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Originally Posted by Sefriel
Hi mate,
I work for a UK phone company in retail (no, not saying  ) and CPW are either permanently behind the times, or completely making stuff up. How 2.1 would fix your SD card issue is beyond me, either the reader in the device or the card is faulty, or you've managed to wipe it lol, so you're not going to be saved by a magical software upgrade.
In the meantime, all you guys who are getting so upset about not getting 2.1 - seriously, chill out! So we all bought a phone and got burned? I don't think so. You buy a phone with the software it has, not the software you think it might have. Resistive screens can't handle multi-touch interfaces as far as I'm aware, so that's one of a number of perfectly acceptable reasons why we won't upgrade to 2.1.
I bought my phone last November. Hell, my local shop for my network even told me to take the Magic over the Tattoo, but I liked the look better and went for the black phone. I don't regret this; I made my bed and I'll damn well lie in it.
Why are you all so upset that you'll never get 2.1? Okay, the chap who bought the phone last month, that's fair enough that you've effectively taken out a discontinued phone. But I've had plenty of good times with my phone over the last 9 months, it can still do stuff plenty of other phones can't, and I'd take Android 1.6 over iOS whatever and WinMo pants any day.
Saying you'll never trust HTC again is just childish. The Tattoo was the last of the original Google phones, the Hero was the start of the next generation. Yeah we missed the boat a little, I could have waited for a Hero if I'd been a little more patient, but I can live with my Tattoo until I upgrade. |
Mate,
I'm not sure whether you're a troll, or someone who doesn't like reading.
The post you quoted said he had a problem with his SD card, he did not expect 2.1 to fix it. The mention of 2.1 was a besides.
Admitedly, many people do just want the latest software and know nothing about it. They just WANT IT ;-) But, there are also a lot of people who have quite valid reasons to be annoyed. The problem people have, is that they would like 2.1 for improved Bluetooth and that more apps will gradually require 2.1 to operate.
HTC stated last December that they were going to upgrade the Tattoo and Hero - which were the same generation of phones - the Tattoo was not the last of the 'With Google phones' - The Hero was launched several months before the Tattoo. It got upgraded, but then it was stuck on 1.5, and that was bad. And, Nexus One anyone?
Many retailers also stated that it would be updateable. (and no I'm not talking about CPW).
I think most people are happy with their Tattoo's and 1.6, but are unhappy with the poor customer support from HTC. For example, before I bought my Tattoo, I asked HTC directly if they would be developing 2.1 for the Tatoo. At the time they confirmed they were and it would be available soon. This is the real issue. Customer support have been too contrary, and HTC marketing have been poor in communicating their policies. People did not buy a phone with one set of software, they were sold a phone that was updateable.
And,
afaik, 2.1 is not reliant on multi-touch. I'm sure I've seen a few phones such as the Pulse Mini which have resistive screens and 2.1. The lack of a GPU might be a bigger issue.
Anyway, I highly doubt we'll see 2.1 but I'm relatively happy with my Tattoo. I know all the problems with software development and how the market has developed over the last year, but unless HTC change their attitude to customers I doubt I will buy another HTC handset.