950 Noob - What Insider Ring should I join?

[mweflen]

Hey everybody,

I've been loving my 1020 for 2 years now (running 8.1 update 2) but the battery is starting its slow decline. I picked up a 640 for $30 to test W10M and have been impressed by some of the more recent builds (currently on 14393.67). AT&T dropping the price of the branded 950 to $300 pushed me over the edge, and it should be arriving tomorrow.

So here's my question: since this will be my daily driver, what software version should I be shooting for? Which Insider ring should I join, if any? Is AT&T pushing out the anniversary update soon? Also, what is the best way to transfer contacts? I'm kind of leery of doing a system restore, because I was unimpressed by the results when I tried it on the 640.

My most important uses for this will be phone calls, email (two accounts, Yahoo and an Outlook account for work) and camera/video. I read a lot of news on MSN News and Facebook, as well. Music and other Bluetooth functions are lower priority for me.

Thanks for your advice!

 

[libra89]

The Release Ring is your best bet if you need it to be very functional. It's up to you if you want to join Insider though.

 

[mweflen]

What have your experiences been with your 950/XL? Which ring are you on?

 

[palmujukka]

Insider rings are soon moving to Redstone 2 builds which will likely have lot of bugs and other limitations at the beginning. I wouldn't join the Insider program at this stage for a daily driver phone.

 

[mweflen]

That makes sense. Will even the pre-release ring be on Redstone 2?

I guess I just want to make sure I can get the Redstone 1 enhancement like Panorama, but don't want to wait for AT&T (I would have bought an unlocked phone, but $100 is $100...)

 

[libra89]

What have your experiences been with your 950/XL? Which ring are you on?

I'm not on Insider with my 950. Not interested in going that route.

 

[mweflen]

I ended up going with Release Preview in order to get Redstone 1. It's installing presently.

 

[rider2040]

I just got my ATT 950 earlier this week. I am currently running the Release preview build .82 and I am experiencing a problem where Bluetooth support crashes whenever I get out of my car. Does this bug exist on the 10586 (pre AU) branch? I really love everything about WM10 AU, but this Bluetooth bug is a real pain for me.