Two specific problems and two other questions with Razr Maxx and ICS

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Like everyone else, I dl'd ICS this weekend and I've (re)setup things which were there and navigated around fairly well. However, I've noticed a few things to which I can't find an answer.
1.) I have my phone locked via an onscreen password. Before ICS (i.e with GB), when I typed the password, it would not flash the letters/numbers in blue (or whatever color) above the keys as I typed. Now it does. Where do I find the setting so it doesn't?
2.) I have Verizon and before ICS, when I'd send a text to a non-Vzn. user, I'd always get a 'broken' arrow and the delivery was always "Pending" (even though most of the time they actually received the message). When I'd send a text to a Vzn. user, a 'solid' arrow would appear and the Report would show "Received".
Now, no matter if they're a non-Vzn. or a Vzn. user, it never shows "Received". It always shows "Pending".
Is that a bug in the ICS or Vzn. or a combination of both (and does anybody else have that problem, and if so, is there a way to fix it)?
3.) On the top, where it shows '1X' (i.e. 2G), 3G or 4G/LTE, what's the difference between when it appears white color and a blue color?
One other thing - does anybody else notice the on-screen keyboard is different now?
Thanks for anyone's help - I appreciate it.

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