1.5 is not "expired"

The update will take 2 weeks to finish. We are only in day ??

There is nothing you can do to move it along except wait. You are one of thousands who are probably in the same boat right now.

 

Background data's "on" setting enables app and gmail syncing.

Mine was off when the OTA came to my device.

 

Yes, you need either background data or WiFi on. If your phone is ready for the update but you have had data off, it may show up if you open the dialer and type in the following number:

*#*#CHECKIN#*#*

(Note the order of the asterisk and pound.)

After you enter you do not need to hit dial - once you hit the last "*" it will go back to showing your contact list and you can close the dialer. You will eventually get a notification - you may get some market updates, you will get a notifications with an exclamation point within a triangle that says "checkin: success". If you do not get the OTA, leave data on overnight and you may have it tomorrow. You may get the system update notification as well, though.

VZW did say that the update would be staged over two weeks, and we are now in day 8, so it's possible that your phone just isn't one of the ones to get the update yet.

 

What's this 'Background Data' you all speak of? I just leave my 3G on. Is that not good enough?

Nevermind. I found it. It was checked.

 

I downgraded from the 2.1 OTA leak to 1.5 and as soon as I did whammo the 2.1 OTA update hit my device. Also for those of you waiting I'd recommend doing a factory reset it clears up a lot of issues you'll have to reinstall your apps and resync your contacts but in the long run you're far better off. Now if I could just get the little HTC droid animation instead of "HTC Quietly Brilliant" that would be nice.

 

Background data and wifi were both not enabled when I booted up my phone a few mornings ago and the system update prompt appeared (about 15 seconds after boot up) in the notification bar.

 

i live in L.A. and i tried the *#*#CHECKIN#*#* and it found it.

 

I live in L.A. and got the update on Friday night as did my wife. We bought the phones in early March. So it does seem pretty random.

 

I like hearing about that. You demanded your update and got it.

 

i figured, "hey, everyone else is doing it - i should too!"

 

how?????

 

http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-eris/80712-downgrade-1-5-ota-2-1-doesnt-work-leaks.html

 

We've been recommending a full factory data reset as the final step in the installation of the OTA. That seems to clear up/avoid some reported shortcomings in the syncing, browser and phone behaviors (see the sticky).

 

I see you're a "proud" 2.1 user these days eh? And a new avatar ta boot. It was the end of an era....are you at least happy with the update?

 

i would do the factory reset, but its working pretty good so far. only 1 issue, but i guess its ok for now.

 

As happy as a person can be who was basically forced to decide between an unneeded update and getting an Incedible.

 

...and we are all automatons that cannot decide on our own apparently.

 

The vast majority here, 99.9% I'd hazard to estimate , yes.

..clamoring and whining about "no 2.1 OTA yet!" "They don't intend to even send out 2.1 to Eris users, they want us to buy the (fill in the blank)!" .. etc.. "It's allready February and still no OTA promised in December!" .. etc ..

 

They are the same. Factory Reset=Menu>Settings>Privacy>Factory Data Reset. Some people reported the OTA not wiping their phones. It seemed very random to me. The factory reset WILL wipe out everything on your phone, not your SD card.

Good post on backing up.
http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-eris/41385-how-backup-your-htc-eris.html

 

I got it and it's so very fast compared to 1.5. And now I don't have phone envy anymore. (for the Incredible)