Steelyuhas
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IIRC, it's a part of the Redstone update.
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Windows Phone 8.1 |OT| Update 1
- Thread starter brotkasten
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Windows Phone users are becoming delusional. All this Android hating to boost your own insecurities about the state of the platform. Android is a great OS nowadays, but even back in its Gingerbread days it was not as buggy as the current Windows Phone 10 operating system. Think about that.
For the record - I owned and used a Nokia 920, HTC 8x, and Nokia 925. I wanted the 950 and Windows Phone 10 to do well but it's been a buggy mess. No I haven't used it myself but I've seen enough in reviews and in this thread what kind of buggy mess the OS has been.
Redstone though, thanks for info, reading up on it now.
Haha of course, I'm running both on separate devices and get confused.
Astral/H3X
Member
We aren't delusional at all. We know support sucks ass, but love the phone enough to weather it and see if there's a better day tomorrow. I'd say I'm 95% satisfied with my Windows Phone. And the 5% of it that I'm not satisfied with, isn't a big deal to me.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
If you say anything bad about Android, you are doing it to prop up Windows phone? Lol ok.
I wonder who I'm propping up when I go hard on Windows phone.
I wonder who I'm propping up when I go hard on Windows phone.
Anton Sugar
Member
lolwut
Have you even read the last few pages? Nothing but discussion about which platform to jump ship to because of how buggy the platform is, how its sales have nosedived, etc.
I'll go criticize Android and iPhone too. I should restate that it's not all Windows Phone users, but there's quite a vocal few who make it seem like Android is a buggier mess than Windows Phone 10. That screams delusion to me. Windows Phone 10 seems like it has more bugs than running a custom rom on Android like Cyanogen.
Van I've seen you criticize other phones and OS'es before, and you hate on them equally so I've got no problems with that. (I think you're the one I also sold the Nokia 925 to back in the day). I'll complain about iPhone and Android too in their respective threads about things that annoy me after using them, but I'll do so without exaggerating the faults of another os.
Yeah it's unfair to paint all Windows Phone users (I used to be one). It's just a few vocal ones.
Uh...
Have your read the reviews or this thread? That's enough for me, and I enjoyed Windows Phone 7 and 8.
From many months ago? Sure. That last non-preview cumulative update worked pretty flawlessly for myself on both my M8(an unsupported device btw) and my 950. Even on the latest Redstone my only complaint since they fixed my camera issue(which was introduced once I got on the Redstone branch) is the weird spacing crap that happens when it autocorrects my typing in Edge. And that is only mildly irritating.
loving this_guy;s argument here. He's never used it, but he found some posts/blogs that say such and such and that's enough for him.
Meanwhile, those same posts/blogs that disagree with his assessment are just "delusional" ramblings.
People hand me the latest Galaxy-line phones all the time for help with bugs/problems. I'll take all my W10 mobile bugs over them every single day.
Meanwhile, those same posts/blogs that disagree with his assessment are just "delusional" ramblings.
People hand me the latest Galaxy-line phones all the time for help with bugs/problems. I'll take all my W10 mobile bugs over them every single day.
Are we acting like reviews weren't full of bugs? Am I making this stuff up?
You surely showed me with your anecdotal evidence.
NeOak
Member
I have access to two 950s: One is an AT&T variant and the other is a Dual-SIM from the MS store.
Both are quite stable now. Reboots are rare. Both just work.
6 months ago? lol it was a mess. Now? I can see myself moving on from WP8.1 Update 2.
So yes, your info is quite out of date.
What makes you think I have even the slightest desire to show you anything? I'm not the one coming in here trying to stir people up.
Maybe that would be believable if you hadn't quoted me and specifically mentioned my name. Seems like you wanted to show me something.
I'm open to seeing reasons why people still have faith in the platform. Like I said I'm formally a Windows Phone user and I still follow this thread because I want to hear about news and updates.
Actually I did not quote you initially - stop making up stories. I was trying to put a stop to people engaging your nonsense.
Hopefully no one will address you from now on.
