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 so they would not be
getting it. I contacted them right away to check mine and was told that
I would not be getting one as only the first buyers of the day would. I
had to stand my ground and explain that after pressing refresh over and
over for 1 hour + I could only have been one of the first buyers. They
confirmed that indeed yes I would be getting the case. The date was
confirmed as within the first fortnight of March.
Having heard nothing I contacted them a few days ago to be told that it
would not be shipping for a while yet, no date given. Today I contacted
again as my 1990s style backup phone is driving me insane and was told
that some have shipped but mine is not one of them, I would be emailed
when it was sent. Fair enough except I arrived home to find it waiting
for me! Sans case!!
Contacting them again to complain they still insist it will be sent out
later this week (the phone, with the case). Seriously? These guys could
not organise a piss up in a brewery!
Having said that, thoughts on the phone. At first it did absolutely
nothing, just blank screens when I try to add my online accounts. Turns
out my 3G 'Mifi' was being overloaded by the update automatically
downloading.
If I had one thing on my wish list right now it would be either the
ability to record your own ring tones from mp3 etc or defaults which
were less hippy dippy or wind chimey. Oh and it really needs a sat nav
app, as there is no dedicated turn by turn mapping program on there.
It is taking a bit of getting used to the idea of a phone without a
dedicated apps menu, for some reason I keep feeling the need to swipe
for the taskbar and I'm trying to open the dash 'a la desktop'. But no
doubt this will pass.
All in all it looks great and the only thing is really needs is further
development of the app selection, but then we all knew that before it
was announced didn't we?
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