The word from on high WP8.1/Cyan

[MikeLip]

In reply to an email to Nokia;
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Upon reading your email, you are still waiting for the Nokia Lumia Cyan Update and the Windows Phone 8.1 Update for your Nokia Lumia 928 and Nokia Lumia Icon. In response to your concern, please be advised that the roll out timings and feature availability vary by phone model. The Nokia Lumia Cyan Update that includes the Windows Phone 8.1 Update will start rolling out this summer following testing and operator approvals.

You will get an update notification once these updates was available. You can automatically check for the updates on a weekly basis. If you have a Wi-Fi connection, it will download the update once it was available. To change the settings, or manually check for updates, just tap Settings > Phone Update. You can also refer to the link below:

Availability in North America - Nokia
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In other words - it's coming. Eventually. When we get around to it. So not much point in speculation since real info is non-existent.

 

[Ralph Casimir]

as if we didn't know this already. at least you got a response out of them. ou could try asking Joe Belfiore. he's the head of the windows phone team.

 

[cbreze]

The guy sitting in the little back room at Verizon labs doing the actual testing would be a better person to ask. :grin:
He's probably had it running on his phone for awhile.

 

[MikeLip]

as if we didn't know this already. at least you got a response out of them. ou could try asking Joe Belfiore. he's the head of the windows phone team.

Assuming he will speak to a mere mortal.

 

[Kieta]

Summer ends September 22.....

 

[MikeLip]

Summer ends September 22.....

We can hope. What galls me is the fact that we spent for the top end WP and get no attention in return. Of course this is Verizon, so I should be used to it.

 

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[Starrbuck]

We can hope. What galls me is the fact that we spent for the top end WP and get no attention in return. Of course this is Verizon, so I should be used to it.

It *was* the top end, but now that designation belongs to the HTC One (M8) !!!

 

[Jazmac]

The guy sitting in the little back room at Verizon labs doing the actual testing would be a better person to ask. :grin:
He's probably had it running on his phone for awhile.

 

[Tjarren]

Assuming he will speak to a mere mortal.

Actually found a rare picture of him since he started working for Verizon that leaked.

 

[MikeLip]

It *was* the top end, but now that designation belongs to the HTC One (M8) !!!

Well, I suppose if what you want is speaker and gigahertz. For camera and a robust body (and still darned fast) the Icon is still on top. That's not to say that the M8 isn't an awesome WP.

 

[phasar]

If you want a camera, get the 1520 or the Icon. For everything else get the M8!

 

[MikeLip]

If you want a camera, get the 1520 or the Icon. For everything else get the M8!

Well, unfortunately the 1520 doesn't go on Verizon. I wish it did!

 

[DavidinCT]

Well, unfortunately the 1520 doesn't go on Verizon. I wish it did!

Same here, I went into a AT&T store just to look and play with the 1520....Yea, it was huge but, it would make a lot of things easier, so I would be all over this if I could get one on Verizon.... well, the one with the MicroSD slot, yea it would be a done deal..

 

[awilliams1701]

I've gotten responses from him in the past, but not this time. I tweeted him about this issue. No response as of yet. I'll keep tweeting him I guess. Maybe he'll get mad at Verizon and pull the lever without their permission and then tell them OOPS!

as if we didn't know this already. at least you got a response out of them. ou could try asking Joe Belfiore. he's the head of the windows phone team.

 

[raqball]

I knew about the M8 before I purchased my Icon. I went with the Icon mainly because I like the look / design of it and because I am not a fan of the HTC One and M8 speaker system. It makes the phone much larger than the screen size would dictate.

I played around with a 1520 in an AT&T store and while it was a very nice phone, that thing was huge.. And I mean huge! It made my Icon look like a toy..

 

[plschwartz]

Well looking at the US availability, it seems that only AT&T has Cyan whilst VZW = three minors do not.
This may be VZW's foot dragging or some MS problem that AT&t was willing to finesse or has solved. Between VZW and MS which is more willing to lie? How low can they go?
The minor severs gives a little more support for VZW and less for MS

 

[KeegdnaB42]

It appears I've found bigfoot, aka the Verizon CSR who has a clue.

I have a 928 but I figured I'd share this here since the discussion is more active and it's obviously a general Verizon issue.
Pretty much all I can say at this point is we're not going to get a straight answer on this so rather than fighting a losing battle we should refocus from inquiring about the release and towards calling them out for lack of transparency. By whatever means possible we need to get the message past the low level customer service filter and to the people in control that staying silent on the issue is not the way to treat their customers.

 

[vepac]

If Verizon gets a Lumia phablet, I'm edging up.

Edit: I meant this to quote with raqball's message.

 

[DavidinCT]

Still the fact is, and it's always been that way, Verizon NEVER gives out release dates for updates, till they are done testing and ready for release. The problem is, and I would almost bet on this. Verizon had the update well over a month before they started testing or doing anything for their network. So by the time they touch it, it's already been through the hands of other carriers and tested...

This is why AT&T devices get it sooner, because they actually care, Verizon is we are the biggest and best so who cares about everything else...

Dealing with this crap from the day I had a Moto v60i on Verizon....Same boat, a big fix to fix a major bug on the phone, AT&T released it over a month and 1/2 before Verizon did...

Nothing new and if AT&T was able to get TMOUS (their network would of been as good as Verizon in most areas) I would of changed carriers a long time ago because of this...