Samsung Epic 4G Update Rolled Out Again After Being Pulled

By Matthew Chung on 10/04/2010, filed in Home > CellPhones

When it was confirmed that Sprint was rolling out an update to fix the irritating (read: slow) upload speed of its Samsung Epic 4G, it was assumed that everything would be peachy keen after that. The bad news is that Sprint promptly pulled the update after that, citing an administrative issue. The good news is that the update seems to have gone live again, and devices are starting to receive the update over-the-air (OTA). The roll out will be going on in stages, so don’t fret if your phone hasn’t buzzed you for an update yet. Alternatively you could try a manual update, though the usual warnings about bricking your phone and getting no sympathy apply. The update should fix:

Wi-Fi standby battery drain
Amazon MP3 cannot be downloaded in 4G
Large emails lag in upload speeds
Increased 3G upload speeds

Samsung: Samsung is a South-Korean conglomerate which counts many subsidiaries like Samsung Electronics, which you probably know very well, but also Samsung Heavy Industries which builds ships, or Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Securities and many more. Samsung is responsible for an amazing 20% of South Korea's exports. In the consumer electronics world, Samsung has gone from being a company with a reputation for cheap products to becoming one of the most respected companies in the world.

Sprint: Sprint is one of the major wireless carriers in the USA. It uses a mix of CDMA, WiMax and LTE Networks as the backbone of its infrastructure. The company's network is also used by third parties and mobile virtual operators like Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, and Assurance Wireless. Sprint has about 55M subscribers.

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