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syclone · 07-02-2011, 05:36 PM

I expect to receive my PE 7/7 or 7/8. I've been reading up on the next steps to upgrade the device. I'm going to have a lot of time on my hands because I'm having a torn rotator cuff repair on 7/5. When I saw the pEdge on Woot, I decided this would be a good project to keep me sane for the month that my arm has to be in a sling.

I have a few questions.

1. It didn't seem clear if going for the on-line upgrade loads the 2.2 version of the OS.

2. Does the device have to be "rooted" before or after the upgrade (I suspect after).

3. In the opinion of the senior users of the pEdge, are the improvements worth putting up with any instability in the Beta software?

4. I'm not a computer newby, I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty. I build and rebuild computers as an avocation (I used to do it for a living, but I retired), both PC's and MAC's. Hopefully, if and when I get up to speed, I can contribute to the general Melee of an active forum.

Thanks, in advance for any advice that you can throw my way.

07-02-2011, 05:36 PM	#1
syclone Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 536 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NY Device: Entourage Pocket Edge iPhone 4S IPad 1 iPad 2 Nook Touch 4 Palm Pilot	Waiting for my PE I expect to receive my PE 7/7 or 7/8. I've been reading up on the next steps to upgrade the device. I'm going to have a lot of time on my hands because I'm having a torn rotator cuff repair on 7/5. When I saw the pEdge on Woot, I decided this would be a good project to keep me sane for the month that my arm has to be in a sling. I have a few questions. 1. It didn't seem clear if going for the on-line upgrade loads the 2.2 version of the OS. 2. Does the device have to be "rooted" before or after the upgrade (I suspect after). 3. In the opinion of the senior users of the pEdge, are the improvements worth putting up with any instability in the Beta software? 4. I'm not a computer newby, I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty. I build and rebuild computers as an avocation (I used to do it for a living, but I retired), both PC's and MAC's. Hopefully, if and when I get up to speed, I can contribute to the general Melee of an active forum. Thanks, in advance for any advice that you can throw my way.