I'm not in TO so I ordered a charging plate from Amazon.com. Would like to get a stand at some point.
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Nokia Lumia |OT| Worth the Weight
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I'm not in TO so I ordered a charging plate from Amazon.com. Would like to get a stand at some point.
In the case of the 3g, 3gs, 4, that's all it is, a OS revision, missing features that are added to newer handsets. If that's the case Android should just rename all the older versions to jelly bean and leave them as is. Seems Apple gets a free pass on this..
Regarding your yearly comment, my S1 got two OS upgrades, S2 one soon to be two.
As a fan of both platforms the Android hate in here (and the WP thread) gets really tiring sometimes.
Yeah they don't get all the features (the 3GS got fuck all really from iOS 6) but they still get something and it does placate the masses as they're seen to be getting something rather than nothing and not being left behind.
What three upgrades did the S2 get? Started with GB, then it got ICS and JB is coming soon, they're all that I'm aware of unless you mean say moving from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 or something like that.
How does Windows Phone 8 run on the Nokia 900? All of this Android hate is rediculous. An Android phone from 2 years ago running Android 2.2 Froyo has more accessible apps than any Windows Phone.
I want to see Windows Phone do well and become a legitimate 3rd competitor, but crapping on the market leader (Android in general) doesn't make Windows Phone better. Also it seems like the Nokia 920 and HTC 8x need to work on their stability issues reading all the complaints on here.
Edited. Not awake yet.
The thing with Android phones is due to the custom skins, say a Samsung phone or HTC phone on Gingerbread, compared to one on say Jelly Bean, average joe would likely be unable to tell the difference. And since there is no 'crutch' like iTunes for Android phones there is likely no indication that an update may be available for your device. Most users are oblivious to this and really don't care.
Any who ontopic, does anyone else have an issue where you lose sound with the music app? This seems to happen to me once a week. When I play music there is no sound, notifications, youtube etc still work but I have to restart to get the music working again. Its happened on the kids 8X too so it must be a WP thing.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
You guys are surprised at the android, apple, or windows phone hate? Its the new console wars, and as someone who uses all the platforms from time to time, it gets old quick. Not that you can't criticize a platform. Also, a lot of the android hate surfaces when the android fanboys come in spouting nonsense, or when someone says that a feature on the Note 2 makes windows phone seem like a dumbphone.
Edited. Not awake yet.
The thing with Android phones is due to the custom skins, say a Samsung phone or HTC phone on Gingerbread, compared to one on say Jelly Bean, average joe would likely be unable to tell the difference. And since there is no 'crutch' like iTunes for Android phones there is likely no indication that an update may be available for your device. Most users are oblivious to this and really don't care.
Any who ontopic, does anyone else have an issue where you lose sound with the music app? This seems to happen to me once a week. When I play music there is no sound, notifications, youtube etc still work but I have to restart to get the music working again. Its happened on the kids 8X too so it must be a WP thing.
Yeah there is that but I've noticed now some friends with Android phones starting to become aware of what version they're running when they can't use Chrome for instance on their phone and wonder why another friend can on theirs. Aren't Google though now trying to enforce some sort of agreement whereby OEMs support devices for 18 months or something?
Sound wise I can't say I've had this, only sound bug I've had is in podcasts where trying to change the volume level does nothing.
7.8 runs just fine, I do feel that Microsoft made a mistake calling 7.8 what they did, they should've just called it WP8 and carried on to appease lay consumers.
If you mean I've been crapping on it I fail to see how, I like Android perfectly well and I've owned a few of them (HTC Hero, Nexus One, HTC One X) over the past number of years.
Yeah, it is the new console wars and I find it ever more annoying.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Yeah they need to improve it massively. Right now it is probably the best on Xbox.
An aside, when you guys change tracks while it is showing the album art is there a slight delay sometimes? It happens with my Pass songs.
Hmm...I dunno why podcast won't show for some but here is me missing with different Language/Region settings and still getting Podcast in the store:
UK
German
Japan (I think lol)
Arabic (Saudia)
My email (Hotmail/outlook) region is the United States.
Go to Outlook/Hotmail, click on Options/More Options --> Click on Managing your account: Account details (password, addresses, time zone).