Talk about the platform and not about me.
José Mourinho
cocknose
BlackBerry.
I'm actually quite liking this Lumia 640 on Windows 10, its no speed demon like my 6S but for a phone I bought for $10 its great. I have yet to actually use it as a phone though, don't have a nanosim converter. I'll probably get a 650 if/when it goes on clearance like the 640 did.
http://mspoweruser.com/surface-phone-will-reportedly-get-revealed-by-april-2017/
Looks like we're still a year away from a Surface Phone. My guess is they're waiting for Redstone 2 and Intel to get solid mobile chips out.
Looks like we're still a year away from a Surface Phone. My guess is they're waiting for Redstone 2 and Intel to get solid mobile chips out.
brotkasten
Member
Maybe but I have never seen it on my 640 Win10.
Cool. I definitely regret not getting the MS Care extended warranty *looks at my cracked screen
You still can though at a later date if you show ni damage on your phone I believe.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
Ya you are right. I will probably go buy it tomorrow now. Instead of spending $40+ on case and screen protectors. I will just get the warranty.
TheBryanJZX90
Member
The warranty on my 920 more than paid for itself. 13 months after buying a 920 and the proximity sensor starts acting up? You get a 1520!
Iris stuff refuses to work with my glasses. When training it, the IR light is reflecting badly off my glasses right over my iris, no matter the angle.
juliushandle
Member
650 is beautiful. more premium looking than the 950s.
antiquegamer
Member
For what it worth I have been using Android (One Plus One) for the last two years and like Brot this is the longest that I have a smartphone. I am not going to say it's perfect and I do miss using Windows Phone but Android without the OEM bloatwares is pretty good and the access to apps far out weight going back to Windows Phone especially without Nokia Lumia hardware and buggy Windows Mobile 10 that is a far cry from what make me fall in love with Metro of Windows Phone 7.
Van, you picked Android phones that shackle with bloatwares may be try the Nexus or one of the Android phone with minimum intrusion. My son has Nexus 5X and so far he is happy with it. I am tempted to trade in all our Windows Phone and get the 950 but until I can get apps and stable OS it's hard for me to come back at this point. Microsoft both mobile and Xbox had left me care very little for their platform and I found myself slowly migrated to all Android eco as there are less and less reason for me to stay with Microsoft. They always promise a lot but fail at delivery for the last few years. With new CEO I think they are no longer consumer market centric.
On another note, may be some of you Euro-gaf can offer me suggestion. My son moved to Italy last week and he will be station near Venice for the next 3 years what kind of mobile plans are available and what is good service provider. He might be traving to Germany. Thanks in advance if you can help.
Van, you picked Android phones that shackle with bloatwares may be try the Nexus or one of the Android phone with minimum intrusion. My son has Nexus 5X and so far he is happy with it. I am tempted to trade in all our Windows Phone and get the 950 but until I can get apps and stable OS it's hard for me to come back at this point. Microsoft both mobile and Xbox had left me care very little for their platform and I found myself slowly migrated to all Android eco as there are less and less reason for me to stay with Microsoft. They always promise a lot but fail at delivery for the last few years. With new CEO I think they are no longer consumer market centric.
On another note, may be some of you Euro-gaf can offer me suggestion. My son moved to Italy last week and he will be station near Venice for the next 3 years what kind of mobile plans are available and what is good service provider. He might be traving to Germany. Thanks in advance if you can help.
antiquegamer
Member
I feel like like it's still a far cry from the early heyday of Xbox 360 weekly awesome arcade line up may be I am just getting too old for video games or just bitter that they let so many great studio go during their pursuit of Xbox One TV and Kinect. Studio like SKA now making Ps4 game, just make me a bitter old man.
We can thank Don Mattrick for how the Xbox One started off. To be fair, Phil has done a pretty good job with the system considering what he had to deal with.
brotkasten
Member
Time to come back Doffen! MS loves Tier 2!
juliushandle
Member
ordered a cover for a 950 and a 950XL. guess I need to go buy these phones now at the 2 for 1 deal before May 1st.