Hey guys,

don't know if its been posted or not. but verizon stores now have the new software update available. the battery and signal strength now display on the dash. the software version is 8700_01.40.OR Finally

 

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! where do you live? what verizon dealer did u go to???

 

new jersey. i went to the east hanover vzw store. i still have to see if it fixes the call waiting thing and also other quirky things

 

nice ... i am gonna go to the totowa store tomorrow morning

 

i might just have to stop by Livingston mall and get the update...has anyone else gotten the upgrade?

 

call first just to make sure that store has it.

by the way. i think i know who you are. you used to have a blue '02ish TL right?

 

yeah . that car is gone ..... now i have a white 04 tl .....


AND THE UPDATE WORKS .. I GOT IT THIS MORNING



SO BRAD .... who are you and how do you know me ?? are you one of the guys that used to rent the seaside apartment below us ?

 

Just called the Verizon store in Columbia, Maryland and they said they had the v710 firmware upgrade available and that they just received it yesterday. I will be going there after work, so I will let you all know if it works.

 

Has anybody had difficulty pairing a bluetooth headset with the phone after the software upgrade? specifically the motorola hs820?

 

I called 2 Verizon stores here in Pittsburgh....

NOTHING... Said they're expecting it, but don't have it yet...

Bastages...

 

I got so sick of waiting for this that I ended up going with a Razr through Cingular, and I'm glad I did. It's a nice looking phone that works great. The waiting around for this update soured me on going with Verizon.

 

There is a Verizon Wireless store around the corner from my office. Guess I know where I'm going tomorrow AM!

 

Bad news, I just went to the Verizon Store that told me to come in for the update, and when I got there, they said they didnt have it, but they were expecting it soon.

 

Been there done that, got the t-shirt... I actually left my phone there for an hour and when I came back they were like... Sorry, we actually don't have it. LOL

 

Hi, I read on the Howard Forums board that if you get the upgrade you do get all that stuff showing up on the car, but that it disabled the transflash from allowing mp3 transfers and etc... to the phone. Have you tried to do this yet and if so could you let me know if you're able to transfer? Because it looks like it comes down to what you really want from the 710 - signal/roaming display or the ability to add ringtones, mp3s and movies to the phone which I really love to do.

 

Just got back from a Verizon Store!! It worked!!! The upgrade is out in CT!

 

This is good news! I just bought one on ebay and should get it this week. I should be able to still take it in and have it upgraded, right?

 

just went to the store got the update still no change is there a way I can check that the upgrade was completed.

 

Full rundown on changes/fixes:

Here is the rundown on the new changes:

-Camera key disabled while GIN is running
-Camera images improved for still photos after megapixel capture
-MAC OS-X created directories will be now supported with the transflash
-Hot-Swap will be supported for transflash
-Remove the ability to copy/move audio files from the transflash to the phone. Prevents users from copying audio files for use as ringtones
-Title bar has been removed from the browser to increase usable space.
-Allows the phone and bluetooth headset to ring during incoming calls.
-Sends signal, roam and battery indications to some bluetooth car kits.
-Allows phonebook entry transfer to some bluetooth car kits.
-Allows phonebook/data book synchronization to bluetooth capable computers.
-Additional automobiles have been added to the compatibility matrix to support bluetooth in some car kits.

 

goto menu->phone info->other information->S/W Version

the new version is 8700_01.40.OR .... the old one i had was 01.30.8F i believe

 

just went to Howard forums reportedly the flash has been pulled because of bugs didn't last long did it? BTw if you have a trans flash card it disables the ability to upload ring
tones. This is more fun for me then having the signel and battery in the car ...


temporally acuraless ( totaled NHP 05 boo hoo)

 

Well, for those who dont really care about the ring tones... the software update actually added a lot of functionality that i expected originally such as...
-battery and signal strength show on TL dash
-pressing the talk button on the steering wheel to flash over to a incoming call on call waiting now works
-the phone rings when paired with the TL and text message sounds occur now
-phone also rings when paired with a headset which was really annoying when it didnt

 

Sweet I can't wait to go tommorrow and get it. By the way is L-Town Linden?

 

Hi Guys,

I live in Northern NJ, and I just called the Verizon (major) stores on Route 17 South, and the one on Route 4 West, and told me that they DID get the new software update yesterday, (tested it out), but they are not releasing it yet, because of some issues / bugs that they are still working out. Apparently its not 100% yet. They will re-release it in about a week or two. I waited two months, I guess I can wait some more.

Can someone else call the following stores (as a double check)?

I called the following:
Verizon (Paramus, NJ)
469 route 17 South
201- 225-4000

and...
Verizon (paramus)
341 route 4 west
201-343-8507

 

I was told if you take the upgrade you can no longer transfer stored mp3 files from the phone to the memory card. I really don't care, I didn't even know the phone could store mp3 files

By the way they messed up my upgrade. On the way home I realized I was still running the old version. What a waste of allmost an hour at a busy VZW store.

 

My early upgrade period is up in a couple of weeks and I can wait to get this phone. Please let me know which store in NJ you got your upgrade, because I'll go there to get my new phone.

Also, do they know about this firmware upgrade? or do I have to spend 30 minutes explaining?

 

I hope this is not a problem with the upgrade! Now when I try and answer an incoming call, the person can hear me say "hello", but the HFL turns off and the radio comes back on. Has anyone else experienced the same problem before or after the upgrade?

 

i just went to the verizon store to get my firmware upgrade and they said that they arn't doing it anymore, they stopped flashing phones because theres something wrong with the firmware upgrade...ERRRRRRR

 

i bought mine in the totowa store . and he knew right away about the software upgrade

 

they all know about it, because the V710 was suppose to be one of the turning point in verizon sales but it kinda flopped, so they are trying to fix all the glitches and the firmware upgrade is one of the things that everyone has been complaining about so yes...they will know about it, but all places arn't giving them now...

 

NFL, which store did you go to? I went to two different Verizon stores this past Friday for the upgrade and both stores told me they had some sort of problem connecting to Motorola and couldn't upgrade my phone. I wasted over an hour in each store, what a waste of time.

 

i went to the verizon store on Route 10...right near the starbucks...they said that they all got e-mails that said they can't flash anymore phones with the upgraded firmware or else they become liable for anything that happens, they said that they stopped doing it friday...i feel so screwed over...

 

I went to the Verizon store in Woodbrige. This is such BS. I've never heard of a store saying they couldn't flash phones anymore.

 

i think the reason they aren't flashing them, is because they figured out a glitch in the firmware so its sorta like a recall

 

Anyone else succesfully get their phones flashed in NJ since 02/21/05? I'm wondering if it's all over or just certain stores.

 

Same problem here. If you answer it fast enough, you can sometimes get lucky. Otherwise, the HFL turns off.

I am going to try and have my phone flashed back to the old firmware. It was working fine before and I don't need a battery indicator.

 

Wow, sounds like the problem with the original v600s...

 

Thanks for the reminder

I just went in today and flashed my firware. Yay.. the power and signal meters show on the dash now. I also nticed the photo's are better in low light conditions and picture mode handling is quicker. Delete of a pictue just taken would take 10sec or more, now it is instantaneous...

 

i went into the verizon store and asked for it and she told me what she told me, and i told her that my phone was extremely glitchy so i asked her to replace the phone...and she did :-)

 

You got a brand new phone? Did it have the updated software?