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[Q] Rogers Release Date

I've seen a couple people on here claim that rogers will be getting the captivate on August 20th, but I havn't been able to find ANYTHING online that backs that up.
All of the info ive found on the release date say mid september.
which makes sense since froyo is also coming out mid september...maybe rogers will release the captivate with froyo.

Berserk87 said:
I've seen a couple people on here claim that rogers will be getting the captivate on August 20th, but I havn't been able to find ANYTHING online that backs that up.
All of the info ive found on the release date say mid september.
which makes sense since froyo is also coming out mid september...maybe rogers will release the captivate with froyo.
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I remember reading somewhere from a person working for Rogers or at a Rogers store that August 20th is the new release date. They were planning to release it mid September originally, but the release of Galaxy S phone on Telus and Vibrant on Bell has speeded that up. Probably the sources you looked at are still based on the older information. We'll see who is right in a few days.

I did see a link somewhere that said the 20th, but I have since not been able to find it. So maybe it means that rogers backpeddled on the date. I really hope it comes out soon so we can try that radio file on ours to see if it enables HSUPA.

If it comes out on the 20th ill be extremely happy.

i see nothing at Rogers stores yet
look at the date
they will not release SGS until the end of the year, else it will instantly kill their Iphone4 sales

AllGamer said:
i see nothing at Rogers stores yet
look at the date
they will not release SGS until the end of the year, else it will instantly kill their Iphone4 sales
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Naw, some will still want their geebees and wifies.

[Q] Froyo bell Mobility

I'm with Bell Mobility in Canada. I would like to know if any one got the 2.2 update yet ?
thanks

mayo1973 said:
I'm with Bell Mobility in Canada. I would like to know if any one got the 2.2 update yet ?
thanks
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Just checked on mine... and nope!! Nothing.. I check every night lol.
We'll probably be the absolute last on the list.

mayo1973 said:
I'm with Bell Mobility in Canada. I would like to know if any one got the 2.2 update yet ?
thanks
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Check the topics; there was a link referring to release dates and Nov. 11th is when the USA release is. We can guesstimate that it would be around that time or past.
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My friend works at Bell. So, here's insider's info: the update will start to roll out on Monday the 15th. It will start for ip addresses in Ontario. On 17th - BC. On 20th - the rest of Canada. On 29th - foreign ip addresses with i9000m...
Good luck with the update!

So the update will be available through Kies? Thanks for the info...hope its true!

Thanks so here is to hoping for next week.

Thanks for the quick reply. I check for the update every day. Can't wait to get it.
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Can't Wait
Looking forward to it as well. Someone update here when it arrives. I'm in Nova Scotia.

irid said:
My friend works at Bell. So, here's insider's info: the update will start to roll out on Monday the 15th. It will start for ip addresses in Ontario. On 17th - BC. On 20th - the rest of Canada. On 29th - foreign ip addresses with i9000m...
Good luck with the update!
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Whats with the huge gaps? I doubt there are that many Vibrants in Canada that it needs to be staggered like that.. This does not sound very practical.

mayo1973 said:
I'm with Bell Mobility in Canada. I would like to know if any one got the 2.2 update yet ?
thanks
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Not yet. Care to FTP it somewhere?

xZeDgEx said:
Whats with the huge gaps? I doubt there are that many Vibrants in Canada that it needs to be staggered like that.. This does not sound very practical.
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I worked as a service provider for Bell Canada for many years. This is their mentality, even though they are such a small drop in the bucket compared to the big wireless companies like Verizon or TMO.
I'm actually quite disappointed that Bell even has a say in the matter... Samsung, as crappy as their service is, should be the drivers. This means we can almost forget about any future 2.3 upgrades after the SGS drops off Bell's sales radar.

xedd said:
I worked as a service provider for Bell Canada for many years. This is their mentality, even though they are such a small drop in the bucket compared to the big wireless companies like Verizon or TMO.
I'm actually quite disappointed that Bell even has a say in the matter... Samsung, as crappy as their service is, should be the drivers. This means we can almost forget about any future 2.3 upgrades after the SGS drops off Bell's sales radar.
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As I understand it from reading around there are about 500,000 sgs i9000m devices in Canada however... I tottaly agree that Bell should NOT have any say in the firmware upgrades and I hope Gingerbread will officially make it to us here in Canada but my hopes arent too high.
I have never flashed an unofficial firmware before but in this regard all I can say is THANK GOD for xda and the talented developers who will no doubt have many flavors of gingerbread for us canucks to munch on when its done baking especially since the galaxy tab WILL be getting it and the 2 devices are so similar.
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xedd said:
I worked as a service provider for Bell Canada for many years. This is their mentality, even though they are such a small drop in the bucket compared to the big wireless companies like Verizon or TMO.
I'm actually quite disappointed that Bell even has a say in the matter... Samsung, as crappy as their service is, should be the drivers. This means we can almost forget about any future 2.3 upgrades after the SGS drops off Bell's sales radar.
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I have very little hope we will see an official 2.3 update from Bell. As you said the phone will be old news and newer and better phones will be pushed. Its the blight of Android unfortunately.. This seriously has me considering one of the 'other' platforms for my next phone.

