To answer your question from MY experience than yes....my phone is fine at all times,no data drops or acting crazy at all UNTIL there is an upcoming update. It has never failed not once with my phone. Works perfectly fine, then a week or two later we have an OTA update...I think its crazy but this is the only time that my phone goes nuts. IM NOT HERE TO SAY ICS IS AROUND THE CORNER OR ANYTHING, just stating from MY experience with this phone and updates. So I could only hope its near because my phone has been doing this all week...I'll kno this time next week for sure...lol