Guest jordanclarke69 Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 cheers redflake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Malthus Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 personally I'm extremely happy with my g300, I bought it on the strength of reviews that said you will not get a better phone for your money, I didn't buy it on what future firmware it may or may not have, at the time of purchase I was not given any promise of firmware updates or made aware of any future updates. Actually, yes you were, you presumably just didn't notice. The G300 was released with a promise of ICS in a few months from day one. if you wanted a phone that runs on ics or jb you should have bought a premium device, instead of buying a budget device running gb. Nonsense. It's perfectly acceptable to accept a device to run ICS when it's clearly marketed in big, bold print as one of the selling points. In fact there were some people here posting initially thinking it actually came with ICS installed, as the Vodafone marketing was so prominent with the fact it was actually on Gingerbread with a promised ICS update only found in the small print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Malthus Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Principles my dear Top_Score/Cyda Exactly, why some people feel it's necessary to chastise people for standing up for their consumer rights and instead encouraging everyone to bend over and let Vodafone/Huawei shaft them instead is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cyda Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Exactly, why some people feel it's necessary to chastise people for standing up for their consumer rights and instead encouraging everyone to bend over and let Vodafone/Huawei shaft them instead is beyond me. I didn't chastise anyone. I merely said it was a lot of moaning for a £100 phone - end of. I'm not here to argue I was just stating how I felt, if you don't agree then fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mack_ Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I didn't chastise anyone. I merely said it was a lot of moaning for a £100 phone - end of. I'm not here to argue I was just stating how I felt, if you don't agree then fair enough. Cyda i think most users just feel frustrated that they didnt really get what they wanted....In terms of software though, i mean for a hundred quid the phone is brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest top_score Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 to be honest I bought my g300 from a Vodafone store in north Wales about 6 months ago, there was NOTHING in store suggesting that it was going to have ics, the advertising bumf on the display board stated it was running gb, with no mention at all of ics, when I questioned the staff about the phone one of the employees showed me his and said he was delighted with it. I mentioned that I would be putting cfw on it and he advised against it as it would invalidate my warentee. I purchased another one about a month ago from Tesco, again it was clearly marked as running gb. at no time did I see any reference to ics, no did staff in either store at the time of purchase even mention the word ics or even hint that there may be the slightest possibility of there being an update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest b4da55 Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 My tuppence The brouchore in mk where i live said the phone is running android 4.0!Not even coming soon. When questioned staff said it was on its way. This 3moon ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Magnets Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 (edited) to be honest I bought my g300 from a Vodafone store in north Wales about 6 months ago, there was NOTHING in store suggesting that it was going to have ics, the advertising bumf on the display board stated it was running gb, with no mention at all of ics, when I questioned the staff about the phone one of the employees showed me his and said he was delighted with it. I mentioned that I would be putting cfw on it and he advised against it as it would invalidate my warentee. I purchased another one about a month ago from Tesco, again it was clearly marked as running gb. at no time did I see any reference to ics, no did staff in either store at the time of purchase even mention the word ics or even hint that there may be the slightest possibility of there being an update. There was a scan of a Vodafone instore brochure showing the device will receive an ICS update. And the vodafone forum staff have also promised it since the spring (as have huawei via facebook). edit: http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/vodafoneuk/attachments/vodafone/OtherOS/48394/1/Proof.jpg Edited November 1, 2012 by Magnets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest b4da55 Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I still have that book. Lol When i questioned them though they argued over the wording. Runs,not comes with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrPuddington Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Runs,not comes with... Technically that's true, however it implies that the G300 not just runs Android 4.0, but it is also endorsed by Vodafone to run Android 4.0. Which is technically only true since today, and I would still argue with "run" - it feels more like "dragging along". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hoggonator Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 There is now an announcement on their Facebook Page with a link to the Vodafone forum telling you this is the official ICS upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sonicprogress Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 text that came from Vodafone yesterday: Great news! You can now update your phone software to Android Ice Cream Sandwich. First you'll need to update it to Gingerbread and then to Ice Cream Sandwich. For help visit www.vdfn.co/g300update (data charges may apply if viewed on a phone) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest popoyaya Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 There is now an announcement on their Facebook Page with a link to the Vodafone forum telling you this is the official ICS upgrade Exciting times! Thank you Vodafone for all the hard work. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yaqh Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 would someone download it and try to see if its any different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ScutulatusCrotalus Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 would someone download it and try to see if its any different. It's the same as Vodafone NZ update. (please read first post in this topic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yaqh Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 It's the same as Vodafone NZ update. (please read first post in this topic) oh okay, i am confused as people as saying different things, working not working etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bryfly Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 oh okay, i am confused as people as saying different things, working not working etc. Accept what tcpaulh says in the first post, but agree it is getting really confusing when you read the various other posts, is it B936 or B936f ?. Is it as first post suggest still rubbish or is it ok, if rubbish then it is probably not worth trying, I have a spare g300 so would try it myself but cannot get back to Vodafone GB to upgrade, guess we will have to wait for somebody to upload it to try it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yaqh Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Accept what tcpaulh says in the first post, but agree it is getting really confusing when you read the various other posts, is it B936 or B936f ?. Is it as first post suggest still rubbish or is it ok, if rubbish then it is probably not worth trying, I have a spare g300 so would try it myself but cannot get back to Vodafone GB to upgrade, guess we will have to wait for somebody to upload it to try it . yes it would be nice to know for sure if its worth downgrading for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest b4da55 Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 I can say now. I was on 892. Got the upgrade to 895. Then notification that 936f was available so downloaded it. Its the same old Tosh. It only says 936 in settings and I'm fuming I wasted a day on it. No point at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Malthus Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 I didn't chastise anyone. I merely said it was a lot of moaning for a £100 phone - end of. I'm not here to argue I was just stating how I felt, if you don't agree then fair enough. I'm not necessarily talking about you. Look at top_score's posts in this thread and you'll see why people are taking issue, it's unfortunate you probably got lumped in with him when your posts were much more reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest top_score Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 my posts were not unreasonable, I was never promised ics, I was told at the point of purchase it was running gb. in hindsight it appears that people had different experiences, but I still stand by what I said. promises mean nothing, you must be naïve and gullible if you think they mean something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tcpaulh Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 Promises mean something. Always. The money you carry in your pocket is no more than a promise. Relationships, social mores, accepted behaviour, law and order are all based on promises. A promise is a contract. Promises mean nothing? You're wrong. No offense. I just disagree fundamentally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest top_score Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 that didn't come across right. promises 'should' mean something, especially between friends and family. I meant promises from businesses, corporations, government etc mean nothing, and by that I mean they are worthless and empty until they are delivered on. I've still not seen any promises from either Vodafone or HUAWEI on ics, I have seen statements saying ics is coming, but that is still not a promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tcpaulh Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 yes it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest top_score Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 issue is moot now anyways seeing as ics has been released. we can however discuss if a crap ics release actually constitutes a release, as according to some people as far as promise goes an ics update has been released, pretty sure though no promises were made about it's functunality ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now