You're worried about getting 2.3 from Bell? I'd be shocked if anyone ever sees 2.3 from Samsung!

xZeDgEx said:
Whats with the huge gaps? I doubt there are that many Vibrants in Canada that it needs to be staggered like that.. This does not sound very practical.
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At least when we get it in Nova Scotia the DXA devs will already have fixed it.

zshakespeare said:
You're worried about getting 2.3 from Bell? I'd be shocked if anyone ever sees 2.3 from Samsung!
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This is true also.. haha

irid said:
My friend works at Bell. So, here's insider's info: the update will start to roll out on Monday the 15th. It will start for ip addresses in Ontario. On 17th - BC. On 20th - the rest of Canada. On 29th - foreign ip addresses with i9000m...
Good luck with the update!
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Can your insider tell us what version it will be? (JPA, JPO, etc.)

xZeDgEx said:
I have very little hope we will see an official 2.3 update from Bell. As you said the phone will be old news and newer and better phones will be pushed. Its the blight of Android unfortunately.. This seriously has me considering one of the 'other' platforms for my next phone.
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You're hoping on 2.3?? lets hope 2.2 actually comes onto our Kies. we've been told Froyo was gonna be here since day 1 within a couple weeks (at least thats what i was told by bell tech)
I cant wait to see what 2.2 brings, then I'll worry about 2.3 down the road

2.3 would be nice but I don't see it coming to the i9000m. Since Bell seems to have control over the updates, upgrade support will drop around the same time as Bell drops this phone for another.

Hey, so I am with sasktel, and I am wondering if I will be able to receive the update? My phone is also i9000m. Can I be expecting an update or will I most likely have to flash from bell?
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[Q] AT&T Captivate Official FROYO Update??? & Random Shutdown Issues??? Related???

[Q] AT&T Captivate Official FROYO Update??? & Random Shutdown Issues??? Related???
AT&T & Samsung has just released news of their new AT&T INFUSE 4G (with Froyo 2.2 onboard) to be released second quarter 2011. IMHO, they are leaving the AT&T Captivate owners HIGH & DRY with no FROYO 2.2 until after the INFUSE 4G release. IMHO, they want current Captivate owners to either buy the the NEW INFUSE 4G or move on silently to another phone or cooked ROM. I've heard of a person doing six exchcanges for the AT&T Captivate random shutoff issue and still not fixed. I was offered a free upgrade to a refurbished HTC 8526 from my WM6 8125 on the third exchange (clearly honored service by HTC). What about you SAMSUNG???
IMHO AT&T and Samsung needs to offer FROYO 2.2 to AT&T Captivate owners before the INFUSE 4G is released or belly-up free upgrades to the INFUSE 4g. Clearly unhonored service by Samsung and marketing promises of future upgrades by AT&T.
Your feedback is welcome...

I have largely given up on the idea of an official captivate update. That being said I have been running froyo since september so I really don't care

As much as the Captivate is a nice phone, it will be my first and last Samsung Phone. I already threw samsung out for just about everything else also. Their TV's suck also, and most of all they don't care about there Customers.

8526WM6 said:
AT&T & Samsung has just released news of their new AT&T INFUSE 4G (with Froyo 2.2 onboard) to be released second quarter 2011. IMHO, they are leaving the AT&T Captivate owners HIGH & DRY with no FROYO 2.2 until after the INFUSE 4G release. IMHO, they want current Captivate owners to either buy the the NEW INFUSE 4G or move on silently to another phone or cooked ROM. I've heard of a person doing six exchcanges for the AT&T Captivate random shutoff issue and still not fixed. I was offered a free upgrade to a refurbished HTC 8526 from my WM6 8125 on the third exchange (clearly honored service by HTC). What about you SAMSUNG???
IMHO AT&T and Samsung needs to offer FROYO 2.2 to AT&T Captivate owners before the INFUSE 4G is released or belly-up free upgrades to the INFUSE 4g. Clearly unhonored service by Samsung and marketing promises of future upgrades by AT&T.
Your feedback is welcome...
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I've always hated samsung for how they treat customers for every product they make, and not just phones. I thought I would give them another chance with this phone. Lesson learned.

