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Official: Sprint HTC Arrive to get Mango today
Good news I have not been notified yet but it would be cool to get the update today..
Official: Sprint HTC Arrive to get Mango today | wpcentral | Windows Phone News, Forums, and Reviews
Good news I have not been notified yet but it would be cool to get the update today..
Official: Sprint HTC Arrive to get Mango today | wpcentral | Windows Phone News, Forums, and Reviews
A good review of what Mango is and what it can do...
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango review -- Engadget
Only Qualcomm supported and no dual-core CPU support...Hmmm... Not that I feel the need today,
but hopefully going forward MS updates their OS not like Apple once in 12+ months...
Diogen.
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango review -- Engadget
Only Qualcomm supported and no dual-core CPU support...Hmmm... Not that I feel the need today,
but hopefully going forward MS updates their OS not like Apple once in 12+ months...
Diogen.
Mango now available no waiting
Force Mango update early through Zune software and avoid frostbite | wpcentral | Windows Phone News, Forums, and Reviews
It works downloading now
Force Mango update early through Zune software and avoid frostbite | wpcentral | Windows Phone News, Forums, and Reviews
Before we begin, keep in mind that a total of three updates must be installed on the path to Mango: 7392, 7403, and 7720, which is Mango itself. The process will take a while. Some people may already have 7392, in which case things will move a bit faster. I also recommend removing any music and unessential apps from the phone beforehand, as that can significantly cut down on the time it takes to backup and restore the phone's data.
Steps to force a Mango update on phones for which Mango has started rolling out:
Connect your Windows Phone to a PC and launch the Zune software
Click on Phone > Settings > Update. Allow the software to tell you whether an update is available. If so, skip this guide. If not continue to the next step.
Time to force the update. Click another button (any of the options above or below the word Update). Then click the Update button again, and this time disconnect your computer from the internet after 1-2 seconds. Do this by pulling out the Ethernet cable, disabling Wi-Fi, etc. If it says your phone is already up to date, you didn't disconnect quickly enough and need to try this step again.
Wait 30 seconds or so and Zune should display a notification that an update is available. This is 7392, the first Mango pre-update.
Now reconnect to the internet and continue with the update process through the Zune software.
After 7392 is fully installed, you may receive a notification that another update is available. If so, install it now. If not, proceed to the next step.
If the second update isn't popping up on its own, repeat steps 3-5, causing the 7403 update to appear.
Install 7403, brave reader. Speeding right along, isn't it?
Mango time! At this point, Zune should automatically start installing the last update, 7720, aka Mango. If it doesn't happen automatically, force it like we did in previous steps.
This last step is very important! Celebrate your phone’s new found Mango status by purchasing a mango smoothie at your nearest Smoothie King, Jamba Juice, Baskin Robbins, or similar establishment.
It works downloading now
I would assume that this thread is for WIN7 phone owners and those interested in them, not for people who don't own them. Why crap on an owners thread when you don't own one. Like going to the Direct threads and bashing Direct or vice versa for DISH
Unless of course your a Sony/Apple fanboi lol
Unless of course your a Sony/Apple fanboi lol
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Updated yesterday. So far the coolest thing is being able to voice text. Still no visual Voice mail or use your own ringtones. The ability to mass text or email groups could be handy. Much easier to delete things now too.
Ars is very excited about mango...
Real competition from Redmond: Windows Phone 7 "Mango" reviewed
Diogen.
Real competition from Redmond: Windows Phone 7 "Mango" reviewed
Diogen.
New zune pass plan out today. I had never used or heard or it so I am trying it out. I like it.
What exactly is a zune pass plan? Inquiring minds want to know. But too lazy to actually google it.
New Zune Pass Plan Drops 10 Free Songs Per Month - TestedWhat exactly is a zune pass plan? Inquiring minds want to know. But too lazy to actually google it.
What exactly is a zune pass plan? Inquiring minds want to know. But too lazy to actually google it.
You can pay 9.99 a month and it lets you stream or download to your device (plus computer and xbox) the majority of the songs in the zune library. As long as you have an active subscription, you can keep the downloaded songs, or so it seems.
They had an older plan for 14.00 that did the same but also gave you 10 songs a month to keep even if you didnt keep the service.
Seems like a good service.
Figured it was something like that. How big is the library of music, and how does it compare with Spotify? I am totally sold on Spotify premium. $10 per month, unlimited access to 15 Million songs, and you can download stuff for offline listening as well. Public playlists (f you want them), and unlike Pandora, you can listen to actual albums.
I am not sure on the exact number of songs, but ive seen it pegged between 11-15 million as well, so it is comparable in that regard.
Ive never used spotify, but from what I have read, they seem similar.
The difference is I can run spotify on my Droid, my mac, my pc, my ipad, etc...
True, Zune Pass is "limited" to the PC, WP7, Xbox, ect. However, because it is optimized to run on those platforms versus something that will run on most anything, I have read that it is a smoother experience overall. Again, just what I have read as I have no experience with spotify.
