Don't hold your breath on that one. Read this WIND | No Choice for Canadians This Christmas?.
Also, your phones are GSM. Don't know about DAVE but the Public Mobile is CDMA.
If i am not mistaken, 2.0 eclaire supports CDMA
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Don't hold your breath on that one. Read this WIND | No Choice for Canadians This Christmas?.
Also, your phones are GSM. Don't know about DAVE but the Public Mobile is CDMA.
Yeah I know. News1130 is owned by Rogers. So you're from Port Moody huh?
If i am not mistaken, 2.0 eclaire supports CDMA
Someone is discussing with RogersMary on twitter regards to terminate the contract without penalty due to poor service from Rogers not updating the firmware.
RT @bunhead @RogersMary if rogers is not going to provide the updates then can I get out of my contract without penalty?
The phone says that it is in 3g mode with full signal but as soon as ANY data tries to go through the phone it drops down to H.
I may be mistaken, but isn't H a 3G?
I'm using CyanogenMOD and if I remember Cyanogen removed H icon because it was redundant. H is for HSPA which is one of 3G protocols.
Here is the email I just sent to HTC:
"I am a customer of Rogers Wireless in Canada, and I have an HTC Magic. Currently we only have Android 1.5.
Today I spoke to Sherri (from the office of the president) at Rogers, who has told me that _HTC_ had told Rogers that Android 1.6 will be released to Rogers in late December of 2009 for Rogers to test.
I would like to know if this is correct.
Thank you,
Michael Schmidt"
I pointed out that, as far as testing goes, since the T-Mobile MyTouch is the same as the Magic (in most cases) they can not say that 1.6 is incompatible with the hardware.
One thing though. I have previously been in contact with Rogers and HTC regarding the paid apps in the market. According to both it's Google that is blocking our access to them. But maybe if we all lean on Rogers they will lean on Google.
They think that the initiative should come from Rogers.A little push for Canada's inclusion through your operator or phone vendor might also help.
I'm Android developer. I asked the same question to Google. This is what they said:
They think that the initiative should come from Rogers.
I quickly skimmed through this thread, and I'm happy to see so many folks trying to get Rogers to update Android to 1.6 or 2.0. We are really hoping for the updates too, mainly because my husband is blind. He has the HTC Dream. With the latest version of Android, there is a more advanced TTS (text-to-speech) engine. He is using the phone now with the with the latest TTS library, and eyes-free software from the Market, which allows him to tell time, dial, gives him GPS data, etc.. Recently someone developed a screen reader for the 1.6 and my guy would love to try it out, for obvious reasons. It makes software much more accessable! For example he might be able to use more advanced GPS technology (such as AndNav), so he could more easily go out for a walk without being taught everything by his mobility instructor. Just to be able to go on a simple walk or try something different than the usual route. He could browse the web, write notes. Essentially this could be a mini computer/companion of less than half the cost of a GPS manufactured for the blind (around $1000!). A note: We chose an Android phone for its superior GPS receiver and its open OS (my guy is interested in helping developers), instead of getting Apple's iPhone with voiceover, screenreading software.
I've written them recently, outlining why we would appreciate the update, and they replied that 1.6 was out! They pointed me to the Techsupport page to update the phone, however from what I can tell the build, 1.86.631.1, is still 1.5 but with the August update! (We're attempting to read up before updating)
So I'm hopeful that they will update in the New Year as hinted above in previous posts. However my hopes aren't high!
Mostly I wanted to write because I thought you folks could use more ammunition for the Rogers Android update cause. This is great not just for the blind but for folks with low vision or vision problems. Or for people who want to use their phone without looking at the screen. I figure the more reasons we give them, the better the chance for an update. They could be do-gooders for the blind community! My husband would appreciate more independence. And he has a big mouth (so do I) and we'd be thrilled to share how awesome Rogers is, IF Rogers steps up to the plate! Good image, more customers... ;D
To know more about Eyes-free and the TTS library, go here
eyes-free - Project Hosting on Google Code
Thanks for reading!!
Jennifer
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