Edit personal Info from there and change Home Region to US address. A fake one would do like a hotel address for example.
Do you have the pass setting turned on? Also, I think on new accounts it may take a few days to recognize the phone.
Which setting is this?
Settings->Applications->Music+Video->Connect to Xbox Music
Rebooted three times just to be sure :lol I've waited long enough, I can't see them ever bothering at this stage :\
Same for me, again, maybe US only? :\
Hmm, I never had a trail pass so I'm not sure what the issue could be. Try downloading a song on your PC them transfer it your phone.
OK. One last try.
Go to Phone Settings --> music + videos and click at the Xbox Music account settings
It will open up this page:
Notice the United States down there? Is it the same for you?
The two Focuses in my drawer which both went full retard in under two years (bad USB ports) sour my opinion of the company.
I was looking forward to the Note 2 until I held it.
Hmm...I guess everything is linked back to Xbox.
Note 2 is just way to big for me as a phone. 1) I don't want to use Bluetooth walking around talking and 2) Look odd holding that big of a phone to my ear.
killer rin
Member
I completely agree, and its anoying. This is the Nokia Lumia WP Thread, not the Android Thread. Yes people are going to come in and shit on whatever phone/platform they are preferred to, but its annoying. This thread is alot more fun when I can come in and not feel insulted for buying a phone I liked.
I know for me it took 2 hours before the pass activated on my phone... but then again I also bought the pass on my phone. On my W8 computers they activated immediately.
Alright, if they dont have them in stock at the Microsoft Store, I'll see if amazon has any back in stock.
Thank you
I completely agree, and its anoying. This is the Nokia Lumia WP Thread, not the Android Thread. Yes people are going to come in and shit on whatever phone/platform they are preferred to, but its annoying. This thread is alot more fun when I can come in and not feel insulted for buying a phone I liked.
I know for me it took 2 hours before the pass activated on my phone... but then again I also bought the pass on my phone. On my W8 computers they activated immediately.
Alright, if they dont have them in stock at the Microsoft Store, I'll see if amazon has any back in stock.
Thank you
They only had 8 left when I ordered and it was Cyan only. Hopefully you can get a stand though.
True Underdog
Member
I've had my Lumia 920 for a week and I love it so far. My only gripe with the phone is actually a pretty big one though, seeing as it has to do with the difficulty creating a playlist on the phone with Xbox Music (or being able to sync Xbox music playlists across all three devices). I unsubbed to Spotify and started subbing to Xbox Music. I like the idea of being able to save the songs to the phone and if Microsoft can fix the issues with Xbox Music, I'll just keep the Xbox Music subscription.
How much did you pay? Rogers store in sunridge has two. $69.99. Just bought one.
I paid $62, which includes shipping from the states. Nice that stores are getting them. Did they just have the charging plates?
Nice. Just the plates yea.
it takes some practice to understand creating playlist but once you do it ...it's still pretty bad. it's like they bury the ability to create playlist deep within the OS, a feature they're trying to not allow the user to use.
True Underdog
Member
Well, when I added everything to now playing and created a playlist, it worked great the first time but when I try to create another playlist, it keeps adding all of the music on the device, seemingly automatic...very frustrating.
you need to clear the now playing list. when you understand that, it does become easier to manage. play a non music media file like a video podcast or a youtube video. that will clear the "now playing." you can then create a new playlist from this point. or if you wanna add to an existing playlist, play that one, add songs, then save as existing or create a new.
the confusing thing with playlist creation is that microsoft doesn't explain how to clear "now playing."
edit: corrected for grammar.
killer rin
Member
So I'm sitting here on the train and I just heard 3 different phones give off the Nokia Message Tone. One of them came from next to me. I have finally seen my first L-920 (that isnt my own) in public
True Underdog
Member
Thanks!
antiquegamer
Member
It's fricking asinine how the playlist work. Download an app call Stop Music and use that to clear your playlist. I use the old workhorse Windows Media Player to sync my music and so far it's the best option.
Unless you wanna sync Xbox Music Pass music. Hope the next major update sorts some of this stuff out.
antiquegamer
Member
Yeah I was all excited for Xbox Music when I got Windows 8 ... then the shine wore off real quick. I went from I am going to subscribe after my free trial run out to no fucking way I will keep using this.
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