8526WM6 said:
IMHO AT&T and Samsung needs to offer FROYO 2.2 to AT&T Captivate owners before the INFUSE 4G is released or belly-up free upgrades to the INFUSE 4g. Clearly unhonored service by Samsung and marketing promises of future upgrades by AT&T.
Your feedback is welcome...
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This is my first and last Samsung phone as well. I had heard that Samsung and AT&T were less than honorable when it came to customer service but I thought I'd give them the benefit of the doubt. Stupid me.
As far as your comment, Samsung has no control over when we get Froyo from AT&T. This being the case, they have no stake in "bellying-up free upgrades" to any phone. Anyway, why would you want another Samsung product that will certainly go through the same upgrade path as the Craptivate.

cappysw10 said:
This is my first and last Samsung phone as well. I had heard that Samsung and AT&T were less than honorable when it came to customer service but I thought I'd give them the benefit of the doubt. Stupid me.
As far as your comment, Samsung has no control over when we get Froyo from AT&T. This being the case, they have no stake in "bellying-up free upgrades" to any phone. Anyway, why would you want another Samsung product that will certainly go through the same upgrade path as the Craptivate.
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10 Chars

I have to agree. This is my first and last Samsung phone. And with Samsung and ATT both pulling this crap on its customers, I am jumping from ATT.
I find it totally BS that they both are pulling this crap to get people to move off of the captivate. With them releasing the TMoble update, they are pretty much saying Screw you. We have your money and your not getting updates!

LG Optimus 2X Sequel Could Be In The Works

The dual-core Optimus 2X may not have hit the shelves yet, but LG has alledgedly began working on its sequel.
According to reports, the Korean manufacturer is working on the “LG P999″, a 3G-enabled Android smartphone. Although unconfirmed, its name suggests a bump up from the Optimus 2X, otherwise known as the P990.
From its leaked documentation, the handset has been confirmed as packing Bluetooth, 3G and WiFi connectivity, with 4G speeds available in the States. Sources also claim it will land with Android 2.2 with an imminent upgrade to Gingerbread, and from a benchmark scores list, it’s likely to feature a dual-core processor.
No word on when we’ll be seeign the LG P999, although it’s rumoured to to landing within the next few months. Don’t go getting too excited, as some sources are claiming the handset will be a regional variant of the LG Optimus 2X. Only time will tell…
http://www.dialtosave.co.uk/mobile/news/2011/02/22/lg-optimus-2x-sequel-could-be-in-the-works/

Its probably just the 4G version for the US.

kingzero666 said:
Its probably just the 4G version for the US.
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I'm a bit sad that USA carriers are abusing the term 4G. 4G is LTE Advanced (and WiMAX?). Not LTE and especially not HSPA is 4G.
Can't post links yet, but just google "ITU World Radiocommunication Seminar highlights future communication technologies".
So what technology are you talking about for the US market? WiMAX?

That depends on what carrier is going to offer it. There are some rumors it might be t-mobile so its going to be HSPA+.
ITU also said that HSPA+ can be called 4G.

kingzero666 said:
That depends on what carrier is going to offer it. There are some rumors it might be t-mobile so its going to be HSPA+.
ITU also said that HSPA+ can be called 4G.
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Ah, just read the update, sorry. Seems like we've had 4G for years without even knowing it

hey all, any one know of a possible release date to tmo US? i am very interested in this phone as well, and do not want to throw away money one another phone, if this one is right around the corner

thebeach562 said:
hey all, any one know of a possible release date to tmo US? i am very interested in this phone as well, and do not want to throw away money one another phone, if this one is right around the corner
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Rumors say late March early April.

Hm......I've never heard about that..lol

svengalis said:
Rumors say late March early April.
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thanks, i also read another website that said march... ill just have to be patient!

LG Thrill out of stock

The Thrill is out of stock on AT& T's website. Kind of interesting. Selling out or discontinued? I'm leaning towards the latter.

Don't know if it is discontinued yet, but I do know that it has not been in stores (AT&T) for at least 3 months. We had to get my wife's from online only back at the end of november-early december.

I haven't seen them at any at&t stores either. I'm guessing it reached its EOL in at&T's eyes. Try Walmart or Radioshack.
Update: Just checked Radioshacks website. Thrill is not listed. This phone is pretty much dead in everyone's eyes. We can blame LG for releasing it with 2.2 and att for not releasing 2.3 in a timely manner. I have an upgrade this month and one in May. Checked out the Note and its looking good!

Still had them at the at&t store near my house last week. Going in the morning to get a Note, will check and see what is up.

Still have at our local our corporate store. Rep there though, said that bestbuy had bought out LG rights exclusively or something.
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