Android Phones
Rogers pulls HTC Dream due to necessary 911 software fix
January 18, 2010 | by Robert Nelson
Android Phones, Carriers, HTC-G1, Rogers
It seems that Rogers has (temporarily) stopped the sales of the HTC Dream due to issues with 911 calling. Current Dream owners were said to have been contacted by way of a text message directly from Rogers, but just in case you are curious or missed that message, the text read;
“URGENT 911 Calls: Please disable GPS location on your HTC Dream device to ensure all 911 calls complete. HTC is urgently working on a software upgrade and we will provide details shortly so you can re-enable GPS.”
Luckily that is easy enough to take care off. In order to disable the GPS location, simply navigate to Settings -> Location and then uncheck “Enable GPS Satellite.”
According to Rogers, the only device that was/is affected is the Dream and they are working to release a fix “shortly.”
[via MobileSyrup]
What version is the Rogers dream on? I thought the cupcake or donut update took care of that.
Rogers customers who are not rooting are all still at 1.5.
Time to take advantage of the Roger's Dream to Magic upgrade offer ASAP you G1 usin' folks!
More like a downgrade. No keyboard and same everything else? Nah, I'm not doing that!
hey guys! if anyone is interested in a SAFE was to upgrade to Android 1.6 for their Rogers HTC Dream, check out this link http://upgrade.android.32teeth.org/ it is a step by step process. written for those of us who are NON TECH and want to upgrade our phone! i did mine last night following the steps to the letter and it was super easy and done in less than 30 minutes!
did it actually work, cuz it says only to do this on a secondary device just incase something goes wrong
That's easy for PC users to say. Mac user do not get support from Rogers or HTC. I've made several phone calls to get the software upgrade sent to me on an SD Card, at they promised to do four times, but nothing arrived in the mail except a FINAL WARNING. I am FED up!
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