It boggles my mind that a company would put so much effort into hacking into iTunes. Why not use one of the many other music programs that actually encourage outside use. This business model that Apple has, of only Apple can use Apple, should have killed itself long ago. But there are still these idiots that will not only put up with Apple, but will put extreme amounts of work into dealing with the superficial problems Apple created for them.
How does this happen. They removed the keyboard and trackball from the G1 to make this "new" phone? They literally took two steps back. Is it maybe meant to be a cheaper alternative? Like a free-with-contract type of phone?
Yeah I'm so tired of cupcake already. The ridiculously drawn out release for a few features that should have been in the original version was pretty lame.
These directions worked great for me as well. Thanks a lot! The only thing that threw me off was what exactly the "boot loader screen" was. (in case anyone else is trying, this is the black and white G1 screen that comes up every time you turn on your phone)
Also, I was able to download the zip directly from the phone's browser and then using one of the many file management programs from the Market, renamed and moved it to the right place. No computer required!
Finally I have cupcake! Even though T-mobile still has yet to release it :-\
"I'm in the market for a new phone and money isn't a limitation. I'm also not partial to any particular US carrier, but here are some of the features I'd like to have: WiFi, GPS, good coverage in lots of places, push Gmail (a must!), physical keyboard (a must!), a touchscreen, decent battery life and a relatively slim body. And please, nothing that has a fruit logo on it. No offense to the fruit fans, though. Thanks!"
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