Froyo on Droid?

[Tyson Sawyer]

On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Mark Komarinski <mkomarinski at wayga.org> wrote:
> I just got Froyo for my Droid on Saturday.  I'm not sure what I'm
> missing, so I guess ignorance is bliss.  I know that tethering requires
> an extra charge,

That is my primary complaint.  I don't use much data and feel that I
already pay plenty for it.  I would VERY much prefer to pay for the
bandwidth that I use and be permitted to use it the way I want/need
to.  But I'm not aware of such a plan being available.

I have to admit that I'm as concerned about being subject to arbitrary
restrictions and choices made by Verizon.  All the "super special
custom" UI's that replace the stock one do nothing for me and I'd
rather not be subjected to them.  One reason I chose the Droid was the
"Stock" UI/Android 2.0/2.1 install with a big promotion of an openness
and "Droid Does".  I fear that with 2.2 they have stepped back from
that.

I'm also interested in being able to install packages that may require
rooting.  The Android Scripting Environment (or what ever the name is
these days) is more limited if run on a non-rooted phone.  I don't
know if 2.2 will be rooted on the Droid, thus locking me out of these
options.

It is worth noting that my phone is currently stock and not rooted.  I
have never installed the scripting environment or anything else that
might enjoy a rooted phone.  I do care about paying obscene prices for
a small amount of data and I just have a reaction (an irrational
reaction?) to being locked out and treated like an Apple customer.

> As for benefits, voice actions is really nice, and moving applications
> to SD lets me free up a lot of space.  Applications seem snappier and
> having the two additional home screens lets me drop in more widgets.

These I am looking forward to! :-)

Thanks!
Ty

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Tyson D Sawyer

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