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Verizon pushes latest Thunderbolt update: solves reboot issues, kills free mobile hotspot

Verizon pushes latest Thunderbolt update: solves reboot issues, kills free mobile hotspot Created by MG1 on Jul 11, 2011

Don't act like Verizon didn't warn you: for Thunderbolt owners who see an available software update pop up on their phone this evening, they'll be placed squarely between a rock and a towering boulder. Why? On one hand, the Froyo OTA update promises to nix random reboots, improve data connectivity and fix the Bluetooth Discovery Mode pop-up windows. On the other, it adds a helping of bloatware (V CAST Music, V CAST Videos and My Verizon) while also killing the lust-worthy free mobile hotspot feature. Not like the carrier ever said it'd be any different come early July, but it's certainly a case of picking your poison here. If your T-bolt seems to be humming along just fine, we'd probably avo... »read more

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Additional sources: HTC Thunderbolt for Verizon Gets OTA Update read at IntoMobile Report
HTC ThunderBolt gets a software update, but not to Gingerbread read at Phone Arena Report

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