Fix for gingerbread droid x......tired of rebooting phone.

I don't know about any of you, but I'm sick of hearing and having to reboot my phone to solve problems. When is the patch for gingerbread coming for the original droid x? I am tired of laggy keyboards, no LED light for missed calls, and all the other bugs I cant think of. Gingerbread is good, but verizon and motorola you guys can make it great for this phone. Hurry up

Hi B33,
I am glad to let you know that since 08/15/11, an update is coming out in phases for the Droid X  update for Gingerbread. This update will be pushed out in batches, so please check the device periodically by following these steps.
Press menu
Press Settings
Press About Phone
Press System Updates
If you do not show the update on the first try, please do not be discouraged, since it is being released in stages. I would recommend checking it once or twice a day. Once pressing System Updates, if the update is available, he device will tell you and give you the option to download it.
Please make sure that you have at lest 50% battery life when performing this update.
Hdere is a link for the steps of the upgrade, as well as the benefits.
http://support.vzw.com/system_update/droid_x.html 
I hope this information proves to be helpful. Have a good day!

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