Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

2015-03-23 Thread Gareth France
Having said that I've had it since about 2pm and I've broken it already! Looking at the scopes there is a star icon at the top right, it took several clicks before I realised it was removing my scope screens (nearby, weather etc). I don't have the manual with me so does anyone know how to put t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

2015-03-23 Thread Alan Pope
On 23 March 2015 at 18:47, Gareth France wrote: > Buying this phone is a big leap of faith, the hardware is pretty immaterial > and we trust that the software will be developed and taken seriously enough > to become fully featured in time. I think it's an amazing start. > I appreciate everyone wh

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

2015-03-23 Thread Gareth France
Buying this phone is a big leap of faith, the hardware is pretty immaterial and we trust that the software will be developed and taken seriously enough to become fully featured in time. I think it's an amazing start. Having said that I've had it since about 2pm and I've broken it already! Loo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

2015-03-23 Thread Alan Bell
It is a bit of an odd launch, but I have fairly low expectations. We were in the first batch but don't have handsets yet, probably confused them by ordering two rather than one so they will have to think about how to package it. I am trying hard not to compare it with any kind of Apple launch a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

2015-03-23 Thread Gareth France
Paul, I think you have missed my point. It is about customer service standards. If you promise something, you deliver. Regardless of how much or little the value. Also I stopped working on the PAT testing data files at the same time you stopped replying to my emails. There seemed no point.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

2015-03-23 Thread Gareth France
On 23/03/15 16:03, Tony Pursell wrote: I'm getting quite used to it now, and I only got it this morning. I have literally only had it for about an hour. I'll get there There are a lot of things missing that my Android phone (a Motorola MOTO G) has got. But I was pleased to get synchronisat

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

2015-03-23 Thread Paul Sladen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 23 Mar 2015, Gareth France wrote: Lets assume that every minute of replying takes away from potential debugging/improvement time on Ubuntu and the Ubuntu Phone; Oh well, I guess it's important. > Is it just me or have Canonical chosen ...a m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

2015-03-23 Thread Gareth France
Yes, I am aware of this, yet I can't break the android habit of expecting to push a button and have them listed like a start menu or the dash. Habit I guess. On 23/03/15 15:28, Tony Pursell wrote: Apps are in the Apps scope -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listi

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu phone issues not good for Ubuntu reputation

2015-03-23 Thread Gareth France
Is it just me or have Canonical chosen a bunch of cowboys to ship the first phone? After the initial server issues causing problems for buyers I managed to lay my hands on one. Shortly after someone mentioned that the free case being offered to early adopters did not show on their invoice and