for a day without any problems. Went to a few forums and decided to give 2.2 another try. Though this time I went and installed some recovery programs. This time I installed it over USB using the legit google/verizon update file. Seemed to be fine. Then I crashed while making a text message... was a little upset... then I crashed again while using the market place. ... So I said screw that and recovered a 2.1 backup.
So now im back to 2.1. Trying to figure out how to kill the 2.2 update notification. I think I'm going to stick with 2.1 indefinitely.
From personal experience, and from reading what others have written on this forum and lots of others, the 2.2 upgrade is not causing any of these issues.
As I see it, there are only 2 possible causes for your particular problems:
1. The device is bad.
2. You are running an app that is not playing well with others.
This means that there are 5 possible solutions:
1. Document the problems, take the phone back to a VZW store and demand a new DINC.
2. Document the problems, take the phone back to VZW and demand a different phone.
3. Do a complete backup of your phone using something like MyBackup and then start deleting apps, making sure you reboot after each uninstall. If the problem goes away, then you know which app was causing it. Immediately post on this forum the name of the app, post a comment on the Android market about the problem and never run that app again.
4. Do a complete backup of your phone using something like MyBackup, and then start installing making sure you reboot after each uninstall. If the problem goes away, then you know which app was causing it. Immediately post on this forum the name of the app, post a comment on the Android market about the problem and never run that app again.
5. Document the problems, take the phone back to VZW, cancel your contract and go with a different network. Via con Dios.