Windows Phone Mango...SOON!

[newfiend]

From all the signs over at The Windows Phone site and http://www.wpcentral.com .. More info here: http://www.wpcentral.com/it-s-here-micr ... go-release
it looks as if our Windows Phones will be enjoying some Mango update goodness shortly. If you are on AT&T or Sprint in the U.S. the roll out is supposed to start sometime today but might take a few days/weeks to complete. Can't wait to update my Focus v 1.3 to the latest build!!
If you have a Samsung focus v1.4 you will be waiting a bit longer for the update as that phone is still in Testing and the update will arrive @ mid to end of Oct.
newfiend~

[SilverRubicon]

Starts today if.... Microsoft hasn't botched this update like every other.

[newfiend]

Just got Mango..OMG.. Its AWESOME! Thanks MS for work well done. Update went super smooth too.. Love it.

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[makryger]

Ill pass on the comments to my friend who worked on it.

[mark1234]

Stoopid friggin T-Mobile. Rolling Mango to all handsets except the Samsung Omnia 7. Guess which one I have?

T-Mobile may have sold other handsets in Europe, who cares, but here I think they only sold the Omnia, so not pushing the update to that handset means they aren't pushing Mango at all. So I call a lie to the Where is my Update page!

Yet again Orange customers with the Omnia get the update straight away. Here in the UK Orange and T-Mobile are in fact one company, not two like in the rest of Europe. Why oh why oh why oh why am I getting screwed again??

Trying to force the update using the instructions on wpcentral.com doesn't seem to work either.

Grrrr.....

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Sorry.

[newfiend]

Sorry your not getting the update yet.. It is well worth the wait.. They did an Amazing job! I know reports like that aren't making things better for you but you will be very pleased with the outcome.
@makryger yes please pass on my comments.. The phone now feels a lot more feature complete. An amazing jump in quality and features.. Highly impressed! The phone is much faster too.. Bravo MS..Bravo!

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[TheOsburnFamil]

http://www.windows7news.com/2011/09/28/ ... one-mango/

Get Mango Now w/o waiting. No "hacking" required... just an "accidental" disruption of you internet connection when checking for updates. Heck-- I probably would have had that happen for real with the way my internet goes out sometimes!

[newfiend]

Yup that's how I got mango on mine.. Gotta love the wireless on/off toggle button on my daughters laptop. Got Zune to deliver my Mango a few days early.

[mark1234]

Got fed up waiting an indefinite period for T-Mobile to get their act together, so I took matters into my own hands. Flashed the ROM on my Omnia with an unlocked retail version and it then updated all the way to Mango without issue. Mango is indeed nice.

I used the steps here to flash the ROM: http://www.callumpy.co.uk/2011/10/how-t ... -mango7-5/

Now, why oh why is on-device podcast downloading restricted to US only??? Makes no sense to me.

[TheOsburnFamil]

I'm quite amazed at how much better it is. The multitasking is a big improvement (now I can listen to my local station via TuneIn plugin w/o having it stop when I do other things). But it sucks that not all apps are automatically background aware.

[mark1234]

TBH, multitasking isn't a big deal to me and I'm glad apps aren't automatically multitasking aware. The only instances where I did want it was with TuneIn (great app) when listening to the F1 practice sessions or the Test Matches.

I've also got on device podcast downloading to work, but it seems to have a fairly major bug. If I delete an episode then WP7 just downloads it again immediately. There are a few posts about this on t'interweb, so it's not just me suffering this.

[newfiend]

I have been really happy with the Mango update. It has some major improvements. There are a few quirky things here and there but 99% of the time it has been pretty flawless. It is a dramatic improvement in the OS. The multitasking isn't something I thought I would use much but find myself using it more and more. The FB and Twitter integration is a nice feature and fits in with their people first slogan they are pushing. This was my first smart phone and I couldn't be happier with it.
Hopefully as time goes on more features will come to other countries that are only available here for the time being. They want to make this an enjoyable experience for everyone using the phone. I am sure they are working to bring as much to the platform as possible as soon as possible. I have had my Samsung Focus for a year now and Mango just made it like having a brand new phone with a simple update.
newfiend~

[dduk]

Two days after receiving Mango on my HD7, HTC phoned to tell me they're sending the new Titan my way.

I'm hoping that teathering and video calling won't be disabled on the 'built-for-mango' device as it currently is on the HD7. That aside, it's a great update. I just hope MS stick with Windows Phone.